Keep McAllen Beautiful Inc. is actively recruiting artists from McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley for a chance to have their work featured on irrigation pipes in McAllen. The deadline to apply is tomorrow, Sept. 16. The initiative will promote a strong presence of public art and aims to give experienced artists an opportunity to represent McAllen’s agricultural history, as well as their sense of civic pride. KMB will provide…
JoAnn Evans wrapped up a teaching and education administration career 20 years ago and retired to South Padre Island. In retirement, Evans and her husband enjoyed the beauty and calm of Island life, including the fishing. It was a leisure activity her husband actively enjoyed. There was one big thing missing, however, and it harkened back to Evans’ background of teaching speech and theater. “I was missing the performing arts,”…
South Texas College Theatre will hold auditions for its November main stage production of “Blithe Spirit” by Noël Coward both in-person and virtually. All STC and Rio Grande Valley community members, aged 18 and over, are welcome to audition. The director is looking for five women, 20-60 years old, and two men, 25-50 years old. The theater will accept virtual submissions starting Sept. 6 at 8 a.m. through Sept. 8…
The Weslaco Museum is currently partnering with the Bullock Texas State History Museum for a powerful exhibition about human trafficking. “NOT ALONE: Working Together in the Fight Against Human Trafficking” will be on display until Oct. 1. The exhibit features projections of video testimonies of real-life survivors of sexual, labor, child and human trafficking. The Weslaco Museum feels that this exhibit is timely and expresses the dangers of being victimized.…
Manuel Hinojosa walks between the exhibit rooms of the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, the faces of his sports heroes looking back at him. Many are childhood heroes – the boys of summer – be it Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays, with current stars like Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros included among the baseball greats. Hinojosa himself is wearing an Astros cap, as he often does, a smile underneath…
Robert Andes teaches and trains future generations of artists at Texas Southmost College. He also practices what he lectures as an award-winning Rio Grande Valley artist, with a current exhibit at Puente Art Gallery in Brownsville. Andes said this is his first solo art show and he is honored. “When I got the invitation, I was speechless,” said the TSC art instructor. “As an artist, a solo show is the…
The U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors are making a stop at the McAllen Performing Arts Center on Feb. 16 for a free concert. The Army’s official touring big band has received widespread acclaim at home and abroad, earning the Jazz Ambassadors the title “America’s Big Band.” The 7 p.m. concert is open to the public. The Jazz Ambassadors is the United States Army’s premier big band, forming in 1969. Performances by…
The practice rooms at the McAllen school on North Ware Road bear the names of musical icons whose songs students learn to play. Zeppelin, Hendrix, Queen and Rush are among the names on windows looking into the practice rooms at School of Rock McAllen. Inside there are guitars in blues, black and green standing tall on stands where the instruments lean over just right. Drum sticks line up like pencils…
The International Museum of Art & Science presents a community Holiday Market to kick off this year’s annual Christmas Tree Forest “Christmas in the RGV” Dec. 5. The artisan market takes place from 1-5 p.m. In addition to the local artists, the Valley Symphony Orchestra and the McAllen Creative Arts Incubator will participate in the event this year. The community may support these local artists and artisans and then visit…
Eddie Mirza is a survivor of job layoffs, illness and economic upheavals, but there’s one thing he could always depend on. His talents as an artist, teacher and soccer coach have served him well, as has the multiple languages he speaks, giving him a versatility to make a living when buffeted by misfortunes. Mirza has worked at newspapers, advertising agencies, and printing and telecommunications companies. These days, he is up…