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MAY 2012

EAT LOCAL CC FARMERS MARKETS HAVE MORE THAN FRESH VEGGIES

DISCOVER DOWNTOWN MUSIC & FILM FESTIVAL TODD SNIDER, JOE KING CARRASCO, THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN

V DAY

VAGINA MONOLOGUES RAISE CASH AND AWARENESS FOR WOMEN’S SHELTER

Those who are

FREE of resentment will surely ﬁnd peace

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Discover Downtown Music & Film Festival May 18 & 19th, 2012 Downtown Corpus Christi Texas

Todd Snider Joe King Carrasco & the Crowns Cold Irons Slaid Cleaves The Most HOBO Scarecrow People Friday, May 18th - Gates open at 6:00pm, Music at 6:30. Movie “Legend of Billie Jean” starts at 9pm. Saturday, May 19th - Music starts at 1:30 after the Beach to Bay marathon. Gates open at 1 pm.

$10 general admission $25 VIP Buy Ticket Online. Food, Beer, Music, Movie and Family Fun!

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From the Publisher... Well this is embarrassing. Last month, gazing over the proofs, on page 10, I was shown this photograph and I said, “Oh, its OK, that’s Samantha’s headshot.” Meaning Samantha Koepp, regular contributor of Inside the Center, who bears little resemblance to this photograph, except she also has blond hair.

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JEFF CRAFT Publisher

JCRAFT@CCMAGONLINE.COM

Julia Powers

When the error was brought to my attention, I felt like a heel. While I haven’t met Julia before, I have met Samantha on several occasions, and she’s made sure every trip that I have made to the American Bank Center has been a great experience, so I ought to know what she looks like! Anyway, My apologies to both of you, and I promise not to get you mixed up again.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Samantha Koepp, Dale Rankin, Georgia Grifﬁn, Ronnie Narmour, Aletha Eyerman, Liza Chapkovsky

PHOTOGRAPHY Miles Merwin, Jan Rankin, Dale Rankin, Ronnie Narmour, Georgia Grifﬁn, Todd V. Gardner

Moving on to May, we have a music-filled issue this month, with Rockport Music Festival coming up in June, and with the Discover Downtown Music & Film Festival, on May 18-19 that makes this the official music festival issue for 2012.

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The photograph in question is actually of Julia Powers, SMG American Bank Center Account Executive and the subject of Samantha’s March article about why you should call Julia to book your next event. I won’t repeat it all here, just take my word for it, you should call Julia if you’re planning a wedding or other event where you want to have the best CC can offer.

Aletha is back with a breakdown of the local farmer’s market scene and a story about the recent Jaycees production of the Vagina Monologues over at House of Rock. Mr. Smarty Pants gives us the low-down on the Eagle Ford Shale and how it’s helping our local economy, and as always Samantha Koepp keeps us up to date on the latest happenings at the American Bank Center. Samantha Koepp

I hope you all enjoyed the Buc Days, As I write this, I am still a little sore from all the walking around with the family, but it was definitely worth it and we all had a great time. I even took some Yankees to their first rodeo! Now, by some local’s reckoning, I might be a Yankee too, coming from way up north in Phoenix, but I grew up around rodeos and I was honestly shocked that a person can grow up to adulthood having never chased a greased pig or rode a bucking ovine. Lets give a warm welcome to the sunny days of May, and for heaven’s sake, get out to the beach! If I hear one more person tell me that the fifteen minute drive to Ellis Beach is “just too far” I may be forced to drag said person to the beach and perform something like a baptism. While you’re there, stop by Whitecap liquor on the corner of whitecap and SPID. They have beers you’ve never heard of, old favorites too.

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08 Rockport Music Fest The Rockport Music Festival has announced their line-up for the second annual festival to be held June 7-9 at the Fulton Harbor Park. It’s not a bad line-up… not a bad line-up at all. In fact, I might call it stellar. The acts may be directed towards a middle-aged audience but it’s an audience that appreciates good music.

Eat Local Unless you live under a rock, you have heard the chatter around Corpus about buying LOCAL. The idea of buying local stems from something called the locavore movement. This “movement” is really just an attitude and intention to purchase foods that are grown or produced in the immediate area in which you live. You know - YOUR community!

Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Even Ensler, featuring a number of topics (including sex, love, self-discovery, rape, hope, and, duh, vaginas!) addressed through specific monologues. Each piece is performed by a single actress, or in some cases as a duet.

Inside the Center

Mr. Smarty Pants

14 STARS Events Page 15 Art Scene 15 Live Music tonight 16 The Canvas 23 The Lenz

Discover Downtown Music & Film Festival

What do you get when you mix a beautiful weekend in May, a huge grassy area in downtown Corpus Christi, scenic views of the water, incredible live music, delicious food, 35+ varieties of beer and wines and a few thousand people? You get an amazing event called the Discover Downtown Music & Film Festival. They’ll be screening The Legend of Billie Jean, and the music acts they have lined up include Todd Snider, Joe King Carrasco and Slaid Cleaves, so its going to be one great two days of fun downtown.

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Summer Is Here Early With These Hot Events!

by Samantha Koepp

Between a coronation, an MMA tournament, arena football games, a Latin rock concert, a tattoo convention and a tourism luncheon, American Bank Center is the place to be during May.

May 3- Las Donas de la Corte, Selena Auditorium In its 59th year, the Buccaneer Days Coronation Pageant continues the tradition of the presentation of King, Queen and Princess. This year the ornate dresses worn by the duchesses of Corpus Christi represent historical royal figures that lived in palaces; the theme is “The Court from Splendorous Royal Palaces”. A royal reception will follow the coronation and guests can meet the royalty from Corpus Christi and ask the much anticipated question “How heavy are those gowns?” Tickets are $61.50.

May 4- Tournament of Warriors, Arena The first “Winner Takes All” Mixed Martial Arts tournament in the state of Texas. Sixteen fighters split amongst two weight divisions, 155 lbs. and 170 lbs. , will compete for a championship belt representing their respective divisions and a cash prize of $25,000. Be a part of history and see who makes it through Round One. Former Dallas Cowboys football player and MMA enthusiast Randy White will be onsite prior to the event for an autograph signing. Tickets start at $18.50.

May 6, 13, 27- Corpus Christi Hammerheads Arena Football The Corpus Christi Hammerheads take on the Laredo Rattlesnakes on May 6th, the Ablilene Ruff Riders on May 13th and the West Texas Roughnecks on May 27th. Come out and see

how rough it gets on the football field!

May 9- MANA, Arena Latin rock favorite MANA will bring their positive energy to Corpus Christi with their latest album, Drama Y Luz. Winning the 2012 Latin Grammy’s Best Rock Album, and Best Album of the Year and Best Rock Group from Premios People En Espanol, MANA is as much of an unstoppable force as they have ever been. Here’s your chance to see them live! Tickets start at $49.00.

May 11-13 Tattoos By The Bay, Convention Center Three days of tattoos, piercings, cars and bikes. Over 80 booths featuring tattoo artists, car and bike shows, tattoo contests, seminars, workshops and more. If you’ve ever wanted ink, have been itching for more or want to see others get inked, this event is for you! Tickets are $12.00 for a one day pass and $23.00 for a weekend pass.

May 16- CVB Luncheon, Henry Garrett Ballroom The Corpus Christi Convention and Visitor’s Bureau invites you to board Destination Discovery; this year’s National Tourism luncheon. Learn about the progress of tourism in Corpus Christi and what’s planned for the future. Tickets are $28 and can be purchased through the CVB, 361-881-1888 or reservations@visitcorpuschristitx.org<mailto:reservations@ visitcorpuschristitx.org>. Tickets are available at the American Bank Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.Ticketmaster. com, or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Additional fees may apply. Visit AmericanBankCenter.com for more info. American Bank Center is Corpus Christi’s premier event center providing unprecedented guest experiences. For more information, visit us online at www.americanbankcenter.com, www.Facebook.com/AmericanBankCenter, or follow us on Twitter@AmericanBankCtr 06

Ask Mr. Smarty Pants

The name comes from the little town of Eagle Ford up Dallas way where outcrops of the shale formation are visible at the surface. Turns out a lot of underground formations get named by the town where they can be seen at the surface; such as the Austin Chalk with overlays the Eagle Ford. But the geology lesson only skims the surface of the Eagle Ford story (see how Mr. Smarty Pants works the transitions!) The story for us here in Corpus Christi is in the economics. The oil reserves in the Eagle Ford are estimated at 3 billion barrels with potential output of 420,000 barrels a day. That’s enough oil to keep your old Ford 150 running for another decade Jimmy Dale. What makes the Eagle Ford possible are recent breakthroughs in a process called hydraulic fracking which release the petroleum from the brittle shale in the formation at prices that are low enough for producers can get it out and still make money. Lots of money; enough money that it is turning formerly dying little towns all over the region into honest to goodness boomtowns.

He Knows Everything There Is To Know About Corpus Christi mrsmartypants@ccmagonline.com

Dear Mr. Smarty Pants, I have been in the market for a new pickup lately and my friend Bob told me I should look into a Ford Eagle as they are all over Central Texas these days. Bob works in the oil field and he says the Ford Eagle will last at least ten years. That’s longer than the Ford 150 I have now. I went over to the Ford dealership and they laughed at me. According to them there is no such thing as a Ford Eagle. What gives? I need a truck and if the Ford Eagle is good enough for Central Texas then why are they not selling them in South Texas? I know your geographic area of expertise is Corpus, but do you know anything about this that might help. I need a new truck quick. My Service Engine light has been on so long the piece of duck tape I put over it has fallen off. Can you help?

In Carrizo Springs the sales tax alone pumped $500,000 into the local economy. In 2011 the oil and gas industry in Texas paid $508 million in franchise taxes which is almost 13 percent of total franchise taxes paid. That doesn’t get into the other boomtowns it has created, like Alice where living quarters are being built as fast as humans can drive nails. A friend of Mr. Smarty Pants flew into Cotulla a while back and he said it looked like Manhattan on the prairie from all the oil rigs and city lights.

Jimmy Dale Rockport

in a boomtown they need everything from fry cooks to lawyers to sue em’ when they service up tainted chicharrones

Well Jimmy Dale, I hate to be the one to break it to you but I think your friend Bob has pulled a fast one on you. He’s done the old Adjective Turnaround on you there; or in this case more like a Verbal Fracking. What Old Bob is probably referring to is the Eagle Ford Shale oil play which indeed is “all over Central Texas” these days. At least in the area that starts at the Texas-Mexico border and on up through Webb and Maverick counties and then runs 400 miles straight over toward East Texas. And when Mr. Smarty Pants says “runs” he doesn’t mean run like the Ford Eagle – which as far as he can tell is a figment of Bob’s imagination. In fact the Eagle Ford is a shale formation that for the last few years has been pumping oil and gas and money into the South Texas economy like a drunken sailor intent on blowing through his shore leave cash.

Even here in Corpus our refiners are looking at building pipelines from the Eagle Ford to process the oil and real estate agents are buying new cars with the commissions they are getting from the oil wealth being pumped out of the ground in the Eagle Ford. As one of them told me, “When a South Texas dirt farmer who’s been scratching out a living between droughts starts getting royalty checks in the mail the first thing he does after buying a new pickup (not a Ford Eagle however) is to look for a little old house on the beach.” And as demand goes up so does the price of a little old house on the beach.

The Eagle Ford play is 50 miles wide and an average of 250 feet thick at a depth between 4000 and 12,000 feet. While Mr. Smarty Pants’ math skills are limited mostly to Happy Hour prices he can say that’s a lot of rock with a lot of oil and gas in it.

It’s that oil money that has been making its way to Port Aransas for a couple of years now and has been a boon during an otherwise tough economy, and is recently been finding its way to homes on The Island here in Corpus. So how much is down there? The fact is no one knows. Estimates so far have proven to be woefully under the actual production numbers. Experts estimated the Eagle Ford would produce 2.1 million barrels of oil in 2010 but it produced 4.4 million in the first eleven months. In 2011 production was forecast at 8.7 million barrels and 22 million barrels were produced. Those are big misses by the predictors. So here’s Mr. Smarty Pants advice Jimmy Dale. Forget about a Ford Eagle. Get yourself a full tank of gas in your Ford 150 and light out for the Eagle Ford. Roughneck jobs are plentiful but tough. But in a boomtown they need everything from fry cooks to lawyers to sue em’ when they service up tainted chicharrones. To paraphrase Mr. Greeley, go north young man. The Eagle Ford awaits. 07

Rockport Music Festival By Ronnie Narmour The Rockport Music Festival has announced their line-up for the second annual festival to be held June 7-9 at the Fulton Harbor Park. It’s not a bad line-up… not a bad line-up at all. In fact, I might call it stellar. Promoter Tommy Moore, simply stated, has outstanding taste in roots music. His choice in acts may be directed towards a middle-aged audience but it’s an audience that appreciates good music and doesn’t mind paying for it. Nine of the ten acts have decades of depth and the one youngster, Hayes Carl, has Ray Wylie Hubbard’s nod, so you know he’s got to be good. I went to Moore’s festival last year and loved every minute of it (Jerry Jeff, Guy Clark, Willis Allan, Gary P., Ray Wylie)…but I really think he’s out done him with this one. I haven’t got to know Hayes Carl yet, but I can honestly tell you that every one of the acts on this roster is musical heroes of mine. Some are old friends.

week for me. Hayes Carl…you’re on my “to do” list. And that’s the reason this list of artists are so special…most people can personally relate to them as I do. We all have stories. This group of artists has too much history in Texas (and beyond) not to have affected all of us in one way or the other. When was the first time you remember seeing Delbert McClinton or Marcia Ball? I bet you can’t wait to see them again and relive those memories. This show just feels like it was booked personally for me. Chances are, if you are over 40 and live in Texas, you feel the same way. Thanks Tommy! You’ve made a lot of people very happy here.

Los Lobos Nearly three decades ago, Los Lobos announced to the world that they were “Just another band from East L.A.”. Nobody bought it then and nobody’s buying it now. There’s nothing common about these guys. Every one of the members are multi-instrumentalists and talented writers. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. The band formed in 1973 when David Hidalgo first met Louis Perez at Garfield High School in East L.A. and discovered they both had an affinity for such obscure music as Ry Cooder and Randy Newman. They later enlisted fellow students Cesar Rosas, Steve Berlin and Conrad Lozano to complete the group’s lineup and there has been NO line-up change since then. To date, they have won ten Grammies and recorded 19 albums.

Up close and personal…we go back The first time I saw Los Lobos was in the early 90’s with Steve Earle in San Antonio. I wore the grooves out of How Will the Wolf Survive. I think David Hidalgo is a genius on many levels. I first saw Rodney Crowell around the same time at Slim’s in San Francisco. Rosie Flores opened the show. I’ve followed the Houston Kid his entire career and personally think that he’s a poetic anomaly. The first time I saw Delbert was at Mother Blues in Dallas in 1973 when he was with Glenn Clark. Some my fondest memories are of Delbert’s shows at the old Soap Creek in Austin. I have every record he’s ever recorded. I first saw Marcia Ball at the Split Rail in Austin in the mid 70’s when her band was called Freda and the Firedogs. I’ve since seen her perform many times in many different cities. Soul radiates from every bone in her body. I’ve know Angela Strehli since 1976 when I was a bartender at Antones in Austin and she was family. For me, Angela is the embodiment of a classy blues singer. Tracy Nelson was on my roster with RNA Booking in the 90’s and I worked closely with her. Her voice is about as strong as say, a hurricane. My God, there wasn’t a music fan alive in the 70’s who didn’t own the Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth record, Living with the Animals. I’ve known Derrick O’Brien closely since he was with the Cobras in 1979 (he took Stevie’s place on guitar). He produced many of the records for the artists I represented with Antones Records (Lavelle White, Teddy Morgan, etc).

Rodney Crowell Originally from Houston, Rodney Crowell was part of the Steve Earle, Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt school of degenerate artistry. They all grew up in Houston together and later made the move to Nashville. Crowell married Roseanne Cash in 1979 and produced most of her records in the 20 years they were together. He won a Grammy in 1989 for the

I met Corpus native, Chris Layton, when he played drums for Stevie Ray. I actually went to Brazil with him and guitar master, David Grissom, when they were with Storyville. I don’t ever remember not knowing Cleve Hattersley and the folks in Greezy Wheels. Their place in history is etched in stone. And I’ve seen Toni Price perform a kazillion hippy hours at the Continental in Austin. I have great respect for each and every one of these artist. This is old home 08

Toni Price

Best Country Song: “After all This Time” on his hugely successful Diamonds in Dirt album (which charted five number one hits). He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003. Crowell is scheduled to release KIN on June 5th, collaboration with New York Times best-selling author Mary Karr. The record features Norah Jones, Vince Gill, Lucinda Williams, Lee Ann Womack, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Emmy Lou Harris. Crowell has also published an autobiographical book about his meager East Texas upbringing entitled, “Chinaberry Sidewalks.”

Toni Price is one of those Austin musicians who are content to be…well, just an Austin musician. She’s held court at the Continental Club playing there every Tuesday night “Hippy Hours” for the last 18 years. You need a shoe horn to get into the place. Price has a whiskey soaked voice and a tow sack full of songs that makes everyone an instant fan. She is adored in Austin and for good reason. I’m amazed she agreed to do this gig. They must be paying her a lot.

Delbert McClinton Born in Lubbock and raised in Ft. Worth, Delbert McClinton can claim 27 albums and a Grammy. He is one artist who embodies the true merger of blues, rock, and country, its Delbert McClinton. Starting out his career as a blues musician in his native Texas, McClinton played harmonica for such notables as Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmie Reed, and Bobby “Blue” Bland. In 1960, he became the first white artist played on Fort Worth station KNOX with his cover of “Wake Up Baby.” On a tour of England with Bruce Channel, he gave harp lessons to a young John Lennon. He wrote “Two More Bottles of Wine” for Emmylou Harris and “B Movie Boxcar Blues” for the Blues Brothers.

Derrick O’Brien, David Grissom, Chris Layton These three guys are the crème de la crème of Austin musicians. O’Brien has been a faithful member of the Austin mafia for decades. He’s been around Antones so long that his name is synonymous. I first met him when he took Stevie Ray’s place in the Cobras. Derrick is bringing another guitar monster David Grissom (Joe Ely, John Mellancamp) with him as well as Double Trouble drummer, Chris Layton. It will be interesting to see who else shows up with them. The sky’s the limit, here.

Marcia Ball

The Blues Broads: Tracy Nelson, Angela Strehli, Annie Sampson, Dorothy Morrison

Marcia Ball is an Austin institution going back to the days of Freda and the Firedogs and the storied Split Rail in the ‘70’s. She’s a whole lot of Louisiana with a healthy dose of Texas blues and roots. Rolling Stone

The Blues Broads are the collaboration of four legendary singers: Tracy Nelson, Angela Strehli, Annie Sampson and Dorothy Morrison, all headliners in their own right. The concept started in Strehli’s backyard in West Marin, California six or seven years ago. The idea was to assemble a bunch of blues women into a revue. The line-up has evolved some, at one point Maria Muldair and Carlene Carter were involved.

calls Marcia, “Rollicking, playful, good time blues and intimate, reflective balladry..her songs ring with emotional depth.” She’s released 16 albums since 1972 and has been nominated for one Grammy. She claims Irma Thomas as her chief inspiration and recorded collaboration with her and Tracy Nelson with the 1998 Rounder release, Sing It. She also recorded with Angela Strehli and Lou Ann Barton with the 1990 Antones Records release, Dreams Come True.

Hayes Carl I did a little research. It appears that young Hayes is into the right stuff. He claims influences of Townes, Guy Clark, Jack Kerouac, Dylan, John Prine and Dead Poets Society. I like it. The Houston Press named him the Best Folk Act and Best New Artist of 2002. Even better. After turning down a multi-album deal from Sugar Hill Records, he released his second album, Little Rock under his own label, Highway 87 Records. It became the first self-released album to reach number one on the Americana music charts. OK…now you have my attention. Plus, any one who can write a song titled, She Left Me For Jesus, has got to be cool. I’m looking forward to this one.

Born in Madison, WI and now living outside of Nashville, Tracy Nelson was the leader of the famous Fillmore West act Mother Earth back in the late 60’s. Her signature song, Down So Low, has been recorded by such artists as Linda Rondstadt, Etta James and Cyndi Lauper. Her rendition of the Elmore James song, It Hurts Me Too, will bring tears to your eyes. She received on Grammy nomination for her duet with Willie Nelson, After the Fire Is Gone. Entertainment Weekly says, “Tracy Nelson isn’t so much a singer as she is a force field.” Angela Strehli is probably the most truly “blue” of The Blues Broads. She devoted her life and career to the heroes of that genre, knowing and singing with so many of the greats, from Muddy Waters to Albert King to Stevie Ray Vaughan, and supporting them by helping establish Antones in Austin, Texas, known worldwide as a blues Mecca. She migrated to Marin County 20 years ago, and is now part of an historic food and music venue, Rancho Nicasio, where she and husband Bob Brown first organized and presented The Blues Broads.

Greezy Wheels In the beginning there was Greezy Wheels. They played the Armadillo World Headquarters regularly and were right there with the Uranium Savages and the 13th Floor Elevators. In Austin in the early 70’s they were Gods. Greezy Wheels opened or headlined first Austin gigs for the Flying Burrito Brothers, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willis Alan Ramsey (headlined), Alvin Crow (headlined); and dozens of others. A legend in her own right, Sweet Mary participated in some of the wildest jam sessions in the history of the Armadillo, with such as Jean Luc Ponty, Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, Leon Russell, Doug Sahm and dozens of others. The band held down Wednesday nights at the legendary Soap Creek Saloon, where everyone from Jerry Jeff Walker to Delbert McClinton to Stevie Ray Vaughan rocked the joint. Founding members Cleve, Lissa and Mary Hattersley still lead the band, which now includes Penny Jo Pullus on back-up vocals, John Jordan (Vanguards, Chris Duarte Group) on bass and John Bush (Edie Brickell And the New Bohemians) on drums.

Annie Sampson, originally from Louisiana, has a style which exemplifies her deeply soulful roots — whether she’s singing blues, rock, a country ballad, or a modern folk classic. Her career started with a long run with the musical “Hair.” She then became a founding member of the the popular group Stoneground. The band recorded four albums and toured internationally. Not a blues fan alive hasn’t heard Dorothy Morrison’s utterly classic rendition of Oh Happy Day, a song she co-authored and sang for the Edwin Hawkins Singers. The international hit has sold over seven million copies and is considered the “national anthem” of American Gospel groups. She tours and records internationally. So there you have it. The scene is set for one world class festival. For ticket information go to www.rockportmusic.com. 09

Discover Downtown Music & Film Festival What do you get when you mix a beautiful weekend in May, a huge grassy area in downtown Corpus Christi, scenic views of the water, incredible live music, delicious food, 35+ varieties of beer and wines and a few thousand people? You get an amazing event called the Discover Downtown Music & Film Festival. On May 18 & 19, 2012. The former Memorial Coliseum location will be transformed into an incredible Music & Film festival. Moondogger Productions & Casey Lain Productions (CLP) in conjunction with the Ride-In Theatre are happy to bring you this family friendly and incredibly fun event. Friday, May 18th If you are a movie buff with a taste for 80’s movies filmed right here in Corpus Christi, well you are in luck. We will be showing The Legend of Billie Jean on a huge 38’ outdoor screen at 9:00pm. May 18th, gates open at 6:00pm. The Ride-in Theatre folks will be hosting Friday night. With a red scooter raffle (like in the movie), a possible actor appearance, Billie Jean haircuts and much more. You do not want to miss this special Ride-In Theatre event during the Discover Downtown Music & Film Festival. The movie night is free to the public. We only ask that you bring a small donation for our benefiting non-profits.

sure you check out our Facebook page too. You may find a ticket discount on our FB page while it lasts. Please like us and tell your other Facebook friends. www.facebook.com/discoverdowntownmusicfest Sierra Nevada Beer is the title sponsor. We are ready to serve up some great craft beers. We will have over 35 craft beers to sample from various breweries. You can purchase individual craft and domestic beers or buy a tasting pass. A tasting pass is $20. It gets you a commemorative tasting glass, a 12 oz festival cup and 23 beer tokens. What a deal! Yes, it’s going to be that cool Do you bring the kids or get a sitter? Bring em! This is a kid friendly event. We will have a huge Kids Area sponsored by Navy Army Community Credit Union. The kids area will be dedicated to keeping the kiddos happy with arts, crafts, jumpy houses, obstacle courses and whatever else we can think of.

We will have great food from local restaurants and food vendors, tasty craft and domestic beers, wine bar, water, soft drinks and tea for sale. Please bring a chair or blanket for the movie. Leave your own food and drinks at home, we have you covered. Bring cash. Visit our website for more info and updates. Saturday, May 19th Immediately after the Beach to Bay Marathon, the Discover Downtown Music & Film Festival will be in full swing starting at 1 pm when the doors open. Come listen to Todd Snider, Joe King Carrasco, The Cold Irons, The Most, Scarecrow People, HOBO and Slaid Cleaves. Come down and support a good cause. Bring the kids. Enjoy the music. Grab World-renowned singer- songwriter, Todd Snider some tasty food. Try a few interesting beers (Nashville, TN), will play the Downtown Music Festival on and wines. Kids under 13 are free. General May 19th. He describes himself as a cross between J.J. Admission is $10 and VIP tickets are $25. Cale and Jerry Jeff Walker. Blender Magazine describes High School & College folks should bring their Snider as an artist who “morphed from a wisecracking school ID for ticket discounts. country-ish journeyman to the sharpest and funniest

We want to thank our sponsors: Sierra Nevada, Navy Army Community Credit Union, Corpus Christi Downtown Management District, Corpus Christi Gas Department, House of Rock, Kleberg Bank, Stephanie Waterman Insurance, Remax & Associates, Stewart Title, Whataburger, MDR Advertising, Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce.

Without our wonderful and generous sponsors, this event could not take place. Make sure you check out their businesses or products to show your appreciation. A big portion of the proceeds will go to Walk with Pride. This is a non-profit (501c3) that raises money for tennis shoes and school supplies for children in need. Each year before the start of a new school year, this non-profit in conjunction with the Corpus Christi Association of Realtors provides new tennis shoes and school supplies for hundreds of Corpus Christi children. Buying a ticket to this event will help them exceed their goals for 2012. The event will also benefit Destination Bayfront and KSpace, a great non-profit art gallery downtown. Visit protest singer working today.” Spin Magazine has dubbed You can buy your tickets on our website at their links on our festival website. Tell your www.discoverdowntownmusicfest.com now him, “One of roots music‘s slyest, smartest songwriters.” friends and we’ll see you May 18th & 19th and avoid the lines the day of the event. Make in Downtown Corpus. 10

He’s Got to be

Joe King

Nuevo Wavo

May 19th Music Lineup 1:30-2:30 pm Scarecrow People 2:50-3:00 pm Slaid Cleaves 3:45-4:25 pm The Most 4:45-5:30 pm Hobo 5:50-6:35 pm Cold Irons 7:00-8:00 pm Joe King Carrasco & the Crowns 8:30-10:00 pm Todd Snider

By Ronnie Narmour

Joe King coined the term “nuevo wavo” back when he was the hottest bill in Austin. I met JKC a decade or so ago through Doug Sahm and have since become dear friends with his family in Oregon (Tucker Teutsch II & III). I worked on 6th Street in Austin during the era when Joe King was the hottest ticket around and Raul’s was the happening venue for “new wave” and punk. Back then, Joe King had made it to regular rotation on MTV and often played to audiences in the thousands. I remember watching him take a stage dive into a sea of people at Austin’s Auditorium Shores and “body surf” on outstretched hands all the way to Barton Springs Road and back. Everyone was hopping up and down in unison to that big organ driven sound that Joe King emulated from Question Mark and the Mysterious (Ninety Six Tears). Fact be known, this is the Vox/Farfisa organ beat Augie Meyers had been playing with Doug Sahm since the 60’s as they pioneered the Tex-Mex rock and roll sound. Joe King Carrasco became an icon of the Austin music scene way back in the old Raul’s days with his band The Crowns... this was in the early 80’s. He’s done in-depth interviews in Rolling Stone, been on regular rotation on MTV and performed on Saturday Night Live. His Tex-Mex rock-and-roll sound with the patent 96 Tears big Vox beat is legendary. And, recently he’s able to add actor and film maker to his long list of credentials which also includes 18 recorded albums. Joe moved to Mexico from his ranch (Rancho No Tengo) near Llano a few years ago and is now involved in a growing nightclub franchise based in Puerto Vallarta. So it’s not very often that the king comes around these parts and simply put, you’d be a fool to miss this show...and I’m not joking (get it...joking...Joe King). Aye, aye, aye, y hoy, hoy, hoy...it this gonna be some fun! 11

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use them instead of tossing them in the trash. Less waste saves you money. You may spend a bit more for eggs or cheese or potatoes at a farmers’ market, but your money is going to help that local farmer live. Farming is tough, hard labor. (I can’t even keep my potted plants going!) Think of the blood, sweat (and more sweat –this is Corpus, after all!) and tears that go into tilling the land, planting, weeding, watering, surviving Mother Nature’s mood swings, harvesting… These farmer’s are not living in mansions or on Ocean Drive, mind you. Your patronage helps keep these women and men and their families solvent. These are your friends and neighbors.

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For The Environment. The transportation of food and other items takes it toll on our environment. Fuel, emissions, wear and tear on our roads – “When you buy local you cut down on the damage that transportation does to the environment,” claims Jaime Bustos, market manager of the Southside Farmers’ Market and local farmer. Even when things are brought up from the Valley, big trucks have to haul them.

By Aletha Eyerman-Craft

Unless you live under a rock, you have heard the chatter around Corpus about buying LOCAL. The idea of buying local stems from something called the locavore movement. This “movement” is really just an attitude and intention to purchase foods that are grown or produced in the immediate area in which you live. You know - YOUR community! Why? Going local ensures you are fueling your body with the most nutritious and freshest foods, helping the local economy, and reducing damage to the environment.

Go healthy (and tasty). Go Green (cash in your wallet and helping the environment). Go LOCAL! For Fun! The Downtown farmers market has a festival atmosphere that makes every Wednesday something to look forward to. Live music, dancing, and performances make shopping a lot more fun.

At supermarkets, produce, meats and dairy products are rarely local or even from the same state you are in! Even though the store may be here in your town, it does not mean it carries local food. Those roadside flatbeds filled with watermelons and other produce only found in late summer… they are hauled in from the Valley. Not local. Just ask where the produce comes from and take note, it is illegal to misinform you.

About our Markets Both Corpus Christi farmers’ markets feature local produce. This means your fruits and veggies have been grown here in Corpus and immediate areas, not hauled in on trailers from outlying areas or the Valley. What you buy is local and ensures you will receive the freshest and most nutrient enriched produce available.

Don’t worry, you don’t have to be a hippie or wait for fruit to fall from the tree before you can eat it to call yourself a locavore. All you have to do is make a conscious effort to support your local farmers!

So, why should you go LOCAL?

Additionally, you can find delicious and fresh goat cheese; locally harvested honey; fresh roasted coffee; homemade eco and body friendly products and candles; unique art and one-of-a-kind jewelry; and hand-crafted natural living items. Visit the market websites (listed below) to see the different vendors participating in each market.

FOR YOUR HEALTH. Ever wonder why that tomato straight from the vine tastes so good? It is because it went right into your mouth, still warm from the sun. The nutrients are rich just like the color! “There is no better flavor than fresh local fare,” offers Janie Lorberau, owner and goat cheese making magician at Lorberau Farms. Bea, a local artist and owner of Bea’s Market says that eating local foods “boosts the immune system when you eat local foods, like honey pollinated locally.” Local pollination is great - preservatives, not so great.

Downtown Farmers’ Market WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday Evenings from 5-7pm. 505 S. Water Street (Tango Tea Room and courtyard) Market Manager: Aislynn Campbell aislynn@freedomharvestfarms.com

When you buy from your local farmers’ markets, you can ask the farmer where the food came from and when it was picked. Produce, when found at grocery stores, is picked before it is ripe so that it can be crated, loaded on semis and driven who knows how many miles. The longer it stays on the vine or in the ground, the better. If you harvest your food when it is ripe, you will get more nutrients and optimal health benefits. And it tastes soooo good!

Photos Courtesy of Corpus Christi Downtown Farmer’s Market

Online: www.facebook.com/CorpusChristiDowntownFarmersMarket Corpus Christi Downtown Farmers’ Market is a community supported market where local producers and artisans meet with local consumers. We provide the Coastal Bend community with another access point to quality, locally grown, handmade goods and produce and to help support our local farmers and artisans along with our local economy. Providing another fun, healthy, positive, downtown opportunity we also feature LIVE MUSIC each week! Bring your coolers, invite friends and stay for a great time!

Southside Farmers’ Market WHEN & WHERE: Saturday Mornings from 9am-noon 5800 block Everhart (Everhart Market Shopping Center)

For The Economy. Buying local also helps the economy of your community – including your household! “Local produce is the freshest produce. You get more life from a local vendor, the produce last so much longer,” adds Bea. When your fresh foods keep well, you have the opportunity to

Market Manager: Jaime Bustos jbustos58@msn.com Online: www.facebook.com/CCFarmersMarket Corpus Christi Southside Farmers Market Association’s intent is to promote, encourage and support the growth of micro-enterprises and small farming enterprises in Corpus and surrounding areas through the operation of farmer’s markets. Our goal in doing this is to educate the community about being healthy and supporting the economy all while serving diverse populations. 12

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Tuesday, May 1st Antone & the All Stars @ Doctor Rockits Gear Swap @ House of Rock Staind/ Godsmack @ Concrete Street

Wednesday, May 2nd The Darrem & A.J. Duo @ Doctor Rockits SOJA/ Tin Can Phone @ House of Rock

Thursday, May 3rd The Shakedown @ Executive Surf Club Duke E. Brown @ Doctor Rockits On Blast Stand Up Comedy Show @ House of Rock Mike Williams @ Thai Sushi Cafe

Friday, May 4th Cruise Control @ Back Porch Mercury Decends/ ECHO/ Memory of a Melody @ House of Rock Spazmatics @ Brewster Street Ice House Hilda Lamas @ Executive Surf Club The Groove @ Doctor Rockits Taylor Tumlinson @ Scuttlebutt’s Mike Williams @ Thai Sushi Café Trysum @ The Sea Wall Aaron Neubauer @ Coffee Waves

Saturday, May 5th Jon Wolfe @ Back Porch Texas State Line Live @ Brewster Street Ice House Bushbullit @ Executive Surf Club Hilda Lamas @ The Sea Wall Mike Williams @ Thai Sushi Cafe Another Level @ Doctor Rockits Social Distortion After Party w/ Reely Rotnz/ Not in the Face @ House of Rock Ken Barnett @ Coffee Waves Social Distotion/ Toadies @ Concrete Street

Sunday, May 6th The Weak Day Boys @ Doctor Rockits Mike Guerra and John Lopez @ The Sea Wall

Monday, May 7th Open Jam w/ Antone Perez @ Doctor Rockits Acoustic Night w/ Justin Estes @ House of Rock

Tuesday, May 8th Antone & the All Stars @ Doctor Rockits Open Mic w/ Rev. Matt Martinex @ House of Rock

Wednesday, May 9th Justin Estes Band @ Doctor Rockits John Cortez Band @ House of Rock Mana @ American Bank Center

Thursday, May 10th Turnpike Troubadours/ Corb Lund @ Brewster Street Ice House Sinizen/ Tin Can Phone/ Make Shift Innocence @ Executive Surf Club Duke E. Brown @ Doctor Rockits Photography and Art by Jon Steele @ House of Rock Rich Lockhart @ Scuttlebutt’s

Downtown Music Festival May 18-19 Todd Snider, Joe King Carrasco, Cold Irons, Slaid Cleaves, HOBO, Scarecrow People

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Friday, May 11th Ruben V @ Back Porch Alma & Luis @ Sunset Sounds- Roberts Point Park Rat Ranch @ Brewster Street Ice House The Groove @ Executive Surf Club The Cuveralls @ The Sea Wall David & Barbara Brown @ Coffee Waves Friends and Lovers Art Show @ House of Rock

Hours Sun, Tues-Thurs... 11:00AM till 10:00PM Closed MONDAY Fri-Sat 11:00AM-Midnight Live music Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Saturday, May 12th Dust Devils @ Back Porch 2nd Saturday Sing-Along Piano Show @ Brewster Street Ice House Carlton Pride and Zion @ Executive Surf Club Destiny @ Scuttlebutt’s Hy Eddleman @ Coffee Waves Hilda Lamas @ The Sea Wall

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Sunday, May 13th Bob Floyd Band @ Doctor Rockits Ballabajoomba Poetry Slam @ House of Rock Mike Guerra and John Lopez @ The Sea Wall REO Speedwagon/ Styx/ Ted Nugent @ Concrete Street Monday, May 14th Open Jam w/ Antone Perez @ Doctor Rockits Acoustic Night w/ Justin Estes @ House of Rock

Tuesday, May 15th Antone & the All Stars @ Doctor Rockits Open Mic w/ Rev. Matt Martinez @ House of Rock

Wednesday, May 16th Neil Edwards Band @ Doctor Rockits Beer School @ House of Rock

Thursday, May 17th Chris Duarte Group/ Jon Cortez @ Executive Surf Club Robert Earl Keen/ Ryan Beaver @ Brewster Street Ice House Duke E. Brown @ Doctor Rockits LLC Best Party Ever @ House of Rock

Saturday, May 26th Larry Joe Taylor @ Back Porch Bob Schneider/ Dirty River Boys @ Brewster Street Ice House Max Stalling/ Matt Hole @ Executive Surf Club Shelly King @ Doctor Rockits Proﬁle @ The Sea Wall Appetite for DIstruction/ Peace of Mind/ Angst @ House of Rock Earl Gard @ Coffee Waves

Tuesday, May 22nd Antone & the All Stars @ Doctor Rockits Open Mic w/ Rev. Matt Martinez @ House of Rock

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Wednesday, May 23rd

Davin James @ Back Porch The Klocks @ Brewster Street Ice House Trysum @ Executive Surf Club John Cortez Band @ Doctor Rockits Save a Breast Fest (5 bands) @ House of Rock Hilda Lamas @ The Sea Wall David & Barbara Brown @ Coffee Waves

Bad Chords @ Doctor Rockits Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament @ House of Rock

Thursday, May 24th Bri Bagwell and the Banned @ Executive Surf Club Duke E. Brown @ Doctor Rockits Bright Light Social Hour/ The 71’s/ Cavegirl @ House of Rock

Saturday, May 19th W.C. Clark @ Back Porch Music Bash @ Tarpon Ice House Slaid Cleaves @ Third Coast Theater Metal Shop @ Brewster Street Ice House Sun Salutation @ Executive Surf Club Blackbone Child @ Doctor Rockits Private Wedding @ House of Rock Spark in the Dark @ Coffee Waves

Sunday, May 20th Music Bash @ Tarpon Ice House Timothy B. Schmit (of the Eagles) @ Brewster Street Ice House D&S @ Doctor Rockits Mike Guerra and John Lopez @ The Sea Wall Laces Out: Sneaker Expo @ House of Rock

Monday, May 21st Songwriters Showcase @ Roberts Point Park Open Jam w/ Antone Perez @ Doctor Rockits Acoustic Night w/ Justin Estes @ House of Rock

Sunday, May 27th Los Nahuattatos/ Rook @ Doctor Rockits Ballabajoomba Poetry Slam @ House of Rock Eli Young Band/ Riger Creager @ Concrete Street

Monday, May 28th Open Jam w/ Antone Perez @ Doctor Rockits Acoustic Night w/ Justin Estes @ House of Rock

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Tuesday, May 29th

Gary P. Nunn @ Back Porch Five Card Draw @ Brewster Street Ice House Scarecrow People @ Executive Surf Club Charlie & the Cool Cats @ Doctor Rockits Kofﬁn Kats/ Evil Come Evil Go/ Hasta la Tierra/ Obliterates/ Party Boys @ House of Rock Hilda Lamas @ The Sea Wall Hy Eddleman @ Coffee Waves

Antone & the All Stars @ Doctor Rockits Open Mic w/ Rev. Matt Martinez @ House of Rock

Wednesday, May 30th Knockout @ Doctor Rockits HOBO @ House of Rock

Thursday, May 31st Duke E. Brown @ Doctor Rockits Local Licks @ House of Rock

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Tattoos By The Bay, Convention Center Coastal Bend Young Democrats Meeting on Tuesday, May 15th at 6pm. Open to the public. At the Nueces County Democratic Party Headquarters 4044 Weber Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78414. Candidates for County Commissioner will be guest speakers.

May 11-13 Three days of tattoos, piercings, cars and bikes. Over 80 booths featuring tattoo artists, car and bike shows, tattoo contests, seminars, workshops and more. If you’ve ever wanted ink, have been itching for more or want to see others get inked, this event is for you! Tickets are $12.00 for a one day pass and $23.00 for a weekend pass.

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The Harbor Playhouse The Sound of Music May 18 - June 8 The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. harborplayhouse.com

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Oyster Recycling Event May 19th The Coastal Bend Bays Foundation with Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi and the Harte Research Institute at Goose Island State Park from 8:30 - 11:30 AM on May 19th. Wear close-toe shoes (old tennis shoes are perfect) and clothes that can get wet/dirty. If you have gardening-type gloves, bring those as well. We hope to see you there! Contact Rebecca Lyons at cbbf@baysfoundation.org FMI or to RSVP.

Beginning Kayaking Classes! Beginning Saturday, May 26 – The Office of Community Outreach at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will offer the “Introduction to Kayaking” class on the last Saturday of every month, beginning on May 26. This class includes instruction on equipment, safety, trip planning, self rescues, assisted rescues, and more. This all day class begins with a morning session in the University pool, and an afternoon guided paddle trip in the Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail. Top quality equipment is furnished for the class. The cost is $100 per person. For more information, go to http://outreach.tamucc. edu/kayaking/; or contact Joe Miller at 361.825.5967; or e-mail joseph.miller@tamucc.edu.

The Corpus Christi Festival of the Arts and the Downtown Management District, in recognition of Corpus Christi First & ARTWALK, features a monthly Public Art Tram Tour at 930am and again at 11am.

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Friday, May 04, 2012, 09:30am - 10:30am The tour is an artistic, educational and culturally entertaining view of Corpus Christi, appropriate for the entire family. The Public Art Tram Tour is FREE and will disembark monthly from La Retama Park. The docent guided tour ride is approximately 50 minutes in length. Participants will view the Public Art along the Corpus Christi Bayfront, within S.E.A.Town and the Downtown areas of the city. Reservations are recommended as seating is limited.

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Maker’s and Crafter’s Fair Every third Saturday Check out the handmade crafts and art at the Tango Tea Room. Live music, dancing, henna tattoos, good food and a lot of fun!

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K Space Contemporary 415 D Starr Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401 361.887.6834 KSpaceContemporary.org Hours: Wed-Sat 11a – 5p Free Admission First Friday ArtWALK May 4th, 2012, 5:30-9pm

Main Gallery Appliance Art – Invitational show of artworks that incorporate industrial or household appliances, mechanical gadgets, and electronic thingamajigs!

Treehouse Art Collective LLC 309 North Water Street, Suite D Corpus Christi, TX 78401 361.882.4822 TreehouseArtCC.com Hours: Tue-Sat 11a – 8p Sunday Noon to 6p Free Admission

Rockport Center for the Arts 902 Navigation Circle Rockport, Texas 78382 Tel: 361.729.5519 RockportArtCenter.com Hours: Tues – Sat, 10a – 4p Sundays, 1p – 4p Closed Mondays Always Free Admission

“Art from the Wise Heart” First Friday, May 4th, 2012, 5:30p to 9p The City of Corpus Christi’s Mayor’s Council on Aging (MCOA) and the Treehouse Art Collective, LLC are cosponsoring “Art from the Wise Heart” in celebration of Older Americans Month. The public is invited to this free event that will take place in conjunction with First Friday ArtWalk, at WaterStreet Market, 309 North Water Street, Corpus Christi. An event for all ages, exhibits of artwork created by talented older artists will be featured. In addition to these exhibits, a reception will be held by the Treehouse Art Collective, LLC, and sponsored by Mirador Senior Living Resort, who will be providing information about the many services available to local seniors.

GAGA @ Rockport Reception: Saturday, May 12th 2012, 5-7p The Art Center welcomes the Gentileschi Aegis Gallery Association, a not-for-proﬁt organization run by and for women artists whose mission is to serve the women’s artist community. Led by San Antonio artist Sylvia Benitez in their ﬁrst curated group exhibition, showcasing the different styles and perspectives of the group’s membership.

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“Jane’s Addiction” (detail image) © Georgia Grifﬁn 2012

Art Star Project Slicker Corner Spot NASTY: Tom Huck & Bill Fick (Parental Discretion is advised!) Oso Bay Biennial Jurors Show (Printmaking) Exhibit April 27th through May 25th Hot Spot - JUNE ART GARAGE SALE… Giant rummage sale in the Studio Call for details

Art Center of Corpus Christi 100 Shoreline Blvd Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Tel: 361.884.6406 ArtCenterCC.org Hours: 10a – 4p Everyday except Monday Monday CLOSED Admission is always FREE

1902 N. Shoreline Blvd Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Tel: 361.825.3500 STIA.org Hours: Tues - Sat 10a to 5p Sundays 1p to 5p Closed Mondays & Holidays Admission: Adults $6 Seniors (60 and older) $4 Active Military $4 Students (12+) $2 Free for members, children under 12, and TAMUCC students Free Admission every First Friday in honor of ArtWALK! Golden Legacy: 65 Years of Golden Books March 6th through May 27th, 2012 This exhibition presents original illustrated art from the beloved picture-book series, the Little Golden Books. Sixty original illustrations by a broad array of American and European artists, chosen from the vast Random House archives. Organized by the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature in Abilene, TX, local support comes from the Scripps Howard Foundation. ©Tibor Gergely, The Great Big Fire Engine Book, 1950

Robes from the 2012 Coronation of Las Donas de la Corte

Michael Scott: Buffalo Bulb’s Wild West Show

Stunning bejeweled gowns, trains and accessories.

March 9th through June 3rd, 2012

Art of Dr. Seuss A rare opportunity to view and purchase prints and sculpture, made possible with the cooperation of Art on Fifth, an Authorized Dr. Seuss Gallery. The Art of Children’s Book Illustration First Friday ArtWALK May 4th, 2012, 5:30-9pm (ArtWALK) Tables of artists and artisan vendors in and around the Courtyard, every First Friday!! Also – don’t forget to visit their website – it’s time to start registering your kids for this summer’s Art Camp!!!

To list your art event here, email us at art@ccmagonline.com

Artist Michael Scott playfully links the Dutch tulip mania with America’s Wild West Show, through the technique and style of Old Master portraiture, using historical imagery and the myths surrounding Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, Scott “examines human gullibility, our susceptibility to natural beauty, and our willingness to be seduced by it.” This exhibition of paintings is enhanced by artifacts used by Scott in his work. ©Michael Scott, Red Tulip Shooting Game Check the museum’s website event calendar for other events throughout the month.

Vaughn Wascovich Welcome to Hard Times: Photographs of East Texas Reception: Saturday, May 12th, 2012, 5-7p Professor of Photography at Texas A&M Commerce, Vaughn Wascovich shares the expressive capabilities of pinhole photography. The idea of displacement and transience are central to this body of landscape photographs.

Festival of the Arts The Merriman-Bobys House 1521 North Chaparral Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 CCFestivalArts.org By Appointment Only Always Free Admission First Friday, ArtWALK May 4th, 2012, 6p to 9p

Yin Yang Fandango & Tango Tea Room 505 S Water Street, Suite 545 Corpus Christi, TX 78401 361.883.9123 TangoFandango.com Hours: Mon - Tue 10a - 7p Fri & Sat 10a - 9p Sunday Noon - 6p First Friday ArtWALK May 4th, 2012, 5:30-9pm A different featured artist(s) every month! Bizarre Bazaar Every Third Saturday featuring local artists and makers 5pm-9pm

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Dianna Bluntzer, Bringing the Art Center into Focus… Generally in The Canvas I profile an artist, but from time to time I get to introduce you to someone who works behind the scenes. As those of you who follow the pulse in our city’s vibrant and growing arts community are already aware, the Art Center of Corpus Christi is has a new Director. Dianna Bluntzer has recently risen to fill that role, after having gotten her feet wet there in Exhibitions & Administration.

Art Center – I think when it was over on Park Avenue (in the old Centennial Museum building). I must have been like 13-14 years old. This has been like coming home, to me. I grew up coming to the Art Center, as my children are now growing up coming to the Art Center. They’re here all the time for festivals and events. That’s just more or less a part of your life. “Then when I was 16, I spent a summer in Spain, and I think that’s when I fell in love. I saw the churches and the gothic, just all the beautiful architecture and the art, and I just fell in love. Then when I came back I used to take days where I’d just drive up to the McNay [Art Museum in San Antonio], just to spend the day around the old property, old paintings. There was just something that spoke to me that I didn’t connect with, with the more contemporary work, and then that’s when I decided to study Art History. I got my degree, and I went to with Sotheby’s. I trained with them in London, then I came back; I was tired of their weather so I went to Miami. I worked at a gallery.

The journey that led Dianna to the point of making that walk across the lobby was a 30-year round-trip adventure: her mother, Chispa Bluntzer (whom I was lucky enough to profile last year), is a founding member of the Art Center. “Here’s what happens – you grow up here, you go away for, what 30 years I’d been gone, then you come back and you can see. I’m really happy and I mean it’s such a delight to live here again. I’m stunned at what everyone that’s been living here has accomplished in the last 30 years. I am indebted to them, because I get to come back and live in this awesome place! “But for the greater community, I’m aware of the trend that’s going on. All you have to do is look at Etsy, look at Pinterest, and see what’s happening across the board. I mean Martha Stewart I guess even, if you want to go back a little further, and this entire interest in hand-made work, creating at home, individually… the craft and the artisanship that comes from each person – people value that again. It seems like there was a time when it wasn’t valued.

“Gloria Luria owned the gallery, and she was actually an incredible business woman. She had a fabulous eye for art. She used to go to New York regularly and had great relationships with all the dealers up there, and the galleries, but she was also very devoted to the local artists. I think now I pull on that experience so much, because she was just wonderful in supporting them and nurturing them, in what they were doing, and giving them just carte blanche to do what they did and she would show it and sell it. It was just wonderful. She was a great influence, as far as business, but I never wanted to go into gallery work after that, oddly enough. So, back to Sotheby’s up in New York. I worked in the auction business.

“Obviously growing up with an artist as a mother has a big influence. As a matter of fact, I’ll show you something fun. This is a drawing that Barbara McDowell did of me when I was sitting for a watercolor workshop at the

“I’ve had many lives, many lives. I think that’s where it’s so interesting, because every experience in my life, whether it’s good, bad or otherwise, is playing out here. I’m pulling on everything – even when I went from Sotheby’s and did graphic design, I still was designing, and from there I ended up going into real estate. I had a very sophisticated clientele that I had to be able to go into spaces with and re-think, redesign conceptually, and solve the problems. So now, it’s all coming to work here. “Really, where this goes is with everyone involved. I’m not at all the type of person who will come in and put the stamp of “this is what I want” – that’s just not my character, not my personality, I’m a listener… I’m just pulling from everyone, and I will make it happen, I can put all the pieces together and connect all the dots to make things come to reality, but I have to earn everyone’s trust, I know that. “It is an institution. The Art Center is so loved by so many people, but what I keep hearing over and over again is that it’s just not quite there – it’s just not getting traction. I think that we’ve reached a time when there’s just a different dynamic in play in the world. We need to convert to the 21st century. It’s being run as it was 40 years ago, still being thought of as a volunteer 16

organization, which is different than what it is now, or what it should be now. “There was a certain amount of ownership involved, because it was really volunteer run. Honestly that’s the engine that has gotten this place where it is – just sheer will power of people putting in time and energy to make it happen. They’ve brought it this far. Mother was one of the founding members, one of the charter members, so even though she wasn’t a part of me getting this position, it is a sort of a passing of the torch from the founding generation on to the next to carry on the mission. “We’re not abandoning the values that this place was created from, which was ‘nurturing artists and civic duty to the community’ – none of that is being left behind, it’s all being expanded. We’re just growing on it. It’s not “change” change. I don’t think that it has to be an either or situation.

“There will be a restaurant – we’re working on a super exciting possibility, and if that doesn’t play out then something else wonderful will. I want to be fiscally responsible but I really want it to be true to our mission. And, we will have a gift shop, a place for all kinds of sales. It will all come together. Destination Bayfront’s a game changer. Well, obviously, what genius to have gotten hold of this property when they did. Now, we’re sitting on a gold mine. As a former realtor, this is as good as it gets!

“All I can think of, when I think about this place is that I celebrate every voice. I think that’s one of the powers of art is that it embraces everyone. So I guess where I come from personally and as a director of an organization is a position of total inclusion, of embracing not just all artistic styles and media, but really, every creative milieu of expression because I see how important creativity is to life.

“Really, probably in a fairly short period of time, I’ll have a much better grasp of where we are going and what I need to do to make it happen… and I do know that a big part of it’s going to be funding. What I’m starting to see is just how frugal this organization has been. I think it’s really nice that I’m going to be able to go to donors and say, ‘Look what you get for your investment. Look what the community gets for every dollar you put in.’ “That’s going to be a big part of it. Being a part of the community is HUGE for me, supporting it. We support a lot of the non-profits in the area, and I don’t think people realize it, really, even donors. We don’t even get city funding anymore. So, as soon as I have all the numbers, I’ll be able to present an argument that I understand intuitively and I’ll be able to put into dollars and cents.

“Everyone is expressing themselves in different ways. I’m not getting into the judgment world and evaluating whether this art. I just don’t even need to go there. We just create. Everybody gets to come and play. I guess that’s just my spirit, is just to be fun, playful, inclusive, enthusiastic, open doors… What I want is for this to be a place where you come, and you are either showing your work as a professional artist, or learning how to do something new that you’ve never done.

“An example of my intention to expand our participation to include all the arts, especially when they reflect the unique character of our community, is the Feria de las Flores. We will be hosting 2 events – to be clear – not the banquet or dance performances – but the launch reception when the girls draw the Mexican state they will represent (on May 10th) and the interview session (on July 27th) that counts for 60% of the scoring for Queen (scholarship recipient). “This, combined with all the other new efforts, give us a broader and more direct impact on our community... I want everyone to be Art Centered!!”

“We are expanding our programming by leaps and bounds. Probably the most immediate change we’ve been able to make is including all different kinds of expressions of art or creative expressions, however you want to put it. I am encouraging everyone to come in and participate, and your work doesn’t have to be a certain style to be participating here. “There is just sort of an energy that has taken on its own life. It’s a beautiful thing. I am really, really lucky… I’ll tell you what else has happened, is we have a team of people who are extraordinary. Obviously they’re qualified, but they just bring this enthusiasm and spirit of excitement. 17

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949-7737 � 15370 SPID- On the Island Located on Padre Island, Island Italian has been serving the community since 1987. A family friendly restaurant, Island Italian also serves beer and wine and is available for private parties of up to 53 people. Flat screen TV and DVD / VHS for meetings. Delivery on Padre Island after 5pm. Daily Lunch and Dinner Specials. Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday 11am to 9:30pm Saturday 10am to 10pm Sunday 5pm to 9:30pm

The Tango Tea Room brings a taste of Austin to Downtown Corpus. Tango serves a variety of Mediterranean and world cuisine, including some of the best vegetarian and vegan fare you can ﬁnd in Corpus. We also specialize in vegan and gluten-free desserts, cupcakes and mufﬁns. Come on down and get your hippie on! 505 S. Water Street in downtown Corpus Christi. 361-883-9123 Tangofandango.com

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C Bar offers organic gourmet coffees, artisan level espresso, fresh-baked pastries, assorted panini sandwiches, frozen fruit smoothies and gelato. In addition to CoffeeWaves’ popular menu, C Bar has a full premium bar featuring microbrewery beer, an extensive wine list and super premium liquor. Taking advantage of this unique combination, C Bar serves fresh fruit gelato daiquiris and piña coladas and coffee Bailey’s with gelato. C Bar’s signature drink? Martini Floats! 361-749-0704 165 Social Circle in Cinnamon Shore 5009 Hwy 361in Port Aransas

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The Jaycees (Junior Chamber of the Coastal Bend) “In early 2010, some of the women of Corpus Christi “had their brains picked” by a friend, we’ll call her Shelly. After moving to Corpus Christi from a town with a very active Jaycees chapter, Shelly decided to put CC back on the Jaycees map. She rounded up 6 women that shared a sincere interest in giving back to the community that gave so much to them. These 6 women met Texas Jaycees President at the time Adam Vanek, and You don’t need an entire army very interested party Jen behind you to accomplish things. Cook at The the end, all you need is a table for Executive Surf Club. After short introductions and a history lesson in Junior Chamber, it was off to the races.

The Jaycees raise hope and awareness (and a good amount of cash) for the Women’s Shelter of South Texas

The Junior Chamber of the Coastal Bend (or, the Jaycees as all the cool kids call ‘em) can boast another successful year of their annual production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues. Whew! It was a tough run but someone had to do it and the Jaycees was just the group to pull it off. The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Even Ensler, featuring a number of topics (including sex, love, selfdiscovery, rape, hope, and, duh, vaginas!) addressed through specific monologues. Each piece is performed by a single actress, or in some cases as a duet. The Vagina Monologues has been performed by novices, professional actors and celebrities on stages all over the world. The show was featured on HBO as well.

A year and some months later, the Coastal Bend Junior Chamber had a small, but loyal following and a major event under it’s belt. VDay 2011 was held in April and had raised almost $4,000 for the Women’s Shelter of South Texas. The Jaycees of the Coastal Bend was chartered on August 9th, 2011 in a small ceremony presided over by National President Joanie Cramer and Texas Jaycees President Laurie Burton.

The Jaycees, a young collective of civic-minded Corpus Christians, rounded up a flock of talented hens to take the stage for the second year in a row to raise money for the Women’s Shelter of South Texas (www.thewomensshelter.org) and call attention to the violence and crimes committed against women and girls. The House of Rock (www.texashouseofrock.com) hosted the local performances on April 19th, 20th, and 21st. When an organization participates in V-DAY (the global movement to end violence against women and girls) and performs The Vagina Monologues, 90% of the ticket sales stays in the community! The remaining 10% goes to the V-Day movement (read more about it at www. vday.org). Thanks to the support of our fabulous community, The Jaycees’ raised nearly $5000 for the women’s shelter! As part of official V-Day participation, the Jaycees named Nelda Martinez the Woman Warrior of 2012. This honor is given to a woman who has served her community in a significant, positive way and serves as an inspiration to other women.

Volunteerism and community involvement make the world a better place, and you don’t need an entire army behind you to accomplish things. In the end, all you need is a table for 6.”

If you missed the event this year, don’t worry - the Jaycees will make it happen again next year. Congratulations go to all the lovely ladies who dazzled the stage! The Jaycees of the Coastal Bend is a group going places in Corpus! For more information on how to join visit jccb.weebly. com.

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About the women’s shelter of south texas: Crisis hotline 881-8888. “It is the mission of the Women’s Shelter of South Texas to prevent and ultimately end domestic violence and sexual assault in South Texas. In 2011, the agency is marking 33 years of service to the community. The agency is the only private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization specifically designed to provide services to adult and child victims of domestic and sexual violence across a twelve-county South Texas region.”) 2010 Statistics for the Women’s Shelter of South Texas Number of clients served: 3,079 (women – 1,372; children- 1,670; adult men 37) Number of clients residing in the shelter: 708 (adults 364; children 344) Nonresidential: 1,044 adults; 1,326 children Females served: 71%; males served 29% Number of clients receiving individual counseling services: 2,399 Number of clients receiving support group services: 266 Number of clients receiving legal advocacy services: 1,376 Number of clients receiving information and referral services: 2,410 Visit www.thewomensshelter.org for more information or to make a donation

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