07.10.2023

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New cultural center coming soon

SAAACAM’s new cultural center coming soon

In collaboration with Overland Partners, SAAACAM will open a Cultural Center in the heart of downtown San Antonio. | Photo by Overland Partners

Have you heard the news? In partnership with Overland Partners, the San Antonio African American Cultural Archive and Museum (SAAACAM — pronounced SAY-CAM) is getting a new location. This history and cultural museum is reclaiming San Antonio’s Black history by encouraging community members to get involved and share their own stories and perspectives.

What is SAAACAM?

Since 2017, this 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization — lead by Executive Director Deborah Omowale Jarmon — collects, preserves, and shares the cultural heritage of African Americans in the San Antonio region through a community-based digital archive.

Current initiatives include:

Ongoing community programming
Exhibits at the San Antonio International Airport
Black History Riverwalk Tours
A digital archive in partnership with Texas A&M San Antonio’s Library System

You can visit the museum in La Villita (218 S. Presa St.) Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Have a late night history craving? Check out the community digital archive that’s available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Cultural Center coming soon

On Juneteenth of this year, Overland Partners released renderings of SAAACAM’s new cultural center coming to downtown San Antonio.

SATXtoday: SAAACAM building rendering 2 — The future entrance of SAAACAM’s cultural center.
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Courtesy of Overland Partners

So where’s the cultural center going? It would occupy the upper stories of both the Kress and Grant buildings. Here’s what we know:

Entrance inside the Grant Building with a two-story entry hall, cafe, and gift shop
Auditorium on the lower floor for performances
40,000-sqft space for exhibits, a research library, offices, lecture hall, and a rooftop terrace at the Grant building

Currently, there is not an opening date (that we know of) for the center as the museum continues to work on funding for the space. Stay tuned for updates.

Events

Monday, July 10

The Poetry of Food with Eddie Vega | Monday, July 10 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Gemini Ink, 1111 Navarro St., San Antonio | $75 | Learn how to capture the essence and meaning of food through poetry with a local spoken word artist and storyteller.
Dog Meet Up | Monday, July 10 | 8 p.m. | Texas Dog Co., 4302 Hyatt Pl. Dr., San Antonio | Free | Hang out with other Maltese pups and enjoy food + drinks at this dog-friendly beer garden.

Tuesday, July 11

Still Brewing Art | Tuesday, July 11 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave., San Antonio | $3-$20 | Dive into San Antonio’s brewing history with an exhibit featuring historic photographs, large-format posters, and site plans.
44th CineFestival | Tuesday, July 11-Sunday, July 16 | Times vary | Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St., San Antonio | $0-$40 | Support local filmmakers at the longest running Latinx film festival with showings from comedy, horror, drama, and more.

Events calendar here

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News Notes

Opening

University Health is opening the region’s first Women’s & Children’s Hospital Saturday, July 22. Come for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. and stay to tour the new facility until 1 p.m. on the University Hospital campus. The hospital plans to welcome new patients this August. Learn more about the hospital.

Sports

Welcome to San Antonio. The Spurs have acquired forwards Cedi Osman and Lamar Stevens from the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with two draft picks. The deal was part of a three-team trade with the Cavs and the Miami Heat.

Family

Wax on, wax off. Slab Cinema is screening the 1984 hit “The Karate Kid” tomorrow night at Travis Park. Don’t forget to bring your own blankets and lawn chairs. Food truck vendors will be available for all your snacking needs. The free outdoor showing starts at 8:30 p.m. (SA Current)

Closing

Just shy of its first birthday (Tuesday, July 18), El Cazador Restaurant & Bar’s announced it’s closing its doors permanently on Saturday, July 15. The upscale seafood and Mexican restaurant in Boerne is encouraging customers to use any gift cards with remaining balances.

Eat

Food trucks, anyone?

9 food truck parks in San Antonio

The pink El Camino sign is decorated with flowers, and a yellow brick path leads to the brightly colored interior of the park.

Just follow the yellow brick road. | Photo by @sam.texas

Finding your favorite food truck isn’t easy. When you find it, it’s so worth the trouble — but why not take the guesswork out in the first place?

Enter: San Antonio’s array of food truck parks. These outdoor gathering places host a wide variety of rotating vendors (from sushi to small-batch coffee), plus other amenities that make them the perfect hangouts. Here are some of our favorites.

El Camino, 1009 Avenue B

Featuring: Wood fire pizza, lumpia, açai bowls, barbecue brisket
Plus: A full outdoor bar with craft beer + margarita slushies
Open: Mon.-Thur. 4 p.m.-12 a.m.; Fri. 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sun. 12 p.m.-12 a.m.

Rancho 181, 13514 US-181 North

Featuring: Chicken and cheese dumplings, flautas, fried cheesecake, paletas, beer
Plus: Live sports + tons of events
Open: Mon.-Tues. Closed; Wed.-Fri., 3 p.m.-12 a.m Sat. + Sun. 11 a.m.-12 a.m. (stay updated on the park’s events via Instagram)

4 more food truck parks

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Adriana

From the editor

I cannot believe my dog Benny turns three on Wednesday. Where did the time go? Fun fact: Benny was originally supposed to be a surprise for my dad in 2020 but my mom chickened out and told him.

However, since I already had an appointment to meet Benny (previously named Jersey by his foster mom) at an adoption event, my stubbornness wouldn’t let me back down. By the end of the adoption event, this little 5-lb puppy was coming home with me. Benny has been the best companion over the last few years and is definitely my fur baby.

Happy birthday Benny Bean

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