Before there was a film industry in Hollywood, there was the Star Movie Ranch in San Antonio. At the dawn of cinema, a group of motion picture pioneers came to the Alamo City to produce the first authentic westerns.
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To celebrate the fiftieth episode of "The Lonely Voice" podcast, Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides discuss the four stories in the "Edouard, Juliette, Lena" story cycle — "A Recollection," "The Colonel's Child," "Rue de Lille," and "Lena." -
On January 29, the Institute of Texan Cultures will reopen in a new location at the Frost Tower. The contents from the previous home of will now be housed in this new, temporary space in downtown San Antonio. -
The launch comes as more busnisses across the U.S. release non-alcoholic beers, wines, and spirits. -
The documentary follows the lives of San Antonian JV Villarreal and his Marine brothers while on tour in Afghanistan. -
Diverse weekend events in San Antonio this weekend. Here's a snapshot. -
Grammy winner and mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor is in the Alamo city for workshops and a performance on January 20. -
DreamWeek San Antonio 2026 starts Friday, Jan. 9 and runs through Sat. Jan. 31 with more than 200 events throughout San Antonio. The events vary in format ranging from concerts, art exhibits, panel discussions, health and fitness expos, mixers, fashion shows, galas, youth summits, and poetry slams. -
Kerrville Renaissance Festival welcomes all to enjoy knights, royalty and revelry right in the Texas Hill Country for three enchanted weekends: January 17–18, January 24–25, and January 31–February 1, 2026. -
Grupo Tan Tan plays a hybrid of musical genres. They describe themselves as a "fara-fara band that utilizes accordion, bajosexto, tuba, tololoche, and snare drum." -
On this episode, Yvette Benavides shares a reflection on ‘To Absent Friends: Eudora Welty’s Correspondence with Frank Lyell’ selected and edited by Julia Eichelberger.
