Swimmingly Successful: Mermaid Moments Begin With Mermaid Capital Of Texas Fest — Pep Rally

It was a celebration — the christening of the new Ivar’s Mermaid Patio — marking the beginning of many Mermaid moments to come. On Thursday, members of the community turned out for the first ever Mermaid Capital of Texas Fest — Pep Rally at Ivar’s River Pub. Attendees celebrated the upcoming festival and San Marcos's designation as the Mermaid Capital of Texas.

ASHwell brings wellness clinic to San Marcos

ASHwell (Austin Sexual Health and Wellness) is now offering free access to PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) and HIV services in San Marcos. ASHwell will be set up each Sunday from noon to 3:30 p.m. at Community Health Services, 611 Martin Luther King Drive in San Marcos.

PrEP is an FDA approved form of HIV prevention that is taken every day and can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout the body, before possible exposure to HIV.

Rock Opera RENT teaches love and embracing the moment

Dubbed “Rentheads” for sleeping by the stage door outside the theater for cheap tickets, local fans of the rock opera have the opportunity to see the show live in The Russell Hill Rogers Theater at The Public Theater of San Antonio.

The show, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, was loosely based on Puccini’s opera “La Boheme,” which premiered a century before “Rent” would premier off-Broadway. The show follows a group of starving artists and friends living in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, many of whom are living in the shadow of AIDS.