DTA News: Next Urban Renaissance Luncheon on Placemaking 9/28

When you visit Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia, you will receive FREE admission to the Museo Alameda to visit our newest exhibition Revolution & Renaissance: Mexico & San Antonio 1910 - 2010

. So come down to Market Square and visit Mi Tierra Cafe and the Museo Alameda today!

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San Antonio Public Library

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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.

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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.

The McNay

Featured Exhibit: George Nelson

Next time you settle down in your family room, remember to thank George Nelson (1908-1986). When Nelson coauthored the book Tomorrow's House in 1945, he described the now familiar family gathering spot, as well as a "storage wall," solving specific design challenges for modern residences. George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher celebrates this iconic American designer whose ideas yielded numerous classics in American furniture and interior design

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San Antonio Museum of Art

Paul Jacoulet: Views of Korea

Friday, August 12 to Sunday, November 6, 2011

Asian Art Special Exhibitions Gallery, Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960) was the first foreigner to master printmaking in the Japanese tradition.

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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.

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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.

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The Magik Theatre
The Jungle Book

JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL MAGIK SUNDAY EVENT! Sunday, August 28 at 2 pm

Be treated to an AMY'S ICE CREAM sundae before the show and come dressed as your favorite jungle character!

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Blue Star Contemporary Art Center

On the evening of Thursday, August 18th, San Antonio artist and Renaissance-woman Tinka Tarver will be signing her new book, entitled Art in My Life, My Life in Art, and giving a short artist talk on her work.

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Say Si

Visit Say Si website for the latest events and updates.

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Yellow Rio Taxi Ticket
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Hours 9am-9pm
One Way: $5
24hour Day Pass: $10
3-Day pass:$25

Red Rio Taxi Ticket
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Hours: 10am-8pm
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3daypass: $25

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Looking for extra storage space downtown?

The Vistana is now renting storage units. Learn more>

CSS Storage, also a DTA member, is offering DTA members 15% storage units! Call Ronnie Broz

rbroz@cssstorage.com

Office: 210-22-STORE

(78673)

Mobile: 830-832-5210

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Next Urban Renaissance Luncheon: Placemaking Downtown

September 28 luncheon to be co-hosted by Urban Land Insitute San Antonio, the Center City Development Office, and Downtown Alliance

On Wednesday September 28, please join ULI San Antonio, the City of San Antonio Center City Development Office and Downtown Alliance for an informative presentation on Placemaking and the next steps that our downtown should take to make recent initiatives a reality. Phil Myrick with Project for Public Spaces will reflect on the results of San Antonio's PlaceMap exercise, and some real projects that should be undertaken right away. If you come, we will build it!

Special thanks to our sponsors Jacobs and Baptist Health System.

Online registration is now open. Ticket pricing begins at $60 for members.

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Placemaking Downtown

Placemaking Workshops this week include one at Central Library on Wednesday and a Views and Brews hosted by TPR on Thursday

What is placmaking exactly? Placemaking is a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. Simply put, it is a short-term way of creating places downtown that are inviting and enjoyable.

The Center City Development Office has contracted with Project for Public Spaces to provide educational and technical assistance focused on Placemaking. This week, Phil Myrick with PPS will be available to describe this bold approach and share the success of Placemaking in other cities around the world. After this brief introduction, they will review some of the ideas that have already been submitted through the San Antonio placemap site, identify other opportunities, discuss barriers, and plan for next steps toward implementation.

08/17/11 Join us at the Central Library on August 17th to help us transform the heart of San Antonio! RSVP to malik.jabeir@sanantonio.gov or for more information, please call (210) 207-3914. Learn more>

08/18/11 TPR hosts Views and Brews on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at Warehouse Music on E. Houston Street. For more information about TPR's Views and Brews click here.

Restaurant Week

Many of downtown's best restaurants are participating in Culinaria's Restaurant Week, August 20-27

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Sample some of San Antonio's most exciting restaurants during Restaurant Week, August 20-27! They're cooking up something incredibly delicious, offering delectable fare with specially priced menus. You can enjoy a fabulous three-course meal for just $15 at lunch and $35 at dinner!

Downtown Alliance members partcipating include:

For a full list of participating restaurants and more information, click here.

Downtown Alliance will be hosting the second-annual "Restaurant Week Downtown Tweet-up" along with Culinaria and the San Antonio CVB. For more information visit the Downtown Alliance facebook and twitter (@bedowntown) pages.

Downtown Street Closure

CONSTRUCTION-RELATED STREET CLOSURES

Now through September 9, 2011 (24 hours)
Presa from Market to Villita Full closure of Presa

Now through September 15, 2011 (24 hours)

South lane closure and sidewalk closure on Presa

Commerce St from Comal to San Marcos

Street closure of lower level on north side of bridge

Now through November 4, 2011
Commerce Street from Alamo to BowiePartial sidewalk clusre

Now through December 31, 2013 (24 hours)

Auditorium Circle

Now through March 18, 2012 (24 hours)

Travis from Alamo to Avenue E

(Street closure to support the construction of the parking garage at the Hipolito Garcia Federal Building. This closure will remain in place for approximately seven months. Questions regarding the closure should be referred to Grad Carlson at SpawGlass, (210) 336-7711.)

August 15, 2011 (4:30 am-6:30)

Commerce St from Alamo to Bowie

Closure of south lane and sidewalk

August 22, 2011- August 27, 2011 (3:00 am-9:00 am)

Market Street Bridge

Sidewalk closure and stairs to Riverwalk closure

August 30, 2011 (6:00 am - 12:00 pm)

Alamo St from Houston to Travis

Complete closure

Please call the City of San Antonio Downtown Operations department for more information.

Change for Change
Downtown stakeholders partner to refurbish old parking meters to collect spare change to help city's homeless and Haven for Hope

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This month, the City of San Antonio, Downtown Alliance, Centro San Antonio and other key downtown partners including the Tourism Council, San Antonio Hotel and Lodging Association, and Paseo del Rio introduced over twenty re-purposed parking meters back to the streets of downtown, this time to collect space change to make a change in helping the homeless through Haven for Hope. The meters include the logo, mission statement, website, and colors of non-profit Haven for Hope, a multi-service facility near downtown focused on transforming the lives of homeless men, women and children in the San Antonio/Bexar County area by addressing the root causes of homelessness. The meters are intended to deter panhandling by giving visitors and locals a safe and legitimate alternative to donating their spare change to help homelessness.

For locations of the meters and more information, visit our website.

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:

Aug. 18: "Angels in the Outfield"
Aug. 25: "The Natural"

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