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🌱 Passion Play Returns + SA Zoo Best In TX + National Poetry Month

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Rise and shine, San Antonio! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing in San Antonio today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very warm. High: 95 Low: 51.

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Here are the top stories today in San Antonio:

  1. After a two year pause due to COVID-19, the Passion Play will be held once again in San Antonio on Friday, April 15. The local play which "recreates the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ," is a Good Friday tradition that started in 1983, "when the wooden cross carried by the actor playing Jesus weighed 150 pounds, compared to the 50-pound cross used today." The route will start at Milam Park and will end in front of San Fernando Cathedral, where Jesus will be crucified. San Fernando Cathedral parishioner, John Austin, will portray Jesus and parishioner Loreily Ortiz will play the part of Mary. The director of the play this year is parishioner Edgar Holguin. Parents of younger children and sensitive individuals are warned that "the play is very graphic due to the nature of the story." A press conference with more details will be held on Wednesday, April 13. For a list of Easter services at San Fernando Cathedral, please visit: (KSAT San Antonio)
  2. San Antonians are proud of their local San Antonio Zoo, which is rated the best zoo in Texas and "No. 2 in the country, behind only the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C." Actually, "in the last five years, San Antonio Zoo has been named Best Zoo in Texas (Readers Digest), Top 10 Sightseeing Tickets Sold in World (TripAdvisor), Best Family Attraction (San Antonio Current), Best Forward Thinkers (San Antonio Magazine), and most recently, Readers' Choice for Best Local Tourist Attraction along with the River Walk and Pearl Brewery (Express-News)." According to zoo officials, "the award-winning work in conservation, animal welfare, and education locally and around the world are what makes our zoo the best." For tickets and information CLICK HERE, and for more zoo details please visit: (FOX 29)
  3. To celebrate National Poetry Month, Blue Star Contemporary in partnership with Sala Diaz are bringing poet Clemonce Heard to San Antonio on Thursday, April 14. The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at The Spire, located at 230 Center St. "Heard will read from his recently published poetry collection, Tragic City, which investigates the events of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre." The poet is the "winner of the 2020 Anhinga Robert Dana Prize" and his "work has been featured in The Missouri Review, Cimarron Review, Iron Horse, World Literature Today and elsewhere." Tickets are $50 and "include admission, light snacks, drinks and a copy of Heard's Tragic City" with ticket revenues benefitting Sala Diaz and Blue Star Contemporary. For more information visit: (bluestarcontemporary.org)

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Today in San Antonio:

  • Toddler Time Online Live Event hosted by various San Antonio libraries. For more information contact Tiffany Durham at tiffany.durham@sanantonio.gov. (10 a.m.)
  • Nature Exploration in The Family Adventure Garden at San Antonio Botanical Garden. Cost is included with Garden admission and membership. (10 a.m.)
  • Pixar Putt pop-up, open-air mini golf with 18 fun and interactive holes inspired by Disney Pixar Movies at Downtown San Antonio, 125 N. Flores St. (3 p.m.)
  • San Antonio Happy Hour Specials at Iron Cactus. (3 p.m.)
  • Doggie Days featuring "a variety of dog-centric vendors" onsite at San Antonio Chicken N Pickle. (6 p.m.)
  • Karaoke at Merkaba located at 111 W. Crockett St., #205. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • "Congratulations to San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker and Pau Gasol, both selected to the All-Time NBA European First Team! The team was selected by a panel of experts and fans across Europe in honor of the NBA 75 season!" (Instagram)
  • "Kronkosky's Tiny Tot Nature Spot Reimagining is taking shape at the San Antonio Zoo! The newly renovated 4468 square foot Discovery 'PLAYce' will have indoor play habitats for crawlers, wobblers, toddlers, and walkers. The outdoor play spaces will also undergo a transformation allowing our knee-high naturalists to immerse themselves in nature-based play." (Instagram)
  • "Thank you to all the San Antonio Police officers that made this Fiesta event a success! Until next year, San Antonio! Viva Fiesta!" (Facebook)
  • "Enjoy some of the best food, drinks, and fun of your favorite festivals in and around the Lone Star State all in one place during the San Antonio Zoo's 'On A Stick Festival' every Saturday and Sunday, starting April 16 until May 8! For more (visitsanantonio.com)." (Facebook)

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— Gabriela Couvillion

About me: I'm an active mom of two grown sons and lifelong San Antonio resident. I received a BA in Spanish from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and in my free time I immerse myself in creative writing. Thanks for reading Patch, and feel free to reach out if you have any news and happenings you think may appeal to our readers!

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