Deceleration is all about stimulating a shift to healthier living, communities, and culture. Our Happening events calendar highlights lots of fun and critical (some critical and fun) San Antonio and South Texas happenings each month. For those about growing a better world, we work to direct you quickly to the most potentially transformative meetings, climate actions, skillshares, and gatherings to help facilitate the development of ever more resilient networks of common care.

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  • ‘Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility’ Curator Talk & Tour

    McNay Art Museum 6000 N New Braunfels Ave. San Antonio, TX 78209

    Patron and Visionary Circle Members are invited to join us for a Curator Talk and Tour of 'Rasquachismo: 35 Years of a Chicano Sensibility,' led by Mia Lopez, Curator of Latinx Art. This event offers a deep dive into the powerful themes of resourcefulness, resilience, and cultural celebration at the heart of rasquachismo. Members will […]

    $10 – $20
  • Canceled Sierra Club, San Antonio: An Evening of Poems

    William R. Sinkin Eco Centro 1716 N Main Ave, San Antonio, TX, United States

    Our January 21st General Meeting will feature poets from Stone in the Stream/Roca en el Rio, a writers and artists collective committed to the environment through contemplative, artistic, and activist response. Meeting schedule Informal get-to-know-you 6:00 pm to 6:15 pm Announcements 6:15 pm to 6:30 pm Featured program 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Program topic It is […]

    Free
  • Aesthetic Pruning—Plants Into ‘Living Works of Art’ (Austin)

    Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave, Austin, TX 78739

    Shape your plants into living works of art! Learn the art and science of aesthetic pruning from Wildflower Center Horticulturist Olivia Smith. Discover how to select the right plants, understand their growth habits, and create visual balance and symmetry to elevate your garden’s natural beauty. The workshop includes an indoor presentation followed by a live […]

    $25
  • Wild West Wildlife Festival

    Briscoe Western Art Museum 210 W Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205

    Embrace the spirit of the West and the beauty of nature at the Briscoe Museum's annual Wild West Wildlife Festival! Enjoy a day filled with thrilling encounters, educational adventures, storytelling, hands-on crafts, and a celebration of the wild creatures that roam our landscapes. The community day event is FREE for everyone and includes FREE admission […]

    Gratuito
  • Without Borders Sin Fronteras Community Event (Austin)

    DORF South Lamar Boulevard 218, Austin, TX, United States

    Join us for a poignant community event in conjunction with Táhila Moss' solo presentation, Without Borders / Sin Fronteras, on Saturday, February 1, 2025, 5:00–7:00 pm featuring an artist talk; a panel discussion with Juan Mancias, Tribal Chair of the Esto’k Gna Nation; Christa Mancias-Zapata, Executive Director of Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, and Jesse Manciaz, […]

  • All the Nature We Have

    Mercury Project 538 Roosevelt Avenue San Antonio, TX 78210

    Join Jennifer Khoshbin and Hilary Rochow for the All the Nature We Have opening reception, featuring their incredible artwork. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be in the community and witness two artists and their thought-provoking work at Mercury Project.

    Free
  • Online: Ecological City – Art and Climate Solutions Panel Discussion and Planning

    (NEW YORK CITY) Ecological City 2025 - Art & Climate Solutions Panel Discussion & Planning Creative Action on Climate Solutions Join us for an inspiring panel discussion on urban climate challenges and solutions and how the arts can be applied to engage community on climate action. Panel speakers include artists presenting their designs for sculptural puppets, […]

    Free
  • Plantcestors

    Central Library 600 Soledad street, San Antonio, Texas 78205

    Plantcestors is a solo exhibition by Suzy González that celebrates local community members in relationship with the plants that give them life. Plantcestors Plants sustained our ancestors and they continue to sustain us—through food, medicine, clothing, housing, to providing the very oxygen we breathe. Every plant is sacred and we could not survive without them. […]

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  • 16th Annual Mujeres de Aztlan Exhibition

    Centro Cultural Aztlan Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, Texas, United States

    Centro Cultural Aztlan is pleased to present the 16th annual Mujeres de Aztlan exhibition, titled Mujeres Artistas: Iluminando El Futuro. Through this annual exhibition that celebrates International Women’s Day, Centro Cultural Aztlan aims to raise the visibility of women artists working to develop their careers and expand their artistic expressions. The Mujeres Artistas: Iluminando El […]

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  • EDTalks (But Mostly Listens) w/ JOSHUA “LAKEY” HINSON

    Brick at Blue Star Blue Star 108, San Antonio, TX, United States

    San Antonio, TX, EDTalks (But Mostly Listens) A Live Conversation Series hosted by Ed Saavedra  continues with Place Maker/Chalk Artist JOSHUA “LAKEY” HINSON. Like an urban dervish, Joshua “Lakey” Hinson spins his body around one foot rooted to the concrete as he surrounds himself in the building block of his oeuvre: A vibrant, “perfect” freehand circle of sidewalk […]

  • Borders, Bleeds, Margins and Gutters and A Thousand Words: The Power of Pictures

    centro de artes gallery South Santa Rosa Avenue 101, San Antonio, TX, United States

    Join us for the opening reception for 'Borders, Bleeds, Margins and Gutters' and 'A Thousand Words: The Power of Pictures in Books' on Thursday, March 27 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Centro de Artes (101 S Santa Rosa). Reception will include a pop-up bookstore by the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore and refreshments by Dorcól […]

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  • Mujeres Marcharan Rally Against Trump’s Military Parade

    Labor Plaza 500 E Market St, San Antonio

    Mujeres Marcharan Coalition is coming together to protest Trump's brazen misuse of 90 million dollars to gratify his abuse of power parading upwards of 8000 troops for his birthday. As a woman, queer and trans centered organization we condemn the glorification of the military within San Antonio, "Military City USA," as we know that many […]