The Cherry St. Blues Fun Raiser Party

The Cherrity Bar 302 Montana Street, San Antonio

Celebrate the unofficial end of summer and the kick off of our fall season with SAAACAM! Check out our pop-up exhibit, "From Cherry St. to Wetmore Rd: The Journey of Black and Blues in San Antonio."  Meet the SAAACAM team and learn about our fall programming. There is great food and drink for purchase with SAAACAM reaping the benefits of your purchase.  See you there!

Nina Simone: Four Women by Christina Ham

The Public Theater of San Antonio 800 W. Ashby, San Antonio

It’s September 16, 1963. The day after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This play with music uses the framework of one of the Civil Rights Era’s leading songstresses’ most blistering songs to give voice to a group of women suffering self-hatred due to the different hues of their skin. A journey that leads these four women through healing and transformation.

Nina Simone: Four Women by Christina Ham

The Public Theater of San Antonio 800 W. Ashby, San Antonio

It’s September 16, 1963. The day after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This play with music uses the framework of one of the Civil Rights Era’s leading songstresses’ most blistering songs to give voice to a group of women suffering self-hatred due to the different hues of their skin. A journey that leads these four women through healing and transformation.

Nina Simone: Four Women by Christina Ham

The Public Theater of San Antonio 800 W. Ashby, San Antonio

It’s September 16, 1963. The day after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This play with music uses the framework of one of the Civil Rights Era’s leading songstresses’ most blistering songs to give voice to a group of women suffering self-hatred due to the different hues of their skin. A journey that leads these four women through healing and transformation.

Nina Simone: Four Women by Christina Ham

The Public Theater of San Antonio 800 W. Ashby, San Antonio

It’s September 16, 1963. The day after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This play with music uses the framework of one of the Civil Rights Era’s leading songstresses’ most blistering songs to give voice to a group of women suffering self-hatred due to the different hues of their skin. A journey that leads these four women through healing and transformation.

Nina Simone: Four Women by Christina Ham

The Public Theater of San Antonio 800 W. Ashby, San Antonio

It’s September 16, 1963. The day after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This play with music uses the framework of one of the Civil Rights Era’s leading songstresses’ most blistering songs to give voice to a group of women suffering self-hatred due to the different hues of their skin. A journey that leads these four women through healing and transformation.

Nina Simone: Four Women by Christina Ham

The Public Theater of San Antonio 800 W. Ashby, San Antonio

It’s September 16, 1963. The day after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This play with music uses the framework of one of the Civil Rights Era’s leading songstresses’ most blistering songs to give voice to a group of women suffering self-hatred due to the different hues of their skin. A journey that leads these four women through healing and transformation.

Blues Festival – Carver Matinee Series

Carver Community Cultural Center 226 N. Hackberry, San Antonio

SAAACAM in partnership with The Carver Community Cultural Center is pleased to present the Musician with a Message, SaulPaul to the stage of the Jo Long Auditorium at the Carver. SaulPaul infuses, folk, hip-hop and fun to deliver a message of hope, power and joy to young audiences of all ages.  This event is free and open to the public.  Registration is required through Eventbrite.

Fiesta Family Blues Festival – An Official Fiesta Event

San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum 3737 Broadway, Suite 300, San Antonio

The Espee Pavillon comes alive with this magical lineup! Tickets available through Ticketmaster, at the Majestic Theatre Box Office and SAAACAM @ LaVillita! General Admission: $50 VIP Tables of 6 $750 VIP Tickets (sold in pairs) $300 Tickets available here!

Freedom: A Gospel Celebration of Juneteenth

Tobin Center for the Performing Arts 100 Auditorium Circle, San Antonio

Bexar County and the Tobin Center culminate Juneteenth 2023 with a celebration of gospel music. The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) is proud to facilitate this event celebrating the emancipation of the enslaved here in Texas. SAAACAM is collaborating with the Gospel Haus and Museum to present the stories steeped in freedom and joy from San Antonio and Houston gospel music legends.  The show opens with the San Antonio Gospel Heritage Choir. Their song selection is curated by J. C. Edwards, Gary Givens, Earl Jackson, Michael Potts and Dominique Jones. The Gospel Heritage Choir will perform...