Valley Star Awards tickets are still available, but we do have a limited supply. So, if you are still thinking of going to the show, you should buy your tickets soon.
Remember, we have a great lineup of entertainment. Entertainers for this year’s Valley Star Awards are Kiley & Co., Pat Davison & Tess, The Lady & the Outlaw, The Warman Trio, Sister Luv, and Steven May and the Southern Knights. Where else can you see six entertainers for such a low price.
On January 29, 2025, 158 Kansans from all over the Rio Grande Valley met to commemorate the anniversary of the state’s January 29, 1861, admission to the Union. It was so special that 39 Kansans joined the group for their first time. Yay!!
This year’s event took place at Peter Piper Pizza in Weslaco. We heard many positive comments about this venue: its central location within The Valley; each person’s cost was much less than the last few years (based on your individual order); and the amount of time available for getting to know your Kansas neighbor.
By Carina A Brunson
About 400 Winter Texans filled the Winter Ranch Resort Hall on Tuesday, January 28 for Pastor Pudge’s Gospel Music Extravaganza. The event was full of gospel music, some comedy, and most of all worship and testimonies. The event was free, but they also took donations for local charities.
Bob and Alta Courtney performed as themselves and as Redneck Revival. Along with them were the husband-and-wife duo of Even You Ministries, and a steel guitar player and his wife also joined in.
Fun N Sun will host GospelFest on Tuesday, February 11 at 6 p.m. The event will be held in their dance hall (1400 Zillock Rd., San Benito). Brett Marshall, Justin Terry and Mountain Highway will be the main entertainment for the event. It will also feature Fun N Sun Trio, RGV Men’s Gospel Choir, Faithful Singers, and a preshow by the Fun N Sun Ukelele Band. Fun N Sun has been holding GospelFest since 2006.
The entertainers, as they do every year, volunteer their time and talent to participate in the event. They entertain singing gospel favorites and sharing messages of hope, testimony, and love.
The Rio Grande Valley Quilt Guild will be hosting the RGV Quilt Show, “Texas Fiesta,” February 14 and 15 at the South Padre Island Convention Center, 7355 Padre Blvd. There are nearly 300 quilt entries ranging from wall hangings, bed quilts, wearable items, home décor, challenge quilts, and more.
Back by popular demand, after more than a decade, the Shindig Show will be returning to the Rio Grande Valley. It will be returning with a “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes,” concert series this season.
From 2006 to 2012, the Shindig Show was a staple Sunday afternoon show in the RGV. First at Bentsen Palm RV Resort, then at Casa Del Sol RV Resort. Elaine Nelson, a well-known entertainer and Hall of Fame member, will be bringing the show back.
Quinta Mazatlán is honored to host select works from the poetry-art exhibit, Last Poet in the Woods. Join them for an opening reception, Thursday, February 6, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. to experience a plea to preserve the natural beauty left in our world by artist Reefka Schneider and poet Steven P. Schneider. These paintings and poems are informed by the concept of Biophilia as defined by Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward O. Wilson: “the urge to affiliate with other forms of life.” The Last Poet in the Woods is a bold aesthetic statement to create an enduring testimony to the wonders of the natural world.
