![]() You could find collectible toys, books, comics, and original artwork. ![]() There were easily twice as many vendors there this time as compared to the first Monster-Con and the variety of merchandise was wonderful. Monster-Con, now in its third year, is still a relatively new institution, but it has grown by leaps and bounds. There’s no excessive gloss and flash standing between you and the people there. ![]() It has a certain DIY rawness to it, like a horror-style flea market, that makes me feel truly close to the local horror scene. It is very low key so you won’t find any huge prize-giveaways and you’re not likely to see Robert Englund there anytime soon, but that’s what I really love about it. Unlike most conventions, the Monster-Con is absolutely free to attend there’s no bracelets, no passes, just show up and enjoy two days of horrific entertainment and shopping. The Monster-Con is a natural continuation of Wonderland’s spirit of indie oddity. So it’s no wonder that out of this new atmosphere came the San Antonio Monster-Con. You’ll find a different kind of crowd at Wonderland you’ll find seekers of the odd and the hard-to-find. It is also home to the Santikos Bijou, San Antonio’s only full-time art-house movie theater. This has given rise to some truly unique and quirky stores that you’d never see in your average mall. Rather than returning as a regular mall, Wonderland came back different it has become like the public access version of a mall where everyday-people can go in there and open up shop. Somehow or other, the mall lingered on, refusing to die, and eventually a new kind of life seeped back into the place. ![]() The next step would have been to quietly go out of business, but astonishingly, that never happened. The place was a ghost town-no people, empty shops its decay was a sad thing for those who still remembered its glory days. It must have been a real beauty in its time, but like many older malls, Wonderland had had the symptoms of Dying Mall Syndrome for many years. Despite it’s new, loud-orange paint-job, the unmistakable vibe of the 80’s still haunts the place you can see it in the odd bits of neon pink and turquoise that still remain here and there. The Wonderland of the America’s Mall (formerly Crossroads Mall) is a funny place. Sign up for our Weekly Headlines Newsletter.Event Coverage: San Antonio Monster-Con 3 Stay on top of San Antonio news and views. "With the new rebranding, be assured that we will continue to serve our community with the same mission of sustaining the arts in our city like we always have." "For the last 77 years, the Woodlawn Theatre building has housed a variety of entertainment companies and we want to make sure the building will continue to have a rich history for our community," Rodriguez said. The Woodlawn Theatre has also announced an upcoming name change to accompany the change in location, with more details to follow. "Change is never easy, but we are eager and excited about this challenge." "Making this change after a successful ten-year run is exactly what we feel our organization needs to do to help grow our existing programming in the for the next few years," he said. In a press release, Woodlawn Theatre Executive/Artistic Director Chris Rodriguez expressed his enthusiasm about the relocation's potential to broaden programming and outreach. The Woodlawn's youth program will continue its classes and other operations in an adjoining space within the mall. The nonprofit performing arts organization will move into the space previously occupied by the Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro, which closed its doors in April of this year. After ten years of producing award-winning musicals and providing arts education programs in San Antonio's Deco District, the Woodlawn Theatre will be relocating to the Wonderland of the Americas in early 2023. The Woodlawn Theatre will change its name and occupy the former site of the Santikos Bijou movie theater, which closed in April.
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