Carver Community Cultural Center

Carver Community Cultural Center Centuries of cultural legacy offering concerts, performing art classes, theater, event rentals and the art gallery. Carver Box Office, 210-207-2234.
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Live performances, educational classes, summer camps and private rentals. Located just a few blocks east of the Alamodome and convention center in downtown San Antonio. Hours: M-F, 8-4 and two hours prior to ticketed events.

We’re sending a special shoutout to KENS 5 & Kens5.com’s Earl Stoudemire for coming out yesterday to check out the Carve...
08/30/2024

We’re sending a special shoutout to KENS 5 & Kens5.com’s Earl Stoudemire for coming out yesterday to check out the Carver Creative Cruiser with our friends from For the Culture Homeschool. 🎨🚐

The new whip offers many activities for kids and community members including classes on drawing, performing and writing.

Check out this story on the unreleased recordings of Carver Center performing artist, Paul Robeson! ✨
08/29/2024

Check out this story on the unreleased recordings of Carver Center performing artist, Paul Robeson! ✨

A box set featuring previously unreleased recordings sheds new light on the life and legacy of Paul Robeson, a bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player and activist.

08/27/2024
08/24/2024

Sponsored: DreamWeek San Antonio is a collaborative effort, and we need your support to make it a success. By coming together as neighbors, we can create a stronger, more united San Antonio. Visit dreamweek.org to learn more.

Luminaria is moving on up to the Eastside! 🔥
08/23/2024

Luminaria is moving on up to the Eastside! 🔥

Free October festival will take place the same day as the University of Texas at San Antonio's homecoming game at the Alamodome.

08/22/2024
08/21/2024

🗣️ Cast your vote! Help choose the theme for this year’s MLK March Celebration by taking a quick survey at https://ow.ly/Qnnt50T2o23.

📆⏳ Survey Closes: Sunday, September 15th

08/20/2024

Baldwin is heralded for being everything from an orator, activist and fashion icon. None of that would be true if he weren't a writer first. We asked fans to break down what made his writing work.

Looking forward to PechaKucha Vol. 44, happening right here at The Carver! ❤️
08/19/2024

Looking forward to PechaKucha Vol. 44, happening right here at The Carver! ❤️

We’re thrilled to announce our lineup for PechaKucha Vol. 44! Join us at the on Wednesday, Sept. 4 for an amazing lineup of local speakers. Tickets at the link in our bio - we encourage you to buy at the door to avoid fees. We can’t wait to see you!

08/18/2024
08/15/2024

The Arts & Culture August 2024 eNewsletter is here! Make sure to subscribe, if you haven't already!

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Photo Credit: 2022 – 2023 Artist Grantee and author Xelena González by Marvin Pfeiffer, Staff Photographer (San Antonio Express News)

San Antonio Film Commission

NEXT WEDNESDAY, August 21st, from 6-8pm…join us for Veronica Ramirez Miller’s  DIVINE REFLECTIONS gallery exhibition ope...
08/13/2024

NEXT WEDNESDAY, August 21st, from 6-8pm…join us for Veronica Ramirez Miller’s DIVINE REFLECTIONS gallery exhibition opening reception.

Characterized by her joyful use of color and sense of continual movement on the canvas, Veronica Ramirez Miller is a contemporary artist. Self-taught, she began painting folk art, but as her passion has grown, so has her portfolio to include expressionistic abstract art, mixed media, and collage.

A lover of the beach, river, lake, pool, or in a pinch, hot tub, her natural inclination for water can be spotted in her flowy, often fluid-like compositions. Ramirez Miller enjoys working with acrylics, alcohol inks, markers, oil pastels, and more recently, colored pencils and watercolors. With a focused intent to reflect the ever presence of a Loving Creator, her work invites the viewer to recognize and dive into their unique connection with the divine.

Light bites and refreshments served…be here! 🎨

08/12/2024

Brush up on the latest in the San Antonio art scene by subscribing to our monthly Arts and Culture eNewsletter!

From local artist spotlights and gallery openings to theater performances and cultural festivals, our newsletter has it all. Don’t miss out on exclusive content, Film San Antonio and event updates, job opportunities, videos and more.

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Here’s even more about what’s in store for our newly announced 2024-25 performance season!
08/11/2024

Here’s even more about what’s in store for our newly announced 2024-25 performance season!

New season coming in H-O-T! 🔥🔥🔥
08/09/2024

New season coming in H-O-T! 🔥🔥🔥

Retro-soul heavyweight Lee Fields, innovative multi-instrumentalist Chief Adjuah and a flamenco performance on the history of punk are also part of the schedule.

08/07/2024
08/05/2024
08/02/2024

The City of San Antonio’s Official Jazz Music Festival is ensuring Jazz Is Alive in

08/02/2024

Tonight is the night! Are you ready?! If not, you better get ready because The String Queens are here to help us celebrate 90 YEARS OF IMPACT!
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If you’re a commit at the last minute person, here’s the link to get your tickets now on Ticketmaster: https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-string-queens-san-antonio-texas-08-02-2024/event/3A00608F8C77216E or better yet, just call the Carver Community Cultural Center Box Office to get your tickets—2102072234!
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08/01/2024
07/29/2024

📣JUST ANNOUNCED📣 | Jazz at Lincoln Center - New Orleans Songbook
Coming to the Tobin on March 30

Celebrate the legendary composers and timeless songs of the Crescent City, brought to life by world-class musicians and the infectious spirit of Mardi Gras. Don't miss this captivating evening of jazz excellence!

⭐️ MEMBER pre-sale NOW!
🎟 Public on-sale: FRIDAY at 10AM!

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07/29/2024

The Local Music Spotlight Program features San Antonio musicians / songwriters, and their original music, on City of San Antonio and affiliate marketing channels. Our goal is to highlight the diverse music scene of San Antonio. Original compositions and songs of all genres are welcomed and encouraged to apply!

We’re looking for upbeat and inclusive songs. If it’s about San Antonio – even better! Selected songs will be awarded an honorarium of $250 and featured during City Council meetings, on City of San Antonio channels and marketing efforts!

Application Deadline: August 6, 2024

For more information and how to submit your original songs:
https://www.getcreativesanantonio.com/Musicians #241123090-local-music-spotlight

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07/19/2024

A poet laureate’s purview, according to the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture website, “is to promote poetry and the literary arts in San Antonio” by “developing innovative and inspiring public events and programs in conjunction with local organizations and the Departmen...

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226 N Hackberry
San Antonio, TX
78202

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Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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+12102077211

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The Carver Center opened in 1929 as "The Colored Branch of the San Antonio Library and Auditorium,"-- the name still etched in stone above the venue’s side entrances -- serving as a cultural and social center in the heart of the city's African American community.

Until the 1970’s, the present day lobby and gallery served as the original site of what is now San Antonio Public Library’s Carver Library, and was segregated until 1956. The current Jo Long Theatre, which originated as the “Colored Auditorium” (also segregated), has hosted countless legendary black musicians, entertainers, and cultural icons: Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie ‘Bird’ Park, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway and his Orchestra, baseball legend Jackie Robinson, The Ink Spots, Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton. Contemporary artists include Aaron Neville, Savion Glover, Esperanza Spalding, Jody Watley, Robert Cray, Sheila E., and Black Violin.

While the east side has changed many times since then, and its evolution continues, The Carver -- comprised of the Jo Long Theatre, Little Carver Civic Center and an art studio --remains an active, vibrant icon of the neighborhood's history.

We look forward to engaging new audiences, neighborhood residents, and businesses with our diverse and engaging season performances and concerts, cultural and arts education classes, free Youth Matinee Series, resident artists, art exhibitions, and community outreach. Our facilities are also available for private rentals for performances, meetings and events.


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