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MARCUS SORENSON ITS TIME TO CLEAN UP CCISD None but ourselves can

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STARS *USTĂ’BEFOREĂ’GOINGĂ’TOĂ’PRESSĂ’WITHĂ’THISĂ’ISSUE Ă’##Ă’-AGAZINE Ă’ANDĂ’SOMEĂ’OFĂ’OURĂ’FRIENDSĂ’ GOTĂ’TOĂ’GOĂ’TOĂ’TWOĂ’EXCELLENTĂ’SHOWSĂ’ATĂ’THEĂ’!MERICANĂ’"ANKĂ’#ENTER Ă’34!23Ă’PRESENTEDĂ’ "LAKEĂ’3HELTONĂ’ANDĂ’TREATEDĂ’USĂ’ALLĂ’TOĂ’ANĂ’EXCELLENTĂ’DINNERĂ’CREATEDĂ’BYĂ’#ENTERPLATE SĂ’ NEWĂ’%XECUTIVEĂ’#HEFĂ’Mike  Stephans.  Samantha  Koepp  introduces  Chef  Stephans  INĂ’THISĂ’ISSUE Ă’ANDĂ’STARTINGĂ’SOON Ă’HE LLĂ’BEĂ’AĂ’REGULARĂ’CONTRIBUTORĂ’WITHĂ’TIPSĂ’ONĂ’MAKINGĂ’ your  dishes  look  and  taste  as  good  as  his. CC,  You  really  don't  have  any  idea  how  lucky  you  are Ă’Ă’) VEĂ’LIVEDĂ’INĂ’AĂ’FEWĂ’ PLACESĂ’AROUNDĂ’THEĂ’COUNTRY Ă’ANDĂ’ALWAYSĂ’HAVEĂ’TOĂ’GOĂ’TOĂ’AĂ’LOTĂ’OFĂ’LARGEĂ’EVENTS Ă’MOSTĂ’OFĂ’ THEĂ’TIMEĂ’WE DĂ’CALLĂ’THEMĂ’ RUBBERĂ’CHICKENĂ’DINNERS Ă’BECAUSEĂ’THAT SĂ’WHATĂ’YOUĂ’USUALLYĂ’ GET Ă’Ă’"ACKĂ’INĂ’.EWĂ’-EXICO Ă’WE DĂ’GETĂ’ENCHILADASĂ’ANDĂ’SOGGYĂ’FROZENĂ’CHILEĂ’RELLENOS Ă’Ă’)NĂ’ /HIO Ă’ITĂ’WASĂ’DRYĂ’WHITEĂ’MEATĂ’WITHĂ’MASHEDĂ’POTATOESĂ’ANDĂ’GRAVY Ă’!RIZONAĂ’WASĂ’THEĂ’ WORST Ă’LIKEĂ’AĂ’MIDWESTERNĂ’VERSIONĂ’OFĂ’-EXICANĂ’FOOD Ă’WITHĂ’SALSAĂ’THATĂ’LOOKEDĂ’ANDĂ’ tasted  like  ketchup.  )NĂ’## Ă’) VEĂ’HADĂ’THEĂ’GOODĂ’FORTUNEĂ’TOĂ’EATĂ’ATĂ’SEVERALĂ’EVENTSĂ’CATEREDĂ’BYĂ’Centerplate,   THEĂ’!MERICANĂ’"ANKĂ’#ENTER SĂ’IN HOUSEĂ’CATERINGĂ’SERVICE Ă’ANDĂ’EVERYĂ’TIMEĂ’) MĂ’ IMPRESSEDĂ’BYĂ’THEĂ’QUALITYĂ’OFĂ’THEĂ’FOOD Ă’Its  beautifully  plated,  delicious  food  that  you  would  be  happy  to  get  at  a  restaurant,  and  they'll  serve  800  of  them  without  a  hitch Ă’3OĂ’AĂ’BIGĂ’THANKĂ’YOUĂ’TOĂ’34!23Ă’ANDĂ’, &Ă’$ISTRIBUTINGĂ’FORĂ’ AĂ’GREATĂ’EVENINGĂ’OUT Ă’ANDĂ’THANKSĂ’TOĂ’EVERYONEĂ’WHOĂ’JOINEDĂ’USĂ’ATĂ’THEĂ’##Ă’-AGAZINEĂ’ TABLE Ă’

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13 Adopt-­A-­Beach Under  warm,  sunny  skies  on  Saturday,  September  22nd,  396  volunteers  descended  on  the  GLO’’s  Adopt-­A-­Beach  Clean-­up  local  meeting  site  next  to  the  campgrounds  near  Bob  Hall  Pier.  Active  and  enthusiastic  groups  signed  in  at  8:30  A.M.  and  prepared  to  participate  in  this  biannual  event. Â

16 The  Canvas  Debbie  Cannatella  is  just  one  of  those  people  with  whom  you  feel  instantly  comfortable  chatting…‌  I  spent  a  delightful  afternoon  with  her  and  came  away  pondering  a  chance  to  conquer  watercolor  media,  her  love  of  it  is  that  contagious.

22 Marcus  Sorenson #ONšICTSĂ’OFĂ’INTEREST Ă’VIOLATIONSĂ’OFĂ’THEĂ’OPENĂ’ meetings  act,  board  members  accepting  gifts  from  contractors,  violations  of  state  contracting  laws  and  attacks  on  teachers  to  impose  a  political  agenda  all  must  stop.  Marcus  Sorenson  is  running  to  end  those  practices  and  restore  the  integrity  of  CCISD  Board  of  Education  and  help  put  it  back  on  the  path  of  our  children’’s  education  being  the  highest  priority.

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Comedian  Steve  Trevino  was  born  in  Gregory  -­  Portland,  Texas  and  got  started  in  standup  comedy  at  a  young  age  PERFORMINGĂ’FORĂ’HISĂ’FAMILYĂ’DURINGĂ’BACKYARDĂ’BARBECUES Ă’SCHOOLĂ’FUNCTIONS Ă’ANDĂ’HADĂ’HISĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’PROFESSIONALĂ’GIGĂ’RIGHTĂ’HEREĂ’ in  Corpus  Christi  at  the  Harbor  Playhouse  opening  for  Carlos  Mencia  at  the  age  of  nineteen.  Soon  after,  Steve  was  OFFĂ’TOĂ’$ALLASĂ’WITHĂ’STARSĂ’INĂ’HISĂ’EYESĂ’INĂ’PURSUITĂ’OFĂ’HISĂ’CAREER Ă’)TĂ’WASĂ’THEREĂ’THATĂ’HISĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’BIGĂ’ROADĂ’TOURĂ’CAMEĂ’ABOUTĂ’WITHĂ’ the  Three  Amigos  Comedy  Tour,  featuring  Mencia,  Pablo  Francisco,  and  the  late  Freddy  Soto,  just  one  of  the  greats  to  whom  Steve  has  been  compared,  a  likeness  that  Steve  wears  as  a  badge  of  honor. Â

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Coastal  Bend  Music  Compilation Dear  Mr.  Smarty  Pants, I  recently  moved  to  Corpus  Christi  from  Austin  and  have  been  looking  all  over  town  for  the  best  places  to  see  live  music.  I  have  found  several  but  I  am  curious  about  why  so  few  local  bands  play  original  music.  It  seems  like  there  is  plenty  of  stuff  around  here  to  write  about  but  all  I  hear  are  warmed  over  Country  songs  and  Jimmy  Buffet.  What  gives? Mike  Mueck Dear  Mike,  Well,  Mike  to  steal  a  line  from  L.  Frank  Baum  you  ain’’t  in  Austin  anymore.  When  Mr.  Smarty  Pants  can  get  away  on  a  Tuesday  afternoon  he  likes  to  drive  up  to  Austin  and  drop  in  at  the  Continental  Club  for  Hippy  Hour  with  Toni  Price  to  channel  his  Inner  Hippy.  There  was  a  time  several  decades  ago  when  Corpus  Christi  and  Austin  were  about  the  same  when  it  came  to  live  music  venues,  bands,  and  songwriters.  Our  now  departed  friend  Sam  Neely  was  known  to  hold  court  over  at  the  Hip  Hugger  on  Staples  and  between  there,  Cooper’’s  Alley,  the  Ritz  Theatre,  Inza’’s  Lonesome  Coyote  Saloon,  and  Kody’’s  out  on  The  Island  Corpus  was  a  happening  place  when  it  came  to  live  music.  But  somewhere  along  the  way  our  town  lost  its  Live  Music  Mojo.  The  Muse  caught  the  bus  out  of  town  and  never  came  back.  But  your  timing  is  right  on  Mike.  Mr.  Smarty  Pants  selected  your  letter  from  the  thousands  of  letters  this  time  because  he  was  wondering  the  same  thing  we  he  went  to  see  John  Prine  last  weekend.  You  may  have  even  been  in  the  audience  because  it  seems  about  90%  of  the  crowed  were  transplanted Â

with  a  face  only  a  mother  could  love  because  she  had  a  car  that  ran.  About  a  week  after  he  got  married  we  ran  into  him  about  three  o’’clock  one  morning  in  Mi  Tierra  with  a  girl  who  was  not  a  big  girl  and  may  or  MAYĂ’NOTĂ’HAVEĂ’HADĂ’AĂ’CARĂ’BUTĂ’DIDNgTÒ¾ÒTĂ’THEĂ’DESCRIPTIONĂ’ of  the  woman  he  had  just  married.  When  she  went  to  the  restroom  we  asked  him,  Â““Hey  Steve  is  that  your  wife?”â€?  Â““Oh  heck  no,”â€?  he  said,  Â““she  not  my  wife…‌I’’m  married  but  I  still  need  material.”â€?  So  my  point  here  is  that  surely  we  have  some  SONGWRITERSĂ’HEREABOUTSĂ’WHOĂ’CANÒ¾ÒNDĂ’SOMETHINGĂ’ to  write  about  even  if  it  means  they  have  to  do  some  slipping  around.  Mr.  Smarty  Pants  used  to  be  AĂ’BIGĂ’FANĂ’OFĂ’4EXASĂ’-USIC Ă’ORĂ’!MERICANAĂ’ASĂ’ITgSĂ’NOWĂ’ called,  but  somewhere  along  the  way  those  guys  GOTĂ’WRAPPEDĂ’AROUNDĂ’THEĂ’AXLEĂ’ANDĂ’NOWĂ’ABOUTĂ’ALLĂ’ they  write  about  is  each  other.  You  know,  one  guy  singing  about  driving  around  in  his  pickup  listening  to  some  other  guy  on  his  stereo.  It’’s  just  marketing  for  the  brain  dead;Íž  the  idea  is  that  if  the  other  guy  has  a  bunch  of  fans  and  I  put  him  in  my  song  then  all  his  fans  will  start  listening  to  me.  And  then  if  they  throw  in  something  about  a  dog,  beer,  tight  jeans,  and  then  rhyme  Â““margarita”â€?  with  Â““seniorita”â€?  they  can  get  it  on  the  radio  and  all  their  dreams  will  come  true.  Mr.  Smarty  Pants  is  gonna  have  to  call  calf  rope  on  that  one.   We  say  it’’s  an  affront  to  our  dignity  that  the  best  song  written  about  Corpus  Christi  is  by  a  guy  who  lives  in  the  Hill  Country.  If  Robert  Earl  can  write  a  song  about  Corpus  Christi  Bay  then  why  can’’t  somebody  who  actually  lives  in  it  write  one  too?  It  ain’’t  right.  Ain’’t  right  at  all,  no  sir.

HOBO  @  Tarpon  Ice  House

I  mean  it  ain’’t  like  we  don’’t  have  any  material.  We  GOTĂ’SHRIMPERS Ă’WEĂ’GOTĂ’COTTONÒ¾ÒELDS Ă’WEĂ’GOTĂ’-EXICOĂ’ right  down  the  road,  we  got  the  oil  patch,  we  got  surfers,  we  got  pawn  shops,  we  got  plenty  of  broken  hearts  and  broken  down  Fords,  heck  we  even  got  a  blues  bar  right  across  the  street  from  a  functioning  bus  station  and  how  many  towns  can  say  that?  It’’s  not  like  we’’re  Des  Moines  or  Bumstuck  Egypt  or  some  milquetoast  place  that  has  no  songwriting  material.  The  fact  is  that  there’’s  material  everywhere. Â

I  still  need  material Many  years  ago  when  Steve  Earle  used  to  walk  his  way  around  San  Antonio  he  married  this  big  ole  girl Â

Shrimp  boat’’s  rusted

But  it’’s  a  sorry  fellow  who  decries  a  problem  and  doesn’’t  do  anything  about  it,  so  here  goes.  There  is  only  one  fulltime  music  writer  in  our  burg  and  he  writes  for  CC  Magazine  and  the  Island  Moon  Newspaper.  Somewhere  in  this  issue  he  wrote  a  concert  review  about  the  John  Prine  /  Alejandro  Escovedo  concert.  He's  putting  together  a  collection  of  original  music  by  local  songwriters  that  he’’s  the  going  to  peddle  to  the  tourists  at  the  highest  price  he  can  get  away  with.  The  fellow’’s  name  is  Ronnie  Narmour  and  he’’s  looking  for  songs.  So  here’’s  a  challenge  to  all  you  guys  who  get  tanked  up  on  Wild  Turkey  and  start  singing  songs  you  scribbled  on  a  bar  napkin  to  your  friends.  Put  DOWNĂ’THEĂ’+ICKINgĂ’#HICKENĂ’ANDÒ¾ÒNISHĂ’ONEĂ’ANDĂ’SENDĂ’ it  over  to  Ronnie  so  he  can  use  it.  If  it’’s  any  good,  or  maybe  even  if  it  isn’’t,  he  can  put  it  on  his  CD  and  maybe  all  your  dreams  will  come  true;Íž  or  at  least  you  07

can  become  a  professional  musician  and  you  too  can  make  dozens  of  dollars  per  year.   )FĂ’NOTHINGĂ’ELSEĂ’ITgSĂ’AĂ’GOODĂ’EXCUSEĂ’TOĂ’GOĂ’OUTĂ’ANDĂ’DOĂ’ something  stupid  so  you  have  something  to  write  about;Íž  and  what,  I  ask  friends,  could  be  more  better  than  that? Â

My  shrimp  boat’’s  rusted,  my  best  friend  got  busted,  the  dog  that  I  trusted  ran  off  to  Mexico

My  shrimp  boat’’s  rusted,  my  best  friend  got  BUSTED Ă’THEĂ’DOGĂ’THATĂ’)Ă’TRUSTEDĂ’RANĂ’OFFĂ’TOĂ’-EXICOĂ’ in  a  pickup  truck  where  he  met  a  seniorita  in  TIGHTÒ¾ÒTTINgĂ’JEANSĂ’ANDĂ’THEYĂ’DRANKĂ’AĂ’MARGARITA Ă’ORĂ’ maybe  he  met  a  bitch  in  the  ditch.  Aw  dang,  Mr.  Smarty  Pants  is  no  songwriter.  Â

Austinites  and  the  other  10%  were  from  The  Island.  It  only  made  us  think  about  the  lack  of  original  material  springing  forth  from  our  local  musicians.  Â

Buster  Jiggs  @  The  Back  Porch

Ronnie  is  at  ronnienarmour@gmail.com  and  he’’s  waiting  to  hear  from  you.  We  know  there’’s  a  Billy  Joe  Shaver  out  there  somewhere  just  looking  to  get  started.  And  don’’t  give  him  any  lame  stuff  about  Japanese  cars  or  the  love  of  an  old  dog.  We  got  all  of  those  we  need.  Give  him  something  with  all  the  SALTĂ’ANDĂ’SWEATĂ’OFĂ’3OUTHĂ’4EXASĂ’INĂ’IT Ă’.OTHINGĂ’SHORTĂ’OFĂ’ our  dignity  is  at  stake.  Mr.  Smarty  Pants  is  counting  on  you.

Grandpa  Joe's  Son STEVE  TREVINO:  GRANDPA  JOE'S  SON                                                                 by  John  McKenna

By  John  McKenna

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ack  in  1998,  I  met  Steve  Trevino  when  he  was  waiting  tables  at  El  Chico  restaurant  on  SPID  in  Corpus.  Needless  to  say,  there  was  never  a  dull  moment  during  lunch  when  Steve  was  waiting  on  your  table.  His  personality  was  addictive,  always  upbeat,  a  big  smile  on  his  face,  engaging  and  of  course,  just  plain  funny.  His  career  at  the  restaurant  was  short  lived,  as  he  persuaded  me  over  the  course  of  a  few  months  to  give  him  a  job  in  the  radio  business.  And  let  me  tell  you,  it  was  one  of  the  best  hiring  decisions  I  have  ever  made.  For  me,  my  relationship  with  Steve  Trevino  has  been  quite  a  journey.  I  am  honored  to  be  one  of  Steve’’s  mentors,  have  been  involved  in  his  career  from  the  start,  have  been  welcomed  into  his  gigantic,  wonderful  family,  spent  countless  hours  on  the  road  with  him,  and  most  of  all,  Steve  is  one  of  my  best  friends.  Steve  is  one  of  the  most  talented  and  hard  working  comedians  in  standup  comedy  today.  Comedian  Steve  Trevino  was  born  in  Gregory  -­  Portland,  Texas  and  got  started  in  standup  comedy  at  a  young  age  performing  for  his  family  during  backyard  barbecues,  school  functions,  and  had  his  ¾RSTĂ’PROFESSIONALĂ’GIGĂ’RIGHTĂ’HEREĂ’INĂ’#ORPUSĂ’#HRISTIĂ’ATĂ’ the  Harbor  Playhouse  opening  for  Carlos  Mencia  at  the  age  of  nineteen.  Soon  after,  Steve  was  off  to  Dallas  with  stars  in  his  eyes  in  pursuit  of  his  career.  It  WASĂ’THEREĂ’THATĂ’HISĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’BIGĂ’ROADĂ’TOURĂ’CAMEĂ’ABOUTĂ’WITHĂ’ the  Three  Amigos  Comedy  Tour,  featuring  Mencia,  Pablo  Francisco,  and  the  late  Freddy  Soto,  just  one  of  the  greats  to  whom  Steve  has  been  compared,  a  likeness  that  Steve  wears  as  a  badge  of  honor.  He  now  resides  in  Hollywood,  California  living  his  lifelong  dream  of  being  a  standup  comedian.  Since  moving  to  California,  Steve  has  been  on  the  road  for  over  a  decade,  headlining  at  comedy  clubs Â

across  the  country.  When  he’’s  in  Los  Angeles,  you  can  catch  him  at  the  Hollywood  Improv,  The  Comedy  Store,  and  The  Laugh  Factory.  Steve  was  also  a  writer  and  acted  in  several  episodes  of  season  one  of  Mind  of  Mencia.  One  of  Steve’’s  biggest  gigs  was  The  Doghouse  Comedy  Jam  in  San  Francisco  with  Dave  Attel,  Jamie  Foxx,  and  Dave  Chappel.  He  has  traveled  to  Iraq  and  Afghanistan  to  entertain  the  troops,  a Â

cause  he  whole  heartedly  supports.  Steve’’s  credits  include  The  Late  Show  with  Craig  Ferguson,  Comedy. TV,  Latin  Nation,  Comedy  Central,  and  Comics  Unleashed  with  Byron  Allen,  just  to  name  a  few. This  month,  his  credits  will  also  include  Grandpa  *OEgSĂ’3ON Ă’HISĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’HOURĂ’LONGĂ’COMEDYĂ’SPECIALĂ’WHICHĂ’ premieres  on  Showtime,  Thursday,  October  4th  at  10pm.  Filmed  at  the  California  Theatre  in  San  Bernardino,  this  hour  long  comedy  special  is  truly  a  career  game  changer  for  Steve,  and  a  testament  to  the  time  he’’s  spent  developing  material  and  building  a  fan  base  on  the  road.  Steve’’s  supporters  showed  up  in  full  force  to  attend  the  taping.  Friday’’s  rush-­hour  TRAFÂľCĂ’ANDĂ’ DEGREEĂ’HEATĂ’INĂ’!UGUSTĂ’DIDNgTĂ’PREVENTĂ’ HISĂ’FANSĂ’FROMĂ’ÂľLLINGĂ’THEĂ’ Ă’SEATĂ’VENUE Ă’,/,Ă’ Comedy  Producer  and  Director  Scott  Montoya  said,  Â““Steve  killed  it  and  it’’s  always  great  to  see  someone  get  a  well-­deserved  shot,  but  more  importantly,  to  deliver  on  that  shot.”â€?   It  was  important  to  Steve  that  he  accurately  REšECTSĂ’WHOĂ’HEĂ’ISĂ’ASĂ’AĂ’PERSONĂ’INĂ’HISĂ’STANDUPĂ’ROUTINE Ă’ Steve  Trevino  is  proud  to  be  Mexican,  but  more  importantly,  he’’s  proud  to  be  a  Texan  and  an  American.  Â““I  didn't  want  it  to  be  a  bunch  of  jokes  relying  on  ethnic  punch  lines  and  premises,"  says  Trevino.  "Instead,  the  show  is  a  mix  of  personal  stories  and  my  perspective  on  life  as  I  have  known  it.  I  want  to  give  a  voice  to  people  like  me.   My  hope  for  this  special  is  to  show  America  that  there  is  a  new  kind  of  Mexican  in  town  and  he's  American,  and  damn  proud  of  it.”â€?

Celebrating  wife  Renae's  birthday  in  Vegas  while  performing  at  Brad  Garrett's  Comedy  Club  at  the  MGM  (2012) 08

Jason  T.  Davis,  a  Pop  Culture  blogger  with  ireadculture.com,  explains  how  Steve  strays  away  from  the  Latino  stereotypes  inside  his  comedy  routine,  Â““Trevino,  a  stand-­up  comic  from  South  Texas, Â

his  years  growing  up  in  the  heart  of  Texas  and  a  result  of  the  decade  he  spent  touring  with  Carlos  Mencia.  Unabashedly  reliving  stories  of  rebelling  from  his  strict,  but  loving  parents,  his  road  rage  and  regrets  from  childhood,  this  special  is  a  laugh-­ out-­loud  peek  into  the  human  psyche.  Though  Trevino  may  seem  as  American  as  any  Texan  can  be  -­  his  distinctive  stories  OFĂ’ÂľNDINGĂ’HISĂ’WAYĂ’FROMĂ’ a  Hispanic  upbringing  in  Corpus  Christi  to  living  his  dream  in  Hollywood  make  for  a  comedy  brand  that  is  all  his  own.”â€? Performing  for  the  Wounded  Warriors   at  Brooke  Army  Medical  Center  in  San  Antonio  (2011)   veers  away  from  predictable  ethnic  references  to  instead  focus  on  blue-­collar,  observational  humor  about  life  as  a  member  of  the  working  class.  Infused  with  an  energy  only  a  guy  from  Texas  could  generate,  Trevino  tells  stories  of  growing  up  as  a  kid  in  a  small  town,  his  closeted  gay  uncle,  his  new  engagement  and  his  dog.”â€? Showtime,  in  the  Grandpa  Joe’’s  Son  comedy  special  press  release  distributed  to  the  national  media  and  entertainment  industry  on  September  5,  Ă’ AMĂ’04 Ă’PROCLAIMEDĂ’h3TEVEĂ’4REVINO SĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’ one-­hour  stand-­up  special  is  a  comical  testimony  of Â

So  there  you  have  it.  It’’s  not  a  story  about  Â““overnight  success.”â€?  It’’s  a  story  about  living  the  dream,  passion,  hard  work,  the  dedication  and  love  that  he  has  had  since  childhood  for  standup  comedy.  He  is  a  humble,  gracious,  and  caring  man  who  truly  loves  his  family,  friends  and  FANS Ă’4OĂ’SEEĂ’HIMĂ’ONĂ’TELEVISIONĂ’INĂ’HISĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’HOURĂ’LONGĂ’ comedy  special  on  Showtime  is  something  that  we  will  all  be  proud  of,  born  from  his  blue-­collar  Mexican  American  roots  right  here  in  South  Texas.  He  is  on  the  road  over  the  next  couple  of  months  touring  the  country  in  support  of  the  upcoming  Showtime  special,  and  will  be  here  in  Corpus  Christi  on  November  9th  and  10th,  where  it  all  began,  at  the Â

Steve  Trevino Steve  will  return  to  the  Harbor  Playhouse  where  it  all  began  November  9th  and  10th

Steve  Trevino  and  John  McKenna  backstage  at  the  (ARBORĂ’0LAYHOUSEĂ’AFTERĂ’3TEVE SĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’PROFESSIONALĂ’ performance,  opening  for  Carlos  Mencia  (1998) Harbor  Playhouse  performing  for  his  hometown  fans.  $ONgTĂ’MISSĂ’MYĂ’BUDDY Ă’3TEVEĂ’4REVINO Ă’INĂ’HISĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’ONEĂ’ hour  comedy  special,  Grandpa  Joe’’s  Son,  premiering  on  Showtime,  October  4th,  2012  at  10pm.  Steve  Trevino:  "Grandpa  Joe's  Son"  was  produced  and  directed  by  Scott  Montoya  and  produced  by  Neal  Marshall.  Produced  in  its  entirety  by  LOL  Comedy  Inc.  2012,  for  the  Showtime  Network  as  part  of  the  4th  annual  LOL  Comedy  Festival,  at  the  California  Theatre  in  San  Bernardino.  The  large  photos  are  from  the  4th  annual  LOL  Comedy  Festival,  Š  LOL  Comedy  Inc.  2012.   Photos  by  Angela  Daves  Haley.

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ohn  Prine,  of  Nashville,  TN  graced  us  with  a  performance  at  Selena  Auditorium  on  Saturday,  September  22nd.  Alejandro  Escovedo,  from  Austin,  opened  the  show  with  a  short  eight  song  set.  Prine  was  on  a  Texas  tour  that  included  stops  in  Corpus,  Austin,  Houston,  Dallas,  Midland  and  San  Antonio. John  Prine  is  in  a  songwriter’’s  class  only  shared  by  the  likes  of  Bob  Dylan,  Neil  Young,  John  Lennon  and  perhaps  Rodney  Crowell,  Steve  Goodman  and  Guy  Clark.  He  has  an  eloquent  way  of  making  the  ordinary  special.  In  word,  Prine  takes  everyday  situations  and Â

He  was  accompanied  on  stage  by  a  most  impressive  Jason  Wilber  on  guitars  and  mandolin  and  David  Jacque  on  bass.  They  ran  through  the  Prine  songbook,  dishing  out  hits  like  Spanish  Pipedream,  Humidity  Built  the  Snowman,  Grandpa  Was  a  Carpenter,  Angel  From  Montgomery,  Souvenirs,  Your  Flag  Decal,  Sam  Stone  and  Paradise  like  it  was  Thanksgiving  dinner.  The  crowd  ate  it  up.  I  must  admit  that  there  were  a  few  teary-­eyed  moments  here  and  there.  At  one  point,  a  few  people  in  the  audience  failed  to  restrain  themselves  and  shouted  out  requests  to  which  Prine  retorted,  Â““I  know  them  all.”â€?  Indeed.

smoker’’s  tables  on  the  patio.  The  acoustics  at  Selena  Auditorium  make  the  venue  seem  intimate,  there's  nowhere  in  the  house  where  you  don't  feel  like  you're  right  there  with  the  performers.

All  that  stuff  about  "Sam  Stone,"  the  soldier  junkie  daddy,  and  "Donald  and  Lydia,"  where  people  make  love  from  ten  miles  away.  Nobody  but  Prine  could  write  like  that. ~Bob  Dylan creates  story  lines  as  vivid  as  a  Norman  Rockwell  painting.  Dylan  said  of  Prine,  Â““(Prine’’s)  stuff  is  pure  Proustian  existentialism.  Midwestern  mind  trips  to  the  nth  degree.  And  he  writes  beautiful  songs.  I  remember  WHENĂ’+RISĂ’+RISTOFFERSONĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’BROUGHTĂ’HIMĂ’ONĂ’THEĂ’SCENE Ă’ All  that  stuff  about  "Sam  Stone,"  the  soldier  junkie  daddy,  and  "Donald  and  Lydia,"  where  people  make  love  from  ten  miles  away.  Nobody  but  Prine  could  write  like  that." In  the  course  of  two  hours,  Prine  touched  on  every  aspect  of  his  40  year  recording  career,  playing  songs  from  all  of  his  20  albums.  The  only  cover  he  did  was  Blaze  Foley’’s  touching  Clay  Pigeons.  Prine’’s  stories  are  drawn  from  his  experiences  as  a  mailman,  a  soldier  in  the  Vietnam  era  and  a  traveling  troubadour.  They  are  sometimes  funny,  sometimes  tragic  but  always  colorfully  touching  and  brilliant.

My  only  complaint  on  the  whole  wonderful  evening  was  I  would  have  liked  to  have  heard  San  Antonio  native  Alejandro  Escovedo  play  a  little  longer.  His  band  featured  the  phenomenal  Billy  White  on  guitar  and  was  more  of  an  unplugged,  folky  version  and  not  the  highly  produced  band  with  strings  and  back-­up  singers,  than  I’’ve  seen  in  the  past.  All  of  the  songs  Escovedo  performed  were  new  (Sally  Was  a  Cop,  The  Bottom  of  the  World,  Anchor,  Always  a  Friend)  and  his  short  set  did  not  yield  any  of  his  old  faves.  I’’m  assuming  he  molded  this  show  to  accommodate  Prine  fans.  It  was  good  but  not  even  close  to  representative  of  what  he’’s  capable  of. The  of  the  crowd  at  Selena  Auditorium  was  pretty  much  all  middle  aged  Austin  and  San  Antonio  ex-­pats  or  close  proximity.  I  noticed  a  particularly  large  contingency  from  Port  Aransas  and  a  particularly  small  contingency  from  Padre  Island  at  this  show.  The  lobby  bar  was  jammin  at  halftime  as  were  the  10

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Justin Estes Band @ Dr. Rockets Open Mic w/ Rev Matt Martinez @ House of Rock Nonpoint & Taproot/ Black Oxygen @ Brewster Street

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Acoustic Open Mic @ Neptune ’s Retreat Hold Fast Fables @ Dr. Rockits Teenage Bottlerocket/ Smoke or Fire/ Masked Intruders/ Spanish Reds @ House of Rock

After Dark Burlesque Revue @ House of Rock Gary Moeller @ Coffee Waves Ray T & the City Crew @ The Flats Lounge Brian Winfrey @ Island Italian Mike Williams & Rocky Arnold @ Hemingway ’s Rockport Reno & the Groovegetters @ Dr. Rockits Flat Broke @ Executive Surf Club Five Card Draw @ Brewster Street The Cult @ Concrete Street

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Monday, October 22 Collin Roche @ House of Rock Open Jam w/ Antone Perez @ Doctor Rockits

Thursday, October 18 John Eric @ Island Italian Deadstring Brothers @ House of Rock John Cortez @ Dr. Rockits Wade Bowen @ Brewster Street Texas Aloha Boys @ Scuttlebutt ’s

Tuesday, October 23 Justin Estes Band @ Dr. Rockets Open Mic w/ Rev Matt Martinez @ House of Rock Theory of a Deadman/ Adelita ’s Way/ Charm City Devils @ Brewster Street

Friday, October 19 TBA @ Back Porch Unwritten Law/ Reely Rotnz/ Johnny 5 @ House of Rock Earl Gard @ Coffee Waves Brian Winfrey @ Island Italian Mike Williams & Rocky Arnold @ Hemingway ’s Rockport Matt Hole & Hot Rod Gang @ Dr. Rockits Lyrical Bynge @ Executive Surf Club Blake Sparx @ Scuttlebutt ’s Ray T & the City Crew @ The Flats Lounge

Wednesday, October 24 Open Mic w/ Wolfjaw @ Flat ’s Lounge American Aquarium/ Albert Simpson @ House of Rock Country Star Contest @ Executive Surf Club

Saturday, October 20 Dust Devils 10th Annual Coastal Bender@ Back Porch

Sunday, October 28 Ballabajoomba Poetry Slam @ House of Rock Henry & the Invisibles @ Dr. Rockits Monday, October 29 The Sword/ Eagle Claw/ Gypsyhawk @ House of Rock Open Jam w/ Antone Perez @ Doctor Rockits Tuesday, October 30

John Eric @ Island Italian Local Licks @ House of Rock Antone & the All Stars @ Dr. Rockits Casey Donahew Band/ Matt Stell @ Brewster Street

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Adopt-A-Beach Volunteers Clear 153 tons of trash From Texas Beaches

26th Annual Fall Cleanup Draws 9,316 Volunteers Statewide By  Brent  Rourk North  Padre  Island  -­  Under  warm,  sunny  skies  on  Saturday,  September  22nd,  396  volunteers  descended  on  the  GLO’’s  Adopt-­A-­Beach  Clean-­up  local  meeting  site  next  to  the  campgrounds  near  Bob  Hall  Pier.  Active  and  enthusiastic  groups  signed  in  at  8:30  A.M.  and  prepared  to  participate  in  this  biannual  event.   Padre  Island  Kiwanis  members,  working  together  like  clockwork,  signed  in  the  volunteers,  gave  them  instructions  and  areas  to  clean,  and  then  provided  them  with  water,  gloves,  and  sheets  to  track  the  amount  and  type  of  garbage  they  bagged.

After  cleaning  the  beach  for  5  miles  volunteers  returned  to  the  meeting  site,  recorded  and  submitted  their  tracking  forms,  played  with  some  of  the  free  surprises  from  the  sponsors,  and  enjoyed  a  lunch  prepared  by  the  Kiwanis  Club. This  was  the  26th  Annual  Fall  Adopt-­A-­Beach  CLEAN UPĂ’SPONSOREDĂ’BYĂ’THEĂ’4EXASĂ’'ENERALĂ’,ANDĂ’/FÂľCE Ă’

Debris  included  plastic  bottles,  plastic  bottle  lids,  wrappers,  glass  bottles,  cans,  string,  rope,  paper,  PLASTICĂ’BAGS Ă’CIGARETTEĂ’BUTTS Ă’STYROFOAM Ă’UNIDENTIÂľEDĂ’ PLASTIC Ă’CLOTHING Ă’FOOD Ă’šOATINGĂ’WOOD Ă’FRESHLYĂ’ chopped  wood,  plastic  eating  utensils  and  more. The  students  from  the  Seashore  Middle  Academy  Builders’’  Club  ran  across  an  abandoned  pit  with  a  smoldering  log.  Also  in  the  pit  were  bottles,  foil  wrapped  food,  and  a  dozen  metal  cans,  many  with  sharp  edges. Several  schools  participated  in  this  fall’’s  clean-­up,  lending  hope  that  tomorrow’’s  adults  will  respect  and  expect  clean  shorelines  and  will  teach  that  to  their  children.

““The  turnout  this  year  was  amazing,”â€?  said  Texas  Land  Commissioner  Jerry  Patterson.  Â““We  have  expanded  our  social  media  efforts  reaching  out  through  Facebook  and  other  online  media  to  reach  people  who  really  care  about  the  Texas  coast  and  who  want  to  help  keep  it  clean,  and  it  seems  to  be  working.”â€? 6OLUNTEERSĂ’REPORTEDĂ’ÂľNDINGĂ’AĂ’WIDEĂ’VARIETYĂ’OFĂ’ odd  items  among  the  usual  cigarette  butts,  plastic  caps  and  lids,  including  a  mixture  of  car  parts,  an  INTRAVENOUSĂ’šUIDĂ’BAG Ă’AĂ’URINAL Ă’AĂ’CRACKĂ’PIPE Ă’AĂ’TOILET Ă’ a  dollar  bill  and  a  vial  of  blood.   A  few  items  from  Mexico  were  reported  including  soda  and  detergent  bottles  and  also  a  Â““Bievenidos  a  Mexico”â€?  sign  found  at  the  Padre  Island  National  Seashore.

Cheerful  groups  then  headed  to  their  designated  areas  for  two  to  three  hours.  Full  bags  were  left  at  the  blue  trash  cans  and  later  picked  up  by  the  city.   Though  the  beaches  were  relatively  clean  this  fall  due  to  more  frequent  cleanings  by  various  groups,  there  was  nevertheless  garbage  from  shoreline  to  dune  line.  The  gorgeous  Gulf  waters  continually  bring  local  unwanted  debris  from  afar  and  sadly  some  beach  users  leave  their  garbage  strewn  across  our  sandy  beaches.

Adopt-­A-­Beach  Fall  Clean-­up.  The  volunteers  removed  153  tons  of  trash  from  29  sites  along  186  miles  of  Texas  coast.

Volunteers getting water, gloves, and bags Photos by B. Rourk For  more  information  about  beach  clean-­ups  view  their  website  at  http://www.glo.texas.gov/adopt-­a-­ beach/. A  big  thanks  to  all  of  the  people  who  sponsor  and  volunteer  to  make  this  event  the  success  it  is.  One  of  the  most  treasured  qualities  we  can  demonstrate  is  to  be  a  good  steward  of  our  Earth  and  what  better  place  to  begin  than  our  own  backyard.

Statewide,  more  than  9,316  volunteers  pitched  INĂ’FORĂ’THEĂ’ THĂ’!NNUALĂ’4EXASĂ’'ENERALĂ’,ANDĂ’/FÂľCEĂ’

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Art Scene A Few Items Of Note For September

 K  Space  Contemporary 415  D  Starr  Street Corpus  Christi,  TX  78401  361.887.6834 KSpaceContemporary.org

Wicked  Wednesday  Halloween  Party!!

Rockport  Center  for  the  Arts 902  Navigation  Circle

October  24th, 5:30  Â––  8:30pm Tickets  will  be  sold  at  the  door  Â––  $13 Over  21  ONLY  Â––  Costumes  Encouraged!

Rockport,  Texas  78382 Tel:   361.729.5519 RockportArtCenter.com Hours:   Tues  Â––  Sat,  10a  Â––  4p Sundays,  1p  Â––  4p

First  Friday  ArtWALK

Wine,  cheese  and  punch  will  be  served.   Artwork  will  be  for  sale.   We  will  have  Live  Jazz  Music,  a  50/50  Ticket  Drawing,  Costume  and  Door  Prizes!   The  Treasure  Marshall  Dance  Group  will  perform  a  Halloween  dance.   Palmist  Jill  Grossman  will  be  doing  readings  for  a  $3  donation  to  the  Art  Center.

October  5th,  5:30-­9pm

 Treehouse  Art  Collective  LLC

Art  Star  Gallery:  Stephen  Gambill

309  North  Water  Street,  Suite  D

Hot  Spot  Upstairs:   Images  de  Bon  Temps  Jim  Caldwell  and  Robert  Cockrell Stunning  photographs  of  the  people  and  places  of  New  Orleans

Corpus  Christi,  TX  78401 TreehouseArtCC.com

Tami  Bone’’s  narrative  works  pull  from  her  South  Texas  childhood,  calling  forth  early  yearnings,  hopes,  fears  and  dreams.

Main  Gallery

Hours:

Ewoud  de  Groot

6th  Annual  Juried  Show Works  on  Display  Through  October  19th Curator  of  Moudy  Gallery  and  Forth  Worth  Contemporary  Arts  at  Texas  Christian  University,  Christina  Rees  is  a  self-­professed  art  lover  and  pot-­stirrer.   She  has  worked  as  a  WRITER Ă’EDITOR Ă’COLUMNISTĂ’ANDĂ’CRITICĂ’INĂ’THEÒ¾ÒELDSĂ’OFĂ’VISUALĂ’ART Ă’ ¾ÒLMĂ’ANDĂ’MUSIC Ă’Ă’!NĂ’)RVING Ă’4EXAS Ă’NATIVE Ă’-SĂ’2EESĂ’ISĂ’ALSOĂ’THEĂ’ former  owner-­director  of  Road  Agent,  a  contemporary  art  gallery  in  Dallas.

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 Art  Center  of  Corpus  Christi 100  Shoreline  Blvd Corpus  Christi,  TX  78401 Tel:   361.884.6406 Fax:  361.884.8836

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Hours:  10a  Â––  4p Everyday  except  Monday Monday  CLOSED Admission  is  always  FREE BRA-­VO!   Breast  Cancer  Auction Cocktail  Reception,  Book  Sales  and  Art  Auction October  4th,  5:30-­8:30pm Works  on  display  October  2nd  Â––  4th Exhibit  features  underwire  works  of  art  created  by  local  celebrities,  artists,  individuals  and  businesses.   Coffee  table  books  featuring  bras  from  the  last  two  events  will  be.   In  addition  there  will  be  a  silent  auction  of  this  year’’s  bras.   )NFORMATION Ă’Ă’ Ă’ORÒ¾ÒRSTFRIDAYCC ORG First  Friday  ArtWALK

The  World  through  our  Artist  Eyes A  collective  of  6  core  artists,  and  a  varying  group  of  associate  artists,  who  exhibit  and  sell  their  artwork  in  all  manner  of  media. First  Friday  ArtWALK October  5th,  5:30  Â––  9pm Featured  artist  this  month  is  abstract  painter,  Jerry  Bass

1902  N.  Shoreline  Blvd Corpus  Christi,  TX  78401  Tel:   361.825.3500 STIA.org Tues  -­  Sat  10a  to  5p Sundays  1p  to  5p Closed  Mondays  &  Holidays Admission: Adults   $8 Seniors  (60  and  older)  $6 Active  Military  $6 Students  (13+)  $4 All  members,  Children  12  and  under,   Texas  A&M  University-­CC  students  Free  Admission Free  Admission  every  First  Friday  in  honor  of  ArtWALK!

Tables  of  artists  and  artisan  vendors  in  and  around  the  Courtyard,  every  First  Friday!!

East/  West:  Visually  Speaking September  14th  to  November  25th,  2012

Dimension  XL  Juried  Exhibition

A  Chinese  Contemporary  art  exhibit  organized  by  Dr.  Lee  Gray,  the  Curator  of  Exhibitions  at  the  Paul  and  Lulu  Hilliard  University  Art  Museum,  University  of  Louisiana  at  Lafayette.   The  exhibition  features  a  wide  array  of  paintings,  sculpture,  photography  and  works  on  paper  showing  how  Chinese  artists  have  adapted  Eastern  ideas  and  art  forms  to  create  new  styles  of  art  using  references  to  stylistic  history  in  Western  art.   In  each  of  the  two-­  and  three-­dimensional  works  exhibited,  there  is  an  obvious  merging  of  Eastern  and  Western  visual  languages.   While  in  some  works  the  reference  to  Western  culture  seems  adoring,  others  appear  as  parodies  to  the  West  and  its  cultural  symbols  and  values.   Each  participating  artist  presents  a  multifaceted  view  of  CONTEMPORARYĂ’#HINAĂ’ASĂ’ITĂ’STRUGGLESĂ’TOĂ’DE¾ÒNEĂ’ITSELFĂ’ANDÒ¾ÒNDĂ’ its  place  on  the  world  stage.

Rebecca  Johnson  Solo  Exhibition 2011  Dimensions’’  BEST  of  SHOW  Winner Reception  October  11th,  5-­7pm Works  on  display  October  9th  through  28th Carroll  High  School  Students’’  Breast  Cancer  Awareness  Exhibit Works  on  display  throughout  October This  is  their  4th  annual  exhibit  at  the  Art  Center  of  works  created  by  CHS  students,  to  express  their  concerns  and  views  on  this  devastating  disease  that  impacts  many  families.

Steel  Life  Becky  Johnson

Tami  Bone

Gallery  Talk  &  Reception  on  Saturday,  September  20th  at  4:30pm

Ewoud  lives  and  works  in  Egmond  aan  Zee,  a  coastal  village  in  the  north  of  the  Netherlands.    His  work  has  been  featured  in  the  Art  Center's  Shorelines  exhibitions,  as  well  as  the  Leigh  Yawkey  Woodson's  prestigious  Birds  In  Art  exhibition,  which  the  Art  Center  will  host  in  Fall  2013.

UPCOMING! Jerry  Bass

October  5th,  5:30-­9pm

Award  Ceremony  &  Reception  October  11th,  5-­7pm Works  on  display  October  9th  through  28th Annual  national  juried  exhibition  of  artworks  in  all  media.

Always  Free  Admission Â

Gallery  Talk  &  Reception  on  Saturday,  September  20th  at  4:30pm

Free  Admission Â

Art  Museum  of  South  Texas

ArtCenterCC.org

Closed  Mondays

Check  the  museum’’s  website  event  calendar  for  other  events  throughout  the  month.

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2012  Rockport  Film  Festival November  1-­3,  2012 The  6th  Annual  Rockport  Film  Festival  (RFF)  celebrates  the  best  of  independent  cinema  on  the  Texas  Coast  with  a  3-­day  event  that  highlighting  talent  from  Texas  and  beyond.

Tango  Tea  Room 505  S  Water  Street,  Suite  545 Corpus  Christi,  TX  78401  361.883.9123 TangoFandango.com Hours:   Mon  -­  Thurs.   10a  -­  7p Fri  &  Sat   10a  -­  9p Sunday   Noon  -­  6p First  Friday  ArtWALK October  5th,  5:30  -­  9pm Featured  Artist:   Angela  Schwengler

Atelier  International  Art  Gallery 505  S  Water  Street,  Suite  519 Corpus  Christi,  TX  78401 956.605-­1221 AIArtGallery.com Hours:   Mon  -­  Fri  10a  -­  5p Saturday  10a  -­  2p Sunday  By  Appointment Check  out  the  new  gallery  in  town! First  Friday  ArtWALK  August31st,  5:30-­9pm Calaca  Art  Exhibition The  Calaca  Art  Exhibition  is  in  celebration  of  the  Dia  de  los  Muertos  holiday  in  November.   Local  South  Texas  artist  and  gallery  co-­owner  Reynaldo  Santiago’’s  work  will  be  included  in  this  exhibition.   #HECKĂ’4HEĂ’#ANVASĂ’FORĂ’'EORGIAĂ’'RIF¾ÒNgSĂ’PRO¾ÒLEĂ’ONĂ’2EYĂ’INĂ’THEĂ’ upcoming  issue  of  CC  Magazine.

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Debbie Cannatella‌ watercolor in a new light  Debbie  Cannatella  is  just  one  of  those  people  with  whom  you  feel  instantly  comfortable  chatting…‌  I  spent  a  delightful  afternoon  with  her  and  came  away  pondering  a  chance  to  conquer  watercolor  media,  her  love  of  it  is  that  contagious. ““I’’m  originally  from  south  Louisiana.   Baton  Rouge  for  me,  New  Orleans  for  my  husband  (Fernando  Figueroa)  and  we  moved  here  about  two  and  a  half  years  ago.   I’’ve  been  painting  really  since  high  school.   I  fell  in  love  with  watercolor  in  high  school.   I  had  a  great  high  school  art  teacher,  and  I  guess  I  fell  in  love  with  it  before  I  found  out  it  was  supposedly  the  hardest  medium  to  work  in. ““It  was  before  the  fear  sets  in,  and  I’’ve  been  painting  in  it  since  then.   I  love  it.   I  painted  part  time  for  about  20-­25  years  because  I  had  a  job.   I  was  a  senior  highway  and  bridge  designer,  in  the  engineering  world.   I’’ve  been  full-­time  7  years  now. ““I  am  fortunate  in  that  I  spent  25  years  as  a  single  parent,  raised  my  daughters  and  had  grandchildren.   Then  I  got  remarried  and  now  have  this  whole  different  life,  where  my  husband  brings  home  enough  money  to  support  us.   I  can  paint,  and  all  he’’s  concerned  with  is  that  I’’m  happy. ““From  Louisiana  we  moved  to  Chicago  for  a  couple  of  years,  and  then  Tyler  (TX)  for  a  couple  of  years,  and  now  we’’re  here.   We  love  it  here.   He  loves  it  out  at  Del  Mar.   There’’re  a  lot  of  good  things  going  on  there,  and  we’’ve  enjoyed  the  people  we’’ve  met  here  so  far.   Fernando  is  the  provost  over  at  Del  Mar  College. ““I  got  on  the  internet  when  I  found  out  we  were  coming,  and  looked  up  the  watercolor  societies, Â

because  watercolor’’s  my  thing.   I  joined  the  Watercolor  Society  of  South  Texas,  and  then  I  found  out  you  had  to  be  a  member  of  the  Art  Center  in  order  to  belong  to  the  WSST  because  the  meetings  are  at  the  Art  Center.   So,  I  joined  the  Art  Center;Íž  I’’m  working  with  the  exhibition  committee  at  the  Art  Center.   I  visited  a  couple  of  the  other  ones  and  I  think  now  I  belong  to  the  South  Texas  Art  League  also.   But  you  know,  I’’m  membership  poor,  because  I’’m  [also]  a  member  of  the  National  Watercolor  Society,  the  American  Watercolor  Society,  and  the  Louisiana  Watercolor  Society,  so  you  know  every  January  you’’re  sending  dues  out  to  everybody. ““I’’m  a  signature  member  of  the  Louisiana  Watercolor  Society,  so  I  do  like  to  periodically  put  a  piece  in  there.   I  will  participate  in  exhibitions  so  long  as  I  can  pack  up  my  car  and  drive  there.   I  had  a  solo  exhibition  in  Baton  Rouge  last  fall,  or  I  guess  it  was  the  year  before,  maybe?   Yes,  the  year  before.   And  I’’m  a  member  of  the  Artists  of  Texas  and  we  have  a  show  up  at  a  gallery  in  Dallas  every  year,  so  I’’ll  take  my  work  up  there,  but  I  don’’t  ship  it  out  much. ““I’’m  at  the  Treehouse  [Art  Collective  LLC]  gallery.   Most  of  my  work  hangs  there.   There’’s  a  Watercolor  Society  show  at  the  Art  Center  every  year,  and  I  try  to  get  into  that.   There’’s  not  a  great  deal  available  here.   I  did  a  show  recently,  a  4-­person  show  in  Port  A,  at  their  Art  Center.   They’’ve  just  started  doing  a  4-­person  show  every  month  I  think.   I  was  involved  in  the  South  Texas  Art  League;Íž  they  have  3  shows  a  year,  one  at  Del  Mar,  one  at  the  Art  Center,  and  one  at  the  Museum.   Usually  I  try  to  get  in  those,  but  lately  I  haven’’t  been  getting  into  a  lot  of  exhibitions. ““To  be  honest  with  you  I’’ve  had  a  LOT  of  commissions  Â––  which  is  great,  because  I’’m  selling  everything  that  I’’m  painting  right  now,  but  I  don’’t  have  enough  time  to  paint  for  myself.   I’’m  thinking  about  petitioning  for  a  solo  exhibition  at  the  Art  Center  next  year,  which  means  I  have  to  paint  a  series,  and  I  have  16

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Cleaning House at CCISD !T ,ARGEĂ’#ANDIDATEĂ’-ARCUSĂ’3ORENSONĂ’  0LEDGESĂ’TOĂ’&IGHTĂ’#ORRUPTIONĂ’ONĂ’THEĂ’"OARDĂ’OFĂ’4RUSTEESĂ’ #ONšICTSĂ’OFĂ’INTEREST Ă’VIOLATIONSĂ’OFĂ’THEĂ’OPENĂ’MEETINGSĂ’ACT Ă’ACCEPTINGĂ’GIFTSĂ’FROMĂ’CONTRACTORS Ă’VIOLATIONSĂ’ OFĂ’STATEĂ’CONTRACTINGĂ’LAWSĂ’ANDĂ’ATTACKSĂ’ONĂ’TEACHERSĂ’TOĂ’IMPOSEĂ’AĂ’POLITICALĂ’AGENDAĂ’ALLĂ’MUSTĂ’STOP "I  am  not  a  politician.   I  do  not  stand  to  make  any  PERSONALĂ’ÂľNANCIALĂ’GAINSĂ’FROMĂ’BEINGĂ’AĂ’##)3$Ă’SCHOOLĂ’ BOARDĂ’MEMBER Ă’Ă’)Ă’AMĂ’SIMPLYĂ’AĂ’CONCERNEDĂ’FATHERĂ’ ANDĂ’HARDĂ’WORKINGĂ’CITIZENĂ’WHOĂ’WANTSĂ’TOĂ’SEEĂ’THISĂ’ COMMUNITYĂ’GROW Ă’Ă’#ORPUSĂ’#HRISTIĂ’HASĂ’BEENĂ’VERYĂ’GOODĂ’ TOĂ’MEĂ’ANDĂ’MYĂ’FAMILY Ă’Ă’)Ă’WANTĂ’TOĂ’GIVEĂ’BACKĂ’DOĂ’WHATgSĂ’ BESTĂ’FORĂ’OURĂ’CHILDREN Ă’Ă’)Ă’WILLĂ’BEĂ’THEĂ’STRONGESTĂ’ADVOCATEĂ’ ANDĂ’LOUDESTĂ’VOICEĂ’FORĂ’OURĂ’CHILDRENĂ’ANDĂ’OURĂ’TEACHERSĂ’ BECAUSEĂ’THATĂ’ISĂ’THEĂ’RIGHTĂ’THINGĂ’TOĂ’DO ^-ARCUSĂ’3ORENSON Ă’ANNOUNCINGĂ’HISĂ’CANDIDACY

Christi  Caller  Times  and  other  media  outlets.  With  CCISD  being  the  second  largest  employer  in  Corpus  Christi,  and  responsible  for  the  education  of  over  30,000  students  per  year,  there  is  no  room  for  questionable  ethics.   Our  children  deserve  to  have  ethical  and  honest  leaders  making  decisions  for  their  future. Last  year  an  amendment  was  brought  to  the  board  to  prevent  open  dialogue  of  issues  unless  it  was  AGREEDĂ’BYĂ’ALLĂ’MEMBERS Ă’Ă’!TĂ’ÂľRSTĂ’GLANCE Ă’THISĂ’SEEMSĂ’

CCISD  has  a  long  history  of  excellence  in  education.   From  great  teachers  and  superior  facilities,  to  a  rich  history  of  community  involvement,  high  performance  has  been  the  cornerstone  of  our  education  system.   However,  the  past  several  years  has  seen  a  shift  in  concentration  from  the  importance  of  educating  our  children  to  focusing  on  who  gets  the  contracts  that  might  serve  the  narrow  economic  interests  of  a  few.  Â

Unfortunately,  this  is  only  one  small  example  of  the  need  for  better  leadership  by  our  CCISD  school  board.  Â

Safety  Last  year,  there  was  a  debate  about  losing  our  crossing  guards.   Anyone  who  has  ever  driven  in  the  city  of  Corpus  Christi  knows  how  terrifying  the  prospect  of  crossing  a  busy  city  street  can  be  to  an  adult,  let  alone  a  young  child.   With  many  of  our  school  campuses  located  on  busy  roads,  there  is  a  clear  need  for  crossing  guards  to  help  our  children  get  to  and  from  school  every  day.  Â

#ONšICTSĂ’OFĂ’INTEREST Ă’VIOLATIONSĂ’OFĂ’THEĂ’ open  meetings  act,  board  members  accepting  gifts  from  contractors,  violations  of  state  contracting  laws  and  attacks  on  teachers  to  impose  a  political  agenda  all  must  stop.  Marcus  Sorenson  is  running  to  end  those  practices  and  restore  the  integrity  of  CCISD  Board  of  Education  and  help  put  it  back  on  the  path  of  our  children’’s  education  being  the  highest  priority.

The  crossing  guard  program  is  currently  being  ¾NANCEDĂ’BYĂ’THEĂ’#ITYĂ’OFĂ’#ORPUSĂ’#HRISTI Ă’Ă’,ASTĂ’YEAR Ă’THEĂ’ city  proposed  to  stop  the  funding  of  this  program.   The  total  cost  of  the  crossing  guard  program  was  projected  to  be  $300,000  per  year.   This  would  have  represented  only  0.000375%  of  the  combined  operating  budget  of  the  City  of  Corpus  Christi  and  CCISD  school  board. Â

Problem  Solving It  wasn’’t  until  becoming  a  father  of  children  in  CCISD  that  Marcus  became  aware  of  some  very  disturbing  practices  of  some  current  members  of  the  CCISD  school  board.   The  last  two  YEARS Ă’SPECIÂľCALLY Ă’HAVEĂ’REVEALEDĂ’AĂ’TRENDĂ’OFĂ’ETHICALLYĂ’ questionable  decisions  that  have  been  detrimental  to  our  children’’s  education.   The  many  questionable  practices  have  been  well  documented  by  the  Corpus Â

(OWĂ’THEĂ’#URRENTĂ’"OARDĂ’ 3OLVESĂ’0ROBLEMS Problem: One  current  school  board  member  argued  for  THEĂ’NEEDĂ’FORĂ’FULLĂ’DISCLOSUREĂ’OFĂ’CONšICTĂ’OFĂ’INTERESTĂ’ statements  with  vendors  prior  to  awarding  CCISD  contracts

Solved! An  amendment  was  brought  to  the  board  to  prevent  open  discussion  of  any  issue  unless  it  was  agreed  by  unanimous  vote

to  demand  the  CCISD  school  board  table  the  ¾NALĂ’VOTEĂ’ANDĂ’PREVENTĂ’ this  practice  from  being  implemented  into  the  CCISD  bylaws.   With  a  majority  vote,  this  would  have  been  detrimental  to  any  opposing  views  or  beliefs  and  would  have  limited  the  freedom  of  board  members  to  protest  the  often  questionable  ethical  practices  of  other  members.

like  something  you  might  not  care  about.  Some  arcane  point  of  procedure.  But  when  you  stop  and  think  about  it,  the  amendment  was  saying  that  no  issue  could  be  discussed  in  open  session  without  a  unanimous  vote.  So  any  controversial  discussions,  like  "hey  isn't  this  contractor  your  cousin?"  would  happen  behind  closed  doors. This  amendment  was  brought  after  one  current  school  board  member  was  arguing  for  full  disclosure  OFĂ’CONšICTĂ’OFĂ’INTERESTĂ’STATEMENTSĂ’WITHĂ’VENDORSĂ’PRIORĂ’ to  awarding  CCISD  contracts.   A  majority  of  the  current  board,  when  faced  with  the  idea  of  disclosing  their  relationships  with  businesses  bidding  on  CCISD  contracts,  essentially  tried  to  silence  the  rest  of  the  board.  After  several  school  board  meetings,  this  amendment  was  brought  to  the  table  and  passed  THEĂ’INITIALĂ’VOTE Ă’Ă’)TĂ’TOOKĂ’SIGNIÂľCANTĂ’UPROARĂ’BYĂ’-ARCUSĂ’ and  many  other  concerned  citizens  of  Corpus  Christi  22

Even  with  that  extremely  small  percentage,  we  still  almost  lost  this  service.   How  can  we  honestly  say  that  the  safety  of  our  children  is  our  top  priority  when  we  CANgTĂ’ÂľNDĂ’ Ă’OFĂ’THESEĂ’COMBINEDĂ’ANNUALĂ’BUDGETSĂ’ to  insure  our  children  can  get  to  school  and  home  safely?  How  much  is  the  life  of  one  child  worth?  If  crossing  guards  save  only  one  child  every  10  years,  the  money  would  be  well  spent.The  role  of  CCISD  school  board  should  be  the  loudest  and  strongest  advocates  for  our  children.  Â

Supporting  Teachers There  has  been  a  concerted  effort  from  several  current  CCISD  school  board  members  to  denigrate  teachers  and  exclude  educational  professionals  from  the  decision  making  process.   )Ă’BELIEVEĂ’THEĂ’BESTĂ’WAYĂ’TOĂ’PROPERLYĂ’EDUCATEĂ’ OURĂ’STUDENTSĂ’ISĂ’BYĂ’MAXIMIZINGĂ’THEĂ’SUPPORTĂ’ANDĂ’ INVOLVEMENTĂ’OFĂ’OURĂ’TEACHERS Ă’3ORENSONĂ’CONTINUES Ă’ 2ESTORINGĂ’ORGANIZATIONALĂ’CONSULTATIONĂ’WITHĂ’OURĂ’ TEACHERSĂ’ISĂ’KEYĂ’TOĂ’IMPROVINGĂ’OURĂ’CHILDRENgSĂ’EDUCATION Ă’

Practices  that  exclude  teaching  professionals  from  giving  input  are  what  have  caused  us  to  spend  hundreds  of  billions  of  dollars  every  year  nationally  to  educate  our  youth  while  our  educational  performance  has  continued  to  decline." "When  elected,  I  will  work  very  diligently  with  our  teachers  and  administrators  trying  to  restore  and  improve  educational  outcomes...  not  to  advance  a  political  agenda.   I  will  involve  teachers  and  parents  in  policy  making.   I  will  ensure  every  dollar  spent  on  education  is  being  used  to  its  maximum  potential  on  education.   I  will  ensure  that  the  CCISD  Board  and  administration  follows  the  highest  ethical  practices." CCISD  should  operate  on  hard  educational  data,  with  a  trustworthy  board  exhibiting  good  ethical  BEHAVIORSĂ’ANDĂ’ÂľSCALĂ’RESPONSIBILITYĂ’WITHĂ’TAXĂ’DOLLARSĂ’ with  the  goal  of  achieving  the  highest  and  best  outcomes  for  our  children,  not  the  best  deal  for  some  well-­connected  contractor.

It  also  represents  what  we  want  our  future  to  be.   Education  can  change  our  community  and  ultimately  our  entire  world.   Through  education,  we  can  break  the  vicious  cycle  of  poverty.   Through  education,  we  can  combat  the  gang  problem  which  has  grown  rampant  in  community  over  the  past  several  years."   "So  many  people  have  become  disenchanted  with  politics  due  to  all  of  the  nonsense  we  have  seen  locally  and  nationally  over  the  past  several  years.   I  don’’t  know  how  often  I  hear  the  statement  Â““All  politicians  are  crooks!”â€?   I  don’’t  know  how  many  times  I  have  heard  that  statement  coming  out  of  my  own  mouth.   Well  the  truth  is,  this  is  my  fault.   This  is  your  fault.   This  is  all  of  our  faults  for  allowing  the  election  of  people  with  questionable  pasts  and  unethical  practices."   )NĂ’OURĂ’GREATĂ’COUNTRY Ă’ITĂ’ISĂ’UPĂ’TOĂ’ALLĂ’OFĂ’USĂ’TOĂ’ÂľNDĂ’ quality  people  to  represent  us.   If  you  have  voted  for  people  in  the  past  who  have  made  poor  decisions  WHILEĂ’INĂ’OFÂľCE Ă’THENĂ’DONgTĂ’ vote  for  them  again.   If  you  have  not  fully  supported  quality  candidates  in  the  past,  it  is  time  band  together  to  start  supporting  them  and  get  them  elected.   We  have  already  seen  countless  dollars  being  allocated  the  wrong  way  and  our  teachers  having  their  hands  tied  behind  their  backs.   How  many  children  have  already  slipped  through  the  cracks?   The  truth  is,  it  is  time  for  all  of  us  to  stand  up  and  say  Enough  is  enough!”â€?  Â

"We  need  to  operate  on  hard  educational  DATA Ă’GOODĂ’ETHICALĂ’BEHAVIORSĂ’ANDĂ’BEĂ’ÂľSCALLYĂ’ responsible  with  tax  dollars  with  the  goal  of  achieving  the  highest  and  best  outcomes  for  our  children,  not  the  best  deal  for  some  contractor" "This  upcoming  November  election  represents  much  more  than  who  will  make  future  decisions  on  education.   It  doesn’’t  just  represent  the  future  of  my  two  children  and  35,000  other  children  in  the  district.  Â

When  Elected  I  promise  to  do  the  following: 1.  Always  to  act  with  the  highest  ethical  standards. 2.  Vote  for  contractors  that  bring  the  best  value  for  our  tax  dollars  and  avoid  even  the  PERCEPTIONĂ’OFĂ’PERSONALĂ’GAINĂ’ORĂ’CONšICTĂ’OFĂ’ interest. 3.  Support  programs  that  improve  the  quality  of  our  children’’s  education  and  insures  every  child  has  the  opportunity  to  succeed  in  life. 4.  Keep  constituents  informed  of  the  performance  and  needs  of  our  schools. 5.  Insure  that  every  tax  dollar  is  well  spent  for  the  education  and  welfare  of  our  children. 6.  )NSUREĂ’WEĂ’ÂľNDĂ’AĂ’WAYĂ’TOĂ’PROVIDEĂ’CROSSINGĂ’ guards  for  the  safety  of  our  children. 7.  Insure  that  resources  are  evenly  distributed  to  allow  every  child  an  equal  chance  at  a  good  education. 8.  Protect  teachers  from  political  and  economic  attacks  that  threaten  the  education  of  our  children  and  the  stability  of  our  schools. 9.  I  will  raise  the  code  of  ethics  standards  for  CCISD  and  I  challenge  all  local  political  groups  ANDĂ’OFÂľCESĂ’TOĂ’DOĂ’THEĂ’SAME Ă’Ă’)Ă’QUESTIONĂ’THEĂ’ motives  and  intentions  of  any  politician  who  objects  to  this  new  standard 10.  0UTĂ’EDUCATIONĂ’ÂľRST Ă’EVERYĂ’DAY Ă’INĂ’EVERYĂ’WAY

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