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- Erin Madden is a graduate student and research and teaching assistant from The University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is currently working on her Doctoral Thesis on Border Health and conditions along the border.
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Events Today
Upcoming Events
- May 24, 2013
- May 25, 2013
- Valkyrie 10K Trail SeriesValkyrie 10K Trail Series
Time: 7:00 am
A 10K Trail series where each race is individual but also part of the whole. Run one race, or run them all! Each race will have individual awards for the top 5 overall Males and Females and top 5 Masters Male and Female. Contact Mari or Carlos for more information. Race dates: March 30th, April 27th, and May 25th. at 7:00 am - Meet the Author Meet the Author
Time: 1:00 pm
Meet the Author Series at Paragraphs "Zoo Nonsense” - Book signing, discussion and reception with author, Don Clifford - This event is free and open to the public. Paragraphs On Padre Boulevard, 5505 Padre Blvd. South Padre Island, TX - For information call us at 956-433-5057 at 1:00 pm - Harlingen Farmers Market Harlingen Farmers Market
Time: 3:00 pm
On "A" Street in Downtown in Harlingen, between Jackson & Monroe. - Enjoy shopping for fresh, seasonal, and locally-grown fruits & vegetables, plus free-range eggs, chicken and more. Follow this link at 3:00 pm - Something SolarSomething Solar
Time: 7:00 pm
Something Solar @ Schneider's German Gasthaus & Beergarden - This Saturday I'll be headed back up to Ware & Dove and play a few sets at this great outdoor joint! Authentic German food and beer, wonderful people and live music... what more could you want? Always free! See you there. - (956) 242-0335 - 5513 N Ware rd in Mcallen, TX at 7:00 pm
- Valkyrie 10K Trail SeriesValkyrie 10K Trail Series
- May 26, 2013
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- May 29, 2013
- May 30, 2013
- May 31, 2013
- June 1, 2013
- Jackson Street Market DaysJackson Street Market Days
Jackson Street in Downtown Harlingen, between 4th & Commerce - Shop for treasures at an old-fashioned, open-air street festival featuring antiques and collectibles, live plants, jewelry, crafts, and more. Live music and food vendors too! Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Downtown Harlingen merchants. For more information, call June Ramirez, (956) 423-4041. all day - Wild Horse Desert WritersWild Horse Desert Writers
Time: 3:00 pm
We meet the first Saturday of the month at the Junction Cafe in Pharr. The purpose of the group is to provide a place for writers to gather and discuss informally, poems, what makes a “good” or “great” poem by bringing favorite poems or writers’ own work for feedback. The discussions are primary, and learning from each other about individual writing processes, struggles, marketing ideas, etc. -
Junction Cafe
11 South Cage Boulevard
Pharr, TX - (956) 783-4885 at 3:00 pm - Harlingen Farmers Market Harlingen Farmers Market
Time: 3:00 pm
On "A" Street in Downtown in Harlingen, between Jackson & Monroe. - Enjoy shopping for fresh, seasonal, and locally-grown fruits & vegetables, plus free-range eggs, chicken and more. Follow this link at 3:00 pm - Something SolarSomething Solar
Time: 7:00 pm
Something Solar @ Schneider's German Gasthaus & Beergarden - This Saturday I'll be headed back up to Ware & Dove and play a few sets at this great outdoor joint! Authentic German food and beer, wonderful people and live music... what more could you want? Always free! See you there. - (956) 242-0335 - 5513 N Ware rd in Mcallen, TX at 7:00 pm
- Jackson Street Market DaysJackson Street Market Days
- June 2, 2013
- June 4, 2013
- 12 String Tim & Sharon12 String Tim & Sharon
Time: 4:00 pm
Pappo's Bar on TUESDAYS ~ 4 - 8 pm - 12 STRING TIM & SHARON - Music & Show - ALL Welcome - NO Cover - 45 Cent Wings - Bring your cameras- Call (956) 364-2112 - 1601 West Harrison, Suite D, Harlingen, Texas 78550 at 4:00 pm - NMCAC Writers ForumNMCAC Writers Forum
Time: 7:00 pm
Writer's Forum in March and April will be canceled to make way for Women's Night on March 16th and Author's Night on April 13th. Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center Writers Forum meets its usual First Tuesday, May 7th, 7-9 p.m., at the center - 225 E. Stenger St., San Benito - More Information: (956) 350-3905 at 7:00 pm
- 12 String Tim & Sharon12 String Tim & Sharon
- June 5, 2013
- June 6, 2013
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Contributing Authors
The Spoken View
An Interesting Note
Father Figures: Tiny Desk Concert
April 29, 2013 - Brash, zany, brainy, scary and danceable, the New York quintet's music mixes rock and jazz like King Crimson at its fiercest. From the moment the band squeaks its first squawk at the NPR Music offices, it's clear that it's about to conjure up an adventure.
Watch it on NPRLatino USA with Maria Hinojosa
Five years ago, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents closed in on a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa and carried out the largest immigration raid in U.S history. Latino USA host María Hinojosa speaks with filmmaker Luis Argueta, director of “Abused: the Postville Raid,” a documentary about the raid’s impact on immigrant families and on the town.
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