Events Calendar

February 25– Explore the outdoors on canvas in Painting for Beginners at 10 a.m. at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr., Mission. Meet at the tram turnaround at park headquarters. Included in the park admission, reservations are required. Call ahead to confirm the program schedule details at 956-584-9156.

February 26 – The public is invited to volunteer for the annual Spring Hawk Watch at Bentsen-RGV State Park in Mission from March 1 to April 30. There will be a Raptor Identification Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. This will be a classroom focus on field identification of birds of prey in flight. To register for the workshop or for more information on Hawk Watch, contact Ranger Roy Rodriguez at 956-584-9156, Ext. 228. Bentsen-RGV State Park is located at 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. in Mission.

February 26 – The International Museum of Art and Science Guild will host their Third Annual 5K Superhero Run/Walk at Fireman’s Park, 201 N. 1st Street, McAllen. Participants can sign up online at endurancesplits.redpodium.com–5K-art-runwalk.  Registration for the 5K Run is $25 and $10 for the One-Mile Fun Run. Participants are invited to dress as their favorite hero. Fireman’s Park is located at, but can be accessed off 2nd Street, just north of Business 83. For more information, call Tina Zeigler at 956-624-9624 or Chiqui Guerra at 956-492-5005.

February 26– Learn more about how to garden to attract wildlife in a program at 2 p.m. at Quinta Mazatlan, 600 Sunset in McAllen. Admission is $5 at QuintaMazatlan.ticketleap.com.

February 26– Learn more about Useful and Edible Plants at 9:30 a.m. at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. in Mission. Meet at the tram turnaround at park headquarters. Included in the park admission, reservations are required. Call ahead to confirm the program schedule details at 956-584-9156.

February 26– The final “Love Month” programs at Quinta Mazatlan concludes with “Love Bugs,” at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Discover what kind of insects, spiders, worms, and can be found during the fun bug scavenger hunt and then make a bug themed valentine. The program is free with park admission available at QuintaMazatlan.ticketleap.com.

March 1 – The public is invited the next discussion at Speer Memorial Library in Mission on for the book Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One. It takes place in the Community Room at 5:30 p.m. in Spanish, and at 6:30 p.m. in English.  Copies of the book are available; stop by the library or call at 956-580-8754 to obtain a copy.  The eAudiobook is available in English at ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/HidalgoCountyLS. Speer Memorial Library is located at 12th and Kika De La Garza in Mission.

March 1-April 30– Join Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park naturalists and volunteers from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Hawk Tower to observe, count, and discuss the thousands of raptors that migrate through the park. Meet at the tram turnaround at park headquarters. Included in the park admission, reservations are required. Call ahead to confirm the program schedule details at 956-584-9156. Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park is located at 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. in Mission.

March 2 – The rangers at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. in Mission, invite the public to participate in an online event, Reading with a Ranger, at 11 a.m.  Go to www.connect2texas.net/.

March 2– The next IMAS Museum from Home workshop studies hydroponics. Youth participate through a live Zoom webinar hosted by an IMAS educator to lead them through a hands-on lesson. Supplies are included in an activity kit to be picked up via curbside on the Saturday prior to the workshop. Cost is $6 for IMAS members and $12 for others. Sessions are at 2 p.m. for 3rd through 5th grades and 3:30 p.m. for 6th through 12th. For more information, call 956-681-2800.  IMAS is at 1900 Nolana Ave., McAllen.

March 2– The Magic Valley Retirement P.E.O. group will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Mr. Gattis, 4100 N. 2nd Street, McAllen. Call Connie Garrels at 402-641-0125 to make a reservation or for more information. All Valley retired P.E.O. sisters are invited to attend.

March 5 – The Keep McAllen Beautiful organization invites the public to the 11th Annual Arbor Day Celebration at the McAllen Municipal Park, 1921 N. Bicentennial Blvd., from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. It includes a timed 5K or 10K run, a kid’s 2K run and a 25-mile bike tour, plus, there is a virtual option available for a 100-mile, 100K and Family Social Ride. KMB and the City of McAllen will give away tree saplings while supplies last. For any questions about trees, call 956-681-4562 or e-mail kmb@mcallen.net. For sign-up forms and details on all aspects of the celebration and related events, go to keepmcallenbeautiful.org.

March 5, 12, 19, 26– Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. in Mission, offers bird walks ever Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Meet at the tram turnaround at park headquarters. Included in the park admission, reservations are required. Call ahead to confirm the program schedule details at 956-584-9156.

March 5 & 19 – Learn more about Useful and Edible Plants the Rio Grande Valley has to offer in a workshop at 9:30 a.m. Programs are free with park admission, but space is limited; reservations are required. Meet at the tram turnaround at park headquarters, and call ahead to confirm the schedule and details at 956-584-9156. The park is located on 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. in Mission.

March 10 & 13– Bentsen-RGV State Park will present a Birding 101 workshop on both dates at 9:30 a.m. Programs are free with park admission, but space is limited; reservations are required. Meet at the tram turnaround at park headquarters, and call ahead to confirm the schedule and details at 956-584-9156. The park is located on 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. in Mission.

March 12– Expand your art skills at a Painting for Beginners workshop at Bentsen-RGV State Park at 10 a.m. Programs are free with park admission, but space is limited; reservations are required. Meet at the tram turnaround at park headquarters, and call ahead to confirm the schedule and details at 956-584-9156. The park is located on 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. in Mission.

March 15– The Magic Valley Retirement P.E.O. group will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Mr. Gattis, 4100 N. 2nd Street, McAllen. Call Connie Garrels at 402-641-0125 to make a reservation or for more information.

March 20– Youth can join in the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park’s Jr. Ranger Club at 2 p.m. Meet at the tram turnaround at park headquarters. Included in the park admission, reservations are required. Call ahead to confirm the program schedule details at 956-584-9156. The park is located at 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. in Mission.

March 24– Explore the special characteristics of Creatures of the Night in a program at 6:30 p.m. at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr., Mission. Included in the park admission, reservations are required. Call ahead to confirm the program schedule details at 956-584-9156.

March 25-27– TheMission High School Class of 1970 will hold their 50-year reunion with a mixer at the Whistling Duck in Mission on Friday, a semi-formal evening dinner and dance on Saturday at the Mission Event Center, and a farewell breakfast on Sunday (location to be announced). For more information, look up the reunion at classreport.org, go to the Mission High Class of 1970 Facebook page, or send an email to Eaglesclassof1970@gmail.com.

March 26– A new program, First Steps in Nature, will be held at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Dr. in Mission. Call ahead to confirm the program schedule details at 956-584-9156.

April 6– The next IMAS Museum from Home workshop studies Leonardo da Vinci’s world of engineering. Youth participate through a live Zoom webinar hosted by an IMAS educator to lead them through a hands-on lesson. Supplies are included in an activity kit to be picked up via curbside on the Saturday prior to the workshop. Cost is $6 for IMAS members and $12 for others. Sessions are at 2 p.m. for 3rd through 5th grades and 3:30 p.m. for 6th through 12th. For more information, call 956-681-2800.  IMAS is at 1900 Nolana Ave., McAllen.

May 4– The next IMAS Museum from Home workshop studies the art of basketry. Youth participate through a live Zoom webinar hosted by an IMAS educator to lead them through a hands-on lesson. Supplies are included in an activity kit to be picked up via curbside on the Saturday prior to the workshop. Cost is $6 for IMAS members and $12 for others. Sessions are at 2 p.m. for 3rd through 5th grades and 3:30 p.m. for 6th through 12th. For more information, call 956-681-2800.  IMAS is at 1900 Nolana Ave., McAllen.

June 1 – The next IMAS Museum from Home workshop takes a look at art history. Youth participate through a live Zoom webinar hosted by an IMAS educator to lead them through a hands-on lesson. Supplies are included in an activity kit to be picked up via curbside on the Saturday prior to the workshop. Cost is $6 for IMAS members and $12 for others. Sessions are at 2 p.m. for 3rd through 5th grades and 3:30 p.m. for 6th through 12th. For more information, call 956-681-2800.  IMAS is at 1900 Nolana Ave., McAllen.