Photos by Stan Raines
We went to the beach last night, arriving just before dusk. We’ve never seen the ocean so disturbed. The Weather Channel charts showed eight to ten foot waves in our area, and we would not dispute the numbers. Some were coming a hundred yards up the beach after they crashed.

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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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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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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 in Harlingen.
Mandatory [...]

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Announcements from Virginia Gause

The Poet Mariachi Daniel Garcia Ordaz performs his original poems July 17 at 7 – 9 pm at South Texas College - Pecan Campus Library (2nd Floor Rainbow Room)
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Blues musician Seth Walker performs at Cine El Rey July 19 at 9 pm as part of [...]

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Announcements

Wow, what a screen in Archer Park!  Bring your chairs and picnic baskets packed with snacks and beverages.  Wine and beer are allowed, just don’t get rowdy.

Friday is my favorite holiday of the whole year – the 4th of July!  In Edinburg, McAllen, Harlingen, Brownsville, Port Isabel, and Padre Island something [...]

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Announcements
One of McAllen’s newest art venues is an ice cream parlor. Fun loving Jim Kryzak notified me that he will be hosting live music from 7 – 9 pm on Tuesdays at the new Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Shop at Palms Crossing, next to Barnes & Noble at McAllen Convention Center. [...]

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Ibises and egrets, gulls and skimmers. Kathy pointed out that all the gulls were leaving, and the made quite a cloud across the bay, rising off the inches deep water. A solitary tri-colored ibis fished around the base of the blind at the end of the walkway behind the South Padre Island Convention Center, [...]

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South Padre Island, TX. Sunset was coming. The birds were active at low tide– easy pickings on the bay. One could fool oneself into believing that we were here to admire, had been given something worth adding to.

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