from Cinesol On May 1st – May 2nd, 14 RGV teams raced to complete a 3-10 minute short with 24 hours. They had to incorporate 5 elements… Prop: Christmas lights, Action: Kissing, Character: Mime, Dialogue: “Your money is no good here” with the theme of irresistible. On May 16th, we screened all the films and [...]

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from The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center is pleased to present an art exhibition, Variedades y Personajes, by Chris Escobar, Visual artist from Del Rio, Texas, Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Admission: $5.00 The Narciso is located at 225 E. Stenger, San Benito, Texas

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The bastards, of course, are the bankers. Most bankers

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TO THE EDITOR: And now John Wood and Ernie Hernandez are closer to having major roles in Cameron County’s future thanks to their victories the low-turnout Democratic Primary Run-off election. Here’s hoping they have the vision to throw every legal obstacle possible in the proposed West Loop Toll Road-Parkway, which if built, will be an [...]

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A rant from Stan Raines Today’s the day. Tax day. I myself am going to have to write a fairly stiff check just as soon as I find that checkbook. All those reductions in withholdings that the Obama administration worked out at the beginning of the year didn’t work so well in our case. It’s [...]

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Dear Editor: I hope that as he begins his new term as Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority Chairman, David Allex will reconsider his support for the West Loop Toll Road/Parkway, and then find a more worthwhile road project. The nearly eight-mile railroad tracks that will be empty when the railroad is relocated should be converted [...]

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from ArtsRGV Harlingen’s turning 100! Mark your calendar NOW for dozens of free, family events celebrating this historic occasion, April 15 -18, 2010. The birthday bash begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 15, as a historic Union Pacific Steam Train arrives at the City’s new Centennial Park (Jackson & the railroad tracks). The Valley [...]

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from ArtsRGV Did you know that hummingbirds are the world’s smallest birds? They are so versatile that they can fly forward, backward, sideways, upside-down and even stop in mid-air. Reaching speeds up to 50 miles an hour, the average hummingbird beats its wing 60 times per second during regular flight and up to 200 times [...]

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from ArtsRGV 2009 winning poster design September 2010 Deadline: May 28, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. REWARD: Unlimited and priceless exposure Enter for the chance to win $250 and have your design become the face of the Festival; it will be on the cover of newsprint schedules that are inserted in various Valley newspapers. Your artwork [...]

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from ArtsRGV Local writers to present original scripts at April 10 event in San Benito The Writers’ Forum of the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center will showcase original writings at their first-ever public event on April 10 in San Benito at 6:30 p.m. Songs, poetry and short stories, all composed by area residents, will be [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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; [...]

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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 [...]

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