Entertainment

Museum Guild presents ‘Images from a Movie House’ Oct. 25

Special to MVTC

WESLACO - "The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema " from the 1920s-1960s will be explored by Dr. Rogelio Agrasanchez, Jr. at Weslaco's Eugene A. Braught Memorial Theater, 525 S. Kansas, on Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. It is the second in the series of October-March... Full story

Valley arts community still recovering from Dolly

Daisy Martinez and Ed Asher/Valley Morning Star

HARLINGEN - Hurricane Dolly's path of destruction hit not only homes and businesses, but also the city's arts and entertainment centers. The storm is long gone, but the local arts community continues to pick up the pieces. Two of the city's largest... Full story

Lemonader quenches thirsts at RGVLS

By GABRIEL SALDANA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

MERCEDES - Making lemonade out of lemons. It's an old saying for making the best out of a bad situation. But for lemonade virtuoso Roy Devillier, the term takes on a meaning more literal than figurative. In his seventh year at the Rio Grande Valle... Full story

Country artist Fairchild to perform Feb. 20

By GABRIEL SALDAñA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

WESLACO — Country music star Barbara Fairchild is set for a Feb. 20 performance at the Southern Comfort R.V. resort, where she also lives during the month of February. By the end of the month, the Grammy Award-winning singer and husband Roy Mo... Full story

Jesse James tale well acted but drawn out

By DAVID PLACE/Mid-Valley Town Crier

“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” is unfortunately as long winded as its title. While this film is abundant with great performances and visual opulence, it drags on for an intolerable amount of time. Although... Full story

Vigilante drama proves to be far more than run of the mill revenge story

David Place/Mid-Valley Town Crier

I remember seeing the trailer for “The Brave One” at the movies and thinking that it was probably just a stylish knock off of “Death Wish.” Maybe it’s the fact that I personally think “Death Wish” is a film... Full story

Who needs radio play?

Homegrown singer Andy Veliz still going strong

By SANDRA GONZALEZ/The Monitor

WESLACO — For Weslaco native Andy Veliz, one wedding always leads to another. It’s via word of mouth — not Myspace music or Facebook — how the home-grown recording artist gets his gigs. And it’s how he’s done i... Full story

The Game Plan offers a few family friendly plays

Family movies aren’t usually my first choice when visiting the rental store. In fact I’d be hard pressed to name any titles in the said genre known to exist in my personal DVD collection. With that bit of truth revealed, I must admit ... Full story

Monty Python’s Life of Brian: Just as funny as it is irreverent

“No one does any stoning until I blow this whistle.” That line uttered by John Cleese in the guise of an official coordinating a public execution in 33 A.D. Judea may be one of the funniest things ever said in a movie. Monty Python&rs... Full story

Trio takes aim at stardom

By GABRIEL SALDAñA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

WESLACO — A small, smoky bar room corner packed with a drum set and amp is the scene synonymous with the term ‘local band.’ But Ram Danesse Trio front man Ram Danesse hopes for bigger things in the 2008. Danesse said the Weslaco ... Full story

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