Jan 24 2013
Special to the Parade The 24th Annual Texas Onion Fest is scheduled for March 23-24 at Weslaco City Park. The Texas Onion Fest celebrates the development of the world famous sweet Texas onion which was developed in Weslaco. The festival is just one of the many attractions Weslaco has to offer, and features live entertainment, …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade At 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 20, and Monday, January 21, Brett Marshall will be presenting this year’s first of his Fourth Annual Winter Concert Series, Shores of a Distant Land: An intimate evening with Brett and his piano. For the first time, Marshall, a regional musician, will be performing an …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade What’s the shortest distance to stellar entertainment at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Arts Center? It’s “90 Miles,” a standout jazz trio and its collaborative salute to the island nation only 90 miles from Key West. In a 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 performance with Cuban …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade The Ballet Folklórico of the University of Texas-Pan American will tour the Rio Grande Valley in January and February presenting their ALEGRIA Temporada 2013 concerts in McAllen, Harlingen and Brownsville. The Ballet’s former performance venue, the UTPA Fine Arts Auditorium, is under demolition to make way for a new Academic and …
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Jan 17 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the Parade The South Texas Youth Stock Show in San Benito returns in 2013 with a four-day event beginning this week. The stock show will be held Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 17-20, at the San Benito Municipal Fairgrounds off FM 510. “We’re accepting entries from all four counties,” Director of …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade It seems like only yesterday that Bill and Susie Doan of B&S Kites hosted the first ever SPI Kite Fest. As the years passed by, the festival grew and in 2010 they were awarded Kite Festival of the Year by Kite Trade Association International. What started out as a mere ‘fun …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade January 22-26 is Mystery Week at Paragraphs Bookstore on South Padre Island. Four mystery writers will be on hand at the store, one each day, Tuesday, January 22, through Friday, January 25. All four will then be featured in a group discussion and signing on Saturday, January 26. The first discussion …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade The First Presbyterian Church in Brownsville will present University of Texas at Brownsville’s Mariachi Ocelotetlan at 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 20. The concert will benefit the church and the Juan Treviño Music Scholarship Fund. Scholarships to eight deserving university music students are currently offered. Tickets are on sale now at …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade Madelyn Victoria Vallejo is moving on up…literally. Vallejo has a slew of performances lined up before she leaves San Benito for “Big D.” “I’ll be working with a talent agency in Dallas, it’s called Studio 92 and Alima Industries,” said Vallejo on Monday afternoon. “I’ll be a talent instructor over there, …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade Valley Star Awards winners for Comedy Show of the Year 2012, Bernie and Red, are back and will be performing throughout the Valley in the month of January until early February. The husband and wife comedy and music team are returning with a whole brand new show. Since their first visit …
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