MARCH 27, 2024 www.wintertexantimes.com 8 WINTER TEXAN TIMES RioValleyEstates@gmail.com www.RioValleyEstates.com • 1 FREE High Speed Internet Modem with WiFi • 1 FREE Spectrum TV Cable Box • Swimming Pool & Hot Tub • Recreation Hall • Fun Activities • Concrete Pad Sites • Full Hookups • Wide Paved Streets • Gated Community 715 N. Westgate Dr. • Weslaco 956-968-2708 Expwy 83 Business 83 W Pike Blvd Panther Dr Westgate Dr RVs at Rent One Week Get One Week FREE OR Rent One Month Get One Month Call and reserve your space TODAY! Limited time offer expires March 31, 2024. Rio Valley Estates ROGO (956)566-1157 The Brownsville Society for Performing Arts presents the annual Brownsville Guitar Festival to run April 4 through 6 at the TSC Performing Arts Center, 90 Taylor Ave. There are three concerts that are open to the public. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. On Thursday, April 4, Lovro Peretic, winner of the 2022 Guitar Foundation of America’s Solo Artist Competition will perform. He is an internationally award-winning classical guitarist from Zagreb (Croatia). The Austin Guitar Quartet will perform on Friday, April 5. The Grammy-nominated group is made up of Dr. Chad Ibison, Dr. Janet Grohovac, Stephen Krishnan, and Dragos Ilie. Based in the live music capital known worldwide for its thriving guitar scene, the group embodies Austin’s love of live concerts, new music, and the guitar. Guitar Festival next week The busy season is starting to wind down at Bentsen State Park, but there is still plenty of things to do. On April 8, the solar eclipse will occur and the Valley should get a nice view of a partial eclipse. While the park is not planning a special event for it, the park will still be a great place to get out and view this rare event. As we get to the warmer months, the park will be bringing back out summer programs such as kayaking, as well as indoor learning activities, water science, and more. Hawk watch continues until the end of April from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (meeting at the Hawk Tower), and it has been a good season so far. So, come on out and see what is happening. OnApril 12, there will be an Easy Nature Walk at 9 a.m. A Useful and Edible Plants class will be held on Saturday, April 20 and April 27, at 10:30 a.m. Kayaking, which requires reservations, starts on Sunday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m. Another program that requires reservations is Wild Wellness, which will be held on ThursApril programs at Bentsen State Park Beautiful and specialized plants such as Retama and Mexican Olive trees grow at Bentsen SP and are a part of our local culture and history. Photo courtesy of TPWD/Thomas Riddle See GUITAR pg. 20 See BENTSEN pg. 20 Austin Guitar Quartet. Courtesy photo
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