Mar. 29 – San Benito will host live music at the W.H. Heavin Amphitheater, 705 N. Bowie. Conjunto, Estrella, Estudiantina and ensemble Flamenco student groups from San Benito High School will perform at 7 p.m. Free admission.

Mar. 30-31 – University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) hosts Festival of International Books and Arts, featuring exhibits, music and dance presentations. Mar. 30 Mariachi Festival 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. UTPA Fine Arts Auditorium; 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Jardin Del Arte, Edinburg City Hall features book displays, musical performances, children’s play and storytellers and a juried art show. There will be a special appearance by Tony Plana of “Ugly Betty” television series at Edinburg City Hall.

Mar. 30-31 – Harlingen Performing Arts Theatre, 1209 Fair Park Blvd, presents “Blithe Spirit,” a British farce by Noel Coward. Tickets $10; box office opens one hour before performance at 7:30 p.m. Call (956) 412-7529 for information.

Mar. 30-31 – Pharr sponsors South Texas Margarita Showdown & HUB Phest.

Mar. 31 – The National Butterfly Center, 3333 Butterfly Park Drive in Mission will host a one-day Home and Garden Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children. Adults will attend a series of seminars on entertaining, historic Valley ranches and butterfly gardens with Catherine Strange, Richard Moore, Dr. Jeffrey Glassberg and Norman Winter. Children will enjoy outdoor activities.

Apr. 1 – Port Isabel Antique Flea Market, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Beulah Lee Park.

Apr 4-13 – The Juried Art Show from the UTPA Festival of Arts will be on display at Edinburg City Hall.

Apr. 5-8 – Gladys Porter Zoo, 500 S. Ringgold, Brownsville, will host an Easter Bazaar.

Apr 13 – State Farm Arena presents Bill Cosby.

Apr. 13-15 – McAllen Convention Center presents Rio Grande Valley Home & Garden Show.

Apr. 13 – Rio Grande Valley Broadway presents “An Evening with Bill Cosby” at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $37.50 to $60.50; they are available at the box office, through Ticketmasters at 1-800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. selected HEB’s throughout the Valley and at Sun Coast, McAllen.

Apr. 14 – Frontera Audubon, 1101 South Texas Blvd, Weslaco, will sponsor Dine on the Lawn, feature fresh farm foods prepared in unusual and unexpected ways at 6 p.m. behind the historic Skaggs house. Tickets are $100 per person.  Call (956) 968-3275 for more information. Guests will get a sneak peak at “Au Natural”, an art exhibit in the Skaggs House before the dinner at 6 p.m.

Apr. 14 – Laguna Atascosa NWR will sponsor a photography tour to view spring birding migration starting at LANWR Visitor’s Center from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Registration is $35 plus $3 park entrance fee.  Call (956) 748-3607 to register or for information.

Apr. 15 – Museum of South Texas History, 200 N. Closner, Edinburg, will present Alberto Salinas who will speak on his experiences as a curandero or healer at 2 p.m. Museum admission is $7 for adults and $5 for senior citizens.

Apr. 17 – Valley Symphony Orchestra will present “A Little Night Music” a gala to be held at the McAllen Country Club. Call (956) 661-1615 for reservations.

Apr. 18-22 – State Farm Arena presents Disney on Ice: “Dare to Dream. Various times.

Apr. 20 – Ocelot Festival, 5p.m. to 9 p.m., Marine Military Academy, Harlingen. Admission, $5.

Apr.  20-22 – Pharr Chamber of Commerce sponsors Mexico Spring Artisan Fair.

Apr. 21 – Market Days will be held in San Benito on the100 block of Batts Street and Sam Houston Blvd. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Apr. 21 – Quinta Mazatlan will celebrate McAllen’s Earth Day, Vida Verda.   Grand entertainment includes a new Live Ocelot Show, Live Birds of Prey, Live Reptiles, Dinosaur George, Music in the Park, Eco-Fashion Show, 5K Run, Organic Cooking Demos, Art in the House, Native Plant Sale, Green Expo Tent with Talks, Rock Climbing, Eco-Art Projects and much more fun.  Sponsorships are available.  Tickets are $2 for adults, $1 for children. For information call (956) 681-3370.

Apr. 25-29 – UTPA will present “Latina” by Milcha Sanchez Scott in the Albert J. Jeffers Theatre, located at the corner of University Dr. and Sugar Rd. in Edinburg. Thurs. to Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. Call (956) 665-3581.

Apr. 26 – San Benito will host live music at the W.H. Heavin Amphitheater, 705 N. Bowie.  Conjunto, Estrella, Estudiantina and ensemble Flamenco student groups from San Benito High School will perform at 7 p.m.  Free admission.

May 12 – Blues on the Hill concert, McKelvey Park, Harlingen, 7 p.m.  Take lawn chairs. Food and drinks available.

May 17-20 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey present Barnum Bash at State Farm Arena.

June 8-10 – Texas Folklife Festival at the Institute of Texas Cultures, UTSA Hemisphere Park, Campus, 801 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd., San Antonio. June 8, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., June 9, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and June 10, noon to 7 p.m.  Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children. Group sales of 20 or more $8 each. Call (210) 458-2300 for information.

June 21 – Pharr Chamber of Commerce sponsors Original Taste of the Valley.

The Texas Recreational Vehicle Association will hold its 2012 convention at the Sheraton Austin, 701 East 11th Street, Austin. Guest registration is $250 and spouse registration is $150. To register contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .