TUE | 01.18 COMEDY
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 LIVE: TIME BUBBLE TOUR Two years since the live stage version of the cult classic TV show graced the Tobin’s stage, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live is back, baby. And while time may have stopped due to the pandemic, things have changed around MST3K. Yes, the beloved wise-cracking puppets from the cult TV show — Tom Servo, Crow and GPC — are still in action, so don’t worry there. But this time the festivities will be overseen by Emily Connor (actress Emily Marsh), the show’s new host and the first woman to fill that role in its 30-year history. The crew will be riffing on Making Contact, a 1985 “techno-horror-fantasy” from director Roland Emmerich. While Current staff haven’t reviewed the film, we’re guessing it’s no Independence Day. For the naysayers: show creator Joel Hodgson isn’t appearing this year, but he remains the production supervisor. Maybe he’s marooned off-planet? The live show will include a screening of the film with commentary as well as skits, all in a format that mirrors the original TV series. $34.50-$84.50, 8 p.m., Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org. — Mike McMahan
Photo by Brandi Morris
THU | 01.20 COMEDY
FORTUNE FEIMSTER There’s busy and there’s busy. Comedienne Fortune Feimster falls in the latter category. Most prominently, her one-hour special Sweet & Salty is streaming on Netflix, where she also stars with David Spade on The Netflix Afterparty. Beyond that, she’s done her standup thing on Conan and Seth Myers. It all began for Feimster when she hung out as a panelist on Chelsea Lately, though she followed this up with appearances on, well, everything! And that’s no exaggeration, as she’s showed up on Dear White People, Drunk History, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Glee, 2 Broke Girls and The L Word: Generation Q. As if all that wasn’t enough, she also hosts the podcast Sincerely Fortune with her partner Jax. And there’s more! She appears every morning with Tom Papa on Sirius XM’s What A Joke With Papa and Fortune. Yeah, that qualifies as a lot. No wonder she gets salty. How she finds time to be sweet, we’ll never know. $29.50-$49.50, 7:30 Courtesy of Jose Villalobos
THU | 01.13 TUE | 01.25 SPECIAL EVEN T
DREAMWEEK 2022
8624, tobincenter.org. — MM Fronterizo/Border Faggot.” Raised on the U.S./Mexico border in El Paso, Villalobos is known for his artistic protests of toxic masculinity through performance, sculpture and fashion (Free, 7 p.m.–11 p.m., Jan. 15, Brick at Blue Star, 108 Blue Star). The history of civil rights in San Antonio will be on display during the exhibition “Piecing Together a Story of Courage” through historic images, recordings and interviews
The 16-day summit centered on civil and civic engagement features a
(Free, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Jan. 15, Instituto Cultural de México, 600 Hemisfair).
host of events across San Antonio. Inspired by the teachings of Martin
African American culture will be celebrated through music in a concert
Luther King Jr., DreamWeek is held “to foster the exchange of ideas” in
presented by Musical Bridges Around the World, where featured
an environment “where real-world issues are presented and nurtured.”
artists from the documentary The Quilt will be in attendance (Free,
The 10th annual event will include symposiums, panel discussions,
7 p.m., Jan. 23, San Fernando Cathedral, 115 Main Plaza). All events are
film screenings, art exhibits and musical performances. Selected
subject to change. Times and locations vary, January 13-30, (210) 444-2315,
works by artist José Villalobos will be on exhibit during his show “Joto
dreamweek.org. — Kiko Martinez
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p.m., Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-
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