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SA Lights

Our photos from SA Lights, the San Antonio Express-News awards honoring local leaders, from cocktails and the SA Lights photo sign to roulette and craps in the game room, dinner, and group photos on a terrace with lit fountains at night.

A woman in a cream shawl and a woman in a black jacket with a jeweled dragonfly brooch talk among gold chairs and set tables, with large white flower murals and blue uplighting behind them.

Two guests catch up between the dinner tables in a room lined with floral wall panels.

Cocktails and conversation

A silver-haired man in a dark suit holds a cocktail glass as he talks with guests under rows of drum-shaped chandeliers in a cream-paneled room.

Guests mingle with drinks under tiers of round chandeliers in the reception room.

Three women with laptops sit at a black-draped registration table as a man in a suit stands in front of them, next to a tall SA Lights banner with sponsor and partner logos.

Guests check in at the registration table beside the SA Lights sponsor banner.

A smiling man in glasses and a checked jacket stands beside a smiling woman in a black dress, each holding a flute of sparkling wine, with white paneled walls behind them.

Two guests hold flutes of sparkling wine and smile in the reception room.

A woman with shoulder-length hair in a black blazer and ruffled white blouse smiles while talking with a man in a navy plaid suit and a woman holding a flute, under drum chandeliers.

A guest chats with friends in the reception room, the evening’s program in hand.

A man in a gray blazer and lavender shirt, a blond woman in navy and a woman in a black ruffled dress stand close and smile in a bright paneled room.

Three guests stand close and smile during the cocktail hour.

A gray-haired man in a navy suit and red striped tie grins as he shakes hands with a man in a black flat cap and dark jacket.

Two guests clasp hands and share a smile in the reception room.

Posing with the SA Lights sign

Five smiling guests, from a girl in a white headband to a woman in a denim jacket and a boy in a patterned shirt, stand behind a large handheld sign reading San Antonio Express-News SA Lights with a multicolored crown logo.

Five guests hold up the San Antonio Express-News SA Lights sign.

An older woman with gray hair and glasses and a bald man with glasses in a dark blazer hold the SA Lights sign in front of a white column and silver brushstroke wallpaper.

Two guests smile behind the SA Lights sign beside a white column.

A smiling woman in a black halter top and a young man in a white shirt and black tie hold a tilted SA Lights sign with a colorful crown logo in front of silver brushstroke wallpaper.

Two guests hold the SA Lights sign at an angle against the silver wallpaper.

Three smiling women, in a blue floral gown, a black-and-gold sequined dress and a bronze satin dress, hold the SA Lights sign under round chandeliers.

Three guests in evening dresses hold the SA Lights sign under the chandeliers.

A man in a blue checked blazer and two smiling women, one with long light-brown hair and one in a dark jacket, hold the SA Lights sign in front of a doorway with a chandelier beyond.

Three guests stand shoulder to shoulder behind the sign.

The game room

A white-haired dealer in a black shirt and gold tie stands at a roulette table with stacks of colored chips and a wooden wheel as guests in evening clothes look on under glass globe pendant lights.

Guests gather around the roulette table in the dark-paneled game room.

A laughing woman in a patterned top leans over a green craps table with her arm outstretched after a throw, while a dealer in a gold tie, a woman in a cream jacket and a couple in pink and plaid look on.

A guest throws the dice at the craps table as others watch.

A smiling woman in a cream dress with black trim stands at a green blackjack table across from a woman with a blond ponytail, under glass pendant lights in a dark, glossy room.

Guests try their luck at the blackjack table.

A bearded man in a gray plaid blazer stands by a roulette wheel while a man in a bow tie, a man in a black brocade jacket and a woman in a pastel floral dress talk in front of dark wood shelving.

Guests talk over drinks beside the roulette wheel.

Two women in teal velvet armchairs, one in a mustard wrap and one in a pale pink coat, talk with a bald man in a gray suit around a low table, with framed horse prints on the dark green walls.

Guests relax in teal velvet armchairs in the lounge area of the game room.

A smiling woman in glasses and a floral print top stands with a bearded man in a navy suit in front of a gold-framed landscape painting and a brass balance scale while a man in the foreground takes their picture with a phone.

A man takes a phone photo of two guests in front of a gilt-framed painting and a brass balance scale.

Dinner

A woman with curly dark hair laughs beside a smiling man who points toward a friend, at a round table with white flowers, wine bottles and glasses, gold chairs, and framed newspaper pages on easels behind them.

Guests share a laugh over dinner at a table set with white flowers.

A woman in a teal velvet dress smiles while talking with a woman in a sheer black top and a man in a tan blazer, beside open glass doors under purple and blue uplighting.

Guests talk near the open glass doors at the edge of the dining room.

Three smiling women, one in a silver sequined jacket and one in a blue sequined gown, stand between framed newspaper pages with photos and headlines on easels, under blue uplighting.

Three guests smile between framed newspaper pages displayed on easels.

A smiling woman with curly hair and glasses, in a black and gold sequined dress, holds a large framed newspaper page as guests move between tables with gold chairs behind her.

A guest holds a framed newspaper page in the dining room.

A woman with long gray-streaked hair and a striped wrap sits at a dinner table among other guests, her gaze turned to one side, in a warmly lit room.

A guest looks toward the front of the room from her dinner table.

The terrace at night

About twenty guests in gowns and suits pose in a row on a flagstone terrace with a black railing, the night sky and purple-lit fountains behind them, as someone at right raises a phone.

A large group gathers for a photo on the stone terrace at night.

A woman in a long pastel floral dress raises her phone to photograph seven women in evening dresses posed along a railing, with red-lit fountains rising from the dark water behind them.

A guest photographs a row of guests lined up along the terrace railing.

A man in a navy suit and patterned tie and a smiling woman in a black dress with sparkling sleeves look at a phone screen at night, with green-lit fountains in the water behind them.

A couple looks at a photo on a phone by the terrace railing.

A tight group of women in evening dresses, including one in a burgundy off-the-shoulder dress and one in a pastel floral wrap, laugh and smile with men in tuxedos behind them against the night sky.

Guests squeeze in close for a group photo on the terrace.

A smiling man in glasses and a patterned silver jacket with a bow tie stands with a smiling woman in a silver sequined dress at a railing, a blue-lit fountain glowing in the dark behind them.

Two guests in sequins smile by the terrace railing as a lit fountain glows behind them.

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