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track surround sound, this theater plays several movies in the IMAX format - it's worth
the admission price just for the experience.
Spectator Sports
San Antonio Spurs
(
www.nba.com/spurs
)
The hot ticket in town is the San Antonio Spurs, currently one of the top
NBA teams in the country. The city is understandably proud, so you'll forgive locals if
they indulge in a little Spurs mania for seven or eight months out of the year. Games held
at the
AT&T Center
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tickets 800-745-3000;
www.attcenter.com
; 1 AT&T Center Pkwy)
are exciting,
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action-packed spectacles.
Buy your tickets on the Spurs' website or through
Ticketmaster
(
800-745-3000;
San Antonio Missions
( 210-675-7275;
www.samissions.com
;
5757 US 90 W; tickets $7-10; regular season Apr-Aug)
Winners of
the Texas League championships in 2003 and 2007, the San Antonio Missions play minor
league baseball at Nelson Wolff Municipal Stadium, a short drive west of downtown.
BASEBALL
Performing Arts
San Antonio's most historic downtown venue for the performing arts is the
Majestic Theatre
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( 210-226-3333;
www.majesticempire.com
;
226 E Houston St; box office 10am-5pm
Mon-Fri, hours vary Sat)
, which hosts a variety of musical concerts, Broadway plays and other
418 Villita St)
is an outdoor venue for anything from Latin dance to plays to festival proces-
few musical concerts and dance and theater performances year round.
May is the month to celebrate dance in San Antonio, with recitals by local troupes, na-
tional touring companies and new choreographers' works at both indoor and outdoor ven-
Visit
www.satheatre.com
for information on the following venues, as well as other
theaters and dramatic companies performing year round.
Overtime Theater
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THEATER
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