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Last Poet in the Woods at Quinta Mazatlán

20250129 QUINTA Reefka and Steven Schneider Artist and Poet webQuinta 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.

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"Paintings from Spanish America" Exhibit opens

20250129 IMAS Angel with Baton 2022 webThe International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) announces the upcoming exhibition, "Paintings from Spanish America (1600-1800) from the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation Collection," which will be on view from February 8 to May 25. This exhibition features 16 masterworks that present a comprehensive panorama of artistic creativity from Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Cuba, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Bentsen Park announces February activities

20250122 Bentsen Cardinal Picture1 PRINTBentsen-RGV State Park has a few February events to announce to residents. Scheduled programs are free with park admission. All programs meet at the tram turnaround at park headquarters unless otherwise specified

Bird walks continue every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Wild Wellness will be held on Friday, February 21, at 8:30 a.m. It does require a reservation with sign-up beginning on the first of the month

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Discover the natural treasures of SPI at wildlife expo

20210202 SPI SPI Birding Center CAB 5699 webGet ready to immerse yourself in the natural splendor of South Texas and the lower Laguna Madre with distinguished guest speakers, engaging exhibits, diverse vendors, and exciting pre-expo field trips to the wildest places in the area.

The 29th Annual Winter Wildlife Expo will be held at the South Padre Island Birding Nature Center and Alligator Sanctuary February 6 through 8. Admission is $10 per day. Saturday, February 8, is Family Day, when all kids 15 and under have free admission.

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Bentsen Grove rocks with rock club show

20250122 Bentsen Grove Rock Club HMiller 2517 webThe Bentsen Grove Rock Club invites the community to join them for a fantastic Rock Show at the Bentsen Grove Rock Club Show on February 1, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Admission to the event is free. The show will have all kinds of rocks, gems, minerals, fossils and jewelry related items. Their featured rock this year is Jasper.

There will be great door prizes. You do not need to be present to win. Raffle tickets will be available for great items. You will be able to watch experts work on lapidary and rock related arts. See how a rock becomes a piece of jewelry or sculpture.

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Ron Hoover Open House was a packed event

20250117 Ron Hoover IMG 2271 webAlthough it was still pretty cool on Thursday, January 16, it turned out to be a really nice afternoon and an even nicer day on Friday, January 17. Winter Texans and others took advantage of that nice weather and made it out to the Ron Hoover Open House. They also took advantage of the great deals Ron Hoover was having throughout the event.

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Clayton Homes Anniversary evet drew a crowd

20250118 Claytons Anniversary IMG 2294 webThe porch and parking lot were full Saturday at Clayton Homes anniversary event. Visitors were walking around doing tours of the many homes that were in stock. James and Linda Slife from Tropic Winds (Loves Park, IL) visited the Clayton Homes Anniversary this past Saturday. The couple was making their rounds Saturday morning and dropped by after going to the flea market nearby. James said they were looking at homes to see what they were missing and checking to see if it was time to upgrade yet. They also enjoyed free drinks and a corn dog at the event.

HAHM opens two new exhibits

20250122 Quilt Show Llano webHarlingen Arts & Heritage Museum (HAHM) has two new exhibits that are currently open. One of them is a quilt exhibition and the other is an exhibition on the Texas Cowboy.

HAHM invites visitors to stop by this year’s Quilt Show 2025 featuring Llano Grande Quilting Bee. These beautiful quilts are on exhibit through March 15. The quilt were made by residents at Llano Grande RV Resort. A reception will be held on February 9 from 1 to 4 p.m.

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MOSTH presents American Forests in the RGV

20250122 MOSTH Mylen Arias webThe Museum of South Texas History (MOSTH) will host the Sunday Speaker Series, “Community Resilience in Restoration: American Forests in the RGV,” featuring Mylen Arias at 2 p.m. January 26.

This presentation will focus on the community resilience programming of American Forests in the Rio Grande Valley. American Forests is a nonprofit organization that aims to increase environmental literacy on native plant restoration, community engagement venues and the challenges and solutions encountered and envisioned to increase impact in the region.

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Native plants of the RGV presented in Weslaco

Native Plant Project's guest speaker for the January 28 meeting in Weslaco will be Christina Mild, active Board Member of the Native Plant Project and long-time Editor of the "Sabal," the monthly newsletter of the Native Plant Project. Mild's presentation is entitled, "Dusty Old Botanical Tomes."

She has been studying native plants of the Lower Rio Grande Valley for the past 30 years both on the college level, with Dr. Alfred Richardson at the university in Brownsville and with Dr. Robert Lonard in Edinburg, as well as through extensive research in the field. Under Dr. Richardson's direction, she became familiar with a number of almost forgotten publications on native plants, many of which were from his private collection. Then, while taking Dr. Lonard's Botany course, she found an even wider selection of botanical books in the library at the university in Edinburg. These large books (tomes) provided invaluable and sometimes profound information about the native plants that could not be found by any other means.

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Annual SPI Market Days are around the corner

SPI Market Days 01 webThe 29th Annual SPI Market Days will be held on South Padre Island, January 24 through 26 and February 21 through 23. This indoor event will take place at the South Padre Island Convention Center, 7355 Padre Blvd.

Event hours are Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is only $2 and children 12 and under are free. There will be hourly door prizes you won’t want to miss.

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Clayton Homes celebrates 33 years

20220305 Claytons Open House HMoering DSC 1095 webYou’ll want to check out the latest in mobile home styling at Clayton Homes of Donna’s 33rd Anniversary Celebration that will be held this weekend, Saturday, January 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event will feature new homes and new designs. There will also be free corn dogs and drinks.

Over the 30 plus years, Doug Fowler has seen mainly Winter Texans taking advantage of the low rates and beautiful homes. The anniversary event draws in quite a crowd with local residents mixed in – which are also an important part of Clayton Homes clientele.

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