Arts Alive San Antonio

NEWS ROUNDUP, September 18, 2025

Let’s start with music. The San Antonio Philharmonic is launching its 2025-26 Classics Season
with Classics 1 which will include Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, led by music director Jeffrey Kahane and featuring guest pianist Daniela Liebman. The program begins with Rodriguez’s “Tlaloc,” a vivid tribute to the Aztec rain god, performed by Liebman. This will be followed by Schumann’s beloved Piano Concerto in A Minor, also performed by the guest pianist. The concert will conclude with Rachmaninoff’s dramatic “Symphonic Dances,” the composer’s final orchestral masterpiece. (Sept. 26 and 27; doors open at 6:30 p.m., concert at 7:30 p.m.; Scottish Rite Hall, 308 Avenue E. for ticket related questions email boxoffice@saphil.org}

September is also the time for the free Jazz’SAlive Festival, hosted by the San Antonio Parks Foundation; performances by national stars and local legends and talented military musicians.
(Sept. 26, 4-11 p.m.; Sept. 27, 11a.m. – 11 p.m.; Civic Park at Hemisfair; performers include Michele Garibay-Carey, Stella Cole, St. Mary’s University P.M. Jazz Combo and others.)

Chamber Connextions: The Lights are Going Out, presented in the 80^th anniversary year of the end of World War II. Performed by Orchestra San Antonio, it’s a concert-length meditation on war, memory and the fragility of peace. (Oct. 1; Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater at the Tobin Center)

Opera San Antonio will stage Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” Oct. 2-4 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

You know who the Fab Four are?! The original four are all gone but tribute bands are going strong.  You can see the latest: The Fab Four: Beatles’ “Help!” and the Hits. This tribute is labeled “The Best Beatles Tribute Ever. (Sept.19 at 7:30 p.m.; Tobin Center; 100 Auditorium Circle tickets from $38. for more info go to info@tobincenter.org)

At the Majestic Theater Carol Elliott & Joe Reyes will present “a Concert in the Park,” sponsored by the King William Association. Elliott has been selected for the Texas Commission on the Arts 2024-2026 Texas Touring Roster – a prestigious recognition of her talent and contribution to the arts. San Antonio native, Joe Reyes can play almost anything on guitar- country, R&B, flamenco and more. (Sunday, Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m.; Beautify San Antonio Park, 801-899 S. Main Ave.; for info 210-227-8786; info@ourkwa.org)

Stable Hall will welcome Mon Rovia, from Liberia. He says: “The mission of my music is to heal with others – with every nation and tongue, in due time.” (Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.; tickets are $31+
Stable Hall, 307 Pearl Parkway; info@stablehall.com)

Terri Clark – Live in Concert; She received Canada’s highest honors and has performed to sold-out audiences in both Canada and the U.S. and sold five million albums.  (Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m.;
Tobin Center; tickets are $63; info@tobincenter.org)

Nuestras Voces: Stories of Resillience is the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s multidisciplinary
production highlighting stories of prominent Mexican Americans such as Lydia Mendoza, Emma Tenayuca, Willie Velasquez and others. The stories are told through dance and music. (Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m., Buena Vista Theater, UTSA Downtown campus, 501 West Cesar Chavez; $36; www.guadalupeculturarts.org)

Other arts: Native American Film Series: Gather (2020) The Briscoe Western Art Museum’s Native Film Series showcases a selection of unique films that feature original and diverse indigenous stories. All films were directed written and produced by Native Americans.
(Sept 20 at 1:30 – 4 p.m.; Briscoe Western Art Museum; 210 W. Market St., 210-299-4499.)

The Magik Theatre is inviting supporters and theater lovers to join the staff and artists for their annual fundraising gala – A night of Magik in Hollywood. (Sept. 20 at 7p.m.
at the Magik Theatre, 420- S. Alamo St.; $150+; for more info call 210-227-2751 or email info@magiktheatre.org)

The Inception Theater & the Overtime Theater present “the soul-stirring drama “Gidion’s Knot,” a raw unflinching drama that explores the depth of human tragedy and resilience.
(Sept. 18-28 at 7 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.; tickets available online and at the door;
Overtime theater 4335 Vance Jackson Rd. (recommended for adult audiences.)

URBAN-15 has announced “Leading by Example,” a week – long livestream event in celebration of 16 de Septiembre and the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. The week-long livestream will highlight three local filmmakers, a film historian, and three musical artists who are making an impact on the cultural evolution “in our Hispanic Community.” The stream will loop continuously from Sept. 16 through Sept. 23 at www.urban15.org/live-stream.

Artpace will present “The Happening in Red: A 30^th Anniversary Celebration Honoring founder Linda Pace and Nancy Rubins. (Oct.11, 7 p.m. to midnight; 445 North Main, 78205;
www.artpace.org.)

On the visual arts front, we highly recommend the McNay Museum’s exhibition
Sandy Skoglund: Enchanted Nature that showcases the artist’s unconventional mix of sculpture, photography and installation. Skogland constructs tableaux with handmade objects, found materials and live models to create visually striking scenes. (McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., 78209; 210-824-5368; www.mcnayart.org/)

“San Antonio Through a Camera Lens”: The Photography of Al Rendon. For more than 40 years, beloved local photographer, Al Rendon, has photographed the people, culture and spirit of San Antonio. You can see his work at Villa Finale Museum and Gardens, 401 King William St.
78204; 210-223-9800.

The 13 Annual Comfort Art Festival will feature Hill Country artists’ work in multiple media.
(Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Comfort, Texas Historic District; 630 Texas Highway 27, Comfort, TX 78013; 407-595-6859; free).