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Garden Gate: Fuschia flower's history as beautiful as the plant

Joette Reger

I’ve always thought that the fuchsia flower was one of the most beautiful things that gardeners could put into a hanging basket but then I learned that they have a history too. A most interesting English article at www.fuchsiaflower.co.uk opened my eyes to the background of this plant.

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Baile folklórico in Sour Lake

Baile folklórico dancers

Dancers at the Sour Lake Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet perform baile folklórico, literally “folkloric dance” in Spanish. According to the book “Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo” by Eric Zolov, Amalia Hernandez pioneered baile folklorico in the 1950s with her establishment and leadership of the Ballet Folklorico Mexico. Additionally, she founded a school in Mexico City for the study and practice of classical and folkloric dance techniques.

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Southeast Texas App focuses on the dish, not the restauraunt

The Aroma app team

The craving hits and the pang of hunger deepens. You want enchiladas with onions, avocado and a cup of coffee, but are tired of the same old haunts. Thankfully, there is an app for that. Or there will be.

Aroma, set to be released May 19, helps users search for food on an open playing field. Users can search for restaurants by dish and can even add multiple filters to find the place that is just right.

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Bob Schneider live at Courville's, Thursday April 19

Bob Schneider

Tickets are still available for Bob Schneider, who performs at Courville’s on Thursday, April 19, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased by calling (409) 860-9811. Schneider, 52, is no stranger to Southeast Texas as he played Courville’s in early 2017. He sings, plays the guitar as well as the keyboard, trumpet and harmonica, and has been releasing music since the early ‘90s when he sang for bands like Joe Rockhead and Ugly Americans. He’s recorded more than a dozen albums and was honored numerous times at the Austin Music Awards.

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Mickey Gilley live at Honky Tonk Texas, Saturday April 21

Mickey Gilley

At the age of 82, country music legend Mickey Gilley will perform at Honky Tonk Texas in Silsbee on Saturday, April 21, with doors opening at 7 p.m. From Mississippi, Gilley has recorded 39 Top 10 hits including 17 No.

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