Puente Anzalduas

Debido a las constantes preguntas de las personas que visitan McAllen, en cuanto a la
ubicacion exacta de el Puente Anzalduas,, esta semana proxima en nuestra visita a McAllen, grabaremos un video de como llegar al puente...lo estaremos subiendo al facebook de Mcalleando,, y algunos otros sitios en donde puedan checarlo y asi saber con certeza la ubicacion del mismo...

Que tengan un productivo martes!!!

Usually, when a meeting planner or tourist is thinking about McAllen, the first thing they do is check out our web page. We think we have a pretty good page, but we are committed to making it great! We'll be working with our web master on a monthly basis for the next few months to initiate new informational "buttons" and to simplify and make the page more user friendly. we have already moved the "hotel" button to the front of the CVB page and we are working on linking every member hotel's page to our page.

We will be creating a section of the web pages to our McAllen Entertainment District soon. This exciting part of town has developed over the past two years to the point that it's a significant destination in McAllen.

Take a look at our web page and give us some ideas. All the good ones come from our friends who talk to us about how we can serve you better. You can contact me at Jdeuser@mcallencvb.com.

Let's meet in McAllen!

MEXICAN ARTISAN EXPO

"A Vibrant Heritage"On February 5 & 6 the McAllen Chamber of Commerce will host a new event for the Rio Grande Valley Community. "A Vibrant Heritage" Mexican Artisan Expo will bring together a group of artisans and artists from different Mexican regions who will sell their paintings and other works of art to the public. The expo will also include the Music After Hours concert series featuring the music of Karen Eubanks, Happy Hour, Squarer Roots and Highway 7. There will also be food booths which will provide food and fun for the entire family. Please come and enjoy.

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January Sister Cities Association meeting

During the monthly meeting of the Sister Cities Association last week, I had the opportunity to self-present with the mayors of Marin Mr. Jose Cruz Sr. and Cerralvo José Estevan Cerralvo O.. I also welcome the mayor of Santiago Edelmiro Cavazos, the Consul of the United States of America Bruce Williamson and city officials of Allende, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Cadereyta, Garcia, Montemorelos, Hidalgo, General Teran, the Secretary of the City of Guadalupe Gabriel Tlaloc Cantu, the Director of Institutional Relations of the Monterrey City Hall Mr. Jose Ortiz, as well as to International Trade Coordinator State Government of Nuevo Leon Lic. Marco Antonio Garza and Artisan Development Coordinator State Government Nuevo Leon Lic. Arnoldo Reynaldos. This will form part of our public relations objectives of the McAllen Chamber of Commerce

Mexican Artisan Show

A Mexican Artisn Show will be held at the McAllen Chamber of Commerce this coming Friday, February 5 from 5pm to 10pm and Saturday, February 6th from 11am to 6pm. This show will feature arts and crafts from all over Mexico. There will also be entertainment outside in the Courtyard of the Chamber with Musicians and Dancers performing. For more information, contact Luis Cantu at 956-682-2871.

Mexican Artisan Expo

On February 5 & 6 the McAllen Chamber of Commerce will host a new event for the Rio Grande Valley Community. "A Vibrant Heritage" Mexican Artisan Expo will bring together a group of artisans and artists from different Mexican regions who will sell their paintings and other works of art to the public. The expo will also include the Music After Hours concert series featuring the music of Karen Eubanks, Happy Hour, Square Roots and Highway 7. There will also be food booths which will provide food and fun for the entire family.
The Mexican Artisan Expo will be held at the McAllen Chamber of Commerce parking lot and its conference room areas from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, February 5 and 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturday, February 6. For more information, please contact Luis Cantu at 682-2871.

FREE-peat

FREE, FREE,and FREE. those are the prices for three events taking place in McAllen this Friday, Feb. 5th.

The first event is the 1st Friday Artwalk. Artwalk is a self-guided tour of art galleries and local art hosts and is held in one of the oldest areas of McAllen. Guests can start their tour at any location and proceed at their own pace. Artwalk begins at 6:00 pm and lasts until around 10:00pm. For a list of venues and a map,go to http://www.mcallenartwalk.com.

In conjunction with the Artwalk, will be a Mexican Artisan Expo entitled, "A Vibrant Heritage" which will run from 5:00pm to 10:00pm on Friday, as well as Saturday from 11:00am to 6:00pm. The expo will be located tin the parking lot across teh street from the Chamber(1200 Ash). Visitors will be able to appreciate and purchase arts & crafts from Chiapas, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Taxco as well as other Mexican states.

Finally, Music After Hours, the free concert series, has been moved up one week to coincide with these events. Music After Hours will begin at 7:00pm and will be located in the Chamber parking lot. Featured performers are: Karen Eubanks( Acoustic/Indie), Happy Hour(Acoustic/Powerpop), Square Roots(Indie/Rock) and closing out the evening will be Highway 7(Country/Rock).

I understand the weather is supposed to be wonderful and it sounds like any or all of these events would be a wonderful way to spend an evening in McAllen. Come out enjoy.