A poem by Mary Patterson Thornburg
“The saddest poem in the world”
Where I was born has faded from your maps.
Homestake, Montana. Even its name has drifted
Like smoke from a ruined chimney, out
Through the tall sagebrush, through the long, silent years.
When I was eight years old my mother died
In childbed with a child that would not [...]
Edward Lunger: A Boy’s Life
May 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: History · Literature · Poetry · State of the world · The Valley · art
Attention Artists: Get on the Valley Arts Calendar! Get some attention!
May 15th, 2008 · No Comments
From Virginia Gause:
We are all in the Arts together. We are one BIG Valley. We just happen to take up four counties. And we are Texans! Anyway, the more self-submissions the www.ArtsRGV.com calendar has, the more we know about each other. Here’s instructions for self-submitting an event you have planned:
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Tags: art
Blues on the Hill this Saturday
May 15th, 2008 · No Comments
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The Blues on the Hill series of free outdoor concerts starts its 2009 season this Saturday at 6 p.m. in McKelvey Park 1325 South 77 Sunshine Strip in Harlingen featuring
Willie J Laws with members of the West Side Horns (San Antonio/RGV)
Mike Milligan & The Altar Boyz (Austin, Tx)
Evelyn Rubio (Mexico City)
Bc & Soul Express [...]
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