WBCA Events This Week !!

***WBCA Carnival- February 11 –21, 2010 (Established in 1973)
Monday-Friday — gates open at 5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday — gates open at 1 p.m.
Laredo Entertainment Center (Parking Lot)

$2 Admission; Individual tickets $1 each
$7 Pre-sale discount tickets (sheet of 18 tickets) available at most schools & WBCA ticket kiosk. 

**POP (Pay One Price) Days:  Friday – Feb. 12th 6-10 pm, $18 per bracelet; Saturday – Feb. 13th, 2-6 pm, $18 per bracelet; (*Friday – Feb. 19th, 12-6 pm, $18 per bracelet: *Applies only if school is out on that day).

Advance Sale Coupons:  Sheet of 18 tickets – $15 value for $7 (*Good Monday Feb. 15th - Thursday Feb. 18th)

***IBC Youth Parade Under the Stars-Thursday, February 18, 2010 (Established: 1972) 6:00 p.m.  South on San Bernardo
Free general seating
Bleacher seating: $3 (at gate)
Pre-sale: $2
Casual attire

***WBCA/La Posada Hotel Welcome Luncheon-Friday, February 19, 2010            12:00 p.m.  La Posada Hotel
San Agustin Ballroom Invitation or Media credentials required
Business attire
Established: 1996
Sponsored by: La Posada Hotel

***Caballeros Cocktail Party Friday, February 19, 2010 (Established 1961)             6:00 p.m.
Laredo Civic Center Ballroom $40 per person
Formal attire

 ***WBCA Jalapeño Festival Sponsored by Stripes  Friday, February 19, 2010 & Saturday, February 20, 2010 (Established: 1978)

Friday – 6:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Entertainment: Jack Ingram & Cory Morrow

Saturday – 3:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Entertainment: Duelo & La Mafia 

El Metro Park & Ride (Thomas and Hillside)

$10 Pre-sale; $15 at the gate; children 12 and under FREE (prices apply both days)
*One ticket per person per day/Casual attire

***The Society of Martha Washington Colonial Pageant & Ball-Friday, February 19, 2010 (Established: 1940) Pageant 8:00 p.m.
Ball immediately following the pageant
Laredo Civic Center Auditorium & BallroomPageant: $30 Mezzanine Upper, $35 Mezzanine Lower, $40 Orchestra
Ball: $60
Formal attire

***International Bridge Ceremony Sponsored by La Posada Hotel-Saturday, February 20, 2010 (Established: 1961)                                                                                                 7:30 a.m.
Juarez-Lincoln Bridge Invitation or Media credentials required
Business attire

***Anheuser-Busch Washington’s Birthday Parade- Saturday, February 20, 2010
9:00 a.m. South on San Bernardo (Established: 1898)  Free general seating
Bleacher seating: Pre-sale: $4
($5 at the gate)
Casual attire

***Mr. South Texas Luncheon
Hosted by BBVA Compass (Established: 1952)

Saturday, February 20, 2010
12:00 p.m.
Laredo Country Club $100 per person; Tables of 10 – $1,000
Business attire

***The Society of Martha Washington Cocktail Party Saturday, February 20, 2010 (Established: 1964)  7:00 p.m. Laredo Country Club $50 per person
Cocktail attire

***Matinee: Festival del Mariachi Saturday, February 20, 2010 LULAC Council #12 Established: 1924 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. (subject to change) Laredo Civic Center Auditorium $5 per person and up (subject to change) Cocktail/Business attire ***Noche Mexicana: A Presentation of Señor & Señora Internacional Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:00 p.m. – 12:00 Midnight Laredo Civic Center (Established: 1925)  Ballroom LULAC Council #12 $40 per person/ $320 per table Cocktail/Business attire ***WBCA Membership BBQ Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. L.I.F.E. Downs on Highway 59 East WBCA membership or Media credentials required Casual attire Established: 1989 Sponsored by: Fuddrucker’s ***H.E.B. Fireworks Extravaganza  Sunday, February 21, 2010 8:00 p.m. L.I.F.E. Downs on Highway 59 East  Free admission Casual attire Established: 1898   SOURCE:  www.wbcalaredo.org