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Havana Nights on SPI returns Friday

Special to the Parade ProBAR – the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project – invites the public to a benefit gala, “Havana Nights on South Padre Island.” The event will be at the Hilton Garden Inn on South Padre Island from 7 p.m. to midnight on April 26, with Grupo Sazón of McAllen entertaining …

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‘Hollyweird’ original play, world premiere to open in Valley

Special to the Parade The University of Texas-Pan American’s University Theatre Productions presents the world premiere of an original play, “Hollyweird,” written by UTPA Associate Professor David Bennett Carren. In this comedy of Hollywood manners, the walk of fame is paved with homicide as a screenwriter and her brother accidentally murder their way to success …

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Port Isabel to celebrate Earth, Arbor Day

Port Isabel will be going green on Saturday, April 27. That’s when Mayor Joe E. Vega and the Port Isabel City Commission will host the Fifth Annual Earth and Arbor Day Celebration. Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Beulah Lee Park in Port Isabel on Texas Highway 100, the event is free to …

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Child Abuse Prevention Walk this Saturday

The Heavin Resaca Trail will soon be introduced to an event many hope will become an annual affair. The first annual Child Abuse Prevention 5K Run/Walk, an event sponsored by San Benito CISD, is on tap Saturday, April 27, at Kennedy Park and Heavin Resaca Trail in San Benito. Set for 9 a.m., the event …

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Sand Crab Nighttime Beach Run set

Special to the Parade Don’t miss the light show on the evening of Saturday, April 27, as more than 1,500 runners light up the South Padre Island beachfront at the Sand Crab Nighttime Beach Run benefiting Sea Turtle Inc. This is the third year for this 5k and 10k running event. The popularity of a …

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Autism Awareness Walk this Sunday

The Point Isabel Independent School District will be sponsoring the Autism Awareness Walk and Fun Run on Saturday, April 27, at 8 a.m. April is National Autism Awareness Month. The district hopes to raise awareness about Autism, the fastest growing developmental disorder in the United States. The walk of 2.2 miles and 5k fun run …

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‘Chapter Two’ El Paseo’s final show of season

By BILLIE REILLY Special to the Parade The loss of a spouse is among the most traumatic experiences a human being can face. Following the death of his beloved wife, Joan Baim Simon, a Martha Graham dancer who married Neil Simon in 1953 and died of bone cancer in 1973 at age 41, Simon reached …

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Ballet Folklórico to present Alegría extended

Special to the Parade The Ballet Folklórico UT-Pan American will present an extended performance of Alegría 2013 on May 3 at the Weslaco ISD Performing Arts Center. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. The group toured the Rio Grande Valley and state in January and February presenting …

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Church to host ‘authentic Italian dinner’

Dine-in or take-out Saturday, May 4, and help benefit the Christian school at Christ’s Harbor Church. The church is holding an authentic Italian dinner event from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in which antipasto, green salad with Italian dressing, homemade bread, penne pasta baked with meat sauce, delizioso dessert, tea, lemonade and water will be …

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Symphony in the Park slated May 4

Special to the Parade Brownsville Literacy Center’s 15th Annual Symphony in the Park will be held on Saturday, May 4 at Washington Park. The gate opens at 5 p.m. to “Swing into Literacy,” the theme for this year’s exciting family fun event featuring the Dean Canty Big Band. Before the orchestra takes the stage, the …

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