by Jack Moffitt
Greetings Locavores!
Are you shivering from this global warming yet? We are! But the bounty of the efforts makes it all worthwhile. Last weekend brought freezing weather to the Valley, even before the start of winter. Vendors straggled in after battling to save crops the night before, and customers bundled up to buy despite [...]

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A photo essay
mildly revised Nov. 24

Theft, I said, pure and simple, theft. I was remarking on the takeover of the boardwalks behind the South Padre Island Convention Center that, for the last decade or so, have been free and open to the public. Sometime soon they will be padlocked on the Convention Center side and [...]

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from Mark Clark
‘Happy Children Singing’ – Brownsville Children’s Choir
Free  and Refreshments too
The Lara Family has been putting together a childrens choir and after several months of arduous work the children are ready to give their first performance.
Thursday is the first and the second one will be at the Childrens Museum of Brownsville in Dean Porter [...]

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From Gene
The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center Writers Forum meets from 7-9 pm tonight, Oct. 6th, at 225 E. Stenger St., in San Benito; come early, sing in; we’ve had many readers, performers during the summer, including a FINE event at Robin’s last month, and a lot of excitement at SAVORY PERKS, whiuch is the [...]

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The Brownsville Society for the Performing Arts (BSPA)
The 13th Annual Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival
October 8 to 11, 2009
Various Locations in Brownsville Texas
The Brownsville Society for the Performing Arts (BSPA) announced its 13th Annual Browns­ville Latin Jazz Festival, scheduled to take place this coming October 8 to 11, 2009 in Brownsville, Texas. For complete schedules, artist [...]

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The Valley Byliners, a group of professional and amateur writers, will be holding their October meeting at the Harlingen Public Library on Saturday, October 17 at 1:30 PM. The forthcoming publication will be discussed.
All Valley writers are encouraged to attend. Please visit www.rgvbyliners.org for more information about the group.

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From Mark Clark
Opening Reception: Thursday, 01 October, 6:00 p.m.
Chris Leonardski: ‘Depression Proof CommOddities Deliberately Designed for that Sweet, Lazy Life’
Paintings / Ceramics
Free Admission
Show runs through 24 October
Noche de Pena: Sunday, 04 October, 7:30 p.m.

Benito de la VillaMoreno – Techno Sitar
Joey Tamayo – Singer, songwriter
Ensamble La Misiøn – International music, art song
Suggested [...]

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from Brave New Video

Here are Robert Reich’s comments urging support for the public option. He says it’s not demonic. He seems to be avoiding mentioning how socialistic and pinko-lefty it would be.

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from CINESOL
4TH ANNUAL CINESOL 36 HR. FILM RACE ANNOUNCES REGISTRATION
36-HR. FILMMAKING CHALLENGE
Harlingen, Texas (Rio Grande Valley) – The CINESOL 36 HR. FILM RACE, a 36-hour filmmaking competition, has announced its dates and early registration for entries for the 4th Annual Event for the South Texas Region. CINESOL 36 is the first competition of its [...]

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An Announcement
The Art of Personal Adornment
Fashion by Carmen Rion
Mexican fashion designer, Carmen Rión, will present her international fashions to a red carpet crowd on Thursday, August 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Rion’s use of Mexico’s traditional embroidery in contemporary fashion has created a cottage industry for the talented artesanas of southern Mexico. Her design style blends [...]

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An announcement
Brownsville native Oscar Casares will launch his new novel, Amigoland, at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art on August 6 at 5:30 p.m.
The event will feature a reception followed by a book reading and signing.
Amigoland recently received a “starred review” from Publisher’s Weekly, which called it “a winning novel.” The novel was described as [...]

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By Jack Moffitt

Once again Big Brother (formerly known as the US Government) is injecting itself into private affairs. The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (HR 2749) passed the House of Representatives on July 30th at 6pm. Only 20 Democrat congressmen dared buck the party line. That fact alone tells you that the Party who [...]

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From Cine el Rey

The Wall documentary will screen on July 17th at el Cine el Rey Theatre in McAllen (Cine El Rey, 311 South 17th St., McAllen, TX 78501) and July 18th at Guadalupe Theatre in San Antonio. Both showtimes at 8:00PM. The film will be followed by a Q&A with the director.

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A reminder from Gene Novogrodsky
The NMCAC Writers Forum will hold its July meeting July 7th, Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., in the NMCAC in San Benito – 225 East Stenger ….
Bring works of various sorts; and if you have announcements for the early Summer, bring them, too ….
Contact Robin 423 5477; Beto 350 3905; and Mel 244 [...]

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From Facebook
Exclusive 4th of July Event!
Art Expressions
Holiday Party, July 4, 2009
from 9 pm till 2 am

DRINK SPECIALS !
PATRIOTIC DISHES !
LIVE READING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE !
MUSIC BY ELIAS MONTEMAYOR and HOMER !

Art Expressions
301 N. Main Suite 2, McAllen, TX
For more information call 956-686-8161 or write a.expressions@yahoo.com.

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By Jack Moffitt
Bell Rings at 8a.m., last sale at noon!
Last Market Until October
This is it. It is time to concede to the blistering sun. It all works out. We can spend some time improving our soils, our farms and fix those things that have been getting put off until market closes. It kind of feels [...]

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By Jack Moffitt
Editor’s note: This is Mr. Moffitt’s essay from last week’s Farmers Market Report (June 20th), which didn’t get up as I was in a place without Internet service. My apologies to both my reader’s and Mr. Moffitt for the omission.
In a backhanded way, someone makes your food choices for you. They do it [...]

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From Virginia Gause

STC Library Art Gallery at the Nursing & Allied Health Campus, 1101 E. Vermont Ave., McAllen, TX 78503 proudly presents “Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books” from June 18 to September 4, 2009.
“Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books” is an exhibit featuring a hundred and five hand-made mini artist books. Free and Open to the [...]

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By Jack Moffitt
Bell Rings at 8a.m., last sale at noon!
What Have we Done?
Thirty-three weeks ago we began setting up the awnings and tables that make the familiar sight-picture we now all know as the Brownsville Farmers Market. Three weeks to go and the season will close. Thousands of lettuces from California were displaced and didn’t [...]

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By Jack Moffitt
Bell Rings at 8a.m., last sale at noon!
Vitamin pills– good? bad?
I like to listen to Dr. Dean Edell, the talk radio doctor. The guy seems like he is giving an honest opinion when he talks, and he keeps his game interesting by stirring controversies like the vitamin pill controversy. He relies on [...]

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BROWNSVILLE, May 2009-The Brownsville Heritage Complex, in historic downtown Brownsville, invites the public to the launch of the 1st Sunday Music and Merienda Series, a musical lecture program presented by Joe and Rosa Perez of Rumbo al’Anacua on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2 p.m. The event is free for BHA members and $2 for [...]

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From Virginia Gause

SAN BENITO—Gloria Jean Cantu plans to play her heart out at the Big Squeeze finals this weekend in Houston. With the help of a $200 travel sponsorship from the Texas Conjunto Hall of Fame and Museum, Cantu will compete against three other finalists, young accordion players chosen from across the state.
“She is a [...]

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From Virginia Gause

South Texas Ceramic Showdown: Beyond the Vessel (Schedule)
UTPA Friday, June 12, 2009
9:00am – 12:00pm Clay Demonstrations at UTPA – free and open to the public
12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm – 4:30pm [...]

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From Virginia Gause

Soul of a People Kickoff
With Slave Narratives from the Rio Grande
by Alberto Rodriguez on June 16

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