Saturday

Animal Defense League clinic

The Animal Defense League offers low-cost vaccinations, micro-chipping, dog washing and a nail clipping clinic at their facility at 11300 Nacogdoches from 7 a.m. to noon. Cats must be in carriers and dogs must be on a leash or in a carrier. Call Ron Aaron at 464-0001 for more information.

Wednesday

Live country music

The Cavender Chevrolet 2008 Live Music Series at The County Line is held every Wednesday from 6 to 10 p.m. at County Line Bar-B-Q, I-10 West between Wurzbach and Huebner roads. Ryan James will be the featured performer. Attendees are asked to make a monetary or food donation to benefit the San Antonio Food Bank.

Aug. 1-31

‘High Hair and Jalapeños’

A collaboration between long-time San Antonio director and choreographer Gloria “G.L” Liu, director/choreographer Phill George (a former San Antonio actor and director now living in New York), writer Peter Morris and noted British composer Michael Jeffrey, has culminated with the world premiere of “High Hair and Jalapeños,” a musical comedy that lovingly spoofs “everything San Antonio.” The show will run at The Cameo Theatre, 1123 E. Commerce Street in St. Paul’s Square. Aug. 1 through 3 will be special preview performances, followed by the official opening and media night Aug. 7. Tickets are $33 general admission with special discounts for seniors, military and students. Show days and times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Call 212-5454 for reservations and ticket information.

Aug. 3

Focus on the environment

Texas Public Radio, in collaboration with the San Antonio Library, the San Antonio Library Foundation, and the Southwest School of Art & Craft kicks off its yearly “Focus on the Environment” with Chris Jordan’s acclaimed photographic exhibit, “Running the Numbers: An American Self Portrait.” The series, displayed through Aug. 29 at the Central Library, 600 Soledad, and at the Southwest School’s Navarro Campus, 1201 Navarro at Augusta, casts light on the staggering levels of mass consumption in America. Jordan will also give a free lecture at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at Municipal Auditorium, 100 Auditorium Circle

Free family day at SAMA

Just in time for Olympic fever, the San Antonio Museum of Art will be hosting a free family day from 1 to 5 p.m. Children can tour our special summer exhibition, “Visions of Victory: A Century of Sports Photography” and learn the basics of photography. Discover the art of pinhole camera photographs (one of the oldest forms of photography), learn about daguerreotypes and enjoy lots of other fun sports and art themed activities! The museum is located at 200 West Jones Ave. For more information, call 978-8100 or click on www.samuseum.org.

Aug. 3-29

Chris Jordan photo exhibit

Large scale digital photographs of American mass consumption that “depict the quantity of things we consume and the quantity of things we discard” by Seattle-based Chris Jordan are n display at the Southwest School of Art & Craft, located at 300 Augusta. The exhibit is in collaboration with Texas Public Radio, the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, and the San Antonio Central Library. All exhibitions are free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.