More weekend highlights include comedian Melissa Villaseñor, a daylong metal fest and an Elvis Presley birthday bash.
The new year is off to a good start with an arena-sized comedy show and the return of a Broadway hit. Here’s a look at the weekend’s arts and entertainment highlights: Friday Shane Gillis : Stand-up comedy star Gillis is kicking off his U.
S. arena tour in San Antonio. Gillis hosted “Saturday Night Live” last year. He also starred in the Netflix sitcom “Tires” and appears in a couple of pretty funny beer commercials that air all the time. 8 p.m. Friday, Frost Bank Center, 1 Frost Bank Center Drive. $43.50-$103.50, frostbankcenter.com. “Hadestown”: The mesmerizing musical based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice returns for a quick visit as part of the Broadway in San Antonio series. Opens Friday. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston St. $45-$145, majesticempire.com. Melissa Villaseñor: On six seasons with “Saturday Night Live,” Melissa Villaseñor demonstrated her skill as an impressionist with takes on Dolly Parton and Owen Wilson, among others, and gave us “A Peek at Pico.” Since then, she’s returned to the stand-up stage, done voice-over work, and made and sold drawings that are both funny and affirmative. 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday, and 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, 618 NW Loop 410 No. 312, improvtx.com. “Mahjongg is Murder”: This interactive play, written by Lee Markman and Mel Eichelbaum, is about a group of Alamo Heights women who get involved in a murder case. The audience will decide whether the alleged killer actually committed the crime. Opens Friday. 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Feb. 1; pay-what-you-will show 8 p.m. Jan. 16 and Mimosa Matinee 2 p.m. Jan. 19, Overtime Theater, 4335 Vance Jackson, No. 103-104. $15-$20, theovertimetheater.org. Camerata San Antonio: The chamber group Camerata presents “Bach Reflections,” a program that includes the “Goldberg Variations” and Fourth Cello Suite as well as “Fancy on a Bach Air,” John Corigliano’s contemporary spin on the composer’s sound. 4 p.m. Friday, First Presbyterian Church, 800 Jefferson St., Kerrville; 3 p.m. Saturday, Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 11093 Bandera, San Antonio; and 2 p.m. Sunday, San Antonio’s Christ Episcopal Church, 510 Belknap. $20; free for students, cameratasa.org. The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: Fans of the History Channel series “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch” can hear experts talk live about the Utah site that has a reputation for UFO sightings and paranormal activities. Participants include astrophysicist Dr. Travis Taylor, Skinwalker Ranch superintendent Thomas Winterton and security officer Kaleb Bench. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle. $39.75-$69.75, tobincenter.org. Saturday “Performance Party XXXX: Sangre Vital”: Jump-Start Performance Co. kicks off its 40th season with an evening of performances including Naomi Shihab Nye, Fred Himes, Clint Taylore and more. The headliners are Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Balitronica Gómez from Latino performance art company La Pocha Nostra, who will be performing with San Antonio-based alumni of the troupe including Nicolás Valdez, DragonFly and Marisela Barrera. 8 p.m. Saturday, Stable Hall, 307 Pearl Parkway. Tickets are pay-what-you-wish, from free to $40, jump-start.org. “Octavio Quintanilla: Subversive Imagination”: The former San Antonio poet laureate will exhibit some of his abstract visual art in this show. He also will read his work on opening night alongside fellow poets ire’ne lara silva, Jen Yáñez-Alaniz and Zach Sokoloski. Reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday. Through Jan. 31, Dock Space Annex, 107 Lone Star Blvd. Info, dockspacegallery.com. Escher Quartet: This chamber ensemble will perform in conjunction with the exhibit “Women Artists of the Ballets Russes: Designing the Legacy.” The performance, part of the Classical Music Institute’s Chamber Connexions program, also will include a quartet drawn from CMI’s String Quartet Fellowship Program. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels. $15-$30, tobincenter.org. Curtis Grimes: Texas Christian country singer Grimes made it to the final eight on the first season of “The Voice” in 2011. He’s since won a shelf full of Texas Country Music Association Awards, including entertainer of the year in 2019. Grimes' best-known songs include “From Where I’m Standing” and “Irresponsible.” 9 p.m. Saturday, Gruene Hall, 1281 Gruene Road, New Braunfels. $20, gruenehall.com. “The Target Shoots Back”: Poet, performer and producer Chibbi Orduña is celebrating their first spoken word studio album with a release party. The evening, which is part of DreamWeek,will include a live performance of the pieces on the album as well as performances by Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, Rooster, Diamond Braxton and Mex Step. 6 p.m. Saturday, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro. Free, esperanzacenter.org. Killfest: San Antonio deathcore band Victimblamed, whose EP “Death Is Our Only Release” came out in the summer, will play its final local show at this daylong festival. Other bands on the bill include Ashes At Last, from California; Minnesota metal band Fallingwithscissors; and FearDorian, a teenage rapper from Atlanta. Doors 2 p.m. Saturday, Vibes Underground, 1223 E. Houston St. $15, seetickets.us. Sunday Elvis Birthday Bash: Celebrate what would have been Elvis' 90th birthday with hits by the King performed by the Mo-Dels and Rene Gayo. Admission includes a chicken fajita buffet; there also will be a cash bar. Proceeds benefit Viola’s Huge Heart Foundation, which assists people in need, including foster youth who have aged out of the foster system. 5-9 p.m. Sunday, La Hacienda de Los Barrios, 18747 Redland Road. $45-$60, eventbrite.com. Who’s Bad: This tribute show, billed as “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience,” has been touring for 20 years. 8 p.m. Sunday, Aztec Theatre, 104 S. St. Mary’s St. $24-$59, livenation.com. “The Quilt: Live in Concert”: Musical Bridges Around the World is presenting a concert inspired by “The Quilt: A Living History of African American Music,” the organization’s award-winning documentary. The performance — which features the San Antonio Gospel Heritage Choir, pianist Arlington Jones, violinist Nicole Cherry, pianist and composer Aaron Prado, bassist Brandon Rivas and percussionist Georgie Padilla — is part of DreamWeek. 7 p.m. Sunday, San Fernando Cathedral, 115 Main Plaza. Free; reservations required, musicalbridges.org.
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