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My 5 Favorite Breakfasts: Anytime is a Good Time for Breakfast

Murdochs:

Oldest and Best Loved Gift Shop

Galveston Historic Tour: Bringing History to Life

Island Music:

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Contents 4-5 Dining » “My 5 Favorite Breakfasts: Anytime is a Good Time for Breakfast” by Kimber Fountain » “Northern Italy Comes To The Strand: Riondo’s Ristorante Is Now Open 6-7 Movies » Reviews by Dustin Chase include “Get On Up,” “Guardian of the Galaxies,” “Hercules,” “And So It Goes” and “Lucy” 8-11 Things to Do » “Murdochs: Galveston’s Oldest and Best Loved Gift Shop” by Kimber Fountain » “Island Relics: A Sparkling Array of Sunshine” by Kimber Fountain » Schlitterbahn’s Introduces New Family of Pets, Spec’s 5th Annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival, Turtle Patrol and Beach Hike, Fitness in the Park, Bishop’s Palace “Basement to Attic” Tour and “This Month at The Grand: Dr. John &The Nite Trippers and Aaron Neville, The Pointer Sisters” 12-14

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15 Books » “Even More Summer Great Reads” by Gini Rainey » Book Signings at Galveston Bookshop 16-17 The Fine Arts » There’s Lots of On-going Exhibits at Local Galleries 18 Tours » “Galveston Historic Tour: Bringing History to Life” by Terry Card » From Dolphins to Trees, There’s a Tour for Everyone! 20-22 Music » “Island Music: Instructional Studio and Host of ‘On the Sidewalk’ Concert Series” by Kimber Fountain » Twelve Musicians, Twelve Photos, Twelve Performances » The Music Guide for Live Music Across the Island 20

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Dining My 5 Favorite Breakfasts:

Anytime is a Good Time for Breakfast By Kimber Fountain Nothing beats a great breakfast, and not just to start your morning. The most versatile of mealtimes is delicious any time of the day. Lunch is just lunch and dinner is just dinner, but breakfast can be breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast for lunch even has its own name, brunch, and “breakfast for dinner” was a standing tradition in my family growing up. I am not entirely sure what explains the twenty-four hour appeal of breakfast, all I know is that I have never eaten a ham sandwich in the morning, but I certainly have been known to answer the call of bacon and eggs at midnight. Here in Galveston there is no shortage of great breakfasts, whether it’s a sweet and syrupy mound of fluffy pancakes or a savory and scrumptious plate of hash browns and sausage. It was not easy to pick my top five, but somehow I managed. I could not, however, bring myself to rank them in any particular order. As vast and varied (and delicious!) as these morning (and mid-morning) meals are, I simply could not pick a number one. So here they are, in no particular order, my five favorite breakfasts on Galveston Island. The Katastrophic, Shykatz Deli If I really was forced to pick a favorite, this would probably be it. Not only are owners Kat and Shy two of the most talented women on the Island, just stepping through the door puts me in a good mood. When I first started visiting Shykatz, I tried many different things on the menu and I was never disappointed. But the day I discovered the Katastrophic, I knew that I would never order anything else. The breakfast to end all breakfasts, the Katastrophic is a heaping mound of everything that makes breakfast great. A homemade biscuit, or toast if you prefer, is piled high with layers of breakfast potatoes, ham, and bacon, then topped off with two eggs prepared to your liking. But the kicker, the crowning glory, the thing that sets the Katastrophic apart from all other breakfasts, is the gravy that smothers it with perfection. I have a few theories about what makes Shykatz cream gravy so stupidly and incredibly delicious, but I prefer simply to leave it a mystery and merely revel in its gluttony goodness. The best part is, Shykatz serves breakfast all day, so I can find the cure for my Katastrophic craving any time I need it. 1528 Avenue L. | (409)770-0500 | www.shykatz.com Open Monday-Saturday 7am-3pm, Breakfast Served All Day, Closed Sundays Galvez Sunday Brunch, Hotel Galvez Ah, the Hotel Galvez, one of Galveston’s finest and most regal monuments to an era of refined elegance and graceful sophistication, and subsequently the only place where you can stuff your face and still feel classy while you are doing it. Sunday Brunch at the Galvez is one of the Island’s best-loved and longest standing traditions, when the trademark wicker furniture in the historic front hallway moves aside to make way for tables piled high with free-flowing delicacies. “This brunch should be on everybody’s bucket list,” says Marketing Director Christine Hopkins. Indeed, this is so much more than a meal. It is an event. Served buffet style, Galvez brunch includes a carving station, an omelet bar, a waffle station, a pasta bar, and an expansive dessert selection. That does not even include the main stretch of the buffet, which is a seemingly endless journey that takes you over mountains of gourmet cheeses, homemade breads, and fresh vegetables; through oceans of fresh seafood including crab legs, shrimp, lox, and freshly shucked oysters; into caverns of chafing

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dishes full of seasonal entrees and traditional breakfast fare; and around it all flows a river of sauces, butters, and spreads to complement your meal. Brunch diners are seated in the Veranda with stunning views of the Gulf waters, and treated to free-flowing mimosas and wine. All in all, Galvez brunch is a luscious and luxurious dining experience, and although it is more than accommodating with an Island casual dress code, it is also the perfect place for those desiring an upscale, elevated atmosphere. 2024 Seawall Boulevard | (409)765-7721 | www.hotelgalvez.com Brunch served every Sunday 11am-2pm. Reservations recommended and can be made via Open Table. Croissant Kolaches, Donut Palace At first glance Donut Palace seems like just your run-of-the-mill donut shop, except maybe for the bright pink exterior. It is a relatively small operation, too, with only two bakery cases, but there is magic inside them. Magic in the form of their homemade croissant kolaches which are hands-down the best kolaches on the Island. For starters they are huge, this is not your typical little pig-in-a-blanket. A full sausage link, stuffed with cheese, is wrapped with layers of buttery, soft croissant dough and baked until it is perfectly golden and flaky. They are also available in a jalapeno variety, with the spicy peppers baked into the kolache next to the sausage, so they keep their kick despite the heat of the oven. Donut Palace also serves meaty breakfast tacos and massive breakfast sandwiches on their homemade croissants, and of course their donuts are fantastic, too. 2117 Broadway Avenue | (409)765-8022 Open Daily 6am-1pm Lox and Bagel Platter, Mosquito Café Above the Mason Dixon line, and especially in big cities like Chicago and New York, you will be hard-pressed to find a breakfast

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joint that does not have Lox. Down here, however, it is a remarkable rarity. Luckily for Islanders though, Mosquito Café throws caution to the wind and fearlessly serves up this Yankee delicacy. In a world of breakfast that would seemingly crumble with the absence of red meat, this delightful dish is a fresh, healthy, and satisfying alternative to the heavy hand of a skillet. Lox, in case you are wondering, is brined salmon. Much different from smoked salmon that has a flaky, firm texture, lox is silky and moist, with a tangy flavor and creamy texture. Not only does Mosquito Café serve Lox, they serve it the right way, too. The platter comes with your choice of a plain or an “everything” bagel (go with the “everything” bagel, trust me), and is accompanied by a beautiful presentation of all the traditional lox garnishes: cream cheese, capers, fresh tomatoes, and red onion. 628 14th Street | (409)763-1010 | www.mosquitocafe.com Breakfast served Tuesday-Saturday 8am-11am and Sunday 8am-3pm Breakfast Burger, Yaga’s Café Okay so it’s not technically breakfast. But this self-proclaimed “hangover killer” combines my favorite meal, breakfast, with my favorite food, burgers. And let’s face it. If you are indeed searching for a hangover cure on a plate, chances are that it is your first meal of the day because you did not actually go to bed until the sun was coming up. Never fear, this is one meal that definitely lives up to its nickname. The Breakfast Burger starts with Yaga’s half-pound Certified Angus Beef® burger, and jumps on the breakfast bandwagon by topping it with gooey cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, and a fried egg. So skip the confessional, because there is no better way to atone for drinking your dinner than with breakfast and lunch together on a bun. 2314 Strand Street | (409)762-6676 | www.yagaspresents.com/yagascafe 11am-9pm Seven Days a Week

Northern Italy Comes To The Strand:

Riondo’s Ristorante

Ever since the closing of Luigi’s last year after 7 years of business, the Downtown and Strand have been craving Italian food. Finally, the wait is over! Riondo’s Ristorante is ready to satisfy those cravings. Located at 2328 Strand (24th Street & Strand) the restaurant has undergone a renovation that is sure to please. Owners Don McClaugherty and Edgardo “Rico” Caminos have dedicated months of planning to transform the space to reflect their personalities. The name Riondo’s was conjured up by taking a combination of both owners’ nicknames and blending them together, Rico and Dondo. Located in downtown Galveston in the historic Hutchings & Sealy Bank Building, when you step inside you are greeted by a large fish tank in the main bar area where you can sit and have a drink before your table is ready. Original mosaic floor tiles, still intact, add to the historic significance of the space. The color palette was inspired by the colors of Tuscany which are amplified by the soaring ceilings in the space. Custom lights hang from suspended tracks with vintage Edison light bulbs that add to the experience. Additionally, custom made dining tables made from Swedish Pine and Douglas fir awaits your arrival. Once you enter the dining room your eyes are drawn to a wall of custom Mason jar sconces that are mounted on reclaimed wood from Galveston. Careful attention was paid to create the captivating décor. Riondo’s features locally or sustainably caught seafood fresh from the Gulf. They specialize in Tuscan style Northern Italian cuisine and will feature handmade items made from scratch such as pasta, pizza dough, bread and handmade mozzarella. Don McClaughery, originally from Park City, Utah, loves the Galveston lifestyle and all of the history the city has to offer, but mostly the laid back environment and the good vibes that go along with island living. Riondo’s owners have also brought in James Cole to be part of their team. Cole was the executive chef for over eleven years at the acclaimed restaurant, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in River Oaks. James is very pleased to be able to share his expertise and talents as part of the Riondo’s team.

Riondo’s Ristorante is open from 11am to 10pm, seven days a week. For more info, please visit www.Riondos.com, www.facebook.com/riondos or call (409)621-9595. About Mitchell Historic Properties Mitchell Historic Properties (MHP) oversees Galveston properties owned by developer, philanthropist and preservationist George Mitchell and the Mitchell family. MHP owns and preserves approximately one-fourth of the buildings in The Historic Strand Seaport Area including commercial and residential properties as well as Hotel Galvez & Spa, The Tremont House and Harbor House, the hotel and marina at Pier 21®. The Mitchell’s ongoing preservation of Galveston’s historic downtown helped spark the resurrection of The Strand National Historic Landmark District and Pier 21® as a tourist destination. For leasing information, visit www.MitchellHistoricProperties.com or call (409)762-4110.

Sophomore Year of Shark University at Moody Gardens

Greg Whittaker and Assistant Curator of Fishes Roy Drinnen in the Ocean View Room as they talk about the ocean’s most misunderstood creatures. Be educated on shark finning and its global impact on the shark population. Shark feeding and keeper presentations are free with Aquarium admission. Enjoy free interactive shark activities in our Visitors Center lobby from 10am-12 noon and 2-4pm. Families can learn about Moody Gardens invites visishark conservation, participate in tors to return for the sophomore crafts and discover different species year of Shark University Week from of sharks. August 10th-16th. Get schooled with Also, be sure to visit the MG a plethora of shark theme activities throughout the week, as guests learn about some of 3D Theater, which will show “Great White Shark 3D” throughout the day. This spectacular film, the most intriguing creatures of the ocean. Witness live daily shark feedings at 1:30pm at shown on the largest screen in Texas, unravels the mystery of the creature people love to fear, and goes the Aquarium Pyramid, as biologists dive into the to the depths of humans daring to tell the true story one-million gallon Caribbean tank with dozens of of the shark’s role atop the oceanic food chain sharks circling around them. Moody Gardens is a proud sponsor of DiscovEvery morning, enjoy a special meet and ery Channel’s Shark Week. For more info, please greet session with a South Pacific biologist at visit moodygardens.org or call (800)582-4673. 11am. Then, stop by one of the SAVY (Society for Moody Gardens® is a public, non-profit, eduAdvancement of Volunteer Youth) shark carts in the cational destination utilizing nature in the advanceAquarium Pyramid for a different perspective on ment of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and marine debris and sharks. research. At 2pm, join Animal Husbandry Manager

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Movies

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“Guardians of the Galaxy”

Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace Grade Cwww.texasartfilm.com I will Dustin is a Member of the “Houston Film Critics Society” probably Film Critic/Assistant Editor for “Texas Art & Film” (texasartfilm.com) be the only Film Critic for “The Daily News” (Galveston) person who Entertainment Reporter for “Galveston.com” didn’t enjoy Film Critic for “Island Guide,” (Galveston) & “EGuide Marvel’s latMagazine” (Tyler) and Online Air Entertainment News est comic Commentator at “News 92FM’s Livin’ Large” book adaptation “Guardians of the Galaxy.” The Marvel universe continues to expand in the far reaches of space with “Guardians,” which was eluded to in a post-credits scene from “Thor: The Dark World” where we see Benicio del Toro as “The Collector” (stay after the credits this time for another hint at what’s to come). I don’t have whatever 12-year-old boy still inhabits most adults’ sense of humor, and light fare is certainly not how I like my comic book stories. It didn’t get one laugh from me, but far worse is the fact that the script never allowed me to care about whether any of the characters lived or died; of course, this is the Marvel world and no one can really die. Peter Quill (Pratt) was abducted into space as a child and has made the galaxy his wrecking room. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Now he is unwillingly part of a misfit group that Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer must keep a dangerous and powerful weapon out Grade C of the wrong hands. His partners in saving the galThe musical genre isn’t faring so well this year. axy include a genetically manufactured but highly Tate Taylor, director of “The Help,” gathers many skilled raccoon named Rocket (Cooper) and his of his previous co-stars to recreate the life and protector, a giant transformative tree named Groot times of James Brown. Unlike “Jersey Boys,” Taylor (Diesel). The fourth in their company is a green does actually cast real actors here. Unfortunately, he humanoid-looking alien named Gamora (Saluses that same actor-speaking-directly to the audi- dana), who has until now been under the protecence technique that constantly reminds the audition of Ronan (Pace) the conqueror, who wants the ence they are watching a film, thus disallowing the weapon to enslave everyone. “Guardians of the Galaxy” is Marvel’s version viewer to get absorbed in the material. For all the of a superhero sitcom. As special effects oversatufamous faces in the film, including Oscar winner Spencer, it’s Boseman, who played Jackie Robinson rate every corner of the screen, there is very litin “42” last year, that delivers the best performance. tle organic material for the actors to interact with, Similar to “Jersey Boys,” “Get on Up” isn’t going to very unlike “Lord of the Rings” or “Planet of the Apes” where everything blends so seamlessly; it create any new fans of the material. Unlike “Ray” or “Walk the Line,” this film doesn’t break any new purposefully stands out here. Even in the few serious moments of the film, 80’s pop music dilutes ground within the genre. the seriousness of the situation or Quill breaks into Growing up under dire and trying circumstances, James Brown (Boseman) went from a win- dance. The music and all its irony does have sigdowless shack in the woods of Georgia, abandoned nificance in the script’s backstory, but it’s the lack of seriousness it causes in nearly all the otherwise by his mother, to the famous stages of the world, intense moments. delivering soul music in a way people had never It’s true that I am not a fan of most comic book heard it. Music was everywhere Brown looked: films; I prefer them dark, serious and tragic (“The on the kitchen table as a child, in the prison as Dark Knight,” “X-Men”). This film (funded by Disa teenager, local churches; it was inescapable for mind you) has an adolescent male in mind him. Marital problems, tax issues, and his need to ney with jokes and the entertainment.“Guardians control everyone around him led Brown to a dark of thethe Galaxy” nearly put me to sleep with Pratt place that music helped him escape. bragging on how much he loved working on “The Help” was a crowd pleaser, loved nearly this film and his excitement for the sequels, you universally for its cheeky script, award winning already know his character is never in serious peril. performances and the fact that it’s a film much Pace (“The Hobbit”) does make for a great villike it’s “Steel Magnolias” / “Fried Green Tomato’s” lain, although his fascinating face is hidden under counterparts that hold up on repeat and generamakeup and shadow. This film is just the begintional viewings. Taylor might have been the wrong ning of an endless series to fill our cinemas with choice for this project, but the larger problem here more mindless entertainment, which will no is in the editing of the film that pushes and pulls doubt appeal to the masses and the teenage boy in the audience through Brown’s career in a less than everyone. clever manner. It jumps around assumingly using Final Thought – Marvels comic book movie flashbacks from the past to explain conditions and sitcom. feelings Brown experiences in present day. “Ray” was about overcoming addiction in many forms, “Walk the Line” was a love story, but “Get on Up” is Starring: Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman just about James Brown being James Brown. Grade F ”Walk the Line” was an inspired title taken It shouldn’t be surprising that “Lucy” easfrom a Johnny Cash song while “Get on Up” ily ranks as one of the sounds like the fifth installment of those “Step worst films of 2014, Up” films. So often musicals forget they are feadue to one simple ture films and spend much of the film singing the credit: Luc Besson. Who is he, you might running time away. Many of the hits are played ask? Besson is the in their entirety, as if Taylor couldn’t pick just a ex-husband of Mila few. Never more so than the performance of Soul Jovovich; he wrote the Power, where it seems to last forever. Knowing how scripts and directed to edit a musical biopic is key with so much mateher in cult hit “The rial about a legend needing to be squeezed into a Fifth Element” and two hour period. The best scene in the entire film major flop “The Mesoccurs following the death of Martin L. King Jr., senger” in the late 90’s. when Brown stops his live show to demand memHowever, it’s the more bers of the audience get off the stage. It’s a scene recent material that has that showcases Brown’s understanding of his own power and influence during that time, a theme that corroded Besson’s image and career, which includes all the “Transporter” films, that awful “From Paris should have found its way into more scenes. Final Thought – The film may have soul, but it with Love” Travolta film, and let us not forget last year’s mob disappointment, “The Family,” starring certainly lacks structural rhythm.

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“Lucy”

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Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert DeNiro. If that weren’t enough, “Lucy” now joins another one of my worst films of the year, “3 Days to Kill,” which was, you guessed it, written by Luc Besson. Through a twist of fate, American tourist Lucy (Johansson) is subjected to a drug called CPH4, which is the synthetic version of the material that pregnant women make in small doses during their pregnancy. Humans only use 10% of their brain and this drug, manufactured by the Chinese, will allow its victim to access more for a limited period of time before it destroys its host. Lucy, realizing what is happening to her, and becoming aware of all the mysteries of the universe and the origin of life, contacts Prof. Norman (Freeman) whose research into the human brain and its evolution allows him to be the only one who can understand what is happening to her. At first, “Lucy” appears structurally similar to “Salt,” starring Angelina Jolie, who was originally tapped for Lucy but dropped out after reading the script. This film quickly reveals itself as more of a science fiction film than a female action vehicle. Thankfully, it runs at only 90 minutes. “Lucy” becomes a film about Besson’s misunderstanding of the brain shoved into a mainstream movie with no real purpose. Lucy doesn’t have a goal or a purpose; she isn’t really out for revenge because she doesn’t have long to live. As her brainpower nears the 100% level (which is cleverly splashed on the screen during moments of tension), she will die. Lucy is basically a mutant; Besson just rips off the entire concept of “The X-Men” and throws it into this poorly developed character with blond hair and big boobs. Johnasson is a good actress, but she wasn’t cast for her talent here. The moment Lucy begins using the same powers as Jean Grey, Besson’s lack of creativity for the character is obvious. For instance, when Lucy starts vomiting rainbow fire, I realized that he has just created a mindless film with no social commentary and has no understanding of superheroes. One of the most annoying elements of the film occurs when she is powerful enough to knock over a group of policemen by waving her hand in a millisecond; Yet, ten minutes later, with more brainpower, she throws the Chinese villains up in the air, fights them, wasting her precious time, and more importantly, ours. Silly isn’t a strong enough word for the stupidity that is displayed here. Johansson has played a superhero twice this year and one

alien; I think she needs to do something different. Final Thought – Easily the most stupid film of 2014.

the audience to cheer for things that were never earned. The one element that makes it a better film than the Lutz version is that it doesn’t take itself seriously. Johnson all but winks to the camera anytime his godly heritage is debated. The film is never without comedic moments to lighten the Starring Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, John dark mood and, thankfully, the predictable battle Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes sequences don’t last very long. Grade CThis isn’t your fairytale Hercules; this is more This isn’t the first time Hollywood has delivered like a “Gladiator” Hercules who is sporting a beard. two films of the same It isn’t about legends or gods, but a man gifted with type in the same year: strength and a moral compass. While he might look “Armageddon” and like a grown up version of Bam Bam from the “Flint“Deep Impact,” “Elizstones,” Johnson and his leather mini skirt drive abeth” and “Shakethrough the plot at an accelerated speed. The large speare in Love.” 2014 amounts of dialogue and two fight sequences don’t marks the first time really make a whole movie, but this is about entertwo mainstream films tainment, 3D special effects and forgetting what you have Hercules in the thought you knew about Hercules at the door. title. Back in JanuFinal Thought – With the bar set extremely low ary Kellan Lutz was by The Legend of Hercules, this version manages to the half god in “The portray the hero is an alternative light. Legend of Hercules,” which made almost everyone’s worst of the year list, including mine. Despite his “Twilight” Starring Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton Grade Cfans, Lutz didn’t have the star power Johnson aka This was a much better film when it was called The Rock has, and while this is certainly a version “As Good of Hercules we haven’t seen before, it could have As it Gets.” been called something entirely different and still Yes, I think had the same effect. Hercules (Johnson) has fled Athens along with the AARP crowd his posse, including longtime supporters Amphiaraus (McShane), who can predict the future. They deserves are summoned by Lord Cotys (Hurt) as mercenar- movies to help defeat Rhesus (Tobias Santelmann), who ies aimed is burning villages in the kingdom Thrace. Men all directly at their demographic, but no, I don’t think you over the world have heard the stories of the great have to sacrifice quality to provide that. “And So Hercules, who defeated serpents, beasts and even it Goes” is the latest mishap from the once crowd a giant lion that he still wears as a hood. Hercules makes no claim to be the son of Zeus as legend pleasing director Rob Reiner (last time he worked with Douglas was on “The American President”). tells, but he doesn’t stop his nephew from embelReiner has always been one of the few directors to lishing the stories to help defeat their enemies. Now Hercules and his group must train the Thrace make movies for his own demographic; sadly, they are rarely good (“The Story of Us,” “The Bucket townspeople and prepare for battle. List”). Douglas seems an ill fit for playing a guy who With director Brett Ratner (“Rush Hour,” would fall in love with someone his own age (espe“X-Men: The Last Stand”) at the helm, you must cially with the characters he has played in the past prepare yourself for a certain amount of stupidbeing married to Catherine Zeta Jones), while ity. Combined with Johnson, who is always cast for and is just playing the same woman she has his brawn and never his brains, this is a film about Keaton violence, butt kicking and moments that encourage been playing the last 20 years.

“Hercules”

“And So It Goes”

A bitter real estate agent, pining away his time until he sells his 8 million dollar home and enjoying making the residents of the Shangri-La apartment complex he owns miserable. Reality sets in for Oren Little (Douglas) when his former drug addicted son shows up on the doorstep with 9-year-old Sarah. In one second Oren becomes a grandfather and must figure out a way to take care of this bright eyed little girl. In comes the next door neighbor, amateur crooner Leah (Keaton), who missed out on motherhood and takes the opportunity to nurture this abandoned girl. The love she exudes has an effect over Oren, who realizes that maybe the death of his loving wife isn’t the end of his, and there is more fun to be had. After recently being impressed with the vocal stylings of Kiera Knightley in “Begin Again,” Oscar winner Diane Keaton reminds us that not all actresses can sing. It’s probably the most unflattering singing from an actor I have endured in a while. Keaton, dressed in her usual black and white and accompanied by her contract dictating scarves and her own wardrobe, cries every five minutes and certainly drives the notion home to my generation that she is a one note actor. However, Leah does have one particularly memorable moment where she explains why she could never have meaningless sex, even at her current age, and it’s a beautiful ode to the sanctity of intimacy. Unfortunately, the entire script is predictable and lacks any development and maturity from the characters. They nearly turn on a dime and venture off into that happily ever after scenario. Douglas and Keaton have little to no spark. Perhaps neither were never truly great actors of their generations, but seeing them here, like this, in a film that can only be described as a Lifetime film at best, just makes me feel sorry for them. True, there are not enough diverse roles in Hollywood for aging stars, but there must be something better than this sappy, feel good, waste of time. Eh, and so it goes... Final Thought – Another sad misfire for director Reiner and the entire cast.

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Galveston’s Oldest and Best Loved Gift Shop By Kimber Fountain Few names embody the “Spirit of the Island” like that of one of Galveston’s oldest institutions, Murdochs. Just like Galveston, the famed bath house-turned-souvenir shop has been beaten, battered, and all but destroyed by a century’s worth of hurricane winds and storm surges, but also, just like Galveston, it continues to return, again and again, each time better than the last. From its initial destruction at the hands of The Great Storm of 1900, to its devastation from Hurricane Ike in 2008, and through every storm in between, the Island and its longest-standing seaside establishment have continued to renew the notorious sense of invincibility for which the Galveston community is known. Originally constructed in the late 1800’s, Murdochs was a bath house that emerged at the height of Galveston’s commercial heyday and during its national prominence as a seaside destination. These bath houses typically catered to regional visitors down for a day trip, and provided bathing suit rentals, changing rooms, freshwater showers, and various amenities to elevate the comfort and convenience of a day at the beach. After the 1900 Storm, Murdochs was rebuilt in 1901, then demolished again by a storm in 1909. Then in 1910, it was announced in the “Galveston Daily News” that Murdochs would again be rebuilt. The new structure would cost thirty-five thousand dollars to build, and would boast “700 rooms, equipped in the most modern manner, with shower baths and all the customary appurtenances of the up-to-date bathing house.” It was in this new and updated 1910 version of Murdochs that an entrepreneur by the name of William Guyette would launch his latest innovation, a store where visitors could purchase trinkets and remembrances of their Galveston holiday, called Guyette’s Gift Shop. Interestingly enough, Gaido’s, which opened in 1911, would relocate in 1914 to a space inside Murdochs, and to this day both businesses are not only thriving and continue their legacy as Galveston icons, they are owned and operated by members of the original families. After a five year tour of duty during World War II, William Guyette, Jr., returned home to the family business, and then in 1974 daily operations were taken over by Jr.’s son-in-law, James Little, the patriarch of the third generation who still runs the store today. Although Gaido’s changed venues in 1934, Murdochs has been in the same location for its entire lifespan, albeit with several new buildings along the way. Murdochs would again be destroyed in 1915 and in 1961 by Hurricane Carla. In 1983 Hurricane Alicia fortunately did only minor damage to the store, but in the fall of 2008 it would

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crumble yet again at the hands of Ike. It remained closed for just over one year, but by the end of 2009 the third generation had risen yet again with nothing short of a miracle, including a fortuitous loophole that allowed them to rebuild on some of the original pilings, innately nullifying the ban that the State of Texas initiated on any new structures over the Gulf. The series of new buildings over the past one hundred years have also allowed the family to evolve their structure to the changing demands of Galveston tourism. Gone of course are the days where people need to rent bathing suits or pay for showers, and this newest rendition of Murdochs is a glowing and modern tribute to Guyette’s original vision. Two large buildings flank a large breezeway that perfectly captures the salty Island winds, with comfortable, shaded porch seating that allows visitors an unadulterated view of the Gulf waters and horizon. Steps away from the porch is a bar area that sells frozen drinks, cold beer, beverages, and snacks to complement your relaxing respite from the heat. Inside the two buildings are seaside showrooms full of anything and everything possibly needed to make the most of your beach day, or to commemorate it. Basic beach needs like beach towels, beach bags, sunscreen, insulated cups, swimsuit coverups, and even boogie boards are there to ease a day of fun in the sun. Hundreds of Galveston t-shirts in every size, shape, and color are displayed throughout the store, and are surrounded by other apparel items like jewelry, flip flops, hair accessories, shorts, dresses, hats, and visors. Decorative items for your home include picture frames, photo albums, lamps, wind chimes, candles, wall hangings and countless others. Collectibles like thimbles and silver spoons weave their way around kitchenware such as salt and pepper shakers, plates, oven mitts, and coasters, all with a beach theme, of course. Murdochs also carries a collection of books on Galveston, as well as local fishing guides. And no seaside storefront would be complete without seashells, and they certainly have plenty from which to choose. Baskets, shelves, countertops and walls are lined with countless shells sold individually, or choose from a myriad of decorative pieces embellished with these gems of the ocean.

the purchases of the regular, repeat customers they frequently serve, and the number of vendors who are A Sparkling Array of Sunshine always ready to usher in new items, chances are that what is in the store By Kimber Fountain now will not be there for long. continues and emphaInside an unassuming little storefront off sizesCarol that the store “is always evolv22nd Street is a world of trinkets and treaing,” and that is what really sets sures that sparkles with the brilliance of the Island Relics apart from the othIsland sun and radiates the eclectic energy ers. She also credits the ever-changof Galveston. Island Relics is the culminaing nature of the store for bringing tion of twenty different vendors who bring people back in, again and again. “I their own unique talents and specialties to grew up in a town with many stores the store, and create a finished product that similar to this,” she continues, “but is never really finished, due to its ever-chang- I would go in several times and everything ing inventory and a constant flux of new, or was always the same, so I eventually stopped rather renewed, items. Vintage wares and going.” That is definitely not the case with antique furniture are only the beginning, Island Relics however, and Carol remembers and the delight of Island Relics is not only many customers who tell her that every time in its variety but in its warm and inviting they come to Galveston, they come to Island atmosphere. Relics, “because they know there will always Bright, sparkling, and happy, Island Relics be something new and fun and different to has been a fixture of Galveston resale for over see.” twenty years, and was most recently acquired The variety of Island Relics’ offerings is by Barbara Boyd three years ago. No stranger also due in part to the expansive draw of to retail, Barbara owned a ladies clothing its vendors. Several of the sellers are from boutique for seventeen years, but she says Galveston, but Carol lives in Surfside, Kay her newfound niche in antique and vintage is from Bayou Vista, and other vendors hail resale “gives me a purpose,” which extends from Friendswood and even Dallas. The to her many different vendors who have also scope of the vendors’ residences broadens the uncovered and rediscovered their talents via circuit for the acquisition of inventory, and Island Relics. pulls in items from all over the state. In fact Island Relics features vendors like Kay the only thing all of the vendors have in comTurney, who retired and was looking for an mon is that they all sell furniture, but aside outlet; and Jeanne McRee, who has been an from that their individual collections include artist all of her life, but admits it was only everything from jewelry to kitchenware, hand upon moving to Galveston that she decided bags to oil paintings, figurines to lamps, and to start selling her art. Using her creative home décor that ranges from vintage to beach abilities to upcycle and restore vintage pieces, and nautical themes. There is even a clothing Jeanne jokes that “we will take anything that boutique at the back of the store, and a small won’t run away and paint it.” Carol Hensadjoining warehouse for larger, and at times, ley has been with Island Relics for two years, unfinished items that do not fit on the showand loves the way the store is always fresh room floor. and new. “If you see it and want it, you betAnother alluring aspect of this vintage smorgasbord is something that is often ter get it,” she states emphatically. Between 8 The Island Guide Magazine GalvestonIslandGuide.com (409)256-5166

One has to think that Mr. Guyette himself would be in complete admiration of what his subsequent generations have accomplished in growing his concept, as well as their tenacity and fearlessness in continuing to rebuild, bigger and stronger, every time they fall prey to the tempests of the Gulf. In fact Murdochs has become so much more than just a souvenir store, and even more than one of the most recognized names on the Island, it is a symbol. It is a symbol of strength, of endurance, of survival. It is a symbol of Galveston, and everything that name implies. Murdochs 2215 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston Open 7 Days a Week, 9:30am-10pm (409)762-7478

Schlitterbahn Galveston: Introduces the New Family Pets By Kimber Fountain Schlitterbahn is heralded “America’s first family of waterparks,” and it was born and bred right in the Texas Hill Country. In 1996, founders Bob and Billye Henry, along with their three children, started their brought to their attention by way of observision just outside of New vant and grateful customers, and is yet Braunfels, and in 1979 another reason why they keep coming back. Schlitterbahn opened with “I have had several comments from people just four water slides and became the first ever water-themed resort. about our prices,” Carol states. With the rag- Still family owned and operated, the Schlitterbahn system expanded ing popularity of HGTV-inspired restorato include a Beach Park on South Padre Island in 2001, and in 2006 tions and re-purposing, often the demand the world’s first ever convertible waterpark was opened here on for such items drives the prices up, or all too Galveston Island. The park covers more than 70,000 square feet and is jam-packed with over 35 attractions surrounded by an interconoften similar stores will set ridiculous prices nected river system that allows guests access to float to any section of to combat those determined to negotiate. Island Relics keeps it reasonable, though, and the park without ever leaving the water. This summer on June 13th, Schlitterbahn Galveston debuted its also puts forth an extensive range of price points for both the thrift spender and the big newest thrill-ride, The Screaming Serpents. Inspired by the pirate lore and legends of the Island, this ride was custom-designed and spender, and everyone in between. All of its attributes combined make Island built specifically for the Galveston location, and no other Schlitterbahn has one like it. The Screaming Serpents ride consists of two Relics a destination, not just a retail center, twisting sea serpents over 280 feet long, constructed from over thirthus reflecting the draw of Galveston itself. teen thousand pounds of fiberglass, about the weight of a TyranThe inside glows with a friendly warmth, amplified by the energetic personalities of the nosaurus Rex, held together by over three thousand slide assembly bolts that alone weigh 430 pounds. The ride is six stories high and vendors who also run the store during busiaccessed via a spiral ramp (no stairs to climb). General Manager Ron ness hours. “The Galveston community is Sutual says that special effects like lighting, music and fog, “add a so great. I mean, you go into a place one or whole different dimension to the ride.” two times and you are considered a ‘reguWhat they call an “immersive” experience, this is a single perlar,’” Carol says. This means that after a few trips to Island Relics you will not only acquire son body slide, and riders slither through the bellies of the serpents and capture the feel of what it would be like to ride a light wave. The some unique and special pieces, you might serpents twist two and a half times before spitting out the screamers just pick up a couple of new friends along through eight feet tall serpent heads into a red splash zone. the way. Schlitterbahn Galveston is open daily through the end of August, Island Relics then continues operations on weekends throughout the end of the 911 22nd Street, Galveston, (512)925-0290 year (limited to indoor waterpark only beginning October 18th). For Open Seven Days a Week 10am-6pm more info or tickets go to www.schliterbahn.com/galveston.

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Spec’s 5th Annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival In its 5th year, Spec’s BrewMasters Craft

Beer Festival has been tapped as one of the 10 Best Beer Fests in America by “Thrillist” and cited as one of the best festivals to enjoy international brews. Join fellow craft beer lovers and supporters as they gather Labor Day weekend to celebrate and sample more than 400 specialty and hard-to-find brews plus enjoy two concerts and fireworks. This foamtastic celebration takes place at Moody Gardens Friday, August 29th through Sunday August 31st. The three-day celebration will showcase two signature events: “BrewLicious Brews and Foods Pairing” and “BrewHaHa Grand Tasting,” which also has a VIP component. There are a host of related events like the “BrewMasters PubCrawl” and “Texas Brewery Tasting Tour.” Featured activities include: Beach, Brews and Bands with performances by “Rat Ranch” on Saturday, August 30th and “Jared Waggoner” on Sunday, August 31st with fireworks on the beach at Palm Beach, educational events, a slew of Brew Brains and industry experts including award-winning BrewMasters and home brewing masters. “Since the event last year, the craft beer industry has gained even more momentum. According to the Brewers Association, Craft Beer currently represents 17.3% of total beer sales with $14.3 billion in sales. “New breweries continue to open, including the hometown favorite B52 in Galveston,” said event founder and organizer, Clifton McDerby, principal of Food & Vine Time Productions, Inc. “With all of that and being ranked as one of the best beer events in America, we are really excited about showcasing what’s new in the market. Our vision has always been to produce the largest craft beer festival in the state by providing beer lovers with the widest selection of craft beers available at any Texas festival along with brew education. Being recognized for that is a plus,” concluded McDerby. Festivities begin on Friday, August 29th with “BrewLicious Brews and Foods Pairing.” This spectacular evening for suds sippers is for the serious beer and culinary enthusiast. Every featured beer will be paired with food with a focus on high-end, premium, unique beer paired with just the perfect culinary accompaniment. “BrewLicious Brews and Foods” will run from 7-10pm, tickets are $75. Also on tap is the “BrewMasters Pub Crawl,” Friday, August 29th at 8pm. Hop on board this festive party bus departing from Moody Gardens with a tour to some of Galveston’s trendiest bars. Meet featured Brew Brains at each stop. Tickets are $25 in advance. If you are a Texas beer fan (and who isn’t?) make your first stop of the day on Saturday August 30th at the “Texas Brewery Tasting Tour.” You’ll have a rare opportunity to take a tasting tour in a small group and intimate environment to enjoy featured Texas brewed selections. The event runs from 11:30am12:45pm. Tickets are $25 in advance and it always sells out. Then it’s time for the grand tasting. Saturday, August 30th sample some of the best brews in the world made available to beer lovers at the “BrewHaHa Grand Tasting” held in the Moody Gardens Expo Arena. This Grand Tasting will feature over 400 craft and specialty brews as well as a Wine Escape with wine samplings. Admission to “BrewHaHa” is $35 in advance, $40 at the door, $85 for a VIP ticket, or choose a multi-event Hopper Pass. “The BrewHaHa Grand Tasting” will run from 3-6:30pm and includes access to multiple beer seminars on the Spec’s University Seminar Stage, a fun and educational experience for all who take pride in their beer and want to expand their knowledge of craft beers. What would Labor Day be without a concert on the beach? On Saturday and Sunday from 6-10pm get ready to have some fun in the sun as Moody Gardens rolls out a beach blast. Beach, Brews, & Bands features live music in the sand followed by fireworks at Palm Beach. On Saturday enjoy “Rat Ranch.” On Sunday it’s “Jared Waggoner.” Tickets are $12 at the gate, $10 pre-sale online until Friday, August 30th; $6 for members and BrewMasters ticket holders as well as Palm Beach/Day Pass holders. Tickets include all activities at Palm Beach plus the concert and fireworks. Driving responsibly is always a must so all BrewMasters events also have a designated driver ticket. Designated drivers cannot sample any beer. Moody Gardens Hotel is offering a 20% savings on its room rates over Labor Day weekend with a $50 resort credit for a weekend stay. To book your stay, visit www.moodygardenshotel.com or call (888)388-8484. For additional hotel reservation options, visit www.galveston.com. BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival is presented by Spec’s Wine, Spirits and Finer Foods. Additional sponsors include Ben E. Keith, Evamor water, Rex Goliath, Silverleaf Resorts, Brickhouse Tavern, Yaga’s Presents, and Green Mountain Energy. Featured Brewery sponsors include: Alaskan Brewing, Blue Moon, Buffalo Bayou, Cyclers Brewing, Firestone Walker, Goose Island, Karbach Brewing, Odell Brewing, Real Ale Brewing, Saint Arnold Brewing, Sam Adams, Shiner, Shock Top, Sierra Nevada, Southern Star and in-kind and media sponsors include Acme Party & Tent, Core Details, Houston Event Photos, SpeedPro Imaging, The Woodlands, CBS Radio, Houston Press, News 92FM, and Yelp. For more information on the BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival, visit www.brewmastersbeerfest.com or call (713)557-5732. Become a fan on Facebook to receive important updates on BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival events and details.

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vendors of produce, prepared foods (homemade), and edible farm products (eggs, cheeses, meats, etc). Ongoing - Looking for something fun to do this Galveston’s Own Farmer’s Market is located at 2508 Postoffice St., Galveston. summer? How about kayaking in Galveston? For as little as $10 you can kayak the bay and other Every Wednesday - Summer at the Seaport: Will areas of Galveston! Artist Boat is establishing a It Float? Make a splash this summer with the Texas Coastal Heritage Preserve on Galveston Island and Seaport Museum’s shipbuilding class for youth is looking for people who want to explore by kayak. held 1-2pm. Using only a paper plate, three pieces Their grant to acquire the land at the new Coastal of newspaper, and eight inches of duct tape, you Heritage Preserve provides financial resources to will have the opportunity to construct your own launch three years of educational programming unique vessel and answer the age old maritime from this special place. Public trips are available for question: “will it float?” Prizes will be awarded to $10 per person. For a schedule of public trips and the constructor of the ship that can hold the most to register for a public trip, visit our Coastal Heriweight. The cost is $10 and there are still spots tage Preserve page on their website. School groups available. This is held at Texas Seaport Museum, are also welcome. Any teacher that schedules an 2200 Harborside Dr., Galveston, (409)763-1877. Eco-Art Workshop for $150 will be able to have an Every Thursday - Summer at the Seaport: Swab Eco-Art Kayak Adventure to the Coastal Heritage the Deck! Experience the thrills of tall ship life with Preserve for $150. For more information, contact ELISSA’s staff every Thursday morning, 9-11am, as Artist Boat at (409)770-0722 or artistboat.org. we hose down and scrub the decks of the historic Every Sunday - Galveston’s Own Farmers Market Tall Ship ELISSA. Fans of “Patrick O’Brien,” “Two brings locally grown produce, prepared foods, Years Before the Mast,” and “Treasure Island” and edible farm products to residents of Galveston can step into the shoes of their favorite maritime and the surrounding areas every Sunday morning, character as they live the life of a traditional sailor 9am-1pm. They strive to foster a greater sense and start off the hot summer days with a quick cool of community, all while supporting farmers plus down. This is held at Texas Seaport Museum, 2200 producers, and connecting individuals with their Harborside Dr., downtown Galveston, (409)763local food economy. The Market is always seeking 1877. Spots are still available.

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Every Friday- Summer at the Seaport: Hoist a Sail! This fun summer series continues 11am-12 noon. Raise sail on a historic Tall Ship! After a brief introduction to the safe practices of line handling, program participants will have the rare opportunity to set a sail aboard the 1877 Iron Barque ELISSA. Sorry adults, this is for children only. Heave, ho! This is held at Texas Seaport Museum, 2200 Harborside Dr., downtown Galveston, (409)7631877. Cost is $10 per child. Every Friday - Turtle Patrol and Beach Hike is held 7-8pm. You can become a citizen scientist, and help the park to understand more about the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle, an endangered species that nests Galveston Island State Park.Take a stroll down the beach and explore the dunes for animals, such as fish, mammals, reptiles and birds. Meet at the day use picnic area and begin a short hike down the beach and through the dunes, patrolling for turtles on this easy, evening beach hike. Families, groups, and pets on a leash are welcome.There will not be a hike on August 29th. Cost is $5 per adult. Anyone under 13 years is free. This is held at the Galveston Island State Park, 14901 FM 3005, on the west end of the island. Saturday, August 9th - Ocean Star Discovery Family Day will take place 10am-3pm. Family Days occur on the second Saturday of each month from 10am-3pm. Each Family Day focuses on a different theme that relates to the offshore industry. The information is presented at student’s level using a variety of activities such as word games, coloring, and crafts. We encourage parents to bring their children aboard and explore the various facets of the offshore industry. Our goal is to promote family learning and quality time at a reduced cost. Children 18 years of age and younger are admitted free of charge with a paying chaperone. This special discount is designed for individual ticket sales and cannot be combined with other discounts, group tours or other museum programs. Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum is located at 1900 Harborside Dr., downtown Galveston. Children 18 and under free, with paying chaperone. Friday, August 8th and 15th - Summer Art Workshop Series - The Galveston Arts Center is continuing their weekly classes at Moody Mansion all summer long. As in years past, a number of local fine arts professionals have paired with GAC, lending their teaching expertise to introduce an engaging variety of art techniques to school-aged

kids. Students get to explore a different topic or medium each week, and can enroll in individual class sessions. On August 8th, Fabric, Fibers, Felt and Fun are in store, with some practical plushymaking and even very basic sewing. And finally, on August 15th, kids can start to gear-up for another school year when they create fabulous hand-made Books, complete with their own marbled paper, in which to record all their original ideas. The classroom facility is on the ground floor of Moody Mansion, in the home’s historic kitchen. Museum admission is not required to attend classes. Classes are $20 each, and fees support the Art Center’s free programs that go on during the fall and spring. GAC members get 10% off. Call (409)763-2403 to register. Saturdays - Fitness in the Park takes place August 9th, September 13th and October 11th outside the stage area at Menard Park, 2222 28th St., Galveston. Bring a mat and water and join in this fun free chance to exercise. Fitness in the Park is presented by the City of Galveston, Families, Children and Youth Board, Parks and Recreation and Transforming Galveston. These events are open to the public and is for all ages. For more info, call (409)772-2554 or log on at www.transforminggalveston.com. Through August 16th - “Sweet Charity” will open the 2014-2015 Island ETC (East-End Theatre Company) new season. This Broadway hit musical will have show performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm through August 16th. There will be two 2:30pm Sunday matinees on July 27th and August 3rd. Tickets for all other performances are $22 and up. Island ETC is located at 2317 Mechanic St., downtown Galveston, (409)762-3556 or log on at www.islandetc.org. Saturday, August 16th - Bishop’s Palace “Basement to Attic” Tour will take place 11am-1pm. This tour of the 1892 Bishop’s Palace offers you a rare look to areas of the home normally off limits. This Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. This is held at the Bishop’s Palace, 1402 Broadway. Admission is $30. For more info call (409)762-2475. To include your events, please contact us at:

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com” named them one of “The Top 10 Best Girls Groups of All Times.” The September 13th Pointers Sisters’ performance at The Grand 1894 Opera House is part of this year’s “Celebrate with The Grand” lineup, which coincides with the theatre’s 40th consecutive performing arts season [following the purchase and initial restoration of The State Theatre, which began in 1974], and the 120th Dr. John &The anniversary of Grand’s historic NiteTrippers and Aaron opening January 3, 1895. The Neville performance is sponsored in part Saturday, August 23rd by HomeTown Bank, Emerald This concert starts at 8pm. and Diamond Beach. Two true icons of American culTicket prices begin at $48. ture deliver one night of high-fly“The Official Blues ing entertainment as the soulful, Brothers Revue:” free-spirited artistry of Dr. John &The Nite Trippers and Aaron September 20th, 8pm Neville close out The Grand’s sumCelebrate an evening of music mer season. and good times with “The Official Tickets are very limited. Blues Brothers Revue,” Saturday, September 20 at 8pm at GalvesThe Pointer Sisters ton’s Grand 1894 Opera House. September 13th, 8pm Limited tickets are still available to The Pointer Sisters make their this show, which was postponed first appearance at The Grand last winter by airport-closing snowstorms. 1894 Opera House, in a rousing opening to the Produced and presented by Dan Aykroyd, theatre’s 2014-15 performing arts season. Ruth Judith Belushi, and Music Director Paul Shaffer, Pointer, Anita Pointer, and Ruth’s granddaughter “The Official Blues Brothers Revue” stars Wayne Sadako will deliver an exciting evening of memoCatania as Jake and Kieron Lafferty as Elwood. rable Pointer hits. Joined by a powerful, eight-piece Rhythm & Blues The Pointer Sisters lit up the ‘80s with an abun- Band, they recreate the passion, precision, and fun dant succession of high-octane performances, of the original “Saturday Night Live Blues Brothers,” including “He’s So Shy,” “Slow Hand,” “Yes We live on stage at The Grand. Can Can,” “I’m So Excited,” “Automatic,” “Jump In 1978, “Saturday Night Live” cast mem(for My Love),” “Neutron Dance,” and “Dare Me.” bers Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi created “The Praised for their exuberant, sassy style, The Point- Blues Brothers” as part of a musical sketch for the ers performance career has included a vast array of show. Following their two 1980s hit movies, The accomplishments. They have been honored with Blues Brothers emerged as a cultural phenommultiple Grammys and American Music Awards, enon. Today, “The Official Blues Brothers Revue” were inducted into the Soul Train Hall of Fame, pays homage to the swagger, humor, attitude, and and received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of musical style of Aykroyd and Belushi in an evening Fame. The advent of MTV provided vast exposure combing comedy, contagious dance moves, and for their highly popular music videos. In 1994, The great music – from iconic rock and roll to gospel, Pointers appeared in a 46-week, world-wide tour rhythm and blues, and soul. of the Fats Waller musical, “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” In Ticket prices begin at $21. 1996, they were one of the legendary acts that perFor information contact The Grand’s box office at (409)765-1894, (800)821-1894, or visit The formed at the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Grand’s website at www.thegrand.com. Games in Atlanta. In February 2014, “Billboard.

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Books Some More Great Summer Reads By Gini Rainey

“Eight Days To Live” by Iris Johansen When I selected this book to read, I had not heard of Iris Johansen and had no idea what a prolific writer she is. With 19 books in her Eve Duncan series, I just happened to land on #18, mostly because it was listed as a #1 New York Times Bestseller. Although the series of books is centered on Eve Duncan, a forensic sculptor, this book’s main character is Eve’s adopted daughter Jane who tends to have some very specific dreams and painted a portrait of a man called “Guilt” which is the result of one of her dreams. When the portrait is publicized in advance of an exhibit of her work in Paris, a religious group that worships Judas Iscariot picks up on it and marks Jane for its next human sacrifice in a religious ceremony scheduled for April 1st, which is 8 days down the track. When the CIA hears about the intended murder from an informant who disappears, the countdown to April 1st begins and the bodies start appearing. Jane enlists the help of her friends from previous books (wish I had read those books!) and they all use their various talents and connections to protect Jane. From Paris, to England, to Damascus and points between and around, Jane and her troops take the reader on a fast paced adventure that is filled with intrigue and suspense. Touching on the psychic and religious supposition, Jane is determined to find the missing informant to learn why she is marked for murder. This book is filled with suspense and, apparently true to her style, Iris Johansen portrays all the women in this tale as self-willed, determined people, who are unafraid of the formidable men they come across. I definitely think I will be reading more of Iris Johansen’s books in the future and I definitely think I will be starting with the first book in the series. Apparently there is quite a bit of history among her characters that would be very interesting to read about. Rating: Five of Five Copyright 2010 – St. Martin’s Press “Faking Normal” by Courtney C. Stevens Although this book is geared toward teen readers, I read it with great enthusiasm as it was recommended to me by Ms. Stevens parents whom I met last summer while on vacation in Florida. Described as an “edgy, debut novel,” “Faking Normal” is filled with the raw angst many teenagers struggle with on a daily basis. Even though many teenagers will be able to relate to many of the painful experiences that some of the characters are facing, it’s the two central

characters pain that will rise to the surface and perhaps bring tears to your eyes. Neighbors and classmates, Bodee and Alexi have both endured life-altering traumas in recent months and, in the course of the book, find that they are able to help each other find the strength to be survivors. As they struggle to cope and continue, they slowly and gradually realize that the love they have for each other is real and enduring. This is probably a typical young adult book with drinking and the occasional curse word, but Alexi is clean cut and has a loving, religious family. Her parents may not be able to recognize what is going on with their daughter, they genuinely love and support her and Bodee too. There’s also a lot of frank talk about sex among Alexi and her two friends, which is nothing unrealistic for girls that age. While the subject matter is very serious, at its core this book is an uplifting and inspiring story about what being a friend and being supportive really means. In a novel where grief and trauma dominates, the slow growth of Alexi and Bodee’s trust in each other, and the subsequent slow reveal of the traumas they’ve faced, is a truly powerful thing. I must say without a doubt, Faking Normal is a most worthwhile read because of its honest portrayal of recovering from the unspeakable. Rating: Five of Five Copyright 2014 – HarpersCollins Publishing “Adore” by Doris Lessing It’s amazing what suggestions comes your way when you have an e-reader and you begin to download books from your favorite e-book vendor. That’s how I wound up reading this novella by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Ms. Lessing, a British novelist, poet, playwright, biographer and short story writer, passed away last November. She has been described as “an epicist of the female experience, with skepticism, fire, and visionary power that has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny.” Her novels tend to border on the unacceptable and morally unheard of and “Adore” is definitely no exception. This story is about two women, Liz and Roz, who grew up together, fall in love with each other’s (is nubile appropriate here if applied to young, fresh boys?) sons and teach them the ways of sexual pleasure. When the boys reach maturity and marry women their own age, the two friends agree that all of this loving and love-making must stop. It does, but it definitely leaves their sons wondering why the affection is no longer there. This short read had the potential for an interesting and much longer book, but it was difficult to invest in characters when they have so little emotion of their own. The consequences of their ill-fated love affairs affected their lives, the lives of their sons, and the lives of the daughter-in-laws who never quite measured up to their husbands’ original lovers. The potential for an amazing book was there, but it just never happened. Quite honestly, I would have expected more from an author with such a noble reputation. As controversial a topic as “Adore” addressed, and with the history that Lessing has for broaching this type of subject, I found that I was disappointed with what a shallow and uneven plot this book had. Her character development was really poor and the story ended so abruptly, that the novella came across more like an unfinished novel in desperate need of multiple revisions. Rating: Two of Five Copyright 2013 – HarperCollins Publishing

From Our Library Staff: “The Bees” by Laline Paull “Accept, Obey, Serve.” From the minute Flora 717 emerges from her cell, she is part of the hive mind, yet she is also different. Born into the Sanitation caste, she is an anomaly to her mute kin. Flora has a voice and her courage and skills set her apart from her caste. “The Bees” is a fascinating and fun novel that propels the reader deep into the rigidly ruled world of the beehive. Final Thought: I loved this fresh and original story! Highly recommend! (MV) “The Bughouse Affair, a Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini Light fare from MWA Grand Masters Muller and Pronzini featuring private investigators Sabina Carpenter, a former Pinkerton “Pink Rose,” and John Quincannon, a former Secret Service agent. The authors deliver a classic detective story set in Victorian San Francisco complete with pickpockets, house burglars, and locked-room puzzles. There is even a guest appearance by Sherlock Holmes. Period slang and historical information about San Francisco is scattered liberally through the novel - almost to distraction. Still, this is a solid and enjoyable offering. Final Thought: Great for fans of classic detective novels and historical mysteries that lean toward cozy. (LT) “Love Water Memory” by Jennie Shortridge This is a quiet, sad, but ultimately hopeful story about memory, identity, and lost time. We meet Lucie standing in the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay with no memory of how she got there. Her fiance Grady finds her through news reports and brings her home to Seattle. Lucie slowly recovers her memory by exploring her neighborhood and the home she and Grady share, as well as by contacting her only living (and estranged) relative Aunt Helen. She is surprised to find she doesn’t much like the cold, driven, materially-obsessed Lucie represented by the artifacts she left behind. The characters’ inability to just speak honestly or clearly to each other can get exasperating, but everyone in this story is broken by things left unsaid and some things have needed to be said for a long time. Final Thought: A warm tale of love and second chances. (LT)

Book Events Galveston Bookshop Signings Galveston Bookshop is located at 317 23rd St., Galveston, (409)7508200, galvestonbookshop.com. Saturday, August 23rd “Lighthouses, Lightships & Beacons of Texas” by Richard S. Hall When you think of scenic lighthouses, Texas isn’t always the first place to come to mind. However, the Lone Star State - and its miles of coastline - is home to many lighthouses and light beacons. Richard S. Hall researched many of the lighthouses in Texas and tells their history in his unique and beautiful book. Come to the bookshop and get your copy autographed by this great author!

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Fine Art Gallery Events & More

Affaire d’ Art (2227 Postoffice, (409)789-0079, affairedart.com) August 17th, 4-6pm, we will be having a mixed media mixer, taught by our in house artist Regina Lee Parkinson. Students will make a beautiful work of art with the help of an experienced, mixed media artist. Absolutely no painting, drawing or crafting experience is required. Unlike basic paint parties, students will get to work with paper, stamps, and other fun materials, using a wide variety of tools and techniques. Students will come away with several new skills and their own original artwork to enjoy, plus they’ll have a great time. This Mixed Media Class cost per person is $50 and will last 2-3 hours. All supplies and wine will be provided. Call (409)789-0079 to reserve your spot. Also, August 22nd, 6-9pm, we will be hosting an awards ceremony/ reception for our first juried art competition, “A Juried Affaire.” The winners of “A Juried Affaire” will be receiving their awards and ribbons from juror Ken Mazzu. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. During the August 23rd ArtWalk, these juried entries will be featured. ArtWalk will be held Saturday, August 23rd throughout town, ranging in time from 4-10pm. Held in the heart of the downtown historic district and now other parts of the Island, ArtWalk is a free event that takes place in existing commercial galleries, non-profit art spaces, and what are called “other walls”- restaurants and retail stores. For a brochure listing all participants, stop by the Galveston Arts Center at 2501 Market St., or go online at www.galvestonartscenter. org. All events are free. Various artworks will be for sale. The Artists’ Studios (1902 Ave. N, Galveston, (512)217-1994) This is a large studio designed for space rentals for artists to paint, draw or sculpt in an active creative atmosphere. Are you an artist and don’t have a space to work? Then this is the place for you. This space is designed for you to rent and use to create your art. The Artists’ Studio has spaces available for rent on a month-by-month basis, 6-month and 1-year basis. All utilities are paid and rental includes locker space. There are spaces available for classes as well. Amenities include free wi-fi, free coffee or tea, keyless digital entry, industrial sinks, bathrooms and small fridge for cold drinks. Call for availability. DesignWorks (2119 Postoffice St., (409)766-7599) “A Summer Selection of Gallery Artists,” a group show, continues until August 10 at the Gallery. Featured among the works of other gallery artists are recent paintings by Kent Sollenberger and Tim Scheider. New to the gallery are the photographs of Narinder Sall. DesignWorks is proud to offer a limited edition series of Zoe Gibbons’ (Dickinson) linoleum block print, “The Fabric of America.” This very strong image was entered as a part of the Congressional Art Competition, and won for the 14th Congressional District. It will hang in the Tunnel connecting Capitol Hill with the White House in Washington, D.C. G. Lee Gallery (2214 Postoffice, (409)370-7350) G. Lee Gallery is pleased to announce that Rene Palmer Armstrong is to be guest artist this month. Rene specializes in combining fused-glass creations

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with her love of painting to create unique shadowbox canvas paintings. She loves working with dichroic glass, created in the 1960’s by the aerospace program to help solve the problem of heat-shield failure during NASA’s spacecraft re-entry to earth’s atmosphere. This glass, created in a vacuum, reflects and absorbs light in different colors. When in direct sunlight, the glass glows like a thousand gemstones. Designs found in her fused-glass creations are painted out onto the canvas to create a unique mixed media - glass and canvas together! Born and raised in Texas City, Texas, a two-time cancer survivor, Rene has an insatiable zest for life. She is also author of “Wings and a Ring: Letters of War and Love from a WWII Pilot.” Rene will be displaying her newest work along with photography by Mary Lou Darst and Peter Bowman; contemporary art by Lou Sprecher, Michael Basham, Svetlana Bazaman, Brendan Martinez and Bud Clayton; and landscapes and mixed media by resident artist George Douglas Lee at the G. Lee Gallery, 2215 Postoffice Street, Galveston. Join us during Galveston ArtWalk, 12 noon-9pm, Saturday, August 23rd, and daily through September 30th. Galveston Arts Center (2501 Market, (409)763-2403) Debuting this month at the gallery is a very unique concept simply referred to as a Palace Revolution. This will include art and artifacts, film screening every Saturday night and socials. Visit their Facebook page online at www.facebook.com/galvestonartscenter or call for artist info, film screening details, special events, and gallery updates. Galveston Art League (2117 Postoffice, (409)621-1008, galvestonartleague.com) The Galveston Art League has selected Leslie Sanders as their Featured Artist for August. Sanders, who grew up sailing the waters of Galveston Bay and in the Gulf off Pirates Beach, is a self-taught painter. Her show, a collection of oil and watercolor paintings, reflects her observations of local watermen, working harbors, bird and sea life, boatyards, and fishing craft. Her work will be on display until August 24 at the Art League gallery. Galveston Artist Residency (2521 Mechanic St., (409)974-4446, galvestonartistresidency.org) “New New Berlin” will be on exhibit starting August 23rd - October 25th. The directors of NevADA Art Fair are excited to present some of the hottest trends in contemporary art from the Neo-modern revival currently sweeping MFA programs across the globe. Showcasing the works from a select group of avant-garde MFA students, NevADA is excited to offer new entry points into the fast-growing art market for the discerning collector. We invite you to experience Texas’ newest art fair at the Vernissage on Saturday August 23rd, 2014 from 6pm

- 9pm. Situated in the heart of downtown “New New Berlin” at the beautiful Galveston Artist Residency, NevADA is set to bring cuttingedge culture to this promising artistic community. The opening party has been carefully designed to capture the excitement of the wild, wooly-west atmosphere of today’s art market. All guests who wear Western-inspired attire will receive a VIP card and free admission to the party. Heard Gallery (2217 Postoffice St., (903)357-9073) At the Heard Gallery you can literally find your perfect painting. What makes this gallery unique is that you can pick a masterpiece already created or order a reasonably priced painting to resemble one of your cherished photos. You can also choose from hundreds of photos from around the island and have a custom painting created. Owner Ray Heard can even design a painting from a vision in your head. These custom pieces can be very large paintings for big walls or small ones for the little spaces. Many artistic painting styles are available. The gallery even offers shipping. The Heard Gallery will be open late for ArtWalk on August 23rd. J. Bangle’s Silk Stocking Gallery (25th and Ave. L, (409)763-6161) The heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, “Galveston’s own” Pam Heidt. Katrina Howarth Gallery (215 Tremont St., (713)550-6431, thehowarthgallery.com) On display this month are new fine art original oil paintings by artist and gallery owner Katrina Howarth of beautiful European landscapes and colorful still life compositions of florals and tabletops. MiArt (1327 Market St., (409)692-7833) MiArt is Michèle Grindberg’s charming little gallery located in the heart of Galveston’s East End in an 1883 Victorian house. The gallery is surrounded by some of the most popular restaurants on the island. Across the street is the Original Mexican Cafe, just down 14th Street is the Sunflower Cafe and the Mosquito Cafe, and only a short walk away on Postoffice Street is Farley Girls Cafe. MiArt showcases “happy art,” original paintings by Michèle Grindberg and Regina Lee Parkinson as well as the colorful clay pieces by Mary Ann Hasty. Also featured is locally handcrafted Sterling jewelry with the genuine gems from amethyst to rubies. The gallery is open extended hours for ArtWalk on Saturday August 23rd until 8pm. René Wiley Gallery (2128 Postoffice St., (409)750-9077, renewileyart.com) René Wiley’s newest series of oil paintings warmly depict the numerous families that flock to the beaches of Galveston each year. Wiley is showing these works along with her variety of paintings of Galveston’s historic buildings, harbor scenes and seabirds. As always, the gallery offers convenient shipping and gift certificates for customers. The next ArtWalk Opening is scheduled for Saturday, August 23, from 6 - 10pm. In addition, the mother daughter exhibition for René Wiley and Rachel Wiley-Janota is now showing at the Georgetown Arts Center in downtown Georgetown, Texas until August 31st. PeckArts (2208 Postoffice St., (409)621-1500, PeckArts.com) PeckArts would like to welcome Robin Renee Hix’s hand painted gelatin photographs. The art of hand colored photographs flourished before color film was invented. Traditional darkroom hand printed black & white silver gelatin photographs are transformed into brilliantly colored paintings. Oil color is applied to the matte surface of the silver gelatin photo with soft cotton, blended by hand, then fine brushes are used for details. “My artwork is united by an eye for beauty in the unexpected and detail often missed. I work with both a traditional medium 2 1/4 format camera and a low fidelity toy box camera that produces soft dreamy images.” Originals are individually hand made. Reproductions are giclee prints.

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Rosenberg Library (2310 Sealy, downtown Galveston, (409)763-8854, rosenberglibrary.com) “A Century of Galveston Art” continues at the library through December 2014. The exhibit is located in the Harris Gallery on the library’s 4th floor. “A Century of Galveston Art” will feature works by members of the Galveston Art League painted during the past one hundred years. Established in 1904, Rosenberg Library was the first organization in the city to collect and preserve fine art. Founded ten years later in 1914, the Galveston Art League was the first organization to promote art appreciation and to support local artists in the city. A natural partnership, the two entities have been closely connected since the early 20th century. For many years, Art League exhibits were regularly held at the library. When the Rosenberg Library added its Moody Memorial Wing in the 1970s, space was provided for a permanent gallery for the Galveston Art League. Each year a juried show was held, providing members the opportunity to exhibit and sell their art. In addition to planning regular exhibitions and juried shows, the Art League managed its own permanent collection of artworks that had been acquired over the years through purchase or donation. Many of these were displayed in the Rosenberg Library and became iconic images for patrons. Works by notable local and nationally acclaimed artists such as Paul Schumann, Boyer Gonzales, Dawson DawsonWatson, Rolla Taylor, Frederic Taubes, and Eugene Speicher were included in the Galveston Art League collection. In 1982, the League generously donated its collection of 23 paintings and drawings to the Rosenberg Library to ensure its long-term preservation and care. Many of these works are included in A Century of Galveston Art. Although the Art League now maintains its own gallery on Postoffice Street the relationship between the League and the Rosenberg Library continues today through the McGivney Award purchase prize program. The McGivney Award was created by Dr. Merlin Joseph McGivney (1905-1985), a local dentist and long-time member of the Galveston Art League. Dr. McGivney perpetuated his love for the arts by establishing an endowment fund administered by the Rosenberg Library. Each year the library awards a purchase prize to the McGivney Award winner at the Galveston Art League’s spring juried show. The winner is presented with a check, and his or her painting is added to the library’s permanent collection. “A Century of Galveston Art” will be on display through December 2014. Rosenberg Library is open Monday through Saturday from 9am - 6pm. Admission to the museum gallery is always free. Third Coast Gallery (2413 Mechanic, (409)9744661) Third Coast Gallery proudly presents the art of three talented artists from Panama for their next exhibition. On exhibit are works by Alan Sumeihgx Fuentes, Yun Fuentes and Miriam M. Hart. Their work is heavily influenced by the Central American culture. As always, paintings by gallery owner and resident artist Jack Morris will be featured. Located near the corner of 24th Street and Mechanic, the gallery will be open late for the August 23rd ArtWalk. Tremont Gallery and Pawsh Boutique (511 23rd St., (409)2560762) Tremont Gallery and Pawsh Boutique is Galveston’s newest gallery, located just across the street from Star Drug on 23rd Street. The gallery is owned by local photographer and artist Joey Quiroga. The unique gallery provides many talented and recognized local artists a place to showcase their brilliant work. This work includes artistic mediums such as photography, oil paintings, watercolor pieces and graphic design. Throughout August, works will be on display by featured artist Marilyn Biles, an award-winning, internationally acclaimed painter from Houston. The gallery will remain open late on the August 23rd ArtWalk. Vacation on Canvas Gallery (2113 Postoffice St., (409)974-4006, VacationOnCanvas.com) It’s August on the Island and the perfect time to take a ‘Vacation on Canvas’ and see artist and gallery owner Robert Peterson’s newest collection of original paintings, which will be on display for the August 23 ArtWalk. Robert has masterfully captured our island environment in brilliant vivid colors and precise detail with all the relaxing comfort that has become his trademark. Along with his original paintings, Robert offers reproductions of his artwork in canvas giclées, cards, paper prints and one of a kind ceramic tiles. Robert invites you

to come and experience what island living is all about at The Vacation on Canvas Gallery. Water’s Edge Studio and Gallery (1302 21st St., (409)762-1925) At the Water’s Edge, painter Gayle Reynolds has been busy painting the things which interest her - watercolors of palm trees, the Gulf of Mexico, local shrimp boats, and many of our island birds. New work by Madeleine Baker includes charming, globe-shaped bowls decorated with drawings of her favorite birds and with palms. Also on exhibit is a limited selection of pottery by John Whitman, ladies in bronze by sculptor Pat Moberley Moore and welded, rusty sculptures by Jack Farrell. The Water’s Edge Studio and Gallery is located at 21st Street and Avenue M, in an 1891 corner store with no awning. The gallery is open almost every ArtWalk, but will not be participating in the ArtWalk on August 23. Hopefully everyone will be ready for ArtWalk at The Water’s Edge on October 11th.

“Disco PAWS: Stayin’ Alive” Theme for 14th Annual PAWS Gala

Benefiting Galveston Island Humane Society, September 27th

The 14th annual PAWS Gala, benefiting exclusively the Galveston Island Humane Society (GIHS) is set for Saturday, September 27th at the Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis Resort. With the exciting theme “Disco PAWS: Stayin’ Alive,” this year’s event will honor Gene Hornstein, a longtime board member, past treasurer and supporter for GIHS. Hornstein has been an active volunteer with GIHS for 19 years. Shelter friend, Randall Petitt, will be Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Guests will enjoy an open bar, a sumptuous seated dinner, and dancing to “Level One” - one of the Houston area’s most popular bands. Gala co-chairs are Michelle Beckwith and Cynthia McEldowney. The evening will begin with a cocktail reception at 6:30pm as guests view the lively disco-themed vignettes designed for the Elite Pet Owners (EPO). This year’s EPO’s are Katie Brown, Ryanne Duzich, Vicki Lewis, Margo Markowitz, Stacey Mitchell, Gwyn Richardson, Jeannie Walser and Meg Winchester. Designers for the vignettes include Connie Dryden, Hayley Hardcastle, Eddie Kier, Pamela Passino, Jim Nonus and The Events Company. Keeping with the “Disco” theme, guests can choose to dress up in “Disco Duds” or come “Island Casual.” In addition to viewing the vignettes and visiting with the Elite Pet Owners, guests will also have the opportunity to bid on an incredible array of valuable silent auction items. Chair for this year’s Silent Auction is Sandy McReynolds. Again this year, GIHS will be showcasing two shelter pets during the cocktail reception in a specially-designed vignette, alongside the Elite Pet Owners’ pets, in an effort to help more homeless animals find “forever” homes. The winner of the EPO competition will be the Parade Marshall and honored as the King or Queen of the 2015 Krewe of Barkus & Meoux Parade that is part of Galveston’s annual Mardi Gras festivities. Tickets are $150 per person. For additional information on sponsorships and to purchase tickets, call the Galveston Island Humane Society office at (409)740.1919 or online at www.galvestonhumane.org. Reservation deadline is Wednesday, September 17th. The Galveston Island Humane Society was founded in 1981. Located at 6814 Broadway, the shelter is open Monday-Friday from 11am – 6pm and Saturday from 11am -5pm for adoptions, claiming lost pets and for surrendering animals. All proceeds from this event will benefit GIHS. For more information about the shelter and its community- wide programs and activities, call (409)740.1919 or visit on line at www.galvestonhumane.org.

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Tours Galveston Historic Tour: Bringing History to Life By Terry Card Who would ever expect they would be taken on a personal guided tour of historic Galveston by someone who not only is third generation BOI (Born on the Island), but is also an Adjunct History Professor at San Jacinto College? That is an impressive combination. The customers of the Galveston Historic Tour company get the benefit of personal connections to larger than life characters of past generations and to people of the current generation through the owner and tour guide, Joseph Pellerin. Being a member of a long time BOI family, he can recount family stories that relate to the tour being offered, bringing history alive. For example, Joseph’s grandmother on his father’s side entered Galveston in 1914 after enduring a long voyage from Russia. She was aided by Rabbi Cohen, one of Galveston’s most revered historical figures, who not only helped many immigrants come to Galveston but also worked to gain aid for the destitute, and constantly visited hospitals to bring solace to all patients, no matter what religion. To Galvestonians, he was a force for righteousness and was beloved by all in his community. His great grandfather on his father’s side came to Galveston in 1920 and earned his living as a horse and carriage produce peddler. Joseph’s great uncle was maitre d’ at the famous Balinese Room, and his grandfather ran concessions at Stewart Beach for Sam Maceo, Galveston’s most famous “Free State” era gangster, who brought top Hollywood entertainers to his Balinese room, the premiere nightclub and gambling venue of the time in Texas. Thus, Joseph is able to make Galveston’s history larger than life and growing up here, he can apprise customers of the restaurants where the locals eat, some of which include Mosquito Café, historic Sonny’s, Sky Katz, Farley Girls, and Hey Mikey’s, for ice cream plus many others. Galveston Historic Tour was started in 2012 by Bobby Sanderson. Joseph worked for him and when Bobby decided to sell, bought the business from him in November 2012. Galveston Historic Tours provides daily narrated tours all year round. The departure times are 11am, 1pm and 3pm from the Visitor Center parking lot located at the rear of Ashton Villa, 2328 Broadway. The tour bus is a twelve passenger open electric shuttle. Being open allows passengers to quickly jump off for pictures while providing unobstructed views of historic buildings and tree carvings wrought from the devastation left behind by Ike, and being electric, promotes a quiet ride while contributing positively to the environment. Each night the shuttle is recharged at the company office, which is located behind the electric company at 24th and Winnie St. During inclement weather, the bus has a very clear plastic cover to protect the passengers from the elements, while still allowing excellent views during the tour. Daily tour adult fares are $12, children 13 to 17 are $5. Children 5 years old and under are free. Payment may be made by cash, check, Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card. In addition to the daily tours, there is a themed tour each month. For the summer months Galveston Historic Tours is offering two different themed tours. The first is the ‘Sin City of the South Tour,’ an hour long tour which explores Galveston’s “Free State” period which included bootlegging during prohibition, gambling and prostitution. The tour includes the old Red Light District, the site of the Balinese Room, where there is now a proposal to recreate the famous nightclub, and the Hotel Galvez, where the Maceos set up a barber shop where they purportedly began their bootlegging business. This tour departs every Friday and Saturday at 6pm from the Ashton Villa parking lot and is $15 per person. The second tour is the ‘Prohibition Pub Trail Tour,’ which includes “Prohibition” drinks at five downtown pubs. Many of the drinks provided during the tour were created during the era of the

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“Free State” of Galveston. A history of Galveston’s “Free State” period will be recounted as customers on the tour enjoy a lager at Brews Brothers, Old Fashioneds at Murphy’s, Manhattans at O’Malley’s, Sidecars at Molly’s, and Margaritas at the Old Cellar Bar. The second tour is $50 per person including, transportation, tour, drinks and gratuity. Departure is every Friday and Saturday at 8pm from Ashton Villa parking lot. People on the tour must be 21 years old and have a valid ID. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (409)789-9911. The other monthly themed tours include: January -The Battle of Galveston Trail, February – Galveston Black History Trail, March – Places of Worship, April – Texas Independence and the Republic, May – Local Figure Henry Rosenberg, September – 1900 Hurricane, October – Living Dead, November – Fire of 1885, and December – Victorian Christmas. The history provided during the tour by a guide - a history professor conversant in Galveston’s historical detail - is special. That he is also able to recall personal history drawn from his family’s long association with the island and the eccentric characters that populated her both in the past and today, make Galveston Historic Tour unique. Galveston Historical Tours 2328 Broadway, Galveston, (409) 789-9911 www.facebook.com/GalvestonHistoricTour

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Every Saturday - Rides on The Harborside Express - The train boards every 15 to 20 minutes with the last ride boarding at 1:45pm. The $4 ticket fee is in addition to museum admission. Located at 2602 Santa Fe Place, downtown Galveston, galvestonrrmuseum.com. Most Saturdays - “World War II Warbird Flight Experiences” will take place at Lone Star Flight Museum, 2002 Terminal Dr., 9am-5pm. Cost is $225 - $1,995 depending on the length of flight. For reservations or info call (409)737-1304. Artist Boat conducts daily tours of all different kinds, skill levels and ages. They offer a variety of kayaking adventures including East End Lagoon, Christmas Bay, Coastal Heritage Preserve (just $10 per person), Drum Bay, Quickstart Your Kayak, East End Sunset Lagoon, Galveston State Park Reserve Tour, Armand Bayou, and Deer Island. Visit artistboat.org to see details and pricing. Galveston History Tour Guide now offers indoor showings. George Douglas Lee is the only Galveston Tour Guide featured on the History Channel. Rick Stovall stated, “This is a great eclectic gallery. Mr. Lee does a fabulous history tour of Galveston Island. He kept us totally engaged in all the history and we barely stopped laughing at the many, many stories of this enchanted island.” You can call (409)3707350 or stop by the G. Lee Gallery and make a reservation. Ghost Tours of Galveston - Join a haunted ghost tour like no other. Galveston’s oldest and longest-running ghost tour is owned and operated by Dash Beardsley, the known authority on Galveston and its hauntings. Visit the website for schedules, meeting places and to book your tours online at ghosttoursofgalvestonisland.com. Pier 21 Theater presents “The Pirate Island of Jean Lafitte” - Pirate

Lutheran Church, 24th and Winnie. Island Oktoberfest, hosted by First Evangelical Lutheran Church and co-sponsored by Del Papa Distributing Company, will open Friday evening with three themed-Bier Garten venues - featuring a variety of both German and domestic brews and a variety of German-style wines from nearby Haak Vineyards. Great food will be available including char-grilled sausages and hamburgers, Helmut’s A very special – and expanded – entertaindelightful strudels and other tempting sweets. Also, ment schedule will again highlight this year’s 33rd for the first time, First Lutheran Church’s popular annual Island Oktoberfest. Set to take place in his- German Dinner will be served. toric downtown Galveston, the festival will kick off Exciting entertainment will kick off at 5pm on Friday evening, October 24th from 5-11pm and will Friday as Das Ist Lustig takes the Family Stage. MC continue Saturday, October 25th from 11am-11pm. will again be the very popular Valina Polka (who This fun, family weekend will feature continu- will entertain with interactive German shows that ous live entertainment, authentic German food and include folk instruments and dance lessons for libations, Cake Wheel, fine arts, crafts and gift ven- attendees.) Taking center stage on the Music Stage dors in an indoor venue, an exciting auction and will be the ever-popular Mid Life Crisis Band playraffle, new car raffle, fun family activities presented ing favorites from the 50’s,60’s and 70’s as well as by volunteers from the Speaker’s Bureau of The some of today’s favorites. In addition, local enterHouston Livestock Show & Rodeo, children’s games tainer Kevin Anthony will perform on the Family and activities and much more. Oktoberfest will be Stage. Also returning this year are The TubaMeisters. held on the grounds of and streets adjacent to First This popular quartet will perform on the Family 18 The Island Guide Magazine GalvestonIslandGuide.com (409)256-5166

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or patriot? Smuggler or businessman? Merciless murderer and thief, or hero in time of war? These are the contradictions of the legendary Jean Lafitte. This shows daily every half hour, from 11:30am-5:30pm, at the Pier 21 Theater, Harborside Dr. and 21st St. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for students, ages 6 to 18 and free for children under 6. Colonel Paddlewheel Boat launches at One Hope Boulevard in Moody Gardens. Experience the elegance of the paddlewheel from a bygone era aboard the Colonel, a triple deck sternwheeler. Admission is $10.95, children (4-12) $8.95 and senior (65+) $8.95. Cruises are Monday-Friday at 1pm and Saturday and Sunday at 1pm and 3pm. Bishop’s Palace offers tours daily. The Bishop’s Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdiocese, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation. Bishop’s Palace is located at 402 Broadway, call (409)765-7834 or go online at www.galvestonhistory.org for tickets. Harbor Tours - Tours take place daily at 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm and 4pm. See Galveston Harbor up close aboard “Seagull II,” Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Tours depart from Harborside Dr. For more info, call (409)765-8687. Tall Ship Elissa - The Elissa is the queen of the harbor, standing at 100 feet tall and 200 feet long. She is a three-masted, iron-hulled barque built in 1877, and is one of the oldest fully functioning sailing vessels in the world. For more info, www.galvestonhistory.org, (409)763-1877. Texas Seaport Museum - This harborside museum tells the story of Galveston’s days as one of the busiest and most influential commercial ports of the 19th century, which was also the era when Galveston had surpassed Ellis Island in the number of immigrants coming to America through our Harbor. Special exhibits and educational programs are presented, both chronologically and categorically, and include the Galveston Immigration Database which stores digital records of nearly 150,000 immigrants who arrived to the United States via Galveston. Texas Seaport Museum is open daily from 10am5pm. Tickets are free for children under 5, $8 for youth, and $10 for adults. For more info, www.galvestonhistory.org, (409)763-1877. Jet Boat Tours - Lauded as the “Max Thrill Ride” of Galveston Island, Jet Boat Tours is an exhilarating speed ride on the Sun Time Water Sports jet boat Spin Time, which has no external parts, no rudder, and no propeller, but instead uses a Hamilton 212 Jet unit. Jet Boat Tours are open seven days a week, cost is $28 per person. For more info, www.suntimewatersports.com, (409)276-6116. Baywatch Dolphin Tours - Owned and operated by Galveston local Captain Michael Caldwell, Baywatch Dolphin Tours is a fun, friendly and informative romp through the waters of Galveston Harbor. The Dolphin Tour lasts just under an hour; the boat leaves every hour on the hour, daily, from 10am to 5pm. Adults are $10, children are $5, and infants and pets ride free. For more info, www.baywatchdolphintours.com, (832)859-4557. Ocean Star Oil Rig Museum - The only facility of its kind in the world, the Ocean Star Oil Rig Museum is not only three stories of dynamic exhibits and information regarding the oil industry, it also serves as the training grounds for many people making their entrance into the world of offshore drilling. The Ocean Star is open daily from 10am to 5pm, with the last ticket sold at 4pm. Self-guided tours can be accompanied by an optional audio narrative via portable listening device. For more info, www.oceanstaroec.com, (409)766-7827. Williams Party Boats - This locally owned and operated charter service has been in operation on the Island since 1946, hosting all ages and experience levels across all areas of the Gulf. They offer a range of boats and excursions, from a few hours with the family on the Texsun II. For times and availability of the excursions ranges,check their website for the most current schedule. For more info, www.charterfishinggalveston.com, (409)762-8808. Galveston Party Boats - Galveston Party Boats is Galveston’s premier fishing-charter company that pioneered the use of the catamaran fishing vessel in Galveston waters. Aboard these vessels sport fishermen will enjoy the use of the latest in technology and equipment for securing some of the Gulf’s most prized catches. Visit their website for pricing and availability of each trip. For more info, www.galvestonpartyboatsinc.com, (409)763-5423.

Stage as well as performing as they stroll through the crowds. On Saturday, Das Ist Lustig with Valina Polka will be back to headline the Family Stage, along with Kerry Christensen (Alpine and Western yodeling master from Utah) and Kevin Anthony . For the 22nd year, Saturday’s daytime headliner will be Alpenfest performing on the Music Stage. Saturday evening will showcase AlpenMusikanten, returning by popular demand to headline the Music Stage. AlpenMusikanten hails from Fort Worth, tracing its roots back to 1791 when their forebears began the original group. Although German in background and motif, this group performs everything from polkas, waltzes, sambas, to cajun, big band, swing, Dixieland, rock ‘n roll and blue. New groups this year include the Rathkamp Dancers from Houston and Gemischter Chor Harmonie, a 30-person Alpine Choir from New Braunfels. Additional entertainment includes encore performances by Fanfare! The Lutheran Music Academy Singers, and the Deer Park Folk Dance Group. In addition to great music, there will be superb food and drink available on Saturday, including smoked sausage, bratwurst, knockwurst, and

“Wurstabendessen” – a sausage dinner comprised of German-style and Polish-style wurst with all the traditional German side dishes. For a sweet finale, Helmut’s homemade strudel (freshly baked on site) will be offered in addition to a variety of tempting homemade desserts (created from recipes passed down from generation to generation) prepared by congregation members. Hand-made pretzels, freshly-popped popcorn, and a variety of soft drinks will also be sold at the festival. Other Saturday events will include very special family and children’s activities sponsored and presented by the Speaker’s Bureau of the Houston Live Stock Show & Rodeo, a chicken dance contest sponsored by Chick Fil-A and a variety of games and activities for children, including arcade games, moon-walks and challenges, face painting, sports activities, interactive music and dancing entertainment. Island Oktoberfest admission is free. Attendees are encouraged to dress in German costume. For more info, visit www.galvestonoktoberfest.com, call (409)762-8477. All proceeds benefit First Lutheran Church in Galveston.

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Instructional Studio and Host of “On the Sidewalk” Concert Series By Kimber Fountain “Think about it, do you ever hear anyone say, ‘I don’t like music?’” asks Bubba Donovan, and of course it is not a hypothetical question, because there is only one answer. “At one point I started thinking about what music means to me, and I realized that no matter what is going on in your life, music is there. If you are sad, you want to listen to music. When you are happy, you want to listen to music.” Thus with two short statements, the owner of Island Music captures the ultimate universality of music. Not only does it transcend cultural boundaries and defy language barriers, it encompasses the entire colorful spectrum of human emotion. Bubba has played music all of his life, “we had a family piano that I would play around on,” and his first instrument was the guitar. 2014 marks his 41st year in music retail, thirty of which have been in Galveston. Last August, however, he made the ultimate decision to shift the focus of his business from retail to instruction, not only to perpetuate his own desire to “teach the world to sing,” but because “there is just so much bad information out there,” he explains, and goes on to credit the modern instant gratification society and its partner in crime, YouTube, for many musicians’ lack of a strong basic foundation. “We have some kids come in and they are great at playing an instrument, but they really have no idea what they are doing. Music is math, and if you just know that the answer is four, that doesn’t help you. You have to know that two plus two equals four, and so does three plus one.” He goes on to reiterate the importance of learning music fundamentals from the perspective of future progress. “Most people who just learn how to play certain songs, they eventually reach a plateau. I want to give people those strong fundamentals so they are not limited. Then you can get as good as you want to be, there is no plateau.”

The transition of Island Music from a retail store to a teaching studio has proven advantageous, not only to Bubba but to Galveston. In the two weeks before they re-opened as a studio, they had seven students registered. Two weeks later, they had signed up over seventy. The implications of that enrollment only emphasize further the Island’s vast expanse of creative talent looking for an outlet, and also suggest that Bubba’s new lease on business life is slowly and steadily infusing the Island with the positive energy of playing music. His students collectively study nearly every instrument and are from all backgrounds and all ages. “I have a little girl coming in tomorrow who is barely three years old, and in the back right now is a man in his eighties learning to play the guitar.” Instructed instruments range from the traditional piano and guitar, to rarer strings such as the mandolin and ukulele, and include all other categories of brass and woodwinds. Vocal instruction is available as well. Enrollment has continued to increase for Bubba and Island Music over its first year as a music school, and they now have six instructors on staff, all degreed in music and all proficient in more than one instrument. Richard Roach teaches brass and all strings, Carol Tunes is a piano and vocal instructor, and Dr. Cindy Cates coaches woodwinds along with piano and vocals. Joe Sewell, a resident pianist of Hotel Galvez, teaches adult piano, Jessica Standt focuses on children’s piano, and rounding out the instructional symphony is Ronnie McLaughlin on the drums. More important than the talents that they share with their students, however, are

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the personal relationships that are fostered during instruction. Bubba muses, “There is so much more to music than just learning to put your fingers somewhere. It is the joy of sharing that time with someone else, someone who has a passion for music, and to be around that while learning a new skill is so much better than just watching a video. People tell me, oh, I can just learn it online, and I say ‘No!’ don’t do that! Come in, meet [your instructor], get to know them and learn from someone who really loves what they do.” Island Music still carries a minor amount of retail, mostly the basic essentials for those just starting out, but they also have a warehouse and an online store for more elaborate purchases. One thing has remained the same, though, and that is the summertime concert series hosted by Island Music, “On the Sidewalk,” now in its seventh year. Bubba created the concept, knowing the plight of many local musicians who are often limited to playing in bars where they are placed in a corner and only there for background music. So he says, “I created this for the musician. They can talk to the audience, they can interact,” but most importantly they get to play what they want to play, and not only the tunes that keep people dancing and drinking. “There’s no rush, we’re not here to sell you anything,” Bubba laughs, “the emphasis is on listening to the music.” The crowds for “On the Sidewalk” this summer have averaged about 150 people, with their highest attendance ringing in at around 250. The concerts take place on the sidewalk in front of the studio,

and the audience and passing traffic are managed by local Constable Clint Wayne Brown. Bubba praises the involvement of Constable Brown, as he donates his time to the concerts voluntarily. “He tells us, ‘This is a great event, and it is a great community event,’ so it will always have his support.” Island Music 407 25th Street, downtown Galveston (409)763.6197 www.facebook.com/IslandMusicGalveston “On the Sidewalk” series runs through early September, every other Thursday from 6-8pm. Remaining “On the Sidewalk” dates and performances for 2014 are: August 14th - Kathy Stobal August 28th - Jim Galbreath September 11th - Strike 3

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Music Nite on The Strand is scheduled the second and fourth Saturday of every month this summer. A dance floor and limited seating are provided so crowds can dance to the beat and rest between songs. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own seating. Bands perform at Saengerfest Park, 2302 Strand St., downtown Galveston, starting at 6-9pm. Music Nite bands are: August 9th Classix (classic rock) August 23rd Eric Tessmer Band (blues) September 13th Bon Ton Mickey and the Zydeco Hot Steppers (zydeco) September 27th TBD October 11th Blaggards (Irish rock) October 25th CSMDP (Gypsy rock) Music Nite’s are sponsored by Mitchell Historic Properties and the Galveston Park Board of Trustees. Come join the fun at this free family event!

Twelve Musicians, Twelve Photos, Twelve Performances Armed with the same film camera, an Olympus

Trip 35, and the choice of black and white or color film, this year’s participants will select one photo for gallery exhibitions at The Grand 1894 Opera House. In addition to the auction, each artist will also perform in Galveston from September through December as part of the TWELVE music series. “This year’s participant’s showcase the fantastic diversity found in Texas music,” explains Shannon Guillot-Wright, TWELVE co-founder. “Each brings not only a creative viewpoint to their photography, but a beautiful range of voice to the concerts.” A project created in 2011 by Will Wright and Shannon Guillot-Wright, photography is used to highlight the diversity of people, sceneries and architecture in cities, as well as our diverse viewpoints on life. This year, proceeds from the auction and concert series will go towards the newly established TWELVE fund. This fund will raise money for Galveston area youth in need of financial assistance in the Arts. “Even though some of the musicians aren’t from here, each will be able to support the arts in Galveston through the photography project and associated concerts,” states Will. “We can’t wait to give this year’s photographers the opportunity to showcase their talents all while raising money for the TWELVE fund.” TWELVE is a nonprofit initiative fiscally sponsored by ARTSPIRE, a Program of New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). The program is one of the oldest, largest, most prestigious and artist friendly in the county. 2014 participants are: Hayes Carll & Carrie Rodriguez September 26th @ 7pm The Grand 1894 Opera House, 2020 Postoffice St., Galveston About Hayes Carll “It comes down to the songs and the people,” says Hayes Carll. “You write about what you see, the things that cross your mind, and then you wanna get out there and play it back to ‘em. You kinda know how you’re doing when you see how the people respond.” Letting reality do the work has sure worked for the lanky performer. Born in Houston, he went to college at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, getting a degree in History, then headed back to Crystal Beach to play for a wild assortment of people and eventually performing in Galveston at the legendary Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe. After releasing “Flowers & Liquor” in 2002, Carll was voted the Best New Artist of 2002 by “The Houston Post.” He would go on to release “Little Rock,” on his own Highway 87 label, which became the first self-owned project to top the Americana charts. It wasn’t long until “Lost Highway,” home of Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams, Van Morrison and the Drive-By Truckers came calling. “Trouble in Mind” yielded the tongue firmly in cheek “She Left Me For Jesus,” a know-nothing redneck send-up/ beer joint anthem. “Jesus” was the 2008 Americana Music Awards Song of the Year. About Carrie Rodriguez At each stage of Carrie Rodriguez’s career—as a fiddler, singer, and songwriter—the Austin, native has learned the importance of letting go. That was certainly true when it came to recording her fifth solo album, “Give Me All You Got,” her first of largely original tunes in several years. “I’ve been a reluctant writer ever since I started, never quite feeling like I was supposed to be doing it,” Rodriguez confesses. “But I’m drawn to songs that are emotional and direct, and I learned that when you can just be open and not analyze too much, that’s when the truth comes out.” Rodriguez, who came to attention a decade ago performing with singer-songwriter Chip Taylor, has established an impressive roster of touring, recording, and co-writing affiliations—with Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones, John Prine, Mary Gauthier, Alejandro Escovedo, guitarist Bill Frisell, and others.

While Carrie’s father, David Rodriguez, was an accomplished songwriter and took her on tour with him in Europe when she was a teen, song craft, like improvising on fiddle and singing, didn’t come automatically to Carrie. After sitting in on a sound check with her dad’s old Houston pal Lyle Lovett, she detoured from a degree as a classical violinist at Oberlin Conservatory and set herself on course to become a fiddler at the Berklee College of Music. Joe Pug & Bo Salling September 26th @ 7pm St. Joseph’s Church, 2202 Ave K, Galveston About Joe Pug It’s been 4 years since Joe Pug quit his day job as a carpenter, but his remarkable rise in the music world has been driven by the same hard-worn work ethic. His path has been an unusual one, which has often challenged the traditional rule book of the music industry, but even now as he prepares to release his second album “The Great Despiser,” it has always been characterized by one prevailing idea: Find a way. After dropping out of college the day before he was to start his senior year, he moved to Chicago and picked up the guitar he hadn’t played since his teenage years. The songs that he wrote would eventually become the “Nation of Heat EP,” a selfreleased gem that has gone on to sell over 20,000 copies. It was in those heady early days that the idea was born for a unique promotional strategy that would launch Pug into the national consciousness. In an increasingly fragmented and disorganized music industry, it was harder and harder for a new artist to break through the white noise. With no publicist and no access to radio, Pug decided to recruit his fans to help spread the word. He took his most popular songs, printed up CDs, and offered to send them free of charge to anyone who wanted to share his music with their friends. And share they did. “People requested 2 copies, 5 copies, 10 copies, 20 copies. We’d send them all. We even covered the postage,” he remembers. The impact was immediate and undeniable. “Suddenly we’d be rolling into towns that we’d never been before and there would be crowds there who knew the songs. Our fans essentially became like a radio station for us, and they still are.” While skyrocketing demand eventually forced a switch over to a digital version, the offer remains to this day at joepugmusic.com, and has been downloaded over 30,000 times. About Bo Salling For those who didn’t cut their teeth on the “Texas Music” scene in the Texas Panhandle 15 or so years ago, Bo might not be a name that you’ll recognize. Bo and his band during that time (Bo Salling & The Brakes Are All Gone Band) would release two albums before calling it good and moving onto other endeavors. Those two albums, “Spitshine” and “60’” were two of the best albums that would be released under the loose guise of Texas music. We say loose because his brand of music owes as much to Black Flag as it does to Lyle Lovett. Bo Salling & The Brakes Are All Gone Band might not have found the commercial acclaim that would have been rightfully deserved, but that doesn’t dilute the craftsmanship found in his music and in his music he’s put together over the last few years. Bo’s music is special, honest, and most importantly for those coming to enjoy live music, really, really good. Bo currently crafts exceptional wines with Yellow City Vineyards. His knowledge of the grape and it’s potential is nothing short of incredible. His results with those grapes is beautiful. It’s the same care that was first evident in his music, turning something simple into another thing that was complex, full bodied, endearing and memorable. Asli Omar (of the Tontons) Date and Location to come About Asli Omar It’s funny. The Tontons don’t have a readily available mainstream band to make an off-the-cuff comparison, so in this space we won’t tell you they sound like ‘Indie Flavor Of The Week’ or ‘Noted And Weighty Classic Rock Name.’ The Tontons simply sound like the Tontons. That sounds like false bluster, but anyone who has been tracking them since 2008 will tell you the same thing. Up front is Asli Omar, that vocal vixen who can make

men and rock nerds alike quake in their boots. cheekbones, fetching head of hair, and velvety Bassist Tom Nguyen, whose rumble forms the der- croon, Ian quickly became a pop pin-up, and Ian mis of the band and then them boys Adam and Jus- Moore shows often found hysterical teenage girls tin Martinez come in with titanic guitars and drums rushing the stage. In Houston, rowdy fans tipped to make sure you are still moving your feet. This is over the band’s car with the members inside, leava band that has been fully embraced by their native ing them trapped upside-down for hours. Ian tried Houston, and the Tontons have hugged the city to escape to a cave hidden near Krause Springs, back with relentless gigging around town, and now hoping to study Gregorian chant and revel in the it’s time for the world to get some love from The calm, only for fans to track him down and hammer Tontons. on the cave door. At the time, Ian said: “I will starve to get something across, I mean that. I’ve never setJamie Lin Wilson tled for second-best in my life. If it doesn’t work, I’ll October 3rd @ 6pm give it all up.” His words gained added poignancy 1892 Bishop’s Palace, 1402 when he attempted suicide in August, 1996, by Broadway, Galveston When describing Jamie turning on an electric stove; only to be foiled when Wilson’s voice, two aspects fans outside his apartment alerted authorities. “Pressure wasn’t the only reason,” Ian told the “Austin come to mind: that honChronicle,” of the incident. “Nobody has the right eyed tenor twang that’s become known as one of the sweetest instruments reasons. [The truth is] I don’t remember a thing.” After a depressing descent from sell-out mediocrity in modern folk music, and that poignant, poetic, in the ‘mid 90’s, Ian disappeared into oblivion. Surdown-to-earth point of view she brings to her facing roughly once every few years thereafter, he songwriting. An artist of singular talent and restless creativity, delivered musical explorations of his “nightmarish she broke into the Texas country/folk scene as one imagination,” each more terrifying and experimenof the lead vocalists of the Sidehill Gougers, later tal than the last. “Oh, it was amazing at first,” he known as just the Gougers before the band gradu- would recall, 15 years later, to “The Stranger.” “But ally gave way to not only Wilson’s solo work (the a little goes a long way. I was not cut out for that fine EP “Dirty Blonde Hair” was released in 2010) world. I love pop music, but I didn’t have the tembut also her highest-profile-yet musical adventures perament for fame.” with The Trishas, an all-female singer-songwriter About Drew Kennedy band that has toured through some of the state and “I write songs for a living, and have been doing nation’s best venues. so since 2004. I have three favorite guitars, one Waylon Payne being a 1964 Gibson Country and Western, which (with the help of a fine luthier) I was able to return & Little Joe to a playable condition after finding it in a state of Washington total disrepair. I love the way it sounds, and I think October 4th @ 7pm it likes having me around as well. My second guiSmooth Tony’s, 415 9th St. tar is a 2002 Morgan Rosewood Dreadnaught that About Waylon Payne found me before I could find it. I ended up writCountry singer/songing and recording most of 2011’s “Fresh Water In writer and actor Waylon The Salton Sea” with her. It was providence, or it Payne is the son of Jody Payne, a guitarist in Willie was good luck. I personally think they’re both the same thing. My third guitar is a 2004 Gibson J45, Nelson’s band, and country singer Sammi Smith; he which held a starring role in the movie “Infamous.” was named after his godfa- Unfortunately, “Infamous” lost the Hollywood Truman Capote Sweepstakes, and Capote beat it out of ther, Waylon Jennings. the gate. “Infamous” saw limited release and went He began his career to DVD pretty quickly. That being said, the guitar is writing songs and playing with other musicians. Notably, he placed “Elvis” probably still more famous than I am, even in all of and “Sing ‘Til I Stop Crying” on Pat Green’s album it’s DVD glory. If “The Smoking Gun” ever publishes an extravagant concert rider with my name on it, “Wave on Wave” in 2003, also singing and playrest assured that the requests for seedless watering guitar on the disc. He had already finished melon slices and Caciocavallo cheese came from recording his own album “The Drifter” without the guitar, and not from me. I love music. I love a label deal and was playing with Nelson in New York when Green suggested he play the record for hearing songs that are intelligent, thought provokGreen’s label, Republic/Universal. Payne was signed ing, and honest. They give me hope, and those who to the label, which released “The Drifter” in June, wrote them inspire me.” 2004. It attracted critical praise and was tapped by Walt Wilkins other artists for material. Django Walker put “Her Date and location announced (She’s Gone)” on his album “Six Trips Around the soon. World,” and “The Bottom” was covered by both San Antonio-born Walt Keith Gattis, producer of “The Drifter” (on “Big City Wilkins has been called a Blues,” for which Payne sang background vocals), genius, more than once, and Charlie Robison (on “Good Times”). and a writer the caliber About Little Joe Washington of John Steinbeck and his With his hard-drinking and otherwise hardliving persona, it’s amazing that Little Joe Washing- voice as comfortable as a pair of old blue jeans, ton - the wildest of them all - is the last of the Third and he is, and has, all of that. His crafting of storyWard guitar slingers alive. And not just alive, but songs, hard-edged vocals to sing them and a plainapparently thriving. His energy on stage often puts tive guitar have made him a fixture of the Texas many people four decades younger to shame. music scene (and Nashville before that). He’s put And until now, that liveliness has been pretty his magical touch on recordings by new and vetmuch all we’ve had to go on. Those of us who’ve eran artists, too many to count. seen Washington jump off his Schwinn and sit in at Walt has made top shelf recordings that are some random dive with whoever happened to be direct evidence of the emotional depth of the on the stage, or have heard one of the bootleg CDs man and the harmonious skills of the artist and or cassettes he hawks, can be forgiven for thinkhis fellow muse compadres – “Bull Creek Souveing of him as sort of a Sun Ra of the blues at best, nir” (1994, out of print), “Fire, Honey & Angels” and at worst, a court jester or out-and-out pest. The (2000), “Rivertown” (2002), “Mustang Island” battered cowboy hat he always passes around even (2004), “Hopewell” (2006). He cut “Diamonds in kind of looks like a jester’s motley, Texas-style, and the Sun” with his Tejas soul brothers, the Mystiquehis whiskey-fueled romps on guitar and Casio key- ros, in early 2007, after about eight or nine months boards range from the sublime to the ridiculous, of initial seasoning and finding their tongues, treads sometimes in the space and grooves. The release of “Diamonds in the Sun” of two or three bars. You was followed with critical acclaim, many best of the thought there might be a genius in there somewhere, year pick lists and considerable airplay on XM and Texas radio. but as with the sayings of There is one more artist to be announced to Yogi Berra, you were never sure if it was talent or folly. complete the TWELVE set. Watch the website at www.twelvepeople.org for details, tickets and more Ian Moore and as well as right here in “Island Guide Magazine” for Drew Kennedy details. December 2014 In addition to the performances, this year’s parSt. Joseph’s Church, 2202 Ave ticipants will select one of their photos for gallery exhibition and auction on October 11th at 6pm in K, Galveston Edna’s Room of The Grand 1894 Opera House. About Ian Moore For additional information contact (806)236Ian entered the Aus0715.Some tickets may sell fast! Be sure to jump tin music scene in the right in and grab yours before its too late. early 90’s. With his high The Island Guide Magazine GalvestonIslandGuide.com (409)256-5166 21

Music Guide Thursday, August 7th 2- Steppin Saloon – Country DJ, 8-12 The Bar – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 Beach Hut – Burgers and Blues with Blue Louie, 6-9 B. Jigger’s – The Line Up, 9-1 Crow`s Southwest Cantina – Open Mic Jam, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Medicinal Purposes – Zak Perry, 7-10 Old Quarter – Wheatfield, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – Nigel Edison Band, 5-9 Friday, August 8th 2- Steppin Saloon – John Reed Rusty String Band The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 The Beach Hut – Hillbilly, 5-9 B. Jigger’s – Park Avenue, 9-1 Club 21 – DJ, 9-1 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Joel Sewell, 5-10 Moody Gardens – Fal Skye, 6-10 Medicinal Purpose – Gaby Veray Trio, 8-12 Old Quarter – Kevin Anthony & Ganey Arsment Pleasure Pier – Alter Ego, 6-10 Rum Shack – baby Makers, 9-1 Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Smooth Tony’s – Live Music, 7-11 Tremont House– Island Jazz Project, 6-10 Tortuga – Karaoke, 4-8 West End Restaurant – Karaoke, 7-11 Woody’s – Brandon McDermott Band, 3-7 Yaga’s – Justin Van Sant, 10-1 Saturday, August 9th 2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 The Beach Hut – Zac Tate Band, 3-7, Cisco, 8-12 B. Jiggers – The Line Up, 9-1 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Fred Rusk, 9-1, Float – Aftervibe, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Medicinal Purpose – Jordan Tydings, 4-8 Moody Gardens – Mid Life Crisis, 6-10 On The Bayou – Billy Gilbert, 7-11 Old Quarter – Marina Rocks, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – Rapture, 6-10 Rumshack – Shawn Michael, 9-1 Saengerfest Park – Classix, 6-9 Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Tremont House– Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Larry Emerson, 7-11

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The Beach Hut – Chris Hardy, 5-9 B. Jiggers –Sothern Draw, 9-1 Club 21 – DJ, 9-1 Crow’s – Live Music, 9-1 Float – DJ Nonstopp, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Medicinal Purpose – Big Tip Tod, 8-12 M&M – Danny Kristensen, 7-10 Moody Gardens – Space Monkeys, 6-10 Old Quarter – Freddie Steady KRC & cam King, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – John McConnell Band, 6-10 Rumshack – panic Zero, 9-1 Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Tortuga - Karaoke, 4-8 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Karaoke, 7-11 Yaga’s – The Line Up, 10-1 Saturday, August 16th 2- Steppin Saloon – Scott Kerr, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 6-9 The Beach Hut – Footpie, 3-7 Gary Helms, 8-12 B. Jiggers – mambo Kings, 9-1 Crow’s – Tony Vega, 9-1 Float – Fiel, 9-1 Galveston Brewing Co. - Robert Kuhn, 7-10 The Grand – The Oldest Town In Texas Roadshow, 7pm Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Moody Gardens – Radio Live, 6-10 On The Bayou – Clinton Ashley, 7-11 Old Quarter – Guy Forsyth, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – Southern Draw Band, 6-10 Rumshack – Metal Mania, 9-1 Saengerfest Park – Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, 6-9 Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Larry Emerson, 7-11 Woody’s – Buster Jiggs, 3-7 Yaga’s – Sheila marshall, 10-1 Sunday, August 17th 2- Steppin Saloon – Tejano DJ, 8-12 The Beach Hut – Ocean Roots, 3-7 B. Jigger’s – Karaoke, 8-12 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music, 4-8 East Beach – Zach Tate, 3-6 The Float – Robert Kuhn, 2-7 Hotel Galvez – Joyce Fields, 11-2pm Medicinal Purpose – Billy Gilbert, 5-9 Pleasure Pier – Posse, 3-7

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