{"id":428721,"date":"2026-09-07T12:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/428721\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T12:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:40:14","slug":"the-tobin-opens-its-doors-for-a-free-day-of-arts-and-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/428721\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tobin opens its doors for a free day of arts and performances"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts<\/a> is opening its doors to everyone from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, and it won\u2019t cost you a dime.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our opportunity to open every door of the Tobin Center and kind of show San Antonio the full story of what we have to offer,\u201d Tobin Center spokeswoman Lauren Keck said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the Tobin\u2019s annual open house, and Keck said the variety of what happens there may surprise some visitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think most people know us through concerts or performances, but we’re also home to the resident arts organizations, education programs, free community experiences, wellness events, cinema, visual art, and so much more,\u201d Keck said.<\/p>\n

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Visitors explore the Tobin Center during a previous annual open house.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: Tobin Center for the Performing Arts<\/p>\n

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A young performer at a previous Tobin Center open house.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: The Tobin Center for Performing Arts<\/p>\n

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Ballet dancers perform on the Tobin Center\u2019s main stage.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: The Tobin Center for Performing Arts<\/p>\n

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Inside the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater at the Tobin Center.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: The Tobin Center for Performing Arts<\/p>\n

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Performers take the stage during a previous Tobin Center open house.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: The Tobin Center for Performing Arts<\/p>\n

Both performance spaces will be used during the open house: the H-E-B Performance Hall and the smaller Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ll have pop-up performances throughout the event in the H-E-B Performance Hall<\/a>, as well as our Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater<\/a>,\u201d she said. \u201cSo there will be a schedule posted, and people can kind of explore throughout the building and experience different performances throughout the day as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first 250 visitors will receive a tote bag, and several of the bags will include tickets to upcoming shows.<\/p>\n

Families can also take part in an interactive scavenger hunt as they explore the building. Plus, there will be music and dance.<\/p>\n

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Ballerinas perform during a previous Tobin Center open house.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts<\/p>\n

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Visitors stop at information tables during a previous Tobin Center open house.<\/p>\n

The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts<\/p>\n

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A taste of Opera at the open house.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts<\/p>\n

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Youth Orchestras of San Antonio at the Tobin’s open house.<\/p>\n

The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts<\/p>\n

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In the lobby, the first 250 get bags.<\/p>\n

Courtesy: The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of our resident companies are involved, and they will perform throughout the day. So people can kind of get a sampling of everything that our resident companies have to offer as well,\u201d Keck said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an event Keck said she looks forward to every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe annual open house is one of my favorite days of the year because it gives San Antonio the chance to experience our entire story.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts is opening its doors to everyone from 2 to 5 p.m.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-428721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}