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Convention Centre project topic of meeting

Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island (SPI) invites the public to a Town Hall meeting on Monday, January 28, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn (7010 Padre Boulevard) to present the Convention Centre Renovation and Expansion Project. SPI Mayor Robert N. Pinkerton, Jr. says the public’s support is …

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Lynch, Spencer LMAG Artists of the Month

January artists of the month, Cathy Lynch and Carole Spencer, will be presenting a demonstration on pastels on January 17 at 2 p.m. with a reception following at the Laguna Madre Art Gallery. Lynch will demonstrate the different strokes one can use to get different effects and how to layer colors to achieve luminosity. She …

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Winter Texan Appreciation Fiesta coming

More than 3,000 Winter Texans are anticipated to attend the Ninth Annual Winter Texan Appreciation Fiesta hosted by the City of Harlingen Parks and Recreation Department. This free and open to the public event at Casa de Amistad, located at 1204 Fair Park Blvd. in Harlingen, will begin at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 21. …

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‘Craft’ second film in Foreign Film Festival

At 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, hard on the heels of a stunning political satire from Argentina, the Laguna Madre Foreign Film Festival now brings a highly engaging show, this time from Brazil. Riscado, with the English title of Craft, takes a close look at the trials and tribulations of reaching for a brass ring …

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Girl’s Morning at the Movies set Saturday

Girl’s Morning at the Movies will be held Saturday, January 12, at Island Cinema, located at 4700 Padre Blvd. at South Padre Island. Those interested in attending are encouraged to arrive at approximately 9:45 a.m.; movies begin at 10 a.m. Films featured include The Guilt Trip, rated PG13, which is a comedy starring Barbra Streisand …

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Gladys Porter Zoo schedules January events

Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville has numerous events planned for the month of January. Beginning the first week of the month of January and continuing through March, the zoo will be offering walking tours of the zoo grounds for Winter Texan visitors. The tours will be provided by the Zoo Descents Council at 10:30 a.m. …

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SPI Birding Center to kick off winter series

The South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center will begin hosting its Winter Seminar Series this month. Beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, the series kicks off with “Things you find on the beach: A New species for South Padre Island” to be presented by Zen Faulkes. At 11 a.m. on Feb. 2, Tim …

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Abrams Brothers to perform in Harlingen

The Abrams Brothers, hailed as “the best bluegrass band ever produced in Canada” (The Guelph Record), will bring an exciting performance of revved-up original and traditional bluegrass favorites to the Christian Fellowship Church, located at 901 N. Loop 499 in Harlingen, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 11. For more information, visit www.HarlingenConcert.com. The Abrams Brothers, …

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Elvis Festival on tap Saturday

Little Graceland in Los Fresnos is scheduled to host the bi-annual Elvis Festival commemorating the birth of The King. The event is scheduled for from 9 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, January 12, at Little Graceland, located on Highway 100 in Los Fresnos. It will feature a number of performances by various Elvis Presley impersonators. …

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Whiskers ‘n Things ribbon cutting, mixer slated

The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors of the Laguna Madre Humane Society and staff of Whiskers ‘n Things invite the public to the Ribbon Cutting and Mixer on Tuesday, January 15, for Whiskers ‘n Things new location at 2500 Padre Blvd., (next door to Jake’s Flowers). The mixer will begin …

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