MARCH 6, 2024 www.wintertexantimes.com 4 WINTER TEXAN TIMES (956)566-1157 EVENTS CALENDAR March 7 – City of Alamo will hold a Winter Texan Appreciation luncheon in downtown Central Park at 10 a.m. March 8-10 – The Tower Theater, 120 S. Kansas Ave., is thrilled to unveil its latest production: the electrifying murder mystery comedy, “The Bold, The Young and The Murdered.” Tickets for this extraordinary event are available for purchase at www.weslacotower. org. General admission is $15, and reserved seats are $20. Showtimes are 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Matinee performances are at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. March 8 – The Tip-O-Tex Trail Riders will stop at Lakewood RV Resort (after 10 a.m.), 4525 Graham Rd., Harlingen, as part of their trail to Mercedes and will be joining the park to a Soup Fundraiser and Bake Sale that is open to the public at 11 a.m. For more information, contact Tabitha at (956) 423-1170. March 8 – The 16th annual Canada vs USA senior men and women slow-pitch softball games will be held at Westside Park in McAllen, 1000 S. Ware Rd. Local. Winter Texan seniors 55 years and older will be playing for bragging rights as well as having their respective country engraved on the Can-Am trophy provided by the McAllen Parks and Recreation Department. Admission is free. Parking is free. All refreshments are only $1. Gates open at 9 a.m. The games begin at 9:30 a.m. after renditions of both country’s national anthems. Mark your calendars for Friday March 8. Come out and cheer these seniors on. For more information on this event or if you might be interested in playing in the senior leagues next fall call Fred Esqueda (956) 897-6961 or Mike Brower (734) 834-0128. March 8 – Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park will host a Firebuilding 102 class at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are required for the event. Call (956) 584-9156. Park is located at 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Drive in Mission. March 9 – The Brownsville Farmers Market will be held at 9 a.m. at Linear Park, E. 6th St. and E. Ringgold St. The event is held every Saturday. March 9 – Firemen’s Park in McAllen will host the Growing Growers Farmers Market at 9 a.m. The park is located at 201 N. 1st St. The event is held every Saturday. March 9 – The McAllen Farmers Market will be held at the McAllen Public Library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is held every Saturday. The library is located at 4001 N. 23rd St. For more information visit mcallenfarmersmarket.com. March 9 – Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park will host a Useful and Edible Plants class at 10:30 a.m. Call (956) 584-9156. Park is located at 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Drive in Mission. March 9 – The UTRGV Ballet Folklorico will be performing at 7:30 p.m. at the TSC Performing Arts Center in Brownsville. Concert tickets for the public are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and UTRGV students, and $5 for children. Tickets can be purchased at UTRGV Arts Showpass or at the website utrgv.edu/arts. For more information, contact the dance office at (956) 665-2230. You can also visit their website at www.utrgv.edu/ dance/dance-companies/ballet-folklorico/index.htm. March 9 – The Pharr Community Theater will present music with Gilberto Castro and Eliseo Ortega – a mix of jazz, blues, hip hop, and soft rock. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online for $10, www.pharrcommunitytheater. com, or $12 at the door if available. Only 55 seats available for each show. Open seating starts 30 minutes before curtain. The theater is located at 213 W. Park Ave. March 10 – Buena Vida 77 Farmer’s Market will be held at Bannworth Park Pavilion in Mission from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Bannworth Park is located at 1822 N. Shary Rd. March 9 – The Pharr Community
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