News Roundup, Jan 29, 2026
NEWS ROUNDUP, Jan. 29, 2026
The Agarita Chamber Players will perform two “Humble Hall” concerts Jan. 31st: , one at the Great Northwest Library at 12 p.m. (9050 Wellwood St., 78259) and the other at the Igo Library at 2 p.m. (13330 Kyle Seale Parkway, 78249). Also featured will be the songstress Azul Barrientos, Aaron Prado, and Aimee Lopez; free, no tickets needed. You can reach AGARITA
by writing to this address: Agarita, 117 Inslee Ave., 78209.
To support the San Antonio Philharmonic, you may want to join shoppers at the Kendra Scott store in NorthStar Mall, 6-8 p.m. on February 6; 20% of your purchase will benefit the San Antonio Philharmonic.
And here’s an ensemble you may not want to miss: the Kitka Women’s Ensemble that performs the wonderful choral music of Eastern Europe. Their concert is free and takes place Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word (4503 Broadway). The performance doubles as the sixth of seven concerts in Musical Bridges Around the World’s UNITYFesr 2026. A reviewer in the Guardian wrote: “Even God stops to listen when Kitka – unamplified, without sets, instruments or even lyrics most people can understand, opens its collective mouth. The audience sits enraptured.
Camerata San Antonio will complete its Russian Mosaic: Soviet Russia with three upcoming concerts: February 20 at 4 p.m.; Kerrville First Presbyterian Church; February 21 at 3 p.m. at San Antonio Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit; and Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. at San Antonio Christ Episcopal Church. (all free for students).
Luminaria announced the open call for artists to participate in the 2026 Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival. Artists of any genre and geographic location are welcome to apply. Festival application deadline is March 6, 2026. The fest seeks to highlight innovative, experimental, original art. While the majority of artists that participate are from San Antonio, the free outdoor fest enjoys collaboration with artists from other U.S. states and international locations. All art submissions should include an element of light that can be installed, performed and deinstalled the same day. And art must be original and new. Artists are welcome to apply on www.anyartist.org. you can also call 210-721-1670.
“Thorns & Living Systems” is an exhibition that brings together works from the individual creative careers of Jayne Lawrence and Leigh Anne Lester, and a variety of materials that reference their collaborative endeavors in the influential galleries they founded in San Antonio.
The exhibit features mixed-media, and two-and-three-dimensional works and installations.
(Russell Hill Rogers Galleries; 1201 Navarro St., 78205; supported by UTSA ARTS; through Feb. 28; art.events@utsa.edu)
Though most San Antonians don’t know that we have a film festival here, it is something that they should be proud of and support. The 47th CineFestival San Antonio has launched a call for entries. The fest will host screenings, Q&A sessions, panels, receptions and workshops. (July 9-12, 2026. “This is going to be a special year for CineFestival,” said Eugenio del Bosque, now in his 6th year as program director. “Though we are preparing for the 47th edition of the event, this festival is actually turning 50 in 2026, and we plan on honoring and celebrating the original Chicano Film Festival that was founded in 1976 by Adan Medrano.” To learn more about the call for entries, visit https://filmfreeway.com.
Let’s see what is presented by local theaters. The Overtime Theater is presenting “Acts of Murder” by Whitney Ryan Garrity. It’s a murder mystery double-feature to kick off the new year.
Opens Jan 30 and will run through Feb. 21st; Fridays-Saturdays at 8 p.m.; as well as a Pay-What-Will night on Feb.5, and one Sunday matinee on Feb. 15; the Overtime is at 4335 Vance Jackson, Suite 103-104; general admission tickets are $20 or $15 for SATCO members, military and students. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at www.theovertimetheater.org.
The Majik Theater has announced summer camps for children at the theater. This year, children can sign up for a variety of camps, from stage performances to crafts – June 1 – August 7, 2026;
for more go to info@magiktheatre.org
The Josiah Media Festival brings together a collection of 60 films created by filmmakers 21 years old and younger, providing an opportunity for budding creators from around the world to showcase their films on an international stage. (Currently, streaming free online at
www.urban15.org/live-stream.)
The literary organization, Gemini Ink, is offering several programs, including a memoir workshop with Denise Tolan. It will help you “breathe life into your memoir.” The workshop is a hybrid: deal that through guided exercises and in-class writing will help you explore memory, build stronger characters and narrative momentum. (Feb. 3, 10, 17,&24 at 6:30-8:30 p.m.; cost $200 for nonmembers; open to writers 18+. For more go to info@geminiink.org)
The Contemporary at Blue Star has opened applications for the2026-2027 Cycle of Berlin Residency Programs; deadline to apply is Feb.22, 2026 at 4 p.m.
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