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Main Street will be closed to traffic on Saturday, February 25 because the City of La Feria will be hosting a one-day spectacular event that will include live entertainment, a car show, food, arts and crafts, student art, pie and cupcake contests, magic show, and much more. The music will open on Frieda’s Stage located across from city hall with the Rock-n-Roll group, Most Wanted, then classic country from the Senior Moments Band, oldies rock from Non Prophet, island music by the Bongodogs, Route 66 doing modern country, Los Angeles del Sur playing conjunto and the evening will wrap with Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz and Elida Reyna y Avante playing tejano. The dance and grito contests will be held on the outdoor stage also. Fred’s Stage, over in the old theatre building on Oleander Street will be the stage for the pie and cupcake contests, student art projects, karaoke, the La Feria High School Folklorico, the Magic of Oscar Munoz and the 1st Annual Little Mr. and Miss Fiesta de La Feria contest. Check the schedule of events on page 8 for exact play times on both stages. The children’s area will be bigger and better this year with balloon and popcorn, face painting, bunko, cake walk, tattoos and a bigger kid scavenger hunt. The activities will take place in front of the old theatre Representatives of the La Feria Events Committee hold up posters for the 19th Annual Fiesta building on Oleander. de La Feria to be held in downtown La Feria on Saturday, Feb. 25. Shown in the photo are The Main Street will be lines with vehicles for the (l-r) Eva Menchaca, Lori Weaver, Tabitha Outlaw, Ruth Dearinger, Betty Jo Dunlap and Olga popular Car Show. It is time now for all participants Oberwetter. Other members of the committee not shown include: Norma Alaniz, Mary Angulo, in the car show and other contests to fill out their apAngelica Baldivia, Dave Blackwell, Steve Brewer, Christian Camacho, Maria Chavero, John plications. For more information or questions, call Tabitha at Ftacek, Don Garcia, Jessee Garcia, Toni Garcia, Ben Guerrero, Maria Guerrero, Deb Harris, John Hernandez, Maria Hernandez, Kim Maples, Emma Martinez, Eliza Mendez, Kin Mendoza, city hall, 797-2261.
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