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Pho 20:
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Contents 4-5 Dining » “Pho 20: Fine Vietnamese Cuisine, And The Complete Dining Package on the East End” by Kimber Fountain » Galveston’s ‘Haunted’ Hotel Galvez: Ghost Tour and Dinner Reservations Begin September 2nd 6-7 Movies by Dustin Chase » Fall Movie Guide: There’s Oscar Worthy Films and Some No-Ways! » Reviews include “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” and “If I Stay” and more 8-11 Things to Do » 5K, Lil’ Shrimps Parade, Pint Jockey’s Pub Crawl, Gumbo Stroll and More » Galveston Gets Ready to Rumble: The 6th annual Battle of the Badges » “The Galveston Daily News” Press Run: Run The Race and Support a Great Cause » Texas’ Largest Craft Beer Festival Tapped as One of the 10 Best Beer Fests in America: Spec’s 5th Annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival » “Vintage: Authentic Retro Style in a Modern Retail Setting” By Kimber Fountain » The Kitchen Chick Cooking Classes, Redfish Fishing Tournament, Captain Kid’s Triathlon, Island Market and much, much more! 12-14 The Island Guide Fun Maps 15 Books » “Fall Must Reads” by Gini Rainey 16-17 The Fine Arts » There’s Lots of On-going Exhibits at Local Galleries 18-19 Tours » “Galveston Island Tours: GHF Historic Buildings, Shows and Ships” by Terry Card » From Dolphins to Trees, There’s a Tour for Everyone! 20-22 Music » “Galveston Symphony Orchestra: A Timeless Treasure” by Kimber Fountain » “Dash Beardsley’s Wake the Dead Show: Galveston’s FirstEver Paranormal Conference” by Kimber Fountain » The Music Guide for Live Music Across the Island 20
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Dining Pho 20:
Fine Vietnamese Cuisine, And The Complete Dining Package on the East End By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost Galveston is and has always been the most diverse melting pot in Texas, due mostly to its establishment as a worldwide port in the 19th Century. Sailors, shippers, architects, and entrepreneurs from all over the globe set into motion a cultural hodgepodge that has remained a significant part of the city’s multi-faceted identity for the entirety of its existence. And perhaps the greatest achievement born from the breadth of our cultural awareness has been, of course, the food. Unlike the farmers and residents of rural Texas who were limited to the fruits of their land and livestock, those original Galvestonians enjoyed the finest flavors from European and Asian restaurants, and fortunately for present-day residents their expansive and welcoming appetites have passed down through the generations and continued the legacy of welcoming fine foreign food. Therefore, it should be no wonder why Pho 20, in its less-than-stunning, used-to-be-a-bank building on one of the less assuming blocks of Broadway, almost instantly became an Island favorite, serving up huge dishes of delicious authenticity. Labeled “Fine Vietnamese Cuisine,” Pho 20 is the complete dining package, a great atmosphere, stellar service, expansive variety, and outstanding food. I can easily say it is unquestionably one of the best restaurants in Galveston, and it opened much to the delight of Island foodies who immediately recognized that Pho 20 was the aphoristic book not to be judged by its cliché cover. The first page that reads nothing like the title is the ambiance of the dining room; an outdated, uninspired brick structure on the outside lends the notion that the interior will be just as dull, drab, and sterile, perhaps with counter service and booths made from material that is a notch above particle board. As much as I hate to ruin the effect for first-time diners, everything opposite of that above description is what is actually inside Pho 20. The dining room is beautiful, and echoes with that effervescent Zen quality only achieved by the finest of Asian restaurants. And no counters here, only tablecloths and tableside service. The main dining room is flanked by several small private rooms for larger parties, which holds a twofold advantage. Big groups can enjoy the privacy and privilege of their own room, but also by seating larger parties separately, they help to maintain the dining room’s air of serene sophistication. Pho 20’s staff is easily one of the friendliest and most accommodating on the Island, as well. Guests have only to take a few steps inside the restaurant before they are immediately greeted and ushered to a table, unless of course it is during peak hours; due to its popularity Pho 20 is known to sometimes require waiting for a table. Throughout the meal, service is attentive but not overbearing, and caters to the needs of each table. Servers are all smiles and are eager to assist diners in navigating their way through the pages of menu items, offering recommendations and answering questions. The heart of Pho 20’s menu is its authenticity and vast range of freshly made Vietnamese specialties, as it boasts 117 different items.
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The restaurant’s namesake, Pho, is a traditional Vietnamese beef soup presented in thirteen different varieties. A bowl quite literally bigger than your head is filled to the brim with savory, steaming beef broth infused with onion and coriander. Fresh rice noodles are added to the broth, as is a squeeze of lime and raw bean sprouts for texture. It is then finished off with Asian basil, saw-leaf herbs, and fresh chilies. Another of their specialties and favorites is the House Lo Mein, dense noodles in a sweet and savory brown sauce, tossed with chicken, beef, and shrimp. The most stunning of their dishes, however, fall under the category of Mi Xao Don, or Fried Egg Noodles. Several different combinations of meat and vegetables are sautéed in an absolutely scrumptious brown sauce, then piled high with crisp noodles that start out crisp and crunchy but eventually soften when added to the sauce. Appetizers include dumplings, Vietnamese crepes, and several variations of egg rolls, as well as spring rolls wrapped in soft and chewy rice paper and served with homemade peanut sauce. The entrée menu is categorized for easy reference and includes several variations of the dish under each heading. Entrée categories include, of course, the Pho and Fried Egg Noodles, along with Vermicelli Rice Noodles, Thin Vermicelli, Vietnamese Hot & Sour Soup, Steamed Rice Platters, Fried Rice, Beef, Chicken, Seafood, Tofu, Vegetables, Salads, and finally, the Chef’s Specialties. Of course the traditional Hoisin and Sriracha sauces are available for embellishment, but the
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food has so much flavor you will probably not even consider using them. The most noteworthy aspect of Pho 20 is its obvious lack of pork on the menu, there is not any at all, not even in the egg rolls, but perhaps that coincides with the fact that it also has one of the most extensive selections of vegetarian and vegan meals in Galveston. Those practicing alternative diets or those with dietary restrictions are not confined to the list of side dishes or limited to one or two items, in fact at least one-third of their menu is entirely meatless. Pho 20 is also the only place on the Island that serves authentic Bubble Tea in ten different flavors ranging from Avocado to Mango to Mocha. With endless variety, a great atmosphere, and welcoming service, Pho 20 will quickly become that spot you visit every time you come to Galveston, and for locals it is already on the regular lunchtime agenda. It can provide a peaceful meal time respite, or the perfect forum to celebrate with large groups no matter how varied the tastes are among them. Pho 20 is quite simply that place that will always keep you wanting Pho. Pho 20 2101 Broadway Avenue on the East End of the Island (409)750-9200 www.pho20.com Monday – Saturday, 11am-9pm, Closed Sunday
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“Gone Girl”
“The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them”
“This Is Where I Leave You” (September 19th) is comedy under very dire circumstances, which is nearly every member of the impressive cast’s specialty. Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Jane Fonda, just to name a few, sharpen their sarcastic teeth in the trailer that hints at hilarious circumstances, including Fonda’s new plastic surgery, but also ensures us there will be a message of family, togetherness and acceptance. “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them” By Dustin Chase (September 26th) is the dramatic fix you have been waiting for. Writer/director Ned Benson created Summer 2014 will not go down as a memoa film with two different perspectives - “His” and rable one for the box office, nor will it be remem“Hers.” The Weinstein Company has edited the two bered as a summer that turned out great films. As films together for marketing reasons and called it we watch the sun set on this years’ special effects the “Them” version. However, all three versions ridden, bombastic and stupefying mainstream of the film will be released at some point. It’s been movies we can relish the few gems like “Begin said that Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain gives the Again” or “Snowpiercer” as we prepare for a hard performance of her career, and this is already nearly hitting fall season that looks to provide numerous guaranteed to be a major Oscar player. award contenders before winds of change even hit The main course arrives in October just as Septhe air. Regardless of how the actual season is bro- tember gives us enough good material to remind ken down on the calendar, clearly summer isn’t us that the best is always saved for the end of the over until early October. However, I am looking year. Sure, you find your low budget horror films at “Fall Movie Season” as September and October sprinkled around the Halloween month, but more only. you have studios releasing their best For the past few years, October has proved the importantly crop early enough to stick in voter’s and audience’s richest month for films gaining awards momenminds throughout the winter. Here are seven of the tum. In fact “12 Years a Slave” and “Gravity,” the ones I think will stand out: two major contenders for the Academy Awards, were both released in October. The same for the “The Good Lie” (October previous year’s best picture winners, “Argo” and 3rd) is one of two films “The Artist.” The point being, December is no where Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon longer the only month for the biggest catches. If will attempt to salvage October is now the best picture-winning predicther fledgling career. It’s ing ground, then September is the appetizer. There got the whole “Blind are five films in September that should be on your Side” theme going for radar to see, which admittedly isn’t very many for it with Witherspoon an entire month: de-glammed and shed“Hector & The Search for Happiness” (September ding light on a social 19th) is the new issue. If the film is as dramatic comedy from good as the trailer, it will actor Simon Pegg and directed by softie Peter be a big boost for the disgraced actress. Chelsom (“Shall We (October 31st) looks to be one of those Dance,” “The Mighty”). “Horns” twisted cult classics; and it also looks as if Daniel At first glance it looks Radcliffe might have found his first big success like the male version story since Harry Potter. Though not his first of “Eat, Pray, Love,” dabbling into the horror genre, “Horns” looks more towards the end of like a “Donnie Darko” than “Woman in Black.” The the trailer it resembles satire from the trailer also has a big helping of what Walter Mitty. However, I loved about Sam Rami’s “Drag Me to Hell.” Pegg is a more versatile “Whiplash” (October 10th) is one of those small actor than Ben Stiller, not to mention, you have Toni Collette in the cast. indie films that could be career changers for both Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons. It looks to be a “The Skeleton Twins” (September 19th) is another disturbing portrait of a drummer who feeds his dramatic comedy for September starring SNL talent with the verbal and physical abuse from a alums Kristen Wiig and Bill Hadar as twins. Wiig respected music professor. The intensity of the continues to venture into more dramatic territory trailer outweighs that of most action films and looks and this film looks to provide both Hadar and nothing short of an actor’s paradise. Wiig a chance to flesh out some really brilliant and “The Judge” (October 10th) this could just be touching characters. “August Osage County” gender-flipped, but I “Laggies” (September 26th) has Kiera Knightley, am thrilled to see Robert Downey Jr. out of the from my favorite film of the summer, back to “Iron Man” suit and in something grounded and offer more of her talent this fall. Co-starring with important. While Robert DuVall will pull his typical the always brilliant Sam Rockwell, this comedy punch, they look to be a rewarding, opposing pair romance looks to explore the female side of and with echoes of family and forgiveness, this the classic “male who can’t grow up” storyline. might make its way into the Golden Globe race. Directed by Lynn Shelton (“Your Sister’s Sister,” “St. Vincent” (October 24th) Not only is Bill “Humpday”), it could just be another sappy Murray in it, but this looks tailor-made to his acting story of two people yearning for each other, but Knightley and Rockwell are usually pretty good at strengths. This is a slam dunk for Murray in the comedy category at the Globes, but hopefully this choosing challenging roles.
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will be more than a one note film since you have Melissa McCarthy doing a dramatic character and Naomi Watts as a crazy looking stripper. “Birdman” (October 17th) This will be good and highly praised by critics because it’s from acclaimed director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (“Babel,” “21 Grams”) and that’s really all that needs to be said. The subject matter couldn’t be more quirky, but the thought of Michael Keaton resurrecting his forgotten career with a part this juicy is the icing on the cake. “Gone Girl” (October 3rd) Fox is betting it all on David Fincher’s latest and with good reason, everything he does is beloved and this is his first film since “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” Just from the dark trailer, Ben Affleck looks to be doing some of the best acting work of his career and this entire project will likely be showered with awards attention including, I have a sneaky suspicion, supporting actress Kim Dickens.
“Sin City: A Dame to Kill For”
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Eva Green, Jessica Alba, Powers Boothe In 2005, back when Robert Rodrigiez was considered a hot commodity and the general public had a real craving for comic book adaptations (“Fantastic Four,” “X-Men” were all the major players), “Sin City” seemed hip, cool, unique and visually captivating. Nine years later, the world has changed - just not in “Sin City.” Sure, the effects look a little sharper, we get to watch it in crappy 3-D, wearing uncomfortable glasses now, but nothing else has changed. The once prestigious Rodriguez has yet to change or adapt like his fellow Texan filmmaker Richard Linklater, who seems to grow more talented with every picture. Following the dismal disappointment of his “Machete” sequel and the burn out of the “Spy Kids” franchise, Rodriguez yet again returns to familiar territory. Marv (Rourke) is still watching Nancy (Alba) dance the bar every night, which symbolizes her fearsome protector. Nancy has become mentally unstable since the death of her father (Willis), who haunts her thoughts. Each night she stands on the bar, dancing her life away and she dreams of avenging her father. Senator Roark (Boothe) is the man in her gun sights, but she isn’t the only one. A fast draw of the card, cocky kid named Johnny (Levitt) blows into town and heads straight to the back of the bar to play Roark a dangerous hand; he wins too, but that’s just where he begins to lose. On the other side of town Dwight (Brolin) is having rekindling issues with his ex-wife Ava (Green), who becomes an even bigger regret after a night of passion. Half the original cast has either died over the period between the two films (Michael Clarke Duncan, Brittney Murphy), their characters were killed in the original, or they refused to return for the sequel. Frank Miller again serves as co-director with Rodriguez and they bring another portion of his graphic novel to the big screen. Like most sequels, “A Dame to Kill For” is an unnecessary return to a world that was only mildly interesting in the first place. Due to the fact that there is a new comic book film every weekend at the box office, “Sin City” feels like an old dog with no new tricks. The continual graphic eye injuries of the film might be the only element keeping yours open. While this script is equally as violent and sexual, it never musters the energy the original had. In every way it feels like trying to squeeze something out of nothing. Levitt’s character is probably the most interesting of all the characters, and a cameo from Lady Gaga is certainly going to excite her fan base. Otherwise, after the failure of Miller’s “300” sequel also starring Eva Green, I think both he and Rodriguez should shy away from sequel territory. Final Thought – A ‘Dame’ that’s just the same. Grade C+
“If I Stay”
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley, Joshua Leonard Finally, a teenage novel adaptation that strays far away from the accepted norm. “If I Stay” is based on the book of the same name by Gayle Forman, and its biggest problem is being too sophisticated for intended audiences while appearing to be another teenage romance. It’s the strong family dynamic that Forman and screenwriter Shauna Cross elaborate on
within the film that caught my attention. We finally see parents that are unique, enriching their kids with morals and values by encouragement, involvement and sacrifice. Beyond that, it’s Moretz, who is only 17, who continues to be one of the strongest, most talented young actors in the business. This is a girl who isn’t afraid of any role, character or challenge and she hasn’t even hit adulthood yet. “Isn’t it amazing how life is one thing, and then in an instant it becomes something else..?” Mia Hall (Moretz) was an extraordinary 17-year-old girl who had just gotten an audition at Julliard, torn between staying with her family and boyfriend in Portland, or perusing her musical dreams in New York. Yet on a snow day where the entire family decided to spend the day together, tragedy struck on the highway. “If this kid wakes up she is waking up an orphan,” Mia hears the doctors say. Standing outside her body watching the emergency crews cover up members of her family and watching loved ones grieve, she must decide whether to stay in a life that will be marked by tragedy or go be with the rest of her departed loved ones. Most films use flashbacks in a narrative to give more detail to events happening in the present. “If I Stay” does exactly the opposite, as the entire film
is told in flashback, and periodically flashes to the present, giving heavier weight to Mia’s tough decision. It’s not until the latter part of the film that the present scenes become gripping. The heart of the film is following Mia and her musical family up until the point of the accident. Her relationship with local band front man Adam (Blackley) is as gripping and mature as they come. It’s far beyond the type of connection and romance we saw in “Twilight,” “Hunger Games,” or “Divergent;” it’s a relationship worth living or dying for. In the trailer, which brilliantly uses the song “Say Something” by A Great Big World, the film is introduced like “Ghost” or the forgotten teen flick “The Invisible,” but it distances itself from both by steering away from stereotypical elements like walking through people and objects or finding that one person who can see or feel you. First time feature film director R.J. Cutler really balances the emotion, the drama and the harmony of the characters and the stressful situation. As “Twilight” was to Washington, Portland is almost a character itself within “If I Stay” as city, the weather and the boundaries constantly affect the characters. It’s far too smart to be labeled a teen romance, yet I also worry on first look that it might not appeal to adults. Both demographics
should be sitting in front of this film and discussing its themes of family, sacrifice and love after drying your eyes. Final Thought – An emotional gut punch with a powerhouse performance from Moretz. Grade B+
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Things To Do try them all. Be sure to get a Tasting Cup so that you can try all the deliciousness plus vote for your favorite. Besides cooking shrimp gumbo, some of the restaurants will also be selling other types of food. Boat and RV Show (September 26th-28th) - Did you go all summer without a new boat or RV? Wait no longer! The 4th annual Galveston Island Boat and RV Show returns Friday, September 26th through Sunday, September 28th. Featuring boats and RV’s for all skill and thrill levels there is sure to be one just perfect for you. Strand Merchant WalkAbout (Saturday, September 27th begin5K, Lil’ Shrimps Parade, Pint Jockey’s ning at 12 noon) - Take a break from the September heat and stop Pub Crawl, Gumbo Stroll and More into some of the islands most popular Strand Merchants for a quick browse or some serious shopping. Visit all of the shops on your Three full days of shrimp, music, friends and fun begins on FriWalkAbout card, get a stamp from each one, turn in your card by day, September 26th and runs through Sunday, September 28th. Event activities include a Shrimp Gumbo Cook-Off, Gumbo Tasting, 4pm and win! All completed cards are entered into winning hundreds of gift certificates from participating stores. Winners will be contacted Free Boat and RV Show, 5K / 1K Fun Run, Lil’ Shrimps Parade, Live Music, Vendors, Kids Area and a Strand Merchant Walk-About! There by e-mail after the festival. WalkAbout Cards will be available at the Information Booth (23rd St. and Strand St.). All completed cards is plenty for the whole family to enjoy. Here’s the schedule: must be turned in by 4pm to the Information Booth to qualify. Friday, September 19th 5K Fun Run (September 27th beginning at 9am) - Get your teams 7pm Chief Cooks Meeting at Beerfoot Brewery together, outfits ready and lace up your running shoes, the 3rd Friday, September 26th Annual Shrimp Scamper 5K Fun Run and Lil’ Shrimp Scamper 1K 8-10pm VIP/Sponsor Kick Off Party: Fried Shrimp Dinner - Live returns. In cooperation with the Castaway Galveston Island Shrimp Music - Bar at Saengerfest Park, 23rd and Strand Festival, this is your opportunity to scamper your way down the 5-10pm Free Boat and RV Show Galveston Seawall and follow it up with a day of great eats and drinks. 8pm VIP Sponsor Party with Brandon McDermott performing With run registration you get a festival t-shirt ($20 value), Gumbo Tasting Cup ($12 value), 5K runners receive one free beer at early Saturday, September 27th Packet Pick Up Friday, September 19th ($5 value) and another free 10am Vendors open on 23rd Street, free Boat and RV Show beer after the 5K Fun Run ($5 (*Must be 21 or older to receive the opens free libations). The Shrimp Scamper 5K Fun Run and Lil’ Shrimp 11am Information Booth opens 12pm Public Gumbo Stroll begins, Strand Merchant Walk-About Scamper is an event for all ages and fitness levels. Running and/or walking is permitted as this is a non-competitive, non-timed event. begins, Kids Area open, Live Music begins (Saengerfest The run will start at Beerfoot Brewery located at 2816 Ave. R ½. Park 23rd and Strand) 1-6pm Saengerfest Park Main Stage, Live Music by Platinum Lil Shrimps Parade (September 27th beginning at 3pm) - The Lil’ Player Zydeco Band Shrimps Parade is something the whole family can enjoy. Catch beads 3pm Galveston Shrimp Company’s Lil’ Shrimps Parade 4pm Public Gumbo Tasting Ends, Strand Merchant Walk-About from participating floats as they roll down Strand St. Pint Jockey’s Sunday Funday Pub Crawl (September 28th beginning ends at 1pm) All participants will check in with Pint Jockey’s in Saengerfest 6pm Awards Ceremony Park at 12 noon. Participants will then visit four different bars each Sunday, September 28th featuring a brewery and pick-up a free giveaway and playing card. 10am Free Boat Show open, Kids Area open The last stop with the 5th card will be back in Saengerfest Park. All 12-4pm Live Music in Saengerfest Park, event details at website participants must be back in Saengerfest Park by 3:45pm and present 1pm Pint Jockey’s Pub Crawls their cards at 4pm. Prizes will be awarded to the top three poker 5pm Boat Show and RV and Kids Area Closes hands. Participating locations are Stuttgarden with Rahr and Sons, Here are the details.... Board Game Island with Southern Star, Murphy’s with Karbach and Gumbo Stroll (September 27th beginning at 12 noon) - Join us as Brew’s Brothers with St. Arnolds. Galveston’s Historic Downtown Strand District is transformed into General admission and Tasting Cup is $8 in advance and $10 at a melting pot of flavors! With over 80 teams from award winning the festival. For more info, times and dates for more events or advance cookers to backyard roux roughnecks you will want to get in early to tickets go to www.galvestonshrimpfestival.com.
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The 6th annual Battle of the Badges 37th Citizens Police Academy: Free Police Department Program at Law Enforcement Facility Battle of the Badges, is coming and gives you the opportunity to cheer on local hometown heroes fighting for a cause. Galveston’s ulti- When: First class meets Monday, September 8th, classes continue mate Fight Night happens on Saturday, September 6th at 7pm, with every Monday for the next 14 weeks, 6:30-8pm doors opening at 5pm, at Moody Gardens Convention Center, 1 Hope Where: The Joe Max Taylor Law Enforcement Facility, GPD HeadBoulevard in Galveston. The 6th annual Battle of the Badges will pit quarters - Training Room, 601 54th Street, Galveston contenders from multiple departments to benefit Galveston Boy’s and Registration is now open for the Galveston Police Department’s Girl’s Club, Galveston Memorial Foundation, Camp Janus (Summer 37th Citizens Police Academy. The Camp for Juvenile Burn Victim Survi14 week course brings police officers vors) and Lone Survivor Foundation. and the local community together in The Galveston Battle of the Badges an educational setting that provides is a joint effort between the Galvesparticipants an in-depth overview of ton Police Department, the Galveston the department and its day-to-day Fire Department, and the Galveston operations. County Sheriff’s Office. AdditionThis free program will be offered ally, members of the Texas City Police weekly from 6-8:30pm. If you are at Department, Texas City Fire Departleast 18 years of age, live or work in ment, Texas Department of Public the City of Galveston, and would like Safety, University of Texas Medical to better understand how the police Branch Police Department, Galvesdepartment serves the community, this is your chance to find out. ton Island Beach Patrol, League City Volunteer Fire Department, The purpose of the Citizens Police Academy is to increase underLaMarque Fire Department, Galveston Emergency Medical Service, Hitchcock Police Department, Hitchcock Volunteer Fire Department, standing between the Island’s citizens and the police department through education. During the program students will be provided with and Marathon Emergency Response Team will battle in the ring. information, training, and insight into the workings of the Galveston The crowd will be treated to 15 lightweight, middleweight, Police Department. Course topics include patrol and traffic enforcement, heavyweight, male and female bouts. Check out the fight card, photos, and matches on the event Face- internal affairs, use of force, criminal investigations, narcotics and vice, as book page at www.facebook.com/pages/Galveston-Battle-of-the-Badges. well as crime scene investigation and many others. Advance tickets may be purchased at all Coastal CommuDue to the sensitive subject matter applicants will be subjected to a nity FCU branches. Credit card purchases can be made by calling background check. Participants must attend at least nine classes to suc(409)765-6067. cessfully complete the course. General admission tickets are $20 each in advance or $25 each at Download a brochure and application at www.cityofgalveston.org. the door the night of the event. For VIP seating or additional informa- Questions about the program should be directed to Sgt. Destin Sims tion, contact (409)771-7488. #329 at (409)765-3606. 8 The Island Guide Magazine GalvestonIslandGuide.com (409)256-5166
“The Galveston Daily News” Press Run:
Run The Race and Support a Great Cause
Run, walk, or jog in to the 3rd annual “The Daily News” Press Run to support the Newspapers In Education program being held on Saturday, September 13th. This annual event will feature certified Galveston Causeway courses, an exciting kid’s 1K, vendor booths, food, drinks, snacks, moonwalks, music, a costume contest and much more. This race is fun for everyone! Learn how you can help to support local classroom teachers and students through Newspapers in Education, a program that provides resources to use the newspaper to develop reading comprehension skills, critical thinking and a better understanding of the way the world relates to the classroom. There is a waiting list of teachers who want to join and need your help to make the program a success for the upcoming school year. Courses in this year’s Run include professional chip timing and USATF certified courses, with all courses beginning and ending at “The Daily News” building at 8522 Teichman Road in Galveston. Fees (payable on the day of the run) for the runs are: Kid’s 1K - $15; 5K Run/Walk - $40; 10K Run/Walk - $45. Race Times are 7am for Kid’s 1K; 7:30am for 5K (certified); and 7:30am for 10K(certified). Division breakdowns are as follows: 10 and under (Kids), 11-14yrs, 15-19yrs, 25-29yrs, 30-34yrs, 35-39yrs, 40-44yrs, 45-49yrs, 50-54yrs, 55-59yrs, 60-64yrs, 65-69yrs, 70 and over. Awards will be given to 1st place overall male and female (1K,5K and 10K); 1st - 3rd place male and female in each age division (5K and 10K); and all Kid’s 1K participants receive an award. Packet pickup will be on Thursday, September 11th, Friday, September 12th and on race day at the event. Early pick-up times and location will be announced on the Press Run website and Facebook, and an e-mail will be sent to all the runners. Runners are encouraged to come dressed as his or her favorite book character to be judged in a costume contest. Race Day’s schedule on Saturday, September 13th, begins with registration at 5:30am; starting time for the Kid’s Race is 7am; starting time for the 5K Race is at 7:30am (#TX13026ETM); and the 10K race begins at 7:30am (#TX11142ETM). All 5K and 10K runners will receive technical t-shirts while the 1K runners will receive cotton t-shirts. There will be no refunds given and parking information is TBD. Watch for updates on “The Daily News” Run Facebook page.
Texas’ Largest Craft Beer Festival Tapped as One of the 10 Best Beer Fests in America:
Spec’s 5th Annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival In its 5th year, Spec’s BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival takes place at Moody Gardens Friday, August 29th through Sunday August 31st. The three-day celebration will showcase two signature events: “BrewLicious Brews and Foods Pairing” and “BrewHaHa Grand Tasting,” which also has a VIP component. There are a host of related events like the “BrewMasters PubCrawl” and “Texas Brewery Tasting Tour.” Featured activities include Beach, Brews and Bands, with performances by Rat Ranch on Saturday, August 30th, and Jared Waggoner on Sunday, August 31st, with fireworks on the beach at Palm Beach, educational events, a slew of Brew Brains and industry experts including awardwinning BrewMasters and home brewing masters. Festivities begin on Friday, August 29th with “BrewLicious Brews and Foods Pairing.” This spectacular evening for suds sippers is for the serious beer and culinary enthusiast. Every featured beer will be paired with food, with a focus on high-end, premium, unique beer paired with just the perfect culinary accompaniment. “BrewLicious Brews and Foods” will run from 7-10pm, tickets are $75. Also on tap is the “BrewMasters Pub Crawl,” Friday, August 29th at 8pm. Hop on board this festive party bus departing from Moody Gardens with a tour to some of Galveston’s trendiest bars. Meet featured Brew Brains at each stop. Tickets are $25 in advance. If you are a Texas beer fan (and who isn’t?) make your first stop of the day on Saturday, August 30th at the “Texas Brewery Tasting Tour.” The event runs from 11:30am-12:45pm. Tickets are $25 in advance and it always sells out. Then it’s time for the grand tasting. Saturday, August 30th sample some of the best brews in the world made available to beer lovers at the “BrewHaHa Grand Tasting” held in the Moody Gardens Expo Arena. This Grand Tasting will feature over 400 craft and specialty brews as well as a Wine Escape with wine samplings. Admission to “BrewHaHa” is $35 in advance, $40 at the door, $85 for a VIP ticket, or choose a multi-event Hopper Pass. “The BrewHaHa Grand Tasting” will run from 3-6:30pm. BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival is presented by Spec’s Wine, Spirits & Fine Foods. For more info visit www.brewmastersbeerfest.com or call (713)557-5732.
Vintage:
Authentic Retro Style in a Modern Retail Setting By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost Of all things sentimental and nostalgic from bygone eras, clothing is undoubtedly the most personal and sentimental. After all, clothes are the truest expression of our personality, and decades, while defined historically by monumental events, achievements and innovation, are most often defined in our lives by what we wore. Even the modern fashion industry, which today seems to be running out of history to reinvent, markedly employs shapes, colors, and patterns from past eras as a basis for current designs. Although doing this may seem to some as uninspired and unoriginal, reminiscent fashion actually keeps retro designs relevant and sought after. Who needs a knock-off reinvention when the original design is still somewhere in the back of your closet? Speaking of originals, Vintage on 23rd Street is brimming with originality in all forms. Not your typical musty, dusty, resale clothing store, owner Vivian Harvey takes special care with all of her garments and in their presentation, and the cleanliness and freshness of Vintage puts it significantly closer in ambiance to a retail store than a resale shop. “All of my clothing is professionally cleaned and pressed,” Vivian says, and she will also refurbish or restore items when she can. Vivian was never formally educated in fashion, nor was she ever employed in the industry. Her lovely store is the culmination of a sincere passion, an insatiable interest, and her own experience in clothing, all of which are apparent in her breadth of knowledge on the subject. Vivian pulls item after item off the rack and expertly dates it while fondly admiring it. “I just want other people to enjoy these,” she says, after revealing that much of the stores initial inventory came from her own closets. When asked how she is able to tell when a garment was made, Vivian explains, “The first thing I look for is the tag. If it is a paper tag and it was made in the USA, it is almost certainly from the seventies or earlier. In the 1980s we started outsourcing all of our clothing production overseas.” Another significant ‘tell’ is the material with which it is made; specific fabric blends that are no longer used can often date an item. “I get a lot of my clothing from estate sales, although I do pull a little from resale shops, and many of these have never even been worn,” Vivian continues, as she points to a blouse with the retail store tag still dangling from the sleeve. She also has a good friend with a resale store in Dallas, who sends any fashion finds he comes across straight to her. Vivian remembers, “I grew up shopping in resale stores, I didn’t have the money to buy retail, and I discovered that I could find designer clothing in great shape for a fraction of the price.” She laughs, “My daughters are even the same way now. One of them will see something in a store she likes but she always wonders, hmmm… I wonder if I can find that somewhere else for a little less?” Overall, however, it is the longstanding mantra of women everywhere that makes it the most fun, and Vivian admits “I just like to shop, and this store definitely gives me
the opportunity to do that.” Vintage offers both men and women’s clothing, and Vivian often livens up her selections and window dressings with certain themes throughout the year. For example, once a year she takes a trip to West Texas, and returns with authentic vintage cowboy hats and leather boots. She also carries a vast selection of Island-appropriate clothing, complete with Hawaiian shirts and vintage muumuus. “Most of our clothing comes from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and a lot of it is from designer labels,” she says, although she does have several 50s pieces and does occasionally come across items from the 30s and 40s as well. “Clothing from those decades is harder to find in good condition,” she says, “it either did not hold up or is no longer wearable.” The store also houses several pieces of vintage furniture for sale, and the walls are adorned with art of local artists. Since her shop is nestled on the bottom floor of the historic Artist Lofts, Vivian thought it was appropriate to perpetuate the artistic community. In addition to the spirited works of these local creatives, vintage artwork is for sale. Vivian also has a keen interest in magazine covers, and features several framed, original cover pages of national periodicals from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Vivian will also help with costume consulting, and has on-hand period costuming books so you will be guaranteed the most authentic look possible. Vintage is the closet you always wished you had, with quintessential pieces that define their decade and resonate with memories. Retro dresses, blouses, pants, skirts, shirts, jewelry, shoes, hats and accessories claim everything in the store that will stand still long enough to be draped or adorned, which is pretty much everything except cats slash Vintage mascots R.C. and Zena, who are always around to offer their opinion on your new Vintage duds. Vintage 408 23rd St., downtown Galveston (409)795-8628 Weekdays and Saturday 11am-5pm, Closed Wednesday, Sunday 12-4pm www.facebook.com/vintageclothes.13
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1940 Sears Building Open House and Neon Lighting Celebration:
Galveston Historical Foundation Does It Again What began as Galveston Island’s Sears & Roebuck store is now home to one of Galveston Historical Foundation’s (GHF) more public endeavors. To celebrate the recent exterior restoration work as well as the recently installed neon sign, we’re inviting the public for a day of vintage fun at our 1940 Sears Building, located at 2228 Broadway, on Saturday, September 13th. Starting at 12 noon, the Sears Building will be transformed to a 1940’s scene with a classic car show, costume contest, treats, beverages and more. Admission is free to the public. Owners of 1930-1940’s era cars that are interested in entering the contest are asked to contact (409)750-9108. The neon sign, recently installed in the same location as the original Sears sign will be turned on at 8:30pm that evening. The building was purchased in late 2012, and the Foundation set to work immediately with numerous updates and restoration projects. The latest round of rehabilitation work is restoring the exterior of the building back to its 1940’s glamour. The location is home to numerous GHF programs including our Architectural Salvage Warehouse, Center for Coastal Heritage, Preservation and Conservation Services and also offers space to related small businesses and non-profits. For more info go to www.galvestonhistory.org.
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Ongoing - Looking for something fun to do? How about kayaking in Galveston? For as little as $10 you can kayak the bay and other areas of Galveston. Artist Boat is establishing a Coastal Heritage Preserve on Galveston Island and is looking for people who want to explore by kayak. Their grant to acquire the land at the new Coastal Heritage Preserve provides financial resources to launch three years of educational programming from this special place. Public trips are available for $10 per person. For a schedule of public trips and to register for a public trip, visit the Coastal Heritage Preserve page on their website. School groups are also welcome. Any teacher scheduling an Eco-Art Workshop will be able to have an Eco-Art Kayak Adventure to the Coastal Heritage Preserve for $150. For more information, contact Artist Boat at (409)770-0722 or artistboat.org. Every Sunday - Galveston’s Own Farmer’s Market brings locally grown produce, prepared foods, and edible farm products to residents of Galveston and the surrounding areas every Sunday morning, 9am-1pm. They strive to foster a greater sense of community, all while supporting farmers and producers, and connecting individuals with their local food economy. The Market is always seeking vendors of produce, prepared foods (homemade), and edible farm products (eggs, cheeses, meats, etc). Galveston’s Own Farmer’s Market is located at 2508 Postoffice St., Galveston. Fourth Monday of every month - Special Needs Support Group hosted by the International Autism Ministry, 11am - 1pm. The International Austism Ministry will host a Special Needs Support Group on the 4th Monday of each month, Texas Rosenberg Library (McCullough Room, 2nd floor), 2310 Sealy Street. Children may watch a movie or play video games while professionals, caregivers and parents meet for a discussion of local resources, best practices, legislative issues, and job training. For additional information contact (512)876-9418 or info@internationalautismministry.com. Sunday, August 31st - Redfish Raft-Up 2014 - Now in it’s 10th year, the Redfish Raft-Up cruise has a huge following of fans that come to spend the day partying on Galveston Bay and enjoying the music of Kelly McGuire. The yacht will cruise eight miles to Redfish Island where it will drop anchor surrounded by hundreds of boats of all shapes and sizes. Proceeds from Redfish Raft-Up are used to bring awareness to Galveston Bay and to help fund GBF program projects, including their wetlands restoration projects and Boater Waste Education Program. If you would like to bring your own boat, Maritime Sanitation will be offering free pump-outs from 11am-3:30pm. The Redfish Raft-Up takes place 11am-3:30pm at the Star Fleet Yachts, 280 Grove Road Kemah. The cost is $99 per person which includes the 4.5 hour cruise aboard the Star Gazer Yacht, beer, wine, champagne and soft drinks, Texas BBQ menu with all the fixin’s and at 12:30-2pm there will be a concert from the 2nd Deck of the Star Gazer Yacht by Kelly McGuire. To register go to galvbay.org/events_marsh.html or call (281)332-3381. Thursday, September 11th - “Cooking Class: Caribbean Cookin’!” - Follow Chef Gerald Schaun down to the Caribbean isles for a fantastic dinner filled with flavorful food! You will learn to make traditional tostones fritos and fried plantains served with a cilantro dipping sauce. Next on the menu is a chilled ensalada mista de camaron, better know as shrimp salad to me and you. You will learn to prepare the tropical speciality pescado rojo en hojas de banana, seasoned red snapper baked to perfection in banana leaves. We’ll end the night with a decadent tres leches cake. Complimentary beverages will be served, but feel free to bring your favorite bottle. Cost is $55/
person/class. Reservations are made on a first come, first served basis (Facebook and website comments will not count as reservations; you must call). Payment is due at the time of reservation. Seating is limited. Class sizes are kept small to ensure you get to interact with the instructors. The Kitchen Chick is located at 528 23rd St., downtown Galveston. Classes start at 6:30pm. Thursday, September 11th - The SCI Café: Cocaine Addiction, Vaccine Development & Treatment Workshop will take place at Mod Coffeehouse, 2126 Postoffice, downtown starting at 5:30pm. UTMB’s Center in Environmental Toxicology, the Institute for Translational Sciences and the Sealy Center for Environmental Health & Medicine invite you to participate in a conversation about Cocaine Addiction, Vaccine Development & Treatment. This conversation features UTMB scientists: Dr. Kathryn Cunningham, Director of UTMB Center for Addiction Research and researcher Jai Rudra, Ph.D., as well as Ellie Hanley, Executive Director of ADA Women’s Center, an alcohol and drug abuse treatment center. Join them as they explore and discuss the current status of addiction research and treatment. SCI Café is a community dialogue about science, health and possibilities among community members, researchers and scientists. The purpose is to engage and connect community members with science and science with the local community. Topics for SCI Cafés are driven by community learning interests and discovery from UTMB faculty. For more information contact (409)772-9110. Saturday, September 13th - Fitness in the Park takes place September 13th and October 11th outside the stage area at Menard Park, 2222 28th St., Galveston. Bring a mat and water and join in this fun free chance to exercise. Fitness in the Park is presented by the City of Galveston, Families, Children and Youth Board, Parks and Recreation and Transforming Galveston. These events are open to the public and is for all ages. For more info, call (409)772-2554 or log on at www.transforminggalveston.com. Sunday, September 14th - Captain Kid’s TriathlonCaptain Kid’s Triathlon is a pirate themed triathlon that is designed specifically for kids and is all about kids. This is held 7am-1pm. Kids ages 6-14 will swim around the Palm Beach Lazy River, ride their bikes through the beautiful Moody Gardens grounds and run on the jogging trail along Galveston Bay. Each participant’s entry fee allows them and three family members to stay and play at Moody Gardens Palm Beach after the race. This takes place at Moody Gardens, 1 Hope Blvd., Galveston. The cost is $60 and registration is at www.captainkidstri.com. Monday, September 15th - “Cooking Class: Milkshakes & Cookies” - Take a cooking class at The Kitchen Chick! Chef Mary Bass’ milkshakes bring all the boys to The Kitchen Chick. Actually everyone will want to get their hands on the delicious shakes and cookies Chef Bass has planned for this class. Participants will learn to make a sinful cheesecake milkshake, classic chocolate malt, chewy chocolate chip cookies and over-the-top mocha toffee latte cookies. And while they’re at it, they’ll make some fresh whipped cream! Class cost is $35/person/class. Please call (409)497-2999 to reserve your spot. Reservations are made on a first come, first served basis. The Kitchen Chick is located at 528 23rd St., downtown Galveston. Classes start at 6:30pm. Saturday, September 20th - Island Market - The Galveston Island Market offers a festive outdoor event where local artisans, handcrafters, and growers can showcase their creations for Galveston residents and visitors. They offer everything from beautiful quilts to handmade soaps to photography to jewelry
and more. The Island Market provides a relaxing setting to browse and shop for unique handcrafted items, many created by local Galveston artisans. Island Market is held the 3rd Saturday of the month, 10am-4pm at 22nd and Mechanic Street in downtown Galveston. For info visit www.galvestonislandmarket.com. Island Market is sponsored by Mitchell Historic Properties and the Galveston Art League. Future Island Markets are October 18th and November 15th. Sunday, September 21st - Ironman 5150 - A field of highly trained international, national, and regional athletes will take to the roadways and waterways of Galveston to compete in the 5150 Triathlon on Sunday, September 21st, 8am-12 noon. Competitors will race along Galveston roads. Motorists driving near the racecourse, Scholes International Airport, and Moody Gardens should use caution and allow additional travel time to their destinations. For additional information, please contact (713)816-5060 or visit www.5150galveston.com. Monday, September 22nd - “Cooking Class: Pumpkinpalooza” - Come take a cooking class at The Kitchen Chick! Chef Mary Bass brings you a menu that revolves around fall’s favorite flavor: pumpkin. Chef Bass will start you on the path to bliss by blending up pumpkin and toasted coconut smoothies. Next enjoy spoonful after spoonful of velvety sweet potato and pumpkin soup topped with candied pepitas. You’ll learn to make savory pumpkin ravioli smothered in a brown butter sage sauce. Finally, enjoy pumpkin perfection when you assemble your own gingersnap and pumpkin parfait with nutmeg whipped cream. Pa-pa-pa-pa-pumpkin! Complimentary beverages will be served, but feel free to bring your favorite bottle. The cost is $50/person/ class. Reservations are made on a first come, first serve basis. The Kitchen Chick is located at 528 23rd St., downtown Galveston. Classes start at 6:30pm. Friday-Sunday, September 26th-28th - Galveston Island Shrimp Festival - There is lots to do for this fun festival of food, music and more. See the feature article in this edition of Island Guide on p. 8. Friday-Saturday, September 26th-27th - Redfish Rodeo - The 20th Annual Redfish Rodeo, a two-day ladies fishing tournament is at the Pelican Rest Marina in Galveston. Over 150 women representing thirty-eight teams will be competing for money to donate to their favorite charity. This is open to anyone that wants to participate. To register or for more info go to www.rrtournaments.com. Pelican Rest Marina is located at 7819 Broadway, Galveston. Saturday, September 27th - Calling All Marsh Maniacs! Join us as we celebrate National Estuaries Day by having fun restoring the marshes at three different Marsh Mania sites around Galveston Bay. Be a part of a community of more than 7,100 volunteers over the past fifteen years who have restored over 202 acres at 74 sites around the bay. These locations include Shipe Woods (Oak Island/Anahuac), Bay Harbor (Galveston Island), and Pine Gully Park (Seabrook). GBF’s Marsh Mania is the nationallyrecognized, signature community-based wetlands restoration and education event of the Galveston Bay area. The goal of Marsh Mania is to involve local citizens in hands-on wetlands restoration activities while increasing their awareness and appreciation of wetland habitats and functions. The first Marsh Mania was held in 1999, that year known as “Marsh Bash.” This one-day event set a national record when 1,500 volunteers planted nearly 70,000 stems of smooth cordgrass to create 14.5 acres of new habitat at 8 sites around the bay. In its sixteen years, Marsh Mania has involved more than 7,100 community volunteers in the restoration of over 200 acres of vital
salt marsh habitat at 74 sites around Galveston Bay. To register go to galvbay.org/events_marsh.html or call (281)332-3381. Monday, September 29th - “Cooking Class: One Last Luau!” - Come take a cooking class at The Kitchen Chick! Who says you can’t hula in the kitchen? Chef Mary Bass transports you to a Hawaiian paradise during our luau class. Sip on Ocean Wave sangria while you learn to make island inspired sweet and sour Polynesian pineapple chicken kabobs. Authenticity in your cooking is always important. So we’ll throw down our own Spam challenge and teach you to make a tasty Spam fried rice. Delicious sautéed spiral cut vegetables will give you the energy to Hang Ten. End the class by learning to make individual tropical fresh fruit pizzas. Mahalo! Complimentary beverages will be served, but feel free to bring your favorite bottle. The cost is $50/person/class. Reservations are made on a first come, first serve basis (Facebook and our website comments will not count as reservations; you must call). Payment is due at the time of reservation. Seating is limited. Class sizes are kept small to ensure you get to interact with the instructors. The Kitchen Chick is located at 528 23rd St., downtown Galveston. Classes start at 6:30pm. Future cooking classes scheduled are “Cooking Class: Cozy Soup & Paninis!” on Wednesday, October 8th; “Cooking Class: Howlaween!” on Thursday, October 23rd; “Cooking Class: Cupcake 101, Part Deux!” will be held on Wednesday, November 12th; and “Cooking Class: Reboot Your Thanksgiving Leftovers!” will be held on Thursday, November 12th. October Saturday, October 4th - Miss Galveston Pageant The Galveston Chamber of Commerce is proud to produce the Miss Galveston and Miss Galveston’s Outstanding Teen pageants as part of the 175th anniversary celebration of the City of Galveston. Serving as official preliminaries of the Miss America Organization, Miss Galveston and Miss Galveston’s Outstanding Teen will advance to compete for the coveted titles of Miss Texas and Miss Texas’ Outstanding Teen. Both pageants will take place simultaneously on Saturday, October 4th at The Grand 1894 Opera House in historic downtown Galveston. The Hotel Galvez will serve as the official host hotel for the contestants and their families. For information contact The Grand’s box office at (409)765-1894, (800)821-1894, or visit The Grand’s website at www.thegrand.com. Additional info is at www.missgalveston.org. Thursday, October 9th-11th - Harvest Moon Regatta - You and all of the yachting friends you can round up are invited to this year’s Harvest Moon Regatta. This is an open regatta and there is plenty of room for 200+ yachts. If you subscribe to the axiom, “Gentlemen don’t go to weather,” then this offshore regatta is for you. Unlike heading out for a Gulf crossing to Mexico or Florida, you will remain relatively close to shore. Starting order is determined according to the speed and other characteristics of each vessel, helping to keep the fleet closer in proximity and increase the competitive spirit. The race starts in front of the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, Galveston, at 2pm on Thursday in order to allow participating yachts to leave the Seabrook and LaPorte areas the same day. The course is a direct sail to Port Aransas of approximately 150 miles and should take cruising vessels 20 to 25 hours in a fair breeze. Yachts may return on the following Monday and join the informal race home, or remain docked in Port Aransas at one of two marinas for a later return. For more info go to their website at www. harvestmoonregatta.com.
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Books
Ease Into Fall With Some Great Books
Julia awakes in the hospital with a broken leg, a new talent for drawing, and false memories of the accident, in which she dies and Monica lives. The doctors attribute this to her head injury, but no one can explain how a bracelet engraved with her name ended up at the scene of the accident. A bracelet no one has ever seen before. Even odder is that classmate Evan Whittaker paid Julia no attention before the accident, let alone after. Now suddenly he’s volunteering to tutor her and offering to drive her home. She can’t ignore that his new obsession started after his two-day disappearance and that he now wears a pendant she’s been drawing for months. When the police show up one night looking for Evan, he begs Julia to run with him, convincing her that Monica is still alive. Julia agrees to go, never guessing where he’s really from. Denise Grover Swank, a prolific writer and a “New York Times” and “USA Today” best-selling author, says that she “keeps her sanity by creating characters to talk to and worlds to live in.” You can definitely tell that this book was written by someone who can create very interesting characters that will draw you into worlds you never thought about existing – that is until you read this book. The concept of parallel universes has always intrigued me and this book deals neatly with it. It parallels our world with one in which the U.S. gets hit during the Cuban Missile Crisis and will provide you with a refreshing change from a lot of books on shelves out there. The manner in which this concept is presented and dealt with is fairly interesting and will leave the reader thinking – perhaps! I would imagine that this book could definitely be considered a young adult book, but it appealed to me in a way that makes me want to read Book 2, “There.” That being said some might find the characters predictable: evil popular cheerleader, super stud football player, awkward, lonely, but seemingly beautiful girl who always goes unnoticed, but then Swank throws in a plot with great twists and some great chemistry and suddenly you have a book that grabs your attention for the duration. If you’re considering reading this book, you might as well buy both, you’re going to want to read “There” after you finish “Here!” Rating: 4 of 5 Copyright 2011 – Bramagioia Enterprises
“Sworn Secret” By Amanda Jennings Yet another book in a long line of books about troubled teens that I have read this summer. I don’t do it on purpose, but I think I need to break away from this pattern, if not for myself, at least for any of you who are reading my reviews! Not unlike so many others filled with family passions, this book centers on the Thorne family, whose eldest daughter fell/was pushed/jumped off the roof of the school gymnasium. Still reeling from the death a year later, each member of the family is trying desperately to cope with their tragic loss in their own way. Not being terribly successful at it, they realize that all of their relationships are in danger of being destroyed by this unexpected upheaval in their lives. As the truth begins to emerge, denial is something that the family wants to cling to, but an uncertain reality begins to slap them all in the face. Jennings’ excellent development of characters and the exposure of the frailties of family relationships will draw you into the intrigue and keep you turning page after page to determine the truth behind Anna’s death. Always in her sister’s shadow, Lizzie is probably the first person to try to begin living again. The only problem is that she is falling in love with her sister’s boyfriend – much to her parents’ dismay. With a back story of the sad deterioration of Jon’s father because of Alzheimer’s and his mother’s determination to remain his caregiver, Anna’s parents Jon and Kate realize that their marriage might be falling apart. It’s only with fierce determination and the will to get on with living their lives that they are finally able to begin the road back to recovery. By artfully presenting differing perspectives with different chapters from different characters, Jennings is able to draw the reader into the severe grief and sadness affecting each one of the characters. There “Didn’t I Feed You Yesterday?: A Mother’s is a frail and precarious balance of mental and emotional survival of those left behind that is so very real. The stresses that the family faces Guide to Sanity in Stilettos” By Laura Bennett Now that the kids are back in would seem almost impossible to endure, and as the plot develops, school, young moms can finally pour those stresses increase. a glass of wine, lean back in a comfy Jennings portrayal of the characters will have the reader empachair, kick up their feet, and have thizing with every family member as she tells this family’s very persome adult time for themselves. This sonal story and gives attention to the struggles with loss, whether it is is a great book to help you laugh off a child, a parent, or a spouse. all of the angst of motherhood just This is a very poignant, yet uplifting story and is well worth the about every time you open it. read. Not worried about being politiRating: 5 of 5 cally correct, Laura Bennett, mother of Copyright 2014 – Witness Impulse/ HarperCollins Publishers six, laughs right in the face of the June Cleaver/Carol Brady type of mom. Her “Here – On The Other Side” Book 1, By Denise book speaks less about child rearing Grover Swank and more about surviving to remain This book is about sixteen year old Julia Phillips who has buried fabulous, despite your children. In her herself in guilt after killing her best friend, Monica, in a car accident. words, her philosophy of parenting is
“I have a genetic predisposition to laissez-faire parenting…the truth is my children are a bit ‘Lord of the Flies’ …I like it that way.” She firmly believes that kids learn best when they are left to themselves, and certainly mommy is happier when left to herself, too. Written in an essay-type format, Bennett’s book presents the reader with a narrative of events in her life. A veteran of “Project Runway,” she discusses her husband (a very patient man), each of her children, and her work, both at home and in her career. As she narrates, she jokes about her acquaintances and the places around her, making observations like a trained tour guide while offering comic statements about the people and events she encounters. Bennett is definitely not a standard bearer for feminism, at least not the sort you hear a lot about. She cheerfully admits she doesn’t know why she married her husband, how she ended up with all those boys, and how she cannot bother to rationalize the whole thing. In my thinking, a whole lot of what she says should definitely be taken with a grain of salt, while trying to remember that sometimes we actually do need to laugh when we just want to cry. One thing that I know she does have is the writer’s gift of telling what, in other hands, could be trivial, but in her space cadet mindset, and while wearing pearls and heels, it makes perfect sense in the madcap atmosphere in which she lives. Read this book? Definitely! It’s worth the time spent to escape from the madness of your own life and enter into the openly honest, crazy life that Bennett lives! It’s a reminder that life is too short to take ourselves too seriously. Rating: 4 of 5 Copyright 2010 – Ballentine Books
Events
Thursday, September 11th - The SCI Café: Cocaine Addiction, Vaccine Development & Treatment Workshop will take place at Mod Coffeehouse, 2126 Postoffice, downtown starting at 5:30pm. UTMB’s Center in Environmental Toxicology, the Institute for Translational Sciences and the Sealy Center for Environmental Health & Medicine invite you to participate in a conversation about Cocaine Addiction, Vaccine Development & Treatment. This conversation features UTMB scientists: Dr. Kathryn Cunningham, Director of UTMB Center for Addiction Research and researcher Jai Rudra, Ph.D., as well as Ellie Hanley, Executive Director of ADA Women’s Center, an alcohol and drug abuse treatment center. Join them as they explore and discuss the current status of addiction research and treatment. SCI Café is a community dialogue about science, health and possibilities among community members, researchers and scientists. The purpose is to engage and connect community members with science and science with the local community. Topics for SCI Cafés are driven by community learning interests and discovery from UTMB faculty. For more information contact (409)772-9110. Galveston Bookshop Signings Galveston Bookshop is located at 317 23rd St., Galveston, (409)750-8200, galvestonbookshop.com. No current events this month.
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Affaire d’ Art (2227 Postoffice St., (409)789-0079, affairedart.com) Affaire d’art International Fine Art Gallery currently features an exhibition entitled “A Juried Affaire.” It will be on view at the gallery thru October 5th. Also these events are taking place at the gallery: Saturday, September 13th (2-5pm) - “A Signing Affaire” book signing event featuring our in house authors and a few guests! Everyone’s welcome to attend, free. Thursday, September 18th (3-7pm) - “A Staging Affaire” - We are welcoming Real Estate Agents, Stagers, Designers, and art lovers! We’re hosting an evening dedicated to home design on Thursday, 3-7pm. We’ll highlight over forty artists and will be serving wine and hors d’oeuvres. There is no cost for this event and it’s a great way to see what our artists have to offer to you. Saturday, September 20th (10am-4pm) - We will be participating in the Galveston Island Market, an outdoor monthly market that showcases paintings, photography, jewelry, handcrafted items, and more. It is located at 22nd and Mechanic Street in downtown Galveston. Friday, September 26th (6-9pm) - Intuitive Stress Free Painting Workshop with Diane Fifer - In this workshop, she will be guiding you through a relaxing and invigorating intuitive form of painting. You will use different methods, tools, and techniques to create your own, one of a kind masterpiece. The cost is $70 per guest. All supplies, wine, and snacks are provided. Please RSVP to the gallery. ArtWalk will be held Saturday,October 11th throughout town, ranging in time from 4-10pm. Mostly held in the heart of the downtown historic district and now other parts of the Island, ArtWalk is a free event that takes place in existing commercial galleries, non-profit art spaces, and what are called “other walls”- restaurants and retail stores. For a brochure listing all participants, stop by the Galveston Arts Center at 2501 Market St., or go online at www.galvestonartscenter.org. All events are free. Various artworks will be for sale. The Artists’ Studios (1902 Ave. N, Galveston, (512)217-1994) This is a large studio designed for space rentals for artists to paint, draw, or sculpt in an active creative atmosphere. Are you an artist and don’t have a space to work? Then this is the place for you. This space is designed for you to rent and use to create your art. The Artists’ Studio has spaces available for rent on a month-by-month, 6-month and 1-year basis. All utilities are paid and rental includes locker space. There are spaces available for classes as well. Amenities include free wi-fi, free coffee or tea, keyless digital entry, industrial sinks, bathrooms, and small fridge for cold drinks. Call for availability. DesignWorks (2119 Postoffice St., (409)766-7599) DesignWorks features an exhibition entitled “The Alchemy of Change,” featuring new wood-fired ceramics by George Bowes. The show will be on view thru September 28th. Ed Gearke Island Gallery & Studio (2328 Strand, 2nd Floor, (409)526-2209) Ed Gearke Island Gallery & Studio is currently featuring an exhibition entitled “Gulf Coast and Prairie: New Works on Pastel.” The exhibit will be on view thru October 8th. G. Lee Gallery (2214 Postoffice St., (409)370-7350) Rene Palmer Armstrong will be the guest artist thru September 30th. Rene’ specializes in combining fused-glass creations with her love of painting to create unique shadowbox canvas paintings and jewelry. Working with dichroic glass, created in the 1960’s by NASA to shield spacecraft during re-entry to earth’s atmosphere, the glass reflects and absorbs light in different colors. When in direct sunlight, the glass glows like a thousand gemstones. Designs found in her fused-glass creations
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are painted out onto the canvas to create a unique mixed media - glass and canvas together. Born and raised in Texas City, Texas, a two-time cancer survivor, Rene’ has an insatiable zest for life. She is also author of “Wings and a Ring: Letters of War and Love from a WWII Pilot.” Rene’ will be displaying her newest work along with photography by Mary Lou Darst and Peter Bowman; contemporary art by Lou Sprecher, Michael Basham, Svetlana Bazaman, Brendan Martinez and Bud Clayton; and landscapes and mixed media by resident artist George Douglas Lee. Galveston Arts Center (2501 Market St., (409)763-2403) Galveston Arts Center is pairing with the Houston Center for Photography to present collections from two distinguished Houston-area photographers. Robin Myers, a Houston-born artist, uses photography to make connections between our scientific understanding of the world and our human experience of it as expressed in every-day phenomena. She reveals the stars on a marble surface, the Fibonacci sequence in hands and hair, the miracle of photosynthesis in algae emerging from the deep. The crux of “Unknown Constellations” rests on photography’s ability to mimic a reality that shifts seamlessly between concrete and abstract, between microscopic and cosmic - how we see and look at the world shapes the way we experience it, just as our experiences and emotions shape the way we see it. Myers holds a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She is the recipient of the 2014 Houston Center for Photography Fellowship, resulting in a solo exhibition opening in May. Her work has recently been exhibited at the Humble Arts Foundation’s Small Prints exhibition at Flash Forward Festival in Boston, Aviary Gallery in Boston, Danforth Art, and Houston Center for Photography. 2014 exhibitions include Wild and Woolly and The Flash of an Instant, both at the New Art Center in Newton, MA. Robin currently lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts. Keliy Anderson-Staley presents a series of tintypes taken of subjects from around Houston. The images were created using chemistry mixed according to nineteenth-century recipes, period brass lenses and wooden view cameras. The work shows a broadly diverse collection of faces. The photographic technique requires long exposures, during which the sitter becomes deeply aware of the image they are projecting of themselves. The result prompts us to examine the role that photographic technologies have played in defining identity throughout history. Anderson-Staley lives and teaches photography in Houston. She earned a BA from Hampshire College in Massachusetts and an MFA in photography from Hunter College in New York. She has image in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Portland Museum of Art (Maine), and Museum of Fine Arts-Houston.
facebook.com/sharartsupply Galveston Art League (2117 Postoffice St., (409)621-1008, galvestonartleague.com) The Galveston Art League Gallery is featuring entries accepted into its Fall juried show through September 28th. The show highlights works that have been awarded Best of Show and first and second place in each of five categories. These categories include works on canvas, works on paper, photography, two-dimensional mixed media, and three-dimensional works such as sculpture, pottery, and jewelry. Best of Show went to Billie Brinkley’s mixed media, “The Least of These.” The show also includes the annual McGivney Award, given to the best work on paper that portrays Galveston life. The Award was established in honor of Dr. Merlin McGivney, a local dentist, artist, and patron of the arts. The winning work is purchased by Rosenberg Library and entered into its permanent collection. The 2014 McGivney prize was given to Vicki L. Wood for “Bay Watch,” a colored pencil portrait of a brown pelican. Galveston Artist Residency (2521 Mechanic St., (409)974-4446, galvestonartistresidency.org) “New New Berlin” will be on exhibit through October 25th. The directors of NevADA Art Fair are excited to present some of the hottest trends in contemporary art from the Neo-modern revival currently sweeping MFA programs across the globe. Showcasing the works from a select group of avant-garde MFA students, NevADA is excited to offer new entry points into the fast-growing art market for the discerning collector. “We brought the heart of downtown “New New Berlin” to the beautiful Galveston Artist Residency, plus NevADA is set to bring cutting-edge culture to this promising artistic community.” This exhibit has been carefully designed to capture the excitement of the wild, wooly-west atmosphere of today’s art market. Heard Gallery (2217 Postoffice St., (903)357-9073) The Heard Gallery currently features “Beach Art for Beach Homes,” August 23rd thru October 5th. J. Bangle’s Silk Stocking Gallery (25th and Ave. L, (409)763-6161) The heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, “Galveston’s own” Pam Heidt. Katrina Howarth Gallery (215 Tremont St., (713)550-6431, thehowarthgallery.com) On display this month are new fine art original oil paintings by artist and gallery owner Katrina Howarth of beautiful European landscapes and colorful still life compositions of florals and tabletops. MiArt (1327 Market St., (409)692-7833) MiArt is Michèle Grindberg’s charming little gallery located in the heart of Galveston’s East End in an 1883 Victorian house. The gallery is surrounded by some of the most popular restaurants on the island. Across the street is the Original Mexican Cafe, just down 14th Street is the Sunflower Cafe and the Mosquito Cafe, and only a short walk away on Postoffice Street is Farley Girls Cafe. MiArt showcases “happy art,” original paintings by Michèle Grindberg and Regina Lee Parkinson as well as the colorful clay pieces by Mary Ann Hasty. Also featured is locally handcrafted Sterling jewelry with the genuine gems from amethyst to rubies. René Wiley Gallery (2128 Postoffice St., (409)750-9077, renewileyart. com) Wiley Gallery currently features a special group exhibition entitled “August Shade,” featuring artists René Wiley, Rachel Wiley-Janota, James Phillips, Dale Hooks, Darlene Wall, Bill Meeds, and Brenda Butten Schlosser. The exhibition continues thru October 5th.
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PeckArts (2208 Postoffice St., (409)621-1500, PeckArts.com) PeckArts is currently featuring Russel Mai’s “Maritimes.” This is on view thru October 5th. Rosenberg Library (2310 Sealy St., downtown Galveston, (409)763-8854, rosenberglibrary.com) “A Century of Galveston Art” continues at the library thru December 2014. The exhibit is located in the Harris Gallery on the library’s 4th floor. “A Century of Galveston Art” will feature works by members of the Galveston Art League painted during the past one hundred years. Established in 1904, Rosenberg Library was the first organization in the city to collect and preserve fine art. Founded ten years later in 1914, the Galveston Art League was the first organization to promote art appreciation and to support local artists in the city. A natural partnership, the two entities have been closely connected since the early 20th century. For many years, Art League exhibits were regularly held at the library. When the Rosenberg Library added its Moody Memorial Wing in the 1970s, space was provided for a permanent gallery for the Galveston Art League. Each year a juried show was held, providing members the opportunity to exhibit and sell their art. In addition to planning regular exhibitions and juried shows, the Art League managed its own permanent collection of artworks that had been acquired over the years through purchase or donation. Many of these were displayed in the Rosenberg Library and became iconic images for patrons. Works by notable local and nationally acclaimed artists such as Paul Schumann, Boyer Gonzales, Dawson Dawson-Watson, Rolla Taylor, Frederic Taubes, and Eugene Speicher were included in the Galveston Art League collection. In 1982, the League generously donated its collection of 23 paintings and drawings to the Rosenberg Library to ensure its long-term preservation and care. Many of these works are included in A Century of Galveston Art. Although the Art League now maintains its own gallery on Postoffice Street the relationship between the League and the Rosenberg Library continues today through the McGivney Award purchase prize program. The McGivney Award was created by Dr. Merlin Joseph McGivney (1905-1985), a local dentist and long-time member of the Galveston Art League. Dr. McGivney perpetuated his love for the arts by establishing an endowment fund administered by the Rosenberg Library. Each year the library awards a purchase prize to the McGivney Award winner at the Galveston Art League’s spring juried show. The winner is presented with a check, and his or her painting is added to the library’s permanent collection. “A Century of Galveston Art” will be on display through December 2014. Rosenberg Library is open Monday through Saturday from 9am - 6pm. Admission to the museum gallery is always free. Third Coast Gallery (2413 Mechanic St., (409)9744661) Third Coast Gallery currently features an exhibition by Panamanian artists Alan Sumeihax Fuentes, Yun Fuentes and Miriam M. Hapt, on view thru October 5th. Tremont Gallery and Pawsh Boutique (511 23rd St., (409)256-0762) Tremont Gallery and Pawsh Boutique is Galveston’s newest gallery, located just across the street from Star Drug on 23rd Street. The gallery is owned by local photographer and artist
The Dixie Swim Club:
A Classic Fun Production Returns to Island ETC The teammates of “The Dixie Swim Club” are making their return to Island ETC. ETC had many requests by our audiences to bring back this popular show from last season and the return of “The Dixie Swim Club” is with the same cast. This heart-warming comedy about the power of friendship by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten opens on Friday, September 12th. “The Dixie Swim Club” is about five Southern women who met on their college swim team and have been friends ever since. This quintet meets every August at the same beach cottage in North Carolina’s Outer Banks to reminisce and recharge their relationships. Free from husbands, children and jobs, the ladies catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives. “The Dixie Swim Club” focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirtytwo years, during which life flings challenges at them, throws wrenches into their plans, and helps them prove the enduring power of ‘team work.’ Sheree (played by Terri Sireno Burchfield) is the spunky team captain who desperately tries to maintain her organized and ‘perfect’ life. Dinah (Candy Hattingh) is the wisecracking overachiever who is a career dynamo, but her victories in the courtroom
Joey Quiroga. This work includes artistic mediums such as photography, oil paintings, watercolor pieces and graphic design. Throughout September, works will be on display by featured artist Marilyn Biles, an award-winning, internationally acclaimed painter from Houston. Tremont House (2300 Mechanic Row St., downtown, (409)763-0300, www.TheTremontHouse.com) In celebration of the heritage of The Tremont House, A Wyndham Grand® Hotel, and the contributions of hotel owners George and Cynthia Mitchell, the hotel has added a small exhibit on the three Galveston hotels bearing its name and the Mitchells. Guests can find this free display just east of the front desk. The history of The Tremont House can be traced back to 1839 when the first hotel, located at the corner of Tremont and Postoffice Streets opened. A second, grander hotel existed from 1872 to 1928. The current Tremont is the third Galveston hotel to assume this name and honor this tradition. The Tremont House opened in 1985 and is housed in the 1879 Leon & H. Blum Building. The hotel will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2015. Cynthia Mitchell, who passed away on December 27th, 2009, and George Mitchell, who passed away on July 16th, 2013, were instrumental in the restoration and revival of Galveston’s heritage and culture. The Mitchell family continues to preserve Galveston’s Historic Strand District and is currently renovating the 1859 Hendley Building. One panel in the display focuses on their role in restoring The Historic Strand District. “Our guests are always interested in the history of The Tremont House so we are pleased to offer this display,” says Complex General Manager Steve Cunningham. “We invite the public to stop in and read a little about the history of the hotel and the Mitchells. Plus, it gives guests a great excuse to stop in and enjoy our Tremont Café, Toujouse Bar and Rooftop Bar.” Water’s Edge Studio and Gallery (1302 21st St., (409)762-1925) At the Water’s Edge, painter Gayle Reynolds has been busy painting the things which interest her - watercolors of palm trees, the Gulf of Mexico, local shrimp boats, and many of our island birds. New work by Madeleine Baker includes charming, globe-shaped bowls decorated with drawings of her favorite birds and with palms. Also on exhibit is a limited selection of pottery by John Whitman, ladies in bronze by sculptor Pat Moberley Moore and welded, rusty sculptures by Jack Farrell. The Water’s Edge Studio and Gallery is located at 21st Street and Avenue M, in an 1891 corner store with no awning. are in stark contrast to the frustrations of her personal life. Lexie (Robin Lusby Schaefer) is pampered and outspoken. She is determined to hold on to her looks and youth as long as possible, and she enjoys being married – repeatedly. The self-deprecating and acerbic Vernadette (Catrin Griffiths Glynn) is acutely aware of the dark cloud that hovers over her life, so she decides to just give in and embrace the chaos. And sweet, eager-to-please Jeri Neal (Shawna Glad) makes major changes in her life that take the other four completely by surprise! The writing team behind “The Dixie Swim Club” includes Jessie Jones, co-author of the play “Dearly Departed,” which became the star-filled film “Kingdom Come” (2001), Nicholas Hope, who has written award winning plays and television episodes, and Jamie Wooten, who spent many years as writer/producer for “The Golden Girls.” Performances for “The Dixie Swim Club” are September 12th-27th. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm. There will be one Sunday matinee on September 21st at 2:30pm. Tickets are available online at www.islandetc.org. Island ETC (East-End Theatre Company) is located at 2317 Mechanic Street in downtown Galveston. For information please call (409) 7623556 or (888) 762-3556, www.islandetc.org.
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Galveston Historic Foundation was incorporated in 1954, establishing Historic Districts and is the main advocate of preservation and renovation of individual properties. In addition, the GHF operates a salvage warehouse, several paint programs, an incentive grant program, and a revolving real estate fund providing the money necessary to save historic homes. Resulting from these programs, the GHF has preserved over the years, many historic sites and programs which it owns or administers. These include Pier 21 Theater, which regularly shows films such as the Great Storm and Galveston’s own pirate, Jean Lafitte. Also included under the GHF banner is the tall ship Elissa and the Texas Seaport Museum, regularly scheduled Galveston harbor or reservation-only Marine Biology tours on Seagull II, and regular tours of the GHF Bishop’s Palace, St. Joseph’s Church, and Menard House which was built by Canadian Joseph Menard who founded Galveston in 1838. Galveston Island Tours is an affiliate of Galveston Historic Foundation and therefore is the only Galveston tour with full access to all GHF historic buildings, shows and ships. Being an affiliate of GHF allows Galveston Island Tours to customize tours of GHF sites and buildings for large groups beforehand. Depending on the size of the group, tour times can be adjusted to meet group scheduling requirements. Galveston Island Tours utilize a solar powered electric shuttle for many of their tours. In speaking to Matt Farragher who until recently was the tour guide for the tours, on a sunny day the shuttle would be entirely powered by solar energy. Over the course of the year this represents approximately a 20% saving in energy usage and is environmentally friendly. On overcast days, the shuttle is charged overnight at their garage. On inclement days, the shuttle has plastic side covers to protect the passengers. Shuttle service has been recently suspended while repairs are being made, but it is expected to be back in operation in September. Once back in service, the shuttle can also be rented by groups for private functions of any nature and by making arrangements in advance with Galveston Island Tours. Regularly scheduled one hour tours of the East End Historic District, The Strand, or the Hurricane Ike tree sculptures depart from the parking lot behind Ashton Villa located at 2328 Broadway, Thursdays through Sunday at 12:30pm, 2:30pm, and 4:30pm, with an additional Saturday departure at 10am. The prices for the regular tours are $15 for adults, $12 for students under the age of 18, and $12 for seniors over the age of 65. In addition to the regularly scheduled tours, Galveston Island Tours offers Step on Tours. For groups with their own bus transportation, a Galveston Island Tour Guide will step on their bus and provide a guided tour of Galveston Storm Stories relating the history of the more than five hundred blocks of the city that were raised, and during the tour, you will pass monstrous churches like St. Patrick, some of which were raised five feet utilizing 700 jack screws, all turned by hand. These buildings were elevated one excruciating half inch at a time. While all this ensued, citizens walked along elevated planks, many feet above grade to enter and exit their homes which had all been jacked up onto new pilings. Included in the tour is a showing of the Great Storm Experience at Pier 21 Theater. This is an hour and a half tour at $10 per person (minimum 20 people). There is also a one hour tour of Historic Galveston exploring the many renovated Victorian era buildings for $5 per person. Arrangements must be made ahead of time, and if the group does not have a bus available, Galveston Island Tours can make all arrangements for a nominal fee. Galveston Island Tours will also arrange educational tours for groups to visit any GHF sites, or for $4 per student, will arrange for school bus Step on Tours of the Island. For $5 per student, they have School Group Guided Tours of the Broadway Cemetery, the Strand Historic District, and other interesting sites. Galveston Island Tours is also cognizant of the needs of Senior Groups. They provide a Step on Tour Guide for $5 per senior and provide a tour of
the island, especially highlighting its architecture. As well, for seniors, they provide a 1900 Storm Combo Tour at $10 per person, combining a Step on Tour with the Pier 21 showing of the Great Storm. Or for something a little more on the nautical side, a Historic Tour of Galveston Harbor is provided for $8 per person on board GHF’s Seagull ll. Other tour arrangements are also available by contacting Galveston Island Tours. Wes Hocott, Captain of Seagull ll, provides overall management of all Galveston Island Tours, including the bus and shuttle tours. Individual guides conduct the shuttle and Step on Tours. Being an affiliate of Galveston Historic Society provides Galveston Island Tours with great flexibility for those people, tourists, student and senior groups, who wish to be able to make special arrangements with respect to all GHF managed sites, whether it is for certain days, times, or combinations of visits to GHF attractions. Galveston Island Tours 502 20th St., Galveston (409)765-8687 or (888)425-8687 www.galvestonhistory.org
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Every Saturday - Rides on The Harborside Express - The train boards every 15 to 20 minutes with the last ride boarding at 1:45pm. The $4 ticket fee is in addition to museum admission. Located at 2602 Santa Fe Place, downtown Galveston, galvestonrrmuseum.com. Most Saturdays - “World War II Warbird Flight Experiences” will take place at Lone Star Flight Museum, 2002 Terminal Dr., 9am-5pm. Cost is $225 - $1,995 depending on the length of flight. For reservations or info call (409)737-1304. Artist Boat conducts daily tours of all different kinds, skill levels and ages. They offer a variety of kayaking adventures including East End Lagoon, Christmas Bay, Coastal Heritage Preserve (just $10 per person), Drum Bay, Quickstart Your Kayak, East End Sunset Lagoon, Galveston State Park Reserve Tour, Armand Bayou, and Deer Island. Visit artistboat.org to see details and pricing. Galveston History Tour Guide now offers indoor showings. George Douglas Lee is the only Galveston Tour Guide featured on the History Channel. Rick Stovall stated, “This is a great eclectic gallery. Mr. Lee does a fabulous history tour of Galveston Island. He kept us totally engaged in all the history and we barely stopped laughing at the many, many stories of this enchanted island.” You can call (409)370-7350 or stop by the G. Lee Gallery and make a reservation. Ghost Tours of Galveston - Join a haunted ghost tour like no other. Galveston’s oldest and longestrunning ghost tour is owned and operated by Dash Beardsley, the known authority on Galveston and its hauntings. Visit the website for schedules, meeting places and to book your tours online at ghosttoursofgalvestonisland.com. Pier 21 Theater presents “The Pirate Island of Jean Lafitte” - Pirate or patriot? Smuggler or businessman? Merciless murderer and thief, or hero in time of war? These are the contradictions of the legendary Jean Lafitte. This shows daily every half hour, from 11:30am-5:30pm, at the Pier 21 Theater, Harborside Dr. and 21st St. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for students, ages 6 to 18 and free for children under 6. Colonel Paddlewheel Boat launches at One Hope Boulevard in Moody Gardens. Experience the elegance of the paddlewheel from a bygone era aboard the Colonel, a triple deck sternwheeler. Admission is $10.95, children (4-12) $8.95 and senior (65+) $8.95. Cruises are Monday-Friday at 1pm and Saturday and Sunday at 1pm and 3pm.
Bishop’s Palace offers tours daily. The Bishop’s Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdiocese, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation. Bishop’s Palace is located at 402 Broadway, call (409)765-7834 or go online at www.galvestonhistory.org for tickets. Harbor Tours - Tours take place daily at 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm and 4pm. See Galveston Harbor up close aboard “Seagull II,” Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Tours depart from Harborside Dr. For more info, call (409)765-8687. Tall Ship Elissa - The Elissa is the queen of the harbor, standing at 100 feet tall and 200 feet long. She is a three-masted, iron-hulled barque built in 1877, and is one of the oldest fully functioning sailing vessels in the world. For more info, www. galvestonhistory.org, (409)763-1877. Texas Seaport Museum - This harborside museum tells the story of Galveston’s days as one of the busiest and most influential commercial ports of the 19th century, which was also the era when Galveston had surpassed Ellis Island in the number of immigrants coming to America through our Harbor. Special exhibits and educational programs are presented, both chronologically and categorically, and include the Galveston Immigration Database which stores digital records of nearly 150,000 immigrants who arrived to the United States via Galveston. Texas Seaport Museum is open daily from 10am-5pm. Tickets are free for children under 5, $8 for youth, and $10 for adults. For more info, www.galvestonhistory.org, (409)763-1877. Jet Boat Tours - Lauded as the “Max Thrill Ride” of Galveston Island, Jet Boat Tours is an exhilarating speed ride on the Sun Time Water Sports jet boat Spin Time, which has no external parts, no rudder, and no propeller, but instead uses a Hamilton 212 Jet unit. Jet Boat Tours are open seven days a week, cost is $28 per person. For more info, www. suntimewatersports.com, (409)276-6116. Baywatch Dolphin Tours - Owned and operated by Galveston local Captain Michael Caldwell, Baywatch Dolphin Tours is a fun, friendly and informative romp through the waters of Galveston Harbor. The Dolphin Tour lasts just under an hour; the boat leaves every hour on the hour, daily, from 10am to 5pm. Adults are $10, children are $5, and infants and pets ride free. For more info, www. baywatchdolphintours.com, (832)859-4557. Ocean Star Oil Rig Museum - The only facility of its kind in the world, the Ocean Star Oil Rig Museum is not only three stories of dynamic exhibits and information regarding the oil industry, it also serves as the training grounds for many people making their entrance into the world of offshore drilling. The Ocean Star is open daily from 10am to 5pm, with the last ticket sold at 4pm. Selfguided tours can be accompanied by an optional audio narrative via portable listening device. For more info, www.oceanstaroec.com, (409)766-7827. Williams Party Boats - This locally owned and operated charter service has been in operation on the Island since 1946, hosting all ages and experience levels across all areas of the Gulf. They offer a range of boats and excursions, from a few hours with the family on the Texsun II. For times and availability of the excursions ranges,check their website for the most current schedule. For more info, www.charterfishinggalveston.com, (409)762-8808. Galveston Party Boats - Galveston Party Boats is Galveston’s premier fishing-charter company that pioneered the use of the catamaran fishing vessel in Galveston waters. Aboard these vessels sport fishermen will enjoy the use of the latest in technology and equipment for securing some of the Gulf’s most prized catches. Visit their website for pricing and availability of each trip. For more info, www. galvestonpartyboatsinc.com, (409)763-5423.
World Champion Ballroom Dancing:
both Latin and Standard achieving many titles and awards. They started dancing together 13 years ago, training only in International Latin Style. Shortly after they moved to the USA they began their professional career. They have traveled the world, comThe Texarama Dance Competitions peting, performing shows and teaching. They both reside in Louisana and opened their dance studio Performing in Galveston in 2011. Their dance show will start at 8pm during Fred Astaire Dance Studios Texas Region the Masquerade Ball. Cocktail/Masquerade attire is will be hosting the Texarama Dance Competirequested. tions at The San Luis Resort in Galveston, SeptemSpectator tickets are available for daytime ber 12-14th. The public is invited to come watch shows at the door Friday and Saturday 10am-5pm. some awesome Ballroom dancing from the FoxFriday night a Pirates of Caribbean themed trot, Waltz, to Two Step, Latin and Salsa. The Pro/ event and Professionals Competition starts at 9pm. Am competition is similar to Dancing with the Stars Tickets are available at the door for $30. pairing professional dancers with amateur partTickets for the Masquerade Ball including dinners. You can watch dancers during the day Friday ner, cash bar, social dancing, Jimmy Hunter Band, and Saturday from 10am-5pm. Tickets are $30 for USO fundraiser live auction to dance with World each day. Champion Dancers and World Champion Rhythm World Champion Latin Dancers Thomas and Show Saturday night $175 per person are available. Izabella Lewandowski will be performing at the For reservations and ticket information please call Showcase of Champions Saturday night during the (281)361-7674 Masquerade Ball. Thomas and Izabella were born Fred Astaire Dance Studios, started by the masand raised in Poland. Thomas began dancing at the ter of dance himself, began in 1947 on Park Avenue age of 7 and Izabella later at the age of 12, dancing in New York City and now has many dance studios
across the USA and all over the world. We are very proud to be carrying on the Fred Astaire legacy here in Texas with 10 studios in the Houston area, two in San Antonio, one in Austin and one in Fort Worth and growing. You can go to www.FredAstairetexas.com for more info.
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Music
September Sparkles at The Grand!
Galveston Symphony Orchestra:
A Timeless Treasure
with an array of professional and community orchestras, most notably the Royal Philharmonic of London. A resident of Maine and founder of their Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra, Trond has owned a vacation home near the Island for many years, and he established a friendship with Bernd quite some time ago. Thus, Bernd is amazed but not at all surprised by the impact Trond has made in his one short year with the GSO. “Musicians actually show up for rehearsals now!” Bernd laughs, and remarks that, “many of them have said to me they had no idea they could play that well.” During Trond’s first season, ticket sales were the highest they have ever been, and attendance nearly doubled from the previous year. Audience members who have been attending the Symphony’s performances for many years have also noted the difference, “Trond really wants to take us to the next level,” Bernd boasts of his longtime friend, “and people are surprised by how far he has already brought us.” Under the baton of Trond, GSO’s inaugural performance embraces works from Glenn Miller, Sousa, Gershwin, and a host of other Americana notables, ringing in a new season with the fireworks of sound at the 1984 Grand Opera House. The show will encompass almost three hundred years of all-time favorites including Patriotic, Western Jazz, Nostalgic and Big Band themes. Tickets for the 2014-2015 Season are currently on sale, and can be purchased for individual performances or for the entire season at a discounted rate. Season ticket holders have unlimited flexibility with their tickets, and the seven included in the season price are all exchangeable for different dates or additional seats within the same season.
By Kimber Fountain
Have you ever noticed how there is no bad classical music? Sure, it can be played badly, but in its truest form, not a note of it could ever be categorized as bad music. In comparison modern music is quite the opposite, where finding good music is the rarity. Perhaps that is why no matter how many cookie cutter love songs are cranked out in a year, and no matter how many pop albums are sold, the undulating rhythms of Beethoven and the bold confidence of Tchaikovsky will always remain. Collectively, classical music is proverbially and undoubtedly timeless, forever marked as the work of true artisans and craftsmen, whose meticulously woven melodies and bass lines do much more than entertain, they elicit emotion and draw the listener into worlds beyond our pre-fabricated realities. When the person said, “Music is what love sounds like,” they were most likely thinking of classical music. Then there is Galveston Island, a classic in its own right, the product of worldwide influences, whose mere existence is testament to the enduring nature of the output of previous eras. It was built at a time when quality and artistry were pinnacles to success, long before anyone ever thought to sacrifice these noble characteristics to the gods of mass-production and instant-gratification. And so it is only fitting, as a town so richly steeped in character and European influence, for it to be the home of a symphony orchestra with a conductor fresh off the world stage, and the host to a collection of musicians who perpetuate eternal music against a backdrop of timeless architecture and tradition. The 2014-2015 Season of the Galveston Symphony Orchestra ushers in its astonishing 35th year of performance, although only in 2014-2015 Concert Season the past few years has the organization witnessed its most dramatic All Performances held at The 1984 Grand Opera House, 2020 Postoffice St. changes and significant growth. Bernd Budelmann, President EmeriAugust 31st, 7pm tus of the GSO’s Board of Directors, is originally from Germany and American Pops Concert came to Galveston in the late 1980s. A retired neuroscientist, he began his involvement with the orchestra as a spectator at the behest of a colOctober 5th, 4pm league at the University of Texas Medical Branch back in 1987. He Brahms- Tragic Overture, Mozart- Flute Conerto in G, K313, featuring notes that the Symphony has recently expanded its Board of Directors flutist Beverly Allison, Dvorak- Symphony No. 8 significantly in order to extend the GSO’s reach and to involve more November 16th, 4pm people with its promotion. On the performance side, they have also With Special Guest the Bay Area Youth Symphony changed many of their concert times to reflect a European symphonic Vivaldi- “The Four Seasons”, featuring Trond Saeverud on violin tradition, and the majority of their performances will be held at 4pm Gabrieli- Sonata Pian’e Forte, Britten- Four Sea Interludes on Sunday afternoons. Since some restaurants in Galveston close relaHandel- Royal Fireworks Overture tively earlier around 8 to 9pm, especially on Sundays, Bernd explains January 4th, 7pm, New Year Concert there is added benefit to this change. “This gives people the opportuLatin American Pops Concert nity to make an evening out of it and go to dinner or enjoy themselves after the concert, and it also allows travelers to Galveston the ability to February 15th, 4pm return home by an earlier time.” Todd Frazier- “We Hold These Truths” Another European tradition new to the schedule this season is Haydn- Symphony No. 69 (Laudon) in C Major a New Year’s Concert reminiscent of the large orchestras in Vienna. Mozart- Horn Concerto No. 3, featuring French Horn soloist John GSO’s New Year celebration for 2015 is in the style of a Latin AmeriStuckey, Franck- Symphony in D can Pops Concert, another first for the Orchestra and a spin-off of their March 15th, 4pm wildly popular tradition of opening the season with an American Pops Nielson- Helios Overture Concert. That concert will even see a slight change, however, with a Rachmaninov- Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring pianist Sahun “Sam” shift in venue. Previously it has been held at the San Luis Resort, but Hong, Tchaikovsky- Romeo and Juliet Overture (1880) this year it will take place at the 1984 Grand Opera House along with April 26th, 4pm the rest of its performances. A Night at the Italian Opera, featuring the Galveston and College of the But all of those minor changes are merely the harmony to the Mainland Chorale melody, as Galveston Symphony Orchestra begins its second season with its new conductor and most dynamic change, respected InterGalveston Symphony Orchestra national Concert Violinist Trond Saeverud. Of Norwegian heritage, www.galvestonsymphony.org Trond is a scion of one of Norway’s most well-known composers Reservations: (409)765-1894 Single Tickets: $30 Adults, $20 Students, Season Tickets: $150, Harald Saeverud, his grandfather. Trond’s career has been all his own, Adults, $100 Students however, and as a conductor and violinist he has led and performed
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This month at The Grand these productions will take place: The Pointer Sisters September 13th, 8pm The Pointer Sisters make their first appearance at The Grand 1894 Opera House, in a rousing opening to the theatre’s 2014-15 performing arts season. Ruth Pointer, Anita Pointer, and Ruth’s granddaughter Sadako will deliver an exciting evening of memorable Pointer hits. The Pointer Sisters lit up the ‘80s with an abundant succession of high-octane performances, including “He’s So Shy,” “Slow Hand,” “Yes We Can Can,” “I’m So Excited,” “Automatic,” “Jump (for My Love),” “Neutron Dance,” and “Dare Me.” Praised for their exuberant, sassy style, The Pointers performance career has included a vast array of accomplishments. They have been honored with multiple Grammys and American Music Awards, were inducted into the Soul Train Hall of Fame, and received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The advent of MTV provided vast exposure for their highly popular music videos. The September 13th Pointers Sisters’ performance at The Grand 1894 Opera House is part of this year’s “Celebrate with The Grand” lineup, which coincides with the theatre’s 40th consecutive performing arts season [following the purchase and initial restoration of The State Theatre, which began in 1974], and the 120th anniversary of Grand’s historic opening January 3, 1895. The performance is sponsored in part by HomeTown Bank, Emerald and Diamond Beach. Ticket prices begin at $48. “The Official Blues Brothers Revue:” September 20th, 8pm Celebrate an evening of music and good times with “The Official Blues Brothers Revue.” Limited tickets are still available to this show, which was postponed last winter by airport-closing snowstorms. Produced and presented by Dan Aykroyd, Judith Belushi, and Music Director Paul Shaffer, “The Official Blues Brothers Revue” stars Wayne Catania as Jake and Kieron Lafferty as Elwood. Joined by a powerful, eight-piece Rhythm & Blues Band, they recreate the passion, precision, and fun of the original “Saturday Night Live Blues Brothers,” live on stage at The Grand. In 1978, “Saturday Night Live” cast members Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi created “The Blues Brothers” as part of a musical sketch for the show. Following their two 1980s hit movies, The Blues Brothers emerged as a cultural phenomenon. Today, “The Official Blues Brothers Revue” pays homage to the swagger, humor, attitude, and musical style of Aykroyd and Belushi. Ticket prices begin at $21. For information contact The Grand’s box office at (409)765-1894, (800)821-1894, or visit The Grand’s website at www.thegrand.com. Upcoming… • Saturday, October 11th, 8pm - “Steve Solomon’s Cannoli, Latkes & Guilt! The Therapy Continues” • Saturday, October 18th (8pm) and Sunday, October 19th (3pm) “Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller” • Saturday, October 25th (3pm and 8pm) - “Sister Act” • Sunday, October 26th (3pm) - “Voca People” • Saturday, November 1st (8pm) - “Phantom of the Opera” • Friday, November 14th (8pm) - Willie Nelson - Near Sold Out! • Saturday, November 15th (8pm) - “les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo” • Saturday, November 22nd (8pm) - “An Irish Christmas” • Friday, November 28th (8pm) and Saturday, November 29th (2pm and 8pm) - “Maid Marian in a Stolen Car Starring Jaston Williams” • Sunday, November 30th (7pm) - “The Irish Tenors: Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns and Ronan Tynan”
Dash Beardsley’s Wake the Dead Show:
performance Dash Beardsley’s from 12:30Wake the Dead Show 1:30pm. September 6th in the Guest Grand Ballroom of the speakers at San Luis Convention Center the event, in 5600 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston order of their Doors open at 9am, show starts at 10am Tickets: $55, purchase in advance Galveston’s First-Ever Paranormal appearance, are as follows. or at the door (credit only for ticket Conference First up purchases the day of the show, no cash) at 10:15am is $25, after 1pm By Kimber Fountain Dr. Rita LouFor ticket, sponsorship, ise, bestsellFrom the creative mind of the man who has and vendor information visit ing author, regaled the Island with tales of mystery and haunt- Medical www.dashbeardsleyswakethedeadshow.com ings for over sixteen years, comes an event unlike and Pictured left to right: Eric Roberts, Tom Wright and Oran “Juice” Jones. anything Galveston has ever seen. Do not be fooled Intuitive, Radio perDash Beardsley’s by the long, wavy blond hair, the cryptic shades, paranormal science books; Ken Gerhard, a cryptosonality; foland the fierce, floor-length trench coat; when it Ghost Tours zoologist whose investigative reports of mysterious lowed by Lyle Blackburn, author and cryptozocomes to pushing the envelope, Dash Beardsley animals have been featured on several television of Galveston ologist; then founder of Dearly Departed Tours in is all business. Affectionately dubbed, “The Ghost Tours run daily, year-round. Angeles, Scott Michaels finishes up the morn- shows; and the husband and wife team of Keith Man of Galveston,” he has spent nearly two decades Los For descriptions of tours and schedule, Ramsey and Tracy Ray, founder of Deep South Afternoon speakers include Larry Flaxman, amid a genre most often defined by gore, sensation- ing. ground-breaking and bestselling author of seven visit www.ghosttoursofgalvestonisland.com. Paranormal and a well-known psychic, respectively. alism, and darkness; but his tours blatantly defy that stereotype and instead infuse the subject matter with a distinct air of spirituality, authenticity, and humor. No one knew exactly what Dash Beardsley was up to back in 1997 when he began his research; they only knew they did not like it. Galveston’s mystery and paranormal activity was a very taboo subject back then among the local community, and as it goes his desire to shine a spotlight on it was met with ridicule and criticism. The next year he would officially launch the Ghost Tours of Galveston Island, but it would take years more for the scope of his impact on the Island to be recognized; and it is still yet to be fully embraced. Currently ranked the #1 Ghost Tour in the nation according to Haunted America Tours.com, Dash says, “I understand that Galveston didn’t really want a lot of their secrets revealed, but I didn’t do this for Galveston, I did it for the world, so that they would ‘know’ Galveston, and the Saturday, September 6, 2014 beauty of its wonder and intrigue.” Now Dash Beardsley is once again shining that Galveston Convention Center spotlight on Galveston; but this time it is even bigger and bolder. On September 6th in the Grand Ballroom of the San Luis Convention Center, Dash Beardsley presents his newest endeavor, the Wake the Dead Show, Galveston’s first ever paranormal conference (paracon, for short). “I was approached by several people on the Island about hosting a conference Larry Flaxman like this,” Dash explains of the event’s inception, Sandra Logan Seven Time Best Selling “so I thought about it for a few months, and then Psychic/Medium of Author I decided to do it.” By that time, however, many Houston’s Hot Show 95.7 of the event’s original supporters were no longer interested, “but I decided to move forward with it anyway, and just do it by myself.” That was over a Oran “Juice” Jones year ago, the entire length of which has been spent Lyle Blackburn in planning and execution of the conference. “This Musician, Actor, Artist of RUE MORGUE and author is a big undertaking,” Dash says, “many people Eric Roberts C. Thomas Howell don’t realize what goes into hosting one of these,” of "The Beast of Boggy Three time Golden Globe and Hollywood Actor, Producer and and undoubtedly no one will fully realize it until Creek" and "Lizard Man" Academy Award nominee the doors swing open and reveal a world of everyActor (works including E.T., The Tracy Ray thing freaky and fun in one room. He guarantees, Outsiders, and The Hitcher) Psychic and Paranormal “Galveston has never seen anything like this.” Investigator Dash Beardsley’s Wake the Dead Show is a Dr. Rita Louise gathering of notable personalities from the paraBestselling author and normal field, including authors, entertainers, and Keith Ramsey vendors. Medical Intuitive In conjunction with the show, separate tickFrom Deep South ets will be sold to a Gallery Reading from 12:30 Paranormal to 1:30pm, hosted by renowned psychic Sandra Logan. Scott Michaels Cosplay is encouraged, so give those Halloween Charnele Brown Owner of Dearly Departed costumes in your closet an extra showing this year, from A Different World and and serious or professional costumers can enter the Tours Living Single Cosplay Contest and compete for prizes. And instead of winding down at the end, the Dead Show is cranking it up, as an Ozzy Osbourne tribute band out of Dallas, Blizzard of Oz, is slated Jennifer Lynn Warren Ken Gerhard as the finale of the show. the “Borquita LaLaurie” Investigator for The Centre Hollywood Celebrities Eric Roberts and Tom for Fortean Zoology Wright headline the event, and will be present for autographs, pictures, and conversation. Academy Award Nominee Eric Roberts (“Runaway Train,” 1985) launched his film career in 1978, and is LAY D known for his unconventional talent and edgy, P S CO intense portrayals, the most recent and notable of AGE R which was as Maroni in “The Dark Night” (2008). U O Portion of the Tom Wright’s most high profile appearance was FOLLOW US………. ENC proceeds go to: as George Costanza’s co-worker on the hit series @DashBeardsley1 “Seinfeld,” and gave a mesmerizing performance as a Jamaican police officer opposite Stephen Segal in facebook.com/dashbeardsleyswakethedeadshow “Marked for Death.” For sponsorship and vendor information: Instagram.com/Dash_Beardsley Also appearing at the Wake the Dead Show is www.dashbeardsleyswakethedeadshow.com Jennifer Lynn Warren, breakout star of the popular television series “American Horror Story,” and Oran “Juice” Jones who will be giving a special The Island Guide Magazine GalvestonIslandGuide.com (409)256-5166 21
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Tuesday, September 2nd The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 B. Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Friday, August 29th Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Troubadours 2- Steppin Saloon – Cody Hodge, 9-1 Open Jam, 8-12 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo TolenHotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 tino, 7-11 B. Jigger’s – Rapture, 9-1 Wednesday, September 3rd Club 21 – DJ, 9-1 2- Steppin Saloon – Country Karaoke, Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music, 8-12 9-1 B. Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Joel Sewell, 5-10 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo TolenMedicinal Purpose – Wasi Townsend, tino, 6-9 8-12 Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Open Mic Old Quarter – Robert Kuhn & Bonnie Acoustic, 8-12 Bishop, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Pleasure Pier – 11th Hour, 6-10 Nonno Tony’s – Mickey Hobbs, 5-8 Rumshack – Playboyz, 9-1 Old Quarter – Open Mic, 9-1 Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Thursday, September 4th Smooth Tony’s – Live Music, 7-11 Tremont House– Island Jazz Project, 6-10 2- Steppin Saloon – Country DJ, 8-12 The Bar – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 Tortuga – Karaoke, 4-8 B. Jigger’s – The Line Up, 9-1 West End Restaurant – Jerry Diaz & Crow`s Southwest Cantina – Open Mic Hanna’s Reef, 7-11 Jam, 9-1 Yaga’s – Texas Renegade, 10-1 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Saturday, August 30th Medicinal Purposes – Zak Perry, 7-10 2- Steppin Saloon – Cody Hodge, 9-1 Friday, September 5th The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolen2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 9-1 tino, 7-11 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo TolenB. Jiggers – 11th Hour, 9-1 tino, 7-11 Bulls – Wiseguy, 9-1 B. Jigger’s – Park Avenue, 9-1 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Pee Wee Club 21 – DJ, 9-1 Bowen Band Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Hotel Galvez – Joel Sewell, 5-10 Medicinal Purpose – DJ No & Cayotic Medicinal Purpose – Jim Salter, 8-11 K-Man Islands, 8-12 Old Quarter – Larry Joe Taylor, 9-1 Old Quarter – Q & A, 9-1 On The Bayou – Billy Gilbert, 7-11 Pleasure Pier – Jimmy Wooten, 6-10 Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Tremont House– Island Jazz Project, 6-10 Smooth Tony’s – Live Music, 7-11 Tremont House– Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Dennis Davis Tortuga – Karaoke, 4-8 Band, 7-11 West End Restaurant – Karaoke, 7-11 Woody’s – Hunter Mckithan & The Offenders, with Folk Family Revival Yaga’s – Live Music, 10-1 Yaga’s – The Line Up, 10-1 Saturday, September 6th 2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 9-1 Sunday, August 31st The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolen2- Steppin Saloon – Tejano DJ, 8-12 tino, 7-11 B Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music, B. Jiggers – The Line Up, 9-1 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Muisc 12-4 The Grand – Hayes Carll & Carrie RodriEast Beach – Blunderbuss, 3-6 guez, 7pm Float – DJ Dominick Claus, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 The Grand – Galveston Symphony Medicinal Purpose – Jordan Tydings, 4-8 Orchestra, 7pm Old Quarter – Kinky Friedman, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Joyce Fields 11-2pm Pleasure Pier – Velvet Punch, 6-10 Medicinal Purpose – DJ No & Cayotic Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 K-Man Islands, 8-12 Tremont House– Island Jazz Project, 6-10 Pleasure Pier – Vertigo, 1-5 West End Restaurant – Zac Tate, 7-11 Rosie’s – Tom Katz, 4-8 Woody’s – Pardo Reed Band, 3-7 Rumshack – Alter Ego, 3-7 West End Restaurant – Darren Scully, Sunday, September 7th 1-5 2- Steppin Saloon – Tejano DJ, 8-12 Woody’s – Matt Begley & Bitter Whiskey, B Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 3-7 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music Yaga’s – The Line Up, 10-1 East Beach – Ocean Roots, 3-6 Hotel Galvez – Joyce Fields 11-2pm Monday, September 1st Medicinal Purpose – Cisco Nonother, 5-9 2- Steppin Saloon – Fred Lusk & The Pleasure Pier – Epic Blaze, 1-5 Zydeco Hi- Steppers, 8-12 Rosie’s – Tom Katz, 4-8 B Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12 Woody’s – John Mcvey & The Stumble The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 Monday, September 8th Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Karaoke, 2- Steppin Saloon – Country Karaoke 8-12 B Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12 Medicinal Purpose – Tydings, 3-7 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo TolenPleasure Pier – Rapture, 3-7 tino, 7-11 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Karaoke, Woody’s – Matt Rawls, 3-7
8-12 Tuesday, September 9th The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 B. Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Troubadours Open Jam, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Wednesday, September 10th 2- Steppin Saloon – Country Karaoke, 8-12 B. Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 6-9 Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Open Mic Acoustic Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Nonno Tony’s – Mickey Hobbs, 5-8 Old Quarter – Open Mic, 9-1 Thursday, September 11th 2- Steppin Saloon – Country DJ, 8-12 B Jigger’s – The Line Up, 9-1 Crow`s Southwest Cantina – Open Mic Jam, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Island Music – Strike 3, 6-9 Old Quarter – Open Mic, 9-1 Friday, September 12th 2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 B. Jiggers –Live Music, 9-1 Club 21 – DJ, 9-1 Crow’s – Live Music, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Medicinal Purposes – Robert Kuhn, 8-12 M&M – Danny Kristensen, 7-10 Old Quarter – Shelley King, 9-1 On The Bayou – Jordan Tydings, 7-11 Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Tortuga - Karaoke, 4-8 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Karaoke, 7-11 Yaga’s – Live Music, 10-1 Saturday, September 13th 2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 6-9 B. Jiggers – mambo Kings, 9-1 Crow’s – Live Music, 9-1 Galveston Brewing Co. - Fiel, 7-10 The Grand – The Pointer Sisters, 8pm Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Old Quarter – Shake Russell, Mike Hearne & Mike Roberts, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – The Railbirds, 6-10 Saengerfest Park – Bon Ton Micky & The Zydeco Hot Peppers, 6-9 Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Larry Emerson, 7-11 Woody’s – Jonathan Mitchell Band, 3-7 Yaga’s – Live Music, 10-1 Sunday, September 14th 2- Steppin Saloon – Tejano DJ, 8-12 B. Jigger’s – Karaoke, 8-12 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music Hotel Galvez – Joyce Fields, 11-2pm Pleasure Pier – Sundance Head, 1-5 Rosie’s – Tom Katz, 4-8 Woody’s – Salty Dog Band, 3-7 Monday, September 15th B. Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12
The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Karaoke, 8-12 Tuesday, September 16th Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Country Karaoke, 8-12 B Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Wednesday, September 17th 2- Steppin Saloon – Country Karaoke, 8-12 B Jiggers – Video DJ, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Open Mic Acoustic, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Nonno Tony’s – Mickey Hobbs, 5-8 Old Quarter - Open Mic, 9-1 Thursday, September 18th B. Jiggers – The Line Up, 9-1 2- Steppin Saloon – Country DJ, 8-12 B Jigger’s – The Line Up, 9-1 Crow`s Southwest Cantina – Open Mic Jam, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Old Quarter – Open Mic, 9-1 Friday, September 19th The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 B. Jiggers – Live Music 9-1 Club 21- DJ, 9-1 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Medicinal Purpose – Wasi Townsend Old Quarter – Max Stalling Band, 9-1 Shearn’s – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Tortuga – Karaoke, 4-8 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Karaoke, 7-11 Yaga’s – Live Music, 10-1 Saturday, September 20th 2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 B. Jiggers – Live Music, 9-1 Club21 – DJ, 9-1 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music The Grand – The Official Blues Brothers Revue, 8pm Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Old Quarter – Brad Boyer, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – The Staylyns, 6-10 Shearn’s – Steve Newsom, 7-11 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 Woody’s – Drugstore Gypsies, 3-7 Yaga’s –Clayton Gardner, 10-1 Sunday, September 21st 2- Steppin Saloon – Tejano DJ, 8-12 B Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Galvez – Joyce Fields, 11-2pm Pleasure Pier – Junior Gordon, 1-5 Rosie’s – Tomz Katz, 4-8 Woody’s – Live Music, 3-7 Monday, September 22nd B Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Country Karaoke, 8-12 Tuesday, September 23rd The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11
B. Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Troubadours Open Jam, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Wednesday, September 24th 2- Steppin Saloon – Country Karaoke B. Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Open Mic Acoustic, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Nonno Tony’s – Mickey Hobbs, 5-8 Old Quarter – Open Mic, 9-1 Thursday, September 25th 2- Steppin Saloon – Country DJ, 8-12 B Jigger’s – The Line Up, 9-1 Crow`s Southwest Cantina – Open Mic Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 Old Quarter – open mic, 9-1 Friday, September 26th 2- Steppin Saloon – 100 Miles Gone, 9-1 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 B. Jiggers – Rapture, 9-1 Club 21 – DJ, 9-1 Crow’s – Live Music, 9-1 Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Medicinal Purpose – Cisco Nonother Tortuga - karaoke, 4-8 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Karaoke, 7-11 Yaga’s – DJ, 10-1 Saturday, September 27th 2- Steppin Saloon – Live Music, 8-12 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 B. Jiggers – Live Music, 9-1 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Live Music Galveston Brewing Co. - Robert Kuhn Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 5-10 Old Quarter – James Sturrock, 9-1 Pleasure Pier – Shotgun, 6-10 Saengerfest Park – Live Music, 6-9 Tremont House – Island Jazz Project, 6-10 West End Restaurant – Dennis Davis Band 7-11 Woody’s – Hunter Mckithan & The Offenders, 3-7 Yaga’s – Live Music, 10-1 Sunday, September 28th 2- Steppin Saloon – Tejano DJ, 8-12 B Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Joyce Fields, 11-2pm Medicinal Purpose – Live Music, 8-12 Pleasure Pier – Last Soul Clan, 1-5 Monday, September 29nd B Jiggers – Video DJ, 8-12 The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 Crow’s Southwest Cantina – Country Karaoke, 8-12 Tuesday, September 30th The Bar at the San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11 B. Jiggers – Karaoke, 8-12 Crow’s Southwest Cantina - Troubadours Open Jam, 8-12 Hotel Galvez – Bryan Guevin, 6-9 To include your gigs, send to:
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