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October 30, 2007

Haunted House

Tuesday, October 30 and 31,  2007
6:30 to 9:00 pm

Location: Peter Piper Pizza
306 N 77 Sunshine Strip
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956) 216-5950

Harlingen Parks & Recreation & Peter Piper Pizza are hosting a Halloween Haunted House. Come and enjoy a fearfully good time at Peter Piper Pizza. Don't forget your costumes! For more information, phone 956-216-5950.

October 28, 2007

Women’s Tip of Texas Golf Classic
Start Date: 10/28/2007
End Date: 10/29/2007
Location: South Padre Island Golf Course

Description: A weekend of golfing and dining.....
Phone: (956) 533-0708

October 27, 2007

6th Annual Children’s Gala
4:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Cameron County Fairgrounds Related Site
Phone: (956) 389-1024
 

This family event will feature a mini rodeo, pony rides, dinner, games and lots more! Tickets $25 for kids 12 and under, $50 for adults. Sponsorships are available. This event will benefit the New Pediatric Emergency Department at Valley Baptist-Harlingen and the Pediatric Department at Valley Baptist in Brownsville.

Day of the Dead Celebration

One of the first and largest Day of the Dead celebrations in the Rio Grande Valley. There will be historical presentations; art show, altar displays, Calavera (poem) writing workshops; hands-on Altar making workshops; tours of the historic Point Isabel cemetery; music; theater, dancers, and Day of the Dead inspired food and craft booths. Free Admission to the event. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. 956/943-4602. www.portisabelmuseums.com.

October 26, 2007

IBA Championship Boxing

Location: Casa De Amistad
1204 Fair Park Blvd.
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956) 630-1317 

Cavazos Boxing Promotions, Inc. presents IBA Championship Boxing on Friday, October 26th at the Casa De Amistad in Harlingen. Featured boxers will be Juan "El Gallo Negro" De La Rosa, Texas Jr. Middleweight Champion; "King" James De La Rosa, WBC Youth Welterweight Champion; and Carlos De La Cruz. For sponsorship or ticket information, contact Cavazos Boxing at (956) 630-1317.

October 25, 2007

Car Show at The McAllen Convention Center   

Date: 10/25/07 - 10/28/07

Event Contact Information
Name: Buquet, Jon D.
Phone: 800-850-2992
Email: jbuquet@stx.rr.com

Wild in Willacy

October 25-28, 2007
Cook-offs; Photography contest, Poster contest; music, games, arts & crafts.
For more information call the Raymondville Chamber of Commerce
956- 689-3171.

October 21, 2007

SPI Kids Pedal-N-Dash Duathlon
Start Date: 10/21/2007
Organization: Unlimited Sports Adventures
Location: Sheraton Beach Hotel
Time: 9:00 am

Description: Race begins with a run (along the beach), followed by a bike ride (on the street), and then finishes with another run (along the beach). Open to children of various ages Free hotdogs for kids. $15 regunlimitedsportsadventures.com

Phone: (956) 451-1500

October 20, 2007

Big Daddy Weave in Concert, (Platinum recording artist)

Starts at 5:30 in McKelvey Park, Harlingen. Totally Free.

October 18, 2007

Network Express hosted by Social Situations    Time: 11:30 AM - 13:00 PM

Location: Social Situations
1110 E. Harrison
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956) 423-5440

Want to expand your business contacts? Traditional networking events can sometimes be very unproductive. Network Express offers a fun, fast paced hour of networking that offers you the opportunity to interact with many individuals who you may have never otherwise had the chance to meet. Individuals attending the events will come from various lines of business, all sharing a common theme of servicing the Harlingen area. Using a roundtable concept, attendees are placed at tables and given time to introduce their company, products, services and client base to the others members at their table. When the whistle blows, everyone moves to a different table and the process begins all over again. When the hour is up, each person has met and exchanged business cards with up to 49 potential clients or customers. The next Network Express will be at Social Situations on Thursday, October 18, 2007, starting at 11:30 am with a complimentary lunch for HACC members ($10.00 non-members) courtesy of Wray & Company Creative Catering. If you are interested in participating, register atwww.harlingen.com, call Cori Pena at the: 423-5565 ext. 214, or email cpena@harlingen.com. Seating is limited and must be reserved by Monday, October 15, 2007. Only one representative per business will be allowed to participate.
 

Taste of Harlingen

Thursday, October 18, 2007
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Location: Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum
at Boxwood and Raintree
Harlingen, TX 78550

Come and enjoy "A Night at the Museum" and enjoy selected foods from various businesses in Harlingen. Tickets available at the Harlingen Area Chamber of Commerce.

1st Annual SENIOR EXPO        Time 8:00 - 02:00 PM

Location: Tex. State Technical College Field House
Loop 499
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956) 430-6227

The SENIOR EXPO is designed to introduce Senior Citizens to the "senior friendly" businesses, organizations and activities in the Valley. There will be demonstrations, seminars and activities including information on nutrition, housing, safety, pharmaceuticals, finances, social security, retirement, volunteer opportunities, hobbies, health, leisure activities, insurance, fitness, arts and much more! The SENIOR EXPO will give exhibitors the opportunity to promote their services or products to a highly desirable target market. A limited number of vendor booths are available for $50/each. Booth registration deadline is Monday, August 20th. Don't miss your opportunity to capture the attention of Seniors! For details on the SENIOR EXPO, or on booth registration, contact Jeanette Welch at 956/430-6227.
 

SPI Sandcastle Days

Sandcastle Days
Start Date: 10/18/2007
End Date: 10/21/2007
Organization: Sandcastle Days, Inc.
Location: Sheraton Beach Hotel

Description: International Sand Sculpture Competition. Masters of The Future FREE Sandcastle lessons Oct. 13-20th. Amateur competition for all ages and groups on Saturday!

Music, art & craft venders & Texas Snowball Toss!!www.sandcastledays.com for details.
Admission: FREE
Phone: (956) 761-3000

October 16, 2007

Marine Life, South Padre Island & Turtles    Time: 08:30 AM

Location: Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum
Boxwood at Raintree
Across from TSTC
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956) 423-5440

This first road trip of the year for the Center for Creative Retirement will be a double-header. The first part of the trip will be a visit to the University of Texas Coastal Studies Laboratory on South Padre Island to learn about Texas marine flora & fauna. A trip to visit Sea Turtle, Inc. will follow offering an opportunity to observe the exciting work this organization is doing in the protection and rehabilitation of sea turtles. The bus will leave from the Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum (formerly the RGV Museum) at 8:30 am. Reservations are required. Non-members may attend for a fee of $11 per person. For more information on the trip, or on becoming a member of the Center for Creative Retirement, please call the Chamber at 423-5440.

October 14, 2007

All City Garage Sale at the McAllen Convention Center.

Location: McAllen Event Contact Information
Name: Gomez, Enedina
Phone: 956-581-2267

October 13, 2007

The 2007 Wes Lepard Heart Walk

Location: Texas State Technical College
1902 N. Loop 499
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (888) 433-7714 Current Weather
Map/Directions

The 2007 Wes Lepard Heart Walk will be held at Texas State Technical College Harlingen on Saturday, Oct. 13. Individuals, organizations and businesses are invited to enter the non-competitive, five-kilometer walk, and participate by increasing public awareness about heart disease. Walkers are urged to raise donations - set a goal of $150 per walker - for the AHA that support public education programs and fund life-saving research. Valley Baptist Health Systems President and CEO James G. Springfield is chairman of the 2007 Wes Lepard Heart Walk, which hopes to reach total donations of $100,000. Walkers and runners brought in more than $70,000 for pledges during the 2006 event under the chairmanship of TSTC Harlingen President Dr. J. Gilbert Leal. The event is named after Wes Lepard, a former board member of VBHS, who died of a heart attack. “Heart disease is not only the number one cause of death in the United States; it is something that has impacted my family for a couple of generations. Therefore, I am cognizant of trying to live a healthy lifestyle, especially a heart healthy lifestyle, and events like the Heart Walk help get that message to thousands of people,” Springfield said in a press release from the American Heart Association. To register online for the walk, go towww.heartwalk.kintera.org/harlingentx. The AHA Web site is atwww.americanheart.org. For details, such as registration to enter as a team, phone AHA Senior Corporate Market Director Rebecca Taylor at 956.984.1213, 888.433.7714 or 956.536.4417. Her e-mail address is rebecca.taylor@heart.org. Or, phone Executive Assistant to the President Jackie Gilles in the TSTC Harlingen President’s Office at 800.852.8784, ext. 4023, or 956.364.4023. Her e-mail address is jackie.gilles@harlingen.tstc.edu. Information also is posted on the college’s home Web site at www.harlingen.tstc.edu.