Ivan Silva

Rip Ford in the Civil War lecture by Dr. Richard B. McCaslin

 

On May 12–13, 1865 John Salmon “Rip” Ford led the Confederate troops to victory in the last land battle of the Civil War at Palmito Hill, 12 miles east of Brownsville, Texas. Unfortunately, the war had already ended the month before when Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox.  Come and hear Richard B. McCaslin, master storyteller and biographer of Rip Ford, tell this Rio Grande Valley Civil War story on April 30, 2012 from 6-7 pm in the UTPA Library Auditorium.

 

UTPA Bookstore will be selling McCaslin’s book “Fighting Stock: John S. ‘Rip’ Ford of Texas.” 

 

This event is free and open to the public.

 

Then from 7-9 pm we will have our fifth and final discussion of the Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War” series, led by Project Scholar, Dr. Trini Gonzales from South Texas College. The focus will be ” War and Freedom” and all our readings will be from Part Five of Edward L. Ayers’ anthology called “America’s War”.  This event is free and open to the public as well!

 

This LTAI series has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.

 

 

 

 

 

We are pleased to announce and invite you to attend a half-day Sustainability Workshop:

 

Sustainable Health In A Changing World

 

Friday, April 20, 2012

8AM – 1PM

 

UTPA – 1201 W. University Blvd., Edinburg, TX

International Trade & Technology Building, International Room

 

This workshop is designed for learning the latest developments in health systems that promote healthy lifestyles to reduce human health risks that arise from environmental, economic, social and behavioral causes…Evidence suggests that health gains trigger economic growth.  Increase your strategies for a holistic and ecological approach to promoting health.

 

 

There is no charge for this workshop, Breakfast and Lunch are provided.

 

Please reserve your seat ASAP as seating is limited

With Naomi Keith, keithnk@utpa.edu or phone 956-665-2488.

 

 

6^th Annual Mexican Artisan Expo

 

The Consulate of Mexico in McAllen and the Pharr Chamber of Commerce, invite the public in general to attend the 6^th Annual Mexican Artisan Expo, taking place next Friday 20^th, Saturday 21^st, and Sunday 22^nd of March 2012, at Centro Mall, located at 500 N. Jackson Rd., Pharr, Texas. The entrance is free, open for all the family from 9 AM to 8 PM every day.

 

In this 6^th Annual Mexican Artisan Expo you will find more than 130 artisans with typical Mexican arts and crafts from different States of the Country, such as silver jewelry, woodcrafts, saddler and leather crafts, Mexican toys and candies, and thousands more, as well as a designated food area with typical Mexican food. There will be musical entertainment with Mariachi music, the Banda Original from Guadalajara, and the Folkloric Dancing Group of the City of Edinburg, their performances will take place every day between 1 and 3 PM.

 

If you need more information on the expo please call (956) 787-1481, go to the following webpage www.sre.gob.mx/mcallen or look for Consulado de México en McAllen in Facebook.