A note from Christina Wilson
An Installation Celebrating Banned Books
By Phyllis L. Evans

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
3:00pm - 4:30pm
STC Pecan Campus Library
3201 W. Pecan Blvd.
McAllen, TX
This installation is a celebration of intellectual freedom and a reminder to library patrons of their constitutionally protected freedom to read what they please.
Embedded in the stacks throughout the library are a [...]

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A note from Virginia Gause
WILD (Writers In Literary Discussion) presents “WILD’s Original Film Contest” with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prizes awarded by Barnes & Noble.  This contest is open to all in the community.
Do you want to submit a film for the contest?
REQUIREMENTS:
1) Media: VHS or DVD.
2) Length: 30 minutes or under
3) Title and [...]

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A note from Virginia Gause
The Nature Speaker Series kicks-off this Thursday, October 2nd at Quinta Mazatlan from 6 pm to 7 pm.
Mike Heep’s presentation will guide us in “Designing a Garden that Attracts Birds & Butterflies”. Heep owns a native plant nursery in Harlingen and has worked in the industry for more than 20 [...]

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A note from Virginia Gause
The City of McAllen will be having its first ever historic tour.  The event will be held this Saturday, September 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The trolley will depart the McAllen Convention Center promptly at 9:30 a.m.  Anybody interested in attending this free-of-charge event please contact Xavier Cervantes [...]

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A note from Stan
Cine El Rey in McAllen has sent notes on several events next week:
Concert- Egypt Central and 3 guest bands “1 NIGHT, 4 BANDS @ Cine El Rey Theatre Monday September 22, 2008, at 7:00 pm

Cine El Rey Theatre Comedy Wednesdays Comedian this week is Big Funny Ed, Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at [...]

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A note from Virginia Gause
STC Library Art Gallery
Pecan Campus – McAllen

Proudly Presents
“A Day in the Life: Comic Illustrations and Cinema Prints by Ernesto García Cabral”
September 18 - October 17, 2008

Thursday, September 18, 2008
Art Lecture – 6-7pm, Library, rm. F-102
Opening Reception– 7-9 pm, Library Art Gallery
light refreshments & music provided!!
Free Admission!

For more information call 956-872-3488, or [...]

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A note from Virginia Gause
BROWNSVILLE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 — The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College’s Patron of the Arts series starts its 24th season this month with several gifted artists ready to perform and showcase their talent.
Ricardo Delgado Herbert, baritone, and James Pulles, pianist, will perform a concert of 19th [...]

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A note from Virginia Gause
The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies
Student Organization
and the Department of History and Philosophy
proudly present

Looking back at the History of the Rio Grande Valley: 1900-1930
with Valley historian Dr. Trinidad Gonzales

Presentation and discussion
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
at the South Texas College
Pecan Campus Student Lounge
Building II at 7:00 PM.,
McAllen, Texas

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From Virginia Gause
Sandra Gonzalez from the Monitor’s Festiva staff had fun making a short video about CineSol’s 36 Hour Film Race as she hung out with some of the teams who worked under extreme pressure to make the short films screened last weekend at Cine El Rey: http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid980289762/bctid1786892906
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By the way Cine El Rey was [...]

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A reminder from Virginia Gause

Friday, September 12th - Sunday September 14th @ Cine El Rey in McAllen.
A marathon of films will be shown practically non-stop!  7 local directors will be present to discuss their films!  Don’t miss it!

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A note from Virginia Gause
The 3rd Annual CineSol 36 Hour Film Race was a success!!!

We had 23 teams representing Harlingen, Brownsville, Weslaco, Elsa, McAllen, Pharr, Edinburg, San Juan, San Antonio, South Carolina and Matamoros.  Out of the 23 teams that signed up, 13 films made the deadline.  Six films were submitted past the deadline [...]

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An announcement from Cine El Rey

Cine El Rey invites all to “3rd Annual 911 Truth Film Festival ” on Thursday, September
11 at 7:00pm. Hosted by Weird Magazine
Cine El Rey Theatre
311 S. 17th Street
McAllen, TX 78572

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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 to write, [...]

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