Sorry everyone...I have been on a bit of a hiatus...trying to be as lazy as possible and find a job! lol. well I am exaggerating on the lazy part or is it the other way 'round? hmmm....lol. But I am taking it slow and easy and trying to find a job as soon as possible too...so yet another contradiction. I owe so many people so many thank you's, greetings and apologies. June has been a brooding with no action kind of month. May was such a climactic month that "the finale" of life as I had known it for 5 years (college) pushed my senioritis to meltdown into this new found adoration for cable tv, Friendster and popsicles! Yes yes, I am probably making this appear more dramatic than it is. But July is looking up! I will be posting more often and I promise to catch up with everything and everyone...

So besides life...

Here is what is in store for The Art of Brownsville:

- A new template..I figured I should try brown for "Brown"sville. Actually, it's quite nice, feels historic...like Brownsville! I feel like I should post a picture of Pancho Villa or something...lol
- A reposted and updated link list
- You, si tu, can comment now too! Below postings, you can find a link to a commentary board.
- More information and commentary on local events
- Maybe an added contributor (if he agrees...)
- 10X more juicy Brownsville chisme! (okay, so I have never posted any chisme but technically 10x0=0 so technically I am telling the truth...just thought I would get you all excited!)
- More pictures yay!

Check back soon and this time it's for real!

Within the next few weeks I am going to revamp this blog and model it a bit more after Arts Journal. Keep an eye out and if you have any links you would like me to add let me know!

I know this is short notice but I wanted to share this with you all. I will be there and it will be my first art opening that I will be attending in the Valley. It sounds like its going to be good.

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For Immediate Release:
May 26, 2004

Contact: Cristina Balli
Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center
P.O. Box 471
San Benito, Texas 78586
(956) 361-0110

NMCAC hosts "Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle"

WHO: Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center & Rene Z. Garza

WHAT:  MFA Exhibition by Rene Z. Garza

WHEN: June 1 - July 1 2004
            Opening Reception: Thursday June 3, 2004 7:00 - 9:00 pm

WHERE: 225 E. Stenger Street, San Benito


Visit the marketplace of the people, versus the marketplace of corporations, as stimuli from a Mexican mercado bombard your senses. Rene Garza exhibits his photographs taken during a trip to the Zapatista territories of Chiapas. Experience the sights and sounds of the mercado as you listen to Zapatista tunes, smell and taste the cooking of huitlacoche, and quench your thirst with agua de limon and Kawamas. 


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