The best stuff to do this week

Shows and events we think you'll enjoy for the week of Oct. 23 through Oct. 30, 2009.

>> LIVE MUSIC >> SCREAMO
Framing Hanley

WHEN: 8 p.m. Tuesday

WHERE: Smokin’ Aces, 2516 E Bus 83. Mission

COST: $14

Nashville maybe the country capitol but this screamo quintet will have you moshing up a storm at the Incubator. The band formed in 2005 nd was mentored by Creed bassist Brett Hestla. In 2007, the band was signed to the Silent Majority and released a CD, The Moment, and a cover of Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” which gained over a million hits on Myspace.

>> LIVE MUSIC >> COUNTRY

Chris Cagle

WHEN: 7 p.m. Tonight

WHERE: Flesh, 200 S. 17th Street

CONTACT: (956) 289-3529.

Country crooner Chris Cagle will be heading to the Valley tonight as he tours all over Texas. The Louisinaa native has been making his way through the charts, most recently with his latest CD, My Life’s been a Country Song. After dropping out of college, Cagle made his big break in Nashvile.

>> LIVE MUSIC >> CHRISTIAN

The Picket Fence Cartel Tour

WHEN: 7:05 p.m. Monday

WHERE: The Ark 408 E 6th St, Mission

COST: $8

The Picket Fence Cartel tour will be stopping at the Valley’s own The Ark. The tour, named after headliner Project 86’s last CD, has been in full force all month long and across the country. The line up includes several Christian rock favorites like, Project 86, The Wedding, Showbread, Children 18:3 & more make a stop in Mission.

>> LIVE MUSIC

Rain

WHEN: 7:30 Monday

WHERE: McAllen Civic Center, 1300 South 10th Street an Highway 83

COST: $55

They may not be The Beatles, but they sure will try to win you over while they cover The Fab Four. Although they will be singing songs of The Beatles, this cover band strives to be more with their use of multimedia, with video from the ‘60s.

>> LIVE MUSIC >> COUNTRY

Mark Chesnutt

WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Winks Saloon

GENRE: Country

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>> LIVE MUSIC >> LATIN POP

Paulina Rubio

WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday

WHERE: McAllen Convention Center, 700 Convention Center Boulevard

GENRE: Latin pop

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>> LIVE MUSIC >> POP

Kate Voegele

WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Las Palmas Events Center, 500 E. Hackberry, McAllen

GENRE: folk-pop

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>> CHARITY EVENT

Oktoberfest

WHEN: 6:30 pm Thursday

WHERE: McAllen South Rotary Club, Corner of Ware Rd & Expressway 83

It’s time to chow down on a few turkey legs and wash them down with a few pints at the Rotary Club’s Oktoberfest celebration. Proceeds go to various charities.

>> LIVE MUSIC >> CONJUNTO

18th Annual Narciso Martinez Conjunto Festival

WHEN: 4 p.m. Sunday

WHERE: Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center; 225 E Stenger; San Benito

Come and enjoy the sounds of conjunto music at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center. Food and crafts will be sold at the event.

>> THEATER

All In the Timing

WHEN:  8 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: STC Cooper Theater, 3200 W. Pecan Blvd

This will be the final performance for the South Texas Players in All in the Timing, a performance that contains a collection of short comedic plays by David Ives.

>> ART

A Diverse Perception of Life and Death: Gallery 218 and Dia de los Muertos

WHEN:  7 p.m. Thursday

WHERE: Gallery 218, 218 Jackson Street, Harlingen

In celebration of the upcoming Dia de los Muertos holiday, Harlingen gallery will be exhibiting an international array of paintings that deal with life and death