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Published: Wednesday, 19 February 2025 15:00
Fredericksburg, TX – The National Museum of the Pacific War (NMPW) will honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima with a free three-day commemorative event from February 21 to 23. This special event aims to pay tribute to those who served and sacrificed during one of the most significant battles of WWII.
The commemoration will feature a variety of activities spread across three days.
Read more: Museum to hold weekend long Iwo Jima Commemoration
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Published: Wednesday, 19 February 2025 14:58
LA GRANGE, TEXAS—The Texas Quilt Museum ushers in the new year with three knockout exhibits sure to enthrall art lovers across its three galleries: “Red, White and Blue Quilts from International Quilt Festival’s 50th Anniversary,” “International Quilt Festival 2024 Judged Show Prizewinners,” and “Libby Lehman: The Art of Quilting.” The exhibits will run through April 26.
Read more: New exhibit celebrates 50 years of festival and show winners
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Published: Thursday, 06 February 2025 10:55
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.
Read more: RGV Quilt Show brings Texas Fiesta to SPI
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Published: Thursday, 06 February 2025 10:51
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.
Read more: Last Poet in the Woods at Quinta Mazatlán
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Published: Thursday, 06 February 2025 10:44
The 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.
Read more: "Paintings from Spanish America" Exhibit opens
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Published: Thursday, 30 January 2025 13:16
Bentsen-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
Read more: Bentsen Park announces February activities
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Published: Thursday, 30 January 2025 13:12
Get 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.
Read more: Discover the natural treasures of SPI at wildlife expo
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Published: Thursday, 30 January 2025 13:11
Texas Southmost College will host its latest installment of its beloved Living History Day on Saturday, February 1, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the TSC South Hall Lawn. The event is free and open to the public.
Read more: TSC’s Living History Day brings the past into the present
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Published: Wednesday, 22 January 2025 19:54
The 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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Published: Wednesday, 22 January 2025 19:45
Although 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.
Read more: Ron Hoover Open House was a packed event
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Published: Wednesday, 22 January 2025 18:36
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.
Read more: Native plants of the RGV presented in Weslaco