February is a short month, but it's filled with lots of activities at the Price Center. Here's a quick summary of the month. Join us! First Tuesday SMTX Film ‘ Swamp Dogg . . .’ Set for Feb. 3   Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted  is a wildly entertaining and fittingly unconventional music doc about convention-defying singer, songwriter & record producer Jerry Williams, aka Swamp Dogg, one of the great cult figures of 20th-century American music whose singular voice and ideas h

Local creator and busy mom of a toddler, Julia Reino is encouraging you to join her on the first Wednesday of the month from 6-8 pm for a freeform and playful open studio session. The goal is to provide a creative, socially and emotionally fulfilling experience. Think "me" time, "adult" time, "playtime."  The Studio provides the perfect environment for creating with others -- great light, lots of workspace, and access to the free Community Art Supply Closet. Bring a project o

For the 8 th  year in a row, an art show and reception honoring women and their art is in final planning stages for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) observance at the Price Center in San Marcos. The Center’s Arts Committee and event founder Debangana Banerjee are putting together Break the Mold to gather, honor, share, and learn more about the female experience Feb. 28 – April 25 at the Price Center & Garden. The anchor of the annual observance is the all-women’s v

Our seasonal music series -- Live at Price returns for its 3-month spring run Feb. 10 with the Willow Creek Band. The Band’s performances are a mixed bag of tunes that highlight differing tempos, harmony vocals, instrumental interpretations, and are arranged to give the audience an eclectic live music experience. The focus of this band is classic Americana material from artists such as Guy Clark, Towns Van Zandt, Robert earl Keen, Rodney Crowell, John Hiatt, along with a heal

Enticing a few hundred out-of-town filmmakers and film lovers to Hays County every year since 2017, the popular, non-profit Lost River Film Fest has announced its schedule of new, independent films to be shown February 5-8 at the Price Center, thanks to generous support from the San Marcos Arts Commission. Opening Night always consists of a film shot in the San Marcos area; this year, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, LEADBELLY kicks off the festival: a stunning biopic

Local artist Lou Stein will lead this class for creatives who love to work with paper and people. Just like all the art programming at the Price Center, this class is designed to challenge you creatively and strengthen and/or create a social connection with others. Participants will learn about the basics of collage. Then each person will choose 6 to 10 different pieces of paper to fit a 5” x 7” finished work. These paper packets will be exchanged with another person in the c

Nicole Groleau is a dancer, visual artist and poet with more than 15 years of training and performance experience who enjoys helping others reach better health through the practice of interpretive dance. We’re excited to be partnering with her for a new weekly dance class offering guided interpretive dance movements for movers of all kinds seeking release and reconnection. The new class, which costs $5 per session, will meet on Thursdays from 5-6:15pm. , beginning January 29.

It's a new year and month at downtown San Marcos' Price Center and we're busier than ever! Here 's a breakdown of what's happening in January! Jan. 6 First Tuesday SMTX Film Showing SOLD OUT (Again) The very popular First Tuesday SMTX Film series is again SOLD OUT for the January 6 th  showing of Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove.  Sold out showings are becoming the norm for this homegrown film series. Please be sure to buy your tickets as soon as you get the email

The Price Center’s chief gardener and volunteer extraordinaire Dianne Wassenich is collaborating with other local volunteers and the San Marcos Discovery Center to plant a new pollinator garden on the Comanche St. side of the Price Center property. Earlier this year, the Center installed a new Hummingbird Mural by local artist Michelle Wilson on the west side of the 1910 building, which served as the inspiration for the project. 3 pollinators all visited the same Maximillian

The Price Center Arts Committee is looking forward to 2026 with new art exhibits and a few new additions to their process to improve the overall experience of the gallery -- named Best of Hays for the last three years running -- for participating artists and viewers alike.   To begin with, the 2026 Main Exhibit Calendar has been established with topics to inspire you to create and submit original works. In addition, the following three new significant changes are being added