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San Antonio Neighborhoods ~ La Ventana

La Ventana is a small community of Mediterranean designed garden homes located in desired north side of San Antonio. Located on the quiet street of Chestnut Bend, La Ventana is near shopping, entertainment, and restaurants and is convenient to the airport. Students in this neighborhood attend award winning North East ISD schools.

LaVentana homes listed on the MLS during the past year have been listed from $198,000 - $244,500.

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San Antonio Neighborhoods: The Gardens of Hollywood Park

San Antonio Neighborhoods: Green Spring Valley

Neighborhoods in San Antonio, TX ~ Belterra

Ballet San Antonio ~ Ballet’s Most Celebrated Comedy

Want to get your kids interested in the arts? The entire family, including the children, should enjoy this performance.

Ballet San Antonio will feature Coppelia for two performances, February 3 and 4. This most celebrated ballet comedy of all time tells a story of jealousy, stubborn love, and mistaken identity.

In addition to our city’s professional ballet company, the performance will include 50 children from San Antonio. Coppelia is based on a 19^th century "story of mistaken identity that conveys enduring messages about self-esteem, dignity and resilience." Coppelia premiered in 1870 and was choreographed again by George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet in the 1970s.

“From start to finish, it’s a colorful, amusing and beautifully danced show that does justice to the story” – San Antonio Express News.

Tickets for Coppelia are available via Ticketmaster http://www.ticketmaster.com/Coppelia-tickets/artist/806784. Performances will take place Friday, February 3, 7:30p.m. and Saturday February 4 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lila Cockrell Theatre.

The Gardens of Hollywood Park

The Gardens of Hollywood Park is a community of garden/patio homes conveniently located off Hwy 281 North and Donella, just inside Loop 1604 in the city of Hollywood Park, zip code 78232.

There are currently 3 homes for sale on the MLS, listed in price from $310,000 - $385,000; square footage, 2152sf – 2330sf. Some features of homes in this community are high ceilings, open floor plans, atriums, covered patios, upgrades, and more.

This gated community is near restaurants, shopping, and entertainment and has convenient access to the airport, downtown, or a drive out into the Hill Country.

Students in The Gardens of Hollywood Park attend award winning North East ISD schools.

Residents enjoy the Hollywood Park community pool, tennis courts, park, playground, and jogging trails. The city of Hollywood Park has its own police and fire departments.

Scenes in The Gardens of Hollywood Park:

San Antonio Neighborhoods: Green Spring Valley

San Antonio Rose Live Classic Country Christmas Show

The San Antonio Rose Live Classic Country Christmas Show is being performed at the historic Aztec Theatre located downtown on the Riverwalk.

The family friendly show features classic country Christmas music. The showtimes run Fridays through Mondays at 7:30pm with a matinee on Saturday at 2:00pm.

Please call to confirm showtimes with the box office. The website states that there is special discount ticket pricing for groups. All seats are reserved, so reservations need to be made by phone, online at saroselive.com or at the box office inside the theatre. A “Dinner and a Show” for groups of ten or more is also offered, where arrangements through one of the restaurant partners to dine on the River Walk or off river, and then attend the performance.

Besides the San Antonio Rose Live shows being a "must see", the theatre itself is a "must see". It is featured in the travel book, “1,000 Places to See Before You Die, United States.”

Historic Aztec Theatre Website

Dates: 11/26/2011 - 12/18/2011
Dates: Fri - Mon. 7:30pm & Sat. 2pm

104 N. St. Mary's St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 212-7638

Classic Country Christmas Show
http://saroselive.com

Christmas in San Antonio ~ On the River Walk

The San Antonio River Walk has earned the #8 spot on Yahoo Travel’s “Top 10 Destinations for Holiday Lights.” This year there are 20 times more Christmas lights or 1.8 million lights decorating the cypress trees and bridges along the River Walk. (Not to worry; they are energy efficient LED lighting.) Festivities began on November 25 with the Ford Holiday River Parade, and will run through January 1. This year, for the first time, the new Museum Reach section of the River Walk features the “River of Lights” with over 100 underwater light and fiber optic-outfitted water attractions.

Luminarias ~ The Lighting of the Way

This tradition dates back to 16^th century Spain, when bonfires lit the way to midnight mass, symbolizing Mary and Joseph’s search for an inn in Bethlehem. Bonfires continued to be used by Spanish missionaries in the new world, but today’s luminarias, made from brown paper bags, were first brought down the Santa Fe Trail in the early 1800’s.

The Festival of Lights
San Antonio’s Fiesta de las Luminarias starts at dusk on the first weekend in December and continues each Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 18. Thousands of illuminated paper bags “light the way” along the banks of the River Walk.

River Walk Christmas Carolers
Along with light displays and luminarias, caroling by dozens of school, church, civic and corporate groups is a wonderful holiday tradition on the River Walk.

Walk or board a River Cruiser
River Walk visitors have the choice of walking or taking in the sights on a barge cruise. For river cruise schedules and pick up points go to www.riosanantonio.com.

La Gran Posada
On the last night of La Fiesta de las Luminarias, San Fernando Cathedral, the nation’s oldest cathedral sanctuary, recreates the original search for lodging by the Holy Family. If you would like to participate, the posada starts just to the west of San Fernando Cathedral and makes its way through Market Square and past City Hall and the County Courthouse and ending at the cathedral. Pilgrims hold lighted candles and sing traditional carols as they follow Mary and Joseph on their search for lodging.

I find the RiverWalk to be so beautiful and mesmerizing at Christmas, with all the lights bouncing off the water and the sounds of Christmas carols filling the air. Even the mariachi singers add traditional Christmas carols to their repertoire.