A historic season

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• Local mariachi group, Mariachi Damas de Jalisco, will treat fans with live music.
• Texas National Guard will do a flyover before opening pitch — two F-16s flown by the 149th Fighter Wing + 182nd Fighter Squadron Gunfighters.
• Mayor Ron Nirenberg will throw out the first pitch to basketball legend David Robinson.
• Stevenson Middle School will perform the national anthem, while players from the South Texas Heat Baseball Academy take the field with the Missions.

$2 Tuesdays

• McFarlin Tennis Clinics | Monday, April 10-Monday, May 22 | 7 -8 p.m. | McFarlin Tennis Center, 1503 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio | Free | Register and learn to play tennis like a pro with Coach Pablo Hours.
• Blue Mondays with R & R Musicians Pro Jam Sessions | Monday, April 10-Monday, July 24 | 8 p.m.-12 a.m. | Fitzgerald’s Bar, 437 McCarty Ste. 101, San Antonio | Free | All pro musicians are invited to come out to enjoy the sweet sounds of the blues + participate in the jam.

• Musician Open Mic Jam Night | Tuesday, April 11-Thursday, Nov. 30 | 9 p.m.-1 a.m. | Fitzgerald’s Bar, 437 McCarty Ste. 101, San Antonio | Get your 15 minutes of fame with this open mic event which gives you the option to perform solo, with the band, with others, or a combination of the three.
• Loteria Tuesdays | Tuesday, Apr. 11, Tuesday, Apr. 18 | 7 -9 p.m. | Boeing Center at Tech Port, 3331 General Hudnell, San Antonio | Free | Join Provisions Food Hall & Bar at Tech Port Center for a free, all-ages Loteria game night (also known as “Mexican Bingo”), plus good food, drink specials, and giveaways.*

• 01 Farmer’s Market at Woodlawn Pointe | Wednesday, April 12 | 1 -6 p.m. | Woodlawn Pointe, 702 Donaldson, San Antonio | Free | Join this neighborhood market for farm-fresh produce, local baked breads, pickles, and other pantry staples.

• A Japanese whisky dinner restaurant called Tokyo Cowboy is set to open above Hugman’s Oasis on Saturday, April 29. A concept by Spot on Hospitality owner Chris Hill and Ben Cachila of Uchi, the menu will include Texan Japanese fusion items, like sushi handroll tacos, and Yuzu margaritas. (San Antonio Magazine)

• Black Laboratory Brewing has brought back the limited edition puro beer for Fiesta. The blonde ale has pickle juice and cherry flavoring, to give it a “piccadilly raspa-inspired taste.” The beer is available in the tap room and can be purchased online.

• Have you seen the viral video of the Texas-sized Lowe’s shopping cart rolling down I-35? Southside local and retired veteran Jay Ruelas can be seen in the driver’s seat of the 20-ft-long, 10-ft-tall cart, which he built to use at Christmas toy drives. Can we get a ride, Jay? (Express News)

• Still need your taxes filed? Volunteer Income Tax Assistance San Antonio is providing free tax preparation for people with income levels of $55,000 or less. The IRS sponsored program provides year-round tax preparation free of charge, and can be found at 12 locations around the Alamo City.

• Calling all San Antonio sucias. The first ever La Sucia Pageant will be held at Thirsty’s on Friday, April 21. The winner will be granted the title Madam Sucia, receive a $150 bar tab at Thirsty’s SA, and take home a sucia-themed basket. (MySA)

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• 1944 — Drafted into the Army.
• 1946 — Volunteered for the pilot training program at Tuskegee Air Force base in Alabama.
• 1950 — Earned a Pharmacy degree at the University of Michigan
• 1958 — Earned a degree in dentistry at the University of Michigan
• 1985 — Relocated to San Antonio, where he became Chief of Oral Surgery at Lackland Air Force Base, and an assistant professor at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio.