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Serving Winter Texans From Mission To South Padre Island Since 1987 Vol. 33, No. 9 © 2019 www.wintertexantimes.com Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Holiday fun with the McAllen Wind Ensemble
The McAllen Wind Ensemble continues their 45th anniversary celebration with an evening of magical holiday fun. The December 20th event entitled “Tinsel and Tutus” will feature another of McAllen’s artistic institutions, the Deborah See ENSEMBLE pg. 16
Christmas Tree Extravaganza in Harlingen
Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum is all alit with Christmas. This year the museum has over 50 Christmas trees that are on display. The display officially opened with a reception on December 5. The exhibit will be open through December 29. You are greeted by displays of Christmas trees and snow blankets as you enter the museum. A large, tall tree stands in the entry hall as you open the double doors into the main area of the museum.
Paradise Park residents sharing See HARLINGEN pg. 2 their blessings Razz Ma Tazz: developing bonds; producing music
Residents at Paradise Park in Harlingen are sharing their blessings this year by gathering donations for a couple of organizations. They are gathering donations for Dr. Bill Harrison’s Sow the Word See BLESSINGS pg. 16
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What happens when wishes are granted; when people’s fantasies become fiction? In the upcoming Razz Ma Tazz performance entitled “Into the Woods,” several scenarios will be explored. But before the McAllen Nikki Rowe sing and dance group flies off to fantasy land, they still have some Christmas cheer to spread. And very few high school groups in the Valley can do it as cheerfully as Razz, a group made up this season of 20 incredibly talented high school students. The group is well known for taking their Christmas show on the road to Winter Texan parks and resorts all along the Valley. As one group of seniors graduate, another group of first-year participants, many of them a little shy after reaching such heights, step into place. As with other extracurricular groups from sports to academic groups, the bonds within these groups are what keeps them going. “The Christmas show is a high energy show with 20 students involved,” said director Joshua Watkins, who started with the program in August and the group immediately began reSee RAZZ pg. 20