San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
The A-List
OUR PICKS FOR WHAT TO SEE AND DO THIS WEEK
1. Pro wrestling
Brock Lesnar is getting top billing at the latest San
Antonio stop of WWE’s Monday Night Raw, which also should include appearances by Seth Rollins, Bianca Belair, Riddle and Becky Lynch. With “SummerSlam” later this month and much of that event’s lineup still unknown, RAW’s top performers will be looking to secure their spots.
6:30 p.m. Monday, AT&T Center, 1 AT&T Center Pkwy. $20-$550,
attcenter.com.
2. Stage
The Public Theater of San Antonio is opening “Once on This Island,” the much-loved musical about the romance that grows between Ti Moune, a peasant, and Daniel, the wealthy young man whose life she saves. Danielle King directs a gifted cast that includes Rebekah Williams, Vincent Hardy, Edward Burkley and Regina Burpo.
Opens Friday. 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through July 31, The Public Theater of San Antonio, 800 W. Ashby Place. $15-$45, thepublicsa.org.
3. Art
Artist and author Xavier Garza is showing some of his work in the “The Return of Quetzalcoatl: Heroes, Villains, and Space Monsters.” In the exhibit, Garza places figures from Mexican folklore and myth in the world of lucha libre. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Friday, Centro Cultural Aztlan, 1800 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 103. Through Aug. 18. Free,
4. Comedy
Amy Sedaris, the creative force behind such distinctive TV series as “At Home with Amy Sedaris” and “Strangers with Candy,” will sit down for a chat about her work. Fans who want to submit questions can do that in advance at tobincenter.org.
8 p.m. Friday, H-E-B
Performance Hall, Tobin
Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle.
$34.50-$75, tobincenter.org.
5. Movie
Based on Delia Owens’ bestselling novel, the film “Where the Crawdads Sing” wraps a murder mystery into an offbeat coming-of-age story set in the North Carolina wetlands. Daisy Edgar-Jones (Hulu’s “Normal People”) stars.
Opens Friday in theaters.
Staff writers Jim Kiest, Deborah Martin and Austin Taylor contributed to this report.