November
Downtown Alliance First Annual Young Professional Holiday Happy Hour Mixer
12/14/2011 05:30 PM
Mark your calendars for our first ever DTA Holiday Happy Hour Mixer! On
Wed. evening Dec. 14, head to Esquire Tavern after work. Wristbands will
be provided at the door, granting special
happy hour prices ALL NIGHT! $5 select cocktails and $4 select draft
beers. Bring your business cards, your holiday cheer, and let's mix and
mingle!
Pass this along to your friends and co-workers. Questions? Email Ellie Leeper, Director of Young Professional Relations at Downtown Alliance San Antonio: eleeper@downtownsa.org.
Pass this along to your friends and co-workers. Questions? Email Ellie Leeper, Director of Young Professional Relations at Downtown Alliance San Antonio: eleeper@downtownsa.org.
2011 Urban Spaces Tour
12/01/2011
Downtown Alliance’s 8th annual Urban Spaces event is scheduled for Thursday December 1, 2011. The fun-filled annual guided walking tour covers downtown's most exciting residential, commercial, and cultural spaces.
San Antonio Cocktail Conference
January 26-29, 2012
Modeled on the wildly popular Manhattan Cocktail Classic and New Orleans' Tales of the Cocktail event. San Antonio's own Cocktail Conference is the first of its kind in Texas. It is bringing together top bartenders for four days of education seminars, guided tastings and cocktail parties. Conference proceeds will benefit HeartGift. Learn more>
http://www.sanantoniococktailconference.com/
Urban Renaissance Luncheon - Top 10 Global Trends Affecting Downtowns
February 13, 2012
On Monday, February 13, 2012, please join Downtown Alliance for a
provocative view of the future and tangible ideas for anticipating
change in the context of an increasingly volatile world. Brad Segal,
President of Progressive Urban Management Associates will present the
top global trends that are currently affecting planning and
development decisions for the next 20 years in America's downtowns as
well as impact of the economic recession and ongoing changes in
demographics, lifestyles and global competition.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Hyatt Regency San Antonio
123 Losoya Street, San Antonio, TX 78205
11:30am Check in and registration
12:00pm-1:30pm Luncheon
Members: $60 per person and $450 for table of 8
This luncheon is for Downtown Alliance members and their guests. Advanced online registration required. Pricing will increase for available seating on February 9 to $80/$625.
Sunday Jazz at the Witte
11/13/2011
Sunday, November 13
Henry Brun and the Latin Playerz
4pm-7pm
Come early with the entire family, bring a blanket or lawn chair and pick a spot in the courtyard to enjoy a relaxing afternoon of jazz.
Henry Brun and the Latin Playerz
4pm-7pm
Come early with the entire family, bring a blanket or lawn chair and pick a spot in the courtyard to enjoy a relaxing afternoon of jazz.
Food and beverages are available for purchase, provided by Töst Bistro. No outside food or drink, please. Museum galleries close at 5 p.m.; however, the H-E-B Science Treehouse remains open until 7 p.m. Sunday Jazz is held rain or shine; in the case of rain, the Witte has great indoor facilities. Included with museum admission. For more info>>
Sponsored by Gunn Auto and presented in conjunction with Trinity University's all-jazz radio station, Jazz 91.7
VIP Book Signing with John Besh
11/14/2011 08:00 PM
Celebrate the release of Chef John Besh’s highly anticipated second
cookbook, My Family Table: A Passionate
Plea for Home Cooking, with a special reception at Lüke San Antonio.
Chef Besh will sign copies of My Family Table and share his inspiration for the book, which gives home cooks an intimate look into his life with his wife and their four boys, as John urges others to get back in the kitchen and spend time around the table with family and friends.
Monday, November 14
8 p.m.
Lüke San Antonio
125 E. Houston St., San Antonio, 78205
R.S.V.P. to 210.227.5853 or lukesanantonio@chefjohnbesh.com
Havana Hi-Fi DJ Nights
11/15/2011
Join Adrian Quesada, one of the Grammy Award-winning talents behind
Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Ocote Soul Sounds and The Echocentrics, as he
plays his favorite psychedelic soul, funk and Afro-Latin sounds. Event is from 7pm-10pm. For more info>>
No cover
No cover
3rd Annual Project 3C Sale
11/19/2011 09:00 AM
This Saturday at the Center for Architecture at Pearl Brewery
Looking for something handmade and different? Can't find something for that friend who wants only environmentally friendly "green" items? You will find it at the Project 3C Sale held at the Center for Architecture at the Pearl Brewery. Items are all one-of-a-kind designed by volunteers and made from recycled convention banners.
For more info>>
Looking for something handmade and different? Can't find something for that friend who wants only environmentally friendly "green" items? You will find it at the Project 3C Sale held at the Center for Architecture at the Pearl Brewery. Items are all one-of-a-kind designed by volunteers and made from recycled convention banners.
For more info>>
Recycle your E-Waste
11/19/2011 10:00 AM
Travis Park United Methodist Church will be recycling E-Waste. E-Waste is essentially any item which contains anything electronic. They are using a recycle company called Carona Visions, Inc which is one of the highest quality & well-respected companies in the nation.
Carona will accept laptops, computers, monitors, cell phones, rechargeable batteries, alkaline batteries, televisions, radios, electric coffee pots & toasters, Ipods, I-pads etc.
Please bring your E-waste to:
Travis
Park UMC
230
E. Travis Street (78205)
They
will be accepting items at the Navarro Street Daycare entrance.
If you have questions please call Joanna
Foster
Downtown Resident Association
212-7279
Silent Auction of old King Williams street signs
11/20/2011 02:00 PM
Sun Nov 20 2pm at St. Joseph's Society on Cesar Chavez
The signs will be awarded to the highest bidder! Only cash and/or checks accepted.
Thanksgiving Brunch on the Riverwalk
11/24/2011
Las Ramblas at the Hotel Contessa
Executive Chef, Brother Luck CEC, and our Award-Winning Culinary Team will be preparing and serving an assortment of decadent Thanksgiving offers.
For more information or to reserve your seat, contact Las Ramblas on the Riverwalk
210.298.8040
Executive Chef, Brother Luck CEC, and our Award-Winning Culinary Team will be preparing and serving an assortment of decadent Thanksgiving offers.
For more information or to reserve your seat, contact Las Ramblas on the Riverwalk
210.298.8040
Thanksgiving at Q on the Riverwalk
11/24/2011 11:30 AM
Start a new tradition with Q on the Riverwalk, located inside the Hyatt Regency San Antonio. For complete menu details and reservations, call 210 362 6325
Give thanks to our nation’s heroes at Lüke San Antonio
11/24/2011
Guests are invited to join 50 servicemen and women stationed at Fort Sam Houston for a traditional Thanksgiving meal with a New Orleans.
Thursday, November 24
2:00pm
Lüke San Antonio
125 E. Houston St., San Antonio, 78205
Cost is $45 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under.
Pre-paid reservations required.
Call 210-227-LUKE
Thursday, November 24
2:00pm
Lüke San Antonio
125 E. Houston St., San Antonio, 78205
Cost is $45 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under.
Pre-paid reservations required.
Call 210-227-LUKE
Ford Holiday River Parade & Lighting Ceremony
11/25/2011 07:00 PM
For over 27 years, the spectacular one-hour parade along San Antonio's River Walk has featured illuminated floats with celebrities, bands and lavishly-costumed participants.
Over 150,000 people will gather along the River Walk to watch the
spectacle live along the parade route. Millions more will join in the
fun watching the television broadcast.
Downtown Transportation Open House
11/29/2011 05:30 PM
Be introduced to the next phase of downtown transportation!
Presentations include a downtown transportation study, HemisFair Park framework plan update and the VIA long range plan update.
Tuesday, November 29
San Antonio Central Library
600 Soledad
Registration is encouraged, but not required.
www.surveymonkey.com/s/downtownsa
If you can't make it, be sure to check out www.nowcastsa.org
Presentations include a downtown transportation study, HemisFair Park framework plan update and the VIA long range plan update.
Tuesday, November 29
San Antonio Central Library
600 Soledad
Registration is encouraged, but not required.
www.surveymonkey.com/s/downtownsa
If you can't make it, be sure to check out www.nowcastsa.org