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X-WR-CALNAME:San Antonio · arts · today · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:EXHIBIT - Somos Americanos: Our American Story DTSTART:20260917T150000Z DTEND:20260917T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T192202Z UID:10000158-1789639200-1789660800@somosmacri.org CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Somos Americanos: Our American Story highlights the ways Mexic an Americans have lived out the nation’s highest democratic ideals throu gh public service\, civic leadership\, and acts of valor. Presenting the s tories of Mexican American trailblazers from the battlefield to the halls of justice\, from classrooms to boardrooms\, the exhibit shows how Mexican Americans have put democracy into action. Opening in July 2026 as part of the America250 commemoration\, Somos Americanos affirms that Mexican Amer ican history is American history. Opening July 2026! \n  \nThe exhibit wi ll be on display from July 8 through December 18\, 2026. \n  \n☀️SUMM ER GALLERY HOURS ☀️ This summer\, the exhibit gallery is open Wednesda y through Friday\, 10 AM—NOON and 1 – 4 PM\, or by appointment.  \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Depart ment of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L . Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T192202Z LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 7 8207\, United States URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/exhibit-somos-americanos-our-american-sto ry-2-2/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=san -antonio-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI) X-SOURCE-URL:https://somosmacri.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Robert Ziebell: Locations DTSTART:20260917T180000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260819T002905Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53700092993915 CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:The Michael and Noémi Neidorff Art Gallery presents Robert Zi ebell: Locations. Robert Ziebell’s photographic images of the vernacular architecture and natural wonders of the Keweenaw in Michigan’s Upper Pe ninsula\, where he has resided part time for over thirty years. The term “locations” refers to worker housing originally built by mining compan ies\, which have been transformed over the years with an idiosyncratic arr ay of styles and materials. Small photographs on canvas of these structure s are interspersed with large-scale prints of the rugged landscapes of Lak e Superior which surround the former mining towns.\n\nExhibition Dates: Au gust 27 – October 8\, 2026\nClosing Reception: 5-7 p.m. October 8\, 2026 LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T002905Z LOCATION:Michael and Noémi Neidorff Art Gallery URL:https://events.trinity.edu/event/robert-ziebell-locations?utm_source=c aldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=san-antonio-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.trinity.edu/event/jazz-in-the-garden-with-the- jazz-protagonists END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cocktails & Culture: Witte Watercolors DTSTART:20260917T230000Z DTEND:20260918T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T181525Z UID:16107-1789668000-1789677000@www.wittemuseum.org CATEGORIES:arts,drink DESCRIPTION:National Poetry Month Ekphrastic Poetry Contest Winners!Adult WinnersAnne Best for “Generational Road Trip”Estrella Hernandez for “Assembling the Future”Charles Kels for “Horseless Carriage”  Yo uth Winners – 13 – 17Elliott Stead for “The Hands That Built Me”Ri shika Bommana for “sonder”Malia Pope for “Gild”  Youth Winners – 12 + UnderAmarachi Mbaka for “The Witte’s Unique Ford” Read the winning poems here.   Each year\, the Witte partners with local poets and art institutions to explore how artwork and artifacts inspire powerful narratives through poetry\, as part of the Ekphrastic Poetry Contest. Sub mit a poem written in response to the 1916 Ford Motor Company Model T fro m our collection. The winning poem will be shared on participating sites i n April to celebrate National Poetry Month and invited to read at a Celebr atory Event to be held at McNay Art Museum\, Chiego Hall\, on April 23\, 2 026 at 6:00 pm.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n 1916 Ford Motor Company Model T \n \n \n \n Gift of Albert Steves Sr. Donated in 1946\, this 1916 Ford Motor Compa ny Model T once belonged to San Antonio lumberman Albert Steves Sr. Today \, you can see the Model T on view near the entrance of the Witte’s Vale ro Great Hall\, along with additional artifacts featured in The Steves Fam ily:Building San Antonio exhibition in the Steves Family Gallery.  Reserv e your Museum Admission online here or purchase tickets at the Walker Admi ssion Desk upon arrival. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n What is an ekphrastic poem? \n \n \n \n An ekphrastic poem is written in response to an artwork. These poems take an existing piece of visual art\, and uses written words to describe and e xpand on the theme of that work of art. The poem should not simply describ e the artwork\; it should express how the art enlightens\, puzzles\, moves \, inspires you\, etc.  Many of these poems explore hidden meanings or an underlying story. LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T181525Z LOCATION:Witte Museum\, 3801 Broadway\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78209\, United States URL:https://www.wittemuseum.org/event/cocktails-culture-witte-watercolors/ ?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=san-antonio-tx X-SOURCE-NAME:The Witte Museum X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.wittemuseum.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR