More than 1,300 mariachi musicians from across the country are taking the stage at the Lila Cockrell Theatre this week for the three-day Mariachi Extravaganza, and a local powerhouse program is right in the middle of it.

Few events signal the start of the holiday season more than the Nutcracker. Fans of the world-famous ballet will have an opportunity to see the show live in San Antonio.

The Children’s Ballet of San Antonio will perform The Nutcracker this December.

One of the largest and longest-running mariachi music festivals in the U.S. is returning to San Antonio this December.

SAN ANTONIO – Former San Antonio Mayor Lila Cockrell died on Thursday at age 97. "If there were a Mount Rushmore for our city, Lila Cockrell would be on it," said Mayor Ron Nirenberg in a statement. Cockrell was the first woman to serve as the city's mayor, when she was sworn into office in 1975 after serving on San Antonio City Council for a decade. Cockrell served as the president of the San Antonio Parks Foundation from 1998 until she retired in 2013. AdThe Lila Cockrell Theatre in downtown along the San Antonio River is named in her honor.