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
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This week in the Arts includes [...]

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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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An announcement from Virginia Gause

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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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A video short
We haven’t done this in a while, but here’s the result of some less-than-thoughtful YouTube surfing.
Do enjoy.

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I’m resuming planning for improv classes and this is a survey question: Who’s interested?
 
Email me at sraines902@aol.com or leave a comment. And let your friends and neighbors know, too. You know, that person next door who’s convinced he or she’s supposed to be on Comedy Central? Well, tell him or her his or her [...]

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Reader Patricia A., who knows something of my secret past and identity, sent a link to this article on Gigglepants, a UT/Austin comedy troupe. Right on, Sister Patricia A., right on.
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I took the time Wednesday afternoon to watch a video of The Cotton Patch Gospel, a show derived from a homely re-telling of the Gospel of Matthew by a Georgia preacher, Clarence Jordan, the script by Tom Keyes, who narrates and plays most of the characters, accompanied by a singing bluegrass quartet. It’s quite a [...]

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