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Editor’s Note
The Art Walk that takes place every first Friday of the month is always a fun time. You never know what you’re going to see or meet. I’ve taken my 14-month-old daughter twice now (the first time she was barely 7 months old) and she seems to have a fun time. It also adds a little more when you can have events coincide
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contributors Daphne Garcia Cate Grimes Lindsey Shaffer
with the Art Walk, too. The Inkslingers’ Ball is always a must attend event for me because the mixture of artists is always pretty diverse. They always seem to kick it up a notch when it comes to the art tunnel, too. But whether you have a family or just enjoy interesting art, the Corpus Christi Art Walk is always a great
way to spend the evening in the city by the sea. And feel free to dress up if you want.
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film review
A Spider-Man for all seasons
by Paul Gonzales have a secret that must be kept safe, and that causes them to leave y o u n g Peter with his Aunt M a y and
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pider-Man is amazing no more. The first “Amazing SpiderMan,” which was a reboot of Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man trilogy, was plagued with flaws and weak storytelling. Not to mention confusion on why, after a mere five years after “Spider-Man 3” we were having to deal with another origin story and a completely new cast. Sure, “Spider-Man 3” was the weakest entry to the original saga, but seeing how that movie grossed more money than “The Amazing SpiderMan 2” is definitely saying something about the new Spider-Man. Mostly, it’s that Sony Pictures screwed up by trying to fix something that wasn’t necessarily broken and now doesn’t know what to do with the character. “Amazing Spider-Man 2” starts off with a prologue featuring Peter Parker’s parents who
Uncle Ben. His parents then upload some file and then get supposedly killed, yadda yadda. No one cares. The unnecessary plot device barely pays off around the middle of the movie and seems to add nothing to the overall narrative of the story. Actually, most of the plot points in the movie don’t really add anything but padding to a selfdepreciating, overblown, poor excuse for a SpiderMan film. In the movie, Peter Parker, played by returning actor Andrew Garfield, is graduating from high school along with gal pal Gwen Stacy, the ever-lovable Emma Stone. They love each other, but Parker realizes that ultimately, he can’t be with her because being Spider-Man will undoubtably put her in danger. But then he changes his mind. Then he changes it again. Then he decides he can’t have her. Then he changes his mind again. That generic plot point
drags along through the entire movie and is supposed to create chemistry and show that they belong together, which never really seems to work. Actually, when SpiderMan isn’t wearing his mask and fighting baddies, the movie is a complete and udder bore. Parker has transformed in to a whiney, poorlyspoken man-child. He sulks around the streets of New York, meets up with his old pal Harry Osbourne, and they trade generic love advice and dumb stories from their childhood. The movie seems rushed while feeling dragged on at the same time. All the important character development went out the window for the sake of more story lines that try to make the story seem epic, but instead cause the audience to shrug and continue their nap. There’s not much else you can say about the movie without giving it all away, except that the movie is stuffed with cheap plot lines that never even have a real payoff. There’s way too many villains that don’t really do anything but show up from time-to-time to menace Spider-Man, then leave. They all simply come off as cameos. The most fun the movie has to offer is when Spider-Man is actually fighting bad guys, times
which are way too far and few between for a superhero movie. It’s always enjoyable to see Spidey use his webs and snide humor to outwit the villains, but it seems that as soon as he gets into the full swing of things, it’s over and he’s the dull Peter Parker again. The entire film feels as if it was made in the ’90s when superhero movies were nothing but a money grab with cheap stories and dumb exposition. The film actually reminds me of director Joel Schumacher’s duds “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin.” The effects are cheap; the characters are basically caricatures of real humans, and nothing in the movie warrants any sort of emotional investment at all. For “Amazing SpiderMan 3,” they have their work cut out for them. Six villains are rumored to show up, but they really need to figure out what to do with Spider-Man first and foremost, and possibly attempt to make him amazing again.
Since Spider-Man’s inception in the early ’60s, he’s gone through a series of ‘unique’ costume changes. Here’s a very brief list of some of his more notable comic book getups.
Bag-Man - 1984 Spider-Man donned this ridiculous costume twice. It all happened when his black alien symbiote costume turned on him, and he was forced to use an old Fantastic Four costume and put a paper bag over his head. Oh, and for some reason, it also came complete with a “kick me” sign taped to his back.
Spider-Man 2099 - 1992 In the future, Miguel O’Hara took up the Spider-Man mantle and decided to make him a little more frightening with a skull-like spider design. He also had a web cape, retractable fang, and talons.
Spider-Armor - 1993 When Spider-Man went up against the New Enforcers and their high caliber weapons, he needed a little more protection. He kicked their butts, but during battle, his suit was destroyed by acid. He also ended up creating Mark II and Mark III of the SpiderArmors for future adventures.
The Spider - 2003 In an alternative universe, Perter Parquagh was living in Elizabethan London as a squire when he got bit by a irradiated spider, giving him his special abilities. Most notably, the power of looking like Shakespeare with a Spider-Man mask and leather shoes.
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MAY 12-25, 2014
film
The rise of faith-based films
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pril 16 gave us the latest film in a growing trend of Christian films. “Heaven Is For Real,” released the Wednesday before Good Friday and Easter, ended up with $29 million, and secured the number two spot right under “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” for the weekend with $22 million. It nearly took the top spot, which it missed by a mere $3.5 million. Sure, “Captain America” was on its third week in release, but it was still an impressive showing. To date, “Heaven is for Real” has grossed over
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$66 million. And with a budget of just $12 million, there’s evidence that the Christian film genre is a force to be reckoned with. The film is also the highest grossing Christian film to date if you ignore “Passion of the Christ” and the “Chronicles of Narnia” trilogy. I don’t put those films in the same category because they just don’t seem to fit the new crop of faith-based films, mostly because of their inflated budgets, major actors and dazzling special effects. And I’m sure the book that the film is based on, which has sold more than 10 million copies to date,
helped a bit. The Christian film trend can first be traced back to October 1999 when “The Omega Code” caused a blip on movie fans’ radar. You see, “Fight Club” was the number one movie in America. The top 10 was full of feature length movies with big name stars. But there, sitting on the bottom of the list at number 10, was “The Omega Code.” A religious movie cracked the top 10? It fell off the charts soon after and only made $12 million on an $8 million budget, but it made its mark. Cut to 2008 when “Fireproof,” starring Kirk Cameron, hit the big screen. Opening up at number four that weekend with over $6 million, the film had a tiny (by Hollywood standards) budget of just $500,000 and eventually went on to gross over $33 million. That’s the moment Hollywood execs realized the true potential of faithbased films. Major Hollywood studios soon opened up smaller, Christian offshoots to produce low budget religious films, usually released straight to DVD. A small division of Sony Pictures also released the religious documentary “Unstoppable” in 2013 with evangelical host Kirk Cameron. A onenight screening grossed almost $2 million on 1,050 screens. In early 2014, plans were set in motion to release three faith-based movies, each a month apart from each other. “Son of God” came first
in February and opened up at the number two spot. The movie was cut together from footage based on the five-part History Channel miniseries “The Bible,” and opened up with over $25 million, ending up with $59 million total. In March, “God’s Not Dead” was released, and while it opened at number four and made only $4 million its first weekend, it continued to play strong and wound up with $55 million on a $2 million budget. In April, “Heaven Is For Real” was released and out-grossed both films. The big Hollywood studios are now clamoring for Christian fare. Epics like Noah have huge budgets and marketing tabs that tack on even more money, where as smaller faith-based films simply market themselves to churches, which in turn buy bulk tickets for their congregation, Bible study groups or Sunday school classes. Churches have been known to buy out entire showings and bus in their churchgoers. It’s a booming business for sure. So much so, that
it’s even changing the way films are distributed. Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s own Christian film studio, EchoLight Studios, recently announced that it will distribute films in churches instead of theaters. EchoLight Cinemas will launch four movies, one each quarter, starting in September with “One Generation Away.” Hollywood’s latest major attempt at turning the Bible into a blockbust-
er is coming in December with “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” The film stars Christian Bale, along with a slew of Hollywood stars, and is helmed by Oscarnominated director Ridley Scott. With the amount of money faith-based films are making, it probably won’t be the last attempt for major studios to try and cash in on the trend. If it flounders at the box office, Christians needn’t worry. God has a way of resurrecting Himself.
Not really feeling the faith? Watch these instead. “Sweet Jesus Preacher Man” IMDB claims this 1973 masterpiece as about “A Black hit man poses as a Baptist preacher in a ghetto church. He decides to take over the local rackets.”
“Antichrist” What if the devil created the world instead of God? Well, this movie answers that question but it’s not for the squeamish.
“Dogma” Kevin Smith does his best to punk the Catholic religion, and he does so with an all-star cast.
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story by Paul Gonzales
The original cast of Star Wars returns with a slew of unlikely (and unknown) faces. n October 30, 2012, it was announced that Disney had purchased Lucasfilm, LTD. The deal sent shock waves through not only the legions of fanboys but the entire world. Soon
after,
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announced that “Star Wars: Episode VII” would be hitting screens Dec. 18, 2015 (the first Star Wars film of the saga not to be released in May).
The details were scarce with rumors flying rampant that the original stars would return to the was franchise.
We know that J.J. Abrams is set to direct the new film, who later went on to rewrite the script with “The Empire Strikes Back” scribe Lawrence Kasdan. Very few details seeped out about the film, which is usual when it comes to J.J. Abrams’ productions. In April, a couple of tweets showed that Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford were, in fact, in London, where the film is set to shoot. Even with Hamill and Fisher noticeably getting thinner and more fit, they deflected any questions of their involvement in the film but stated that they had met with the director, as well as original creator George Lucas, about the new film. On April 29th came
the announcement which most fans were waiting for with bated breath. The cast list was released with a photo of the first ever script read through. Fisher, Hamill and Ford were indeed returning with Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), and Kenny Baker (R2-D2), as well as a relatively new and unknown cast. A few roles have yet to be cast, and their characters and involvement are being kept secret. With filming set to officially begin May 13 in the desert of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, it’s only a matter of time before we get more info on the plot, who the villain is going to be and how the three returning stars will factor into the new
trilogy.
So now it’s a waiting game, and Dec. 18, Will they have their own Jedi offspring? Will 2015, can’t get here soon enough. they just have cameos? But with Abrams at the What we do know is that the story takes place helm, there isn’t any rea30 years after episode six, son to worry. The force is “The Return of the Jedi.” strong with that one.
A NEW HOPE Chewbacca took a selfie with Bob Iger, the chairman and CEO of the Disney Company and posted it on Instagram to celebrate the May the Fourth Star Wars fan holiday this month as they prepare to begin filming. Photo courtesy of Instagram/Star Wars
A NEW HOPE April 29th, Pinewood Studios, UK Writer/Director/Producer J.J Abrams (top center right) at the cast read-through of Star Wars Episode VII at Pinewood Studios with (clockwise from right) Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Producer Bryan Burk, Lucasfilm President and Producer Kathleen Kennedy, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Andy Serkis, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Adam Driver and Writer Lawrence Kasdan. Copyright and Photo Credit David James.
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ink slingers’ ball
t the fourth annual Ink Slingers’ Ball held in Corpus Christi, you get the chance to see tons of unique art pieces and meet a lot of really talented artists. The event is put on by TAMUCC art professor Ryan O’Malley, and it involves artists from all over the country as well as around the globe. One of the more unique attractions of the show is the art tunnel, which gets giant-sized art plastered on it’s walls every year for all to see. This year, O’Malley decided to create a largerthan-life graphic novel with the pages of an actual comic. And that comic’s writer and artist was Austin’s very own Matt Rebholz. We had a chance to chat inside the tunnel surrounded by his bizarre
other and fighting each other, and eventually one of them emerges victorious.” The remarkable character and world designs definitely caused artgoers to stop and stare numerous times as they strolled through the tunnel. “There’s a lot of pre-Colombian, Mesoamerican influences with the design of the entire world.” Rebholz has been at it for a few years now, adding more books to the saga which began with a very impressive Kickstarter campaign in May of 2012, where he was trying to raise $4,000 in 30 days to fund the first graphic novel. He ended up with
over $11,000. “This is the first of three chapters that exist right now. There’s more coming. “The first one was a little bit of an experiment. It took me about a year to make this one, which is the shortest one. And since then they’ve been getting a little bit longer, and it’s taking less time to do them, so I like to think I’m getting better at doing them, but I’m not sure,” he laughed. Rebholz’s art is still up on the walls of the art tunnel which is open during the Corpus Christi Art Walk, held the first Friday of every month in downtown Corpus Christi. You can check out more of his work as well as his THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS With the pages of his graphic graphic novels at www. novel blown up to near human size, every detail of Rebholz’s intricate ink work is clearly visible. mattrebholz.com.
illustrations staring down on us. “This is the blown up version of the first chapter of my graphic novel I’ve been working on called “The Astronomer,” Rebholz stated. “And Ryan O’Mailly from TAMUCC was kind enough to blow them up to this absurd size and wheat paste them down here so you basically have an immersive graphic novel experience.” If you start at the entrance and make your way to the end, you can read the entire book as well as study his intricate, and often times humorous, artwork. “The book is about these two floating heads that are sort of navigating this unusual world that’s full of meaty canyons and underground temple complexes,” Rebholz explained. TUNNEL VISION Matt Rebholz’s graphic novel “The Astronomer” stretches the length of the art tunnel in downtown “They’re chasing each Corpus Christi. The exhibit will be available for viewing every first Friday during the Corpus Christi Art Walk.
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and met some locals, such as Linddy, the owner of this yoga studio here,” Lawrence said. “She invited me to hang up my work next time I was in town, so I came into town and got a show.” Lawrence’s work is amazing to say the least.
The exquisite detail of each unique image is nearly unimaginable. And the fact that he carves every print by hand is equally mind blowing. “My inspiration is more so western Esotericism. It’s wood block printmaking and a lot of those images and influences come from the same images of those times; the wood cuts from back then. “Alchemy and more esoteric Christian iconography. It has that feel, and it has that influence, and it reflects that, but it’s new.”
hile making my or else why would he have rounds at the returned? Ink Slingers’ “I was here last year Ball, I had the chance to stop and chat with Travis Lawrence, who made his way to the event from St. Louis, Missouri.
With advances in technology, creating work with extreme detail like Lawrence’s has become even more within reach. While he’s not against laser wood carving, he doesn’t use the technology. He’s a little more old school. “You can’t really shun technology, I don’t believe. I’d be a hypocrite if I said
His work was being displayed up the street from the House of Rock at Youga Yoga Studio, which ended up being the perfect place for the display. The images mixed with the vibe of the yoga studio, and students really lifted the ambiance of the area. Lawrence attended the event last year as well. He must have enjoyed his SLIGHT OF HAND Travis Lawrence hand etches and colors every one of his pieces, makvisit to the city by the sea, ing each print a one-of-a-kind work of art.
I shunned technology.
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“I don’t use laser in it’s own because of the engravings because it’s hand.” easy. Obliviously,” he You can check out laughed. Lawrence’s work in per“I like the ‘everything son through the month by hand’ approach, even of May at Youga Yoga when it comes to print- Studio, 410 Starr St. ing. I come back and during regular business hand color each individ- hours. ual piece. Each one has You can also check it’s own uniqueness, so if out more of his work, there’s like an edition of and event get prints and 12 or maybe 24 of a piece, T-shirts of his work at each one will be unique www.infinity-prints.com.
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music
For the first time, Classic Rock station 107.1 KRXB in Beeville will be hosting a free concert being dubbed Beeville Rocks 2014. It all happens Saturday, May 17, and is open to the public of all ages. The concert will be bringing live music to the Downtown Depot Pavilion, behind the 300 block of North Washington on Hefferman Street. The show kicks off at 4 p.m. with a huge list of regional talent. Texas Country artists Jason
Marbach, Jason Maddox, J.D. Tierney, Ty Dietz and Tyler McCumber will all take the stage and play numerous songs from their enormous catalogue of covers and new and forthcoming album releases.
LOCAL LICKS Jason Maddox (above), Ty Dietz (upper The headliner will be right) and Tyler McCumber (right) will be perfomT-Rod and the Renegades ing solo and together along with other regional featuring guitarist and musicians starting at 4 p.m. singer Tony Rodriguez. Tons of nonprofit venIt is an open air event dors will also be available, selling food and refresh- and you must bring in ments to help raise money your own chairs to profor their causes. vide seating at the event.
Beeville Rocks 2014 When: Sat., May 17 Where: Downtown
Depot Pavilion, behind the 300 block of North Washington on Hefferman Street.
Time: 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
HEADLINER T-Rod and the Renegades will be headlining the rock event in downtown Beeville Saturday, May 17.
Please remember to bring chairs. Nonprofit groups will provide refreshments and drinks to help raise money for charities.
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By Daphne Garcia
O
K, confession time. When it comes to competitive first person shooters (FPSs) I am an utter noob. A noob, or newbie, is a person who lacks skill or knowledge in an activity. That is something this seasoned, hardcore gamer has trouble admitting. Now, that isn’t to say I have never played an FPS, but my experience has been limited to cooperative FPSs, like Borderlands and Left 4 Dead (only played with friends) and single player FPS Far Cry 3. However, when it comes to competitive FPSs, you could probably limit my experience to a single hour when I picked up a match at a friend’s house. For those who don’t know, a competitive FPS is a game that you play online against other people; most often you are put into teams of six to battle it out against one another. The Halo, Call of Duty and Battlefield franchises are the most common competitive FPSs, each having multiple sequels due to their popularity. So, why, if this genre is so popular, have I (a
STRAPPING ON THE NOOB BOOTS! hard-core gamer) never really played one? Simple. The premise never appealed to me. OK, confession number two; I am a shy person by nature. The idea of playing and conversing with complete strangers scares the beegeezus out of me. Even with the cloak of anonymity that comes with playing under a gamertag (online name), I could never make that leap into the genre. So, I managed to stay away from the genre without worrying that I was really missing out on something. Flash forward to 2013 when Titanfall was being introduced as a new breed of competitive FPS in all its mech and parkour glory. The game looked exciting, and I followed the development religiously. By the time gameplay started being released by those lucky gamers who were asked to play in Beta testing stage, I knew this was to be the game that would take me into the competitive FPS world. I loved the gameplay mechanics and new ideas. Now I just had to wait for the Xbox 360 release date, which had been
delayed two weeks. It was excruciating. Finally, the day arrived, and I was able to get my hands on Titanfall. The game started off with a cinematic exposition, which explains the current events. Then it was off to pilot school. I thought this was a clever way to have a tutorial that allowed players to get introduced to the new mechanics the game had to offer. Right away, I knew I would love the parkour element; it was exciting, bounding from wall to wall. I could only imagine what wall runs and double jump would bring to the matches. Once the tutorial was over and the achievement earned (always important), it was time to play online with other people. I decided to start with the campaign mode first to ease into the gameplay,
hear some of the story behind the battles and the achievement. Don’t forget the achievements! The time had come to connect online. I had previously decided to go mic-less, the shy girl in me thought having a mic would have been too much for my first outing online. Everyone in the holding area was excited. Some players had already been playing for a while and were at higher levels. One guy on my team was extremely helpful explaining elements of the upcoming match. I felt like a lowly grunt listening to a seasoned solider. Ten seconds left before the match started, then sheer terror seeped in. Not of the impending match but the fact that my Kinect was on and acting as a mic. To late now, solider; you have a fight beginning. My new tactic? Absolute silence. Luckily, I am normally a quiet gamer. The action was fast and a complete blast. The makers of Titanfall really worked to ensure both noobs and experienced players could enjoy themselves. There is a smart gun available to a player that automatically locks on to targets after a short time, so no need to bother with pesky aiming. Great gun for new players to
the FPS genre; however, I found the gun sluggish and kept to the traditional aim and shoot options. Another great equalizer is the Titans themselves, which are big mechanical suits over which the player takes control. The Titan is available to a player every two minutes, so don’t worry about dying; the Titan timer keeps on ticking down no mater how many times you die in between. Of course, that time can be shortened based on player’s damage to the other team. At one point I called down my Titan, I was running along the rooftop, then launched off the roof towards my Titan on the ground below. He caught me midair and put me into the pilot seat at which point I proceeded to stomp around and squish the enemy under my big m e c h feet. It was awesome! Titanfall is an amazing game for new and old players of the genre. If you are new, you will die a lot,
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but it is never frustrating, and you can immediately jump back into the action. Yes, the first time you see your name at the bottom of the scoreboard is a blow to the ego, but then you’re back in the game, leveling up, unlocking new guns and having too much fun to care. Trust me, you will improve over time as long as you continue playing. And you will want to; it’s too fun not to keep playing. So, whether you’re a noob or a seasoned FPS player, I recommend giving Titanfall a chance. Now go forth and game on.
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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 Saint 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 Washington Street Seafood 1602 S. Washington St. (361) 358-8454 Whataburger 1710 N. Washington St. (361) 358-1971
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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 (361) 449-1864 Dairy Queen 1350 U.S. 281 (361) 449-1822 Nueces Street Grill 206 Nueces St.
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
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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 (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
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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 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 Rodriquez’s Tacos 205 Texas 72 (830) 583-9800
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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 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 (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 Rodriquez’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
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Downtown Beeville.
• NORML at The House of Rock: The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is having their monthly meeting where they will discuss future plans and strategies for the group. It’s a free event and begins at 8 p.m., so make sure to show up and support the Corpus Christi chapter. 511 Starr St. in Corpus Christi.
• Old School Hip Hop at 1321: DJ Rene and DJ Humble Bastard will be spinning some old school hip hop and electro vinyl with MC sets by ‘King Dorsey’ and ‘Outr Lmts’. It all kicks off at 10 p.m. 1321 Ayers in Corpus Christi.
Thurs. May 15 • Deryl Dodd at Brewster Street Icehouse: Reverend’s Daughter will be joining Deryl Dodd during the 94.7 Texas Throwdown Thursday. The doors open
Restaurant
Sun. May 18
at 8 p.m., and it’s only $15 at the door. 1724 N. Tancahua in Corpus Christi.
Fri. May 16 • Student Showcase at Art Museum of South Texas: Each
semester the Production Track Student Showcase from TAMUCC offers students an opportunity to screen their coursework to live audiences in a theatrical environment. Selective inclusion
and bar guide continued
T’s Honky Tonk 209 N. Washington St. (361) 358-1411 Tejano Highway 1205 S. Washington St.
GOLIAD
Schroeder Dancehall 12516 FM 622 (361) 573-7002
KARNES CITY
Bar Tonik 102 N. Market St. (830) 780-5255
THREE RIVERS
Bar @ 3 Rivers Bar & Grill 201 N. Harborth Ave (361) 786-2020 Beckett’s Dugout 800 N. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3600
Pepe Boudreaux’s 3145 Texas 72 (361) 786-4938
TULETA
7 Brothers Saloon 7961 Hwy, 181 N. (361) 318-5250
in the showcase provides students with networking opportunities and serves as a portfolio-building event. 1902 N. Shoreline in Corpus Christi. • 361 Noise at 1321: For $2 you can check out experimental music and noise all night long. 1321 Ayers in Corpus Christi.
Sat. May 17 • Beeville Rocks 2014 at The Downtown Beeville Depot Pavilion: Classic Rock 107.1 1321 presents Tony Rodriguez, The Tyler McCumber Band and others as they rock the night away in downtown Beeville. It’s a free event with lots of vendors.
• CC Songwriters at The House of Rock: A Songswriters Circle will be held each month in the middle bar, where original songs can be played. This is a FREE event that is open to the public. 511 Starr St. 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.
Karate Joe’s Bar & Grill 135 Beer Ln. • Mosquito Grove, TX
upcoming shows!
karaoke every Thurs.
KENEDY
Coyotes Sports Bar 116 W. Main St. (830) 583-9243 Desperado Saloon 312 S. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-0371 Jerry B’s 4531 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2500
PAPALOTE
Chasers Bar & Grill 10620 CR 535 Hwy. 181 (361) 287-3340
SKIDMORE
Al’s Friendly Bar 517 County Road 619 (361) 287-3326
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