A poem by Thomas Thornburg from Munseetown making the Huey noises again James is jacking with Harry’s brain which is already fried because Harry died in Da Nang but James is in pain James who carries a sack of pills uppers downers buffalobills is making the Huey noises again jumps off his stool into the [...]

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A note from Art Expressions Lilia de Anda, artist and  chair of the Art Department at Edinburg North High School will be featured on the Art Walk September 5th at 7:00 pm at the United Through Art Gallery (U.T.A Art Co-op) 301 N. Main Suite 2.

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A note from Virginia Gause www.CineSol.com www.myspace.com/cinesol Just heard it from Henry Serrato, CineSol Programming Director, that 23 teams registered August 29th in the CineSol 36 Hour Film Race!  Lupita Gutierrez Garza, co-founder of this unique film race was just beside herself with excitement.

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Notices from Virginia Gause 3rd Annual CineSol 36 Hour Film Race Kicks off the 15th Annual CineSol Film Festival! On August 29 at 6 pm at least 12 competitive teams are expected to line up in Harlingen for the 3rd Annual CineSol 36 Hour Film Race.  It is hard for me to imagine being able [...]

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STC Library Art Gallery Mid-Valley Campus – Weslaco Proudly Presents Lucha Libre July 28-August 29, 2008 An Exhibit Featuring Artworks by Artist and Award Winning Children’s Book Author Xavier Garza Art Exhibit Reception Thursday, August 28th 11:30am – 12:30pm pastries and punch provided! Don’t Forget to Bring your Luchador Masks! Mid-Valley Campus Library Art Gallery [...]

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A comment from Stan Well, not exactly the end of globalization, but a flutter was noted by the New York Times a while back in an article noting that shipping costs are crimping global supply chains. We had noted in earlier posts that globalization floats on a sea of cheap oil, and now, it appears, [...]

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An announcement from Virginia Gause MCALLEN, TX—The 1st Friday of September (September 5th) marks the beginning of this year’s Music Afterhours Outdoor Concert Series.  This “unplugged show” features acoustic acts by Stephanie Celest, Carlos Cantu, Adam Wratten, Iliad & The Beast, and Single Fin.  The show begins at 7pm and will be held at Archer [...]

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A reminder from Virginia Krause The month-long 15th Annual CineSol Film Festival kicks off Labor Day Weekend on Friday, August 29th! For more information on dates, films or synopsis, visit www.cinesol.com or call 956-793-8783. Registration for the 3rd Annual 36 Hour Film Race starts Friday, August 29th @ 6pm @ Postal Productions, 1221 W. Monroe [...]

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from Gene’s Notebook She was not the first white woman from Kentucky married to a migrant worker from Mexico who she met when he was working tobacco. And like many of those women, the early romance failed and she was left with a kid, and a smashed-in face, not that the hitting is as common [...]

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A note from Stan Everyone please welcome George Orwell to the Blog-0-Sphere. The Orwell Prize began publication last week with the goal to put up Eric Blair’s diaries and promote renewed interest in one of the most prescient writers of the Twentieth Century. His commentary on political speech and invention of “double speak” in the [...]

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from Gene’s Notebook …rain and more rain in the endless woods of Maine, and I pedal off to the side of the slick black road to buy some vegetables from three drenched kids, a fat white cabbage and a shapely green pepper. I drop the rain-coated cabbage into my backpack, and then I bite into [...]

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An announcement from STC Library South Texas College’s Nursing and Allied Health Campus Library Art Gallery is proud to present “Exploratory Visions,” an exhibit featuring paintings by Juan Saenz and photographs by Lily Torrez. The exhibit is the first of many to highlight STC Library Art Galleries “Local Artist Exhibition Series.” “Exploratory Visions” will be [...]

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from Virginia Krause Some great outdoor entertainment acts have been lined up for the 3rd Annual PalmFest International Folklife Celebration which will be held October 4 – 5 at McAllen Convention Center. Take a sneak preview! http://www.PalmFest.org/2008_entertainment.html The stage schedule will be released soon, so keep an eye on www.PalmFest.org ******    ****** This week in [...]

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A poem by Thomas Thornburg from Munseetown on sunny days she flaunts a fine joie de vivre in the dance she dances handing tickets out like kisses to dumb cars in a steel stagline a sexy blue insouciance she is the TICKETLADY but when it snows she never shows she does not want to dent [...]

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An announcement from Cristina Balli Friday September 12, 2008 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Saturday Sept. 13, 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm Sunday September 14, 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm The Narciso Martinez Conjunto Cultural Arts Center 225 E. Stenger Street San Benito, Texas The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, with the help of Miller [...]

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An announcement from the South Texas Civil Rights Project Noche de Fiesta Celebrating Commitment to the Community Wednesday, September 3, 2008 McAllen Chamber of Commerce, 1200 Ash (north of Business 83, just east of Archer Park) Reception 6:30 p.m. Awards 7:30 p.m. (Food catered by Edible Pursuits) Tickets:  $30 For more information call (956) 787-8171 [...]

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An announcement from Virginia Gause

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An announcement from Virginia Gause You’re invited to be a part of … PalmFest 2008, celebrating the unique cultures and vibrant history of Deep South Texas, will once again be held in McAllen this October. This exciting international folklife celebration will combine several highly successful events into one fun and festive weekend of music, ethnic [...]

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An announcement Grand Opening Art Expressions and UTA Art Co-op 301 N. Main Suite 2 McAllen, Tx 78501 Starting at 4:30 to 8:30 pm Ribbon Cutting with the McAllen Chamber of Commerce at 5:00 pm.. Come celebrate the Grand Opening of Art Expressions and United through Art (U.T.A.) co-operative gallery. We proudly present our Artist [...]

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A poem by Thomas Thornburg from Munseetown O, when I was a child dancing Summertimes when life was sweet, I heard the gospel chapels sing Their hymns of praise to Christ the King, But life is stepped in chance, in chance, On Rosemary Street: And the king came, And the king reign, And the king [...]

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A poem by Thomas Thornburg from Munseetown (for Tammy Meyer) I did not come this south to north for growth, No north roots pulled me, no, nor northern home, No tinseled dreams seduced me from the sun. The truth is plainly albumed here, for both Were happy where we were and where from. We were [...]

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A note from Stan Raines Barack Obama’s campaign has answered the ‘celebrity’ smears from John McCain and company with the video below. Does it do the job? On the ‘celebrity’ theme, by the way, who’s made the most appearance on Saturday Night Live? Bet it’s not Obama. On the ‘celebrity’ theme in general–isn’t it strange [...]

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A poem by Thomas Thornburg the sick cat in the clowder calls, (the little girl who loved her lost) wanders in the alley, falls and stiffens like a frozen coat; a powder of November palls on the despair of hunted dusks, a dumb husk of hares; that creature in the corner there sprawling in the [...]

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From Gene’s Notebook …in a recently flooded Mississippi River town in eastern Missouri, a barge carrying animal food upriver gets “lifted” in a lock, and a black deckhand, wearing a bright orange life-jacket, works carefully with barge chains, that if they snap, can take off a man’s head …. I look down from a sightseeing [...]

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A note from Stan Raines In yesterday’s Chicago Tribune, Kathy Pollitt reports the latest subtrefuge from the Bush administration to undermine and limit women’s reproductive health choices. The first is a bizarre rule that would require pro-choice organizations would be required to hire folks with diametrically opposed beliefs. A second rule change would redefine contraception [...]

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