Island Guide July 11th 2014 Edition

July 11, 2014 • Issue 9, Volume 3

Mediterranean Chef:

An Unassuming Little Café in The Strand

Christmas In July:

Fireworks, Surfin’ Santa & More

Hendleys Market:

Oddities, Intrigue, and Fun for All

Caribbean Breeze: Flying, Fishing, Floating, Fun!

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Contents 4 Dining

» “Mediterranean Chef: An Unassuming Little Café in Galveston’s Strand Historical District” by Kimber Fountain 6-7 Movies

» Reviews by Dustin Chase include “Hellion,” “Tammy,” “Begin Again” and “Snowpiercer” 8-11 Things to Do

» “Caribbean Breeze: Flying, Fishing, Floating, Fun!”

by Terry Card

» “Christmas in July Featuring Santa Sightings, Free Music, Sand Castles and More

» “Island Surf Camp: Novice Surfers Whose Main Focus is Safety” by Terry Card 12-14

The Island Guide Fun Maps

15 Books

» “A Few Book Reviews for Those Hot Summer Nights” by Gini Rainey

» Book Signings at Galveston Bookshop 16-18 The Fine Arts

» There are Lots of Gallery Happenings and Exhibits

» Call for Entries for Affaire d’Art First Juried Exhibition

» Exhibits and ArtWalk Events at local galleries 20-22 Music

» Dr. John & The Nite Trippers & Aaron Neville, “Is There Life After Lubbock?,” “The Official Blues Brothers Revue,” The Pointer Sisters and Adam Trent: Magician at The Grand 1894 Opera House

» Southern Fried Funk: Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears plus Galveston Beach Band, Music on the Strand and Palm Beach’s Bands in the Sand Concert Series

» The Music Guide for Live Music Across the Island

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Mediterranean Chef: An Unassuming Little Café in Galveston’s Strand Historical District

By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost

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Galveston’s Downtown is often compared to that of New Orleans, an understandable assessment when you consider the similarities in the architecture and the overall essence of the two areas. However the likeness is not coincidental or accidental, in fact there is a very distinct reason that the two are akin in their ambiance.

Both cities were originally established as port cities, born and bred as crossroads of international shipping and trade, gateways to the world, and portals of the prosperity and abundance that come with such endeavors. Their founding and initial growth also took place during an American era of very rigid Victorian ideals, so while the development of other major cities in the United States was somewhat limited by this cultural perspective, both New Orleans and Galveston were required to cater to a worldwide audience.

Thus they were marked forever with an air of distinction innately drawn from the diverse, rich and varied influences of visitors and entrepreneurs from all over the world.

The reputation and notability of New Orleans has of course continued without interruption, while Galveston’s place as a prominent commercial port was abruptly halted by the opening of the Houston Ship Channel in 1914. But the Island city’s legacy remains fully intact as it has adapted and reinvented itself throughout the 20th century and on into the 21st, fuelled still by the diversity of its heritage and unrelenting in its acquisition of international influence.

And no place speaks to this better than Mediterranean Chef, the unassuming little café that has silently and steadily infused Galveston’s Strand Historical District with its authentic charm for twenty-three years.

At first glance The Strand appears to many as nothing more than a string of shirt shops and souvenir stores, but many businesses like Mazen Zeidan’s Mediterranean Chef are holding fast to the area’s original intent and current need for unique, specialty products and fare. And in the case of Mazen, his contribution to Galveston is also a continuation of his own culture, not only with its food but in its essence. Mazen was born and raised in Lebanon, whose location on the Eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea made it an integral thoroughfare of trade between Europe and Western Asia, subsequently rendering it a colorful collection of cross-cultures. Upon moving to the United States he initially lived in Virginia. “I came to Houston in 1991 to see a friend,” he says. “We drove down to Galveston, and I saw the potential here for a restaurant.”

Still in its original location at the corner of 24th Street and Strand St., Mazen has seen many

changes over the course of his quarter of a century there, not only on the street but in his own restaurant. Originally Mediterranean Chef was a mere fraction of the size it is today. “You see that door?” he asks, pointing to the front door, “that used to be my kitchen. The place was tiny, I only had seven tables. But I just kept expanding, and expanding, into what you see today,” he says, which is a bright, clean, and spacious dining room that exudes Mazen’s love of his home and his present desire to bring Strand-goers a relaxing, enjoyable and original dining experience.

“My mother was a great cook,” he says, “She never had a restaurant, but I learned from her,” and in its beginning as that tiny café, Mazen operated the entire restaurant, including preparing the food. Since then the menu has expanded significantly along with the dining room, although the authentic offerings have always remained. “[Mediterranean food] is our core,” he explains, “but we have added some Italian and seafood dishes to synch to our audience.”

Mediterranean Chef’s core items are found as both appetizers and entrees. Featured starters include Spanakopita, flaky layers of filo dough stuffed with spinach and feta cheese; homemade Hummus, and Falafel.

Baba Ganoug is eggplant pureed together with a traditional tahini sauce made from sesame seeds; and Dolmas are pickled grape leaves stuffed with seasoned rice.

Specialty entrees include traditional dishes such as Moussaka, which is ground beef simmered with wine and spices and then baked between layers of potatoes, covered with eggplant, and drizzled with Béchamel sauce; and perhaps the most recognizable, the Gyro, a combination of lamb and beef marinated and slow roasted on a rotisserie, is served as a platter or on a Pita with delicious tzatziki sauce, a creamy blend of yogurt, cucumbers, and mint.

Another section of the menu is devoted to Kabobs, where everything from beef to chicken and pork to vegetables are skewered up and grilled with Mediterranean spices.

For diners who prefer to merely dabble in the foreign fare, a good portion of Mediterranean Chef’s menu items are excellent combinations of the traditional flavors with popular forms like pasta and sandwiches, such as Eggplant Lasagna, Mediterranean Chicken Pasta, or the Linguini Mediterranean, sautéed with white wine and olive oil and tossed with mussels, fresh tomatoes and garlic.

Sandwiches include Pitas stuffed with chicken, steak and even shrimp, or the Greek Burger topped with eggplant, feta cheese and tzatziki sauce. Other

items such as Ravioli, Fried Shrimp and a Grilled Chicken Sandwich seem to defy the theme altogether, but add a great balance to the menu especially great for large gatherings or groups in which everyone wants something different.

Mediterranean Chef is also one of the best places in Galveston for vegetarian dining, and of course the menu would not be complete without their authentic dessert selection that includes Baklava and Mediterranean Lime Pie. The Mediterranean Sea as a whole is a longlived seaport that dates back to the very beginning of the maritime industry and Mazen Zeidan’s home of Lebanon was the home of the Phoenicians, one of the most vivid and influential civilizations of the ancient world. Thus his enduring endeavor to bring

the flavors of such a rich culture to the shores of Galveston is a continuation of not only the Island’s culture, but his own. Businesses such as his are the heart of Galveston, they stand on the legacy established by the city’s founders and they perpetuate the diversity and culture that is so integral to the Island’s identity.

And in the case of Mediterranean Chef it not only enriches Galveston, it does so deliciously.

Mediterranean Chef 2402 Strand Street, (409)765-7700 www.medchefgalveston.com Sunday – Thursday, 11am-9pm Friday & Saturday, 11am-10pm Reservations not required, but please call ahead for large parties to ensure prompt seating.

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MJ’s Embroidery and More MJ’s Embroidery and More, a joint venture by JessieAnn Bradshaw and Miguel Arabia, MJ’s Embroidery and More can help you promote your business by putting your logo on almost any wearable item you can think of. From hats for the top of your head to socks for the soles of your feet, MJ’s has got you covered.

No pun intended. Specializing in “no job too small” concept, MJ’s offers Galvestonians a unique opportunity for embroidery. Visit them at 6615 Stewart Road in Galveston or call (409)5158177 or go online at www.companycasuals.com/ mjsembroideryandmore.

K6 Island Sports K6 Island Sports celebrated their grand opening recently. K6 Island Sports is your “Fun in the Sun” headquarters offering everything you need for your next great outdoor adventure. They are conveniently located at 16708 San Luis Pass Road in Jamaica Beach on Galveston’s West End, and they offer complimentary delivery to all locations on Galveston Island. Contact them today at (409)737-2256 to rent your golf carts, kayaks, bicycles, surf boards, paddle boards and more. This ‘one-stop shop for all things rental for the water’ is a great assest to the West End. You can also visit them online at www.k6islandsports.com.

Modern Vintage The Galveston Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony to congratulate Modern Vintage on their one year anniversary. Located across from the Grand 1894 Opera House at 2005 Postoffice Street in Downtown Galveston, Modern Vintage features new and upcycled furniture and home décor, multiple clothing lines, jewelry, accessories and many different gift items. Owner Shawna Doskocil scours markets far and wide to find unique, one-of-a-kind treasures to add to this design style she loves so very much. Modern Vintage brings a unique combination of many styles to the island under one 5,000 square foot roof. It is a very pleasant mixture of old and new. Eclectic with flair!

Seriously folks, you could spend days browsing all the eclectic goodies in this wonderful shop! For more info, visit modernvintagegalveston.com or call (409)762-0202.

DLS Dance Studio DLS Dance Studio has opened. Owner Tatiana Verega along with two other instructors brought their passion, dedication and desire for dance and yoga to the island. Verega also works with Galveston ISD under the 21st Century ACE Program to choreograph school dance performances, drill teams and recreational dancing. The studio provides instruction for yoga, Zumba and a variety of dance.

For additional services, pricing, class schedules and membership visit www.dlsdancestudio.com or call them at (409)750-7023. DLS Dance studio is located at 3616 Broadway Street.

The ITEX Group The Galveston Chamber of Commerce conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of ITEX Group at 2101 Church Street, a high-rise apartment community. The ITEX Group finished restoring the apartments last October to develop 83 one and two bedroom accommodations with luxurious amenities that categorize it as one of the island’s finest complexes. Located right in the heart of Galveston’s historic downtown area, this perfectly situated community provides residents with an array of shopping and dining that’s never far from both work and play. For information regarding leasing availabilities or retail space, you can call (409)766-9922 or go online to www.2101ChurchStreet.com.

Courtyard by Marriott and TownePlace Suites by Marriott The Galveston Chamber of Commerce welcomed Courtyard

by Marriott and TownePlace Suites by Marriott to Galveston recently. Both hotels boast excellent water views and are located at 9540 Seawall Boulevard. To learn more about Courtyard by Marriott and TownePlace Suites by Marriott, please contact them at (409)4972850 and (409)497-2840, respectively.

Henry Freudenburg Insurance Company Henry Freudenburg Insurance Company celebrated their 50 year anniversary with a Galveston Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony. President Gina Spagnola presented Mr. Freudenburg with a proclamation from the Galveston Chamber of Commerce and thanked him for his continued support of the business community. For more information about Henry Freudenburg Insurance Company, please visit them at 6202 Stewart Road in Galveston or call (409)744-3430.

Galveston Beach Hotel’s Longboard Pool Bar The Galveston Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the Galveston Beach Hotel’s Longboard Pool Bar. Business owner Dennis Byrd (also owner of The Spot and other local businesses) expressed his excitement for this new business venture. Visit the newly remodeled Galveston Beach Hotel and its side kick, Longboard Pool Bar, at 1702 Seawall Boulevard in Galveston. For more information, call (409)762-4141.

Hey Mikey’s Ice Cream Hey Mikey’s Ice Cream hosted a grand opening event and ribbon cutting by the Galveston Chamber to introduce their new location on Postoffice Street to the public. Formerly located on Galveston’s east end, Hey Mikey’s now resides at 2120 Postoffice Street in downtown Galveston. Hey Mikey’s Ice Cream is locally made on Galveston Island. They offer old-fashioned, hand-dipped ice cream in a variety of custom flavors. Hey Mikey’s Ice Cream originated as a small ice cream trailer in Middleton, Idaho. After falling in love with Galveston, owners Mike and and Kathy Bouvier decided to relocate to the heart of the Gulf. Try their Ice Cream Nachos they are the best! Handmade bake goods are soon to be added to this heavenly shop. For more info go to www.heymikeysicecream.com or call (208)602-3281.

Tremont Gallery and Pawsh Boutique Tremont Gallery and Pawsh Boutique marked the opening of their doors to the public with a Galveston Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony. The business is owned by Joey Quiroga and is providing lots of talented and recognized local artists a place to showcase their brilliant work.

Photography, oil paintings, watercolor pieces, woodworking, carving, and graphic design are just a few of the artistic mediums you’ll experience at Tremont Gallery and Pawsh Boutique. Visit them at 511 23rd Street in downtown Galveston, call (409)539-5667.

Bear Claw Knife & Shear The Galveston Chamber of Commerce is proud to welcome Bear Claw Knife & Shear to the community. Business owner Richard Steinberg informed attendees that Bear Claw Knife & Shear carries all sorts of knives, including pocket, hunting, kitchen, automatic, novelty and swords. They also carry sharpening supplies, tactical packs, stun guns, pepper spray, shaving supplies, Wise Foods and snake and stingray guards. Additionally, they offer a sharpening service for knives and scissors, including beauty and grooming shears. This unique store is a welcome to the downtown Strand Street scene.

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Movie Reviews By

Dustin Chase

www.texasartfilm.com Dustin is a Member of the “Houston Film Critics Society” Film Critic/Assistant Editor for “Texas Art & Film” (texasartfilm.com) Film Critic for “The Daily News” (Galveston) Entertainment Reporter for “Galveston.com” Film Critic for “Island Guide,” (Galveston) & “EGuide Magazine” (Tyler) and Online Air Entertainment News Commentator at “News 92FM’s Livin’ Large”

“Hellion” Starring: Aaron Paul, Juliette Lewis, Josh

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Wiggins Grade AFormer “Breaking Bad” star Aaron Paul (“Need for Speed”) has certainly gotten my attention with his performance in the new film “Hellion.” Written, directed and based on her short film of the same name, Kat Candler delivers a rousing and emotional look at the struggle of young men trying to overcome tragedy. Also a professor at The University of Texas in Austin, she is a familiar face in the Texas film community. “Hellion,” which debuted at Sundance, hits SXSW wide open and left the same kind of impression Jeff Nichols’ “Mud” did the previous year. Candler taps into the reality of the situation presented here, where a husband and his two boys are completely devastated after the death of their mother/wife. Candler embeds the story on the coast of Texas in Galveston County and plays off the destruction of houses and shattered lives left in locations like Bolivar and Port Arthur. ​Jacob Wilson (Wiggins) has a knack for destruction and disturbance since his mother was killed in a car accident. His father Hollis (Paul) is never around to look after Jacob and Wes (Deke Garner), his 10 year old brother. After they set a truck on fire at a local baseball game, CPS removes Wes, while Jacob is sent to juvenile detention. Desperate to pick his family up and regain control of his life, Hollis cleans the house, does laundry and tries to repair their getaway house in Galveston in an attempt to start fresh. Jacob focuses all his time on trying to win a motocross race and prove to everyone that he isn’t just a violent screw up, but every time he is challenged he reacts poorly and continues to push everyone further away. ​The coming of age theme with teenage males is certainly a continuing fad at SXSW and in mainstream cinema. Candler takes us into a really sad and unfortunate circumstance where these men want desperately to change their lives and circumstances but allow pain to get in the way. Paul really digs deep here; his face masked with a beard, doesn’t hide the emotional struggle of his character.

Candler sat down with me and explained that she drew many of the examples in the film from stories she had heard in her own family, and that the mind of a teenager really interested her. The family behavior element can be seen in all of her films. ​Candler’s script is equally sympathetic and realistic; “there are no villains,” she explained to me.

I told her that I saw each character as their own worst enemy because they all want their situation to improve, but mentally and physically don’t know how to attain it. Candler has written something that is stirring with love and, in the end, the acceptance of responsibility. Her final, and arguably most beautiful scene in the film, is stunning and heartbreaking. Candler’s “Hellion” rises above all the other films that focus on the same teenage male perspective and her understanding of humanity makes this a powerful piece of cinema.

Final Thought – A heartbreakingly beautiful film with unforgettable performances.

“Tammy” Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon,

Mark Duplass, Toni Collette, Nat Faxton, Kathy Bates Grade C- If Melissa McCarthy lost weight, would she still be funny or make millions at the box office? It’s been a long time since a female movie comedian was able to do what “the boys” (Ferrell, Sandler, Stiller, etc) consistently pulled off at the box office.

McCarthy, who received an Oscar nomination for her performance in “Bridesmaids,” is proving women can lead in stupid comedies, also. Her fate will likely be the same as the boys, who only knew one note and lost the audience’s interest pretty quickly. McCarthy’s husband and fellow funnyman Ben Falcone directed and co-wrote the script with McCarthy, but it’s simply the same shtick every other writer has been feeding her since “Bridesmaids” proved successful.

Tammy (McCarthy) is an overweight slob who lost her job, car, and husband (Faxton) all in the same day. She announces to her mother (Allison Janney) that she is taking her grandmother’s Cadillac and leaving the small town. Grandma Pearl (Sarandon) insists on coming along, so the slob and the medicated alcoholic head towards Niagara Falls with a lot of unplanned detours along the way. “You’ve got the time, I’ve got the money,” Pearl says as they look for men, booze and every opportunity to leave chaos in their paths. However, at some point Tammy needs to grow up, stop stalling and get her life together. Successful lesbian petshop franchise owner and relative Lenore (Bates) is exactly the person to give her that talk.

McCarthy could be compared to John Candy with the ridiculous antics and the way she uses her weight to deliver most of the laughs. In an interview, McCarthy described “Tammy” as also having a message, but that is completely buried underneath endless scenes that just repeat everything McCarthy has done better in another skit somewhere. The talent in this cast is tremendous, yet mostly wasted on poorly developed characters that only have one or two scenes. You don’t cast award winning Toni Collette in a role where she just stands there!

There are a handful of scenes that are so bad they are funny, or at least impossible not to at least snicker at. In one scene, McCarthy refers to herself as a Cheeto, and Duplass a cookie. Sarandon certainly steps out of her comfort zone, but her character is never believable or even sensible; it’s just bad writing. McCarthy is talented; she is fantastic with ad-lib, but she is stuck in a cycle of characters that are just reflections of this gross fast food binge eating, overweight slob she plays in each movie.

“Tammy” might be a road trip adventure, but it goes nowhere.

Final Thought – McCarthy unfortunately needs to learn the same lesson Tammy does, time to grow up and do something different.

“Begin Again” Starring: Keira

Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, Catherine Keener Grade A Studios spend so much money trying to prep and manipulate their movie to become the breakout hit of the summer, and then a smaller film with all the right tones and notes, that debuted last year at Toronto just casually walks in and steals the summer. “Begin Again” is the return to film about music for writer/ director John Carney after his sleeper hit “Once” in 2006. “Begin Again” has a large appeal to it; the musical element notwithstanding, the film sheds a different glow on New York than we typically see on screen. Carney’s script also plays by its own rules, throwing typical structure out the window, and finds its own particular rhythm. The thing “Once” lacked was powerful performances, and

“Begin Again” satisfies that with a performance from Knightley (“Pride & Prejudice,” “Never Let Go”) that proves she is back in top form.

Dave (Levine) has become one of the most sought after singer acts in the world. He and his longtime girlfriend and collaborator Greta (Knightley) move to New York temporarily to explore this new world of stardom, fandom, and creativity. However, Dave decides one of his new record label assistants is more inspiring and leaves Greta. A sympathy request from Greta’s friend gets her on stage at a local music club, and she sings one song and captures the drowning imagination of music producer Dan (Ruffalo), who hears her song the way no one else does. He begs and pleads with Greta to work on this crazy idea he has about recording an album live throughout the streets of New York with ambient city noise in the background.

“Vision, not gimmicks,” one character says about what they should be looking for in new talent. Both what Dan does with Greta and what Carney has created here is anything but a gimmick. There hasn’t been a film this year that can make you relax and enjoy what you are seeing and hearing as much as this film. It’s the definitive summer film of 2014, and with performances so good Ruffalo and Knightley might even get Golden Globe nominations come awards time. Ruffalo has been consistently good when he takes these lower budget films like “Thanks for Sharing” or “The Kids Are All Right;” that’s when he is at his best. Knightley has suffered overexposure in the last few years and has struggled to find roles to get back to the creative actress she is. This role and even her voice here once again prove her talent and strength; she commands the screen.

I found this film far more accessible, enjoyable, and it sounds much more pleasing than “Once.” The real beauty of the film is the plutonic relationship between Knightley and Ruffalo; finally a film is brave and smart enough to have men and women interacting in a beautiful, even artistically romantic way that doesn’t involve sex or characters ending up together. It’s a perfect and brave element for the film that gives and earns respect for both genders. Levine does a good job in his first feature film role, and having Keener here is just the icing on the cake. There are so many wonderful things to enjoy about this film. However, it’s the resonating songs that will stick with you long after.

Final Thought – The perfect summer experience, Knightley reminds us of her power as an actress.

“Snowpiercer” Starring: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Octavia

Spencer, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, Grade AJoon-ho Bong’s first English language film is going to blow you away. “Snowpiercer,” based on the graphic French novel, is a thrill ride unlike we have seen for a while, if ever. Forget the bombastic brain-dead blockbusters like “Transformers” or “Godzilla,” “Snowpiercer” is smart, brutal, and intense as a utopian thriller with A-list

stars giving diabolical performances. It’s “Game of Thrones,” “Wizard of Oz,” “Kill Bill,” “Waterworld” and “Alive” all mixed into one, on a speeding train that carries the last remaining humans. It’s also a story about societal retribution in a world controlled by “pre-ordained position” thinking; Nazi’s anyone? Fact is, this isn’t just about offering up thrills and chills; there is a lot to dig into after the film runs its course.

The year is now 2031, 17 years after a compound called CW7 was released into the atmosphere in an attempt to stop global warming. The CW7 backfired and froze the earth, and now the only survivors are aboard a train that functions like an arc called Snowpiercer that makes one loop around the country each year. The half mile long, 26 cabin train is run from the front by the engineer whose forward thinking had the design ready and running before the freeze came. Now it’s a class system, with the poor people in the rear eating nasty leftover food with no view of the outside, the higher class people towards the front and run by a strict military style system in the middle that demands order.

This is by far the best film Chris Evans (“Captain America”) has ever lent himself to. While his lead character mostly just forces the plot forward, he is afforded one emotional scene near the end that proves he can deliver with the right direction and material.

However, there are far better supporting performances here like Oscar winners Tilda Swinton (“Grand Budapest Hotel”) and Octavia Spencer (“The Help”).

Both take on drastically new character roles than we have ever seen them in the past. Swinton blissfully contorts her face and mouth into the wildest positions, and while her screen time is relatively short she makes quite the lasting impact.

The concept of a class system on a train going nowhere is an utterly brilliant idea for a film like this. Bong’s ability to deliver the thrills and an interesting moral conundrum is evidence of his genius as a director. The small details, from the protein bar ingredients to the realization of what lies in the train cars ahead, or the twisted view of the engineer, “Snowpiercer” not only sustains the suspense for over two hours, but with each train car advancement we learn darker secrets about this new world order. I know I compared it to a lot of other films, but there is really nothing else like it. In a typical summer of brain dead blockbusters, “Snowpiercer” is the smartest choice out there.

Final Thought – Diabolically thriller, well acted; A utopian masterpiece.

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“Christmas in July” Santa Sightings, Free Music, Sand Castles & More

Caribbean Breeze:

Zach, and Nick are experienced dock attendants and knowledgeable instructors who provide the safety training for rental boats and jet skis on site at the Galveston Yacht Basin. Rounding out the Caribbean Breeze staff are CJ, Cesar, and Jon; they assist customers with rentals and tickets sales, and serve as attendants on East Beach at the jet ski

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This experienced crew of professionals, together with a diverse “They may not be bright blue or crystal clear, but these are healthy fleet, makes Caribbean Breeze quite literally a one-stop fun-shop, with waters.” That is the observation and assessment of Captain John Wil- entertainment for families, friends, kids and couples. Hire a captain to guide your excursion, or learn how to navigate it yourself. From the son as he guides the “Troublemaker” deftly through the dark blue novice to the natural, from the flier to the fisher, from the sailor to the harbor, admiring the scene around him. Not only does the northern shore of Galveston teem with industry and commerce, droves of peli- sightseer, Caribbean Breeze gives locals and visitors alike one of the cans surf the winds around the ships, dolphins frolic in their natural best opportunities to fully experience Galveston’s waters. habitat, seagulls scan the piers for the next handout, and scores of fish Caribbean Breeze swirl around and far beneath the hull of his boat. “The ecosystem here 715 N. Holiday Dr. (on the boat ramp at Galveston Yacht Basin) is thriving,” he concludes, “and so is the business in the harbor. This Open Daily Sunrise to Sunset really is a great time to be in Galveston.”

(409)740-0400, www.GalvestonBoatRentals.com A licensed captain for six years now, John Wilson comes from a family of boaters and fishermen, and spent much of his life on the water as a pleasure boater during his thirty years in the medical profession. Upon movRental customers are required to demonstrate boating and navigational ing to Galveston he skills. Add actual fuel used and sales tax to rental rates. was working priFishing Boats vately as a captain, but after the previous 23’ Center Console V-Hull Fishing Boat (Troublemaker) owner chose not to $120/hr Minimum 2 Hours $240 continue with CaribHalf Day 4 Hours $360 bean Breeze after Full Day 8 Hours $600 Hurricane Ike, Cap21’ Center Console Fishing Boat (Switchblade) tain Wilson stepped $90/hr Minimum 2 Hours $180 in and reopened the Half Day 4 Hours $270 business in 2010. “I Full Day 8 Hours $450 was able to turn my 20’ Fishing Pontoon Boat (Beachcomber) passion into a busi$65/hr Minimum 2 Hours $130 ness, and the best Half Day 4 Hours $195 part is that the cusFull Day 8 Hours $325 tomers are always smiling.” He laughs as he jokes, “After so many years of dealing with patients, there are no sick people here! If some- Cruising Boats one is sick, they call and say they can’t make it today.”

18’ Jet Boat by SeaDoo (Challenger) Indeed Caribbean Breeze is all about the fun, which has expanded $120/hr No Minimum $120 exponentially with their recent location change that occurred in the Half Day 4 Hours $360 off-season of the past year. Previously their ramp was located just off Full Day 8 Hours $720 61st Street on Offats Bayou, “but people would come back after an 20’ Cruising/Fishing Pontoon (Misty or Constellation) hour or two, and ask, ‘what else is there to do?’” John remembers. $75/hr Minimum 2 Hours $150 “Now we have bigger water, more water, and more open water.” Boat- Half Day 4 Hours $225 ers and fishermen now have access from the Caribbean Breeze boat 8 Hours $350 Full Day ramp to all of Galveston Bay, and a direct line to offshore and the 27’ Party Pontoon (Just Chillin’) harbor. $90/hr Minimum 2 Hours $180 The change is also much more convenient for their most popular Half Day 4 Hours $270 excursion, parasailing. Named “Paradise,” the 30 foot custom-parasail Full Day 8 Hours $540 boat has always launched from the harbor, and (weather permitting) Personal Watercraft sends people flying down the Gulf coastline. “Paradise” is designed specifically for parasailing, and its hydraulic mounts eliminate the Weekday Jet Ski $100/hr need for risky beach landings, allowing ‘fliers’ to both take off and Weekend Jet Ski $120/hr land directly from the boat.

Extra Rider $15/hr The total Caribbean Breeze fleet numbers about twelve vessels, Non-Power Vessels and also includes various fishing, cruising, and pontoon boats, as Kayak-Single $15/hr $30/4hr $50/day well as jet skis. In addition to the motorized craft, they offer rental $20/hr $40/4hr $60/day use of several non-power vessels, including kayaks, canoes and a sail- Kayak-Tandem boat. “We do let the customers drive their own boat and we do rent Canoe-3 Person $25/hr $50/4hr $70/day to beginners,” Captain John says. Of course drivers are required to Sailboat-Lateen Rig $80/day (only) demonstrate that they know how to operate the craft, but Caribbean Guided Outings Breeze also offers hands-on, personal training for novice boaters. “We Parasail Daily Flights $90/person probably do more training than anything else,” John says, “We really Sunset Pontoon Cruise 2 person couple(s) $160/90 Miles stress the importance of safety first.” And safety is by no means limited Anytime Cruise 6 Person Maximum $125/hr to boat operation, Captain John and his crew are also very observant Sailing Sloop Maximum 3,000 lbs $125/hr of the weather, and take the utmost precautions when deciding to Distribute Ashen Remains Family Rate $395 execute outings.

Bay & Jetty Half-Day Fishing Trips Members of the Caribbean Breeze operating crew are all Coast 3 people in Base Rate, add $60/per additional person, up to 5 max Guard Licensed Captains, each with their own specialty. Captain Custom Shark Trip $550 Kristy is a specialist in recreational boating, parasail shuttle operaSpring- Monster Black Drum $450 tions, and pleasure cruises, while Captain Britt is trained in parasail Flounder Run $450 operations. Captain Jeff is also trained in parasail operations, and is $450 also a sport-fishing specialist. Customer Service Specialists JJ, Jordan, Jetties

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Summertime in Galveston is in full swing, and this July the island will host a series of entertaining events, including a new “Christmas in July” celebration complete with Santa sightings and a beachfront Independence Day parade and fireworks show. Details are: “Christmas in July” Santa Sightings Because so much will be happening in Galveston for the holiday season, Santa is spending his summer on the island to make sure it all gets done! This summer, visitors will have a chance to see Santa at a variety of events, from a “snowman” sand castle competition at Moody Gardens July 19th to free concerts downtown July 12th and July 16th. Visitors are encouraged to get in the holiday spirit early by entering Galveston’s “Christmas in July” photo contest. Visitors can take a photo of any holiday-themed item in Galveston and submit it for a chance to win a variety of prizes, including a cruise for four on Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas. For details, galveston.com/ holiday.

Surfing Santa Saturday, July 12th Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark will host Surfing Santa, 2-4pm.

This fun event will be a great time for the entire family as Santa moves and shakes along the waves. Who knew Santa would be such an expert at riding the waves? Our staff of experts ranks Surfing Santa as one of the best Boogie Bahn riders they have ever seen! We know you will be just as impressed as we are.

Music on the Strand On the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, visitors can catch free, live concerts from 6-9pm in Saengerfest Park at Music Nite on the Strand. July 12th, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (R&B and funk) will perform. July 26th come hear Galveston’s own Zach Tate Band (rock).

Bands on the Sand at Moody Gardens Moody Gardens may be known for its fascinating pyramids, will host its popular Bands on the Sand concert series this summer. Each concert will be followed by a fireworks display over Offats Bayou.

Bands on the Sand concerts are held from 6-10pm at Moody Gardens’ Palm Beach. Tickets are $12 per person. Scheduled are: July 12th Radio Live – variety July 18th Vertigo – 80’s pop July 19th Face This Way – classic rock July 25th Intercoastal Pirates – beach soft rock July 26th Brandon McDermott – country Moody Gardens Snowman Sand Castle Competition Moody Gardens Snowman Sand Castle competition will be held Saturday, July 19th, 2-4pm. This fun event is for the entire family. Come see some the best sculptures created right before your eyes!

Live Music at East Beach Grab your beach gear and head to the island’s party beach for a free, live concert series from 3-6pm every Sunday. This month’s lineup includes Journey Agents July 13th; Ryan Scroggins and the TrenchTown Texans July 20th; and Kevin Anthony July 27th. For more info, visit www.galvestonbeachinfo.com.

Texas Race Week Regatta Galveston’s waters will be decorated with beautiful sailboats July 25th-27th for the Galveston Bay Cruising Association’s annual Texas Race Week Regatta. Offshore races take place each day from 10am12pm beginning near Channel Marker 11 and Boddeker Road. For the best views, visit East beach, Stewart Beach or the east end of the Seawall beaches. For details visit www.gbca.org.

Island Surf Camp:

Novice Surfers Whose Main Focus on Safety

By Terry Card Mylinda Carter is a dedicated and experienced surfer. She has been surfing since she was sixteen, learning in Freeport and then testing her skills against curls in Hawaii, Caracas, Margarita Islands, Malibu and up and down the California coast.

While gaining experience surfing the world over, she witnessed many novice surfers with little or no guidance on how to properly control his or her board, or where to surf safely. This led her in 2001 to start a camp teaching safety first and foremost for new or inexperienced surfers. To help with the camp she turned to Al Clements, a well known long time surfer who started surfing in Bolivar when he was eight and then at twelve would ride the ferry across with his board in tow, to surf in Galveston. A one-time lifeguard and Red Cross certified Safety Instructor with the Galveston beach patrol, Al surfed many of the world’s biggest waves in Hawaii, Australia, Thailand, Bali, Japan and all along the coast from Mexico to Los Angeles.

For safety, twenty of their boards have soft tops to cushion the blow if new surfers fall over and hit the board or it hits them while they are in the water. They also have five hardtop boards for more experienced riders. The camp is run year around for adults and from May to September for children. The Island Surf camp has sixteen full body wet suits available for their adult student’s fall/winter lessons.

At the children’s camp only the soft top surf boards are used. Whether a child or an adult, the emphasis of the learning experience is on safety, and the first twenty minutes of the lesson is spent on that. All students, young or old, are taught how to handle rip-tides, panic situations and safe riding practices, like crossing behind another surfer, rather than in front. No alcohol is allowed before or during the lesson, again, for safety reasons.

Al and Mylinda teach their students with a five step program. First they are taught safety, then how to lie on the board and paddle properly, then they are taught and extensively practice pop-up techniques to get from the kneeling position to proper standing position on the board, keeping the knees bent and getting low while keeping the head up and arms out for balance.

Al and Mylinda are very involved in helping young adults through surfing. They have a group

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called Soul Surfers. The idea behind the project is that kids in trouble often just need a goal and an escape from their environment. They found that surfing is ideal – the goal being first, just to be able to stand up on the board, followed by improving technique and form. While the young adults are doing this they are able to escape from the strife surrounding many of them in their daily lives. For many who would otherwise just be hanging around getting in trouble, it also provides great exercise and teaches good balance and control of their bodies. These children cannot afford to pay for the lessons, so Al and Mylinda provide their expertise and knowledge for free. When finally these troubled kids bring the surf board in on a wave – the big smiles - and loud whoops – is all the payment Al and Mylinda need. Soul Surfers is as much for them as it is for their students.

They keep Island Surf Camp small on purpose and because of that they maintain personal interaction with many of their students. Often, the parents of the young students being taught by Mylinda and Al are so gratified with how well their children are doing at the camp and how much they have learned, that they tip them generously, often followed by dinner. Many remain longtime clients of these two down to earth and very friendly individuals. Aside from wanting to keep intimacy through smallness, it is necessary as well, since Mylinda also owns and operates All Seasons Interiorscaping, an interior design company whose clientele include hospitals, banks and oil companies. This leaves much of the weekday teaching time spent with Island Surf Camp to Al, but weekends, they join forces to accommodate the heavy volume, and this is where Mylinda would really rather be – riding the waves into the beach on a glorious Galveston afternoon.

To make a reservation or find out more about various camps and the time and availability, click on their website at www.islandsurfcamp.com or call Mylinda at (832)279-5560 or Al at (409)443-7660.

Island ETC (East End Theatre Company) is pleased to present their twelfth season opener, the hit Broadway musical, “Sweet Charity,” from July 18th - August 16th.

“Sweet Charity” was originally conceived, choreographed and staged

by Bob Fosse. It was adapted for the stage by Neil Simon, with music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. “Sweet Charity” is based on Federico Fellini’s screenplay “Nights of Cambria.” The original production opened on Broadway in 1966 and ran for 608 performances. A film version, also directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, was released in 1969. The musical has seen several successful Broadway revivals over the years such as in 1986 which starred Debbie Allen, and again in 2005 starring Christina Applegate.

Charity Hope Valentine is a girl who is in love with being in love. Charity (portrayed by Ellen Dyer) is a dance hall girl who dreams of love and believes the man of her dreams is just around the corner. “Sweet Charity” has a great score which includes “Hey Big Spender!” and “If My Friends Could See Me Now.” It also has incredible dancing and one of the most memorable heroines in stage history. This all combines to make “Sweet Charity” a must-see show. It’s a razzle-dazzle opener for ETC’s 2014-2015 season.

Island ETC is located at 2317 Mechanic St., Galveston.

Performances for “Sweet Charity” are July 18th - August 16th, Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 8pm as well as two matinees on Sunday July 27th and August 3rd at 2:30pm. Opening night, Friday, July 18th will be a fundraising gala. The food and festivities will begin at 7pm. Tickets for opening night are $50.

Tickets for all other performances are $27 for adults and $22 for students and senior citizens.

Be sure to make “Sweet Charity” a part of your summer plans. For more info, please call Island ETC at (409)762-3556 or visit them online at islandetc.org.

Saturday July 19th Free Admission Free Kids Area LIVE MUSIC ALL DAY: The Salty Dog Band 11am-2pm The Brandon McDermont Band 3pm-6pm The Brass-A-Holics Go-Go Brass Funk Band straight out of New Orleans 7-9pm Make plans to come out and help the Lepos celebrate their 3rd year in business at the Albatross Galveston!

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Ongoing - Looking for something fun to do this summer? How about kayaking in Galveston? As part of the Coastal Impacts Assistance Program, Artist Boat offers the following programs: “Watershed Education Training” and “Stewardship Training in the Coastal Zone for Petrochemical Industrial Workers.” Energy production workforce members will participate in watershed education training focused on the Galveston Bay estuarine system. The place-based and experiential learning modules will promote a common lexicon of environmental vocabulary and concepts applicable to all watersheds, estuaries, and wetland regions.

Participants will engage in hands-on, place-based, and meaningful watershed experiences through a class in Eco-Art Workshops and outdoor Eco-Art Adventures via kayaks that integrate the disciplines of art and science. For more information, contact Artist Boat at artistboat.org.

Every Sunday - Galveston’s Own Farmers Market brings locally grown produce, prepared foods, and edible farm products to residents of Galveston and the surrounding areas every Sunday morning, 9am-1pm. They strive to foster a greater sense of community, all while supporting farmers plus producers, and connecting individuals with their local food economy. The Market is always seeking vendors of produce, prepared foods (homemade), and edible farm products (eggs, cheeses, meats, etc).

Galveston’s Own Farmer’s Market is located at 2508 Postoffice St., Galveston.

Every Second and Third Saturday - Seaside Saturdays - Celebrate the ocean at Moody Gardens with Seaside Saturdays every second and third Saturday of the month. Guests will have the chance to participate in themed days, which range from special pirate events, aquarium diver presentations, penguin activities, seaside ropes course challenges to arts and crafts based on your favorite characters from the new “Rio 4D” film. These classes are free and held at Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid, 1 Hope Blvd., Galveston.

Every Wednesday - Summer at the Seaport: Will It Float? Make a splash this summer with the Texas Seaport Museum’s shipbuilding class for youth held 1-2pm. Using only a paper plate, three pieces of newspaper, and eight inches of duct tape, you will have the opportunity to construct your own unique vessel and answer the age old maritime question: “will it float?” Prizes will be awarded to the constructor of the ship that can hold the most weight. The cost is $10 and there are still spots available. This is held at Texas Seaport Museum, 2200 Harborside Dr., Galveston, (409)763-1877.

Every Thursday - Summer at the Seaport: Swab the Deck! Experience the thrills of tall ship life with ELISSA’s staff every Thursday morning, 9-11am, as we hose down and scrub the decks of the historic Tall Ship ELISSA. Fans of “Patrick O’Brien,” “Two Years Before the Mast,” and “Treasure Island” can step into the shoes of their favorite maritime character as they live the life of a traditional sailor and start off the hot summer days with a quick cool down. This is held at Texas Seaport Museum, 2200 Harborside Dr., downtown Galveston, (409)7631877. Spots are still available.

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. This is for children only. Heave, ho! This is held at Texas Seaport Museum, 2200 Harborside Dr.,

downtown Galveston, (409)763-1877. Cost is $10 per child.

Friday, July 11th - Summer Art Workshop Series The Galveston Arts Center is offering 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. The series will pick back up on July 11th with more three-dimensional fun as kids get decorative with collaged boxes. On the 25th, prepare to meet some amazing, moving characters during the Animation basics class taught by a professional illustrator. August 1st will usher in another month of creativity with a very cool selfportraits project. On the 8th, fabric, fibers, felt and fun are in store, with some practical plushy-making and even very basic sewing. And finally, on the 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.

Saturday, July 12th - Ocean Star Discover Family Day “Rigs to Reefs” will take place 10am-3pm.

Learn how obsolete oil platforms are being converted into artificial reef habitats and why sea creatures make these structures home. Children can create a Deep See porthole which offers a unique view of an amazing underwater habitat. Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum is located at 1900 Harborside Dr., downtown Galveston. Children 18 and under free, with paying chaperone.

Saturdays - Fitness in the Park takes place July 12th, 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. For more info, call (409)772-2554 or log on at www.transforminggalveston.com.

Monday-Sunday, July 14th-20th - Galveston Summer Music Funshop - This one’s a sure-fire hit!

One-hundred youngsters from HCC culminate their annual week-long Galveston residency and workshop for kids, grades 3-6, with a “moving” onstage song fest celebrating everyone’s favorite country hits.

Whatever your age, their rousing performance of “Grandma’s Featherbed,” “Rocky Top Tennessee,” “Wabash Cannonball,” “Ring O’ Fire,” “I Will Always Love You,” and other memorable selections will raise the roof and have you dancing in the aisles. Parents of Galveston-area kids in grades 3-6, there are still spots available. For tickets to this concert, visit www.thegrand.com. Cost is $25.

July 18th - 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. There will be two 2:30pm Sunday matinees on July 27th and August 3rd. Opening night, Friday, July 18th will be a fundraising gala and tickets are $50. The food and festivities will begin at 7pm. 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, July 19th - The Fifth Annual Casino with a Cause will take place 6-10:30pm benefitting the Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County.

This will be held at the Davidson Ballroom at The Tremont House, 2300 Mechanic St., downtown Galveston. Call (409)443-0523 or RCCGC.org.

Sunday, July 20th - The Houston Children’s Chorus will present “Kids at The Grand Ole Opry” starting at 4pm. The Grand 1894 Opera House will become “The Grand Ole Opry” when the Houston Children’s Chorus presents a salute to country music. One-hundred youngsters from HCC culminate their annual week-long Galveston residency and workshop for students with a rousing Summer Pops Concert. This will be held at The Grand 1894 Opera House, 2020 Postoffice St., downtown Galveston. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance by calling (800)821-1894 or by going online at www.thegrand.com.

Tuesday-Wednesday, July 22nd-23rd - Kids Fishing Camp - This summer camp teaches all of the basics of fishing. Lessons taught will be from knot tying, properly baiting a hook, casting, and battling a fish on a rod and reel to how to throw a cast net and catch your own live bait. Your child will learn from a Licensed U.S. Coast Guard Captain and Professional Galveston Bay Fishing Guide.

There are two hours of instructional hands-on teaching at the dock before your child will board the boats, and take off to the hot fishing spots to catch redfish, speckled trout, flounder and many other saltwater species. There are crab traps baited and set out and the boat will ride out to the bays so that each child will have their own crab trap to pull in and check. Your child will enjoy their two days on the water, learn new things, see the beauty of what Galveston Bay has to offer, and of course, catch fish with Galveston Kid Friendly Fishing Guides. If you would like to enroll your child for a Galveston Summer Fishing Camp, or have questions call today at (409)739-8526. Each child will leave the camp with their own Rod ‘n Reel combo, a Fishing Galveston Texas Summer Camp t-shirt, and can actually keep their catch (after our Captains filet and bag it, of course). Camp is open to kids ages 7-14. The cost is $400 per child for a 2 day camp.

Payment is due 3 days prior to camp start date.

Thursday-Saturday, July 24th-27th - Texas Race Week Regatta will take place. This fun week will feature races starting at 10am-12 noon daily. More than 50 sailboats race on the waters of the Gulf.

There is one race each day. Recommended places to watch are East Beach, “The Beach Hut - the only Bar on the Beach,” Stewart Beach or a few miles down the Seawall near Pleasure Pier. It is free to watch.

Thursday, July 24th - Rudy & Paco’s presents a Wine Dinner with Historic Vineyards of Inglenook - Join Rudy & Paco’s for an evening of great cuisine and wine with Inglenook Winemaker Phillippe Bascaules on Thursday, July 24th from 6-9pm.

Featured wines will be White Rhone Style Blend Blancaneaux, Bordeaux Style Rubicon Red Blend, Rutherford Cask Cabernet Sauvignon and Family Tradition Edizione Pennino Zinfandel. Cost is $150 per person plus tax and gratuity. To make your reservation, call (409)762-3696. Space is limited.

Saturday-Friday, July 26th - August 1st - The Curt Miller Magic & Comedy Show returns for the sixth great year with many new surprises. Magician and Illusionist Curt Miller blends dazzling magic, music, and great clean comedy in a theatrical show that will leave your whole family amazed, amused, and most of all, entertained. The Curt Miller Magic & Comedy Show has dazzled over 50,000 people at Moody Gardens, changing the show each year with new illusions. You’ll see people sawed in half and

vanished right before your eyes. You might even get chosen to be a part of the show! Don’t miss your chance to see a family-friendly Vegas-style magic show right here in Galveston. A limited number of seats are available, so order your tickets today at www.magiccomedyshow.com before they disappear! Moody Gardens is located at 1 Hope Blvd., Galveston, (409)741-8484.

Galveston Island State Park

Many events take place this summer at Galveston Island State Park including walks, explorations and the Nature Center Explorations.

The park contains a mosaic of coastal habitats that host a surprising variety of wildlife and is visited by birds from throughout the eastern hemisphere. Wading and shore birds, mottled and mallard ducks, raccoons, armadillos and marsh rabbits are found in the park. Beach or surf fishing for spotted seatrout, sandtrout, redfish, black drum, croaker and flounder is also popular.

Events include: Beach Exploration Walks take place every Saturday and Sunday at 10-11:30am. Beach Explorations at Galveston Island State Park are sponsored by the Friends of Galveston Island State Park (FoGISP) and led by Galveston Bay Area - Texas Master Naturalists. Walks are free but you must pay $5 to enter the park.

Nature Center at the State Park Open on weekends through November, 10am2pm, and staffed by FoGISP volunteers, the Nature Center is the ideal place to learn more about the park’s environment, flora and fauna. The Nature Center offers a range of attractions, including the following: Shell and Sea Bean Table - This table displays a variety of treasures found in the Park’s beach and bay areas, providing a hands-on experience for park visitors. Each item is identified via a label.

Active bee hive - The bee hive, funded by FoGISP in 2013, is very popular with park visitors. On any given weekend, you can see visitors — adults and children alike — buzzing around the hive, trying to identify the queen and admiring the industry of her workers and drones.

Nature Center Library - Trying to identify a plant or animal you’ve just seen in the park? Our newly updated (2013) library can help you do just that. With more than 2,000 nature-related publications, the library can help answer most of your questions.

Galveston Island State Park is located at 14901 FM 3005, Galveston, (409)737-1222 in Galveston County, on the west end of Galveston Island.

Gulf Coast Volleyball Association Continues

Divisions are Men’s 2’s Open, AA, A, BB; Women’s 2’s AA, A; Junior 2’s 18<, 16< 14< 12<; Coed BB 2’s. Anyone can participate. The Gulf Coast Volleyball Association is the largest outdoor volleyball association on the Gulf Coast, and has been rated the #1 outdoor volleyball organization by Outdoor Volleyball USA. You do not have to be a GCVA member. Check-in at Stewart Beach is 8:30am, with tournaments beginning promptly at 9am.

Schedule: July 12th GCVA “Texas JBT Grand Slam” July 19th GCVA “Last Man Standing” August 3rd GCVA “Hot as Hell Classic” August 24th GCVA “Dog Days of Summer” September 7th GCVA “Back to School Blues” September 28th GCVA “Closing of the Beach”

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Books

A Few Book Reviews for Those Hot Summer Nights

By Gini Rainey “The Husband’s Secret”

by Liane Moriarty Although Liane Moriarty is probably forever doomed to be labeled as a “chick lit” writer, “The Husband’s Secret” is a book that can be an enjoyable read for both guys and gals. Even though this book is set in present day Australia (Melbourne and Sydney), the many references to Tupperware parties, PTA bake sales and ‘Susie Homemaker’ skills almost makes you think that we are back in the ‘50s again.

Beginning with stories about three different families, it isn’t long before Moriarty starts to weave the characters into a tightly knit group that unknowingly share a dark secret. The three families are all experiencing upheavals in their lives, but they are nothing compared to the secret that one of the husbands has been keeping for years. Although it took some time to wade through the first few chapters, once I got the players straight, I found it difficult to put this book down.

Brilliantly written, Moriarty spends a great deal of time creating characters and everyday situations with which the reader can easily identify. Because of her understanding of the complexities of long-term marriages, “…marriage is made of lies, deceit, envy, rage, jealousy, anger, vengeance, and the ability to plod ever onward,” she was able to make the characterizations and situations even more believable.

Because of her consummate writing skills, Moriarty was able to wind her way through a minefield of moral ambiguity as her story explores the very personal implications of choosing between right and wrong. Without giving a ‘spoiler alert’ warning, there really isn’t much that can be said about the actual storyline of “The Husband’s Secret,” as the whole fabric of the book consists of the underlying cause and revelation of said secret.

That being said, if you would like to pick up a great vacation book with more plot twists and turns than a country road, I would recommend “The Husband’s Secret” wholeheartedly. After all, you don’t get a New York Times #1 Best Seller designation for your book unless you’ve done something great – and that’s exactly what Liane Moriarty has done with her fifth novel.

You can be sure I’m going to read her first four after having discovered this great author!

Rating: 5 of 5; Copyright 2013 – G. P. Putnam’s Sons “Etched in Sand” by Regina Calcaterra Regina Calcaterra opens up her life and her heart to her readers in this true story about herself and her four siblings who survived their unspeakable childhood and the nightmares of being neglected children on Long Island. Calcaterra, who is now a successful lawyer, New York State official, and activist, recounts the painful life that she and her four siblings survived only to be faced with the challenges of the foster-care system and intermittent homelessness in the shadows

of Manhattan and the Hamptons.

Living a life that few of us can imagine living, Calcaterra and her siblings were able to survive the absolutely horrific circumstances of their childhoods. Although not unscathed by their experiences, the five children were able to arrive successfully on this side of their abuse and remain close-knit and productive adults.

This is not a read for the faint of heart or someone looking for something light and entertaining. This book gets down to the reality of being an abused and neglected child, whose only ‘present’ parent is a mentally ill, alcoholic drug addict and who puts her children’s safety and well-being at the bottom of her list of priorities. Fortunately, her five children were fairly self-sufficient and able to develop the skills necessary to survive in a system that is broken at best.

This book is definitely about the strength of the human spirit, and the courage and love that Regina still has in her heart and soul in order to be able to tell her intense and horrific story with wisdom, love and compassion. It is heart wrenching and very intense. It’s not easy to read this story, but it is a very important story to read if you have any compassion at all for the homeless and abused at large, and the homeless and abused children, specifically, because they do exist - everywhere.

The most important person in Regina’s early, formative years was a teacher who gave her the best advice possible – never stop learning. It was because of her hunger for education that she was able to rise above the rubble of their lives, finish high school, go to college, become a lawyer and an advocate for the abused and forgotten.

“Etched in Sand” is one of the most inspiring, emotional and intelligently written books that I’ve read in a long time. It sheds a light on the force of the human spirit and the instinct to not give up.

It shines a spotlight on the foster care system and how it has failed so many children and young adults in our nation, and it gives hope that perhaps one day there will be changes made so that other children will not have to suffer the atrocities that these children did.

Rating: 5 of 5; Copyright 2013 – HarperCollins Publishers “Don’t Try to Find Me: A Novel” by Holly Brown This novel, written by Holly Brown, a practicing marriage and family therapist in the San Francisco Bay area, explores the dynamics of a family whose daughter just vanishes one day after being dropped off at school. Written from a double perspective – the mother’s and the daughter’s – this book explores the events leading up to and following the daughter’s attempt at running away from her family and its problems.

Not knowing if Marley went missing intentionally or was kidnapped, Rachel and Paul launch a nationwide campaign to enlist the help of the public to locate their daughter. As the story develops, it becomes apparent that not only was their relationship with their daughter flawed, but the very core of their marriage was filled with lies and secrets.

Although a novel, the underlying causes for Marley’s run-away are not at all far from the truth. Scary as it may seem for the parents of young teenage girls, the possibility of situations similar to the ones faced by Rachel and Paul is just as close as the nearest internet connection. The message in this book is loud and clear: you can never monitor your children’s activities closely enough. As helpful as social media turned out to be in finding their daughter, it was also the very vehicle that enabled the relationship between Marley and her online friend to grow into something that she just wasn’t mature enough to handle.

This book was impossible for me to put down and had me devouring chapter after chapter to determine what secrets were being kept by all parties concerned. If you or your friends have an impressionable child, this book should be a “must read” for all of you. Bottom line? The internet is a wonderful tool, but its use by our children needs to be monitored, cautiously and wisely.

Rating: 5 of 5; Copyright 2014 – HarperCollins Publishers

“Bikinis In Paradise” by Kathi Daley Finally I’ve read a book that has no merits whatsoever, other than it was a .99 cent Kindle download! I chose this book because it’s summer and, based on the title, thought it might make a great beach book. I’ve tried to read this book to the end, thinking that somehow, somewhere it will finally get better. I was wrong. Apparently this book is the third in a series of mysteries by Daley. The only mystery to me is how this author has been able to write this stuff AND sell it!

Set at a resort located on a mountain lake outside of Reno, Nevada (can you say Lake Tahoe?), the premise of the book involves a gathering of long-legged models from across the country for a competition being held by the Tropical Tan Corporation. Interestingly enough, someone is bumping off the models and their bodies are littering up the beach front. Well, maybe that was put a little unkindly, but that’s basically what’s going on.

With the town’s deputy sheriff out of the office, the assistant deputy sheriff asks the resort manager for her help in figuring out “who dun it,” and she uses her super sleuth detective skills while juggling the bikini contest, a BBQ, and running the resort. Oh, and did I mention getting a little romance in on the side?

I wish I could suggest you run right out and buy this book or download an e-copy, but I can’t. I wanted to like the book and I tried, but like I said, after reading 51% of it, I gave up. Maybe I just haven’t read enough Harlequin Romances in my life to think that this kind of writing is for me. That being said, if you do enjoy Harlequin Romances, this book might be for you, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Rating: 1 of 5 stars ( I gave it 1 star because of the price); Copyright 2014 – CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Book Events Galveston Bookshop Signings Galveston Bookshop is located at 317 23rd St., Galveston, (409)750-8200, galvestonbookshop.com.

Saturday, July 19th, 2-4pm - “The Last Karankawa”

by Ernie Deats Ernie Deats will join us on Saturday, July 19th, from 2-4pm to sign copies of his historical novel set in Dickinson in the late 1800s.

In 1885 along the Gulf Coast of Texas the once numerous Karankawa Indians had all but disappeared. The story unfolds as an orphan Indian boy, Kola, finds that he is the last living member of his people. Kola is taken in by W.S. and Jane Deats and their family, after their son finds him floating in a canoe in Dickinson Bay. The Deats family soon realizes that Kola is extremely smart and more than willing to do his part in becoming a member of their family.

Many of the white settlers still have memories of problems with the nomadic Karankawa tribes and the embellished tales of these conflicts have been passed on over the years. When the Deats family enroll Kola in school, there is an outcry from many of the citizens of Dickinson because Kola is an Indian boy.

Ernie Deats is a resident of Dickinson and bases the novel on local history and his own family’s story.

Saturday, July 26th, 11am - 1pm - “No Odes To Widows” by Kay Taylor Burnett Kay Taylor Burnett will join us on Saturday, July 26th, from 11am-1pm to sign copies of her West Texas mystery, “No Odes for Widows.”

The unsolved murder of a young highway patrolman in Alpine, Texas, catches the attention of three local women, one of whom is a criminal justice professor at the college, and all of whom are widows. Katherine, Doris and Susanna enjoy good friendship and mutual support as the unfolding murder investigation touches upon their own wilderness of loss and grief and their unique paths to personal resolution.

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Fine Art Gallery Events & More

Affaire d’ Art (2227 Postoffice, (409)789-0079, affairedart.com) Affaire d’Art will be featuring works by Maria Hart, Caroline Ratliff and guest artist Christina Todaro, along with new pieces from many of our artists.

Caroline Ratliff - Houston, Texas - Painting is my passion and joy, fulfilling an inner need to produce something of beauty. My paintings are an extension of the way I connect emotionally with nature. Painting from life gives me the opportunity to see the nuances of color and light and a sense of the location. I am especially drawn to landscapes and I attempt to capture the essence of what I feel and see, whether it be the mountains or the deserts. I especially love the mountains as they revive my spirit with their might and power. Whether I use pastel or oil, large painting or small field study, I lose myself in the process of painting. My paintings begin with large abstract shapes. As the painting develops, these shapes begin to take on recognizable forms. I use a limited palette in oil mixing only primary colors and white to get the preferred color.

For pastel works, I use a limited number of colors. Starting with darks, I move toward the light seeking harmony and peace. Texas based landscape artist, Caroline Ratliff, has developed her painting skills under the instruction of many prominent American pastel and oil painters, including Albert Handel, Matt Smith and Scott Christensen. She received a Fine Arts degree from the University of Alabama and taught school in the Birmingham area. Moving to Texas, she continued teaching to support her family. When she retired, she became a full time artist. Seeing a need for a pastel society, she organized the Pastel Society of Southeast Texas and is the current president.

Maria Hart - Houston, Texas - My passion for art started when I was very young and living in Cuba. I have been a resident in Houston since 2007. Prior to moving to Houston I lived in Florida where I earned my Bachelors of Arts in Motion Picture Technology at the University of Central Florida. In this country, I was able to expand my dreams and was very lucky to have the opportunity to work for Disney Animation Studios in Orlando, Florida. I fell in love with animation and special effects and the experience and knowledge that I acquired permitted me to teach Computer Visual Effects at Full Sail Real World Education School in Orlando.

At present, I am dedicating my time to experimenting with different media (watercolor, oil, acrylic, wood, pencil, pastels, etc.) creating work that touches my soul. I hope that the final product will be enjoyed by the viewer as much as I enjoyed creating it.

July Guest Artist: Christina Todaro - Webster, Texas - On several occasions, I have been told that no one sees the world the way I see it, and I take it as a compliment. I am inspired by nature and my

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daily interactions. My paintings juxtaposition extraordinary objects, places, and things to create a metaphor for the way I am feeling.

When I am creating I move fluidly through the process with sensitivity to my emotions and materials, and let the product naturally unfold before my eyes. In my paintings, I want to evoke excitement, admiration and concern to understand a different way of thinking. I want to give the viewer a chance to let go of daily pressures and submerge themselves into a world of freedom and beauty. My latest series is “The Mosaic Series” which is composed of different animals. The animals are painted like a mosaic, hence the name. They symbolize the complexity of life. The trials, the fight, the love and mostly the beauty that surrounds it all. For me, “art is my passionate obsession that has been a strong constant in my life no matter what else is happening. Art has given me LIFE and I want to inspire others.”

ArtWalk will be held Saturday, July 12th 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 arts 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, which opened on July 5th, continues until August 10th. The Gallery will also be open for the ArtWalk on July 12th. 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. Also, new to the gallery is the lyrical copper jewelry of Marjorie Metoyer. Please stop by, either for the Opening Reception or for ArtWalk, to see this group show which is all about movement and light.

G. Lee Gallery (2214 Postoffice, (409)370-7350) Jim Lawson’s spectacular black and white photos will be on display at the G. Lee Gallery thru August. Jim and his wife Janet like to travel and photograph Galveston Bay, the Gulf beaches, and the Hill Country. “The making of fine art photography gives me great pleasure. It starts by composing a beautiful landscape and then processing the scene to bring it to life.

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I have always enjoyed great black and white landscapes and have been producing some of my own.” Jim became interested in photography when he realized how happy it made his wife when he would take pictures. “My wife Janet and I started ‘J and J Images’ to produce fine art photography of the wildlife and landscapes of our beautiful country. We have worked hard and are privileged to hang our images at G. Lee Gallery.” Lawson is a member of the National Society of Artists, the Galveston Art League, the Art Consortium of the Texas Gulf Coast and the Professional Photographers of America. Jim’s work is available for sale at the gallery this month.

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 Margaret Canavan as their Featured Artist for July. Her work will be on display from July 3rd to July 27th. Her show, a collection of mixed-media mosaics influenced by nature, the spirit, and the colorful world around us, will also be featured during the July 12th ArtWalk. The versatile medium of polymer clay has been in Margaret’s hands for over 20 years. This project includes use of polymer techniques, along with paint, image transfers, and inclusion of found objects.

Galveston Artist Residency (2521 Mechanic St., (409)974-4446, galvestonartistresidency.org) Heard Gallery (2217 Postoffice St., (903)357-9073) This month, on exhibit is “The Pelican Day” painting which was designed for the pelican lover. If you look closely at the paint strokes and you will see suggestions of many pelicans in the sky. This is part of unique series of prints. The original oil painting by Ray Heard is 40” x 60” and there are only 45 fine art prints in the collection. Affordable custom framing is also offered at the gallery and free double matting in your choice of colors comes with the collector’s art print collection. Other creations include top quality wood carvings of local fish, fowl, and turtles. There are abstracts, realistic seascapes, local photography and commission paintings at the gallery.

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

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The McGivney Award was MiArt (1327 Market St., created by Dr. Merlin Joseph (409)692-7833) MiArt is located McGivney (1905-1985), a local on the corner of Market St. and dentist and long-time member 14th St. and is open for ArtWalk of the Galveston Art League. on July 12th until 8pm showDr. McGivney perpetuated his casing original oil paintings with love for the arts by establishing that happy feel that she is known an endowment fund adminisfor by Michele Grindberg as tered by the Rosenberg Library. well as Regina Parkinson’s poetic Each year the library awards a acrylics and Mary Ann’s whimpurchase prize to the McGivney sical clay art. New unique jewelry Award winner at the Galveston pieces, handcrafted by various Art League’s spring juried show. local artisans are also on display.

The winner is presented with a René Wiley Gallery (2128 check, and his or her painting is Postoffice St., (409)750-9077, added to the library’s permarenewileyart.com) René Wiley’s MiArt nent collection. “A Century newest series of large paintings of Galveston Art” will be on depicting Galveston’s harbor display through December boats and pelican residents is 2014. Rosenberg Library is open on view. Wiley will open her Monday through Saturday from next show, “Summer Water,” on 9am to 6pm. Admission to the Saturday, July 12th for ArtWalk, museum gallery is always free. from 6 -10pm, featuring figures Third Coast Gallery (2413 of mothers and children on the Mechanic, (409)974-4661) beach. Wiley’s available works Third Coast Gallery proudly also include Galveston’s historic presents the art of Saralene churches, seascapes, and seabirds Tapley and Richard Williams. of all kinds. Brenda J. BuntenBoth of these talented and Schloesser newest series of textile established artists will be exhibmosaics are also available at the Rene Wiley Gallery iting new works on paper. The gallery. The gallery also offers gallery is fortunate to be able Wiley’s limited edition giclée to again showcase the works of prints, as well as landscapes by these noted artists. Also, works Wiley’s daughter, Rachel Wileyby gallery owner Jack Morris Janota. As always, the gallery will be on display, along with offers convenient shipping and new works by metal sculptor gift certificates for customers.

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PeckArts (2208 Postoffice St., Vacation on Canvas Gallery (409)621-1500, PeckArts.com) (2113 Postoffice St., (409)974PeckArts would like to welcome 4006, VacationOnCanvas.

Robin Renee Hix’s hand painted com) It’s July on the Island gelatin photographs. The art and the perfect time to take a of hand colored photographs ‘Vacation on Canvas’ and see flourished before color film was artist and gallery owner Robert invented. Traditional darkroom Peterson’s newest collection hand printed black & white silver of original paintings, which gelatin photographs are transwill be on display for the July PeckArts formed into brilliantly colored 12th ArtWalk. Along with his paintings. Oil color is applied to original paintings, Robert offers reproductions of the matte surface of the silver gelatin photo with his artwork in canvas giclées, cards, paper prints soft cotton, blended by hand, then fine brushes are and one of a kind ceramic tiles. used for details. My art work is united by an eye for beauty in the unexpected and detail often missed. I Water’s Edge Studio and Gallery (1302 21st St., (409)762-1925) The next show, titled “Painting the work with both a traditional medium 2 1/4 format Gulf of Mexico,” will debut on July 12th during camera and a low fidelity toy box camera that produces soft dreamy images. Originals are individu- ArtWalk. The lead painting of this new show is titled “More Sargassum” and it’s by artist and gallery ally hand made. Reproductions are giclee prints. owner Gayle Reynolds. Gayle’s paintings for this These are a must see for ArtWalk, July 12th. show will be of the sea and the seagulls and the Rosenberg Library (2310 Sealy, downtown boats there. There will also be sargassum.

Galveston, (409)763-8854, rosenberglibrary.com) “A shrimp In the boat room, Rex Reynolds is working on his Century of Galveston Art” continues at the Library seventh dory, and has been putting on the rails through December 2014. The exhibit is located along the sides. Also on display are bronze sculpin the Harris Gallery on the library’s 4th floor. “A tures of ladies by Pat Moberley Moore and welded Century of Galveston Art” will feature works by sculptures called “Rust” by Jack Farrell. Pottery is members of the Galveston Art League painted Madeleine Baker and John Whitman. During during the past one hundred years. Established in by ArtWalk, the gallery opens earlier than others, from 1904, Rosenberg Library was the first organization in the city to collect and preserve fine art. Founded 4-8pm, because it is not located on Postoffice Street. ten years later in 1914, the Galveston Art League Call for Entries: was the first organization to promote art appreciation and to support local artists in the city. A natural Affaire d’Art Fine Art Gallery will be Hosting its First Juried Art Competition partnership, the two entities have been closely This Competition is open to any 2D artist in connected since the early 20th century. For many Texas, but you must be able to bring your artyears, Art League exhibits were regularly held at the library. When the Rosenberg Library added its work to the Gallery August 16th 17th, 20th or 21st between 12 noon and 7pm to be eligible. ArtMoody Memorial Wing in the 1970s, space was provided for a permanent gallery for the Galveston ists may enter up to three works of two-dimensional art: dry or wet mediums. All artwork will be Art League. Each year a juried show was held, providing members the opportunity to exhibit and submitted in jpg format online. 24 works will be sell their art. In addition to planning regular exhibi- accepted for display and must be delivered to the gallery and displayed for the entire exhibition. tions and juried shows, the Art League managed Prizes will be awarded by the Judge of Awards, its own permanent collection of artworks that had Ken Mazzu, August 22nd during the artist reception. been acquired over the years through purchase First, Second, and Third Place winners will receive or donation. Many of these were displayed in ribbons and Affaire d’Art website recognition in addithe Rosenberg Library and became iconic images tion to monetary awards. Please follow the instrucfor patrons. Works by notable local and nationtions carefully regarding the preparation of your ally acclaimed artists such as Paul Schumann, images. Only jpg image files will be accepted.

Boyer Gonzales, Dawson Dawson-Watson, Rolla Submission deadline is July 31st and August Taylor, Frederic Taubes, and Eugene Speicher were included in the Galveston Art League collection. In 16th 17th, 20th or 21st (12-7pm) artist must drop off artwork. Artwork to be displayed at Affaire 1982, the League generously donated its collection of 23 paintings and drawings to the Rosenberg d’Art-Fine Art Gallery August 22nd-October 1st.

On August 22nd (6-9pm) there will be an Artist Library to ensure its long-term preservation and Reception with first, second, and third place wincare. Many of these works are included in A Century of Galveston Art. Although the Art League ners being announced. August 23rd (6-9pm) at Artwalk Galveston Affaire d’Art theme for Artwalk will now maintains its own gallery on Postoffice Street the relationship between the League and the Rosen- be “A Juried Affaire.” berg Library continues today through the McGivney For full details visit www.affairedart.com.

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Hendley Market

Oddities, Intrigue, and Fun for All

By Kimber Fountain, Photos

by Christa Schreckengost One stretch of The Strand is somehow different than the others. Between 20th and 21st Streets lies the block that was the main arena for The Battle of Galveston, fought on January 1st of 1863, as well as many other ongoing skirmishes involving the Island during the Civil War. Among the buildings that still stand from the days of the United States’ internal dissolution is Hendley Row, the oldest building on The Strand, completed fully in 1859. At the time it was built, it was the largest commercial building in the entire state of Texas, and its advantageous height and fortitude served the military forces well as they used the building for their watchtower and headquarters. Perhaps the block still resonates with the emotion of those battles, or maybe there remains a silent but lingering echo of battle cries and cannon fire, but a distinct feeling resonates around and through Hendley Row that sets it apart from all the rest.

Undoubtedly the same can be said of the shop to which it plays host, albeit with a much brighter history. Hendley Market has been a fixture on The Strand since 1979, and its seemingly unending display of curiosities and its earthy, old town feel place it in a category all of its own, hence its reputation as a priority shopping destination for anyone visiting downtown. The Market was one of the first business that initiated the resurgence of The Strand as an historical and shopping district, and was opened at a time when the iconic street had been little more than deserted for nearly two decades. Now a long-established favorite of locals and visitors alike, Hendley Market is just like its namesake, Hendley Row - stoic and unassuming from the outside, but full to the brim with intrigue and wonder.

Cheryl Jenkines currently manages the store and has for nearly 25 years, and her family has owned and operated it since its inception. Also integral to the business is long-time employee Tulisha Dampier, who has worked for the Market off and on since 1995. Cheryl says of her store, “this is the place where everyone, from babies to grandmothers, can come in and find something that interests them.” Indeed, the real beauty of Hendley Market is that in essence it is so simple, has such a warm and inviting atmosphere and is reminiscent of an old general store where ‘bare feet and dogs are welcome.’ In actuality, though, it is far from simplistic, and the easy atmosphere only serves as a backdrop for a collection of goods nearly staggering in its variety and appeal.

Some of Hendley Market’s most sought-after items are their nativity scenes, which are imported from all over the world and constructed from a wide assortment of materials. Some of the scenes are crafted from clay, like the ones from Cambodia and Cameroon; others hail from Kenya, Mexico and Poland. One nativity from Vietnam was handmade from recycled paper, another is woven from Bethlehem Wool, while still others were created with beads from Ghana or Perli clay and alabaster.

Three local artists showcase their work and designs at The Market, including Robert Dampier of Robert Dampier Studios. His three-dimensional

art is a gathering of ‘odds-and-ends’ materials into what he calls ‘parables,’ or works with an imbued meaning or allegory. His pieces carry with them a touch of a dark, Victorian feel, innately similar to the Steampunk genre. Dampier has perfected the balance of darkness and mystery: there is just enough to be intriguing and at times captivating, but never so much as to be off-putting.

Trisha Thompson Adams is another of their resident artists, who upcycles materials into soft and sweet plush figures, and the third is the design shop Hand of Bela Peck, who markets her work as “Needful Goodes in the Primitive Tradition.”

Although the artist and nativity showcases are the most prominent of the displays at Hendley Market, they by no means overshadow the many other shelves, tables, and cases lined with items as eclectic and diverse as the Island itself. Journals, stationery, and notecards find their place among vintage postcards, antique doll dishes, and religious items.

Collectors can find old silver spoons and dishes, while kids can try to decide whether disappearing ink, a hand buzzer, or party rats will best prank their friends. A glass case at the rear of the store houses authentic vintage and Victorian items such as bloodletting instruments, snuff and tobacco boxes, cigar rugs, a jewelry casket, and even glass eyes from France.

Also among the Market’s collection of goods and wares are bracelets, tote bags, pouches, Italian paper, oven mitts, sarongs, and headbands. They also carry The Strand’s best collection of books, which ranges from works on Galveston history, to new and more novel publications, to their prized collection of antique books, some of which are stamped by the Rosenberg Library with dates as early as 1907.

This summer Hendley Market is branching out from retailing the strange and unusual to actually hosting performances of them. Currently running every day during regular business hours is their own personal Sideshow Performance. It features a former member of the Museum of the Weird in Austin.

The performances are not only an exciting addition and added bonus to the realm of intrigues already present at the Market, they also are a fitting celebration, as this summer marks the 35th anniversary of the store. Its enduring success is no doubt in part due to the myriad of memories it creates in the minds of both children and adults alike. With charm oozing out of every eclectic corner, Hendley Market is indeed a place you will never forget.

Hendley Market 2010 Strand, (409)762.2610 Summer Hours: Thursday through Monday 11am5pm, (Closed Tuesday and Wednesday) www.hendleymarket.com For the most current information and communications, find Hendley Market on Facebook.

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Music Galveston’s Grand 1894 Opera House Presents:

Dr. John & The Nite Trippers & Aaron Neville The Grand’s summer season - “Just For The Fun Of It” - will close with the soulful, free-spirited artistry of Dr. John & The Nite Trippers & Aaron Neville. With just one performance on Saturday, August 23rd at 8pm, these true icons of American culture are sure to deliver an evening of high-flying entertainment! From Dr. John’s “voodoo” boogie and blues to Aaron Neville’s melodious soul and doo-wop, these native sons will radiate with the community pride and musical panache of their New Orleans home. Performing separately, with their incredible backup bands, Dr. John and Aaron Neville are sure to have the “Big Easy” running through your veins!

Just as his presence evokes curiosity, Dr. John’s demeanor oozes New Orleans. This formidable boogie and blues pianist with a lovable vocal growl has been awarded 6 Grammys with 6 other Grammy nominations and was inducted into the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame by John Legend. In 2013, Dr. John was awarded an honorary doctorate from Tulane University alongside His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Dr. John’s ability to stay so relevant through the years has been enhanced by his many collaborations with contemporary artists, bringing about a new audience to experience his sound.

Everyone from the electronic outfit from Paul Weller, Derek Trucks, and even multi-Grammy winner Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys have recorded with Dr. John, making him an authentic musician sought to complete original and eclectic sounds.

Joining Dr. John is fellow New Orleans statesman, Aaron Neville. Heralded for his unique vocal contributions to the Neville Brothers, Aaron’s sweet

falsetto and Cajun and Creole-influenced R&B have led to acclaimed collaborations with the likes of Linda Ronstadt, Trisha Yearwood, Chaka Khan, and Mavis Staples. He has had four top 20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums. A recent inductee into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, Neville continues to entertain audiences worldwide with his heart-felt blend of soul and R&B. Ticket prices for The Grand 1894 Opera House performance of Dr. John & The Nite Trippers & Aaron Neville start at $35.

Limited tickets remain for this performance and it is guaranteed to sell out.

“Is There Life After Lubbock?”

Saturday, July 26th Starring Jaston Williams, Joe Ely and Kimmie Rhodes On Friday, July 25th at 8pm, one of Texas’ best actor- story tellers, Jaston Williams (of “Greater Tuna” fame), will be joined by legendary Lone Star musicians Joe Ely and Kimmie Rhodes for a memorable evening of humor, story spinning, and musical fun at The Grand 1894 Opera House. Whether you called Lubbock home (Joe and Kimmie), or spent your formative college years there (Jaston), an uncommon connection appears to link so many creative and people and eccentrics in West Texas.

Explore the possibilities in a delightful performance that attempts to answer the haunting question, “Is There Life After Lubbock?”

“Is There Life After Lubbock?” features three old friends swapping stories and songs about the crazy

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town where they all lived. You’ll hear stories about everything from the cocktail-mixing airplane pilot to the ocelot in the bedroom. Sure to be an evening filled with laughs and audience talkback, you too, will want to kick back and try to help answer the question: Why Lubbock?

Ticket prices start at $25.

Season Opener –The Pointer Sisters Saturday, September 13th The Pointer Sisters lit up the ‘80s with an abundant succession of high-octane hits. Join The Grand for an exuberant evening of musical fireworks as Ruth Pointer, Anita Pointer, and Ruth’s granddaughter Sadako open an exciting new season at The Grand. Celebrate with stirring hits including “He’s So Shy,” “Slow Hand,” “I’m So Excited,” “Automatic,” “Jump (for My Love),” “Neutron Dance,” and “Dare Me.” This will be a Grand Debut!

The Official Blues Brothers Revue Saturday, September 20th Postponed last winter by airport-closing snowstorms, this much-anticipated performance is finally here. You won’t want to miss Wayne Catania (“Jake”), Kieron Lafferty (“Elwood”), and an awesome eight-piece Rhythm & Blues Revue Band as they recreate the passion, precision, and fun of the original Saturday Night Live Blues Brothers, live on stage at The Grand. Fewer than 100 tickets remain, so get yours soon.

For information about any of these productions, please contact (409)765-1894, (800)8211894, or www.thegrand.com.

Adam Trent:

Magic for a New Generation La Marque Aid and Guidance Services (LMAG) is proud to present “Adam Trent: Magician Reinvented” at 7:30pm on Friday, August 15th at The Grand 1894 Opera House, located at 2020 Postoffice Street in Galveston. Adam Trent is a perfect representative of the power of education and the need for supporting our local youth. This past year alone, Adam Trent was named as one of the “Top 10 Most Influential Youths in the Country” by “U.S. News & World Report,” “Small Venue Entertainer of the Year” by “Campus Activities Magazine,” and was featured in the June 2014 issue of “Cosmopolitan.”

Adam Trent has been featured on Disney Channel’s, “Shake it Up,” is the singer/songwriter of “Moves Like Magic” on the “Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance” soundtrack, the host of Travel Channel’s “Scambushed,” and featured on the WE Channel’s “Joan Knows Best? The Joan and Melissa Show,” just to name a few. He performs over 300 solo headline shows each year, and with regular national and international TV appearances, his edgy, fun style has put him on a fast track to global fame, both with his solo and group performances.

Most recently, Adam Trent has become internationally known as the featured artist, “The Futurist,” of the 2014 World Touring Show, “The Illusionists 2.0.” Kicking off their tour in January at the

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Sydney Opera house, the show led their sold out tour with over 70,000 in ticket sold equaling over $3 million dollars at the box office. The tour continues in Mexico City, Mexico, New Zealand and Dubai-United Arab Emirates through mid November. Then, Trent joins the Broadway debut of “The Illusionists – Witness the Impossible” November 26th at the Marriott Marquis Theatre in New York.

The strictly limited six-week engagement, ending January 4th, 2015, is one city on a 30-stop tour that will chug onward to Washington, D.C. and throughout the U.S. following the Broadway run.

La Marque Aid and Guidance invites everyone to meet and experience the magic of Adam Trent live at The Grand!

All proceeds from the event will be utilized to fund LMAG’s 2014-2015 School Supply Assistance Program which provides approximately 300 children of low-income families within the La Marque Independent School District with needed clothing, uniforms, shoes, and school supplies for the new school year.

Tickets are priced at $16-$35 and are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased through The Grand 1894 Opera House Box Office at (409)765-1894 or (800)821-1894 or online at: www.thegrand.com.

The Grand 1894 Opera House is located at 2020 Postoffice Street in Galveston’s historic downtown Cultural Arts District, and is recognized as “The Official Opera House of the State of Texas.” All major credit cards accepted.

For more information regarding the LMAG School Supply Assistance Program or the upcoming event, please contact LMAG at (409)938-7852.

La Marque Aid and Guidance Service is a private non-profit 501(c) 3 organization established in 1955 to assist residents of the La Marque ISD community with rent, utility, clothing, household goods and emergency food assistance. LMAG is a proud member of the United Way Galveston County Mainland and the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce.

About Music Nite on The Strand Music Nite on The Strand is presented by the Galveston Park Board and Mitchell Historic Properties. Music Nite is a series of free outdoor concerts held at Saengerfest Park, 2302 Strand beginning at 6pm on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from March through October.

About Saengerfest Park Saengerfest Park is located in the heart of Galveston’s Historic Strand Seaport Area at 23rd Street and The Strand. It is host to a number of monthly events including Music Nite on The Strand, which is sponsored in part by Mitchell Historic Properties (MHP). MHP oversees Galveston properties owned by the family of developers, philanthropists and preservationists Cynthia and George Mitchell, including commercial and residential properties located downtown as well as three hotels – Hotel Galvez & Spa, The Tremont House and Harbor House Hotel and Marina at Pier 21. MHP owns and preserves approximately onefourth of the buildings in The Historic Strand Seaport Area including Pier 21® and Saengerfest Park.

For leasing information, visit www.MitchellHistoricProperties.com or call (409)763-5806.

Galveston Beach Band Returns Every Tuesday

Starting in the 1920’s, the Galveston Beach Band free concerts were an important summer Island attraction, often boasting audiences of 2,000 and featured on the newspaper’s front page. By the 1960s the Band had declined and was revitalized, thanks to its core of loyal musicians and then new Southern-Fried Funk Hits leader, Frank Incaprera.

Fast forward to today and these free concerts Downtown Galveston continue, as much loved as ever. Now a proudly The funky, soulful sounds of Black Joe Lewis family venue, concerts are a diverse mix of much and the Honeybears will be filling the downtown loved show tunes, big band numbers and jazz.

Galveston air on July 12th at Music Nite on the Housed in Sealy Pavilion, concerts are a mixture of Strand. Mitchell Historic Properties and the Galves- family, fun and summer relaxation. ton Park Board present this free, family-friendly Frank Incaprera is the driving force behind the gathering, which takes place on the second and Galveston Beach Band. He is man of monumenfourth tal commitment and under his 48 year leadership, Saturthe summer concerts continue to bring pleasure to day of the so many. month This season’s schedule is every Tuesday evefrom nings through August starting at 7:30pm.

6-9pm Concerts take place at Sealy Pavilion off Broadthrough way, in front of the Rosenberg Library, downtown October Galveston. The Beach Band continues a tradition of and feafamily music by performing twelve concerts each tures fun summer that provide good clean family fun. and lively Please bring a lawn chair. live music and entertainment by a variety of talented musicians.

Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears represent a revival in modern soul music and are sure to get any crowd off of their feet. Even though their roots Moody Gardens is in full swing with one of are deep in the Texas music scene, they have perGalveston’s most popular summertime attractions— formed all over the country and made appearances Palm Beach. on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” The popular “Bands on the Sand” summer concert series is held at “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Austin City Palm Beach. FolLimits” and “Later...with Jools Holland.”

The band originally formed in Austin, Texas in lowing each show 2007 but quickly broke into the national spotlight with fireworks over the Moody Gardens after being named as one of the “Ten Bands Set to pyramids and Offatts Break Out at 2009’s SXSW Festival” by “Esquire Bayou. Admission to Magazine.” each concert is $12 Their unique style is hard to classify under a specific genre, but acltv.com describe their sound as for all ages and the a “blend of raw electric blues, Southern-fried funk shows will be held and turbocharged punk and roll.” Their influences from 6-10pm every have been traced back to Howlin’ Wolf and the leg- Friday and Saturday through August 9th.

Performing at Palm Beach for Bands on the endary James Brown.

Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears will per- Sand this summer are: July 11th Space Monkeys – variety form at Music Nite on the Strand on Saturday, July 12, from 6-9pm at Saengerfest Park, located July 12th Radio Live – variety at 2302 Strand in Galveston. The event is free and July 18th Vertigo – 80’s pop open to the public. Visitors are encouraged to July 19th Face This Way – classic rock bring a lawn chair and their dancing shoes as seat- July 25th Intercoastal Pirates – beach soft rock ing is limited and a dance floor is provided.

July 26th Brandon McDermott – country Other scheduled performances are: August 1st Velvet Punch – alternative, R&B and July 26th Zach Tate Band (rock) classic rock August 9th Classix (classic rock) August 2nd The Line Up – variety music August 23rd Eric Tessmer Band (blues) August 8th Fal Skye – top 40 rock September 13th Bon Ton Mickey and the Zydeco August 9th Mid Life Crisis – variety Hot Steppers (zydeco) For more information about Bands on September 27th TBD the Sand, please visit moodygardens.org or call October 11th Blaggards (Irish rock) (800)582-4673. Moody Gardens is located at 1 October 25th CSMDP (Gypsy rock) Hope Blvd., Galveston.

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Music Guide

Woody’s – Captain Legendary Band, 3-7 Monday, July 14th

Friday, July 11th

2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 The Beach Hut – Duane Hatfield, 5-9 B. Jiggers –Radio Live, 9-1 Bobbie’s House of Spirits – Live Music, 9-1 Club 21 – DJ, 9-1 Crow’s – Live Music, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 M&M – Danny Kristensen, 7-10 Moody Gardens – Space Monkeys, 6-10 Old Quarter – Ray Bonneville, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – Park Ave., 6-10 Rum Shack – Level One, 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 – Dry River Relgion, 10-1 Saturday, July 12th

2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 6-9 The Beach Hut – Threadbelly,3-7 Cassette Tape, 8-12 B. Jiggers – The Nailers, 9-1 Bobbie’s House of Spirits – Zac Perry, 9-1 Crow’s – Live Music, 4-8 Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Moody Gardens – Radio Live, 6-10 Old Quarter – Lisa Morales, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – 11th Hour, 6-10 Rum Shack – Rob Saint Revue, 9-1 Saengerfest Park – Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Sam Navarro,7-11 Woody’s – Buster Jiggs, 3-7 Yaga’s – DJ Nonstopp, 10-1 Sunday, July 13th

2- Steppin Saloon – Tejano DJ, 8-12 The Beach Hut – The Relics, 3-7 Bobbie’s House of Spirits – Jam with Tomz Katz, 9-1 B. Jigger’s – Karaoke, 8-12 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music, 4-8 East Beach – Journey Agents, 3-6 The Float – Robert Kuhn, 2-7 Hotel Galvez – Joyce Fields, 11-2pm Pleasure Pier – Big Richard, 3-7 Rosie’s – Tom Katz, 4-8 Rum Shack – The Lost Boys, 3-7 West End Restaurant – Zac Tate, 1-5

B. Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Karaoke, 8-12 Tuesday, July 15th

Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Country Karaoke, 8-12 B Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Sealy Pavilion – Galveston Beach Band, 7-9 Wednesday, July 16th

2- Steppin Saloon – Country Karaoke, 8-12 B Jiggers – Video DJ, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Open Mic Acoustic, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Medicinal Purposes – Cisco, 8-11 Nonno Tony’s – Mickey Hobbs, 5-8 Old Quarter - Open Mic, 9-1 Thursday, July 17th

B. Jiggers – The Line Up, 9-1 The Beach Hut – Burgers & Blues, 6-9 Bobbie’s House of Spirits – Karaoke, 8-12 Crow`s Southwest Cantina – Open Mic Jam, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Medicinal Purposes – Zak Perry, 7-10 Old Quarter – Open Mic, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – Louis Adams Band, 5-9 Friday, July 18th

The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 The Beach Hut – Robert Kuhn, 5-9 Bobbie’s House of Spirits – Live Music, 9-1 B. Jiggers – Space Monkey, 9-1 Club 21- DJ, 9-1 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Moody Gardens – Vertigo, 6-10 Old Quarter – Jimmi Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock Pleasure Pier – Velvet Punch, 6-10 Rum Shack – Panic Zero, 9-1 Shearn’s – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Smooth Tony’s – Live Music, 6-12 Tortuga – Karaoke, 4-8 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Karaoke, 7-11 Yaga’s – Clayton Gardner, 10-1 Saturday, July 19th

2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 The Beach Hut – Sweet Release, 3-7 Salty Dogs, 8-12 Bobbie’s House of Spirits –Live Music, 9-1

B. Jiggers – Fidelity Maxx, 9-1 Club21 – Almost Endless Summer, 9-1 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Moody Gardens – Face This Way, 6-10 Old Quarter – Al Staehely, John Staehely,Evelyn Rubio Pleasure Pier – Spiffingstones, 7-11 Rum Shack – Spicoli, 9-1 Shearn’s – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Dennis Davis, 7-11 Woody’s – Pushwater Band, 3-7 Yaga’s – DJ Fareoh, 10-1 Sunday, July 20th

2- Steppin Saloon – Tejano DJ, 8-12 The Beach Hut – Radio Springs, 3-7 B Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Bobbie’s House of Spirits - Jam with Tomz Katz, 9-1 East Beach – Ryan Scroggins, 3-6 The Float – Robert Kuhn, 2-7 Galvez – Joyce Fields, 11-2pm The Grand – Houston Childrens Chorus, 4pm Pleasure Pier – Lost Boys, 2-6 Rosie’s – Tomz Katz, 4-8 Rum Shack – Space Monkey, 3-7 West End Restaurant – Sister Breeze & Hillbilly Band Woody’s – Justin Fulcher & The Burdens, 3-7 Monday, July 21st

B Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Country Karaoke, 8-12 Tuesday, July 22nd

The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 B. Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Troubadours Open Jam, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Sealy Pavilion – Galveston Beach Band, 7-9 Wednesday, July 23rd

2- Steppin Saloon – Country Karaoke, 8-12 B. Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Open Mic Acoustic, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Medicinal Purposes – Cisco, 8-11 Nonno Tony’s – Mickey Hobbs, 5-8 Old Quarter – Open Mic, 9-1 Thursday, July 24th

2- Steppin Saloon – Country DJ, 8-12 The Beach Hut – Burgers & 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 – Zac Perry, 7-10 Old Quarter – open mic, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – 100 Miles Gone, 5-9 Friday, July 25th

2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 The Beach Hut – Chris Hardy, 6-10 Bobbie’s House of Spirits –Live Music, 9-1 B. Jiggers – Rapture, 9-1 Club 21 – DJ, 9-1 Crow’s – Live Music, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Moody Gardens – Intercoastal Pirates, 6-10 Pleasure Pier – Beggars Union, 6-10 Rum Shack – Baby Makers, 9-1 Smooth Tony’s – Live Music, 6-12 Tortuga - karaoke, 4-8 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Karaoke, 7-11 Yaga’s – Cassette Tape, 10-1 Saturday, July 26th

The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 Bobbie’s House of Spirits –Zak Perry, 9-1 The Beach Hut – Almost Endless Summer, 3-7, Smith & Turner, 8-12 B. Jiggers – 11th Hour, 9-1 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – The Relics, 9-1 The Grand – Is There Life After Lubbock, 8pm Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Moody Gardens – Brandon McDermott Band, 6-10 Old Quarter – Jesse Dayton & John Evans, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – Louis Adams Band, 7-11 Rum Shack – The Vu Du Kings, 9-1 Saengerfest Park – Zac Tate Band, 6-9 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Larry Emerson, 1-5 & 7-11 Woody’s – Carson Alexander Band, 3-7 Yaga’s – Vegas Stars, 10-1 Sunday, July 27th

2- Steppin Saloon – Tejano DJ, 8-12 B Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 The Beach Hut – Denovo, 3-7 Bobbie’s House of Spirits - Jam with Tomz Katz, 9-1 East Beach – Kevin Anthony, 3-6 The Float – Robert Kuhn, 2-7 Hotel Galvez – Joyce Fields, 11-2pm Pleasure Pier – Epic Blaze, 3-7 Rum Shack – Playboyz, 3-7 Woody’s – Johnathan Mitchell Band, 3-7

Welcome to Surfside, Texas!

Stahlman Park Reception & Conference Center 2211 Bluewater Highway This facility is ideal for events such as family reunions, wedding receptions, class reunions as well as company meetings.

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Boat Ramp

Surfside has completed the joint project between the Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Village of Surfside, a Boat Ramp on Thunder Drive that leads directly into the Freeport Channel. This Boat Ramp park has restrooms and fish cleaning stations and is the fastest boat ramp access to the Gulf on the Texas Coast.

How to find us:

Village of Surfside Beach

1304 Monument Drive - Surfside Beach, TX 77541 979-233-1531 - www.surfsidetx.org

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