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Inaugural Youth Street Art Exhibit in San Antonio, TX

SASAI is looking to help the next generation of young artists build a thriving career. | Photo by SASAI

The San Antonio Street Art Initiative — an artist-run, independent nonprofit looking to build the largest outdoor gallery in Texas — will host its first Youth Street Art Exhibit and Fundraiser on Sat., Oct. 8.

The exhibit, named TZOMPANTLI, will be featured as part of the A Day in Southtown festival, which will be free and open to the public.

About SASAI’s commitment to youth

The nonprofit launched its Youth Street Art Department and new Youth Art Program early this month. Here’s a quick snapshot of how it works.

Learning skills: 10 high school students were recruited to learn spray paint handling and other fine art techniques. All received stipends.
High profile resume building: The program features projects sponsored by corporate brands to help students build impressive resumes.
Mentorship: Taught in four-week cycles, the program is instructed and lead by contemporary Chicano artist Rubio.

Support local artists

The inaugural program cohort is currently preparing for SpiritLandia, the largest Day of the Dead river parade and Celebration in the US.

The community will have an opportunity to take a sneak peek at the students’ progress at SASAI’s studio during the festival. Prints of the students’ works will be sold to raise funds.

You can head to the SASAI Art Gallery at 1906 Complex, 1906 S. Flores St. to help fund the next generation of artists.

Celebrate community in Southtown
Visit local galleries, shop among artisans, sample distillery drinks, and savor culinary eats. There will be something for everyone in Southtown next Saturday.

Those attending are encouraged to bus, bike, walk, or even scooter to and from events. Want to get a more detailed look? Check out a few more posted events online.

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Today

Glow Aqua Zumba | Wed., Sept. 28 | 7:45-8:45 p.m. | Woodlawn Lake Park Pool | Free | Join the San Antonio Parks & Recreation Department for the last outdoor Aqua Zumba class of the season. 💧
Live Trivia at Santikos Entertainment Westlakes | Wed., Sept. 28 | 7-9 p.m. | 1255 SW Loop 410 | Free | Bring your friends to form a team and earn prizes. 📝

Thursday

Halestorm Fall Tour 2022 | Thurs., Sept. 29 | 7 p.m. | Tech Port Center + Arena | $35+ | Rock out in San Antonio’s newest entertainment venue with special guests The Warning and New Years Day. 🎸
90’s Pop Tour | Thurs., Sept. 29 | 8 p.m. | Freeman Coliseum | $42+ | Throwback Thursday — jam out to some of the most influential Latin pop music of the 90s. 🎤

Friday

Roktoberfest | Fri., Sept, 30 | 6-9 p.m. | Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk | Free entry | Celebrate the start of fall with live music from Bad Rumors, free beer tastings, and food specials. 🍺

Saturday

RiverArtober | Sat., Oct. 1 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | La Villita Historic Arts Village | Free | Spend a day in the heart of San Antonio enjoying unique art. 🖼️

Sunday

Heart of Texas Concert Band-Texas, A State Like None Other | Sun., Oct. 2 | 3-4 p.m. | Lila Cockrell Theatre | Free | Listen to an assortment of Texas-themed and Texas-inspired music. 🎷
Locals Day | Sun., Oct. 2 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | The Briscoe Western Art Museum | Free | Learn about the art and culture of the West on the first Sunday of each month. 🐎

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Weather

91º | Sunny | 0% chance of rain

Development

Plans to rehabilitate the Spaghetti Warehouse building into office spaces may hit a bump in the road. While construction is slated for later this year, developer Richard Gottbrath shared some concerns with the current lending market that may change plans. 🚧 (San Antonio Business Journal)

Coming Soon

Haywire, a pasture-to-plate concept, will join the culinary scene at The Shops at La Cantera. Front Burner Dining Group — owners of Whiskey Cake and Ida Claire — are planning a $6 million addition to an existing building with construction slated for October. 🍽️

Civic

Wondering where your Bexar County property taxes go? Alamo Colleges District is building transparency with a breakdown of how your tax dollars are being spent. For example, $404.70 in property taxes go to the district based on the average home value of $271,336. 💵

Biz

Rackspace Technology’s board of directors appointed Amar Maletira to CEO following the departure of Kevin Jones. Maletira currently serves as the company’s president and hopes to assist in the company’s transition to a new strategy and operating model. 💼 (San Antonio Report)

Health

According to a newly published study by faculty of UT Health San Antonio, roughly a third of 986 patients achieved long-term self-care of their type 2 diabetes after building trusting relationships with community health workers over 12 weeks — see the results of the four-year study. 🩺

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Stark Tower? No, this is reality.

SATX architecture firm designing Dude Perfect’s $100 million HQ

Dude Perfect is hoping to build a new ~$100 million HQ in Texas. | Rendering by Overland Partners

YouTube superstar team Dude Perfect has contracted the help of local architecture firm Overland Partners to make their roughly $100 million dream a reality.

Boasting over 58 million subscribers, the group has been working with Overland for about a year, creating conceptual designs while planning to pitch the landmark development to various cities.

Overland Senior Principal Bryan Trubey shared with Sports Business Journal that the group plans to build the three-story headquarters in North Texas but is also considering other cities such as Los Angeles and Atlanta.

These Texans know the motto
Dude Perfect’s five co-founders all hail from Texas and were once former college roommates at Texas A&M University.

The group is currently based in Frisco, but that may change should the project land elsewhere — ahem, perhaps even San Antonio? Click the button below to see how “everything is bigger in Texas” has taken on a whole new meaning to these Lone Star State natives.

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THE WRAP

Today’s issue was written by Iván.

Editor’s pick: There’s nothing quite like a week of weather under 90º after an incredibly hot, dry summer. While it’s not exactly my ideal 72º-with-a-breeze fall day, I still fully plan on pretending like it is by grabbing a hot chocolate from La Panadería in my favorite flannel.

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