KENS 5’s own Sarah Forgany served as co-host for the event.
SAN ANTONIO – PAM Health and Specialty Hospital San Antonio will host a blood drive during DreamWeek San Antonio from Tuesday, Jan. 27, to Friday, Jan. 30.
The drive was planned as part of DreamWeek, but it comes at a time when South Texas is in need of blood.
Over the weekend, Roger Ruiz with South Texas Blood & Tissue said several blood donation appointments were canceled due to the winter storm.
“Over 200 donations have been lost either from blood drives being canceled or donors just not able to make their appointments,” Ruiz said. “With one donation, three lives can be helped with that — three patients, and so, in reality, those 200 plus donations is 600 plus patients.”
CEO Jennifer West and Chief Nursing Officer Monique Hunter work for PAM Health and Specialty Hospital San Antonio. The hospital will partner with South Texas Blood & Tissue for blood drives during DreamWeek.
“Every day, we are taking care of critically ill patients, and these patients often need blood on a daily basis,” Hunter said.
Experience DreamWeek San Antonio at the Hard Rock Cafe’s newly unveiled Emerald Lounge on the River Walk, where the Dream Happy Hour series brings together vibrant events and celebrations. Stay connected with the latest happenings by visiting SA Live’s website, salive.com, to ensure you don’t miss out on the excitement. Plus, Valentine’s Day fun is coming at the Igloo Love Huts! We give you a sneak peek.
As it gets underway for its 14th year, the annual DreamWeek San Antonio summit in 2026 will focus on revealing the brilliance that exists across the city, but often goes unrecognized, said Shokare “Sho” Nakpodia, DreamWeek’s founder and CEO.
SAN ANTONIO – An opening ceremony breakfast celebrated the commencement of DreamWeek San Antonio.
The commencement ceremony happened on Friday at the Jack Guenther Pavilion at the Briscoe.
“This is really one of those special, special events in our city that shows everybody the type of city that we are,” said San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones.
DreamWeek San Antonio takes place from Friday to Jan. 31. This year’s theme is “#Revelations.”
Jones also said that “revelations” is an appropriate theme for this year’s DreamWeek.
Some events are free to the public. However, others require a purchased ticket.
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio is dreaming of revelations as the city gears up to celebrate DreamWeek.
DreamWeek San Antonio is an annual summit dedicated to celebrating the community through civil and civic engagement.
Under the theme “Revelations,” this year’s celebration will feature more than 250 events focused on uncovering and honoring the hidden stories, unsung heroes, and overlooked contributions that have shaped the fabric of the community.
“Revelations is about pulling back the curtain on the brilliance that exists all around us but often goes unrecognized,” said Shokare Nakpodia, founder of DreamWeek San Antonio. “Every neighborhood, every cultural group, every generation has contributed to making San Antonio the vibrant, resilient community it is today. This year, we’re creating space to celebrate those stories and the people behind them—to reveal the community genius that has always been here.”
The three-week summit will feature a wide range of programming, including panel discussions, workshops, artistic performances, community gatherings, and educational forums. All events are designed to promote understanding, celebrate diversity, and strengthen civic participation across San Antonio’s many communities.
SAN ANTONIO – Over the course of three weeks, DreamWeek San Antonio hopes to unite San Antonio and foster education, conversation, creativity and culture.
“It’s an opportunity for people to venture who have never been to particular institutions, maybe like this glorious Carver space,” Shokare Nakpodia, the founder of DreamWeek said.
The Carver Community Cultural Center once held the only library Black people could get books from during segregation. The Carver is also home to a stage where greats like Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie performed.
“To have the oldest African American cultural institution in all of South Texas in our midst, I think it’s very important that we champion the Carver a lot more,” Nakpodia said.
SAN ANTONIO – DreamWeek, an annual citywide summit, returns to San Antonio on Friday. The events encourage idea-sharing on global issues to promote tolerance, equality and diversity.
Officials previewed the 2026 summit on Tuesday, Jan. 6.
DreamWeek, the annual San Antonio summit, returns this month with the goal of exchanging ideas and celebrating humanity, according to its organizers. The multi-week symposium coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and draws from his teachings and his “I Have a Dream” speech.
A Tuesday news conference at Texas Public Radio served as the official kickoff. The gathering included some of the major sponsors and partners like WestCare, Hard Rock Cafe, the City of San Antonio, San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, (SAACAM) and Mexican American Civil Rights Institute (MACRI).
DreamWeek starts this Friday, Jan. 9 and runs through Sat. Jan. 31 with more than 200 events throughout San Antonio. The events vary in format ranging from concerts, art exhibits, panel discussions, health and fitness expos, mixers, fashion shows, galas, youth summits, and poetry slams.
DreamWeek San Antonio officials previewed the 2026 summit on Tuesday.
