Weekend events
Here’s a look at this weekend’s arts and entertainment highlights:
TODAY
Black Violin: Violist Wilner “Wil B” Baptiste and violinist Kevin “Kev Marcus” Sylvester, aka Black Violin, are returning to the Alamo City. The duo, which combines classical and hip-hop music, were nominated recently for a Grammy for Best Americana Performance for a collaboration with the Blind Boys of Alabama. 8 p.m. today, The Espee, 1174 E. Commerce St. $30-$70, theespee.com.
Black Pumas: Austin’s Grammy-nominated psychedelic soul band is one of the highlights of the opening lineup of shows at the new Stable Hall. Eric Burton and Adrian Quesada released their second album, “Chronicles of a Diamond,” in October. 7 p.m. today and Saturday, Stable Hall, 307 Pearl Parkway. Both shows sold out, stablehall.com.
Cody Canada and the Departed: This trio fronted by Red Dirt star Canada plays its own hard-rocking hits, as well as songs by Canada’s previous band, Cross Canadian Ragweed. The band’s latest album was a remake of CCR’S “Soul Gravy.” Doors 7 p.m. today, Floore’s Country Store, 14492 Old Bandera Road, Helotes. $18, liveatfloores.com.
“#Cinderella”: Playwright Jessica Roberts updates the fairy tale with a central character who keeps her life as a Tiktok star a secret from her greedy stepmother and stepsisters. Opens today. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through March 9, with a matinee at 3 p.m. March 3 and a pay-what-you-will show at 8 p.m. Thursday, Overtime Theater, 5409 Bandera, Suite 205. $12-$18, theovertime theater.org.
“Agamemnon”: Trinity University’s staging of the Greek tragedy is based on a new translation by
Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton’s tour to promote their album “Death Wish Blues” will include a stop Sunday at The Espee.
professor Thomas Jenkins, who teaches classics at the university. The play’s chorus will surround the audience, and so seating will be limited to 100 people per performance. Opens today. 8 p.m. Fridays-saturdays, 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 24, Stieren Theatre, Ruth Taylor Theatre Building, Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place. Free. Reservations, tuagamemnon.bpt.me.
“The Age of Armor: Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum”: This exhibit is a deep dive into suits of armor. Though usually associated with Medieval Europe, there are examples here from the Renaissance and Japan. Opens today. Through May 12, San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 W. Jones Ave. $12-$20, samuseum.org.
SATURDAY
Beartooth: Midwestern rock band Beartooth is on the road with a new album, “The Surface.” The Plot in You and Invent Animate open. 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Boeing Center at Tech Port, 3331 General Hudnell Drive. Sold out, boeingcentertechpoint. com.
“Mission: Astronaut”: The Doseum’s new hands-on exhibit gives youngsters a sense of how astronauts train, and what their lives and work in space are like. Opens Saturday. Through April 28, The Doseum, 2800 Broadway. $18; free for children younger than 1, thedoseum.org.
Lakecia Benjamin:
Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist Benjamin blends R&B, jazz and funk to create her distinctive sound. 8 p.m. Saturday, Jo Long Theatre, Carver
Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry. $36, ticketmaster.com.
SUNDAY
Samantha Fish: Fish, a blues guitarist and singer from Kansas City, collaborated with Austin guitarist Jesse Dayton on the dark and stormy 2023 album “Death Wish Blues.” Now, like a couple of outlaws on the run, they’ve hit the road. 7 p.m. Sunday, The Espee, 1174 E. Commerce St. $38-$43, theespee.com.
Book launch: Musician, educator and activist Juan Tejeda will be signing copies of his new book, “Mi Carnal Frank,” at a book launch featuring conjunto music by Flavio Longoria and Armando Tejeda, and refreshments. The book is a family memoir and biography of Tejeda’s
brother, Frank Tejeda Jr., a Vietnam veteran, lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 until his death in 1997 at age 51. Juan Tejeda calls him “a San Antonio hero and Mexican American role model.” 2-5 p.m. Sunday, B&N Events Center, 3705 Roosevelt Ave. Free.
“Terremoto!” The Austin Baroque Orchestra performance explores the earthquake that struck just off the coast of Iberia and Morocco on All Saints Day in 1755. The program includes works inspired by Voltaire’s “Candide” and Telemann’s “Donner-ode,” as well as readings from accounts of what happened. 3 p.m. Sunday, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 502 E. Nueva. $10 to $25, austinbaroqueorchestra. org.