{"id":23,"date":"2019-07-12T14:37:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T19:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/RIOGRVTX\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T02:48:11","slug":"welcome-to-the-valley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to South Texas!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68046dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68046dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a90c6c7\" data-id=\"a90c6c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79917d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79917d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d32d9b\" data-id=\"0d32d9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94dbbbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94dbbbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Who We Are<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The South Texas Prime Timers (STXPT) is a welcoming, inclusive, non-judgmental social organization for gay and bisexual men who enjoy making new friends by participating in social, cultural, and educational activities and events throughout the RGV.\u00a0 \u00a0 Created in 2008, STXPT is a member chapter of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/theprimetimersww.com\/\">PrimeTimers\u00ae Worldwide<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/h5><h5 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Whether you are a fulltime resident, a Winter Texan, or visiting Brownsville, Harlingen, McAllen, Edinburgh, Rio Grande City, South Padre Island, or any other surrounding areas, STXPT offers you a circle of new friends to share and enhance life experiences.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-477c97c\" data-id=\"477c97c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3beba5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3beba5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>What We Do<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><h6>Membership meetings and newsletter<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Dining out and Potluck dinners at members&#8217; homes<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Coffee House socials<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Bowling, Board and Card games, sporting events<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Milestone celebrations<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Happy Hours<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Cultural activities<\/h6><\/li><li><h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educational Events<\/span><\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Service, Volunteerism, and Advocacy<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>&#8230; and more!<\/h6><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h4 style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Guests are welcome!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4><h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Click<a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>here<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> to go to our Events Calendar<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd0a974 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd0a974\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36f7166\" data-id=\"36f7166\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5114bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5114bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Contact Us and Membership<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To learn more, please send an email to:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:southtxprimetimers@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">southtxprimetimers@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h4><h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To join, click on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/STXPT-Membership-Profile-FormMay2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STXPT Membership Profile form<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> and follow the instructions regarding membership and dues.\u00a0 Membership information and contact lists are not to be shared with the public or other organizations.\u00a0 We respect discretion, privacy, and safety. We are also on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61556023826615&amp;mibextid=ZbWKwL\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">facebook<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<br \/><\/span><\/h4><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2b5add elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2b5add\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19bf7b5\" data-id=\"19bf7b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be747a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7be747a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Check out our Upcoming Events <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bacddc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bacddc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-913d71a\" data-id=\"913d71a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ccdb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"e8ccdb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><!=========Events list Template 2.6.2=========><div id=\"ect-events-list-content\"><div id=\"list-wrp\" class=\"ect-list-wrapper all\"><div id=\"event-1638\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/water-2786040_1280-1024x682.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/sunday-4pm-potluck-pool-party-please-rsvp\/\" alt=\"Sunday 4pm &#8211; Potluck Pool Party &#8211; please RSVP\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">26<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">April<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\" style=\"width:100%;\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/sunday-4pm-potluck-pool-party-please-rsvp\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sunday 4pm &#8211; Potluck Pool Party &#8211; please RSVP<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><p>Ray &amp; Gabriel invite members and their guests to a potluck pool party in Weslaco. We'll have brisket and ask you to bring any side dish you wish to share. If you would like to&hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/sunday-4pm-potluck-pool-party-please-rsvp\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- right-wrapper close --><\/div><!-- event-loop-end --><div id=\"event-10000555\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/flamingo-bowl.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-04-29\/\" alt=\"Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">29<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">April<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-04-29\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><p>Join us every Wednesday at 5:00pm for our Prime Timers weekly Bowling Social. If you are not a bowler, come as a spectator to relax, socialize, and have a drink. Flamingo Bowl has a beautiful&hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-04-29\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ect-list-venue default-venue\"><span class=\"ect-icon\"><i class=\"ect-icon-location\"><\/i><\/span><!-- Event Venue Info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ect-venue-details ect-address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/venue\/flamingo-bowl\/\" title=\"Flamingo Bowl\">Flamingo Bowl<\/a>,<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3301 North 23rd Street<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">McAllen<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"Texas\">TX<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">75801<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div><span class=\"ect-google\"><a class=\"tribe-events-gmap\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=3301+North+23rd+Street+McAllen+TX+75801+United+States\" title=\"Click to view a Google Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">+ Google Map<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- right-wrapper close --><\/div><!-- event-loop-end --><div id=\"event-10000556\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/flamingo-bowl.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-06\/\" alt=\"Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">06<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">May<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-06\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><p>Join us every Wednesday at 5:00pm for our Prime Timers weekly Bowling Social. If you are not a bowler, come as a spectator to relax, socialize, and have a drink. Flamingo Bowl has a beautiful&hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-06\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ect-list-venue default-venue\"><span class=\"ect-icon\"><i class=\"ect-icon-location\"><\/i><\/span><!-- Event Venue Info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ect-venue-details ect-address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/venue\/flamingo-bowl\/\" title=\"Flamingo Bowl\">Flamingo Bowl<\/a>,<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3301 North 23rd Street<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">McAllen<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"Texas\">TX<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">75801<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div><span class=\"ect-google\"><a class=\"tribe-events-gmap\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=3301+North+23rd+Street+McAllen+TX+75801+United+States\" title=\"Click to view a Google Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">+ Google Map<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- right-wrapper close --><\/div><!-- event-loop-end --><div id=\"event-10000557\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/flamingo-bowl.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-13\/\" alt=\"Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">13<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">May<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-13\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><p>Join us every Wednesday at 5:00pm for our Prime Timers weekly Bowling Social. If you are not a bowler, come as a spectator to relax, socialize, and have a drink. Flamingo Bowl has a beautiful&hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-13\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ect-list-venue default-venue\"><span class=\"ect-icon\"><i class=\"ect-icon-location\"><\/i><\/span><!-- Event Venue Info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ect-venue-details ect-address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/venue\/flamingo-bowl\/\" title=\"Flamingo Bowl\">Flamingo Bowl<\/a>,<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3301 North 23rd Street<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">McAllen<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"Texas\">TX<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">75801<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div><span class=\"ect-google\"><a class=\"tribe-events-gmap\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=3301+North+23rd+Street+McAllen+TX+75801+United+States\" title=\"Click to view a Google Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">+ Google Map<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- right-wrapper close --><\/div><!-- event-loop-end --><div id=\"event-10000558\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/flamingo-bowl.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-20\/\" alt=\"Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">20<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">May<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-20\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><p>Join us every Wednesday at 5:00pm for our Prime Timers weekly Bowling Social. If you are not a bowler, come as a spectator to relax, socialize, and have a drink. Flamingo Bowl has a beautiful&hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-20\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ect-list-venue default-venue\"><span class=\"ect-icon\"><i class=\"ect-icon-location\"><\/i><\/span><!-- Event Venue Info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ect-venue-details ect-address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/venue\/flamingo-bowl\/\" title=\"Flamingo Bowl\">Flamingo Bowl<\/a>,<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3301 North 23rd Street<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">McAllen<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"Texas\">TX<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">75801<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div><span class=\"ect-google\"><a class=\"tribe-events-gmap\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=3301+North+23rd+Street+McAllen+TX+75801+United+States\" title=\"Click to view a Google Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">+ Google Map<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- right-wrapper close --><\/div><!-- event-loop-end --><div id=\"event-10000559\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/flamingo-bowl.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-27\/\" alt=\"Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">27<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">May<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-27\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><p>Join us every Wednesday at 5:00pm for our Prime Timers weekly Bowling Social. If you are not a bowler, come as a spectator to relax, socialize, and have a drink. Flamingo Bowl has a beautiful&hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-05-27\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ect-list-venue default-venue\"><span class=\"ect-icon\"><i class=\"ect-icon-location\"><\/i><\/span><!-- Event Venue Info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ect-venue-details ect-address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/venue\/flamingo-bowl\/\" title=\"Flamingo Bowl\">Flamingo Bowl<\/a>,<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3301 North 23rd Street<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">McAllen<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"Texas\">TX<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">75801<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div><span class=\"ect-google\"><a class=\"tribe-events-gmap\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=3301+North+23rd+Street+McAllen+TX+75801+United+States\" title=\"Click to view a Google Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">+ Google Map<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- right-wrapper close --><\/div><!-- event-loop-end --><div id=\"event-10000560\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/flamingo-bowl.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-03\/\" alt=\"Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">June<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-03\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><p>Join us every Wednesday at 5:00pm for our Prime Timers weekly Bowling Social. If you are not a bowler, come as a spectator to relax, socialize, and have a drink. Flamingo Bowl has a beautiful&hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-03\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ect-list-venue default-venue\"><span class=\"ect-icon\"><i class=\"ect-icon-location\"><\/i><\/span><!-- Event Venue Info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ect-venue-details ect-address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/venue\/flamingo-bowl\/\" title=\"Flamingo Bowl\">Flamingo Bowl<\/a>,<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3301 North 23rd Street<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">McAllen<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"Texas\">TX<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">75801<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div><span class=\"ect-google\"><a class=\"tribe-events-gmap\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=3301+North+23rd+Street+McAllen+TX+75801+United+States\" title=\"Click to view a Google Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">+ Google Map<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- right-wrapper close --><\/div><!-- event-loop-end --><div id=\"event-10000561\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/flamingo-bowl.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-10\/\" alt=\"Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">June<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-10\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><p>Join us every Wednesday at 5:00pm for our Prime Timers weekly Bowling Social. If you are not a bowler, come as a spectator to relax, socialize, and have a drink. Flamingo Bowl has a beautiful&hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-10\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ect-list-venue default-venue\"><span class=\"ect-icon\"><i class=\"ect-icon-location\"><\/i><\/span><!-- Event Venue Info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ect-venue-details ect-address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/venue\/flamingo-bowl\/\" title=\"Flamingo Bowl\">Flamingo Bowl<\/a>,<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3301 North 23rd Street<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">McAllen<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"Texas\">TX<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">75801<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div><span class=\"ect-google\"><a class=\"tribe-events-gmap\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=3301+North+23rd+Street+McAllen+TX+75801+United+States\" title=\"Click to view a Google Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">+ Google Map<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- right-wrapper close --><\/div><!-- event-loop-end --><div id=\"event-10000562\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/flamingo-bowl.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-17\/\" alt=\"Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">17<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">June<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-17\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><p>Join us every Wednesday at 5:00pm for our Prime Timers weekly Bowling Social. If you are not a bowler, come as a spectator to relax, socialize, and have a drink. Flamingo Bowl has a beautiful&hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-17\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ect-list-venue default-venue\"><span class=\"ect-icon\"><i class=\"ect-icon-location\"><\/i><\/span><!-- Event Venue Info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ect-venue-details ect-address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/venue\/flamingo-bowl\/\" title=\"Flamingo Bowl\">Flamingo Bowl<\/a>,<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3301 North 23rd Street<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">McAllen<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"Texas\">TX<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">75801<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div><span class=\"ect-google\"><a class=\"tribe-events-gmap\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=3301+North+23rd+Street+McAllen+TX+75801+United+States\" title=\"Click to view a Google Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">+ Google Map<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- right-wrapper close --><\/div><!-- event-loop-end --><div id=\"event-10000563\" class=\"ect-list-post style-1 ect-simple-event future\"><div class=\"ect-list-post-left \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-img\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/flamingo-bowl.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-24\/\" alt=\"Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl\" rel=\"bookmark\"><div class=\"ect-list-date\"><div class=\"ect-date-area default-schedule\"><span class=\"ev-day\">24<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-mo\">June<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ev-yr\">2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- left-post close --><div class=\"ect-list-post-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ect-list-post-right-table\"><div class=\"ect-list-description\"><h2 class=\"ect-list-title\"><a class=\"ect-event-url\" href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-24\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wednesday 5:00 PM &#8211; Flamingo Bowl<\/a><\/h2><!-- Event Content --><div class=\"ect-event-content\"><p>Join us every Wednesday at 5:00pm for our Prime Timers weekly Bowling Social. If you are not a bowler, come as a spectator to relax, socialize, and have a drink. Flamingo Bowl has a beautiful&hellip; <\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/event\/every-wed-500-pm-flamingo-bowl-3-2-2-2\/2026-06-24\/\" class=\"ect-events-read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ect-list-venue default-venue\"><span class=\"ect-icon\"><i class=\"ect-icon-location\"><\/i><\/span><!-- Event Venue Info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ect-venue-details ect-address\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/venue\/flamingo-bowl\/\" title=\"Flamingo Bowl\">Flamingo Bowl<\/a>,<span class=\"tribe-address\">\n\n<span class=\"tribe-street-address\">3301 North 23rd Street<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-locality\">McAllen<\/span><span class=\"tribe-delimiter\">,<\/span>\n\n\t<abbr class=\"tribe-region tribe-events-abbr\" title=\"Texas\">TX<\/abbr>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-postal-code\">75801<\/span>\n\n\t<span class=\"tribe-country-name\">United States<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<\/div><span class=\"ect-google\"><a class=\"tribe-events-gmap\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=3301+North+23rd+Street+McAllen+TX+75801+United+States\" title=\"Click to view a Google Map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">+ Google Map<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- right-wrapper close --><\/div><!-- event-loop-end --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are The South Texas Prime Timers (STXPT) is a welcoming, inclusive, non-judgmental social organization for gay and bisexual men who enjoy making new friends by participating in social, cultural, and educational activities and&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1490,"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/1490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapters.theprimetimersww.com\/riogrande\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}