Paige Turner

3 weeks ago | austin.culturemap.com | Paige Turner

The annual Founders Day Festival in the bustling Southwest Austin suburb of Dripping Springs is making its grand return from April 25-27. The long-running family-friendly festival was created by the City of Dripping Springs and the Founders Day Commission to celebrate the Hill Country town's founding in 1850. Since its inception, the festival has ballooned into a beloved community-wide tradition that's now in its 36th year of operation.

4 weeks ago | sanantonio.culturemap.com | Paige Turner

Live music, outdoor activities, and the return of baseball season are keeping San Antonio busy for the next few days. Head outside with the family for Guayabera Festival or celebrate Easter in the Park. Check out the top things to do in San Antonio this weekend. For a complete list of events, go to our calendar. Thursday, April 17McNay Art Museum presents "In Our Image: Photography and Performance"Artists explore and critique the self in the newest exhibition at McNay Art Museum.

4 weeks ago | austin.culturemap.com | Paige Turner

At this point in movie history, there are precious few ways to make a war film feel original. Every major American war, including the most recent ones in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been covered, and the “war is hell” idea has been featured in too many films to count. So for a film like the new Warfare to stand out, it needs to do something that other war films have not. VIDEOTo say that it accomplishes that goal is an understatement.

1 month ago | sanantonio.culturemap.com | Brianna Caleri |Paige Turner

San Antonians hoping to add some new life to their record collection have an excuse coming up on April 12, Record Store Day. There are 11 participating stores in the San Antonio area, including popular spots like Southtown Vinyl and Hogwild Records. Record Store Day is both a decentralized event and an organization managed by the Department of Record Stores in partnership with the Alliance of Independent Media Stores (AIMS) and the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS).

1 month ago | sanantonio.culturemap.com | Paige Turner

A South Texas singer beloved by San Antonians now has a song in the Library of Congress. Freddy Fender's "Before the Next Tear Drop Falls" has been selected to be included in the National Recording Registry, according to a social media announcement from United States representative Joaquin Castro. Fender's ballad was one of three works by Latino musical artists selected for the honor this year.