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Downtown San Antonio Newsletter  July 15, 2011
In This Issue
Downtown Strategic Plan Workshop
Street Closure Downtown
PID Property Owners Meeting
City Council Reception
Alamo History Night
Hyatt Fire Fighter Q Off
AAHA Garage Sale
Movies by Moonlight
Keep our river clean
Membership Updates
    
New Members:  

 

Biga on the Banks

represented by Perny Shea

 * Friday and Saturdays through September Biga will be offering many of their entrees half portion, half price. Additionally during the summer, BigAmigos receive complimentary Valet parking. Visit Biga's website for more info.

 

Guido & Companies represented by Lauren Guido

 

Renewing Members:   

 

Advanced Services represented by Scott Hollingshead

 

Alvidrez Architecture, Inc. represented by David Alvidrez

 

Beaty Palmer Architects represented by Terry Palmer

 

Broadway Bancshares, Inc. represented by Art Vega

 

CPS Energy represented by Jelynne Burley

 

Frost National Bank represented by Don Frost

 

Greater SA Chamber of Commerce represented by Tuesdae Knight

 

Grounds Control represented by Barron Morris

 

Haynes Boone represented by Steve Waters

 

Hermann Sons represented by Stephen R. Prewitt

 

Hyatt Regency Hotel and Grand Hyatt  represented by Peter Mcmahon

 

International Bank of Commerce represented by Maggie Ortiz Perez

 

Jackson Walker, LLP represented by Patrick Tobin

 

Jacobs Engineering represented by Jim Koenig

 

King William Association represented by Syeira Budd

 

Kuper Realty Corp. represented by Rick Kuper

 

Magik Theatre represented by Richard Rosen

 

Marmon Mok, LLP represented by Steve Souter

 

Milam Building represented by Diane J Coliz

 

NRP Group, LLC represented by Daniel Markson

 

Paradigm Hotel Group represented by Tim Sanford

 

Parsons 3D/I represented by Alvaro Rizo-Patron

 

PentaPartners, LLC represented by Charles S. Teeple

 

Riverside Properties represented by John Rizzo

 

Pape-Dawson Engineers represented by Sam Dawson

 

Providence Commercial Real Estate represented by Steve Garza

 

Phyllis Browning Company represented by Phyllis Browning

 

Rialto Studio, Inc. represented by Kenneth Fowler

 

Sabinal Group represented by Mark Wohlfarth

 

Silver Ventures represented by Darryl Byrd

 

Southwest Texas Equipment Distributors represented by  A. J. Lewis / Ms. Sherry Kruciak

 

Spectrum Athletic Club - Downtown represented by Elsa Williams

 

St. Anthony Hotel represented by Steve Wisner

 

Sundt Construction, Inc. represented by Jeff Webster

 

Southwest School of Art represented by Paula Owen

 

The Palm Restaurant represented by  Jon Edwards

 

Trinity Real Estate Finance, Inc. represented by  Kirk Oden

 

UTSA - College of Architecture represented by John Murphy

 

Welder Exploration & Production, Inc. represented by Raymond Welder

 

Wells Fargo represented by Steve Arnold

 

Wigodsky & Associates represented by  Dan Wigodsky

 

ZACHRY INTERESTS, LLC represented by Jim Nelson

 

 

To learn more about membership, become a member, or renew your membership, please visit our website or call our office at (210)225-3862

Upcoming SA Events


Southwest School of Art

Gala in the Garden of the Alhambra
Thursday, October 6th | 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Coates Chapel and Gardens , Ursuline Campus
 

Celebrated fundraiser with dinner, live music, raffle and art sale. For event and ticket information, please visit the Gala webpage or call 210.224.1848, ext 306.

 

 


Museo Alameda


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San Antonio Children's Museum

Now open!
Frost Good Cents Bank: This new exhibit introduces kids to fun, interactive financial learning. Kids can role play in a modern-day bank, comprised of a drive-up window, teller counters and an ATM. They can also explore fun, interactive finance stations to learn important lessons about managing and spending money. Learn more>
  

 

Did you know that you get one hour of free parking downtown* when you come visit the Children's Museum? Check the website for details about participating lots.  

 
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The McNay
Summer Jazz Concert: 

 

Sunday, July 24, 12:30-3:00 pm, Leeper Auditorium

Summer Jazz Concert: John Magaldi & the Primetime

Jazz Orchestra Saxophonist John Magaldi leads the Primetime Orchestra in

mainstream, big band jazz

 

Hear San Antonio's finest Jazz bands perform music from the George Nelson era and beyond, while enjoying a Mexican buffet from Tomatillos Café y Cantina.

 

Summer Jazz concerts are free and open to the public with museum admission.

San Antonio Museum of Art

The Missing Peace: The result of collaboration between the Committee of 100 for Tibet and the Dalai Lama Foundation, The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama will conclude a five-year tour at SAMA - an appropriate location since the Museum houses a fine collection of Himalayan Buddhist art.

 

Exhibition ends July 31. 

 

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Artpace
Texas Open Call 2013 Applications Available

 Calling all Texas artists! Visit www.artpace.org to fill out your online Open Call application for the 2013 IAIR program. Every year Texas artists are invited to submit material to be considered for a place on the shortlist that will be reviewed by Artpace's guest curators. Deadline is Wednesday, August 31 before midnight. 

> More from Artpace


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Main Plaza
"Heart and Soul" Summer

Spanning from May to October, and running the gamut from jazz to country to film and dance, Main Plaza's "Heart and Soul Summer" (HAS) Series features local musicians and performing artists plus a variety of creative happenings for free at Main Plaza in downtown San Antonio.

>More from Main Plaza

     

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The Magik Theatre  
Summer favorite "Phantom of the Alamo" starts June 29.
Showings:
Wednesdays 10:30AM
Fridays 10:30AM
Saturdays 2:00PM
  >More from Magik Theatre  


Blue Star Contemporary Art Center

Exhibit DySTOPic ProgressiONs runs Jun3 2- August 6.

More from Blue Star>




Say Si

Visit Say Si website for the latest events and updates.

More from Say Si
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RIO TAXI

Yellow Rio Taxi Ticket
provides service through the Downtown Reach only
Hours 9am-9pm
One Way: $5
24hour Day Pass: $10
3-Day pass:$25

Red Rio Taxi Ticket
provides ervice in the Museum Reach only
Hours: 10am-8pm
24 hour pass: $10
3daypass: $25

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Looking for extra storage space downtown? The Vistana is now renting storage units. Learn more>

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RELAX Downtown....

DTA Members Hotel Contess and The Westin River Walk welcome Woodhouse Day Spa's newest location on the River Walk!

Learn more>
Quick Links

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First Public Workshop for the Downtown Strategic Plan

Community invited to July 19 public workshop to determine what downtown SA will look like in 2020

 

In the SA2020 visioning process, downtown development was singled out as a key component to achieving a better San Antonio.  

 

Mayor Castro has challenged the Centro Partnership, a newly formed public-private entity organized to lead downtown planning and development efforts, to make the downtown vision from SA2020 a reality. The Partnership will start with the development of a strategic plan for the first time in over a decade. The entire downtown community is invited to participate in the first public workshop, which will be held on July 19 at the Villta Assembly Building from 6-8pm.

 

Come help make a good downtown into a great one and register to attend!

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Downtown Street Closure

Travis St. between Alamo and Avenue E to be closed beginning Monday July 18

 

Beginning, Monday, July 18, 2011 SpawGlass will have a street closure of Travis St. between Alamo and Avenue E to support the construction of the parking garage at the Hipolito Garcia Federal Building. This closure will remain in place for approximately eight months.  SpawGlass has installed an electronic message board this week to advise citizens of the coming closure. Questions regarding this closure should be referred to Grady Carlson at SpawGlass, (210) 336-7711.


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Centro Property Owners Meeting set for July 27

Public Improvement District Annual Meeting to be held at El Tropicano

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DTA to co-host Reception Honoring Mayor and City Council 

 

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Emily Morgan Hotel to host Alamo History Night

Senator Jeff Wentworth and authors Bruce Winders, Mark Lemon to speak

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Hyatt Turns up the Heat for Fire Fighter Q Off

 

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San Antonio fire fighters all across the city are trading in their helmets for chef's hats, hoping for a chance to compete in the Hyatt Regency San Antonio's "Fire Fighter Q Off." Open to the public, this entertaining and educational event will take place Wednesday, July 27 at 6 p.m. in Hyatt Regency's international barbeque restaurant, "Q." It's the hotel's way of helping fire fighters draw attention to fire prevention and safety during a season when most people are heading outdoors to fire up the grill.

 

"We are in the middle of a drought and there is a burn ban in effect," says Hyatt's Director of Sales and Marketing, Scott Lane. "It is important for people to understand what that means in terms of outdoor entertaining and we thought this would be a fun way to disseminate that information." 


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AAHA Garage Sale
 

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Movies by Moonlight
 

Lights, camera, action! Movies by Moonlight is back for a third year. The big screen will once again light up downtown's HemisFair Park through end of  August.

 

The free movies will be shown every Thursday from June until the end of August in the grassy area near the HemisFair Park arch and the Magik Theater at S. Alamo and Nueva. Show time begins at 7:30 p.m. with a pre-show entertainment followed by a brief intermission and the feature film beginning at 8:30 p.m. 

 

Upcoming Shows:
July 21- Cats & Dogs

July 28- Good Boy

August 4 - A League of Their Own

August 11 - Field of Dreams

 

 

Express-News: What's opening where

Downtown blogger Ben O. keeps tabs on DT

 

New additions coming to downtown include:

 

 

  • Big Apple Bagels, 300 E. Houston St.(next to Walgreens)

  • Toscana Ristorante, 301 E. Houston St. (replacing Le Midi)

  • Barrio, 111 W.Crockett St. (where Starbucks used to be)

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    For the full list and details, please visit the Express-News downtown blog.





     

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