Home + Garden Show, Camila and more things to do this weekend in San Antonio
Spring is just around the corner, which means its time for the spring Home + Garden Show. There's also time this weekend for a couple of old-school punk shows. Here's a look at the weekend's arts and entertainment highlights:
Friday
Spring Home + Garden Show: Twin sisters Leslie Davis and Lyndsay Lamb, stars of the HGTV series "Unsellable Houses," will be the celebrity guests at the spring San Antonio Home + Garden Show. The show will feature dozens of exhibitors showing off all the services and products needed to build, buy or renovate a home. Noon-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Alamodome, 100 Montana St. $8-$10, sanantoniospringhomeshow.com.
"Messy Hearts": Theater lovers have a chance to help playwright Phillip Lopez develop his new script. Actors directed by Brian Hodges will present a table read followed by a Q&A. The play is the first to be developed through the Stage Left Playwright Lab. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Overtime Theater, 4335 Vance Jackson, No. 103-104. $5 Facebook: @TheOvertimeTheater.
"The Importance of Being Earnest": The Crystal Sea Drama Co. opens Oscar Wilde's comedy about a couple of young men who assume the same alternate identity - a fellow named Ernest - to get them out of tight situations. It works swimmingly until they both fall in love while operating under that name. Opens Friday. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturdays through March 7 and 3 p.m. March 8, Crystal Sea Drama Co., 8414 Speedway. $15-$18, crystalseadrama.org.
Strung Out: The Southern Comfort tour pairs Strung Out, a melodic hardcore band celebrating the 20th anniverary of its album "Exile in Oblivion," with Texas punk veterans Riverboat Gamblers. 8 p.m. Friday, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary's St. $33.24, papertigersatx.com.
Punk band Descendents reportedly has a bunch of new songs in the can. (Medios y Media/Getty Images)
Saturday
"New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovation and Collaborations": This San Antonio Museum of Art exhibit explores the work of West African artists Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa, Sheku "Goldenfinger" Fofanah, David Sanou and Hervé Youmbi. Their work deals with aspects of masquerade. Opens Saturday. Through July 5, San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones. $14-$24 (free for children 12 and under), samuseum.org.
Descendents: California punk band Descendents are set for a big year. The band has enough songs in the can for a new album, according to an interview on "The Vinyl Guide" podcast. And the band is set to reissue its 1986 album "Enjoy!" With Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls. 6 p.m. Saturday, Aztec Theatre, 104 N. St. Mary's St. $58.50-$75.50, theaztectheatre.com.
"Dragons Love Tacos": Magik Theatre's show is adapted from Adam Rubin's much-adored children's book about what happens when fire-breathing dragons are served spicy salsa with their tacos. The children's theater company has taken the show on the road while its home base downtown is being renovated. Opens Saturday. 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jo Long Theatre, Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry. $33-$44, magiktheatre.org.
Concert calendar
Rodeo concerts
Ludacris, 7 p.m. Friday
The Droptines, noon Saturday
Shane Smith & the Saints, 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Frost Bank Center, 1 Frost Bank Center Drive, sarodeo.com
Coming up
Gladys Knight, Monday, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Heart, Tuesday, Majestic Theatre
Pat Metheny, Thursday, Majestic Theatre
Chicago, March 7, Majestic Theatre
Muscadine Bloodline, March 7, Aztec Theatre
Patti LaBelle, March 8, Majestic Theatre
Diana Ross, March 12, Majestic Theatre
Robert Plant, March 19, Majestic Theatre
Bad Omens, March 20, Frost Bank Center
Zach Bryan, March 21, Alamodome
A Flock of Seagulls, March 26, Aztec Theatre
"The Robot Zoo": The hands-on exhibit features various critters rendered in mechanical parts, including a chameleon, a platypus and a housefly. The show will fill the second floor of the H-E-B Science Treehouse. Opens Saturday. Through Aug. 16, Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway. Included in museum admission, $11-$17 (free for children 3 and under), wittemuseum.org.
"Bridgerton"-style Tea Party Ball: Event organizer Erica Powers presents an immersive evening of ballroom dancing, games, teas and food inspired by "Bridgerton." The evening also includes a fashion show spotlighting Regency attire. 6 p.m. Saturday, Rio Plaza, 245 E. Commerce. $78.67-$268.61, eventbrite.com. Info, ateapartyinabox.com .
Mexican pop group Camila is bringing its Regresa Tour to San Antonio. (Agencia Press South/Getty Images)
Sunday
Camila: This pop group from Mexico is touring with its orignal lineup - Mario Domm, Pablo Hurtado and Samo - to celebrate 20 years of making romantic music. Camila, which released its latest album, "Regresa," in 2024, is known for songs such as "Todo Cambió" and "Mientes." 8 p.m. Sunday, Boeing Center at Tech Port, 3331 General Hudnell Drive. $83.75-$205.39, boeingcentertechport.com.
"America at 250": The YOSA Philharmonic marks the country's 250th anniversary with a program of works by Schuman, Bonds and Hailstork, among others. Guest artists include bass trombonist Ilan Morgenstern and poet Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson. 7 p.m. Sunday, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle. $13-$50, yosa.org.
"Winter Warmth": Musical Offerings presents the Pearl Trio performing works by Schummann and Arbos. 3 p.m. Sunday, George Episcopal Church, 6904 West. $25; $5 for students, mymusicalofferings.org.
David Nihill: Irish storyteller and comedian Nihill won the San Francisco Comedy Competition in 2018 (other winners include Dana Carvey, Sinbad and Carlos Alazraqui). He has recorded a special, "Documented," for the clean comedy channel Dry Bar and probably will give fans a book recommendation if they ask. 7 p.m. Sunday, LOL Comedy Club, 618 NW Loop 410. $31.40-$43.76, improvtx.com.
Elijah Zane: Austin blues-rocker Zane called San Antonio home for a time. According to his bio, his take on the blues has roots in the loud, grueling work he did as a kid at his family's junkyard near Victoria. 7 p.m. Sunday, Sam's Burger Joint, 330 E. Grayson St. $16.56, samsburgerjoint.com.
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