Jan 03 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The dip in temperature at the start of the New Year did not stop hundreds of Island visitors from taking a dip into the gulf. The 15th Annual Polar Bear Dip continued its New Year’s Day tradition at a new location in 2013 as Clayton’s Beach Bar hosted hundreds of …
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Jan 03 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Missouri man vacationing at South Padre Island drowned on Christmas day. The South Padre Island Beach Patrol responded to a swimmer in distress call on December 25. The distress call was received just before noon regarding a swimmer in distress approximately two miles north of the 6200 block of …
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Jan 03 2013
By DEBRA WINGER Special to the PRESS “History is my passion! When I was seven years old, my dad had been remodeling our house when he discovered a secret room under the staircase. The room had 100’s of old newspapers, dating back before the civil war along with empty whiskey bottles and a stack of …
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Jan 03 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A master artist donated her work to Art Space on South Padre Island. Lynne Anderson from Paonia, Colorado said she specializes in clay and glaze. One piece she donated was done using the Raku style glazing technique. “Raku is really special, mostly because it is always unique depending on the …
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Jan 03 2013
Special to the Parade An intriguing film festival is being launched on Padre Island by the El Paseo Arts Foundation (EPAF) on Tuesday. It will feature films made by and in developing and third world countries as much for their own audiences as for other countries. These are award winning new releases discovered recently by …
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Jan 03 2013
Special to the Parade The Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce will holds its quarterly All Member meeting this Friday, Jan. 4, at 8:30 a.m. at Pirates Landing Restaurant in Port Isabel. Guest speaker will be Wendy Hauschildt, who will be offering a sneak preview of the new Chamber website. The meeting is open to all …
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Jan 03 2013
By SALLY HEATH Special to the Parade Award winning Brownsville artist Marilyn Brown will be at the Laguna Madre Art Gallery on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 12 noon during January to teach watercolor painting. The cost of the class is $150.00. Class size is limited to eight students so sign up at the Gallery …
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Jan 03 2013
Special to the Parade The Women of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Antique Show are set to open the 42nd Antique Show and Sale will be held January 18-20 at the Casa de Amistad in Harlingen. The Show will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 12 noon to …
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Jan 03 2013
Special to the Parade On Monday, January 14, at 7:30 p.m., UTB’s Faculty Jazz Quartet with special guest Clay Moore returning to the South Padre Island Convention Center for an encore performance as part of El Paseo Arts Foundation’s Showcase Season. With Terry Tomlin on woodwinds, Richard Urbis on piano, Matt Johnson on bass, Javier …
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Jan 03 2013
Special to the Parade The following is a list of classes available at SPI Art Space, located at 1817 Padre Blvd Suite #1 at South Padre Island. For more information, visit spiartspace.com or call (956) 761-2112. Handbuilding with clay and glazing with Kay Kocour – 2 days Jan. 10, 24, Thursday, 1-3 p.m. Coastal painting …
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