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Editor’s Note
Saying Goodbye is Hard to Do It’s always odd when an actor passes away. It’s not like most of us even knew who that person really was outside of what we read in the magazines and tabloids. But the fact that their work has touched so many of us in a profound speaks volumes of how we see them and connect to them in our own lives.
characters was alive and battling Bluto in flesh and blood.
And when I came across the news of his passing, I was shocked. It was as if a family member had died. And that’s an odd a thing to write as I’m sure it is to read. But I invited him into my household so often, he was more often Maybe they inspired us. Maybe they in my living room than most of my relagave us escape or one of their films tives. cheered us up during the most dire of But that’s the connection some of us straits. have to actors, musicians, singers and And in the age of social media you entertainers as a whole. They get us by can see the love presented in shared the rough patches in our lives or help pictures, quotes and memories sprawled motivate us and inspire us to achieve across status updates and tweets from greatness. Whatever the reasons for us to have people you didn’t even know were true connections to these people that we’ve fans. But it’s Robin Williams. Who isn’t a never met, it’s there nonetheless. fan? He’s made some of the most memorable movies of our generation, and even before. ‘Mork & Mindy’ will forever be ingrained in my subconscious. ‘Popeye’ will always take me back to my childhood watching it with my family in awe as one of my favorite cartoon
And sometimes we are better people for having those. And when the connection is lost and the movie screen fades to black, all we have is what they left behind.
Paul’s Top 3 Robin Williams movies Awakenings (1990)
It was the first time I ever saw Williams in a serious role and it was opposite Robert De Niro of all people.
Aladdin (1992)
Sure he was just the voice of a blue genie but he stole the show and made him one of Disney’s most recognizable characters.
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
– Paul Gonzales Editor
contributors
PAUL GONZALES
JENN LEWIS
Paul does things and then writes about them. That’s pretty much it. Now, sometimes, he gets to do really fun stuff and still manage to have a job when he returns to his office. Maybe they’re just not on to me yet?
Artsy, sassy, a little classy, with hair that looks brassy, I’m beyond 32 flavors... My passport has way more stamps than Johnny Depp’s been the main character in Tim Burton’s movies. I’ve been a teacher, radio DJ, and an art director in the past amongst other professions.
I remember watching this as a family in theaters a few times and just loving it every time. It is such a great family film that I can’t wait to show my kids.
editor Paul Gonzales email Paul@stxscene.com phone (361) 343-5207 website stxscene.com twitter @stxscene facebook facebook.com/stxscene Published bi-weekly by Beeville Publishing Co.
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books
story by Paul Gonzales • photos by Kenny Braun
hen one thinks of surfing, they usually think of California or Hawaii first, but Austin-based photographer Kenny Braun has been surfing waves in the Gulf Coast for years. Braun has been working since 2000 to explore the Texas surf culture and capturing it all through his camera lens. From amateur wave riders, to local board makers, Braun encapsulates it all in his recently released book, “Surf Texas.” On Aug. 2, I had a chance to catch up with him during his stop at The Texas Surf Museum in Corpus Christi on his book tour. He released the book this past
March and has been heading up and down the coast to promote it. “The book’s doing great,” Braun said. “It’s the first one of its kind to focus on the Gulf Coast, especially the Texas surf culture and people are really responding well to it. “I want them to think that it’s their book. That’s kind of how it’s been. People are proud of it, I’m proud of it and it’s been doing very well.” The book contains 87 black and white photos starting from 2000 when the project started. So, how does a photographer wade through tons of photos to select the perfect pictures? “The editing process is always interesting. I had about 200 con-
tenders and I had to cut that in half,” Braun said. “So, I sort of just went through one morning and, it wasn’t emotional or anything, it was just ‘This one, this one, this one.’ “There were some that were sort of similar, so you just pick the best one and move on.” Luckily, he had the help of a friend to help him choose the very best. “I also have a really good friend that’s the book designer who I trust,” Braun said. “He has a really good eye, and I gave him all the same 200 to look at, and he pretty much picked the same ones. I knew I had a pretty tight edit at that time.” And while Braun still surfs, and has since brought his daughters along to catch their own waves, he has seeds for a sequel planted in his head already. “Dude, it’s like surfing. It’s a lifetime quest,” Braun said. “And it’s the first one, like I said, and I’d be happy to carry it on. As long as I can. “I’d like to continue this in some form or fashion. Not sure what the sequel would be but I love the Texas coast and there’s always something interesting going on. Characters and perfect scenery. The subject matter’s rich.” “Surf Texas” is available at online book retailers and you can check out some Braun’s photography at facebook.com/ KennyBraunPhotography.
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music
A Year in the Life
In 2010, The Rentals released their massive multimedia project “Songs About Time,” which took an entire year to record, film, photograph and compile. At the end of the year, the band released a limited deluxe edition box set of the project, available both as compact discs and 180-gram vinyl records. Also, one of the 365 rolls of film will be added to the first 365 orders of the box set. This is what the package consisted of:
he Rentals will always be close to my heart. Since their first single “Friends of P” hit the airwaves, my friends enjoyed singing about, well, being my friend. The band emerged from the mind of Matt Sharp, who had just left Weezer as their bass player while they were enjoying major worldwide success.
• Four 180-gram Vinyl LPs in custom-made album jackets housed in a cloth-bound, rigid slip case. The albums are titled “The Story of a Thousand Seasons Past,” “It’s Time to Come Home,” “The Future,” and “Tokyo Blues.”
It was a strange and not very amicable split, but they’ve since reconciled with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, even popping up from time to time to sit in on Sharp’s live acoustic sets. The Rentals have an ever-revolving door of musicians that have come onboard to record and tour with Sharp (hence the name The Rentals) from various new and old bands alike. Even “Saturday Night Live’s” Maya Rudolph had a slot in the band and played keyboards with the band while on tour promoting their debut album, which was satirically titled, Return of the Rentals. The group’s last full length album, “Seven More Minutes,” was released in 1999, before they left their record label.
• Four CDs – 42 tracks of music in a six panel, cloth-bound, rigid CD case. • A digital download of all 42 tracks in 320kbps MP3 format. • Songs About Time Art Booklet – 56 pages containing full lyrics to all songs. Since then, The Rentals have released numerous EPs and singles online and one multimedia project titled “Songs About Time.” (see sidebar) Well, it seems that the band is back in full swing and are releasing their third full-length album, “Lost In Alphaville,” Aug. 26 of this year on their new label Polyvinyl Records. On the band’s official site, therentals.com, you can listen to the first two singles “1,000 Seasons” and “Thought of Sound” which is a very welcomed return to the synth heavy
rock the band has seemed to perfect during their absence. The Rentals seems full of creative juices that spring from the moogcentric melodies and intertwine with the fuzzy guitars and pop-fueled percussions to create a more adult version of the band. You can almost hear the rejoice buried in Sharp’s vocals, as if he was planning his triumphant return to the band he created, like Dr. Frankenstein returning to his monster, only to find him sitting patiently
in the shadows plucking at numerous musical instruments. We’ll all have to wait a few weeks to see if the album lives up to the hype, but if the rest of the album is as good as the two singles we should be in good shape. The Rentals have returned, and it’s about time. You can pre-order the new album in digital, vinyl and cassette tape formats on their site therentals.com.
• “Films About Weeks” – DVD presented in 16:9 anamorphic format with Dolby Digital Stereo which includes four hours of content featuring all fifty-two short films and a digital photo diary in a four panel, cloth-bound, rigid DVD case. • “Films About Weeks” art booklet – 36 pages featuring interviews with cast and crew). • Photography book – hand-bound and hard-covered containing 52 high-quality art prints. • Membership to a private network with access to the exclusive limited edition photo gallery. • An invitation for you and a guest to attend a “Songs About Time” event of your choice. • One undeveloped roll of 35mm black-andwhite film shot by Matt Sharp. • An introduction letter and greeting signed by Matt Sharp on behalf of The Rentals.
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he Cody Bryan Band headed down to Corpus Christi, from their base of operations in Austin, last week to open up for Casey Donahew last week at Brewster Street Ice House and really blew the roof of the place. It was my first time seeing the band, who is currently working on their sophomore follow up to their 2013 debut album
“Wreck Me.” Their alternative rock influences not only inspire their song writing prowess, but their live performance as well. They’re a great band to see live and their execution of their tracks is spot on. And, their cover tracks are really rad, too. They did a cover of hip-hop group Outkast’s track “Hey Ya,” which was laid back and country twinged. They had
the entire venue singing along. As the band finishes up their new album, it’ll be interesting to see where they pop up next as they are growing in popularity and their endless touring schedule is definitely getting their name out. You can follow them at facebook.com/ CodyBryanBand and here some of their tracks at codybryanmusic.com.
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local music
SUMMERFEST 2014
ROCKED BEEVILLE On Aug. 8 and 9, music fans of all ages packed the Bee County Expo Center for two nights of live music. Keith Arnold, Beeville’s Chamber of Commerce director, said about Summerfest, “I think the management of the event and everything went really, really well. “I think the groups
Saturday was Texas Country night and featured the Dave Ruckus Band, Cory Morrow and Pat Green as the headliner. And even though the crowd wasn’t as big as the previous Summerfests, everyone who attended had a great time, and there was plenty of dancing in the dirt during the
by Paul Gonzales “I was pleased to be a part of it, and the chamber was, too.” The two-day event went off and ended without any problems as well. “I was around it most of the weekend, and I talked to everyone, and no one indicated any problems “We always want to whatsoever, so that’s good news,” Arnold said with a make it good for the community as well as for outlaugh. siders coming in.
Dave Rukkus Band were good, and I’m very positive about the experience we provided for people via the committee and via the volunteers that made it work.” Summerfest took place over two nights with Friday being Tejano night and featuring locals Luna y Sol Mariachi, Rick Trevino and Siggno. Tejano night also brought in a record attendance for the event. “It was higher on Friday night than it had been,” Arnold added. “It’s the fifth year, and it was the highest Friday night they’ve had. “Traditionally, Saturday nights have been the higher (turnout) of the two, but Saturday night dropped off.”
bands’ performances. “It was successful from the standpoint of the quality of the entertainment, the presentation and the way everything was handled management wise.
“Orlando Vasquez manages the event real well. All the groups were happy; we had nothing but good relationships with all the performers that were there and their managers as well.” Soon the committee again will sit down and begin planning next year’s event, and possibly add Winterfest to the Chamber’s list of funfilled events.
“If everyone went away feeling like they had a lot of quality for the $12 or $15 ticket, which I sincerely feel like they did, it’ll build from word of “Overall, I have to say mouth for whatever we that we’re happy with do. the quality of what we presented, and we look to build on our promotional opportunities for the future for whatever we do. “There will be a discussion about Summerfest; there will be a discussion about Winterfest, but initially we’re not ready to talk about either one just yet.”
Cory Morrow
Pat Green
They do need to rest after all. It was a fun, yet tiring weekend for all who enjoyed the music and excitement.
Green has been a Texas country staple. With 10 studio records under his belt, he’s had 15 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which the highest-peaking is the No. 3 “Wave on Wave” from his goldcertified album of the same name. He’s toured the country with the likes of Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson and Kenny Chesney and, in 2008, released a coffee table book containing photos of dance halls that he had frequented throughout his
career. It’s called “Pat Green’s Dance Halls & Dreamers.” The book includes interviews with musicians Willie Nelson, Jack Ingram, Cross Canadian Ragweed and Robert Earl Keen and features Texas locations such a Gruene Hall, Luckenbach and Floore’s Country Store. Though hitting Nashville for a stint and gaining a national audience, in 2011, he announced his return to Texas and independent music.
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in remembrance
It was reruns of “Mork & Mindy” that first introduced me to Robin Williams. My sister and I would watch them religiously, and I still remember being amazed by this manic alien bouncing all over the place and spouting dialogue at a million miles an hour. I was in awe of him at an early age. I was a very hyper child growing up and had a horrible stutter which prevented me from even speaking a single sentence in under a minute. I got teased a lot but always admired the way Williams just opened his mouth and all these words just spilled out. We had a local video store in our town. It was
a small, shabby, one-room place with VHS tapes on shelves higher than I could reach at the time. One day my dad brought “Popeye” home, and to my astonishment it was Robin Williams in the lead role. And I loved it. As I grew older and rewatched it many times, I realized it’s not really that great of a movie aside from Williams’ brilliant performance as the one-eyed sailor. The older I got, the more I began to find more Williams performances. We had a gigantic satellite dish installed in our backyard when we moved to our new house and
now had all the premium channels and began watching his stand-up and appearances on late night talk shows. I was hooked and began thinking about a career as a comedian, if only I could conquer my stutter, which still haunts me to this day when I get excited. But late one night while home alone I caught this movie called “Awakenings”, and the info said Williams was in it. So I sat there alone in the dark and saw a heavily bearded Williams playing a doctor in a serious film. Mork from Ork was a doctor? He quietly sat and spoke his lines to his patients and did real actor stuff. I was blown away, and to this day it’s still my favorite of his roles. Over the years, he’s always been a family staple in our house. We’d all head out and watch the new Robin Williams movie when it would hit the theater. We’d gather around and watch his comedy specials, which is how my mom discovered his quite salty sense of humor.
I’ve read a few unauthorized biographies and found out about his battle with addiction and playboy status. But that never deterred me from loving the guy. I knew he would just overcome it all and then joke about it during one of his specials. It wasn’t until he had open heart surgery that I realized he wasn’t immortal. I remember checking the Internet news feeds constantly until he came out of surgery, and they reported that he was going to be OK. I was truly scared for this man’s life. A man I had never met but, like the millions of fans he had all over the world, felt
by Paul Gonzales was a really good friend. nowhere, but you can’t do He would make a bad that to someone’s life. movie from time to time, Mork never got to see and we would all just his home planet again. shrug and say, ‘You’ll get Never got to tell Orson ’em next time, buddy.’ he was leaving. He never He had always just said goodbye to Mindy. been there for us. Until He never said goodbye to any of us. one day he wasn’t. A friend texted me on Aug. 11 and asked if I had heard about Williams. Any time someone asks you that, you know it’s never good news. And just like that, he was gone. The little kid inside of me, the huge “Mork and Mindy” fan, didn’t understand. You see, the TV show was canceled out of
But, hopefully, he’s doing better now. He will be terribly missed by more fans than just me. But when I think of Williams, I’ll always see him in his rainbow colored suspenders bounding all over Mindy’s place trying to figure out humanity and drinking water through his finger. Nanu, nanu, my friend. Nanu, nanu.
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movie review
by Paul Gonzales
Marvel Entertainment has been on a hot streak for quite some time. Ever since 2008’s “Iron Man,” they have pretty much propelled the superhero genre into the stratosphere.
“Guardians of the Galaxy” opens up with a dying mother and her son in a hospital room. After she passes away, he runs out, crying, and is met by a spaceship that whisks him away to space. It’s no real coincidence either, but that comes in to play later. The kid, Peter Quill,
But they made movies about characters we all knew, like Captain America and the aforementioned Iron Man, and then tossed them all in a little movie called “The Avengers” and proved that a team of heroes can be big busi- grows up to be ness. Star-Lord So why not g a m b l e (played with on a group of mis- c h a r m i n g , fits, who n o everyman one has panache by really heard C h r i s of, who fight Pratt), bad guys in outer space? But it’s Marvel, and they know how to do it.
who’s a thief and takes an orb he doesn’t know everyone in the galaxy wants, and the chase is on. We’re then quickly introduced to the unlikely band of rag-tag heroes in the form of a geneticallyaltered raccoon named Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), his trusty tree creature of a sidekick Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel), green-skinned alien Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and muscle-bound hothead Drax (Dave Bautista).
Whew. What a group, right? Well, they’re all after the sphere because of the bounty it holds, except Gamora who wants to use it against her father. They soon realize why everyone wants the sphere; it contains an infinity stone which can be used to destroy universes with ease. That sends the unlikely band of miscreants to come together and actually do something good for mankind. It’s a great film full of action, comedy and adventure. Pratt really shines in this film as the titular hero with Han Solo-like charm and goofiness. This movie marks his first leading man role, and he’s already set to become a bigger star, as his next film is “Jurassic World,” the next chapter in the “Jurassic Park” series. Though the film does contain a few too many curse words for my taste, it’s pretty child friendly. Unless, of course, you don’t want y o u r k i d s to see r a c coons with giant guns blasting away bad guys. Everything about this film works, and there is talk that it will eventually tie into “The Avengers 3” down t h e line.
Indie Flick Pick by Jenn Lewis
Everyone knows that one person who is just a total mess — that one guy that you have drinks with or hang out with for kicks, but know damn well you can’t rely on them. Meet Jay Wheeler (played by Scott Speedman). In short, due to his strong loser tendencies and actions, no straight woman in her right mind would be attracted to this guy as a potential spouse. But you see, that’s why this works, Daisy Kensington isn’t in her right mind — at least not in the beginning… The beautiful and daring actress from “Thirteen,” Evan Rachel Wood, wows us with her presence once again, and her mysteriously lovely and gullible nature is more than adorable. She wins your heart as she wins his every step of the way, barefoot of course.
The movie is a reminder that life, despite all of its chaos, can be in fact be truly beautiful if the right people meet one another and defy logic, having great adventures while escaping the authorities. The rest of the characters did well in their roles, however minor. The Wheeler family of opulence seemed more than forgiving for the many mistakes made by Jay, the obvious “screw up” of the family unit. But really, ‘the pat on the back’ goes to the main characters who show us how to quiet the noise around us and enjoy life no matter the circumstances we find ourselves in, and that falling in love can be one of the most powerful ways to kick our a**es into moving forward.
4 fist bumps (out of 5)
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local flavor
By Bianca Galvan C.S. Lewis once said, “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” Who would have known that what Lewis was saying would be true for Sinton native Randal “Randy” Schmidt? Randy, son of Robert and Robin Schmidt of Sinton, developed a strong imagination as a child, according to his mother. “Randy always read; he would devour every piece of literature he could get his hands on,” Robin said. Randy graduated from Sinton High School and went on to continue his education at Texas A&M University-College Station, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English and history in 2011. The Schmidt family has slowly progressed at developing an ‘Aggie Family Tradition’ by hav-
ing Randy’s father, two older brothers, Wesley and Andrew, and himself graduate from the university. His little sister, Lily, currently attends A&M, as well.
Randy and Brett are happily awaiting the arrival of their first child, James Michael, who is expected to make his debut in November. Life doesn’t stop there
“I have had word of you, child, you who comes from beyond the Mountains of the Moon, the wandering boy from Earth.” —— Excerpt from “The Lands Beyond the Moon”
It was at college that Randy met his wife of four years, Brett. Though Brett is younger than Randy, she herself is very intelligent, as she earned her master’s degree in drama in 2010, faster that her word enthusiast husband. The couple live near Dallas, where Randy teaches English at Frost High School, and Brett teaches theater at James L. Collins Catholic School in Corsicana. Aside from enjoying their careers in education,
for Randy, who just released his first publication “The Lands Beyond the Moon” on Aug. 11. “I was writing every single day, so it was a challenge for me,” Randy said. “Being a teacher has allowed me to have summers off to collate my thoughts and have time to myself.” “The Lands Beyond the Moon” is the story about a boy named Fritz, who goes on an adventure in search of finding himself and finds God in the process. Randy’s inspiration for the book was born from his childhood imagination that always wrapped him up in searching for adventure and unknown things, searching beyond the horizon. “It’s all about adventure,” Randy said. “I’ve always had this hunger or appetite for traveling, and then I realized I also had this desire that couldn’t be satisfied, until I found God.” The appetite Randy
refers to is something, he believes, everyone has and tries to fill with many other things, but it all comes down to finding a spiritual connection with God. Randy, who is 25, was searching for some form of happiness and found it when he developed this relationship with God. Raised a Baptist, Randy and his wife remained religious (she was raised Methodist), converting to Catholicism. His religious and imaginative background, which is thought to have driven him to become the author he is today, goes back to times when Randy’s mother recalls him and his buddy, Matthew Blankenship, drawing out stories on offering envelopes during sermons. “Randy has a big imagination,” Robin said. “He always said he would write a book, and now he’s done it. We’re just really proud of him.” Also having an appetite for traveling, Randy has taken two trips to Europe, which, he says, has been everything he expected. His first trip to Europe was as a junior in high school with former Coach Gene Kasprzyk, which added fuel to the fire in his desire for traveling. Randy and Brett were able to revisit Europe in June for two weeks and plan on making traveling a new family goal after little James is born. Though the character Fritz is fictional in this story, Randy can’t help but admit that he does have a little bit of himself in his character. “In high school, Mark Goyet and I were really close friends growing up in Sinton,” Randy said. “I
haven’t spoken about his death since it happened in 2011, but this book was really a way for me to express and deal with all the emotions and pain that I’ve had inside me for all these years.” The Lands Beyond the Moon is partially dedicated to the memory of Goyet, a former Sintonnite, Marine and friend. Randy doesn’t have any book signings scheduled yet, but is trying to find time to schedule a visit back to his hometown. In addition to the release of “The Lands Beyond the Moon”, Randy is current-
ly working on a fantasy series called “Cordelia.” The trilogy, according to Randy, is about a young girl who has to save her dad, who has been wrongly arrested by some evil political element. Though he has completed the first book of the series, Randy will wait until the entire trilogy is complete before he releases it. In the meantime, “The Lands Beyond the Moon” is available as an e-book and in paperback through Amazon. To learn more about Randy or his new book, visit his website at http://www.randalwilliamschmidt.com.
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local flavor
(361) 449-1864 Dairy Queen 1350 U.S. 281 (361) 449-1822 Nueces Street Grill 206 Nueces St. (361) 449-2030 Pizzarriffic 407 Nueces St. (361) 449-1900 Sonic Drive-In 805 Nueces St. (361) 449-2614
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BEEVILLE
Beeville Diner 2503 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 362-9724 Burger Depot 515 E. Houston St. (361) 362-2400 Chili’s Grill & Bar 400 E. FM 351 (361) 354-5600 Church’s Chicken 611 N. Washington St. (361) 358-9256 Domino’s Pizza 414 N. Washington St. (361) 358-6871 El Charro Restaurant 601 E. Houston St. (361) 542-4572 El Jardin Restaurant 806 W. Corpus Christi St. (361) 358-2922 Gasthaus Berliner Bear 2510 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5444 Golden Chick 2305 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-5525 Gumbo Seafood Restaurant 2017 N St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5201. Hong Kong Palace 301 S. FM 351 (361) 358-2861 Jalisco Mexico Taqueria 1401 W. Corpus Christi St.
(361) 362-0841 KFC 200 E. Houston St. (361) 358-7222 Little Caesars Pizza 420 E. FM 351 (361) 358-9555 The Lodge at Shorty’s Place 702 S. Washington St. (361) 358-7302 McDonald’s (Walmart) 502 E. FM 351 (361) 358-9255 2301 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5215 New China Super Buffet 2003 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-8889 Pantry Stores 3803 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-4965 911 S. Washington St. (361) 358-8477 1720 E. Houston St. (361) 358-8602 Pizza Hut 1103 N. Washington St. (361) 358-2970 Sammy’s Burgers & Brew 2144 Ellis Road (361) 358-1067 Scores Sports Bar & Grill 1502 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-5055 Stars Restaurant 2403 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-0020 Stone Creek Grill 4402 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5189
Subway 710 E. Houston St. (361) 358-6200 1700 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-6000 Taqueria Chapala 1805 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5945 Taqueria Guadalajara 622 W. Corpus Christi St. (361) 358-1971 Taqueria Jalisco 2020 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5803 Taqueria Vallarta 1611 S. Washington St. (361) 358-5948 Whataburger 1710 N. Washington St. (361) 358-1971
Blue Quail Deli 224 S. Commercial St. (361) 645-1600 Dairy Queen 243 E. Pearl St. (361) 645-3274 Empresario Restaurant 141 S. Courthouse Sq. (361) 645-2347 Hanging Tree Restaurant 144 N. Courthouse Sq. (361) 645-8955 La Bahia Restaurant 1877 US 183 (361) 645-3900 Subway 420 E. Pearl St. (361) 645-3709 Whataburger 348 E. Pearl (361) 645-8800
Agave Jalisco Restaurant 403 Nueces St. (361) 449-8899 Burger King 4059 W. Hwy 59 (361) 449-3014 Church’s Chicken Highway 281 at Burleson
Becky’s Cafe 201 W Calvert Ave. (830) 780-4339 Big Daddy’s Tarbender’s 426 CR 298 (830) 780-3202 Dairy Queen Texas 80
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(830) 780-2712 El Mariachi Jalisco Restaurant 118 Texas 123 (830) 780-3350 The Market Sat. & Sun. only 208 E. Calvert Ave. (830) 780-3841 Partner’s BBQ 204 S. Hwy. 123 (830) 780-5121 Polak’s Sawsage Farm Restaurant 2835 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2113 Taqueria Vallarta 202 Texas 123 (830) 780-2465
KENEDY
The Backyard Grill 496 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-0438 Barth’s Restaurant 445 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-2468 Church’s Chicken 110 N Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9030 Drillers Bar & Restaurant 820 Escondido St. (830) 583-0371 Jerry B’s
4531 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2500 Lucita’s Mexican Restaurant 500 W. Main St. (830) 583-9455 Pizza Hut 106 N Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9864 R J’s Hamburgers 420 W Main St. (830) 583-2344 Red Dog Icehouse 130 Boardwalk (830) 583-2277 Rodriquez’s Tacos 205 Texas 72 (830) 583-9800
THREE RIVERS
Agave Jalisco Mexican Restaurant 400 S Harborth Ave. (361) 786-2020 Bar @ 3 Rivers Bar & Grill 201 N. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-2020 Beckett’s Dugout 800 N Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3600 Brush Country BBQ U.S. 281 (361) 786-4335 El Tapatio 405 N. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3949
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Tues. Aug. 19 • Influencers of Corpus Christi Mixer at The House of Rock: This is the first of several bi-monthly meetings that will put individuals in the community together with organizations that want to share their social media campaigns with active social media users. The first 25 guests will receive a free drink ticket, so show up early. The event kicks of 5:30 p.m. 511 Starr St. in Corpus Christi.
Fri. Aug. 22 • Two Tons of Steel at Schroeder Hall: Two Tons of Steel make their way back to Schroeder Hall, and it’s only $10 to check them out live. The doors open at 8 p.m., and the music starts at 9 p.m. 12516 FM Road 622 in Goliad. • Manic Drive at
Restaurant Pepe Boudreaux’s 3145 Texas 72 (361) 786-4938 Ranch House 100 S Harborth Ave. (361) 786-2196 Sowell’s BBQ 114 W Thornton St. (361) 786-3333 Staghorn Restaurant 1019 N Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3545 Subway S Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3308 Church’s Chicken 110 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9030 Jerry B’s 4531 U.S. 181
and Surlee will be jamming starting at 7:30 p.m. to help raise money for diabetes research. The event is only $5 and lasts until 2 a.m. 1321 Ayers in Corpus Christi.
New Life Church: New Life Church will be rocking in the new school year with Manic Drive, and the event is free for anyone who wishes to attend. The event kicks off at 7 p.m. at the church, located at 4622 US 181 Business in Beeville. • Free Show at Disc Go Round: Stoner Way productions is bringing Milo, Poison Lemonade, Toxic Fuse and Shayna Sands Music your way for a free in-store show. The event is B.Y.O.B. with
proper I.D. and starts at 8 p.m. 5734 McArdle Rd. Suite A in Corpus Christi.
Sat. Aug. 23 • Dog Days End at Paisano Ballroom: Celebrate the end of summer with some live rock and roll music. Punk band TSS from Victoria will be headlining the show with Beeville locals Ded Leevz opening up. More bands will be announced soon. 300 W. Hefferman St. in Beeville. •
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Showcase at Theo’s Billiards: Oh man. This is bound to be one loud and crazy show. Shattered Sun, Memories In Broken Glass, Mariachi Muerto, Resz, Of Serpents And Saviors, Darkness Divided and Sons of Judah will all be performing live to support their record label. The free event kicks off at 8 p.m., and there will be free beer until the keg gets floated. 5815 Weber Rd. in Corpus Christi
Fri. Sept. 5 • In The House at
Aria Sky Terrace & Lounge: Dance the night away with your favorite Austin DJs Matteo Thomas, Resident Dj Lanai Austin & Loft718 and Kaycee Paul. There’s no cover for ladies before 11 p.m., and the event is just $5 and kicks off at 10 p.m. 326 N. Chaparral St. in Corpus Christi.
Sat. Sept. 6 • Walk to Stop Diabetes at 1321: Wolves Amongst Sheep, A Growing Menace, Jokes on You, Black Tarpoon
and bar guide continued (830) 583-2500 Lucita’s Mexican Restaurant 500 W. Main St. (830) 583-9455 Pizza Hut 106 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9864 R J’s Hamburgers 420 W. Main St. (830) 583-2344 Rodriguez’s Tacos 205 Texas 72 (830) 583-9800
Drink BEEVILLE
19th Hole Patio Cantina 3601 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-2837
B.O.B.W.E. 1308 S. St. Mary’s St. (361) 542-4551 Chili’s Grill & Bar 400 E. FM 351 (361) 354-5600 The Grand Dancehall 2461 U.S. Hwy 59 (361) 358-1185 Papi’s Place 1517 W. Corpus Christi St. (361) 358-7160 The Riverbend Sports Bar 1603 N. St Marys St. (361) 362-0471 Roadside Tavern 2503 S. Washington St. (361) 362-1720 Scores Sports Bar & Grill 1502 N. St. Mary’s St.
(361) 358-5055 Stone Creek Grill 4402 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5189
T’s Honky Tonk 209 N. Washington St. (361) 358-1411
• Cocktails After Dark at The House of Rock: The After Dark Burlesque Revue is throwing a cocktail party so throw on your best evening attire and watch them take off theirs. There’s something for both men and women so make it a date night. It all begins at 10 p.m. 511 Starr St. in Corpus Christi.
Sat. Sept. 13 • Steven James at Disc Go Round: Wolves Steven James will be performing an in-store show which is free and B.Y.O.B. with proper I.D. It starts at 8 p.m. 5734 McArdle Rd. Suite A in Corpus Christi. Need your awesome event listed? Drop us a line at Paul@stxscene.com or send us a Facebook event invite at facebook.com/stxscene.
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“Life is fleeting. And if you’re ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky when the stars are strung across the velvety night. And when a shooting star streaks through the blackness, turning night into day... make a wish and think of me. Make your life spectacular. I know I did.” – Robin Williams as Jack Powell in “Jack” (1996)