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Events

Catrina Ball 2025 to be held Nov. 1, 2025

Sponsorships and Tickets are available now!

WHAT: Catrina Ball 2025

WHEN: Nov. 1, 2025   7:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m.

WHERE: The Ralston | 834 E. Hildebrand S.A., TX 78212

DRESS: Dramatic black-tie fashion with a calavera flair

Sponsorships, tables and tickets are available now; please contact Amy Hone at 210-225-4728.  Thank you to Presenting Sponsor, Mission Restaurant Supply!

Please join us for an absolutely incandescent evening, celebrating Día de Los Muertos while welcoming Sukrit Goswami, the new Director of the San Antonio Public Library as El Catrín, alongside Sallie Lewis Schneider as La Catrina! Catrina Ball Executive Chairs are Roland Treviño and Diana Barrios Treviño.

Our Day of the Dead theme this year is radiance and illumination. The Catrina Ball will shine brightly with lively dancing, music and performances. You can look forward to enjoying a tantalizing meal, signature cocktails, live entertainment and a fantastic silent auction. Make up artists will be on hand to help you embrace the Día de Los Muertos spirit and complete your look.

Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m.

Events - The San Antonio Public Library Foundation

 

 

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Thank you to our Catrina Ball 2025  Sponsors: 

PRESENTING Sponsor: Mission Restaurant Supply  

HEB | Carla & John Brozovich | Charles Butt Foundation | HOLT Group | IBC Bank | Luther King Capital Management | Pace Rogers Law Firm | Dr. & Mrs. John Presley | Redding Law, PLLC | Valero | Eric & Joyce Yuen

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Arrival 5:30 PM (Enjoy Refreshments)
Conversation 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
(Please bring a copy of The Constitution)Welcome and Introduction
Paul Martin and Charles Massiatte
Opening Question
Christopher Phillips
Breakout Session Seminar (45 minutes)
Discussion and Review (30 minutes)
Final Remarks
In-Person Location:
The Radius Center
106 Auditorium Cir #120, San Antonio, TX 78205
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Meeting ID: 363 793 9454
Passcode: reason17
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THIS HYBRID SEMINAR EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
( BOTH STUDENTS AND ADULTS ARE WELCOME!)
SPONSORED BY:
DEMOCRACY CAFÉ
PAUL CARTER-RADIUS CENTER
MARTIN CAPITAL ADVISORS
MARK WITTIG
GEMINI INK
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION

Dr. Christopher Phillips has been a Network Fellow at Harvard University’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, recipient of the Distinguished American Leadership Award, and a Senior Education Fellow at the National Constitution Center, and is the co-founder of the nonprofit Democracy Cafe (democracycafe.org)
This event would not be possible without the generous support of Paul Martin, Charles A. Massiatte, and Elizabeth Avelar

 

 

 2025 Conversation with the Constitution 2025

 

Great Books Seminars 2024/2025 - The San Antonio Public Library Foundation

Great Books Seminars 2024/2025

Modern Man in Search of a Soul by Carl Jung

Free and Open to the Public, First Saturdays Every Month

In the tradition of the Great Books Program at St. John’s College, the 2025/2025 Great Books Seminars on Modern Man in Search of a Soul will delve into the profound insights of Carl Jung, exploring the depth of the human psyche in contemporary society.

November 2, 2024: Chapter 1
December 2024: Break
January 4: Chapter 2
February 1: Chapter 3
March 1: Chapter 4
April 5: Chapter 5
May 3: Chapter 6
June 7: Chapter 7
July 5: Break
August 2: Chapter 8
September 6: Chapter 9
October 4: Chapter 10
November 1: Chapter 11
December 2025: Break


Location:
Landa Library, 233 Bushnell Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78212

Arrival: 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Seminar: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

If there are any questions, please contact Paul Martin at 210-722-0400 / paul@martincapital.com; or Charles Massiatte at
210-724-6571 / CharlesMassiatte@gmail.com.

Hope to see you there!