March 2010 - Community Events
Hidalgo
34th Annual BorderFest "Celebrating Australia"
Event Date: March 04- March 07,2010
Features more than 100 entertainers, lively music and entertainment on 20 stages, food and parades. Includes crafts and exhibits. State Farm Arena Grounds.
Phone: 956-843-2734
Mercedes
71st Annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show
Event Date: March 12 - March 21, 2010
1000 N. Texas Avenue
Phone: 956-565-2456
Weslaco
Texas Onion Fest
Event Date: March 26 - March 27, 2010
Includes cooking contests, music, rides, dances, car shows and entertainment. The Miss Onion Fest pageant is March 5. Weslaco City Park.
Phone: 956-968-2102
Full Moon Party
Event Date: March 29
Take a night hike, learn about the stars and constellations, and much more. Hours are 7 to 9 p.m. Estero Llano Grande State Park.
Phone: 956-565-3919
Breakfast with the Birds
Event Date: March 27
Enjoy breakfast on the Center's covered deck, then join a walking tour with one of the Center's knowledgeable guides. Estero Llano Grande State Park.
Phone: 956-565-3919
San Benito
San Benito High School Conjunto Band Concerts at the Amphitheater
Event Date: March 30
Enjoy the traditional sounds of Conjunto music by San Benito's young musicians. Begins at 6:30 p.m. W.H. Heavin Amphitheater.
Phone: 956-361-3804 X-302
South Padre Island
Annual Texas State Surfing Championship
Event Date: March 27 - March 28, 2010
Isla Blanca Park (Jetties)
Austin
Guthrie Family Rides Again
Event Date: March 31
Don't miss Arlo and his children in this Guthrie family reunion. The Long Center.
Phone: 512-474-5664
Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin
Event Date: March 27
Don't miss Arlo and his children in this Guthrie family reunion. The Long Center.
Phone: 512-474-5664
Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
Event Date: March 31 - April 03, 2010
This track and field event brings together the best high school, college and professional athletes. Mike A. Myers Stadium, University of Texas campus.
Phone: 800-687-8379
Cedar Park
Movie in the Park
Event Date: March 26
Grab your blankets and head to Milburn Park for a free movie under the stars. Concessions will be available.
Phone: 512-401-5500
Alt Phone: 512-401-5888
Spring Egg-Stravaganza
Event Date: March 28
Grab your baskets and hop on over to Milburn Park for the Spring Egg-Stravaganza. Kids 12 years old and under will hunt for more than 79,000 pieces of candy, prizes and eggs. Begins at 2 p.m. Children can also get their photo with the bunny (bring your own camera) until 2:45 p.m., and they can also enjoy jumping in the moonwalk. Free to the public.
Phone: 512-401-5500
Corpus Christi
Earthbound: State of Sculpture
Event Date: March 26 - May 16, 2010
Exhibit has been expanded to include works of artists from across the state. Features 25 works from 8 to 15 sculptors. Art Museum of South Texas.
Phone: 361-825-3500
Corpus Christi Festival of the Arts
Event Date: March 26 - March 28, 2010
Features dance, music, cinema, literature, folk arts, exhibits, downtown public art tram tours and visual arts. Julie Kirk and Melanie Stimmell return with the technique of Italian Street Painting. Art Center of Corpus Christi.
Phone: 361-826-3494
Chiara String Quartet
Event Date: March 27
Begins at 7:30 p.m. Wolfe Recital Hall, Del Mar College.
Phone: 361-884-5775
Mark Twain Tonight!
Event Date: March 27
Hal Holbrook merges man and material using Twain's words and wry wit to comment on the contemporary American scene. Begins at 8 p.m. American Bank Center, Selena Auditorium.
Phone: 800-745-3000
Dallas
Bancroft Family Concert: Music for Clarinet, Strings and Piano
Event Date: March 27
Begins at 3 p.m. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood Street.
Phone: 214-922-1200
Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!
Event Date: March 28 - March 31, 2010
Mar. 28 and 31. The New Texas Symphony Orchestra will offer incidental music and perhaps a favorite overture. Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora Street.
Phone: 214-871-4550
TX TOUGH Ultra Relay & 5K Fun Run
Event Date: March 27
Starts inside the Coliseum (adjacent to the Cotton Bowl), goes through Fair Park and finishes inside the Cotton Bowl. Begins at 8 a.m.
Phone: 214-670-8400
Fort Worth
Route 66: A Trip Down Memory Road
Event Date: March 26 - March 28, 2010
Join the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for a swinging trip down Route 66. Bass Performance Hall.
Phone: 817-665-6000
Houston
Bayou City Art Festival
Event Date: March 26 - March 28, 2010
More than 300 national artists working in 19 artistic media are juried and invited to show and sell their original art. Memorial Park.
Phone: 713-863-8403
Shell Houston Open Golf Tournament
Event Date: March 29 - April 04, 2010
Played at Redstone Golf Club's Tournament Course, 150 of the world's best golfers compete. 5860 Wilson Road.
Phone: 281-454-7000
Airport Festival
Event Date: March 27
Includes aircraft displays, airport rangers, children's area and entertainment. Bush IAH Airport.
Phone: 281-440-4160
From Broadway to Hollywood: Marvin Hamlisch & Joey Grey in Concert
Event Date: March 27
The composer and the actor appear together for a unique concert experience. Begins at 8 p.m. Jones Hall.
Phone: 713-227-4SPA
Ninth Annual Spring Fairfield Garage Sale
Event Date: March 27
Fairfield started their own garage sale because private garage sales were not allowed in their community. Hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Traders Village.
Phone: 281-890-5500
Gilberto Gil
Event Date: March 26
Gil brings his unique sound, incorporation an eclectic range of influences -- reggae, samba, forro, rock and African music. Begins at 8 p.m. Jones Hall.
Phone: 713-227-4SPA
