Oct 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center is prepping its 22 Annual Conjunto Festival, scheduled from Friday to Sunday, Oct. 18 to 20. Expected to perform are 17 conjunto outfits featuring Karisma kicking off Friday at 6 p.m.; Ole Treviño y Los Imposibles goes on at 7 p.m., Eddie …
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Oct 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito has served for many years as a platform for local artists to showcase their talents in a variety of ways. On Saturday, Oct. 12, the Center, located at 225 E. Stenger St., will feature another local artist who has …
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Oct 01 2013
Special to the NEWS “The Confession,” a one-act show sponsored by the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center Writers’ Forum, was a sold-out hit comedy here last week. Conducted as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month activities, the composition was written by Dolores S. Perez, who also starred in the leading role. Want the whole story? …
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Aug 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center will be hosting a number of skits put on by Mexican immigrants on Thursday, August 22. The event, titled “Movimiento Del Valle Por Los Derechos Humanos” or “Valley Movement For Human Rights,” will feature four skits based on true stories. Want the …
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Jul 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It all started with an idea. Rogelio Nuñez had the notion of establishing the Valley’s first cultural arts center, but he needed help. Nuñez called upon his friend David A. Garza, who then called upon Ramón de León. Together, the three men took Nuñez’ idea and turned it …
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Jul 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com On my desk is a New Orleans key chain that has “Birthplace of Jazz” prominently displayed on it along with a rendering of Bourbon Street. I kept the key chain in plain sight while penning this column; I guess you can say it served as a source of inspiration. …
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Jun 19 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com California author Hector R. Barrera, Ph.D., recently returned to his hometown of San Benito to debut his latest children’s book and to recognize the students who illustrated it. It was on the night of June 1 at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito, when Barrera discussed …
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Jun 14 2013
Special to the NEWS The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center in San Benito will host Teatro Luna, a Chicago-based theater company, on June 19. The group of female performers is bringing their groundbreaking work to the Rio Grande Valley for free. Luna has been called “theatre that matters” by The New York Times and is …
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May 29 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com One of San Benito’s finest storytellers will be on hand at the Narcisco Martinez Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, June 1, to present his new book, “Bart: The Pear Tree That Grew An Apple.” Dr. Hector R. Barrera, who now resides in California, recently published the children’s book …
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May 17 2013
Special to the NEWS Charles M. Robinson III Day is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center on 225 E. Stenger St. in San Benito. Hosted at the center by the San Benito Historical Society, the event will pay tribute to Robinson, who served as the editor of …
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