Two accomplished professionals present unrelated topics and invite participants to make connections—like a wedding cake decorator finding common ground with a mechanical engineer. In honor of Lesley Dill’s use of text and the variety of collage and assemblage materials on view, all three sessions examine connections between text and materials. Take part in this unconventional, interactive experience and see if you can make the mash-up connection. Prizes awarded each session. Wastewater & Words Thursday, June 4, 6:30 pm, Chiego Lecture…

Getting the Big Picture: Mel Casas and the Politics of the 1960s and 1970s, an exhibition of 21 large-scale acrylic paintings organized by guest curator Ruben C. Cordova, opens Friday, June 5, 2015 at the Museo Guadalupe in San Antonio, and runs through October 24, 2015. Mel Casas (1929-2014) was an artist of national and international renown, as well as an important leader, theoretician, teacher, mentor, and administrator. He served as the first president and leading spokesperson for the San…

STOP BY THE COMPASSIONATE SAN ANTONIO TABLE & PICK UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMPASSION KIT! The Neighborhood Resource Center Board of Directors would like to invite you to the 26th Annual Neighborhood Conference to be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Laurel Heights United Methodist Church located at 227 W. Woodlawn. The morning session will consist of a talk on the “Mayor’s Task Force on Preserving Diverse & Dynamic Neighborhoods”. Please join us…