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- 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
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- 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
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- June 7, 2013
- First Friday Art WalkFirst Friday Art Walk
Time: 6:00 pm
Thousands of art enthusiasts come from the entire region to McAllen’s arts district for First Friday Artwalks. Since it started six years ago, it has quickly become one of the city’s biggest events. The event runs every first Friday of the month from September through May. It's completely free and everyone is welcome to go and enjoy the food, wine and music.
Downtown McAllen - 601 N. Main St. - McAllen, TX - Contact:
Becky Guerra - Email: nsantander@aol.com - Phone: 956-618-4959 at 6:00 pm - Papa Joe's MusicPapa Joe's Music
Time: 9:00 pm
Papa Joe's Burgers and Stuff is located in Fair Park...open 7 days a week and is Harlingen's source for live music, great burgers, and a wide selection of cold beer!!! Different bands every Friday! This is their Facebook Events Page at 9:00 pm
- First Friday Art WalkFirst Friday Art Walk
- May 25, 2013
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Contributing Authors
The Spoken View
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Imani Winds: Tiny Desk Concert
May 23, 2013 - Imani Winds' members play David to Igor Stravinsky's imposing Goliath, as they shrink the massive Rite of Spring down to size in a rendition for just five wind instruments. The result is an epic in miniature — and a performance perfect for a Tiny Desk.
Watch it on NPRLatino USA with Maria Hinojosa
In Chicago, officials plan to shutter 54 schools they say are under-utilized. The closings are expected to save the city millions of dollars, but many are angry and upset. Students from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University examine the impact at two schools in a heavily Latino neighborhood on the west side. Paige Sutherland, Tanya Basu, Ananth Baliga and Lisa Carter report.
Listen to the Program Here
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“Quotes”
The druggy teen from the Northeast, Another lost in the border city,
Her friend, woodworker from the capital.
The wooden creamy rose on a wooden stem
On a wooden base.
The woodworker, with red spray,
Writes a name.
She takes the money, gives it to him.
Gene NovogrodskyComments from the River’s Edge
Opposites circle, engage – a lovers' contest – and from their mingling, new truths are born.
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Jim Hightower
Michael Ventura – Letters at 3AM
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