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Roberto Rios painting “Flight” mural for the Airmen Heritage Museum at Lackland Air Force Base, 1978.
Photos submitted by the San Marcos Art League

Mind Windows

Roberto Rios in his garage painting “Marfa Sector” mural for U.S. Border Patrol Marfa Station, 1977.

Mind Windows

‘The Art of Roberto Rios’ on display in various galleries

SMAL receives $10,000 NEA grant for citywide art exhibit

“Awake and Alert,” 1985 (acrylic on canvas) is one of the works of art by Roberto Rios that will be on display in San Marcos during 2023.
Photo submitted by The Price Center

SMAL receives $10,000 NEA grant for citywide art exhibit

The San Marcos Art League recently announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Challenge America award of $10,000. This grant will support a city-wide exhibition of the art of Roberto Rios. This grant is one of 262 Challenge America awards totaling $2.62 million that were announced by the NEA as part of its first round of fiscal year 2023 grants.

The basics of container gardening

Gardening can be less labor-intensive and even more successful when people consider the many benefits of container gardening.
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The basics of container gardening

Gardening is a rewarding hobby that has been linked to health benefits like reduced stress and improved mental well-being. Gardening also can lead to an inviting home landscape full of attractive blooms and/or delicious foods.

Central Texas Beekeepers School now accepting students

Students at the Bee School can suit up and watch while a hive of live bees is opened and inspected. The school will be held April 1 in Brenham.
Photo submitted by the Central Texas Beekeepers School

Central Texas Beekeepers School now accepting students

People interested in producing honey and helping to save the bees may attend the 13th Annual Central Texas Beekeepers School on Saturday, April 1 at Brenham High School in Brenham. The school is open to the public for anyone interested in keeping bees or who wants to learn about bees.

Three Cheers for Lacey

Lacey Fields began cheerleading at five years old.

Three Cheers for Lacey

Fields performed at the Varsity Spirit Spectacular holiday celebration at Walt Disney World.

Three Cheers for Lacey
Three Cheers for Lacey

Left, Fields marched in last year’s 80th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Honolulu. Right, Fields performed in London’s New Year’s Day Parade.
Photos submitted by the Fields family

Three Cheers for Lacey

San Marcos cheerleader performs in London’s New Year’s Day Parade

The many benefits of common houseplants

While indoors during cold snaps, Hobi the Hibiscus brings bright, continuous blooms throughout fall and all the way into December.
Photo by Celeste Cook

The many benefits of common houseplants

The lines between the outdoors and indoors are being blurred. Homeowners build extensive outdoor living spaces so they can relax on weather-resistant furniture and even cook in lavish kitchens in their backyards. In addition, indoor three-season rooms full of bright, open windows that showcase outdoor vistas challenge the boundaries between outside and inside.

Answers to Go

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Answers to Go

SAN MARCOS PUBLIC LIBRARY
625 E. HOPKINS ST.
512-393-8200

Answers to Go

Q.MLK Day is this weekend and I want to learn more about Martin Luther King, Jr. as a man - not just the history of the holiday. What can you tell me about him and where can I read more information about him? A. The library has hundreds of books and DVDs about MLK Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and a civil- rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing until today.

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