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May 2012 

Sunday Jazz at the Witte The Three Divas *Year of Jazz Concert*
Sunday, May 13
4 - 7 p.m.  

Sunday Jazz at the Witte is back for its eighth season! Kicked off by the UIW Jazz Ensemble in April, this season’s line up brings out some of the best local and regional bands jazz has to offer. Bring the family and enjoy a relaxing afternoon in the calming courtyard, lay down your blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy the outdoors. 

Museum galleries close at 5 p.m., however, the H-E-B Science Treehouse remains open until 7 p.m. Food and drink available for purchase by Picante Grill. Sunday Jazz at the Witte is included with museum general admission. Admission is free for Witte and KRTU members. Click here for the entire Sunday Jazz 2012 schedule.

Sponsored by Gunn Auto and presented in conjunction with Trinity University's all-jazz radio station, Jazz 91.7.

Witte Museum Boot Scoot and 5K Fun Run
Saturday, May 26
Registration - 7 a.m.
Fun Run - 8 a.m.
Boot Scoot - 9:15 a.m.

Put on your running shoes and join us for the Witte Museum Boot Scoot and 5K Fun Run! The proceeds from this event will benefit the scholarship fund supporting school group field trips to the Witte Museum.

This morning run through Brackenridge Park kicks off the festivities for the opening weekend of the Witte’s new Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center.  The Witte Museum Boot Scoot and 5K Fun Run will not be like any other fun run in town, it has a special Witte twist! Everyone is encouraged to change into boots after the run for a boot scoot at 9:15 a.m. in front of the museum.

Click here for more information or to register.

Grand Opening of the Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center
Saturday, May 26 - Monday, May 28
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Join us for a three-day grand opening celebration featuring hands-on activities, brand new live Gallery Theater, demonstrations and mini-demonstrations, and visits from Bandera on the Road and the San Antonio Living History Association! All activities are included with museum general admission

Live Gallery Theater

• Vaquero y Cowboy
• Longhorn Connection
• 1838: A Moment Between Wars

Demonstrations

• Ropes and Brands
• Chuckbox Cuisine
• Dressing for the Job

Mini-Demonstrations

Tools of the Trade

• Bandanas
• Hats and Sombreros
• Gourds and Canteens
• Spurs

San Antonio Living History Association

• Interact with living history entertainers
• Explore how gun flints were made

Bandera on the Road

• Cowboy/Cowgirl Dress-up
• Rocking Horse Rides
• Washer Pitching
• Roping
• Leather Stamping
• Chuck Wagon
• Folk Toyrs
• Horse Interaction
• Stick Horse Barrel Races
• Live Music
• Storytelling
• Trick Roping Performance

Click here for more information.

Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! 
Campfire Fandango
Thursday, May 31
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Experience the Witte Museum after hours during an evening exclusively for adults (21 and older) that mixes cocktails, conversation and innovative museum cultural programming. The evening showcases unique experiences, from science experiments for adults to “blind” tours of museum galleries!

Complete with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, don’t miss live performances, interesting music, unexpected surprises and more. Leave the kids at home and meet friends or bring a date. Admission is $20 in advance or at the door and $15 for museum members. For more information or to purchase tickets click here or call 210.357.1910. 

June 2012

Texas Nature Challenge at the Witte Museum
Saturday, June 2, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Friday, June 15, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Tursday, July 24, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Get ready to complete a nature challenge by exploring the South Texas environment at the Witte while visiting the Texas Wild exhibit, the Edwards Aquifer Simulation Theater and the new Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center. 

Meet the ever popular Doc Edwards and enjoy the dynamic presentation History of a Rock Star: The Edwards Aquifer. Visit the Texas Nature Challenge at http://naturechallenge.tamu.edu/ to print out the Witte Museum challenge or ask for a copy at the Witte front desk. The Texas Nature Challenge is included with museum general admission. 

The Texas Nature Challenge is a regional collaboration of parks and nature areas coordinated by the Agri-Life Extension and the Texas Forest Services, The A&M University System. Doc Edwards presentation are sponsored by the Edwards Aquifer Authority.

The Louis A. and Frances B. Wagner Lecture Series:
Darwin in Depth
Darwin's Dilemma: When Science and Fath Collide
Wednesday, June 6
6 - 8 p.m.

In 1831, Charles Darwin set sail aboard the HMS Beagle on an extraordinary voyage that would lead to his groundbreaking theory of evolution by natural selection. This theory turned the world on its head and remains unchallenged as the key principle of modern biology. Join us on our journey of discovery. 

Much like the work of Galileo, Newton and Einstein, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution challenged some of society’s deepest held beliefs about our place in the universe. Is nature the reflection of a divine process, a natural one or both? Can science and faith coexist? 

Darwin, his wife and their contemporaries struggled deeply with these same questions. Join us for a distinguished panel of scientists, educators and theologians to discuss the often controversial relationship between science and religion.

Admission is free for Darwin in Depth. Reservations are required, call 210.357.1910. The Darwin exhibit will open until 6 p.m., the $5 surcharge applies.

Sunday Jazz at the Witte South Texas Jazz Quartet
Sunday, June 10
4 - 7 p.m.

Sunday Jazz at the Witte is back for its eighth season! Kicked off by the UIW Jazz Ensemble in April, this season’s line up brings out some of the best local and regional bands jazz has to offer. Bring the family and enjoy a relaxing afternoon in the calming courtyard, lay down your blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy the outdoors. 

Museum galleries close at 5 p.m., however, the H-E-B Science Treehouse remains open until 7 p.m. Food and drink available for purchase by Picante Grill. Sunday Jazz at the Witte is included with museum general admission. Admission is free for Witte and KRTU members. Click here for the entire Sunday Jazz 2012 schedule.

Sponsored by Gunn Auto and presented in conjunction with Trinity University's all-jazz radio station, Jazz 91.7.

Time Travel Saturdays
On the Trail
Satuday, June 16
Noon - 4 p.m .

Act like one, live like one, be one…a cowboy or vaquero on the trail in South Texas! Find out the needs and uses of ropes, bandanas, hats and canteens. Explore the tack and gear used with live animals and taste authentic chuck box cuisine. Plus, meet Bandera on the Road, a group of real cowboys from Bandera, Texas—the Cowboy Capital of the World!

Cocktails and Culture: The Witte Uncorked!
Kaleidoscope of Chemistry
Thursday, June 28
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Complete with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, don’t miss live performances, interesting music, unexpected surprises and more. Leave the kids at home and meet friends or bring a date. Admission is $20 in advance or at the door and $15 for museum members. For more information or to purchase tickets click here or call 210.357.1910.