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CLOSED [Giveaway] Holiday Pops with the San Antonio Symphony – December 18-20, 2015

Update: This giveaway is now closed. We’ve been looking forward to this for months! It’s almost time for the San Antonio Symphony to present its annual Holiday Pops concerts at the Tobin Center. On Friday and Saturday, December 18 and 19, 2015, … Continue reading

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F.T. and friends review “Swan Lake” with Ballet San Antonio and San Antonio Symphony

On Sunday afternoon, I went to Ballet San Antonio‘s Swan Lake with my son, F.T., age 8, and daughter, G.N., age 5. We received our tickets for free and were able to give away a set of tickets over social … Continue reading

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Sneak peek at “Madama Butterfly” with OPERA San Antonio

OPERA San Antonio‘s production of Madama Butterfly opens tonight, Thursday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m., at the Tobin Center, with another performance on Saturday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase tickets online or walk up to the Tobin Center box office.

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CLOSED [giveaway] Movie music at the Majestic: San Antonio Symphony and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”

Update: This giveaway is now closed. Classical music is some of the most beautiful music ever written, but many new listeners experience a learning curve before they can truly enjoy it. There are many ways to get introduced to classical … Continue reading

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CLOSED [Giveaway] Family pack of tickets to DISCOVER Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto with the San Antonio Symphony at the Tobin Center

UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed.   Classical music helps me set aside my day-to-day concerns and to think big thoughts. I want my kids to experience that feeling, too, and that’s why we are looking forward to DISCOVER Tchaikovsky … Continue reading

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San Antonio Symphony will accompany Bugs Bunny at the Majestic Theatre

UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. In October, my husband and I went on a date night to the Majestic Theatre to hear the San Antonio Symphony play the score of Star Trek: Into Darkness while we got to watch … Continue reading

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[Giveaway] Family pack of tickets to DISCOVER Till Eulenspiegel with the San Antonio Symphony

  UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. My kids and I have been listening to “Mama’s songs” in the van again. I’ve been playing a CD of tone poems by Richard Strauss, including Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche. We are looking … Continue reading

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[Giveaway] G.N. and F.T. review Holiday Pops with the San Antonio Symphony at the Tobin Center

UPDATE: Leave a comment by Sunday, December 28 to enter to win a pair of tickets to New Year’s Eve at the Tobin Center—more information below. Over the weekend, I went to Holiday Pops with the San Antonio Symphony at the Tobin … Continue reading

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CLOSED [Giveaway] Family pack of tickets to Holiday Pops with the San Antonio Symphony

UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. Classical music is an important part of my family’s holiday traditions. Over Thanksgiving weekend, my family and I went to see Ballet San Antonio‘s The Nutcracker with the San Antonio Symphony at the Tobin … Continue reading

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F.T. and G.N. review Ballet San Antonio’s “Nutcracker” with the San Antonio Symphony

This year, we continued our family tradition of going to Ballet San Antonio‘s The Nutcracker with the San Antonio Symphony. We thoroughly enjoyed last year’s performance at the Majestic Theatre (earlier post), but this year’s move to the Tobin Center has … Continue reading

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