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Standout poets, drag queens, comedians and chefs
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FOOD + DRINK
Where to find the Alamo City’s best burgers, raspas, tacos and latenight eats
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Casting La Flor: That time thousands of Selena hopefuls auditioned in San Antonio: “I remember this mess when I was little then my reaction when they chose Jlo, someone who was already famous...” – Mo Will Experts say Texas bill would protect kids with autoimmune disorders, anti-vaxxers call it “discrimination: “The irony of an antivaxxer (not all of them): ‘I won’t let you inject me or my kids with that poison! Now where is my bag of Cheetos and my 2 liter bottle of Coke? Who wants McDonalds for dinner?’” – Brenna Brothers Alamo redesign promises to restore “dignity” to the historic site: “The plan is to get rid of the carnival sideshow, replace it with a museum, and put a glass wall around it. I’m for the first two, but the glass wall? Barfityfuckingbarf.” – Page Graham Parents claim La Vernia football coaches ignored “sadistic hazing” and sexual assault of teammates: “After so many of these cases over the years, I would have thought these educators would have the sense to expose this as soon as they even suspected anything!!!” – Annet Perez • Send your thoughts, comments, kudos or tips to letters@sacurrent.com
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CHEF OUR PICK: Jason Dady, @chefjasondady, jasondady.com > Things are only looking up for chef Jason Dady, owner of six restaurants with more on the way. Even as the face of the Jason Dady Restaurant Group, and “menu writer” for Tre Enoteca, Tre Trattoria, Two Bros. BBQ Market, DUK Truck, Shuck Shack and The Bin, Dady spends a lot of time on the road, spreading the gospel of San Antonio’s culinary growth. He’s participating in the Austin Food + Wine Festival, and Austin’s Hot Luck (a three-day food and music festival) – oh, and he’s participating in this year’s Iron Chef Gauntlet reboot on the Food Network. Dady grooms young talent, encourages competition and serves as one of San Antonio’s biggest advocates around, and that makes him this year’s best chef.
METEOROLOGIST OUR PICK: Steve Browne, facebook.com/meteorologiststevebrowne > Steve Brown has talked about San Antonio weather on KSAT for 25 years — but it doesn’t show. If anything, his decades in meteorology have only increased his enthusiasm for the region’s wonky weather. It’s like your favorite goofy uncle accidentally strolled into the KSAT studio — and decided to stick around. After a string of hot, dry days in 2011, Browne interrupted his report to perform a “rain dance” (to the newscasters’ delight). It’s now become a December tradition for Browne to morph into a “human tuba,” humming and trumpeting Christmas songs as a slideshow of snowy Texas photos flip by behind him. This kind of pizazz has handed Browne a fiercely devoted fan club, the kind that floods KSAT with worried messages when Browne takes a few days off. Tune in for the weather, stay for the Steve.
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COMMUNITY ACTIVIST OUR PICK: Graciela Sanchez, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro, esperanzacenter.org > Graciela Sanchez embodies the definition of what it means to be a social justice warrior. A firm believer in addressing social issues through art and community, the executive director of the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center has spent her entire life fighting for the equal treatment of the LGBTQ community, people of color, women and working class people — and she’s not slowing down anytime soon. Through community programming, art initiatives like MujerArtes, and, most recently, the buying of city real estate as a form of protest and community protection, the Esperanza Center, under Sanchez’s direction, has become not only a voice for the community but also a place where people find their own voice to speak up and out against social injustice.
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Reader’s picks Cocktail bar WINNER Paramour, 102 9th St., (210) 340-9880, paramourbar.com
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WINNER Nectar Wine Bar & Ale House, 214 Broadway, (210) 375-4082, nectarsa.com
2. Blue Box, 312 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 2107, (210) 227-2583, blueboxbar.com
2. Slacker’s, multiple locations, slackerssa.com 3. Artisan on Alamo, 315 8th St., (210) 896-5070, artisanonalamo.com
3. Bar 1919, 1420 S. Alamo St., Suite 001, (210) 227-1420, bar1919.com
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WINNER Slacker’s, multiple locations, slackerssa.com
WINNER Chisme, 2403 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 530-4236, eatchisme.com JULIÁN LEDEZMA
2. Casa Azul de Andrea, 1036 S. Alamo St., (210) 451-9393, facebook.com/ casaazuldeandrea 3. Bang Bang Bar, 119 El Mio Drive, (210) 3201187, facebook.com/ thebangbangbar210
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WINNER Alamo Ice House, 802 N. Alamo St., (210) 7585151, alamoicehouse.com
WINNER Heat, 1500 N. Main Ave., (210) 227-2600, heatsa.com
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2. Texas Ice House, Blanco Road, (210) 771-2765, facebook.com/texasicehouse
2. Pegasus, 1402 N. Main Ave., (210) 299-4222, pegasussanantonio.com
WINNER Soluna, 7959 Broadway, Suite 204, (210) 930-8070, calvillosmexicanfood.com
WINNER Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., (800) 513-7540, papertigersa.com 2. Jazz, TX, 312 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 6001, (210) 332-9386, jazztx.com 3. The Aztec Theatre, 104 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 812-4355, theaztectheatre.com
3. Sanchez Ice House, multiple locations, facebook. com/sanchezicehouse
bartender WINNER David Davis at Heat, 1500 N. Main Ave., (210) 2272600, heatsa.com 2. Bobby Sanchez at Smoke, 1170 E Commerce St., (210) 253-9919, smoketherestaurant.com 3. Esteban Medina at Chisme 2403 N. St. Chisme, Mary’s St., (210) 530-4236, eatchisme.com
3. Babio’s, 527 W. Hildebrand Ave., (210) 409-7245, facebook.com/babiosedd
local brewery WINNER Alamo Beer Co., 415 Burnet St., (210) 872-5589, alamobeer.com 2. Freetail Brewing Co., multiple locations, freetailbrewing.com 3. HighWheel Beer Works, 1902 S. Flores St., (210) 2290607, highwheelbeer.com
2. Rosario’s, 910 S. Alamo St., (210) 223-1806, rosariossa.com 3. La Gloria, multiple locations, chefjohnnyhernandez.com/ lagloria
Best place to nurse a hangover WINNER Slacker’s, multiple locations, slackerssa.com 2. Cobalt Club, 2022 McCullough Ave., (210) 2512027
2.Sancho’s, 628 Jackson St., (210) 320-1840, sanchosmx.com 3. Artisan on Alamo, 315 8th St., (210) 896-5070, artisanonalamo.com
sports bar WINNER Slacker’s, multiple locations, slackerssa.com 2. Ricky Bobby’s Sports Bar, 2335 NW Military Hwy, (210) 348-1513, rickybobbysbar.com 3. Cover 3, 1806 Loop 1604, (210) 479-9700, cover-3.com
dance club WINNER Babio’s, 527 W. Hildebrand Ave., (210) 409-7245, facebook.com/ babiosedd 2. Brass Monkey, 2702 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 480-4722, facebook.com/ brassmonkeytx Exchange, 411 3. Bonham Exchange Bonham St., (210) 224-9219, bonhamexchange.com
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hookah bar WINNER Shisha Cafe, 550 Babcock Road, Suite 101, (210) 694-4800, shishacafesa.com
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WINNER Casa Azul de Andrea, 1036 S. Alamo St., (210) 451-9393, facebook. com/casaazuldeandrea
2. Naara, 9329 Wurzbach Road, Suite 101, (210) 5589800, naaracafe.com
2. Hi Tones, 621 E. Dewey Place, (210) 785-8777, facebook.com/hi-tones
3.Hookah Harem, 6862 Ingram Road, (210) 455-9499, hookahharem.com
WINNER Dad’s Karaoke, 2615 Mossrock Drive, (210) 267-5703, facebook.com/ dadskaraoke 2. SA Country Saloon, 10127 Coachlight St., (210) 525-0915, facebook.com/ sacountrysaloon
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WINNER La Roca Cantina, 416 8th St., facebook.com/ larocacantina
WINNER Midnight Rodeo, 12260 Nacogdoches Road, (210) 655-0040, midnightrodeosanantonio.com
WINNER Sancho’s, 628 Jackson St., (210) 320-1840, sanchosmx.com
2. The Squeezebox, 2806 N. St. Mary’s St., facebook.com/ thesqueezebox
3. Oak Hills Tavern, 7920 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 614-8855, facebook.com/ oakhillstavern
3. Jazz, TX, 312 Pearl Pkwy. #6001, (210) 332-9386, jazztx.com
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WINNER Blue Box, 312 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 2107, (210) 2272583, blueboxbar.com 2. Paramour, 102 9th St., (210) 340-9880, paramourbar.com 3. Pegasus, 1402 N. Main Ave., (210) 299-4222, pegasussanantonio.com
lesbian bar THREE WAY TIE WINNER Babio’s, 527 W. Hildebrand Ave., (210) 409-7245, facebook.com/ babiosedd WINNER La Botanica,, 2911 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 716-0702, vivalabotanica.com WINNER Wax Club Lounge, Lounge 2211 San Pedro Ave., (210) 737-9191, facebook.com/ waxclublounge
WINNER Sternewirth at Hotel Emma, 136 E. Grayson St., (210) 223-7375, thehotelemma.com 2. Ocho at Hotel Havana, 1015 Navarro St., (210) 222-2008, havanasanantonio.com/ restaurant-and-bar/ocho 3. Bar 414 at Sheraton Gunter, 205 E. Houston St., (210) 585-9999, sheratongunter.com/bar-414
2. SA Country Saloon, 10127 Coachlight St., (210) 525-0915, facebook.com/ sacountrysaloon 3. Wild West San Antonio, 21025 Encino Commons Blvd., (210) 496-9453, wildwestsanantonio.com
2. Oak Hills Tavern, 7920 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 614-8855, facebook.com/ oakhillstavern 3. Crossroads Kitchen at Faust, 517 E. Woodlawn Ave., (210) 257-0628, facebook. com/thefausttavern
wine bar craft beer selection WINNER Hoppy Monk, 1010 N. Loop 1604 E., (210) 5453300, thehoppymonk.com 2. The Friendly Spot, 943 S. Alamo St., (210) 224-2337, thefriendlyspot.com 3. Big Hops, multiple locations, bighops.com
dive bar WINNER Oak Hills Tavern, 7920 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 614-8855, facebook. com/oakhillstavern 2. Hi Tones, 621 E. Dewey Place, (210) 785-8777, facebook.com/hi-tones
WINNER Nectar Wine Bar & Ale House, 214 Broadway, (210) 375-4082, nectarsa.com 2. High Street Wine Company, 302 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 104, (210) 908-9144, highstreetwine.com 3. Copa Wine Bar,, 19141 Stone Oak Pkwy., Suite 704, (210) 495-2672, thecopawinebar.com
3. SA Country Saloon, 10127 Coachlight St., (210) 525-0915, facebook.com/ sacountrysaloon
Best bloody mary WINNER Cover 3, 1806 Loop 1604, (210) 479-9700, cover-3.com 2. Casa Azul de Andrea, 1036 S. Alamo St., (210) 451-9393, facebook.com/ casaazuldeandrea 3. SA Country Saloon, 10127 Coachlight St., (210) 525-0915, facebook.com/ sacountrysaloon
cocktails WINNER Dorcol Distilling Co., 1902 S. Flores St., (210) 229-0607, dorcolspirits.com 2.Babio’s, 527 W. Hildebrand Ave., (210) 409-7245, facebook.com/babiosedd 3. The Squeezebox, 2806 N. St. Mary’s St., facebook.com/ thesqueezebox
adult club WINNER Perfect 10,, 111 NW Loop 410, (210) 344-6601, perfect10sa.com 2. The Palace Men’s Club Club, 2482 NE Loop 410, (210) 599-6011, thepalacemensclubsa.com
3. Bang Bang Bar, 119 El Mio Drive, (210) 3201187, facebook.com/ thebangbangbar210
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Staff picks COCKTAIL BAR OUR PICK: Jazz, TX, 312 Pearl Pkwy., (210) 332-9386, jazztx.com > A lot goes into the making of a great cocktail bar. For starters, the bar itself should have attitude — not necessarily in-your-face, but, at the very least, a theme should emerge. Then there are the servers: both reasonably cordial and exceptionally well-versed in the classics. A selection of creative cocktails is a definite plus. And then there’s the music — for this imbiber, also not so in-your-face. Unless that music is at Jazz TX, a basement boîte at Pearl inspired and run by Doc Watkins and his Texas Swing band. If your tastes run to Ella and Earl, then this is your Texas-accented jive; a recent nocover piano-bass-drums trio expertly rendered tunes such as “Body and Soul”, a ‘tender turned out a swingin’ Fall Back (applejack, rye, Carpano Antica, Amaro Nonino…) ode to Sasha
Petraske — and later, a credible Caña Brava daiquiri. (Manager Jake Corney has the boys well-trained.) Fried pickled mushrooms happily kept hunger at bay.
MICHELADAS OUR PICK: Chisme, 2403 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 530-4236, eatchisme.com > Since opening last fall, Chisme’s gained a solid following. It could have something to do with its superb happy hour offerings or perhaps its delightful brunch, or we could point to the micheladas available for both of these time slots. Created by bar manager Esteban Medina who has been with the Empty Stomach Group since 2015, the michelada is citrusy without being too tart, spicy without destroying your sinuses and it’s a great value at $8 for 32 ounces. The restaurant goes through so much Modelo on draft, they land as No. 2 for the entire city when it comes to selling
the imported brew. Though he won’t disclose his secret recipe, Medina pointed to the use of umami-filled ingredients in his balanced “michi” that’ll have you reaching for another. At $5 a pop during happy hour daily from 4 to 6 p.m. (and all night on Tuesdays), you can reach for another without breaking the bank.
GAY BAR OUR PICK: Pegasus, 1402 N. Main Ave., (210) 299-4222, pegasussanantonio.com > You might not hear many LGBT bar-hoppers call Pegasus their favorite watering hole, but most will confess it’s a regular stop on their crawl back and forth along the Main Strip — and there are several good reasons why. Divey, cruisey, unpretentious and unpredictable, the longtime outpost regularly attracts all walks, ages and persuasions with a winning mix of impossibly cheap
drinks (served from 2 p.m.-2 a.m., 365 days a year), diverse musical offerings (country in the back, dance remixes in the video-equipped main bar) and outdoor drag shows featuring the talents of Beyoncé D. Mykels, Layla Larue, Sasha Andrews and many more. But the crowning glory of this diamond in the rough arrives in the form of no-holdsbarred karaoke on the boozy back patio, where guests can shamelessly channel anyone from Morrissey to Selena or grab a seat and play judge to an impromptu episode of San Antonio’s Got Talent.
LOCAL BREWERY OUR PICK: Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling, 4834 Whirlwind Drive, (210) 775-2099, drinkrangercreek.com > Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling was started by three beer-loving and business-minded dudes back in 2010. sacurrent.com • April 19-25, 2017 • CURRENT 113
NIGHTLIFE The company, which places admirable emphasis on sourcing local ingredients and championing local food that pairs well with its products, has steadily won us over with each new beer and (to a lesser extent, because this pick is about the brewery side of things) whisky. Among our favorites are the toasty and nutty Oatmeal Pale Ale, the heavy yet sharp Red Headed Stranger IPA, and the Mesquite Smoked Porter, which is as gnarly and full of flavor as every Texan’s favorite barbecuing wood. Ranger Creek, the only “brewstillery” in Texas, hosts tours on Saturdays from 2-4 p.m. and tasting hours Fridays and Saturdays from 5-9 p.m. In a move that, to be honest, really puts Ranger Creek over the top for us, the place is now also hosting a monthly brunch, the next installment of which will be on Sunday, April 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
MUSIC VENUE OUR PICK: Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., (800) 513-7540, papertigersa.com > If you follow touring indie acts in San Antonio at all, this one is most likely as much of a no-brainer to you as it was to us. Since opening its doors in March 2015, Paper Tiger, which of course replaced the old mainstay The White Rabbit, has hosted consistently excellent shows of a diverse variety. From the best local noise makers to acts that you would have had to drive to Austin to see just a few years ago, Paper Tiger, in consort with ATX-based promotions group Margin Walker, has been on a roll since it first opened its doors (with a free weekend that featured a Roky Erickson show, no less). Just consider a few of the venue’s recent shows: Television (as part of Burger Hangover Fest V), Of Montreal, Conor Oberst, and Explosions in the Sky. It’s hard to imagine most of those acts ever would have played at The White Rabbit, let alone any other venue in town.
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NIGHTLIFE PICK PLACE TO NURSE A HANGOVER + PLACE TO SOBER UP
CHICANO BATMAN AT PAPERTIGER
OUR PICK: Mi Tierra Restaurant and Bakery, 218 Produce Row, (210) 2251262, mitierracafe.com > No matter what time it is or at what stage of intoxication you’re at, Mi Tierra has something for you. The 24-hour Mexican restaurant has been a favorite destination for San Antonians after the downtown bars close for decades — maybe even since the landmark restaurant opened its doors in 1941. Soak up a belly full of booze with a delicious plate of chilaquiles, breakfast tacos, or Mi Tierra’s award-winning menudo before you head home, or keep the night going with the mariachi bar’s strong margaritas in three sizes: grande, jumbo, and liter (yes, these are somehow all different sizes). Or maybe you’re feeling something sweet? Mi Tierra has that covered, too, with its panadería offering a variety of 28 breads and pastries. If you’re not interested in late-night binging but are in desperate need of a hangover meal the next day, this is also the spot for you. Have a lazy breakfast of tasty tacos or huevos rancheros among tourists (great for people watching) and like-minded hungover locals. But, a warning: You may run into someone you know at the San Antonio institution. Or you might see Bill Clinton and Coach Pop cracking jokes over tacos. It’s happened before.
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pints of Alamo beer. Grab your giant pie (available in cheese, pepperoni, supreme, spicy Hawaiian, and Tuscan kale), two pints, and take a seat on the cute patio that offers diners a different view of the Tower Life Building, Tower of the Americas and Southtown. It’s one of the best values in town and won’t blow your budget.
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DANCE CLUB OUR PICK: Brass Monkey, 2702 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 480-4722, facebook.com/ brassmonkeytx > A frequent winner of this category, Brass Monkey owns its dance club status. There’s never a cover, drink specials are never more than $3 a pop (oh, and 75 cent wells on Thursday nights), and the groove parties can’t stop, won’t stop. Events include the fourth annual Selena Thurzgayz Tribute held every April, prom nights, ’80s new wave, a 50 Shades Masquerade party, Beyonce’s Baby Shower and the latest must-attend night, Jimmy Eat Wednesday, held every last Wednesday of the month complete with collectable pins and all the early-2000s emo your sad, little heart can handle. The pit — yes, there’s a pit — gets lit. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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HOTEL BAR OUR PICK: (TIE) Ocho at Hotel Havana, 1015 Navarro St., (210) 222-2008, havanasanantonio.com; Sternewirth at Hotel Emma, 136 E. Grayson St., (210) 4488300, thehotelemma.com > Although it’s only natural that two of San Antonio’s coolest hotels also have super-stylish bars, it’s a welcome surprise that Sternewirth (in Hotel Emma) and Ocho (in Hotel Havana) are both incredibly comfortable, vintage-inspired spaces ideal for lounging. From the giant fermentation tanks converted into surprisingly intimate seating cubbies to arrangements of massive leather sofas and a bar whose top was fashioned from a preserved tree trunk, there’s not a bad seat at Sternewirth to sit and enjoy a potent La Babia Margarita or the signature Three Emmas. While CONTINUED ON PAGE 121 ▶
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So who won? In years past, that would have been a pretty simple answer. Best of San Antonio was a cut-and-dry majority-rules affair, meaning that businesses with the most engaged or dedicated fanbase (or the ones smart enough to do vote-for-us specials, figure out how to bot-bomb our poll, or find some other way to goose the results) took home top honors. At its best, it reflected the true will of the people and even sometimes pushed this city’s overlooked gems into the spotlight. At its worst, we might have to write glowingly, and with a straight
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face, about some awful, stinky hookah bar or lame sandwich spot the public inexplicably picked as “best” that year. So this year is different. Think of what you hold in your hands (or read on your screen) as a more multifaceted tool for finding San Antonio’s best food, dive bars, drag queens, bookstores, yoga studios and everything in between. Our exhaustive Readers’ Choice listings will tell you how your fellow San Antonians voted. Sprinkled throughout the issue is basically everything else that we here
at the Current are really into right now. As you’ll see, in some categories we couldn’t even settle on a single winner. You’re that good, San Antonio. So check out our picks. See how they compare to the opinions of the many thousands of you who voted in our online poll. Debate, argue, discover, and if you think we’ve missed a critical business, person or place that makes this city awesome — you know what, you’re probably right. Vote next year. Mobilize the masses to vote early and often. Help us find this city’s next best thing.
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some might argue that the dimly lit, cinematically chic Havana Bar (formerly Club Cohiba) is technically Hotel Havana’s bar, it functions and feels like a basement extension to Ocho — a glass-encased restaurant/lounge that overlooks the River Walk and opens up onto a breezy patio perfect for sipping micheladas and mojitos. To properly experience the vibes that make us love these two spots, it’s important to time your visit wisely: Sternewirth is most enjoyable on weeknights in the early evening; and while the same is true of Ocho, it often gets packed and noisy an hour or two before big shows at the nearby Tobin Center, so check the schedule.
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OUR PICK: The Squeezebox, 2806 N. St. Mary’s St., facebook.com/thesqueezebox > When The Squeezebox opened back in July 2016, brought to you by Danny Delgado and partners, it quickly became apparent that the place was — not only, but also — filling the void left by Saluté International Bar, a favorite Tejano (especially) venue and watering hole that closed its doors back in July 2012. For old school patrons of Saluté, as well as for a younger and perhaps mildly more cosmopolitan set, The Squeezebox lives up to its billing as “the sounds and soul of San Anto on the St Mary’s strip.” The drink offerings are simple, reasonable, and potent, and the ambience is puro San Anto: dark and loud, with neon lights, a righteous patio, and Tejano-inspired artwork. The Squeezebox’s musical offerings, however, are perhaps its finest feature. With a focus on throwback party tunes, funk, soul, rock and roll, Tejano, conjunto, and even jazz, the place really has done a great job of presenting the sound of San Antonio in all its breadth.
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DIVE BAR OUR PICK: Rod Dog’s Saloon, 2617 Wagon Wheel St., (210) 828-2582, roddogsaloon.com > There is so much to love about Rod Dog’s Saloon that makes it the best dive bar in San Antonio: the real dart boards (not the electronic type), the book collection
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by the bathroom that features a solid Tom Clancy collection, the interior design that looks somewhat like a motel lodging area, and of course, Rod Dog’s mascot — a drunken, droopy dog. Whether you’re looking for a place to drink alone or you happen upon Rod Dog’s Saloon during a dive bar tour with friends, this place has every part of the equation for a great night. Count on cheap drinks, good vibes, friendly bar staff and a scenic view of Loop 410 from the bar’s front patio. And, like every reliable dive bar, you’ll find a pool table, a popcorn machine and if you’re lucky, you’ll run into someone selling delicious tamales in the parking lot.
COCKTAILS OUR PICK: Cured, 306 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 101, (210) 314-3929, curedatpearl.com > Most of us know where to head if we just want a great cocktail: Bohanan’s, Brooklynite, Paramour, 1919…But what if you include dinner, or at least more than marinated olives, in the equation? To further up the ante, let’s also assume that the food menu and the cocktails should be on, er, intimate terms. Enter the chef-driven restaurant where the chef is also really into drinks — from wellselected wines to small-batch and barreled beers and seasonally adjusted cocktails. Enter, with a bang, Cured. Spring seems like a good time to go for the Young Gun Hit at this Pearl stalwart helmed by James Beard nominee Steven McHugh. It’s made with a pear-infused Oregon gin with lavender undertones, St. Germain, lemon and muddled and strained Sungold tomatoes. Or maybe La Adormidera with organic Grand Poppy (a rum-ish CA bitter liqueur), tangerine and chamomile bitters. Your Oaxacan spiced quail will thank you.
WINE BAR OUR PICK: High Street Wine Company, 302 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 104, (210) 908-9144, highstreetwine.com > Wine bars have not had an easy time of it in San Antonio — especially pure-play operations not depending in large part on extensive food offerings. And then, along comes High Street at Pearl.
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The handsome, smartly run bar is the brain child of business partners Mark Stoltz and Scott Ota. Stoltz seems to stay mostly in the background, but deceptively boyish Ota, with “best sommelier” awards ticked off on his resumé, is everpresent; managers and “beverage leaders” Laura Atkinson and Eric Ferrell add additional wine-savvy creds; and other staffers (Clayton, Ed, Eric, John, Vincent) can be counted on for unfussy advice-with-a-smile. I’d be smiling, too, with a wine list as fun to work with. By-the-glass selections change frequently, and you can rest assured that there will be some unknowns — “I like to have at least one geeky wine in every category,” says Ota. Bottles from the glassy cellar are available to take home or consume there. And the limited but well-curated bar snacks are just interesting enough to keep you in your seat drinking. See you there. Seriously.
COUNTRY BAR OUR PICK: Low Country, 318 Martinez St., (210) 560-2224, facebook.com/ lowcountrysa > Now, before anyone gets their chaps in a bunch, we understand fully that Lowcountry, the quaint and relatively new watering hole on Martinez Street, is not a country bar in the overblown sense of Cowboys or Midnight Rodeo. But, in a manner that’s somehow a touch more refined and rustic all at once, Lowcountry hits the sweet spot with its potent drink selection, its Southern snacks (i.e. pickled eggs and boiled peanuts), its Americana house music, and its modest, warm décor, which looks a bit like the way I imagine my great aunt’s house in Goliad must have looked — potted plants, dusty knickknacks, a porch made for reverie. Of course, the place is a bit hipster, but all that means to us is that maybe it’s finally hip to be a kicker again in Texas. The spot also offers occasional live music of the consistently excellent variety and a pleasantly laid-back mood. Hell, during happy hour (4-7pm), you can snag a beer/shot combo (“A Shot and a Wash”) for four bucks. In the immortal words of outlaw country firebrand David Allan Coe: “If that ain’t country, I’ll kiss your ass.”
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Reader’s picks Nonprofit Organization WINNER God’s Dogs Rescue, godsdogsrescue.org
Tourist Attraction NOISA
WINNER Riverwalk, thesanantonioriverwalk.com
2. Project HOT, 722 Isom Road, (210) 393-1981, projecthot.org
2. The Alamo, 300 Alamo Plaza, (210) 225-1391, thealamo.org
3. The Pride Center San Antonio, 1002 N. Flores St., (210) 370-7743, pridecentersa.org
3. The Pearl, 303 Pearl Pkwy, (210) 212-7260, atpearl.com
Doggy DayCare
WINNER USAA, 9800 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 282-1888, usaa.com
place to work
2. Green Dog Kennels, 610 E. Josephine St., (210) 930-8600 3. Camp Bow Wow, Multiple locations, campbowwow.com
Movie Theater WINNER Alamo Drafthouse, multiple locations, drafthouse.com 2. Santikos Embassy, 13707 Embassy Row, (210) 4964957, santikos.com/sanantonio/embassy-14 3. Casa Blanca, 11210 Alamo Ranch Pkwy, (210) 982-0180, santikos.com/san-antonio/ casa-blanca
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WINNER Lucy’s Doggie Daycare, 2250 Thousand Oaks Drive, Suite 200, (210) 4953647, lucysdoggydaycare.com
Non-Festiva Festival
Public Swimming pool
Barber Shop
WINNER Out in the Park, sixflags.com/fiestatexas/ special-events/out-in-thepark
WINNER San Pedro Swimming Pool, 2200 N. Flores St., (210) 732-5992
WINNER Victory Salon, 4745 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 281-5808, facebook.com/ victorysalontx
2. Texas Folklife Festival, texasfolklifefestival.org 3. Mexiqueens, facebook. com/mexiqueensa
Urban Legend WINNER The Ghost Tracks, 2902 Shane Road 2. Donkey Lady, Applewhite Road over the Medina River
Best Pet Adopation WINNER NIOSA, niosa.org
WINNER God’s Dogs Rescue, Rescue godsdogsrescue.org
2. King William Festival, kwfair.org
2. SNIPSA,, (210) 237-9400, snipsa.org
3. Cornyation, fiestacornyation.org
3. San Antonio Pets Alive, sanantoniopetsalive.org
Fiesta Event
2. Arbor House, 109 Arciniega St., (210) 472-2005, arborhouse.com
Nail Salon WINNER Glaze Nail Lounge, 742 NW Loop 410 Suite, Suite 113, facebook.com/ glazenaillounge 2. The Opal Office, 6245 Vance Jackson Road, Suite 1, (210) 414-6985, facebook. com/theopalofficesalon 3. The White Orchid, 4079 N. Loop 1604 W., Suite 107, (210) 408-1699, thewhiteorchidsa.com
2. HEB, Multiple locations, heb.com 3. Parkhurst NuVision, 9725 Datapoint Dr #200, (210) 6159358, sanantonio-lasik.com
Jukebox
2. All American Barbershop, 105 Warren St., facebook.com/ allamericanbarbershops
WINNER Max’s Wine Dive, 340 E. Basse Road, Suite 101, (210) 444-9547, maxswinedive.com
3. Traveler Barbershop, 2202 Broadway, (210) 920-4134, travelerbarbershop.com
2. Squeezebox, 806 N. St. Mary’s St., facebook.com/ thesqueezebox
dog Park
3. Slacker’s, Multiple locations, slackerssa.com
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Yoga Studio
crossfit
Wedding Venue
mural
Hair Salon
WINNER Southtown Yoga Loft, 724 S. Alamo St. #3, (210) 881-9087, southtownyogaloft.com
WINNER Mission Crossfit San Antonio, 8842 Broadway St., (210) 865-9348, missioncrossfitsa.com
FIRST PLACE TIE
WINNER I love tacos so much, 109 W. Grayson St.
WINNER Hair Candy SA, 742 NW Loop 410, (210) 860-4704
2. Selena, 4913 S. Flores
2. MBS Yoga, 1115 S. Alamo St., (210) 412-0398, mbsyoga.com
2. JonesN4Crossfit, 3131 Thousand Oaks, (210) 9971600, jonesn4crossfit.com
2. Chairish the Day, 18819 FM 2252 Suite 5, (210) 6323877, chairishtheday.com
3. Mobile Om, Multiple locations, (210) 816-0936, mobileomtx.com
3. Crossfit San Antonio, 5337 Glen Ridge, (210) 952-0019, crossfitsanantonio.com
Playground
Bowling Alley
WINNER Yanaguana Garden, 434 S. Alamo St., (210) 7094750, hemisfair.org 2. Landa Branch Library, 233 Bushnell Ave., (210) 207-9090 3. Kiddie Park, 3015 Broadway St., (210) 8244351, kiddiepark.com
Public place to get high WINNER Brackenridge Park, 3910 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 207-7275, brackenridgepark.org 2. The Cove, 606 W. Cypress St., (210) 227-2683, thecove.us 3. Alamo Ice House, 802 N. Alamo St., (210) 455-7912, alamoicehouse.com
Gym WINNER Mission Crossfit San Antonio, 8842 Broadway St., (210) 865-9348, missioncrossfitsa.com 2. Mix Fit SA, 100 Villita St., mixfitsa.com 3. Gold’s Gym, Multiple locations, goldsgym.com
WINNER Astro Bowl, 3203 Harry Wurzbach Road, (210) 824-6348, astrosuperbowl.com 2. Bowl and Barrel, 17619 La Cantera Pkwy., Suite 102, (210) 920-1102, bowlandbarrel.com 3. Artist Foundation Of San Antonio 210-777-8888 artistfound.org
Best place to get pampered WINNER Woodhouse Day Spa, Multiple locations, woodhousespas.com 2. Blush Makeup & Hair, 2540 Thousand Oaks Dr., (210) 842-3794, facesbyblush.com 3. The Wax Bar, Multiple locations, bodywaxbar.com
Best Med Spa WINNER Keylife Med Spa, 19234 Stonehue Road, (210) 481-9125, keylifemedspa.com 2. Spa Black, 7272 Wurzbach Rd Suite 804, (210) 615-6625, spablack.com
WINNER Lambermont, 950 E. Grayson St., (210) 271-9145, lambermontevents.com WINNER Hotel Emma, 136 E. Grayson St., (210) 448-8300, thehotelemma.com SECOND PLACE TIE 2. Kendall Plantation, 20 Guthrie Road, (830) 2295090, kendallplantation.com 2. ZaZa Garden, 723 S. Flores St., (210) 273-1083, zazagardens.com
W art gallery WINNER Giovanna Diz Zurita Gallery, 555 W. Bitters Road Suite 123, (210) 863-4445, gdzgallery.com 2. Ruiz-Healy Art, 201-A E. Olmos Drive, (210) 804-2219, ruizhealyart.com
3. Alamo Ice House, 802 N. Alamo St, (210) 758-5151, alamoicehouse.com
museum
3. Victory Salon, 4745 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 281-5808, facebook.com/ victorysalontx
WINNER Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway St., (210) 3571900, wittemuseum.org
Tanning Salon
2. McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., (210) 824-5368, mcnayart.org 3. The DoSeum, 2800 Broadway St., (210) 2124453, thedoseum.org
view WINNER Tower of the Americas, 739 E César E. Chávez Blvd., (210) 223-3101, toweroftheamericas.com,
WINNER Palm Beach Tan, multiple locations, palmbeachtan.com 2. Glam and Glow Hair and Tanning, 24200 I-10 Frontage Road Suite 108, (210) 6987700, glamandglowsa.com
Place to take your side piece [or tinder date] WINNER La Roca Cantina, 416 8th St., facebook.com/ larocacantina
3. Anarte Gallery, 7959 Broadway St. Suite 404, (210) 826-5674, anartegallery09.com
2. Paramour, 102 9th St., (210) 340-9880, paramourbar.com
Community Theater
3. Sunken Gardens, 3875 N. St Mary’s St., (210) 207-3050
WINNER Woodlawn Theatre, 1920 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 267-8388, woodlawntheatre.org
comedy club
3. SA Country Saloon, 10127 Coachlight St., (210) 525-0915, facebook.com/ sacountrysaloon/
WINNER LOL Comedy, 618 NW Loop 410 Suite 312, (210) 541-8805, lolsanantonio.com
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2. Overtime Theater, 5409 Bandera Road Suite 205, (210) 557-7562, theovertimetheatre.org 3. The Playhouse, 800 W. Ashby Place, (210) 733-7258, theplayhousesa.org
2. Blind Tiger Comedy Club, 902 NE Loop 410, blindtigercomedy.com 3. SA Country Saloon, 10127 Coachlight St., (210) 525-0915, facebook.com/ sacountrysaloon/
2. Casa Azul de Andrea, 1036 S. Alamo St., (210) 451-9393, facebook.com/ casaazuldeandrea
WINNER ATT Center, 1 AT&T Center Pkwy., (210) 4445000, attcenter.com 2. Cover 3, 1806 Loop 1604, (210) 479-9700, cover-3.com Slacker’s, multiple 3. Slacker’s locations, slackerssa.com
3. Sonterra Laser Med Spa,, 1202 E. Sonterra Blvd. Suite 303, (210) 545-3327, sonterralaser.com
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The vehicles listed below were impounded by San Antonio Police Dept. and will be auctioned at a public auction on July 7,2017 at 6:00 p.m. at UR Vehicle Management Solutions 3625 Growdon Rd, San Antonio, TX. Registered owners may pick up vehicles by showing proof of ownership and paying all towing and storage fee prior to auction.
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WINNER A Place to Shoot, 13250 Pleasanton Road, (210) 628-1888, aplacetoshoot.com
WINNER El Mirador, 722 S. St. Mary’s St., (210) 225-9444, elmiradorrestaurant.com
2. The Bullet Hole, 2715 Grosenbacher Road, (210) 679-6781, bullethole.com
2. The Cove, 606 W. Cypress St., (210) 227-2683, thecove.us
3. San Antonio Gun Club, 928 E. Contour Drive, (210) 828-9860, sagunclub.com
3. Alamo Ice House, 802 N. Alamo St., (210) 455-7912, alamoicehouse.com
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WINNER Mission Marquee Plaza, 3100 Roosevelt Ave., (210) 207-8612, facebook.com/missionmarqueeplaza
WINNER Inn on the Riverwalk, 129 Woodward Pl., (210) 225-6333, innontheriverwalk.com
2. Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair, 434 S Alamo St., (210) 709-4750
2. Arbor House, 109 Arciniega St., (210) 472-2005, arborhouse.com
3. The Friendly Spot, 943 S. Alamo St., (210) 224-2337, thefriendlyspot.com
3. Alamo Ice House, 802 N. Alamo St., (210) 455-7912, alamoicehouse.com
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WINNER The Can Plant, 503 Avenue A, (210) 223-8226, thecanplant.com
WINNER Pearl Brewery, 303 Pearl Pkwy. Suite 300, (210) 212-7260, atpearl.com
2. The Flats at Big Tex, 423 Blue Star, (844) 368-9900, bigtexflats.com 3. Refugio, 300 Labor St., (210) 2125256, refugioplaceapts.com
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2. Uptown Gypsy, 4522 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 530-1859, facebook.com/ uptowngypsyboutique 3. River Walk, thesanantonioriverwalk.com
WINNER Matador Recording Studios, (210) 689-6505, facebook.com/ matadorsatx 2. Keith Harter Music, 3477 Northeast Pkwy., (210) 829-1211, keithhartermusic.com
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DOGGY DAY CARE OUR PICK: Pawderosa Ranch, Two locations, (210) 404-9941, pawderosaranch.com > We know that when you go on vacation, you expect to be spoiled — so why wouldn’t you expect the same for your pets? At Pawderosa Ranch, pets are given baths, massages and are pampered in the pet spa, fed homemade treats, housed in climatecontrolled rooms and tucked into bed each night that they’re there. Think of it as a five-star hotel for your pet, minus the chocolates on the pillow. Your pet will get one-on-one attention while they’re at Pawderosa and will even receive training sessions suited to the pet-owner’s choosing. With two locations, this doggy daycare and lodging is easily the best in San Antonio and deserves two paws up. 134 CURRENT • April 19-25, 2017 • sacurrent.com
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OUR PICK: Embassy 14, 13707 Embassy Row, (210) 496-4957
OUR PICK: SAY Sí, 1518 S Alamo St., (210) 212-8666, saysi.org
> There was no better place to watch 2016’s sorta-sweetheart flick, La La Land, than Santikos’ “Re-Imagined” Embassy 14. The facelift included new sound and projection systems, but the Tinseltown makeover was made complete with a full bar, and gleaming interiors set up to look like a 1930s lounge. Chairs recline at the slightest touch of a button, and wee tabletops swivel to hold your bucket of buttery popcorn and Sour Patch kids. With film memorabilia ranging from old movie posters to Freddy Krueger’s pointy glove from Freddy vs. Jason, to Storm Trooper helmets, we’re sure plenty of film buffs and “Dreamers” will be made inside this new theater for many years to come.
> Launched in 1994 under the King William Neighborhood Association’s umbrella, the nonprofit SAY Sí has evolved from a modest operation serving 12 students to a full-time “creative youth development organization” offering tuition-free programming to 200 students representing 70 schools — and reaching thousands more via the outreach initiative ABC (Artists Building Communities). Expanding regularly over the last two decades to accommodate interests and needs, the organization moved into its current home (a 26,000-square-foot converted industrial space) in 2007 and has since launched a Theatre Arts Program and a Game Design
Program (Home for Innovation and Video Ecology, aka HIVE Studio). In addition to filling major gaps created by a lack of arts education funding in public schools, SAY Sí stresses the importance of obtaining marketable skills through media arts training. During regular exhibitions, community events and the fall favorite Muertitos Fest, SAY Sí opens its doors to showcase the inspiring young talents they help cultivate.
FIESTA EVENT OUR PICK: Cornyation > Thanks to Trinity University associate professor Amy Stone’s recently published book, San Antonians can easily dig into the colorful history of Cornyation — from its inception in the 1950s as a family-friendly satire of the notoriously elite Coronation of the
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NON-FIESTA FESTIVAL OUR PICK: Maverick Music Festival, maverickmusicfestival.com > When Maverick Music Festival first started in 2013, you could still get away with calling it a good “local” festival. The main draws for that maiden voyage were Gary Clark Jr., Girl in a Coma, and (of course) the Toadies. Year two, Maverick managed to bring in hiphop supergroup Run the Jewels and retro phenom Twin Shadow to anchor the weekend festival. In the following years, Maverick would host Best Coast, Quiet Company, Wavves, Cypress Hill, Flaming Lips and Public fucking Enemy. Last year, before Maverick had publicly committed to a fifth run, festival founder and music promoter extraordinaire Blayne Tucker hinted that he either wanted to up Maverick’s game or scrap it and try something new. Thankfully, he chose the former. This year, Maverick partnered with the Tobin Center and brought in indie pop mega stars Bastille and Young the Giant. Evidently, Maverick plans on keeping it pretty cool even as the festival grows and mainstreams, considering this year’s headliners also included endearing throwbacks like De La Soul and Book of Love. 136 CURRENT • April 19-25, 2017 • sacurrent.com
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FLAMING LIPS PERFORMING AT THE 2016 MAVERICK MUSIC FESTIVAL
OUR PICK: Donkey Lady > You can’t live in San Antonio long without hearing a version of the city’s favorite creepy legend: the story of the Donkey Lady. The story goes something like this: In the 1950s, a young woman attempted to save her children from a house fire (that some say was lit by her sociopath husband) — but failed. The event left her horribly disfigured, with her fingers and toes melted together to create hoof-like nubs and her head warped into an elongated, donkey-like shape. She was promptly cast out of town and banished to live in the woods. Ever since, the Donkey Lady has roamed the woods of Bexar County, crying out for her children and generally pissed off. Want to meet her? It’s said if you stand on a stone bridge in the Medina River Greenway and call her name three times, she’ll appear. Have fun with that.
BEST PET ADOPTION OUR PICK: Animal Defense League of Texas, 11300 Nacogdoches Road, (210) 655-1481, adltexas.org
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> Adopting a pet of any kind can be both a scary and hard decision, but lucky for us, there’s the Animal Defense League. The knowledgeable staff and group of volunteers at the ADL make bringing a furry pal into the family easy, leaving you with the the equipment, resources and confidence you need to take home your new four-legged friend. The ADL also offers dog training services and programs like Seniors for Seniors — a program that matches senior animals with senior citizens — low cost vaccinations and plenty of wellness advice. The defense league also hosts several monthly events, making it easy to bring people and adoptable pets together. sacurrent.com • April 19-25, 2017 • CURRENT 137
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PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL OUR PICK: San Pedro Springs Park Pool, 2200 N. Flores St., (210) 732-5992, sanantonio.gov/ParksAndRec/ > Between the months of June through August, you can expect to find us at San Pedro Springs Park Pool almost daily. When it’s 90-plus degrees outside and you break a mean sweat just walking to your car, SPSP is there to the rescue. Though it’s only five feet deep, the pool is large enough for families out for a swim, for folks looking to get an aqua Zumba workout and for pre-teens who want to chase each other around the pool all summer long — all at the same time. But more than that, we love San Pedro Springs because it’s a place where San Antonio bodies with all sorts of dimples, all levels of farmer’s tans, all manners of toned, wibbly,
tattooed, scarred, freckled, hairless, fuzzy shapes — are always welcome. One of the oldest natural springs in the country, the former lake-turnedswimming pool is the only place you need to post up this summer.
BARBER SHOP OUR PICK: Olmos Park Barber Shop, 207 E Hildebrand Ave, (210) 980-8544, olmosparkbarbershop.com > If you have a sweet spot for old school barber shops or want a freshas-hell fade, then you probably already know that Olmos Park Barber Shop is the best place to go. A step into the shop transports you to another time with antique decorations like barber collectibles, an old-fashioned barber pole and a gumball machine. Located
at the E. Hildebrand and McCullough intersection, OPBS takes pride in providing a full barber service for the modern gentleman. To truly snazz up your look, have your shoes or boots shined in-house while you freshen up your hair and face. And don’t worry ladies, you can get an undercut specially designed for you.
DOG PARK OUR PICK: Phil Hardberger Park, 8400 NW Military Hwy., (210) 207-3284 > For us, the off-leash dog parks at Phil Hardberger Park are just a tiny portion of what makes this sprawling 311-acre park special. But for the pooches, behind those double-entry gates lies paradise. Both fenced-off areas for small and large dogs include space for your pup to run (or sniff
the perimeter, if that’s what your dog’s into) in a huge, wooded area. Plus there are platforms and props for your pup to play around on. Hardberger also offers those dog-friendly water fountains and plenty of shade to keep you cool during the summer scorchers. Don’t let Fido play too hard, though – you’ll still want to take a walk around the park’s 1.8-mile Savanna Loop Trail.
CITY PARK OUR PICK: Brackenridge Park, 3910 N St Mary’s, sanantonio.gov/sapar > Here’s how much San Antonio loves Brackenridge: When city planners last year rolled out a plan that would radically change the nature of the park (namely, building parking garages and closing the streets that wind through the trees), sacurrent.com • April 19-25, 2017 • CURRENT 139
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the people revolted. Public pressure ultimately convinced the city to scrap the plan, meaning (for now, at least) Brackenridge will remain what it has been to generations of San Antonians: a place for working class families to cart their coolers, grills and kids for weekend and holiday barbecues underneath a canopy of trees.
TOURIST ATTRACTION OUR PICK: San Antonio Missions, missionsofsanantonio.org > In 2015, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) made official what we’ve all known for a long time – that San Antonio’s five, uncommonly well-preserved Spanish colonial mission compounds are one of the world’s cultural treasures. The 18thcentury Franciscan missions—San José, San Juan, Espada, Concepción
and, of course, San Antonio de Valero (or Alamo)—are now the country’s 23rd UNESCO World Heritage site, the first ever recognized in Texas. That means the missions are now listed alongside Independence Hall, Yellowstone National Park and the Statue of Liberty.
YOGA STUDIO OUR PICK: Mobile Om, 1114 S. St. Mary’s St., Suite 210, (210) 816-0936, mobileomtx.com > What makes Mobile Om stand out is that the studio doesn’t simply seek to build a human community, but also to foster a connection to the city at large by holding classes in a variety of locales. Whether you’d rather downward dog under the sun over the Hays Street Bridge or utkatasana bathed in prismatic light filtered through the windows of Southwest School of Art’s Coates Chapel, Mobile Om has you
covered. Beer-loving yogis can even drop in to a class at Freetail Brewing. The studio fosters a community of inclusivity and actively welcomes members of all skill levels – promoting yoga as a practice for every body. Classes have a casual atmosphere, fostering comfort for beginners and more experienced practitioners alike, and are often held at cafes, which makes for a perfect opportunity to grab a cappuccino and bathe in the post-om glow alongside fellow classmates.
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— the list goes on. But what stands out the most about this Southwest San Antonio landfill-turned-park is its unique, colorful, and expansive playground (the biggest in city limits, in fact). With multiple stories of twisting bridges, space-age swings, slides, climbing walls, and rope ladders, this playground brings out the child in any visitor. Get too hot scrambling around in the sun? Bring a swimsuit to enjoy the neighboring splash park before starting the next round of Hot Lava Monster.
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OUR PICK: Pearsall Park, 4700 Old Pearsall Rd.
OUR PICK: El Mirador, 722 S. St. Mary’s St., (210) 225-9444
> The newest addition to San Antonio’s system of city parks has just about everything you could ask for: A disc golf course, expansive dog park, delightful public sculptures, a “fitness challenge zone,” skate park, dozens of picnic areas
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artist Chuck Ramirez’s work. While there’s plenty to ooh and ahh at inside, the patio helps bridge the gap between old El Mirador and new. Decked out with new tables, bright pink rope chairs, and a new layer of freshly crushed gravel, the patio here also has one of the best views of the Tower of the Americas (the restaurant was built in 1967, a year before the Hemisfair, and then-owners Julian Treviño Sr. and wife Maria made sure diners could see the newest addition to the SA skyline). It’s great for whiling away an afternoon, sippin’ on ginger-filled Diablos, noshing on 50 cent charro beans for happy hour, people watching or hosting a party with your closest friends.
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BOWLING ALLEY OUR PICK: Bowl and Barrel, The Rim, 17619 La Cantera Pkwy Ste 102, (210) 9201102, bowlandbarrel.com > Bowling alleys are traditionally known for smelling like feet and cheap beer, but Bowl and Barrel raises the standards from booze and grub to service and aesthetic. One visit will make you realize that B&B is more than a bowling alley; it’s a restaurant, bar and, most importantly, a sophisticated place to hang out with friends, family and dates. Not only do the bartenders whip up delicious drinks, they also take the time to get to know you and make sure you have a good visit. The food, provided by The General Public and The Rustic, will have you licking your fingers, so eat up and kick back on the comfy couches in between strikes and spares. Oh yeah, the bowling is pretty fun too
COMMUNITY THEATER OUR PICK: The Playhouse, 800 W. Ashby Place, (210) 733-7258, theplayhousesa.org > With its 2016-17 season still underway and an impressive list of performances slated for the 2017-18 season, The Playhouse is knocking it out of the park when it comes to community theater in San Antonio. Under the artistic direction of George Green, The Playhouse has produced high quality performances of theater classics like Beauty and the Beast, The Glass Menagerie and The Secret Garden in recent
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The vehicles listed below were impounded by San Antonio Police Dept. and will be auctioned at a public auction on May 24,2017 at 6:00 p.m. at UR Vehicle Management Solutions 3625 Growdon Rd, San Antonio, TX. Registered owners may pick up vehicles by showing proof of ownership and paying all towing and storage fee prior to auction.
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months, earning them the name of Best Community Theater. Taking on titles like The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Little Women and Mamma Mia! in their next season, The Playhouse is preparing for an overwhelming season of theater favorites, which we’re confident the theater will handle with a fresh spin and an original take on the plays we already love.
ART GALLERY OUR PICK: Ruiz-Healy Art, 201-A East Olmos Drive, (210) 804-2219, ruizhealyart.com > It’s probably worth pointing out that there are several important destinations within the San Antonio art scene that don’t quite fall within the confines of a “gallery.” For instance, Artpace, Blue Star Contemporary and the Southwest School of Art all contain galleries but also don’t identify as museums (Blue Star did for a period but pointedly dropped the “m” word from its name last year). While we’re crazy about many of the DIY and artist-run galleries throughout Southtown and beyond, there’s something undeniably special about Ruiz-Healy Art. Opened in 2013 in the heart of Olmos Park, Patricia Ruiz-Healy’s gallery emphasizes “a Latin American, borderland, and Texas discourse” through impeccably presented exhibitions that have showcased both international icons like revered Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide and a thoughtful assortment of local and regional contemporary artists — including Jesse Amado, Ethel Shipton, Nate Cassie, Margarita Cabrera, Fernando Andrade and Julie Speed.
MURAL OUR PICK: Neon Drive, Nolan Street underpass > San Antonio is home to a wide variety of colorful and unique murals — and they keep popping up. Unsurprisingly, this year’s mural sprung out of the Luminaria festival, San Antonio’s weeks-long public art festival. Titled “Neon Drive,” this eye-popping, 300-foot long mural is tucked under the railroad bridge that crosses CONTINUED ON PAGE 149 ▶
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Nolan Street (between N Cherry St. and Chestnut St.). Its creator, Iker Muro, drew his inspiration from refracting light, and used optical illusions and bold shapes (that could have been pulled from a 90s style guide) to get the point across. The mural blends beautifully with its neighbor, a blue and red mural painted during the 2013 Luminaria, and has created a vibrant gateway into Eastside San Antonio.
MUSEUM OUR PICK: The DoSeum, 2800 Broadway, (210) 212-4453, thedoseum.org > Compared to all major San Antonio museums, the DoSeum is still in its infancy. But since opening a mere two years ago, this next-level children’s museum has worked hard to keep up with (and whiz past) its competitors in this category. The DoSeum is rooted in hands-on creativity: whether it be through a child-sized town (astutely named “Little Town”), a mapmaking station, a tinkering space, or a high-tech spy academy. And this past year, the museum introduced a new artistin-residence program, where Texas artists can collaborate with museum staff to produce a unique exhibit. The first resident, Richard Armendariz, created an exhibit that used folktales (illustrated by the artist) to teach children about storytelling and acceptance of other cultures. A reminder: you don’t need to be a parent or a babysitter to stop by the DoSeum — it’s guaranteed fun for all ages.
ARTISTS OF CIENFUEGOS, CUBA Adrian Rumbaut Camilo Villalvilla Angel Peña Vladimir Rodriques Elias Acosta Omar G. Valenti
Friday, May 19, 6-9 PM: Opening Reception with live music & Cuban fare Sunday, May 21, 2 PM: Panel of Visiting Cuban Artists Moderated by Prof. Andrea O'Reilly Herrera (U.CO) Saturday, June 3, 2 PM: Reading by Cuban American Poet Jo Reyes-Boitel Saturday, June 24, 2 PM: Gallery Talk on Cuba/US History by Prof. Catherine Komisaruk (UTSA)
COMEDY CLUB OUR PICK: Laugh Out Loud, Park North Shopping Center, 618 NW Loop 410 #312, (210) 541-8805, lolsanantonio.com > We like to think San Antonio has a good sense of humor, and the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club is definitely proof of that. The venue brings in big names like Carlos Mencia and Ralphie May, yet also gives local talent and up-and-coming comedians their time on the stage. With regular open mic nights and special events like the South Texas Showcase and A Night in Pinche San Antonio, there are all kinds of jokes ringing through the club. Catch a show with your boo, another with your side piece,
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VIEW OUR PICK: Hays Street Bridge > This revitalized San Antonio landmark is the perfect perch from which to view the city’s skyline and growing downtown. First built in 1881 over the Nueces River in Uvalde, the bridge was relocated to its current spot bridging the railroad tracks just east of downtown before slipping into disrepair. Luckily, this city has a small army of dedicated activists who care about history, and in 2010 they succeeded in preserving Hays, which has since become a destination for bikers and yogis and impromptu concerts and viral rap videos and – well, basically, it’s become one of the city’s most versatile public spaces. The reason is that view. It simply cannot be beat.
PLACE/BAR TO TAKE YOUR OR TINDER DATE OUR PICK: Faust Tavern, 517 E Woodlawn Ave, (210) 257-0628 www.facebook.com/ TheFaustTavern > Hoping to impress a Tinder date but not trying to run into anyone you know? Faust Tavern, a cozy bar with satanic vibes, has the atmosphere you’re looking for. Hidden
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in plain view along the St. Mary’s Strip, Faust is the perfect spot to duck into when you’re trying seduce a stranger you swiped right on. Flirt in a shadowy corner or over tasty southern grub with no distractions — aside from, maybe, the horror movie playing on the bar’s flatscreen. Or maybe you’re not really in it for the conversation — and want to spend the night making eyes at each other at a live metal show. For an admittedly creepy bar, Faust is full of friendly staff (pouring a wide variety of beers), endearing decor (baby doll heads turned into lamps) and wholesome home cooking. See where the night takes you.
PLACE TO PEOPLE WATCH OUR PICK: Rumble, 2420 N. St. Mary’s, (210) 365-3246, rumblesa.com > In Los Angeles, you’ll find the Sunset Strip; in Miami, Ocean Drive, or the Main Strip; in Vegas, the infamous Las Vegas Strip, and in San Antonio, we have our beloved St. Mary’s Strip — nearly a mile’s worth of bars where both locals and tourists go for a good time. On any weekend, you’ll find girls wobbling up and down the street in heels, guys making drunken fools of themselves and other glorious sights one can only find on St. Mary’s, which is why Rumble takes this year’s cake for best place to people watch. Grab yourself a drink and a seat on the bar’s patio on a Saturday night then sit back as groups of bachelorette parties, bro packs and out-oftowners make their way from one bar to the next. We guarantee you’re in for a treat.
PLACE TO WATCH A MOVIE OUTSIDE OUR PICK: Hemisfair Park, 434 S. Alamo St., (210) 709-4750, hemisfair.org > Pack a picnic (can we suggest a discrete wine bladder to go with your snacks?), grab your most comfortable camping chair, and head to Hemisfair’s lush lawn. Slab Cinema shares family-friendly flicks in the shadow of the Tower of the Americas,
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with access to nearby restaurants in Southtown and Downtown areas where you can grab a bite to eat before the screening. Future movie screenings include Dodgeball on April 22, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on May 13, and the Bad News Bears on May 27. Bonus: Paletas double as movie treats with neighboring Paleteria San Antonio just behind the screen.
PLACE TO WATCH THE SPURS OUR PICK: AT&T Center, 1 AT&T Center Pkwy, (210) 444-5000, attcenter.com > I mean, if you really want to know about something, it’s only natural that you should go straight to the source—right? While this may only be an option for home games (save occasional playoff watch parties), what an option it is! When you’ve got one of the best teams in the history of all of sports playing in your town on a consistent basis, you have got to find a way to get off your ass and to the arena. With ever-growing (and improving) drinking and dining options, a budding collection of Spurs-worshipping artwork, and all the usual fan-centric hoopla, the experience of a home Spurs game has never been better. The Spurs have also, it must be said, been doing a great job of offering new promotions that make the experience accessible to more and more San Antonians. Plus, how could you possibly resist the chance to hurl insults at, say, Steph Curry in person?
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▶ The Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein has three rules: tHeater “No men, no meat, all manners.” But when the WED-SAT society’s annual quiche breakfast is rudely interrupted by air raid sirens, those rules fly out the window. Well … two-thirds of them, anyway. A cult hit since its premiere at the New York City Fringe Festival in 2012, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche lands on the Incarnate Word stage in a production directed by Chicago-based guest artist Clyde C. Compton. The raucous play sets up a retro dreamscape then uses the Red Scare as a lever to unbutton its buttoned-up cast of characters. Attendees beware — upon entering, audience members become de facto members of the society, so be prepared to be considered a lesbian lady (if you aren’t already!) for the evening. $7-$12, 7pm Wed-Thu, 8pm Sat, University of the Incarnate Word, Cheever Theatre, 4301 Broadway, (210) 829-3810, uiw.edu. — Kelly Merka Nelson
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Since we’re in Texas, a state where a mere two ounces of weed could get you 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine (yes, even if you’re an 85 year old with arthritis), it probably wouldn’t be wise to roll a joint at the fourth edition of Chronic Laughter, an annual 4/20 (an unofficial counterculture holiday) comedy show celebrating the regional stand-up scene. This year’s show is at the Blind Tiger, the comedy club inside the Magic Time Machine, and includes comedians from San Antonio and Austin like Tai Nguyen, George Anthony and Blaire Thompson of the MGB Podcast, Aaron Cheatham and Jacob James Garcia of the Black and Tan Podcast, and a few Blind Tiger favorites. “It’s true, people can smoke at home and watch Louis CK or Chappelle on Netflix,” said Joshua Cabaza, Chronic Laughter creator and local stand-up comedian, who is also performing at the 4/20 show. “But we can make you laugh almost half as hard in a dark basement of a kids’ restaurant where you can’t smoke, so that’s cool, too!” Hurry, someone invite Greg Abbott. $10, 9pm, Blind Tiger Comedy Club (inside Magic Time Machine), 902 NE Loop 410, (210) 828-1470, eventbrite.com. — Kiko Martinez COMeDY
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◀ MOMIX is an award-winning theatrical dance company that employs the flexibility and strength of the human body to “investigate non-human worlds,” says Michael Pendleton, who founded the company in 1981 and remains its choreographer and artistic director. Famous for his use of the human form to create illusionistic natural landscapes, Pendleton has produced several aesthetically remarkable performance pieces. Recently, he and the MOMIX crew revived one of their most renowned pieces. After a 10-year hiatus, Opus Cactus returns to the stage to bring the landscape of the American Southwest to life in a fusion of acrobatics, gymnastics, mime and props. Once a 20-minute segment of a larger work, the piece is now a full-length performance full of optical illusion and confusion. The dancers contort and join their bodies together to create choreographed leaping and slithering sculptures representing the different creatures and plants of the desert. With no solid story line, the performance is meant to transcend consciousness and highlight the beauty of the body, life and nature. $16-$54.50, 7:30pm, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Kimberly Rivera
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▶ Dating back to 17th-century Argentina, malambo originated as a competitive contest of the brute strength and dexterity of gauchos — South American cowboys. The traditionally male phenomenon later evolved to include cadenced, freaky-fast footwork called zapateo, inspired by the sound of galloping horses. Argentinian bombos (drums) and boleadoras (weapons made of long cords weighted on one end by stone) were also included in the competition, which began to resemble a dance performance. Based in Argentina, Che Malambo is a dance company led by international choreographer Gilles Brinas, who brings all the elements of malambo together in an intense exhibition. Brought to life by a 14-member troupe, Che Malambo’s quick-paced, testosterone-fueled shows combine rhythmic stomping, deep percussion and vigorous displays of dueling dancers and drummers. $29-$99, 7:30, Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, 226 N. St Mary’s St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. — KR
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Born in Cape Town, South Africa, playwright and composer Bernard J. Taylor relocated to England in the 1980s and found one of his earliest successes with a musical adaption of Emily Brontë’s 19thcentury classic Wuthering Heights. Originally brought to San Antonio for the premiere of his musical Liberty! (billed as “a stirring retelling” of the siege of the Alamo), Taylor met his partner Jerry Wright here and soon adopted the Alamo City as his hometown. During what he’s described as “the most prolific creative period of his life,” Taylor has penned and premiered an array of original works including Ghosts in the Afternoon (at The Overtime Theater in 2013) and The Road to Madness (at Performing Arts San Antonio in 2015), picking up several Alamo Theatre Arts Council (ATAC) Awards along the way. A recent addition to the city’s performing arts scene, Taylor’s new LGBT-centric theater at Woodlawn Point comes to light with a campy tribute to the beloved sitcom The Golden Girls. Directed by Greg Hinojosa, the drag musical sees the fabulous foursome forming a glee club to entertain the residents of Florida’s many retirement homes. Featuring a dozen original songs (including Blanche’s commanding “Make Love Like a Savage”), The Golden Glee Club stars Dave Ankrom (as Blanche), Richard C. Solis (as Dorothy), John Stillwaggon (as Rose) and Dave Cortez (as Sophia). $15-$20, 8pm Thu-Sat, 3pm & 7pm Sun, Woodlawn Point Theatres, 702 Donaldson Ave., brownpapertickets.com. — Bryan Rindfuss
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◀ The San Antonio AIDS Foundation’s Webb Party returns after a one-year hiatus with an ’80s-themed “Reboot,” featuring a live entertainment roster headlined by vocalist David Hernandez, who gained national attention on the seventh season of American Idol and came out as gay last year. Influenced by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys and Michael Jackson, Hernandez recently returned to the stage in the national and international tours of Ballroom with a Twist, a live spinoff of Dancing with the Stars. As one of SAAF’s signature fundraisers, the Webb usually attracts more than 1,500 revelers and helps raise over $100,000 annually for the organization’s client services, including free HIV testing and a hot meals program. Hosted by the Bonham Exchange, “Reboot” also includes performances by Cornyation favorites The Pointless Sisters, plus “exotic cuisine tastings” and three drink tickets per guest. $75-$175, 7:30pm-midnight, Bonham Exchange, 411 Bonham St., (210) 225-4715, sanantonioaids.org. — Marco Aquino fiesta
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▶ Hosted by the Southwest School of Art, Fiesta Arts Fair stands out as one of the most beloved events on the Fiesta calendar. The family-friendly affair offers tons of food and drink (including beer and margaritas) from vendors like La Gloria, Kona Grill, Chocollazo, Social Ice and many more. Art, of course, is at the center of the fair, and there will be opportunities for kids and adults to create arts and crafts, as well as opportunities to peruse or purchase works from more than 100 regional and national artists and artisans. We are particularly looking forward to seeing work from Fiesta Arts Fair award winners Shawn Ray Harris, Gary E. Bachers, Ed Pribyl, Julia Gilmore and Yan Lee. On the music side of things, this year’s lineup features puro San Anto rock and roll outfit Los #3 Dinners, soulful indie rock crew Fishermen, Americana songstress Rachel Laven and Chicano soul/surf-rock conglomerate Rudy Tee and King Pelican, among others. $5-$15, 10am-6pm Sat, 11am-5pm Sun, Southwest School of Art, 300 Augusta St., (210) 734-9673, swschool.org. — James Courtney
‘Copy/Scan/Print/Repeat’ ▲ “Multidisciplinary” is a term often used to categorize artists, but it doesn’t feel sufficient to describe Pradeep Dalal, a Mumbai-born, New York-based multitasker armed with degrees from India’s Center for Environmental Planning & Technology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the International Center of Photography (ICP). Incorporating approaches that are both academic and conceptual, Dalal’s artistic endeavors have employed photography, drawing, scanning technology and collage to explore modernist architecture, social issues, portraiture and memory. Describing his piece Go West, writer Nandita Raman commented on Dalal’s “DJ-like use of disparate materials on the flatbed scanner” to create a photomontage. In the statement for his Sala Diaz show “Copy/Scan/Print/Repeat,” Dalal references experimental photocopies artist Barbara T. Smith created in the 1960s, Seth Siegelaub and John W. Wendler’s 1968 publication The Xerox Book and his own process of xeroxing photographs, scanning the copies and then printing photographs of the scans. Touching on the alteration of images through layers of reproduction, he asks, “Why should this rankle and what does it say about the fluid ways objects, books, bodies, and ideas circulate and recirculate through the world?” Free, 6-11pm, Sala Diaz, 517 Stieren St., (972) 900-0047, saladiazart.org. — BR
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◀ Never lost in the deep sea of Fiesta events, Cornyation is more than a seasonal favorite — it’s a hyper-local rite of passage that packs a lasting punch not unlike a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (experience it at least once or you’ll inevitably be left out of conversations for the rest of your life). Since its launch as a straight-up spoof of TUE the exclusive Coronation of the Queen of the Order of the Alamo, Cornyation has seen wild ups and downs — morphing with changing times, broadening its focus (from high society to politics and beyond) and eventually establishing itself as a major fundraiser for HIV/AIDS charities. Inheriting a title inaugurated in 1951, James Lawnmower Sales and Service proprietor Jeffrey James steps into the royal role of King Anchovy LII to rule over the Court of Insane Privilege during three nights of outrageous lampoonery. Guests lucky enough to score tickets to the first of Cornyation’s three nights can expect the bonus of live soul and blues courtesy of Austin-based vocalist/pianist Nakia, known best as a season one finalist on The Voice. $15-$40, 7pm & 10pm Tue, Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, 224 E. Houston St., (210) 226-3333, majesticempire.com. — BR
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Winner Justin’s Ice Cream, Rio Plaza, 245 E. Commerce, (210) 222-2707
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3. Tony G’s Soul Food, 119 Heiman St., (210) 451-1223, tonygssoulfood.com
Bakery WINNER Bakery Lorraine, 306 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 110, (210) 862-5582, bakerylorraine.com
coffee shop WINNER Local Coffee, multiple locations, localcoffeesa.com
2. Cake Crumbs, 1218 W. Bitters Road, Suite 108, (210) 906-3783, cakecrumbssa.com
Mexican WINNER Zocalo, 175 E. Houston St., Suite 115, (210) 314-8468, zocalomio.com 2. Rosario’s, multiple locations, rosariossa.com
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WINNER Lulu’s Bakery & Cafe, 918 N. Main Ave., (210) 951-2802, luluscafeinsa.com
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WINNER Rosario’s, multiple locations, rosariossa.com
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WINNER Sweet Yams, 218 N. Cherry, (210) 2299267, facebook.com/ sweetyamsorganic 2. Mr. & Mrs. G’s Home Cooking & Pastries, 2222 S. W.W. White Road, (210) 359-0002, facebook.com/ mrmrsgs
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3. Bird Bakery, 5912 Broadway, (210) 804-2473, birdbakery.com
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3. MK Davis Restaurant, 1302 N. Flores St., (210) 223-1208, mkdavisrestaurant.com
2. Green Vegetarian Cuisine, multiple locations, eatatgreen.com 3. Viva Vegeria, 1422 Nogalitos St., (210) 4659233, myvegeria.com
sushi WINNER Sushi Zushi, multiple locations, sushizushi.com 2. Godai Sushi Bar and Restaurant, 11203 West Ave., (210) 348-6781, godaisushi.com 3. Sushihana Japanese Restaurant, 1810 NW Military Hwy., (210) 340-7808, sushihanasan.com
place for a date WINNER Nectar Wine Bar & Ale House, 214 Broadway, (210) 375-4082, nectarsa.com 2. Snopioca, 6423 Babcock Road, Suite 104 , (210) 455 -8638, snopioca.com 3. Bar Louie, multiple, barlouie.com
3. Rosella Coffee Co., 203 E. Jones Ave., Suite 101, (210) 277-8574, rosellacoffee.com
seafood WINNER Sea Island Shrimp House, multiple locations, shrimphouse.com 2. El Bucanero, multiple locations, bucanerosanantonio.com 3. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, 76 NE Loop 410, (210) 340-7143, pappadeaux.com
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Organized in collaboration with Chicagobased Jessica Bingham of Project 1612, Mantle’s first-ever juried show collects works from 16 artists hailing from Texas, North Carolina, Maryland, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Alabama. Free, 6-9pm Saturday; Mantle Art Space, 714 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 971-4740.
“Natural Beauty: Fiesta of Land, Water and Sky” The New Witte’s first
Fiesta exhibition celebrates the natural beauty of Texas through intricately beaded Coronation robes, including the rhinestone-encrusted pin dress “Duchess of the Grand Prairie” worn by Lucille Oppenheimer Travis in 1976. $7-$10, 10am-5pm Friday-Saturday, noon-5pm Sunday, 10am-5pm Monday, 10am-8pm Tuesday; Witte Museum, 3801 Broadway, (210) 357-357-1900.
The Cutting Edge Fiesta Fashion Show
Student designers from University of the Incarnate Word present collections illustrated, designed and constructed in a year-long fashion capstone course, centered on an individual theme ranging from a season to a color or market segment. $75-$150, 6pm Wednesday; Rosenberg Sky Room, 847 E. Hildebrand Ave., (210) 829-6000.
FILM Dodgeball Slab’s Southtown Cinema series
Briscoe Western Art Museum, 210 W. Market St., San Antonio, (210) 299-4499.
COMEDY Christopher Titus Through the seven
comedy specials he’s recorded over the past 12 years, Christopher Titus has proven himself as a hard, funny comic who takes no prisoners and gives audiences all he has. Having tackled the world, relationships, children, the human race and even himself, Titus takes on politics with his 2017 show “America … Really?” $25-$100, 8-10pm Friday; Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, 226 N. St. Mary’s, (210) 226-3333.
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sketch comedy troupe Comedia A Go-Go teams up with the scantily clad vixens of Stars and Garters Burlesque for a raw and irreverent evening that crams “all the crappy Fiesta garbage” into one show. $16, 8pm Wednesday-Thursday, 8pm & 10:15pm Friday-Saturday; Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, 618 NW Loop 410, (210) 541-8805.
Raul Sanchez Wielding a comedic style he’s
described as “post-ignorant,” Funniest Comic in Texas winner Raul Sanchez draws from his unusual background as a former drug addict, Pentecostal Christian and U.S. Army infantryman. $17, 8:30pm Wednesday-Thursday, 8pm & 10:15pm Friday-Saturday, 8pm Sunday; Improv San Antonio Rivercenter, 849 E. Commerce St., (210) 229-1420.
continues with a free outdoor screening SPECIAL EVENTS of director Rawson Marshall Thurber’s 2004 comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Bubble Fest Hosted by the Linda Pace Ben Stiller as friends who attempt to save Foundation in partnership with local their failing Las Vegas gym by entering nonprofit Spare Parts, this kid-friendly a dodgeball tournament. Free, 8pm morning in CHRISpark invites guests to get Saturday; Hemisfair Park, 434 S. Alamo St., creative at bubble stations while enjoying (210) 212-9373. live music, lemonade and storytelling with artist duo Hills and Caralyn Snyder. Free, Super Troopers Presented by splatterjunkie, 10am-noon Saturday; CHRISpark, 111 Circuit 42 and PigStagg, Video Dungeon Camp St., (210) 227-8400. Theatre revisits Jay Chandrasekhar’s 2001 film starring Broken Lizard comedy group Celebrations of Traditions Pow Wow members as inept state troopers patrolling United San Antonio Pow Wow invites a remote Vermont town near the U.S.individuals and families to experience Canada border. Free, 9pm Thursday; Oak traditions of dance and music at a pow Hills Tavern, 7920 Fredericksburg Road, wow designed to promote tribal traditions, (210) 614-8855. culture and heritage. Free, 10am-4pm Saturday; Woodlawn Gymnasium, 1103 Winter in the Blood The Briscoe’s 2017 Native Cincinnati Ave., (210) 227-4940. Film Series culminates with Alex and Andrew J. Smith’s 2013 adaptation of James Welch’s Earth Day After kicking off with a 5K run, 1974 tale following Virgil First Raise — a San Antonio’s Earth Day celebration takes self-destructive Native American man who over Woodlawn Lake Park with a day filled wakes up with a shiner and a hangover with live music and dancing, educational in a Montana ditch and then embarks on booths, vegetarian food and drink options, a strange odyssey with the mysterious tree giveaways and pet adoptions. Free, “Airplane Man” to find the woman who’s fled 9am-2pm Saturday; Woodlawn Lake Park, with his beloved rifle. Free, 6:30pm Tuesday; 1103 Cincinnati Ave, (210) 434-6967.
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FIESTA A Day in Old Mexico & Charreada For
the last six decades, the Asociación de Charros de San Antonio has championed charrería (often described as Mexican rodeo), competing throughout the year and attracting a diverse crowd each April with its beloved Fiesta event A Day in Old Mexico. Of the 10 official suertes (competitive roping and riding events performed in period costumes), the allfemale escaramuza easily stands out as a fan favorite. $5-$20, 3pm Sunday; Charro Ranch, 6126 Padre Drive, (210) 396-9752.
Alamo Heights Night It’s party time in
’09! Presented by the Alamo Heights Rotary Club, this 31st annual affair brings together leading restaurants and caterers, beer and wine gardens, a carnival midway with laser tag and face-painting, live music (Finding Friday, Suede, Hotcakes and Big City Outlaws are all on the bill) and a fireworks display (10pm). $5-$12, 5:3011:30pm Friday; University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway, (210) 842-2462.
Deco District Arts & Music Festival
Network for Young Artists (NYA) celebrates the cultural, social, and economic vitality of the Deco District with dozens of performances by local and national musicians of all ages, diverse food and drink offerings and local art vendors. Free, noon-8pm Sunday; Deco Building, 1800 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 226-5611.
Fiesta de la Tierra Challenger Space Mission Scobee Education Center’s
Challenger Learning Center combines Fiesta and Earth Day by inviting visitors on a simulated space mission. $20, 6:308:30pm Friday; Scobee Education Center, 1819 N. Main Ave., (210) 486-0956.
Fiesta Fiesta Hemisfair plays host to the
official opening of Fiesta with a culinary tour of of Texas featuring 12 chefs, appearances by Fiesta royalty and the
medal marketplace Pin Pandemonium. $75, 5-9pm Thursday; Hemisfair Park, 434 S. Alamo St., (210) 709-4750.
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Fiesta Oyster Bake St. Mary’s University’s
101st anniversary Fiesta celebration promises more than 100,000 oysters served baked, raw and fried plus more than 70 food and beverage booths that dish up savory favorites and quench every thirst. Enjoy continuous rock, country, tejano, R&B, hip-hop and pop entertainment, as well as a full carnival and a fireworks spectacular on Friday evening. $20-$35, 5-11pm Friday, 11am-11pm Saturday; St. Mary’s University, One Camino Santa Maria, 210-436-3011.
Incognito: Fiesta’s Masked Ball Formed
in 1970s-era Houston by a group of artists, dancers and musicians, URBAN-15 has been a part of San Antonio’s creative landscape since 1983. Billed as “Fiesta’s most adventurous event,” the nonprofit’s Incognito invites revelers to “come as they aren’t” to celebrate the magic of Fiesta with live music, dancing and a costume contest with cash prizes. $35, 8-11pm Saturday; URBAN-15, 2500 S. Presa St., (210) 736-1500.
NIOSA: Night in Old San Antonio La
Villita takes center stage as 85,000 visitors gather for four nights to celebrate the city’s unique heritage at NIOSA. More than 250 elaborately decorated food and drink booths and more than a dozen nonstop entertainment stages represent the diverse cultures and customs of our city in 15 heritage-themed areas. $12-$15, 5-10:30pm Tuesday; La Villita, 418 Villita St., (210) 226-5188.
Taste of New Orleans Who says you need
to leave San Antonio to experience the best of New Orleans? This three-day fest imports the tastes and sounds of the Big Easy. Devour Creole and Cajun dishes like red beans and rice, boudin, crawfish and gumbo while swingin’ to smooth rhythm and blues. $12-$15, 5pm-midnight Friday, noonmidnight Saturday, noon-11pm Sunday; Sunken Garden Theater, 3875 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 207-3050.
The Texas Cavaliers River Parade
Hundreds of thousands of San Antonians, Texans and tourists line the River Walk to watch the spectacle that is the Texas Cavaliers River Parade. King Antonio XCV plays emcee for the night as more than 45 decorated river barges make their way down the winding parade route. The festive floats offer family-friendly fun with music, magnificent lights and local celebrities. $14-$26, 7-9pm Monday; San Antonio River Walk, (210) 227-4837.
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CJ RAMONE 1996, when the band splintered. A few random gigs later (including being the door guy at New York’s techno church nightclub Limelight), Ward played in several bands including The Remainz, a Ramones tribute band with the original Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone, his wife Barbara Zampini, and Marky Ramone (that is, until Dee Dee Ramone died of a heroin Deserting the Marines to overdose). On tour in support of THU replace bassist Dee Dee American Beauty, Ward continues Ramone in The Ramones, the American punk rock legacy that CJ Ramone, born Christopher was The Ramones. With Big Eyes, Joseph Ward, played with the 7:30pm, $13-$15, The Korova, punk rock legends from 1989 until 107 E. Martin St.
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Originally called Grace Park & The Deer, Austin-based indie folk band The Deer isn’t just some dime-a-dozen hipster folk band from South Texas begging for listeners. Their music is smart, well thought out and has an attention to detail that shines through in their songs, setting themselves apart from the more mundane tendencies of the genre. Also on the bill are local SA indie conglomerate Deer Vibes, an orchestral indie pop rock act who has been active over the years and led by Michael Carillo, who also fronts his alt-country side project Michael J. and the Foxes and just so happens to run the music venue Ventura. 9pm, $10, Limelight, 2718 N. St. Mary’s St. THU
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Formed in 1998, Peelander-Z is punk band based out of New York City whose founding members are originally from Japan. The band book themselves as “Japanese Comic Action Punk”, and they’re said to have one of the most wacky live shows to date. Rocking out in bright colored costumes that they’ll tell you is their skin, Peelander-Z encourages audience participation for a variety of activities during their set – for instance, something they call “human bowling.” The four piece have played major music festivals including Bonnaroo, Vans Warped Tour, and SXSW and have been featured on Comedy Central. If you’re looking to have probably the weirdest Wednesday night of this year, you don’t want to miss this show. With Bitforce, 9pm, $6-$10, Limelight, 2718 N. St. Mary’s St. WED
What can we say about Willie Nelson that hasn’t been said before? The singer-songwriter, poet, actor, author and activist is turning 84 this month, and judging by his performance at this past San Antonio Rodeo, he’s not throwing in the red bandana anytime soon. One of the pioneers of the subgenre outlaw country, a reaction to the conservative mainstream Nashville country of the 1960s, Nelson has released 200 albums over the course of 60 years and remains one of the most revered musicians to contribute to American music. With Kacey Musgraves, 7pm, $59.12-$2,150.58, Whitewater Amphitheater, 11860 FM 306, New Braunfels, TX, 78132 FRI
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Producing artists and bands like James Taylor and Ben Folds Five, Chapel Hill, North Carolina has held a reputation for being one of the music hubs of the Southeastern United States. Folk Americana duo Mandolin Orange are a part of this community and represent it well with their soulful alt-country folk and rich harmonies that sound like the perfect backdrop for backwoods campfire on a cool spring night. The band consists of Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz (vocals, violin, guitar) who lead listeners through chilled out southern sounding songs that feel just a little bit melancholy without diving head first into dark folk or southern gothic. With The Dead Tongues, 7pm, $12, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St. FRI
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Lubbock-born Joe Ely’s musical resume is pretty badass. Touring with The Clash (and singing backup on their monumental single “Should I Stay or Should I Go”) in the late 70s with his band The Flatlanders, Ely has been active in the rock and country communities for almost half a century. His solo work seems to have been garnering him the most attention though, especially on his 2015 release Panhandle Rambler, which has solidified his place as a true Texas icon with his reflective and very Texas-sounding singer-songwriter songs.. 7pm, $20-$70, Sam’s Burger Joint, 330 E. Grayson St. FRI
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Breakdowns upon breakdowns, Chelsea Grin is sort of straightto-the-point metalcore that was written with the mosh-pitting scene kid of the early 2000s in mind. Sharing the same label as post hardcore pals At The Drive In (Rise Records), Chelsea Grin formed in 2007 in the Mormon epicenter of the earth Salt Lake City, Utah. Over the years, the band’s sound has evolved but still remains pretty true to their metalcore roots with their banshee screeching vocals and mix of heavy distorted guitar and slamming drums. On tour with a collection of metalcore bands, this is definitely a show to process all that angst you’ve been building up through the work week. With Ice Nine Kills, Gideon, Enterprise Earth, 6pm, $16, Paper Tiger, 2420 N. St. Mary’s St.
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RECORD STORE DAY W/ POP PISTOL & MORE With their steady rotation of stacked shows, Imagine Books & Records have been solidifying themselves as maybe a little more than just a DIY venue. The shop has for two years in a row thrown the weeklong Imagine Fest, which showcases pretty much all the best local bands active in San Antonio as well as scoops some of the bubbling over SXSW spillover talent we see flooding out of Austin more and more each year. This bill features Pop Pistol, the recently active-again atmospheric indie pop band, psychedelic rockers True Indigo and Darian Thomas, former YOSA member who assumes a role in various projects including Femina-X, Deer Vibes, and Saturn Skies. Free, 7pm, Imagine Books and Records, 8373 Culebra Road 201B SAT
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 ESE, Drink Fight Thugs Punk bands ESE (Houston) and Drink Fight Thugs perform at The Mix. Free. The Mix, 10pm Fox Motel, Haven’t Decided Local alt-rock band Fox Motel is joined by Haven’t Decided and more for Fitzgerald’s Wednesday Originals series. Free-$5. Fitzgerald’s Bar & Live Music, 9pm Hot Texas Swing Band Country/swing act Hot Texas Swing Band performs. Free. Gruene Hall, 6-10pm The Krank Daddies Rockabilly and punk night with The Krank Daddies, joined by Brian Duarte Trio. Free. The Amp Room, 9pm Primetime Jazz Orchestra John Magaldi’s Primetime Jazz Orchestra performs. The Cove, 8-10pm The Texases The Texases play classic country covers. Free. Paper Tiger, 8pm Tremoloco Tremoloco (Los Angeles, CA) blends Mexican folk music with country. Joined by Claudine Meinhardt. $7-$30. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8pm THURSDAY, APRIL 20 Cathouse Blues/rock band Cathouse perform. $7-$30. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8:30pm Extent Album Release Party Local rock band Extent releases their latest album, “Immune” joined by Jonah Vin and 80s cover band One Last Shot. Free. The Mix, 8:30pm Hot Box at The Rock Box Grindhouse Events San Antonio presents a 4/20 show with Sullivan King and Lazy K. $11. The Rock Box, 9pm Jay Wimberley Rock/soul act Jay Wimberley every Thursday at Phoenix Saloon. Free. The Phoenix Saloon, 8pm Jazz & Poetry with Purpose Local poet Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson & jazz saxophonist Rene Saenz with his trio host the intersection of jazz and poetry. $10. Carmens de la Calle Café, 7:30-10:30pm Kirk Covington Quintet The Kirk Covington Quintet plays jazz music at Luna. $5. Luna, 9:30pm R&B Only COLORS presents “R&B Only”, playing R&B music from the 90s to today. $18.01-$46.46. Paper Tiger, 8pm
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Gino and the Goons Rock band Gino & the Goons (Tampa, FL) is joined by Trouble Boys (Austin, TX), and local acts BOLOS and The Vultures. $5-$8. Limelight, 9pm Hours Quiet, Dawn of the Phoenix “Synth wave” act Hours Quiet is joined by Dawn of the Phoenix and The Villains. Free. The Mix, 9pm Josh Ward Country artist Josh Ward is joined by Jarrod Birmingham. $10-$12. Floore’s Country Store, 9pm Kim Lenz Rockabilly artist Kim Lenz plays at Amp Room. $5-$7. The Amp Room, 9pm The Lost Counts The Lost Counts play soul and blues at Luna. $10. Luna, 9:30pm The Merles Country/Americana act The Merles perform. Free. Luckenbach Dance Hall, 8pm Monty Guitar Band Rock and blues act Monty Guitar Band perform. Free. The Phoenix Saloon, 9pm Punk Night in the Yard Punk night featuring local bands Knockin Chucks, Given a Chance, Destroy Orbison, and First Year Fight. Free. Fitzgerald’s Bar & Live Music, 9pm
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Roshii, St. Dukes Local math rock band Roshii is joined by St. Dukes, GoodCity Modern, and Space Wlvs. $5. Imagine Books and Records, 8-11:45pm
SavageRealm UK hardcore punk band SavageRealm is joined by Mistagwalla and ELS. $10-$40. Alamo City Music Hall & Club, 9pm
Stoned to Death Death metal bands The Destroyer Of Worlds, Paegan, Toluca, Drevorium, Rezorwar and Disfigured all perform at Bond’s. $5-$8. Bond’s 007 Rock Bar, 8pm
Spindrift Rush cover band Spindrift performs at Amp Room. Joined by Mob Rules. $5. The Amp Room, 10pm
Superjoint Metal band Superjoint is joined by Battlecross and Child Bite. $23.50. Alamo City Music Hall & Club, 7:30pm West Kings Highway West Kings Highway perform at their Friday Night Residency at Sancho’s Cantina. Free. Sancho’s Cantina, 7-9pm SATURDAY, APRIL 22 As Lions London metal band As Lions performs in support of their debut album, Selfish Age. $10. Fitzgerald’s Bar & Live Music, 10pm Billy Kiesel and Black Sheep Blues/ Americana act Billy Kiesel and Black Sheep performs. Free. The Phoenix Saloon, 9pm
SUNDAY, APRIL 23 Bob Livingston Americana artist Bob Livingston performs at Gruene Hall. Free. Gruene Hall, 12:30-4:30pm Chris Taylor and the Setting Sons Local rock band Chris Taylor and the Setting Sons, joined by Matt McCormack and the Valley Below. $10-$40. Sam’s Burger Joint, 7:30pm EDM Sundays EDM Sundays with electronic live events. Free. The Amp Room, 8pm Fiesta Pops Music $20-$100. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 2pm FredStock Music Festival Featuring Bombasta, Mitch Webb and the Swindles, Bob Charles and more. Free. San Antonio College, 12-8pm
Linda Gail Lewis Rockabilly artist Linda Gail Cody Joe Hodges “Outlaw country” artist Lewis performs. Free. Gruene Hall, 5-9pm Cody Joe Hodges performs at Luckenbach. Musical Shower of Roses The San Antonio Free. Luckenbach Dance Hall, 8pm Symphony Mastersingers, under director Delbert McClinton Blues rock artist Delbert Dr. John Silantien, will present Gioachino. McClinton is joined by Kree Harrison. $45. $20. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Gruene Hall, 9pm Little Flower, 7-9pm
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Fiesta Pops Music $20-$100. Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 8pm Hudson Moore Country artist Hudson Moore is joined by Americana artist Down for the Count. $10-$40. Sam’s Burger Joint, 9pm Onel Onel Jimenez is a jazz saxophonist with a background in various genres. The Cove, 6:30-8:30pm Remanon, Groove Think Local prog-rock band Remanon is joined by Groove Think and The Night. $5. Zombies, 9:30pm Rhythm n Brown San Antonio Outrigger Canoe Club presents reggae/R&B act Rhythm n Brown, Poly HWY, and Condition 5. $10-$15. Jack’s Bar, 8pm Rock for the Cause A benefit event featuring Jessikill, Trisha Lynn, The Suss, Headhunter USA, and more. $10. Fitzgerald’s Bar & Live Music, 5:30pm
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Sam Riggs Country rock artist Sam Riggs is joined by Jake Ward from Corpus Christi. $12-$15. Floore’s Country Store, 9pm Sarah Pierce Band Country/folk act Sarah Pierce Band performs at Gruene Hall. Free. Gruene Hall, 1-5pm
Throwback Fiesta Presenting tribute bands The Red Not Chili Peppers and Guns 4 Roses. $12-55. Maverick Park, 3-9pm MONDAY, APRIL 24 Marshall Hood and Friends Americana roots act Marshal Hood & Friends perform at Gruene. Free. Gruene Hall, 6-10pm Meat and Metal Mondays Zombies Bar hosts a metal night while serving meat and drink specials. Free. Zombies, 5pm Mr. Pidge Local dance-band Mr. Pidge is joined by Pleasures and What the City Bears. $5-$8. Limelight, 9pm Swing Nite with Bad Banjo Brown Local act Bad Banjo Brown plays swing/traditional jazz. $9-$10. Sam’s Burger Joint, 8:30pm TUESDAY, APRIL 25 Free Your Reggae Mind DJ Ras G plays classic reggae hits. Free. The Mix, 10pm Jazz on the Rocks Weekly series with live jazz. Free. St. Anthony Hotel, 5-7pm The Lineup Limelight hosts the Lineup, a Tuesday night dance party featuring DJ Free Verse. Limelight, 9pm
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They’ve realized that in order for us to even rarely see them, they need to cool it, but they don’t think they have anything to apologize for. After Trump’s election (#ITMFA), I’ve found it difficult to stomach them even in small doses. I grew up Catholic myself and was sent through gay conversion therapy, so I have a visceral reaction to this kind of bigotry, especially when it is directed toward my family of choice. My husband is also appalled by them and always puts us first, but the idea of not retaining a connection to his family of origin hurts him. Do I suffer the occasional visit? Help! Shouldn’t Hubby Unload These Outrageously Unenlightened Turds For the sake of your marriage, SHUTOUT, you should suffer the occasional visit — whether your husband sees his family on his own or you’re along for the ride — without punishing your husband for it. Remember: You’re in this together, and private jokes, surreptitious eye-rolls, and pot lozenges can go a long way toward making these events not just bearable but (mischievously) pleasurable. And seeing as you’ve already trained his family to cool it by cutting back on your time with them — a strategy I recommend — you can train them to keep things civil, hate-free, and non-biphobic by warning them in advance that you will get up and leave if they say anything shitty or unkind to you, about you, or in front of you. Then follow through. Listen to the Savage Lovecast every week at savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter ITMFA.org
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“They’re Getting Along Great” — in this puzzle, at least. ACROSS
1 Animal that can follow the first word in each of this puzzle’s four theme entries 4 Folklore automaton 9 Steering wheel theft deterrent, with “The” 13 “Cheerleader” singer 14 Biblical landing site 16 1980s tennis star Mandlikova 17 Group that gets called about illicit facsimiles? 19 Fix a feature, e.g. 20 ___ buco (veal entree) 21 Canines often metaphorically sacrificed 23 Weather report stats 27 Kleenex crud 28 Classic 1971 album that closes with “Riders on the Storm” 31 Rapper Biggie 35 Jointly owned, maybe 36 Animal who says “Baa, humbug”? 39 2003/2005/2007 A.L. MVP, familiarly 41 Elevator or train component 42 Blacken, as a steak 43 Where to dispose of cooking grease and tropical oils? 48 Apr. number cruncher 49 Plan so that maybe one can 50 Mischievous 52 Breakfast side dish 54 Gambling game played in convenience stores
55 Fifties fad involving undulation 59 “Terrible” ages 63 Conservation subj. 64 Product of a betweenbuildings cookoff? 68 Ointment ingredient 69 Illinois city symbolizing Middle America 70 “Funeral in Berlin” novelist Deighton 71 Kentucky senator Paul 72 Put up with 73 Animal that can follow the second word in each of this puzzle’s four theme entries
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1 Couturiere Chanel 2 “Cornflake Girl” singer Tori 3 Contents of some jars 4 Empty space 5 El Dorado’s treasure 6 Magic’s NBA team, on scoreboards 7 City north of Pittsburgh 8 Big name in Thanksgiving parades 9 Extremely speedy mammals 10 Stow, as on a ship 11 Hand or foot, e.g. 12 Aptly titled English spa 15 Wee 18 Acronym popularized by Drake 22 ___ of Maine (toothpaste
brand) 24 Three-letter “Squee!” 25 Failure of diplomacy 26 Moved stealthily 28 Does nothing 29 Haloes of light 30 Made music? 32 Clingy critter? 33 Made like a kangaroo 34 Prevent infestations, in a way 37 The shortest month? 38 Practical joke 40 Record producer with the 2017 single “Shining” 44 Site of Bryce Canyon 45 Old-school “Fuggedaboutit!” 46 “Call Me Maybe” middle name 47 Horse’s brownish-gray hue 51 Unironic ankh wearer at night 53 Fillings for some donuts? 55 Consider officially, as a judge 56 Bruins’ alma mater 57 “On Golden Pond” bird 58 Novel necessity 60 Like joker values 61 Another word for margarine 62 Illumination Entertainment’s other 2016 film (besides “The Secret Life of Pets”) 65 History class division 66 Counterpart of yang 67 Philandering fellow
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): After George Washington was elected as the first President of the United States, he had to move from his home in Virginia to New York City, which at the time was the center of the American government. But there was a problem: He didn’t have enough cash on hand to pay for his long-distance relocation, so he was forced to scrape up a loan. Fortunately, he was resourceful and persistent in doing so. The money arrived in time for him to attend his own inauguration. I urge you to be like Washington in the coming weeks, Aries. Do whatever’s necessary to get the funds you need to finance your life’s next chapter. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Fantasize about sipping pear nectar and listening to cello music and inhaling the aroma of musky amber and caressing velvet, cashmere, and silk. Imagine how it would feel to be healed by inspiring memories and sweet awakenings and shimmering delights and delicious epiphanies. I expect experiences like these to be extra available in the coming weeks. But they won’t necessarily come to you freely and easily. You will have to expend effort to ensure they actually occur. So be alert for them. Seek them out. Track them down. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): Contagion may work in your favor, but it could also undermine you. On the one hand, your enthusiasm is likely to ripple out and inspire people whose help you could use. On the other hand, you might be more sensitive than usual to the obnoxious vibes of manipulators. But now that I’ve revealed this useful tip, let’s hope you will be able to maximize the positive kind of contagion and neutralize the negative. Here’s one suggestion that may help: Visualize yourself to be surrounded by a golden force field that projects your good ideas far and wide even as it prevents the disagreeable stuff from leaking in. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): A reader named Kris X sent me a rebuke. “You’re not a guru or a shaman,” he sneered. “Your horoscopes are too filled with the slippery stench of poetry to be useful for spiritual seekers.” Here’s my response: “Thank you, sir! I don’t consider myself a guru or shaman, either. It’s not my mission to be an all-knowing authority who hands down foolproof advice. Rather, I’m an apprentice to the Muse of Curiosity. I like to wrestle with useful, beautiful paradoxes. My goal is to be a joyful rebel stirring up benevolent trouble, to be a cheerleader for the creative imagination.” So now I ask you, my fellow Cancerian: How do you avoid getting trapped in molds that people pressure you to fit inside? Are you skilled at being yourself even if that’s
different from what’s expected of you? What are the soulful roles you choose to embody despite the fact that almost no one understands them? Now is a good time to meditate on these matters. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): In the coming weeks, there will be helpers whose actions will nudge you — sometimes inadvertently — toward a higher level of professionalism. You will find it natural to wield more power and you will be more effective in offering your unique gifts. Now maybe you imagine you have already been performing at the peak of your ability, but I bet you will discover — with a mix of alarm and excitement — that you can become even more excellent. Be greater, Leo! Do better! Live stronger! (P.S.: As you ascend to this new level of competence, I advise you to be humbly aware of your weaknesses and immaturities. As your clout rises, you can’t afford to indulge in self-delusions.) VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): I love to see you Virgos flirt with the uncharted and the uncanny and the indescribable. I get thrills and chills whenever I watch your fine mind trying to make sense of the fabulous and the foreign and the unfathomable. What other sign can cozy up to exotic wonders and explore forbidden zones with as much no-nonsense pragmatism as you? If anyone can capture greased lightning in a bottle or get a hold of magic beans that actually work, you can.
people. Listen deeper, collaborate stronger, compromise smarter, and give more. Do you have any other ideas? SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): “If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six sharpening my ax,” said Abraham Lincoln, one of America’s most productive presidents. I know you Sagittarians are more renowned for your bold, improvisational actions than your careful planning and strategic preparation, but I think the coming weeks will be a time when you can and should adopt Lincoln’s approach. The readier you are, the freer you’ll be to apply your skills effectively and wield your power precisely. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): Zoologists say that cannibalizing offspring is common in the animal kingdom, even among species that care tenderly for their young. So when critters eat their kids, it’s definitely “natural.” But I trust that in the coming weeks, you won’t devour your own children. Nor, I hope, will you engage in any behavior that metaphorically resembles such an act. I suspect that you may be at a low ebb in your relationship with some creation or handiwork or influence that you generated out of love. But please don’t abolish it, dissolve it, or abandon it. Just the opposite, in fact: Intensify your efforts to nurture it.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Your astrological house of communication will be the scene of substantial clamor and ruckus in the coming weeks. A bit of the hubbub will be flashy but empty. But much of it should be pretty interesting, and some of it will even be useful. To get the best possible results, be patient and objective rather than jumpy and reactive. Try to find the deep codes buried inside the mixed messages. Discern the hidden meanings lurking within the tall tales and reckless gossip. If you can deal calmly with the turbulent flow, you will give your social circle a valuable gift. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): The best oracular advice you’ll get in the coming days probably won’t arise from your dreams or an astrological reading or a session with a psychic, but rather by way of seemingly random signals, like an overheard conversation or a sign on the side of a bus or a scrap of paper you find lying on the ground. And I bet the most useful relationship guidance you receive won’t be from an expert, but maybe from a blog you stumble upon or a barista at a café or one of your old journal entries. Be alert for other ways this theme is operating, as well. The usual sources may not have useful info about their specialties. Your assignment is to gather up accidental inspiration and unlikely teachings.
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LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): A friend told me about a trick used by his grandmother, a farmer. When her brooding hens stopped laying eggs, she would put them in pillowcases that she then hung from a clothesline in a stiff breeze. After the hens got blown around for a while, she returned them to their cozy digs. The experience didn’t hurt them, and she swore it put them back on track with their egg-laying. I’m not comfortable with this strategy. It’s too extreme for an animal-lover like myself. (And I’m glad I don’t have to deal with recalcitrant hens.) But maybe it’s an apt metaphor or poetic prod for your use right now. What could you do to stimulate your own creative production? SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): Now would be an excellent time to add deft new nuances to the ways you kiss, lick, hug, snuggle, caress, and fondle. Is there a worthy adventurer who will help you experiment with these activities? If not, use your pillow, your own body, a realistic life-size robot, or your imagination. This exercise will be a good warm-up for your other assignment, which is to upgrade your intimacy skills. How might you do that? Hone and refine your abilities to get close to sacurrent.com • April 19-25, 2017 • CURRENT 179
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WINNER Justin’s Ice Cream, 245 E. Commerce, (210) 222-2707, facebook. com/Justinsicecream sanantonioriverwalk
WINNER La Maceta Tapatios, (210) 419-3845, facebook. com/lamaceta.52
WINNER Cover 3, 1806 Loop 1604, (210) 479-9700, cover-3.com
WINNER Frank, 1150 S. Alamo St., (210) 265-5292, hotdogscoldbeer.com
WINNER The Fridge SA, (210) 473-0916, facebook.com/ thefridgesa
2. Taco Libre, 6511 Ingram Road, Suite 101, (210) 592-6288, facebook.com/ vivatacolibre
2. Max’s Wine Dive, 340 E. Basse Road, Suite 101, (210) 444-9547, maxswinedive.com
2. Pugel’s Hot Dogs, 3502 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 467-5062, pugelshotdogs.com
2. Bar Louie, multiple locations, barlouie.com
3. Hop and Vine, 5619 W. Loop 1604 N., Suite 109, (210) 878-4071, hopandvinesa.com
3. La Maceta, (210) 419-3845, facebook.com/lamaceta.52
3. Snopioca, 6423 Babcock Road, Suite 104 , (210) 455 -8638, snopioca.com
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2. Lick Honest Ice Creams, 312 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 2101, (210) 314-8166, ilikelick.com 3. Amy’s Ice Creams, 255 E. Basse Road, Suite 430, (210) 832-8886, amysicecreams.com
Barbecue WINNER Smoke Shack, 3714 Broadway, (210) 957-1430, smokeshacksa.com 2.Rudy’s Country Store & Bar-B-Q, multiple locations, rudysbbq.com 3. 2M Smokehouse & Catering, 2731 S. W. W. White Road, (210) 885-9352
enchiladas WINNER Blanco Cafe, 1720 Blanco Road, (210) 732-6480 2. Taco Libre Libre, 6511 Ingram Road, Suite 101, (210) 592-6288, facebook.com/ vivatacolibre 3. Rosario’s, multiple locations, rosariossa.com
3. Casa Azul de Andrea, 1036 S. Alamo St., (210) 451-9393, facebook.com/ casaazuldeandrea
indian WINNER India Palace, 8474 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 692-5262, indiapalacesatx.com 2. Simi’s India Cuisine, 4535 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 109, (210) 737-3166, simisindiacuisine.com 3. India Oven, 1031 Patricia Drive, (210) 366-1030, indiaoven.biz
Place to take the family WINNER The Rose Bush, 2301 San Pedro Ave., (210) 621-8908, facebook.com/ therosebushsa 2. Snopioca, 6423 Babcock Road, Suite 104, (210) 455 -8638, snopioca.com
Restaurant to take tourists WINNER Mi Tierra, 218 Produce Row, (210) 225-1262, mitierracafe.com 2. Sweet Yams, 218 N. Cherry St., (210) 229-9267, facebook. com/sweetyamsorganic 3. Rosario’s, multiple locations, rosariossa.com
Pan dulce WINNER La Panaderia, 8305 Broadway, (210) 375-6746, lapanaderia.com
WINNER Luciano Ristorante Italiano, multiple locations, lucianorestaurants.com
WINNER Chris Madrid’s, 1900 Blanco Road, (210) 7353552, chris madrids.com
2. Il Sogno, 200 E. Grayson St., Suite 100, (210) 223-3900
2. Burger Boy, 2323 N. St. Mary's St., (210) 735-1955, facebook.com/burgerboysa
3. Guillermo's, 618 McCullough, (210) 223-5587, guillermosdowntown.com
new restaurant WINNER Zocalo, 175 E. Houston St., Suite 115, (210) 314-8468, zocalomio.com
2. Mi Tierra, 218 Produce Row, (210) 225-1262, mitierracafe.com
2. Sangria on the Burg, 5115 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 744-1448, sangriaontheburg.com
3. Panifico Bake Shop, 602 NW 24th St., (210) 434-9290, panifico.com
3. Casa Azul, 1036 S. Alamo St., (210) 451-9393, facebook. com/casaazuldeandrea
3. Big Z’s Burger Joint, 2303 N Loop 1604, facebook.com/ bigzburgerjoint
tamales WINNER Tellez Tamales & Barbacoa, multiple locations, (210) 433-1367 2. Delicious Tamales, multiple locations, delicioustamales.com 3. Ruben’s Barbacoa, 7475 W. Military Drive, (210) 674-9882
3. The Cove, 606 W. Cypress St., (210) 227-2683, thecove.us
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vietnamese
breakfast tacos
Locally made product
WINNER The Gypsy Diner, (210) 885-3339, facebook. com/theygypsydiner
WINNER The Fridge SA, (210) 473-0916, facebook.com/ thefridgesa
WINNER Bill Millers, multiple locations, billmillerbbq.com
2. The Fridge SA, (210) 473-0916, facebook.com/ thefridgesa
2. Philly’s Phamous Cheesesteaks, 2301 San Pedro Ave., (210) 6218908, facebook.com/ phillysphamousitalianice
WINNER Taste of Asia, 300 W. Bitters Road, Suite 120, (210) 496-6266, facebook. com/taste-of-asia
WINNER Pinks Popcorn, 19141 Stone Oak Pkwy, suite 303, (210) 468-5533, pinkspopcorn.com
3. Philly’s Phamous Cheesesteaks, 2301 San Pedro Ave., (210) 6218908, facebook.com/ phillysphamousitalianice
Raspa WINNER Chamoy City Limits, 2809 Broadway, (210) 7440000, chamoycitylimits.com 2. Big Daddy’s Eats and Treats, multiple locations, facebook.com/ bigdaddyseatstreats 3. North Shore Shave Ice, 24188 Boerne Stage Road, (210) 593-8816, facebook. com/northshoreshaveicetx
vegetarian restaurant WINNER Green Vegetarian Cuisine, multiple locations, eatgreen.com 2. La Botanica, 2911 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 716-0702, vivalabotanica.com 3. Viva Vegeria, 1422 Nogalitos St., (210) 465-9233, myvegeria.com
nachos WINNER Chacho’s, multiple locations, chachos.com 2. Taco Libre, 6511 Ingram Road, (210) 592-6288, facebook.com/vivatacolibre 3. Rosario’s, multiple locations, rosariossa.com
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3. OMG Burgers & More, 13777 Nacogdoches, (210) 598-2463, facebook. com/O.M.G.BurgersandMore
pizza WINNER Capo’s Pizza, 8522 Broadway, Suite 105, (210) 362-1901, capospizzasa.com 2.Luciano’s, multiple locations, lucianorestaurants.com 3. Dough, 6989 Blanco Road, (210) 979-6565, doughpizzeria.com
2. Pho Ha Long, 6424 NW Loop 410, Suite 104, (210) 521-4507, facebook.com/ phohalong/ 3. Pho Kim Long, 4230 McCullough Ave., (210) 829-8021,
juice shop WINNER Urth Juice, multiple locations, urthjuicebar.com 2. Juice Boss, 15701 San Pedro Ave., (210) 495-2677, facebook.com/juicebosshq 3. Revolucion, 7959 Broadway, Suite 500, (210) 701-0725, revolucionsa.com
Menudo Puffy Tacos WINNER Henry’s Puffy Tacos, multiple locations, henryspuffytacos.com 2. Jacala, 606 West Ave., (210) 732-5222, jacala.com 3. Ray’s Drive Inn, 822 SW 19th St., (210) 432-7171, facebook.com/raysdriveinn
thai WINNER Thai Topaz, multiple locations, thaitopaz-sat.com 2. Thai Dee, 5307 Blanco Road, (210) 342-3622, thaideesa.com 3. Tong’s Thai, 1146 Austin Hwy., (210) 829-7345, thongsthai.com
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WINNER Tellez Tamales & Barbacoa, multiple locations, (210) 433-1367 2. Mary Lou’s Cafe, 4405 McCullough Ave., (210) 396-7909, facebook.com/ mary-lous-cafe 3. Taco Libre, 6511 Ingram Road, (210) 592-6288, facebook.com/vivatacolibre
sandwiches WINNER The Fridge SA, (210) 473-0916, facebook.com/ thefridgesa 2. Philly’s Phamous Cheesesteaks, 2301 San Pedro Ave., (210) 6218908, facebook.com/ phillysphamousitalianice 3. Mina & Dimi’s Greek House, 7159 W. Hwy. 90, (210) 674-3464, agreekhouse.com
2. Taco Libre, 6511 Ingram Road, (210) 592-6288, facebook.com/vivatacolibre 3. El Milagrito, 521 E Woodlawn Ave., (210) 7378646, elmilagritocafe.com
wine list WINNER Nectar Wine Bar & Ale House, 214 Broadway, (210) 375-4082, nectarsa.com 2. Max’s Wine Dive, 340 E. Basse Road, Suite 101, (210) 444-9547, maxswinedive.com 3. High Street Wine Company, 302 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 104, (210) 908-9144, highstreetwine.com
barbacoa WINNER Tellez Tamales & Barbacoa, multiple locations, (210) 433-1367 2. Taco Libre, 6511 Ingram Road, (210) 592-6288, facebook.com/vivatacolibre 3. Papi’s Barbacoa, multiple locations, (210) 682-6334
wings WINNER Wing Daddy’s, multiple locations, wingdaddysusa.com 2. Wayne’s Wings, 2427 Austin Hwy., (210) 300-3891, facebook.com/wayneswings. dwayneprice 3. BreWingZ, multiple locations, brewingz.com
2. Justin’s Ice Cream, Rio Plaza, 245 E. Commerce St., (210) 222-2707 3. Kinsman Rakia by Dorcol, 1902 S. Flores St., (210) 2290607, dorcolspirits.com
place to drink in the morning THREE WAY TIE WINNER Theory Coffee Company, 2347 Nacogdoches Road, (512) 507-3025, theorycoffeeco.com WINNER Paramour, 102 9th St., (210) 340-9880, paramourbar.com WINNER Highlander Bar and Grill, 5562 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 340-4577, highlanderbarandgrill.com
place to eat when someone else is paying WINNER Chama Guacha, 18318 Sonterra Place, (210) 564-9400, chamagaucha.com 2. Bohanan’s, 219 E. Houston St., (210) 472-2600, bohanans.com 3. La Maceta Tapatios, (210) 419-3845, facebook.com/ lamaceta.52
Charcuterie Board WINNER Nectar Wine Bar & Ale House, 214 Broadway, (210) 375-4082, nectarsa.com 2. Cured, 306 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 101, (210) 314-3929, curedatpearl.com 3. Cafe Dijon,, 555 E. Basse Road, Suite 113, (210) 8222665, cafedijonsa.com
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CHICKEN FRIED STEAK OUR PICK: Mama’s Cafe, 2442 Nacogdoches Road, (210) 826-8303, mamasrestaurants.com > Often overshadowed by the size of the chicken fried steak plate at Lulu’s or the novelty of stopping by MK Davis for the classic dish, the chicken fried steak at Mama’s Cafe never quite gets the credit it truly deserves. Though you could find the Southern dish in several San Antonio eateries, Mama’s Cafe takes the cake for preparing a plate of chicken fried steak that tastes like it was made right at home. The
beer-battered steak is served up with cream gravy, two sides of your choice (go for the macaroni and fried okra) and comes in half orders or full orders for sharing — or not.
RESTAURANT FOR SPECIAL DIETS OUR PICK: 5 Points Local, 1017 N. Flores St., (210) 267-2652, 5pointslocal.com > Don’t eat meat? No problem. Staying away from gluten? No sweat. Like to power up on juices and greens before
hitting the yoga mat? 5 Points Local has those, too. Whether you stick to a carb-free, sugar-free, dairy-free or bad-vibes free diet, the North Flores eatery and yoga studio caters to folks with diet restrictions without serving up a side of judgment or hassle when you order your nut-free, Fair-trade, paleo lunch. Vegans will find a healthy amount of options on the menu, including desserts like 5 Point’s “vinkies” — their take on the vegan Twinkie — plus cold-pressed organic juices, local roasted coffee and more. And for those who stick to a breakfast-only diet, 5 Points serves their breakfast all day.
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COFFEE SHOP OUR PICK: (TIE) Local Coffee, Multiple locations, localcoffeesa.com, Estate Coffee Co., 1320 E. Houston St., (210) 667-4347 > Coffee in San Antonio is no joke. Long gone are the days of convenience over flavor. This year’s coffee shop tie goes to a long-standing player in the bean scene and a new kid on the block with striking similarities and differences. As of last April, Local opened two more shops: one inside a former Starbucks and another in Shavano Park. As Local grows, so does sister company Merit sacurrent.com • April 19-25, 2017 • CURRENT 23
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Roasting Co., which now carries six wholesale coffee varieties. Over in the city’s evolving Dignowity Hill area, Estate Coffee Co. is roasting their own beans, and helping downtown dwellers get their caffeine fix within an airy shop that shares a space with Oak & Salt Quality Goods, all while cultivating a food-lover’s culture by hosting small businesses (such as Pinch Boil House & Bia Bar) for pop-ups.
SEAFOOD OUR PICK: Silo Terrace Oyster Bar, 22111 I-10 W., (210) 698-2002, siloelevatedcuisine.com > It may be a tad out of the way and on the spendy side, but most folks who’ve
tried Silo Terrace Oyster Bar will tell you it’s worth it. Situated across from The Dominion, the restaurant offers two very different dining areas: 1) a posh interior with massive windows, chandeliers and intimate seating arrangements and leather banquettes and 2) a super-relaxed covered terrace outfitted with TVs (typically tuned into the game), an L-shaped oyster bar and wooden tables available on a first come, first served basis. Regardless of where you sit, the menu remains an impressive selection of shareable starters (the signature chicken-fried oysters and jumbo lump crab cake are both excellent), entrees (from lobster ravioli to pan-seared scallops) and veg-friendly sides (the truffle mac and cheese is a steal at $6). Unless you’re celebrating something special, head for
the terrace, a low-key spot to unwind during happy hour (4-7 p.m. daily), which includes discounts on small plates and oysters, plus $3 off featured wines by the glass, $1 off selected beers and $2 off signature cocktails.
PLACE FOR A DATE OUR PICK: The Bin Tapas Bar, 511 E. Grayson St., (210) 994-8099 > Can Dady do no wrong? It’s a legitimate question, as the prolific chef and restauranteur has had success with more than a handful of foodie operations throughout the Alamo City. At The Bin Tapas Bar, Dady dials into romantic nostalgia, bringing his popular Bin 555 concept to The Pearl’s
neighborhood. Set in an old house on East Grayson, itself the former home of Bakery Lorraine, The Bin provides the ideal date environment: coziness and small dishes for sharing that both elicit and engineer intense conversation. The Barcelona-inspired Spanish tapas are upscale, the adult beverages are aplenty and of superior quality, and with every bite, you’ll find yourself falling helplessly in love, both with the food and with your intended.
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brothers Andrew and John Garcia, have been serving up amazing BBQ and Mexican dishes since 1962 when they opened their first restaurant, which now sits across the street from their current location on Fredericksburg. Most notable is their brisket taco. Holy. Moly (it comes with guacamole, actually). Juicy, tender and practically melting in your mouth, the brisket inside this taco has been treated with care, and every bite will remind you why we think this is seriously the best taco in SA.
ICE CREAM OUR PICK: South Alamode Panini & Gelato Company, 1420 S. Alamo St., suite 102, (210) 788-8000 > Josh Biffle knows gelato. Having studied the art of gelato under lauded makers in Italy — where he met wife and partner Diletta Gallorini — Biffle lets his palate and love of fresh ingredients do the talking. At South Alamode Panini & Gelato, you’ll want to try the pistachio as every batch of pistachio gelato is made with pistachios imported from Bronte, Sicily, toasted and made into a paste in-house. Or stop by for velvety takes on peanut butter, nutella, ricotta, goat cheese and other hard-to-find flavors such as Zuppa Inglese (citrusy custard, chocolate hazelnut sauce and spiced cake) or Struffoli (their take on a Christmas-time dessert found in Naples that combines deep fried dough balls, honey and spinkles). The San Antonio river isn’t exactly the Amalfi Coast, but this gelato gets us as close as we’re going to get for the time being.
BRUNCH OUR PICK: Chisme, 2403 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 530-4236, eatchisme.com > Maybe we just miss The Monterey’s fabulous brunch, but when sister restaurant, Chisme, launched their Saturday and Sunday offerings, we sacurrent.com • April 19-25, 2017 • CURRENT 29
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were hit with a pang of nostalgia and a serious dash of deliciousness. The menu is compact, but features citrusy aguachiles and campechana shrimp cocktail to help stave off that hangover along with platos that bridge Mexican food with brunch items in a way only chef Mara Serna can. The tres leches pancakes topped with fruit and cream or bacon and cajeta are favorites, but don’t pass on the fried chicken and churros, which feature a familiar recipe drizzled with a honey pasilla sauce and fried jalapeños. The chorizo and potato hash paired with their michelada will cure what ails you.
BARBECUE OUR PICK: 2M Smokehouse & Catering, 2731 S. W.W. White Road, (210) 885-9352 > Though we’re living in the age of instant gratification (instant likes, instant snaps, texting, emails), the old adage of “good things come to those who wait” couldn’t apply more to a visit to our Best of San Antonio barbecue winner. Opened by high school best friends Joe Melig and pitmaster Esaul Ramos, 2M
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Smokehouse teased out their “barbecue con ganas” last summer with Saturday pop-ups in advance of their December opening. Nowadays, the barbecue is giving San Antonio smoky cred as ‘cue cult members travel far and wide to stand in line for a chance at that buttery brisket, succulent sausage with Serrano chile and Oaxaca cheese and addicting pickles. Get in line now.
INDIAN OUR PICK: Royal Cuisine, 8931 Wurzbach Road, (210) 265-5463, royalcuisine.co > Royal Cuisine bills itself as an Indo-Pakistani restaurant, but the differences between the two countries are in steps, not leaps. Start, if you will, in the south of India with a spongy pancake called masala uttapam and work your way north stopping to appreciate the prodigious Mysore masala dosa, the spicy-creamy goat korma, chicken Chettinad with fragrant curry leaves, and the Punjabi specialty that is dal makhani. Order lots of naan for sopping of sauces. And on your way out, be sure to survey the take-out offerings of by-the-pound chaat snacks, samosas, and pakoras. Equally seductive are the sweets: pistachio green, lemon yellow, mango orange … the array of colors alone is enough to bring kid-in-the-candy-shop joy. Be a kid. Let the traditionally garbed server pinch off samples of anything that catches your fancy. Walnut halvah, for example. Or one of the less-sweet choices, the ladoo of lentil and chickpea.
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RESTAURANT TO TAKE TOURISTS OUR PICK: (TIE) Cured, 306 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 101, (210) 314-3929, curedatpearl.com Rosario’s Mexican Café y Cantina, Multiple locations, rosariossa.com > Give your out-of-town visitors the best of both worlds. Margaritas and cheesy Tex-Mex are a requisite meal when visiting the area, and you can enjoy both with a visit to Rosario’s. The restaurant — with locations in Southtown and near the airport — doesn’t stop at Tex-Mex either, offering traditional Mexican dishes for all sorts of cravings. Don’t pass on the sangria-swirl margaritas, fish tacos, cascabel tacos or paquetes de camaron. But as San Antonio keeps evolving, we’ve beefed up our food offerings and that’s exemplified at Cured where chef Steven McHugh shares his takes on Texan fair with what we can only describe as a casual fine dining twist. Local ingredients shine under the direction of twotime James Beard Award finalist McHugh and his staff. Show off what else San Antonio has to offer these days to your visitors.
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LATE NIGHT EATS OUR PICK: Zinc Bistro & Bar, 207 N. Presa St., (210) 224-2900, zincwine.com > A stylish haunt just off the River Walk, Zinc Bistro & Bar maintains a colorful existence as it caters to devoted regulars, service industry folks, night owls in the know, discerning winos and tourists who stumble upon it by chance. In addition to serving up the award-winning guacamole from its nearby sibling Boudro’s along with pizzas, burgers, salads, pasta and steak frites until late (kitchen closes at midnight, bar closes at 2 a.m.), Zinc boasts signature cocktails and a wine list that encompasses both affordable and break-the-bank options. When the long bar gets crowded, head out the back door and claim a table in Charles Court, a charming urban getaway that might just make you forget where you are. CONTINUED ON PAGE 41 ▶
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NEW RESTAURANT OUR PICK: (TIE) Battalion, 604 S. Alamo St., (210) 816-0088 Ming’s Noodle Bar, 5253 McCullough, (210) 570-6318 > We can’t say third time is the charm with Battalion, which counts Feast and Rebelle as popular restaurant brethren. But it has commanded attention from the start, way back in 2014 when it was announced Andrew Goodman would purchase the former firehouse. Now, almost three years later, the restaurant is finally open and we’re loving it. From the mysterious décor, to the sprawling open kitchen, to the amaro cart that zips around during service, to the hand-made pasta and the vibrant sauces made by Stefan Bowers and his staff, Battalion has our attention. Bring on brunch! While Battalion goes big, Ming’s Noodle Bar goes small. The offshoot of Ming’s Thing, found at the Pearl Farmers Market on weekends, Ming’s Noodle Bar has kept diners happy with fresh noodle bowls and the fluffiest of bao all housed inside a former box car. The kitchen might be tiny, but the flavors we’ve grown to love from Ming’s are bigger than ever.
SANDWICHES OUR PICK: Station Café, 108 King William St., (210) 444-2200, thestationsa.com > There’s a reason these sammies keep drawing us back: attention to detail. From the house-made sauces to the fresh-baked breads, owners Jon and Stacie Row and their staff at Station Café know what they’re doing inside this eclectic shop that’s decorated with local art. We all have our tried and true favorites
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including the garlic roast beef, white buffalo beef, or Station club sandwich, and, best of all, the sandos are all priced under $6 and made-to-order. Pair them with a giant chocolate chip cookie, slice of Boston Crème pie or, why not, a Greek salad. Try not to crave one of their delicately stacked sandwiches on weekends — Station Café is only open Monday through Friday.
BURGER OUR PICK: Hawx Burger Bar and Electro Lounge, 2603 Vance Jackson Road, (210) 320-4299, hawxburgerbar.com > Who has the best burgers in San Antonio? Really, embarrassingly enough, it’s almost no contest. Hawx Burger Bar and Electro Lounge’s otherworldly masterpieces are simply divine. Have you seen these babies? Every burger on their menu is a work of art, crafted by owner Christian Hawx. Our fave? Check out the gorgeousness that is The Norteño burger. As Christian says, “It’s what burgers want
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to grow up to be.” He’s right. The Norteño, the first burger he created, serves up Cheddar and Oaxaca cheese, hickory-smoked ham, avocado, applewood smoked bacon, grilled onions, grilled jalapeños and homemade chipotle aioli. Sounds magically delicious? Just wait ‘til you try it. And not one to be content to rest on his laurels, Hawx is also fond of experimentation. So make sure you go often to experience his latest and greatest burgerfied oeuvre. 106 PERSHING AVE (BEHIND THE SMOKE SHACK) | PigPenSA.com
PIZZA OUR PICK: Il Forno, 122 Nogalitos St., (210) 616-2198, ilfornosa.com > From the looks of it, you might not guess this humble little shop tucked away near Southtown’s Nogalitos/Flores/Cevallos intersection cranks out some of the best pies in town. Pulling up to the restaurant, the place looks rustic, even a little feral, with lush gardens and wooden posts that fence off the patio area. When you walk inside, the unmistakable and inviting aroma of wood-fired dough from Il Forno’s signature hand-made oven hits you. There’s some deep knowledge behind the pies here. To lead the kitchen, owner and chef Michael Sohocki, the dude behind Restaurant Gwendolyn and Kimura, tapped none other than Jason Garcia (a Gwendolyn, Ocho, and Dough Pizzeria alum), whose small staff uses fresh, locally-sourced ingredients and house-cured meats as toppings. Not only does the place offer what amounts to insanely affordable specialty pizzas, Garcia & co. are genuinely pleasant people to be around, which makes dining at Il Forno a laid-back, delicious experience. Plus, the crew loves to spread their pizza knowledge, occasionally hosting dough-throwing and mozzarella-making classes for interested eaters. Pies to the people.
TAMALES OUR PICK: Cocina Heritage, (210) 560-3454, cocinaheritage.com > Cocina Heritage, the catering firm headed by Lupita Rivero and Silvia Alcaraz, has been highlighted many times during its four year history. Both its rakia-infused flan and tres leches cake have made headlines, and deservedly so. Today (and every
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day), we’re celebrating their tamales. The sisters make several varieties, all amazingly delish, but the ones we keep coming back for are the cochinita pibil variation. Their slow-roasted pork with achiote paste wrapped in masa-covered banana leaves highlight Cocina’s dedication to authentic interior Mexican cuisine. Their vegan and chicken tamales are also not to be missed. Make an order today for your own batch of heavenly deliciousness through their website or via phone. Perfect for parties and the general stuffing-of-faces, Cocina’s tamales can easily be frozen if desired and enjoyed whenever your mood strikes.
WINGS OUR PICK: Hot Joy, 1014 S. Alamo St., 210-368-9324, hotjoysa.com > If you’ve been living in San Antonio for more than a year and haven’t tried the crab fat caramel wings from Hot Joy ... we honestly don’t know what your excuse could be. Named one of the top 10 best new restaurants by Bon Apetit the year it opened, Hot Joy remains the go-to Asian fusion late joint for foodies, townies and tourists looking for something other than Mi Tierra (not that we’re knocking Mi Tierra, because where else can you get Pan Dulce at 3 a.m.). Hot Joy’s crab fat caramel wings are seriously delicious and worth trying at least once (a week). Pro tip: go on Wednesdays when they’re half-off so you can pair them with some ginger beer or a cocktail.
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> Our first ever stab at best locally made product features something spicy and something sweet. You may already be familiar with Luis Morales’ Humble House Foods, an early staple of the Pearl Farmers Market, but Morales and his line of sauces are ready for the big time as they fill shelves at statewide H-E-Bs these days after winning a cool 10K from the grocery magnate. The sauces play to our San Antonian palates with guajillo and red jalapeño, ancho and morita and habanero and aji Amarillo flavors. You’ll want to score a trio of mini bottles to keep in your purse. You’ll want to reach for something sweet from Wildflower, a line of caramels made by Ellyn Dixon that feature local ingredients prominently. Try the tequila basil lime, which uses Sierra Vieja tequila or the honey lavender, made with Geyer Farms honey in Moore, Texas. The poppable squares are hand-wrapped by Dixon and her small army of elves.
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RASPA OUR PICK: Las Nieves, Multiple locations, lasnievesfruitcupssa.com > The lines are usually out to the street any day of the week, but the raspas are totally worth the wait. If you like the ice big and crunchy, Las Nieves is a God-send. They’re not too heavy on syrup, letting you get the full flavor without coating your throat in sticky-sweet. Get a scoop of ice cream in your traditional raspa if you like that sweeter taste, and take advantage of the picnic tables to truly enjoy your treat. Indulge in one of the nieves, or Italian shaved ice, that literally changed the cold snack game here in San Antonio. The menu offers plenty of options for whatever taste you’re in the mood for – sweet, sour, or spicy. We’re sure you’ll get one (at least) of each every time you visit. No judgements here as long as the stop always includes a raspa. CONTINUED ON PAGE 55 ▶
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BREAKFAST TACOS OUR PICK: La Cocina, 2602 Nogalitos St., (210) 922-9660 > San Antonio may be home to plenty of taquerias and taco trucks, but we can safely bet that you haven’t been to every one of them. One of the lesser known taquerias is the impressive La Cocina in Palm Heights. While it’s unfortunate that it doesn’t have a drive-thru, these tacos are definitely worth getting out of your car for. Greeted by the smell of clean linens from the laundromat next door, the brightly colored restaurant draws you in with its Mexican decor and Fiesta posters. Their salsa verde is one of the best in the city, runny without being messy, spicy without being overbearing. While the tacos can sometimes run small, the quality of the tortillas and fillings more than make up for that. Whatever kind you get, complete your meal and taqueria experience with aguas frescas and some Mexican candy available at the register.
PLACE TO DRINK IN THE MORNING OUR PICK: The Cobalt Club, 2022 McCullough Ave., (210) 251-2027 > If you’re a heavy drinker or just trying to get your day started with a little bit of stumble in your step, then the Cobalt Club might be the place for you. Nestled on the corner of Ashby and McCullough, the Cobalt Club (better known just “the Cobalt”)
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CHARCUTERIE BOARD OUR PICK: Downstairs, 155 E. Commerce St., (210) 222-2521, esquiretavernsa.com/downstairs > Cured meats are having more than a moment in San Antonio. Charc Week, organized by Chef Michael Sohocki, celebrated its fourth iteration last July when it had already spread as far as Boerne and Austin. Artfully arrayed spreads of cured, smoked, dried and otherwise manipulated meats, mousses, patés and terrines can be found year ’round at restaurants as diverse as Cured (of course), Andrew Weissman’s Signature and Sohocki’s own Restaurant Gwendolyn. And as more chefs get into pickling and curing, expect the field to expand — to places as seemingly unlikely as The Esquire Tavern and its almost-river-level bar Downstairs. Here, chef Brooke Smith produces a groaning board of meats, cheeses, olives, breads and various mustards, all but the cheeses made in-house, that fairly glows — even in the bar’s dim light. Expect the unexpected such pickled okra and head cheese. There’s enough diversity in this spread to tackle any cocktail you might want to throw at it.
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Reader’s picks Flower Shop
Book Store
WINNER Spring Garden Flower Shop, 211 Brooklyn Ave., (210) 229-1231, springgardenflowershop.com
WINNER The Twig Book Shop, 306 Pearl Pkwy., (210) 826-6411, thetwig.com
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2. Nine Lives, 4907 NW Loop 410 #102, (210) 647-5656, ninelivesbooks.com
2. Artistic Blooms, 7863 Callaghan Road, Suite 103, (210) 696-8080, artisticblooms.com 3. H-E-B Blooms, multiple locations, heb.com
3. Imagine Books and Records, 8373 Culebra Road, Suite 201B, (210) 236-7668, imaginebookstore.com
Tattoo Shop
Smoke Shop
WINNER Element Tattoo, 4741 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 979-9877, elementtattoo.com
WINNER Mellow Monkey, 2286 Bandera Road, (210) 432-9333, mellowmonkey.net 2. Glass House Gallery, 6411 Bandera Road, Suite 2, (210) 627-6431, theglasshouse.org
2. Doomsday Tattoo, 910 San Pedro Ave., (210) 957-1050, doomsdaytattoos.com
3. Planet K, multiple locations, planetktexas.com
3. Red Dirt Tattoo Company, 8373 Culebra Road, Suite 107, (210) 595-1294, facebook. com/reddirttattooco
Video Game Shop
Thrift Shop
2.Texas Thrift,, multiple locations, buythrift.com 3. Thrift Town,, 2864 Thousand Oaks Drive, (210) 656-8696, thrifttown.com
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WINNER Boysville Auxiliary Thrift, 307 W. Olmos Drive, (210) 826-2195, boysvilletexas.org
Comic Book Shop
Plant Nursery
Bike Shop
WINNER Bazinga Comics, 2941 Thousand Oaks Drive, Suite 101, (210) 404-9174, bazingacomics.com
WINNER Shades of Green, 334 W. Sunset Road, (210) 8243772, shadesofgreensa.com
WINNER Bike World, multiple locations, bikewolrd.com
2. Rainbow Gardens, multiple locations, rainbowgardens.biz
2. Bicycle Heaven, multiple locations, bicycle-heaven.com
Lair, 7959 2. Dragon’s Lair Fredericksburg Road, (210) 615-1229, dlair.net Newsstand, 3. Gotham Newsstand 4522 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 379-5115, gothamnewsstand.com
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3. Evergreen Garden, 922 W. Hildebrand Ave., (210) 735-0669, facebook.com/ evergreengardensatx
3. Blue Star Bike Shop Shop, 1414 S. Alamo St., (210) 858-0331, bluestarbikeshop.com
WINNER Ramsey Island, 4522 Fredericksburg Road #B73, (210) 6496011, facebook.com/ ramseyislandvideogames 2. Game Over, multiple locations, gameovervideogames.com 3. Propaganda Palace, 2100 McCullough Ave., (210) 400-0240
FACTS ABOUT THE 2017 BOND ELECTION The Alamo Colleges District $450 million bond proposal goes before voters on May 6, 2017. At current property value assessment levels, the issuance of the bonds will not cause an increase in the District’s tax rate for debt service from the present rate. The bonds are designed to fund projects at each of the five colleges that will:
1. Renew Old Facilities Renovate infrastructure, redevelop interiors and exteriors, and repurpose aging District buildings, over a third of which are now more than 25 years old.
2. Build New Facilities Respond to expected area growth (projected at 1 million new residents by 2035*) by adding facilities and infrastructure for more training for high-demand occupations, more STEM (science, tech, engineering, math) and IT classes, Centers of Excellence at existing colleges, more “smart” classrooms, labs, and specialized program spaces.
3. Buy Land to Expand Make our education and training programs more accessible to all area communities by purchasing additional land for our small Regional Centers.
4. Grow Colleges’ Tech Infrastructure Expand technology infrastructure to meet growing demand for IT capacity and capabilities. For more information, log onto www.alamo.edu/bond. Información disponible a www.alamo.edu/bond.
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International market
Children’s Store
WINNER Las Americas, 6623 San Pedro Ave., (210) 340-2747, lasamericaslatinmarket.com
WINNER Little Surprises, 11745 I-10 W., Suite 118, (210) 377-2510, facebook.com/littlesurprisesgifts
2. Tim’s Oriental & Seafood Market, 7015 Bandera Road, Suite 8, (210) 523-1688
2. Learning Express, multiple locations, learningexpress.com 3. Crib & Kids, 1309 N. Loop 1604 W., (210) 764-2742, cribandkids.com
3. Ali Baba, 9307 Wurzbach Road, (210) 691-1111, alibabasanantonio.com
WINNER Redbone, 8126 Broadway, (210) 822-4111, redboneguitar.com
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2. Alamo Music Center, multiple locations, alamomusic.com 3. Robot Monster, 517 E. Woodlawn Ave., (210) 320-1710, robotmonsterguitars.com
Flea Market WINNER Trader’s Village, 9333 SW Loop 410, (210) 623-8383, tradersvillage.com/san-antonio 2. Eisenhauer Flea Market, 3903 Eisenhauer Road, (210) 468-1081, eisenhauerfleamarketsa.net 3.Bussey’s Flea Market, 18738 I-35 S., Schertz, (830) 609-0800, busseysfm.com
Liquour Store WINNER Total Wine and More, multiple locations, totalwine.com 2. Pig Liquors, 519 S. Presa, (210) 226-6465, pigliquors.net 3. Gabriel’s, multiple locations, gabrielsliquor.com
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Farmers Market
WINNER Amols’, 710 S. Flores St., (210) 227-1457, amols.com
WINNER Pearl Farmers Market, 306 Pearl Pkwy., (210) 212-7260, atpearl.com/farmers-market
2. Piñata Time, 3005 W. Commerce St., (210) 277-7406, facebook.com/ pinatatimes.a.3005 3. Fiesta on Main, 2025 N. Main Ave., (210) 738-1188, alamofiesta.com
Adult Store
3. Straight from the Crate, 904B Pat Booker Road, Universal City, (210) 566-5557, facebook.com/ str8fromthecrate
WINNER Love Shack Boutique, 1580 Babcock Road, (210) 767-9411, theloveshackboutique.com
Boutique
2. Shades of Love, 300 W. Bitters Road, Suite 150, (210) 494-3006, shadesoflove.com 3. Adam & Eve, multiple locations, adameve.com
Record Store WINNER Hogwild Records, 1824 N. Main Ave., (210) 733-5354, facebook. com/hogwildrecords 2. Southtown Vinyl, 1010 S. Flores St., (210) 231-0512, facebook.com/ southtownvinyl 3. Friends of Sound, 700 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 971-8044, friendsofsound.com
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2.The Rim Farmers Market, 18039 I-10 W., (210) 954-1476, hillcountryfarmersmarket.org
WINNER Camilla Crown, 427 N. Loop 1604 W., Suite 105, (210) 497-5406, shopcamillacrown.com 2. Penny Lane, 5928 Broadway, (210) 826-9007, pennylaneonline.com
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Running Store WINNER Fleet Feet Sports, multiple locations, fleetfeetsports.com 2. iRun Texas, multiple locations, iruntexas.net 3. Soler’s, 5933 Broadway, (210) 9303148, solerssports.com
Antique Store WINNER Karolina’s Antiques, 1709 Blanco Road, (210) 731-9787, karolinasantiques.com 2. Junction Antiques, 1704 Blanco Road, (210) 273-3439, facebook.com/ thejunctionsanantonio 3. Yeya’s Antiques & Oddities, 1423 E. Commerce St., (210) 827-5555, yeyasantiques.net
Vintage Shop WINNER Montage, 423 W. Grayson St., (210) 324-0157, montagestyle.com
Locally Made Product (Shopping) Motorcycle Shop WINNER Caliente Harley Davidson, 7230 NW Loop 410, (210) 681-2254, calienteharley.com 2. Quick Performance Cycles, 14590 Toepperwein Road, (210) 637-1333, quickperformancecycles.com 3. The Motorcycle Shop Shop, 2423 Austin Hwy., (210) 654-0211, themotorcycleshopsa.com
WINNER Nature’s Mosquito Repellent, natures-repel.com 2. In the Weeds Natural Skin Care, (210) 960-3376, shopintheweeds.com 3. Very That,, (210) 602-3291, facebook.com/verythat
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FLOWER SHOP OUR PICK: No. 9 Florals, 4347 McCullough Ave., (210) 232-4471, no9floralandgifts.com > While Laredo native David Garcia’s distinctive floral operation Statue of Design has already found its niche in San Antonio by creating both traditional and wildly original arrangements and full-on environments for photo shoots, special events, weddings and clients in the know, his new venture No. 9 Florals is still flying somewhat under
the radar in a stylishly refurbished outpost in Olmos Park. Blink and you’ll miss it, but the compact entryway opens into a quietly dazzling, industrial-chic space where Garcia and his staff help customers design personalized bouquets (based on budget and taste) artfully arranged in a curated assortment of vases that are worth keeping around and reusing. Although also stocked with unique gifts and accessories (including candles, jewelry and home accents sourced from New Orleans and beyond), No. 9’s second-most popular product is probably chocolate.
When On Main Off Main closed its doors early this year, Garcia took over the beloved novelty shop’s chocolate counter, which he’s reinforced with niche products like floral-flavored popcorn and locally crafted caramels.
TATTOO SHOP OUR PICK: Element Tattoo, 4741 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 979-9877, elementtattoo.com > After surviving a fire in 2009, Element Tattoo rebuilt and grew into a
powerhouse studio that employs about a dozen of the Alamo City’s best artists – heavy-hitters like Sweet Lorraine, Kelly Edwards and Justin Martinez. Element is the brainchild of Jedidiah Reed (or Jedi, as people usually call him), who learned how to tattoo in Corpus Christi under Texas tattoo legend Bruce Edwards. While Element houses artists for virtually every style or design (from big, traditional Americana-themed pieces to portraits), Jedi has turned the place into South Texas’ go-to spot for huge, traditional Japanese-inspired sleeves, back pieces and body suits. And lucky enough for sacurrent.com • April 19-25, 2017 • CURRENT 67
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THRIFT STORE OUR PICK: Texas Thrift, 7500 I-35 N., 210-654-7222, buythrift.com > Thrifting ain’t easy. Those who have been at it for some time know there are tricks to the trade of bindiving for that special something. And in our experience, Texas Thrift has proven to have the most
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bring a friend – or, that is, bring a friend with different tastes than you so they don’t try to jack your gems.
PLANT NURSERY OUR PICK: Rainbow Gardens, Multiple locations, rainbowgardens.biz > Thanks to Rainbow Gardens, you don’t need to have a green thumb to become an excellent gardener. With two locations in San Antonio, the garden center is a one-stop shop for
both expert gardeners and those just getting their feet wet. Whether you’re browsing through the hundreds of flowers, shrubs and trees available or just stopping in for something specific, Rainbow Gardens never disappoints (plus their nursery makes for a beautiful spot for selfies). Along with your new plants, you’ll find plenty of tips and tricks from the pros, gardening classes and seminars at Rainbow Gardens. This year also marks the nursery’s 30th anniversary, so you know they must be doing something right. sacurrent.com • April 19-25, 2017 • CURRENT 69
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BOOK STORE OUR PICK: Cheever Books, 3613 Broadway, (210) 824-2665 > When it comes to shopping for quality used and vintage books (which, let’s be honest, is almost always more fun than shopping for new ones), Cheever Books is handsdown the place to go. Here, you can spend hours searching through the store’s bookshelves, which are always packed with one-of-a-kind and rare finds. Whether you’re stopping in for a specific title or are just there to browse, this local gem pleases both tourists and locals alike, which makes it our top spot for book-buying in San Antonio. Plus, it has that great, old book smell we absolutely love.
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El Mirador. On a recent visit, Alaniz was still in the process of making the 1,600-square-foot space her own, but most of the vital pieces were in place — including booze and beer in the front, wine and bubbly in the back and the pig-nose-wearing mannequin Cha Cha La Borracha standing guard over it all. While it might not be the most sensible spot to shop for an epic rager, Pig Liquors speaks loud and clear to San Anto through both its thoughtful selection — from oldschool standards like Veuve Clicquot to small-batch products out of Austinbased Texas Saké Company — and
creative bells and whistles like artistmade T-shirts, handcrafted cards and whimsical aprons. A bonus allowed by its new location: Pig Liquors now has the ability to host tastings on its homey front porch.
MUSIC INSTRUMENT STORE OUR PICK: Robot Monster Guitars, 517 E. Woodlawn Ave., (210) 320-1710, robotmonsterguitars.com > Have you ever walked into a bar, cafe or boutique and felt immediately sized up and judged by the shop person?
Well, that most likely won’t be your experience at Robot Monster Guitars. Located at the end of St. Mary’s in our only sort-of “music district” here in SA, the guys at Robot Monster Guitars are friendly bunch who are dedicated to helping you find the music gear you need without making you feel dumb – something that’s sadly rare in the business. Whether you’re looking for vintage guitar pedals, instrument accessories or a pretty cool selection of vinyl, toys and other rock and roll collectibles, Robot Monster Guitars is our go-to shop. CONTINUED ON PAGE 77 ▶
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FLEA MARKET OUR PICK: Trader’s Village, 9333 SW Loop 410, (210) 623-8383, tradersvillage.com/san-antonio > Trader’s Village isn’t your average flea market. Described as “a swap meet, treasure hunt, shopping complex, county fair, and festival attraction all rolled into one,” this 100-acre, 1,000-vendor jumbo marketplace can easily fill an entire day. Try on some cowboy boots, hop on a carousel, eat a turkey leg, shoot up 80 feet to take in the view on the “Star Dancer” ride — hell, you can even buy a new fridge while you’re at it. The sprawling property is also home to a range of different festivals and events, including pow wows, “Ragin’ Cajun” music festivals, chili cookoffs and amateur boxing games. With free entry and only $4 to park, Trader’s Village can be an affordable way to spend a weekend — or a great spot to spend away your paycheck on a new set of hubcaps or endless carnival rides. The choice is yours.
PLACE TO GET A PIÑATA OUR PICK: Fiesta on Main, 2025 N. Main Ave., (210) 591-8144, alamofiesta.com > Founded as an outlet for Mexican artisans to sell their wares, family-owned favorite Fiesta on Main has long been a go-to for party supplies and decor for almost any imaginable occasion. During Fiesta itself, the distinctly San Antonio operation bustles with shoppers stocking up on cascarones, garlands, flower crowns, papel picado and confetti by the bagful. Often dangling from the trees out front or perched on the porch, piñatas abound — with giant turkeys for Thanksgiving, witches and black cats for Halloween and, last year at least, both Trump and Clinton squaring off for election season. For birthday parties and everyday fanfare, classic donkeys, layer cakes, guitars, maracas, superheroes and satellites come in various sizes — including wallet-friendly minis perfect for tabletop arrangements or party favors. While there’s an abundance of equally deserving mom-and-pop shops out there, Fiesta on Main’s always a reliable source that makes for a truly colorful shopping experience.
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ADULT STORE OUR PICK: Sexology Institute and Boutique, 727 S. Alamo St., (210) 487-0371, sexologyinstitute.com > As its name might suggest, Sexology Institute and Boutique aims to set itself apart from other adult businesses in San Antonio, and rises to that occasion on a variety of levels. Since opening in Southtown to a fair amount of chatter back in 2015, the politely presented emporium has proven itself as both an approachable destination for gifts of varying degrees of naughtiness (from kitschy novelties to state-of-the-art sex toys for men and women alike) and hands-on courses dedicated to topics like Booty Basics (for those ready to get “behind romance”), Ultimate Orgasms for Him and Her (devoted to maximizing the big “O”) and the ever-popular Going Down: How to Give the Best BJs (a “fabulous fellatio class that is spicy, tasteful, funny, and educational”). A recently announced move to 707 South St. Mary’s Street will allow Sexology to further develop its programming and further separate the educational space and retail storefront.
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BOUTIQUE OUR PICK: sloan/hall, 5424 Broadway, (210) 828-7738, sloanhall.com > Although it has only occupied the converted Magnolia/Mobil service station since 2011, it’s hard to imagine a time that sloan/hall’s carefully curated collection of designer goods hasn’t filled the space. The store possesses the dichotomous feel of an over-filled curio cabinet and an open, airy gallery,
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allowing shoppers to glut themselves without becoming overwhelmed. While sloan/hall carries an impressive array of internationally renowned designers (fashionistas can get their Maison Margiela and Rick Owens fix here), the store also stocks a cadre of Texan creators. Of particular note are covetable gems by local jewelry designers Doris Flores and Biby Dykema. The store also carries home goods and other accessories, including the Austin-based KUUTSUU line of leather goods and a large selection of unique cards and fine stationery.
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CHILDREN’S STORE OUR PICK: Roo & Me, 302 Pearl Pkwy. Suite 110, (210) 276-0212, facebook.com/rooandme > Baby fashion has changed a lot since we were in diapers. One look around Roo & Me, and you’ll agree. Bowie T-shirts, fuzzy pink capes, taco slippers, and onesies reading “Bean & Cheese” — the list goes on. What’s more, Roo & Me specifically features local, small businesses, so you can support San Anto’s economy while shopping. Want the best dressed kiddo in town? Need a gift that will secure your position as the “cool uncle”? Looking for a non-boring baby shower present? Are you an actual baby in need of clothing? Head to Roo & Me, a snug store for babies and kids at the Pearl. The only downside is that it doesn’t have its fantastic clothing in adult sizes.
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RECORD STORE OUR PICK: (TIE) Friends of Sound, 700 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 971-8044, friendsofsound.com; Southtown Vinyl, 1010 S. Flores St., Suite 120, (210) 2310512, southtownvinyl.com > It once seemed like the brick-and-mortar music store was destined for extinction. Of course, this was before vinyl and cassettes enjoyed the surge in popularity that they are still enjoying today. Thus, it has come to be that this year’s Critic’s Pick for Best Record Store is split between two relatively new, and equally righteous, spots in SA: Southtown Vinyl and Friends of Sound. For
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RUNNING STORE OUR PICK: San Antonio Running Company 711 S St. Mary’s St., (210) 246-2253, sarunningco.com > Running is hard, but finding the right running shoes, apparel and accessories shouldn’t have to be. That’s where the San Antonio Running Company comes in. The boutique running shop carries everything from sneakers by top running shoe brands and ergonomic water bottles to yoga mats and custom San Antonio Running Co. clothing. The shop also hosts group social runs for runners looking to be part of a pack, and yoga classes tailored to stretch all the right muscles. At San Antonio Running Co., the shop caters not only to runners, but to the running lifestyle and offers all the tools to become the best runner you can be.
ANTIQUE STORE OUR PICK: Yeya’s Antique & Oddities, 1423 E. Commerce, 210-827-5555, yeyasantiques.net > In San Antonio, there are definitely a lot of places where one can find interesting and quirky items of yesteryear, but no store has had the continual outpouring of weird, quirky and sometimes downright creepy stuff as Yeya’s
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VINTAGE SHOP OUR PICK: Montage, 423 W. Grayson St., (210) 324-0157, montagestyle.com > Getting bored with modern fashion? We don’t blame you. If you’re wanting to look like a flower child of the 60s, mod queen of the 70s, yacht rocker of the 80s — or just a grungy 90s kid — Montage is the spot for you. It’s impossible not to be drawn to the rows of bright frocks, colorful mom shorts, and perfectly worn Henleys. The North St. Mary’s vintage shop also offers a bounty of retro jewelry, well-loved shoes, and classic shades. And the best part? Montage’s hand-picked vintage finds don’t come with the customary sky-high prices. Leave this decade behind, and emerge from Montage a new (old) you.
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OUR PICK: Bexar Goods, 2202 Broadway, bexargoods.com > The essential place for high quality, handcrafted leather goods made right here in Bexar County is none other than Bexar Goods Co. A family business (two brothers and a cousin, who say they learned how to run a business from growing up in their family’s pizza restaurant), the small business takes pride in their simple, practical, and beautifully-made goods. While they have yet to settle in a brick-and-mortar location, their airstream and adventure Jeep pop-up stores on Broadway seem to fit them perfectly. With handmade leather briefcases, messenger bags, totes, wallets, coasters, and dog collars, Bexar Goods will likely have something you’re looking for. Can’t catch ‘em in person? No worries — you can order their fine goods online, too.
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Local Filmmaker
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WINNER Javier Gil, youtube. com/javiergil1910 2. Laura Varela, twitter.com/ varelafilm 3. Bryan Ortiz, youtube.com/ filmclassicsprod
WINNER Dru photography, 403 Dawson St. #2, (210) 8634338, druphotography.com
3. Bea Simmons Photography, 1100 Broadway Suite #306, (210) 605-8694, facebook.com/ beasimmonsphotography
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WINNER Magda’s Quality Jewelry & Repair, 8275 FM 78 Suite 10, Converse, (210) 310-7444
WINNER Miss Dakota Puggy, instagram.com/ missdakotapuggy
WINNER Steve Spriester, facebook.com/steve. spriester
2. Raven Red Photography, instagram.com/ ravenredphoto
2. Randy Beamer, facebook. com/randy.beamer
2. Sweet Craft Jewelry, sweetcraftjewelry.com
3. Dru Photography, instagram.com/dru.photo
3. Chelsey Hernandez, facebook.com/ chelseyhernandeztv
Spurs player WINNER Kawhi Leonard, twitter.com/kawhileonard
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WINNER Broseph, instagram.com/ brosephsgoods
WINNER Ivy Taylor, twitter. com/ivyrtaylor
3. Tony Parker, twitter.com/ tonyparker
LOcal Celebrity WINNER Elora, twitter.com/ elorasworld 2. Rey Lopez, twitter.com/ reymines 3. The Batman of San Antonio, facebook.com/ thebatmanofsanantonio
2.Maggie Wilmoth, 10999 I-10 W., Suite 175, (210) 573-6979, maggieandcompany.com
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3. Jimmy Green, Vineyard Shopping Center, 1207 N. Loop 1604 W., (210) 492-0022, jgreenjewelers.com
2. Manu Ginobili, twitter. com/manuginobili
WINNER Jeff Dillingham, 11001 Wurzbach Road #601, (210) 504-4800, myhomesa.com
3. Danny Charbel, 175 I-10 W., Seguin, (210) 887-7080, dannycharbel.com
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2. Raven Red photography, 1333 Buena Vista St., (210) 526-1941, facebook.com/ ravenredphoto
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WINNER Anel Flores, anelflores.com 2. Jan Jarboe Russell, janjarboerussell.com 3. John Phillipo Santos, johnphillipsantos.com
Local Poet WINNER Laurie Ann Guerrero, twitter.com/ laurannguerrero 2. Naomi Shihab Nye 3. Polly Anna Rocha, twitter. com/pollylabruja
2. Analy Diego, instagram. com/analydiego 3. Anthony Diaz, instagram. com/anthlemons
Radio Talk-Show Host WINNER Joe Pags, facebook. com/joetalkshow 2. Jason Minnix, twitter.com/ jasonminnix 3. Billy Madison, twitter. com/bms_billy
WINNER Tencha La Jefa, twitter.com/tencha_lajefa 2.Lucy Lips, twitter.com/ lucylips_drag 3. Amerie Parker, instagram. com/amerieparker
Local actor WINNER Tommy Lee Jones 2. Jesse Borrego, twitter. com/thejesseborrego 3. Larry Garza, twitter.com/ larrygarzacomic
2.Ron Nirenberg, facebook. com/nirenberg 3. Diego Bernal, twitter.com/ diegobernaltx
Sports Peronality WINNER Sean Elliott, twitter. com/seanelliott_32 2. Gregg Popovich,, nba.com/ spurs/bios/gregg-popovich 3. Kawhi Leonard, twitter. com/kawhileonard
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WINNER Caterina Gutierrez, instagram.com/caterinagtz
2. Robert Baldwin, 8842 Broadway, (210) 336-8868, baldwinmassagetherapy.com 3. Laura Valdez, facebook.com/ lauravaldezlmt
Chef WINNER Jeremy Carolino, Hop & Vine, 5619 W. Loop 1604 N., Suite 109, (210) 878-4071, hopandvinesa.com 2. Gabriel Cardenas, The Fridge, (210) 473-0916, facebook.com/thefridgesa 3. Mark Bliss, Bliss, 926 S. Presa St., (210) 225-2547, foodisbliss.com/chef
Burlesque Troop WINNER Pastie Pops, facebook.com/ pastiepops 2. Stars and Garters, facebook.com/ starsandgarters 3.The Smitten Kittens, twitter.com/ showkittens
Meteorologist WINNER Steve Browne, facebook. com/meteorologiststevebrowne 2.Bill Taylor, www.facebook.com/ billtaylorkens5 3. Adam Caskey, facebook.com/ caskeyweather
Community Activist WINNER Damon Billeck, twitter.com/ happy2badad 2. Denise Hernandez, facebook.com/ maestranzatx 3. Jessica O. Guerrero
2. Oralia V. Espinoza, Spring Garden Flower Shop, 211 Brooklyn Ave., (210) 229-1231, springgardenflowershop.com 3. Leighton W., leightonw.com
stand-up comic WINNER Gabriela Tijerina, twitter. com/gabyitijerina
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2. Kim Kerley, facebook.com/kim.dayoc 3. Larry Garza, twitter.com/ larrygarzacomic
Best director [theater] WINNER Ray Mendoza, misssanantonio.org 2. Christopher Rodriguez, Woodlawn Theatre, 1920 Fredericksburg Road, (210) 267-8388, facebook.com/ ChrisWoodlawn 3. Scott McDowell, The Overtime Theater, 5409 Bandera Road, Suite 205, (210) 557-7562
Pet groomer WINNER Lucy’s Doggy Daycare & Spa, 2250 Thousand Oaks Drive, Suite 200, (210) 495-3647, lucysdoggydaycare.com 2. Polished Pups, 19239 Stone Oak Pkwy., Suite 204, (210) 496-7877, polishedpupsstoneoak.com
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WINNER Spurs Coyote, twitter.com/ spurscoyote 2. @boozibarbi, Max’s Wine Dive, 340 E, Basse Road, Suite #101, (210) 4449547, maxswinedive.com 3. Ballapeño Ballapeño, facebook.com/ samissions
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SPURS PLAYER OUR PICK: Kawhi Leonard > This award will look comically small in his giant mitts, but there’s no question that Kawhi Leonard is 2017’s Best Spur. Timmy retired, Manu and Tony got a year older, and Pop
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Staff picks (who naturally also received award consideration) had to replace almost half his roster on the fly. The reason the second-place Spurs haven’t missed a step in what should’ve been a down year? Kawhi got even better. Once known as a defensive specialist, Leonard has put together one of the more efficient offensive seasons in NBA history while coming into his own as a
leader on the floor. He’s scoring more points per game than Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving and still taking on the opponent’s most talented wing player almost every night. Kawhi is more than ever the face of the Spurs franchise, and however far they go in these playoffs rests squarely on his shoulders – which, like his hands, are also quite big.
LOCAL FILMMAKER OUR PICK: Fidel Ruiz-Healy, vimeo. com/ruizhealy > The last thing filmmaker Fidel Ruiz-Healy, 26, wants to do is make a movie just for the sake of it. Even with the $25K-grant he received last year from the San Antonio
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Film Commission to produce his upcoming satirical comedy Rio Grande City, Ruiz-Healy wants to create something with staying power. “I don’t want to make a bargain-bin-DVD-crime movie,” he said. “I want it to be good.” Instead, Ruiz-Healy, who earned his degree in 2014 from NYU and founded The American Standard Film Co., is splitting his time between San Antonio and New York, working hard to lock down more funding. Recently, he made a road trip from El Paso to Brownsville to do ground-level research in the area and make sure the script was genuine and accurate. He hopes to start production on Rio 94 CURRENT • April 19-25, 2017 • sacurrent.com
Grande City in late summer or early fall. Besides his upcoming feature, Ruiz-Healy finished making the festival circuit rounds with his first feature, The Homefront, and short film, A Band of Thieves . He was also the cinematographer on What a Beautiful World This Will Be, a short that screened at the Slamdance Film Festival in January.
DRAG QUEEN OUR PICK: Beyoncé D. Mykels, facebook.com/beyonce.mykels > If you’ve ever attended a drag show at Pegasus, there’s a fair chance you’ve
witnessed the powerhouse that is Beyoncé D. Mykels, a fierce queen who does double duty as DJ. Taking cues from her Texan namesake, Mykels claims to have studied “hair-agraphy and dance at Beyoncé University” and takes a fearless and tireless approach to her drag performances. On a recent visit to see her in action, Mykels lifted the crowd from the doldrums of a misty night with a high-energy routine featuring a rapid succession of highkicks followed by a death-drop — a potentially dangerous feat involving a backwards drop into a collapsed pose on the ground. (Treat yourself to BuzzFeed’s online crash course “17 Death Drops That Perfectly Sum Up
Your Entire Existence.”) While we will always bow down to the long-reigning camp queen Tencha la Jefa, it’s high time we celebrate Mykels, a hardworking, multitalented performer who can lip-synch for days, dance up a storm and even get the jaded bitches laughing.
LOCAL AUTHOR OUR PICK: Amy Stone, twitter.com/ amylstone1 > For Trinity sociology and anthropology associate professor Amy Stone, her research on our favorite LGBTQ+ Fiesta tradition,
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Cornyation, was a labor of love. Stone writes about LGBTQ+ visibility in civic life, from festivals like Mardi Gras to issues at the ballot box. For her new book, Cornyation: San Antonio’s Outrageous Fiesta Tradition, she painstakingly searched city archives and The Playhouse’s storage closet, tracked down Cornyation participants for interviews and participated as a stage hand and duchess. From 1951’s “Court of the Cracked Salad Bowl” to 1987’s “Court of Broadway Musicals That Never Were” and 1999’s “Court of Everyday Soap Operas,” Stone traces the “duchesses in costumes, witty satire, dancing queens, entertainment,
audience hijinks, hot glue burns, and biting humor” of the inimitable San Antonio event that raises funds for theater-arts scholarships and HIV/ AIDS organizations, comments on the status quo, and helped make Fiesta the inclusive party it is today.
VISUAL ARTIST OUR PICK: Ana Fernandez, anafernandez.com > Since the term “artist” encompasses a wide array of disciplines, trying to decide who’s “best” feels futile and unfair (like comparing a glassblower to
a performance artist). But what about who creates art that best captures San Antonio? A solid answer to that question is Ana Fernandez — a Corpus Christi native who moved here during high school, earned degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of California at Los Angeles, and officially adopted San Antonio as her hometown in 2009. A local favorite and double threat, Fernandez has won over diehard fans with both the creatively concocted raspas she sells out of her Chamoy City Limits food truck and her moody, slightly mysterious paintings depicting old-school San Antonio homes, storefronts, street
scenes and parking lots. With a sold-out 2016 exhibition and a CAMMIE Award already under her belt, Fernandez wowed us (and others) with her recent Contemporary Art Month exhibition “Magic Time Machine” and has plenty more on the horizon, including a September exhibition at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center.
LOCAL POET OUR PICK: Laurie Ann Guerrero > Former poet laureate of San Antonio and current poet laureate of Texas, Laurie Ann Guerrero easily sacurrent.com • April 19-25, 2017 • CURRENT 97
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has the fancy accolades to earn the distinction of San Anto’s best poet. But our designation here is more about personal and poetic potency than posts or positions. Guerrero, a graduate of McCollum High School on San Antonio’s Southside, is a fiercely proud mother of three, an educator, and an advocate for community literacy and arts education. Her poetry, while steeped in a thorough understanding of structure that she achieved while earning her MFA in Poetry from Drew University, sings and stings with an organic electricity. She has served as Literary Arts Director at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, where she continues to work closely with the Macondo Writers’ Workshop that was founded by Sandra Cisneros. While SA poet laureate, Guerrero spearheaded a successful effort to establish the San Antonio Poetry Archive at the library of Palo Alto College. Busy as she is, you can still catch her reading about town on occasion, and we’d highly recommend it. While Guerrero, who is not even 40 years old yet, only has two books of poetry out so far, A Tongue in the Mouth of the
Dying and A Crown for Gumecindo, each of these award-winning collections argues persuasively for Guerrero’s genius.
LOCAL CELEBRITY + SPORTS PERSONALITY OUR PICK: Gregg Popovich > This past year we’ve seen a different side of Gregg Popovich. While we’re used to him Popping off on stupid questions from sideline reporters or masterfully evading any line of inquiry that even hints at his personal life, the Trump Era seems to have weighed heavily on our beloved Spurs coach. While he’s always been one of the more brainy, complex figures in professional sports, Popovich emerged last year as an unrelenting Trump critic. He occasionally answered questions in a way that seemed at once honest, contemplative and worried, even vulnerable. In the days following Trump’s election, he let loose the kind of emotional, anxious word vomit familiar
to anyone spooked by the rise of a president who built his political career demonizing entire groups of people. “I’m sick to my stomach thinking about it,” Popovich told reporters before ending with standard Pop-ian flair: “My final conclusion is – my big fear is – we are Rome.” The following month, when his favorite sideline reporter and sparring partner Craig Sager died after a long battle with leukemia, Popovich looked shaken as he delivered a short remembrance that was so heartfelt it was almost hard to watch. In February he waxed race politics in honor of Black History Month, telling reporters that this “post-racial” stuff is nonsense, calling the country’s treatment of African Americans “our national sin,” and saying white people are born with “a monstrous advantage educationally, economically, culturally and within society.” While he’s always been the sagest Spur, this was the year Popovich has emerged as a critical cultural voice in these weird times. Even Congressman Joaquin Castro recently quipped he’d love to see Pop run for public office someday (once he’s done with basketball, of course). Fingers crossed. sacurrent.com • April 19-25, 2017 • CURRENT 99