Kids will learn how to make paper flowers and papel picado, a Mexican folk art where one cuts intricate designs into paper, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Weslaco Museum.
WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24
WHERE: Weslaco Museum, 500 S. Texas Blvd.
COST: Free for members and children 5 years and younger; $4, adults; $3, seniors and college students; $2, students 5 to 17 years old
CALL: (956) 968-9142
Soon you’ll be able to view King Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Rio Grande Valley – well, sort of.
The Egyptian pharaoh’s treasures have been recreated for “Tutankahmun: Wonderful Things from the Pharaoh’s Tomb” exhibit, which will be on display Monday, Sept. 26, through Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the University of Texas-Pan American’s visitor center.
You’ll get to see more than 100 artifacts and explore the history and life of a child ruler.
WHEN: Monday, Sept. 26, through Wednesday, Jan. 4
WHERE: University of Texas-Pan American, 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg
COST: Free
A benefit concert and art expo will be held for a new alternative music school from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Palmas Sports Club in McAllen.
The South Texas Alternative Rock School for Entertainment Education and Development (S.T.A.R.S.E.E.D.) is holding the fundraiser to help start the new music school, which will serve the community like the “Boys and Girls Club,” but with a focus on music.
Local acts such as Land Locked Pirates, Evolve, Brio, Closed Campus, At War With Androids and DJ Koopa will be providing the live entertainment. There will also be art, fashion, drink specials and food.
WHEN: 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27
WHERE: Palmas Sports Club, 500 E. Hackberry Ave., McAllen
COST: $10 donation
Gain a leg up on your academic competition by attending the last Striving Toward Educational Pathways Camp from Tuesday, Aug. 9, through Friday, Aug. 12, at the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg.
Faculty members from UTPA will focus on building critical thinking skills and self-esteem for students enrolled in the STEP camp. Students aged 11 to 17 years old will also work on team building skills and learn from activities including robotics, gaming and engineering.
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9
WHERE: University of Texas-Pan American, 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg
COST: $250
CALL: (956) 665-7011
The South Texas Alternative Rock School for Entertainment, Education and Development, or S.T.A.R.S.E.E.D., is searching for bands and musicians to perform at its Talent Expo at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, at a location yet to be determined.
The concert will serve as a fundraiser for the soon-to-be music school in Mission. The school will serve the community like the “Boys and Girls Club,” but its focus will be music.
Artists are also needed for a logo contest for the school. The chosen logo will be used on T-shirts, fliers and painted on the school’s walls.
Donations of instruments and sound equipment for the school are appreciated.
Anyone who is interested in participating in the Talent Expo or the logo contest should contact starseedmusicschool@gmail.com.
In parts of Latin America, bus drivers are known for inscribing dichos, or sayings, proverbs or expressions, on the bumpers of the buses. An art exhibit celebrating the tradition of dichos will be on display until Aug. 13, at the Weslaco Museum.
A program to help teach children about dichos will be available at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16, at the museum. Little ones ages 5 to 10 will learn about the custom, and then they will make their own dichos on paper.
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16
WHERE: Weslaco Museum, 500 S. Texas Blvd.
COST: $4
CALL: (956) 968-9142
Explore nature from the comfort and shade of a tram on Saturdays this summer at the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge.
Through August, a guided tour of a seven-mile trail will be offered at the park. Learn about the natural habitat, the birds that call South Texas home and take a short hike to the ranch cemetery to learn about the families who lived on the land.
WHEN: 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16
WHERE: Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge, south of Alamo FM 907, 1/4 mile east on U.S. Hwy 281, Alamo
COST: $4, adults; $3.50, seniors; $2, children (plus $3 parking per car)
CALL: (956) 784-7500
Help your little clown perfect his or her routine at the “Clownin’ Around” workshop at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at the International Museum of Art and Science in McAllen.
Teensy Weensy the Clown will teach children ages 7 to 13 how to create balloon animals, how to become a character, face painting and delivering punch lines to silly jokes.
WHEN: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 17
COST: $10, members; $12, non-members
CALL: (956) 682-0123
In preparation for the annual holiday performance of The Nutcracker, the Rio Grande Valley Ballet will be sponsoring a week-long ballet workshop for dancers 10 years and older at the Deborah Case Dance Academy in McAllen.
Dancers will receive instruction from ballet master Alex Ossadnik, who trained in East Germany and Yloy Ybarra, who is an alumnus of RGV Ballet.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, June 6, through Friday, June 17
WHERE: Deborah Case Dance Academy, 5240 N. 10th St., McAllen
COST: Free
CALL: (956) 682-2721
REGISTER: At the Deborah Case Dance Academy
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