Restaurant Carriqui at the Pearl became a fashion hotspot for the day, hosting the Beach Runway Show, featuring celebrated Puerto Rican designer Stella Nolasco. Highlighting unique and flattering cuts, eye-catching fabrics, and refreshing range of styles, the Summer-minded garments offered a number of highly-chic ways to beat the heat.

Culinaria received a portion of the proceeds from this stylish event; dazzling hats and fascinators, red roses, jazzy tunes and tasty libations were not to be missed at Signature’s Derby Brunch.

Stirring, sometimes bittersweet, but always captivating, The Seasoned Woman–a project commissioned by Art2Action, the Carver Community Cultural Center, and the National Performance Network–comprised deftly-reworked Jazz and Arab standards, played in tandem with the balletic vocals of Syrian singer Lubana Al Quntar and the soulful tones and poetry of San Antonio’s very own Andrea Sanderson.

“Didn’t that used to be Senor Veggie?” you ask yourself, as you approach the vibrant space with its roll-up doors opened, making it all the more welcoming. From a distance you read, “Barrio Dogg.” It is quite literally a sign. This must be the way you need to start your Fiesta celebration.

The city of San Antonio is rich with culture and talent to match; La Semana Alegre did a great job of proving just that.