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609 Bradford Ave. #203. Kemah, TX 77565 • 281-339-7826 HOURS: 11 am to 2 am (Kitchen til 1am)

KEMAH EVENTS Fri, April 7, 9pm........ Shaun Michael (Live Music) Tues, April 11, 7 pm..Pint Nite: Austin Eastcider Fri, April 14, 9 pm........ Electric Pony (Live Music) Sun, April 16, 10 am.............. Easter Brunch Tues, April 18, 7 pm.. Pint Nite: Goliad Brewing Fri, April 21, 9 pm............ Texas TNT (Live Music) Tues, April 25, 7 pm Pint Nite: Brooklyn Fri., April 28, 9 pm Sofa Kingz (Live Music)

Monday: Live Buzztime Poker @ 8pm Tuesday: Live Buzztime Trivia @ 8pm

Weekly Specials • Kemah & Texas City (All run from 7pm to 11pm outside of Tuesday and Sunday Brunch)

Sunday Brunch: 10 am to 2 pm - $4 Bloody Mary’s, $3 Mimosas Sunday Night: $4 Half Liter Stein Night Monday Night: Any Brat & Any Brew - $12 Tuesday All Day: $7 Traditional Burger Wednesday Night: 14oz Ribeye Steak $14 & $10 off Premium Wine Bottles Thursday Night: $8 Jaeger Pork Schnitzel & $6 Craft Beer Flights 30 DRAFT BEER TAPS

PALAPA BAR MON-FRI: 3PM - 2AM SAT & SUN: NOON - 2AM 10000 Emmett F. Lowry

CLUB FRI & SAT: 9PM - 2AM

Expy.#1346; Texas City, TX 77591 409-316-9409 (Next to Cinema 12, Mall of the Mainland) HOURS: 11 am to 2 am (Kitchen til 1am)

Tuesday: Cornhole Tournament @ 7 pm Wednesday: Live Buzztime Trivia @ 8 pm Friday: DC Karaoke @ 9 pm Thurs, April 6, 7 pm........ Pint Nite: No Label

TEXAS CITY EVENTS

Sat, April 8, 9 pm.. Jeremy Kilgore (Live Music) Thurs., April 27, 7 pm..Pint Nite: Clown Shoes Thurs, April 13, 7 pm..Saint Arnold Beer Diner Sat, April 29, 9 pm...... Kickin It Dixie (Live Music) Fri, April 15, 9 pm..4 Barrel Ramblers (Live Music) Thurs, April 20, 7 pm......Pint Nite: Sweetwater Fri., May 5, 7 pm...... CINCO DE MAYO Sat, April 22, 9 pm..Bobby Territo (Live Music)

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Original Location: Stuttgarden Tavern 50 Rotating Beer Taps (Expanded) Kitchen Open Late Until 1 AM Daily Live Music Fri & Saturday nights

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2 to 8pm, Saturday, April 29

WHERE: Bay Area Community Center inside Clear Lake Park at 5002 NASA Road 1 in Seabrook HOW: Mashtronauts.com/rendezbrew for tickets or buy them at the door. Homebrew & Commercial Beers on Tap! World Famous Largest Paper Airplane Building and Throwing Contest Bubba Beer Competition Jenga, Cornhole and More Live Music (Two-Firths & Guests) Catered by Pomodoro's Cucina Italiana

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Let’s Groove! That 70’s Thing By Sarah Piña Around three years ago, a recently formed 70s and groove band played to an early afternoon, scant crowd on the 4th of July in Kingwood. “It was 3 in the afternoon, it was hot, and we were one of the opening acts to the main band,” Joe Cavazos, bassist of That 70’s Thing recalled.

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That show was enough to get the attention of several booking agents, however, and the group found themselves playing gig after gig in the year to follow. “That year, we ended up playing several shows, including regular gigs at TBone Tom’s and Jackie’s Brickhouse. By the time the next 4th of July show rolled around, we were back as the main act, playing to 5,000 people, and even had a horn section and go-go dancers for that huge show,” Cavazos said.

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That 70’s Thing (whose “name was only meant as a placeholder when we started getting booked, and it just stuck,” Cavazos laughed), is now one of Clear Lake’s most popular bands, and regularly plays to crowds in the area as well as different parts of Houston. Their current lineup includes Pamela Saxon King (lead vocals), Chris Neman (guitars), Todd Fulks (drums), Mike McCulloch (keyboards and vocals), and Cavazos (bass and keyboards).

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Galveston Bay Songwriters Festival announces headliners, tickets on sale By Sarah Piña For four days this coming fall, the cities of Kemah and Seabrook will play host to the first songwriting festival of its kind in the area. The inaugural Galveston Bay Songwriters Festival will feature several free events, along with ticketed concerts featuring nationally recognized acts.

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Sat., April 29 SCOUT BAR

Festival Headliners: David Lee Murphy and Radney Foster Visit www.galvestonbaysongwriters.com to get your tickets today!

“The festival will be mostly free, with many of what are called ‘in-the-round’ sessions, a format where three songwriters will be on stage, speak about their music, the songwriting process, and play their music,” said Jon Burns, founder of Poets & Pirates, who produces a similar showcase every third Wednesday of the month at T-Bone Tom’s in Kemah. - Continued on Page 46

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Classic Café: Welcoming neighborhood restaurant & bar serving breakfast, lunch & dinner announces sister night club coming soon By Sarah Piña

“Our bar is a very local, welcoming neighborhood bar, and we have some great drinks that we’re famous for – because either they were created here, or because you can’t get them anywhere else in the area,” said owner Brad Emel. “The Club Special, for example, is a refreshing margarita-like beverage (without tequila), made with vodka, equal parts sweet and sour and soda, and a splash of tonic with a salted rim. It evolved in country clubs, and golfers would drink after their rounds after being out in the sun,” he said, adding that because of the surrounding water community, sailors especially love the Club Special after sailing races on Wednesday evenings.

Although Classic Café has grown to be an area “classic” since it first opened its doors in 1985, the Seabrook staple continues to serve up exciting new eats and drinks, showing just why they have been in business for over three decades.

Another popular drink unique to the Classic Café is The Iceberg, where champagne is added to a frozen screwdriver, creating an iceberg effect.

One beloved aspect, which has remained a definitive place in the café, is what was referred to as the Back Door Bar in the ’80s and ’90s. The bar currently features drinks invented at the Classic Café, and will soon expand their happy hour and late-night menu.

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“It’s like a mimosa on steroids! We invented that, so when we become famous for it, you’ll know where it came from,” Emel said. The bar also features a variety of craft draft beers, other specialty cocktails, and wines – including an unoaked chardonnay, which Emel noted is aged in stainless steel barrels instead of oak, creating a tannin-free wine that in turn is less likely to cause headaches. - Continued on Page 44

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That 70’s Thing: Continued From Page 48 Though many grew up performing and playing music – Cavazos himself is a classically trained pianist – most all members have some connection with NASA when they’re not laying down funky grooves at area bars and clubs. “We’re trying to hide the fact that we’re actually professional nerds,” Cavazos joked, noting that Pamela’s talent extends beyond the area. “She has performed previously on Broadway and at Madison Square Garden,” he said. This performing experience has influenced the band’s presentation as well. “We started dressing up for shows, and Pam coming from Broadway really pushed for that. The crowds loved it, and now many people who attend our shows dress up as well, in everything from large mustaches to psychedelic pants!” Cavazos said. So what can someone expect if they’ve never attended a That 70s Thing show? “Expect nothing but a fun time with crazy attire, and enjoy some cool, happy funk groove disco music!” That 70s Thing is performing at T-Bone Tom’s in Kemah on April 8 at 7 p.m. For upcoming events, or to book the band at your next big event, make sure to visit their Facebook page or www.that70s-thing.com. ----------------------------------------------------

Galveston Bay Songwriter’s Festival: Continued From Page 48 The festival will begin on Thursday, September 28, with special tribute to Texas songwriting icon Guy Clark, followed by performances throughout the weekend by the festival’s headliners: David Lee Murphy, and Texas native Radney Foster. Murphy is perhaps known for his hit “Dust on the Bottle,” and has collaborated with other country greats such as Kenny Chesney, while Foster has made a name for himself in the music industry as a performer and songwriter whose songs have been recorded by the likes of Sara Evans, Keith Urban, and Gary Allan.The events will take place at various locations in the area, including Cabo in Seabrook and T-Bone Tom’s in Kemah. Headliners were announced in March, with tickets going on sale starting April 8. “It’s been really great to partner with all of the wonderful local businesses in the area for this event,” said Burns. “We anticipate attendance from all over the Gulf Coast, and hope that this develops into a destination songwriting festival.” Tickets are $35 for reserved seats and $20 for general admission on a per-show basis. A limited number of all-inclusive VIP tickets will be available. Additionally, songwriters of similar genres (Americana, country, trop-rock, roots rock, and more) who are interested in participating in the festival may still submit their material at this time. Rules and requirements for submission, as well as ticketing information, may be found at galvestonbaysongwriters.com. Further updates will also be available on the Galveston Bay Songwriters Festival Facebook page.

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Classic Cafe:

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The new happy hour has also been extended, with some fun new changes. “Happy hour is now from 4 to 9 p.m., and we are planning a ‘second happy hour’ from midnight from 1 a.m.,” Emel said. As a compliment to the happy hour, an upcoming late-night gastropub menu will be available and feature new items, such as Korean fried chicken and banh mi sandwiches, and the “cheeseburger of the week.” Meanwhile, the full menu of the café itself has also incorporated some new entrées, including fresh grilled red fish, lox and bagels, black and bleu ahi tuna, Emel noted. The Classic Café-related breaking bar news doesn’t end there, though – for the many wondering about the location formerly known as the Turtle Club, Emel recently acquired it and is planning on an early summer opening date. “We’re going to call it Barge 295. Many don’t know this, but on the hull, it is welded ‘barge 295’ because when the company Brown & Root made it, it was the 295th barge created,” he said. “We’re aiming to be open by June 1.” In the meantime, there are plenty of refreshing drinks exclusive to Classic Café to be had at the “Back Door Bar,” along with some great new food menu items! Be sure to visit their Facebook page or website at www.seabrookclassiccafe.com for all the latest happy hour times, specials, and upcoming changes!

Pub Level:

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Upcoming plans for entertainment also set the newest venue in Clear Lake apart. “We have some really amazing DJs, but there are plans to have open mic comedy nights as well,” Belmarez said. So head on down – or rather, come on up! – to Pub Level to experience the latest new concept in Clear Lake. With such a wide variety of food, drinks, and fun combined with the latest in bar technology, there’s sure to be something to “wow” everyone in your crowd. Pub Level is located directly above Scout Bar at 18301 Egret Bay Blvd. in Clear Lake. A great place to hang out before or after the next Scout concert, make sure to stop by and welcome them onto The SCENE.

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SCENE HAPPY HOUR GUIDE

FEATURED BARTENDER: Where: 4650 E NASA Pkwy, Seabrook

When & What: Mon.-Fri. 3-7 pm & All Day Wednesday; All “Seductive 7” Cocktails $5, Dom. Bottles $2.50, Import Bottles $3.50 (Except Ballast Point), Under the Volcano Shots $4 + Select food discounts -------------------------

Where: 605 6th St., Suite C, Kemah When: Mon.-Fri. Noon to 7pm What: $3.50 Wells, $2.50 Dom. Pints --------------------------

Where: 650 FM 517 (Dickinson) When: Monday - Friday 3-6pm What: $1.99 Domestic Draft Pints; $2.99 Premium Draft Pints; $2.99 House Wine & Appetizers --------------------------

BRENNA How long have you been a bartender + How long at TOPWATER GRILL: I have been at Topwater now for 4 years, going on 5; and have been in the food and beverage industry since I was 16 years old. Without telling my age I think my first bartending job came when I was 22 at a tavern in Parkersburg, WV. What do you love about working at TOPWATER? I love everything about Topwater, mostly the people. It is such a great family atmosphere with the best view. I probably have 500 pelican pictures on my phone. YOUR favorite day of the week to work at TOPWATER & why? My favorite day would be Monday nights since I have worked that day since I was first hired. Plus we have half-priced oysters, so its always a busy night. Top 3 drinks & food you recommend to customers at TOPWATER? The top 3 drinks would be our Tito’s mojito, drunken parrot and the Topwater margarita. The dish I always recommend is the Grilled Snapper with three grilled shrimp with the addition of jumbo lump crabmeat. The royal reds are fantastic, too, and I recommend them as a starter. Do you have a Signature drink? My signature would be the Cosmopolitan. I worked for 3 years at a hotel where all we made was martinis. I think the most I've ever made in one night was 150.

Where: 2660 Marina Bay Dr. When/What: Monday through Friday 2 to 6pm $1.off frozen drinks, $1 off draft beer, $5 select nachos special ground beef, shredded chicken and spicy pork. Margarita Mondays see ad. Thursdays karaoke 8 to 11 PM

Are there any new drinks you're excited about ? The XX Rita we have just rolled out and have already become popular with our guests.

TOPWATER GRILL 815 Avenue O, San Leon 281-339-1232 to school where I'm studying to be a marriage counselor. It just made sense to go into that field since I'm a bartender. (LOL) I should have a PhD by now if I got credit for life experience. I also love the hill country and try to get there as much as I can, it reminds me a lot of my home state of West Virginia. I think I made it 15 times last summer! The most rewarding part of your job? The smile on my customers’ faces. Someone could be having the worst day, but after some time at our bar, they leave with a smile on their face, because we genuinely care about our customers. 4 words that describe you: Awesome, Charismatic , Loyal , Fun-loving (These are all according to my best friend.)

What do you do when not at work? I go

All information is believed to be true and accurate as of press time, but prices and specials are subject to change.

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SCENE HAPPY HOUR GUIDE

Where: 1300 E. Broadway St., Pearland (This location only) What: $2.50 Dom. Bottles, $4.50 Croc-a-Ritas, $4 House Wines, $4 Bloody Marys, $3.50 Wells, Select $5 Appetizers -------------------------

Where: 4438 Boulevard What & When: Mon.-Thurs. All Day $3 Wells, $2 Drafts,

When/What: All day Monday & Tuesday > House margaritas regular $1.99 or large $4 (frozen or rocks) ,,,,add ﬂavor for a $1 Gold margaritas regular $3 or large $7... add ﬂavor for a $1. Draft beer domestic regular $1.99, large $3.50, imported regular $2.50, large $3.50.

Sat 7a-4p & Sun All Day $3 Bloody Marys, Mimosas or Screwdrivers

Mon.-Thurs.:1/2-Price Well Drinks While Raining at Noah's!

Houston Location

Where: 10943 Scarsdale Blvd. When: Everyday 4-8pm What: $2.50 Domestic Beer & Well Drinks. $3 Wines. Fireball always $4. Ask about daily specials.

Parrots Nest Happy Hour: Mon.Thurs. 3-6 p.m. 2 for 1 Appetizers. ------------------------

Wednesday to Friday from 4 to to 6pm > house margaritas regular $3.99, large $7. add ﬂavor $1; draft beer domestic regular $2.99, large $4.50; imported regular $3.50, large $4.99. Gold margaritas regular $5, large $9, add ﬂavor for $1; house wine $3.99.

South Shore Location

Where: 3202 Marina Bay Dr F When: Everyday 4-8pm What: $2.75 Domestic Beer & Well Drinks. $3 Wines. Fireball always $4. Ask about daily specials. --------------------------

Where: 600 6th Street, Kemah When: Mon-Fri, Noon to 7pm What: $5 Premium Wells, $3 Longnecks, $5 Fireballs -------------------------Where: 3435 Hwy 146 • Bacliff When: Mon.-Fri. 11am-7pm What: $3 House ’Ritas; $4 Flavored House ’Ritas; $2.75 Dom Bottle Beer; $3.25 Import/Premium Bottle Beer; $3.50 Well Drinks (single liquor); $4 Wine, Free Chips & Salsa Upon Request!

Where: 20801 Gulf Frwy, Webster

Where: 1330 W Bay Area Blvd Friendswood (in front of Baybrook Mall)

When & What: 4-8 p.m. Monday – Saturday and when it rains. Select craft cocktails for $5 & $7 including Old Fashioned, Moscow Mule, Bees Knees, Ramos Gin Fizz, Dark N Stormy, Champagne Cocktail, Tippling Mule, French 75, Mint Julep & many more. -------------------------

Where: 315 Grand Ave., Bacliff When: Mon-Fri 11am-7pm What: Drink specials + Mon: $3.25 Well Ritas, Tues: $3.50 Crown Apple, Wed: $3.50 American Honey

Where: 605A 6th Street, Kemah When: Mon.-Fri., 11am to 7pm What: $5 Premium Wells $5 House Wine By The Glass $4.50 All Crafts (13 taps) ------------------------

Where: 6555 South Shore Blvd. When: Mon.-Fri. 11am - 7pm & Sat. 11am - 6 pm What: Drink Specials ------------------------

Where: 2511 NASA Parkway Seabrook. When: Weekdays 4 to 9pm; Weekends 3 to 7pm What: Discounts on domestics, imports, craft beers, select specialty drinks and appetizers

Prices/specials in the SCENE Happy Hour Guide are subject to change.

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Growth continued for Small & Independent Craft Breweries in 2016

The Brewers Association (BA) recently released 2016 data on U.S. craft brewing growth. With more than 5,300 breweries operating during the year, small and independent craft brewers represent 12.3 percent market share by volume of the overall beer industry.

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In 2016, craft brewers produced 24.6 million barrels, and saw a 6 percent rise in volume on a comparable base and a 10 percent increase in retail dollar value. Retail dollar value was estimated at $23.5 billion, representing 21.9 percent market share. By adding 1.4 million barrels, craft brewer growth outpaced the 1.2 million barrels lost from the craft segment, based on purchases by large brewing companies. Microbreweries and brewpubs delivered 90 percent of the craft brewer growth. “Small and independent brewers are operating in a new brewing reality still filled with opportunity, but within a much more competitive landscape,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. “As the overall beer market remains static and the large global brewers lose volume, their strategy has been to focus on acquiring craft brewers. This has been a catalyst for slower growth for small and independent brewers and endangered consumer access to certain brands. Small and independent brewers were able to fill in the barrels lost to acquisitions and show steady growth but at a rate more reflective of today’s industry dynamics. The average brewer is getting smaller and growth is more diffuse within the craft category, with producers at the tail helping to drive growth for the overall segment.” Craft breweries provided nearly 129,000 jobs in 2016, an increase of almost 7,000 from the previous year.

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UPCOMING TEXAS CRAFT BEER FESTIVALS

Lunar Rendezbrew 24 April 29, 2017 Bay Area Com Ctr 5002 NASA Road 1, Seabrook, TX

Sun City Beer Fest April 29, 2017 Conv. Center Plaza EL Paso, TX

Tunes, Tails & Ales Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1st Annual Craft Beer Festival April 29, 2017 Murphy Central Park Murphy, TX

Wild West Brew Fest May 6, 2017 Katy Mills Mall Katy, TX

Kemah Craft Beer Fest April 29, 2017 Kemah Boardwalk Kemah, TX

Untapped Austin May 13, 2017 Carson Creek Ranch Austin, TX

Beyond the Pints Craft Beer & Music Fest May 13, 2017 Town Green Park, Woodland, TX

Big Texas Beer Fest May 20, 2017 NRG Center @ NRG Park Houston, TX

Best Little Brew Fest In Texas June 17, 2017 Old Town Lewisville, TX

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Galactic Coast Brewing 1675 Dickinson Ave, Dickinson, TX 77539

Haak Vineyards

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6310 Avenue T Santa Fe, TX 77510

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Beerfoot Beach Bar

2816 Avenue R 1/2, Galveston, TX 77550

BREWPUB Clear Creek Winery 709 Harris Ave. Kemah, TX 77565

Bakfish Brewing Brews Brothers

2404 Strand Galveston, TX 77550

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Galveston Bay Beer Co. 12900 FM 3436 Dickinson, Texas 77539

1231 E Broadway St Pearland, Texas

WINERY

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Dionisio Winery 2635 Miller Ranch Road #103 Pearland, TX 77584

Texas Beer Refinery Galveston Island Brewing

8423 Stewart Rd. Galveston, TX 77554

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Gordon Street Tavern

1578 County Rd 423 Suite B Alvin, Texas

114 N Gordon St Alvin, Texas

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105 Magellan Cir Webster, Texas

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Fetching Lab Brewery

Saloon Door Brewing

2709 Dickinson Ave (Tap Room) 1825 Dickinson Ave (Brewery) Dickinson, TX 77539

WINERY

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Railean Distillers

Duo Winery & Cider Company

341 5th Street San Leon, Texas

2150-A Dickinson Ave., Dickinson, TX 77539

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THE LIST: Houston Area Breweries

Karbach Brewing 2032 Karbach Street Houston, TX 77092 Buffalo Bayou Brewing 5301 Nolda St. Houston, TX 77007

8th Wonder Brewery 2202 Dallas St,. Houston, TX 77003

Texian Brewing 1125 FM 359 Richmond, Texas 77406

Copperhead Brewery 822 N Frazier St Conroe, TX 77304

City Acre Brewing 3418 Topping St Houston, TX 77093 Running Walker Beer 3421 FM 359 Richmond, Texas

Phoenix on Westheimer 1915 Westheimer Rd. Houston, TX 77098

Moontower Inn 3004 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003

Cycler's Brewing 17105 Osburn Rd Montgomery, TX 77356

Brash Brewing 10 W Crosstimbers Rd, Houston, TX 77018

NEW Sigma Brewing Co. 3118 Harrisburg Blvd Houston, TX 77003

Whole Foods Market Brewing 1700 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056

Huff Brewing Co. 9807 Koehn Rd. Bellville, TX 77418

No Label Brewing 5351-A 1st Street Katy, TX 77493

Brigadoon Brewery & Brew School 21778 FM 1774, Plantersville, TX 77363

SpindleTap Brewery 10622 Hirsch Rd Houston, TX 77016

NEW Under The Radar Brewery 1506 Truxillo St. Houston, TX 77004

Saint Arnold Brewing 2000 Lyons Ave. Houston, TX 77020

Lone Pint 507 Commerce Street Magnolia, TX 77355

Town in City Brewing 1125 West Cavalcade Houston, TX 77009 Back Pew Brewing 26452 Sorters-McLellan Rd Porter, TX Holler Brewing Company NEW 2206 Edwards St. Houston, TX 77007

Southern Star Brewing 1207 N FM 3083 Conroe, TX 77303

Brazos Valley Brewing 201 W. First St. Brenham, Texas 77833

New Republic Brewing 11405 N. Dowling Rd., College Station, TX 77845

Blackwater Draw Brewing Company

NEW Platypus Brewing 1992 Washington Ave. Houston, TX 77007

Eureka Heights Brewing NEW 941 W 18th Street Houston, TX 77008

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11 Below Brewing 6820 Bourgeois Rd Houston, TX

B52 Brewing 12470 Milroy Ln, Conroe, TX 77304

Brewpub: 303 Boyett St, College Station, TX 77840 Taproom: 701 N Main St Bryan, TX

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Loose Notes by Andy Eng

AN AMAZING KIND OF GRACE - Last year was my first introduction into a world where speed, agility, grace, punch and teamwork was the mantra - Roller Derby! In March, I attended the season opening games for the South Side Roller Derby held at the Pasadena Fairgrounds. Much like our home professional baseball team, off-season is a time for tune-ups to the roster and it was cool catching all that’s new this season.

Between games, the folks from the Clear Lake School of Rock lit up the arena peeling off Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4,” a song I’m guessing I’ve not heard played out live in 40-plus years. Looking back, I’ve been finding out that the instructors at this school are noted gigging musicians in the Clear Lake area and the performances by their students reflect such. It’s three months into the New Year and looking good already.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: DWI @ Scout Bar; Andy & The Dreamcicles @ T-bone Tom’s; Jarrod Sterrett & The Hired Guns @ Kemah Crawfish Festival; Victim @ Hugh & Jeff’s; Rat Ranch @ T-bone Tom’s; Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre (x2); South Side Roller Derby

In March, I got to cover another type of an amazing kind of grace, the Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre, performance of Pasion. Looking over their program, this is one well-supported organization, yet I was mused not recognizing a single name in the program on my Facebook friends list. This is truly new turf for me and from my upper deck location in the control room, I got to use my long lens (normally used for bird watching) – extremely new turf. - Continued on Page 36

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

SEPT. 29 - OCT. 1, 2017

Inaugural three-day event featuring songwriters from across Texas and the United States, including multiple national headliners. Multiple locations across the Kemah/Seabrook area. Most shows will be free to the public and will feature a trio of songwriters performing "In The Round." The festival will be capped by a pair of "Headliner" performances featuring nationally known acts. Visit galvestonbaysongwriters.com to learn more.

L TO R: Andy & The Dreamcicles @ T-bone Tom’s • Joe Palermo Memorial @ Fatty’s • Victim @ Hugh & Jeff’s • Erase The Virus @ Scout Bar

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The entire company, from Apprentice, Soloists, Corps, and Artists presented impressively strong performances, which were very well arranged and appreciated. The program lineup was perfect for the spring fever season and included Strings of Romance, Le Jazz Hot, Le Corsaire, Gopak, Apprassionato, Bolero, and Carmen. I would like to encourage all of you good readers out there who have not partaken of the local ballet to give it a whirl – The Bay Area Houston Ballet. It’s a new year. Try something new! SPRING BREAK 2017 - Started with rain, lots of rain. Driving south on the 146 bridge, the traffic line turning into the Boardwalk was essentially nonexistent, a big surprise and likely due to the rain. Turns out the party had already started, having moved inside to T-Bone Tom’s with a packed palapa patio full of diners, partiers, and Rat Ranch on the Landshark Stage. Brilliant!!!

and Mick Jagger always had a way of bringing out the “frenzy” in an audience; and in a similar fun way, so does Rat Ranch. This group’s local reputation as a strong cover band is well-known, and in my opinion, their original pieces are even stronger. In the prior century, I can easily picture Rat Ranch signed to a major label with their Texas Country music playing on the airwaves. Listeners can score free downloads of all their originals at www.ratranch.com We had such a fun time there that night, we went back to the patio again later in March to catch Andy and The Dreamsicles.

The band hasn’t been playing in the Clear Lake area much lately with the closing of Sherlock’s Bay Area and the audience that evening was truly ready for their Rat Ranch fix. In the prior century, Little Richard - Continued on Page 35

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L TO R: Joe Palermo Memorial @ Fatty’s • Potroast @ Katie’s • Erase The Virus @ Scout Bar (Reuben Benefit) • Joe Palermo Memorial @ Fatty’s

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lots of intelligence as the finishing touches were still being installed when we got there. Scout Bar regulars are well aware of their crisp service and will find such here.

This time was different as school was back in session and with the student crowd safely back to their book in college town, the place was packed with empty nesters of all ages with the funnest band in the land. Original lead singer, Bill Samson, was out. We wish him the best and a speedy recovery. Sitting in for Bill was Harold Gill, a popular voice out on the SCENE. The Dreamsicles showed off their talent with Harold. The set we heard included many songs that Harold brought along, which I’ve never heard the band play – Sweet! A band with four vocalists able to carry a song - not bad! <vbgrin> IRISH FOR THE DAY and ARENA ROCK ANTHEMS - Thumbing through my trusty copy of The SCENE on what to do on St. Patrick’s Day (always keep a copy handy at work, in your car, by the TV), it was clear that an evening of bar hopping was the order of the day. Our first stop was at the new Pub Level and started the night off with Irish Car Bombs. The core make-over of the what used to be Doc’s Upper Deck and before that, Rock Neutney’s was total, down to the concrete foundation. Functionally, the layout of this new place shows

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Going along with the totally fresh update was The Jay Walkers dialing in the courtyard natural reverb perfectly and serenading the patio diners as the egrets were returning from a day of fishing. This is a place has lots of different slants to offer patrons and has a great feel about it. We will no doubt be frequenting here again down the road.

Down in San Leon, we checked out the Irish festivities happening at Railean Distillery. Despite its rich pirate tradition, the Irish were out in full force with green galore, and I happily recommend both of my samples that evening, the Green Parrot and the Walk The Plank. Railean Distillery is one of our places on the SCENE I’ve no trouble with recommending to anybody at anytime, a place I’ve personally declared as the friendliest place on the planet. - Continued on Page 34

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L TO R: Andy & Dreamcicles @ T-bone’s; Potroast @ Katie’s; Dreamcicles @ T-bone’s; Keyun @ Kemah Crawfish Festival; Katchafire @ Scout Bar

LOOSE NOTES: Continued From Page 35 Heading west, we rolled into Hugh & Jeff’s for a night of green beer and to catch up with Roxx Kraven and Victim. Line up changes swapped the order that evening forcing us to miss out on catching Roxx Kraven. A follow up is in order. Victim was our surprise find at last Fall’s Texas Classic Rockin Food Truck Rally at Greyhound Park and the show on St. Patrick’s night was one of their first shows they performed on this side of town. Perhaps more impressive than these guys having been at it since 1991 is that they’ve still got the enthusiastic fan base wherever they go. I like the way these guys prepare for a show as their rituals make it clear they intend to give it their all.

We misjudged our schedule on St. Patrick’s Day and were unable to stop by many other spots we had on the list, but we’ll catch you next year. However, before calling it a day, I did manage to make a quick stop into the newly relocated Scotty’s Pub on the Bay, the spot that had originally been La Dolce Vino. This place was PACKED with spring breakers and Irish partiers. Scotty and his team were in top form, handling patrons on this busy evening and have done even better moving from their previous location on the other side of the complex. This is Scotty’s second location; the original bar restaurant is on Scarsdale. Personalities of the patrons at each of these locations are noticeably different, and I’ll be looking forward to seeing how the newest Scotty’s location shapes up in the months ahead.

Victim’s Facebook page describes their style of music as Hard Rock, which in my opinion, undersells their true strength as a full force band of the Arena Rock genre with a set list dominantly loaded with classic Rock Anthems rarely heard – likely drawn from their experience playing with nationwide acts including Blue Oyster Cult, Ronnie Jame Dio, Testament, Megadeth, Cheap Trick, Kansas, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Three Dog Night, Grand Funk Railroad, Marshall Tucker Band and many more.

TOUR STOP CLEAR LAKE - Lots of great national acts have been happening at Scout Bar. In March, I opted to try out some of the international Scene when Katchafire came into town. Hailing from New Zealand, this band had a great local turnout having recently appeared at a Reggae festival in California.

The small live music room at Hugh & Jeff’s had a difficult time handling the energy and force of Victim – as if The Who were in town performing a series of full electric house concerts. Victim is now on my official watch list for the Clear Lake area - Put them on yours.

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Katchafire @ Scout Bar

LOOSE NOTES: Continued From Page 34 A fun evening was clearly on the minds of many. Personally, I found this group to be a delightfully bright and refreshing blend of fusion funk wrapped around a reggae core. Desi Arnez would’ve liked this band and for now, the Katchafire show is sitting in the “funnest show of the year” position. Opening the night included Clear Lake’s own Indaskies along with the release of their new five song EP “Essential Vibrations” (a great album name, in my opinion) available on iTunes. You can catch Sara Piña’s in depth write-up on Indaskies online in the March issue of the SCENE. Good stuff! JOE PALERMO MEMORIAL - The weather for the event was perfect with showers and downpours throughout the day putting a clamp on any crazy idea of working in the yard. Turnout was very far reaching coming in all the way from Huntsville, Magnolia,

Katy and San Antonio. Joe Palmero played in so many bands, not all of them got to perform at the earlier benefit so at this go ’round - This day started off where the benefit left off with Six Gun Keys setting things off with a blistering pace with the magic moment dial turned to max. The Peace Makers was an enjoyable insight into Joe’s venture into the Country & Western Genre. Rock Republic, who gave up much of their show time at the benefit, finally got their chance to present themselves to the masses. This group has a super talented line up and hopefully will start appearing more

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around town. I’m positive that there are more bands that Joe had played with that weren’t able to squeeze into the line up. Our loss…. The closing set was an interesting new project that formed last year, Judgement Day: A Tribute to Whitesnake, featuring the vocals of front man Tom Calandra, a family man from Louisiana who we caught for the first time at the Texas Classic Rockin’ Food Truck Rally at Greyhound park. Back then he was triggering flashbacks with Escape: A Journey Tribute band with similar results, massive female swooning. Cool! Joining Calandra was, Scott Misner (everybody’s drummer), Rick Flores (Keyboard) Chris Kotlarz & Dale Rasco (Guitar), and Shane DuBose (Bass) This time around, we were unable to drink the place dry. Kudos to the folks at Fatty’s, I’m sure word will start getting around how this place supported the Palermo family. If your band is of the classic rock variety, and you’re needing your sound to come off BIG, Danny Divar is one you should consider hiring (you can find him on FB). A shout out to Chris Loper for roping things together and the huge cast of supporters, the “great loud” turnout of friends, family & musicians - ’twas a magical afternoon indeed. - Continued on Page 32

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Potroast @ Katie’s

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.38 Special... My third and perhaps most important reason to catch Potroast again.

DUELING KITS - Early in my tenure of covering live music for the SCENE, Andy Upchurch offered me some really good advice, “Always watch for the two piece groups. They’ve gotta be strong as there’s little to cover mistakes,” - Words that have held true over the years with the likes of Wood & Wind, Southbound, and Grifters & Shills. Taking this concept further, dual lead vocals carry similar strengths such as the Wilson brothers of The Hunger who ditched taking turns on the lead mic and now providing continual front duty assault well into Force Of Nature levels. Dual lead guitars are cool too with interesting melodic back and forths throughout the show. Local dual lead guitars coming to mind include the likes of Mark May/Paul Ramirez, Don Eisle/Steve Shannon and Randy Hughes/Curtis Beinhorn. In March, I was delighted to catch a local band with dual drummers on the kit when Randy Wall brought Potroast to Katie’s. Joining Wall was a fabulous lead guitarist, Guilherme Fonseca (whose mind likely thinks in 1/64th notes), bus driver Jimb Jackson on bass, Andrew Saad on Sax/vocals and the duo of Brian Scardino and Randy Woodard on drums. Pat Brink and Jordon Wright are also listed on the lineup and weren’t there which is fantastic because now I’m looking forward to catching Potroast again. According to the band, “Potroast is an eclectic group of musicians that play a very eclectic mix of musical styles. Potroast blends elements of a wide variety of genres, including funk, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, folk, country, jazz, blues, Reggae and pop focusing on musical improvisation, extended jams, and a blending of musical genres…. with a fan base that likes to dance and hula-hoop.” I missed the hulahooping that evening and with delight, looking forward to another reason to catch Potroast again. Aside from the exceptionally strong performance from Wall, Fonseca Saad & Jackson, the dual drummers gave the music a life and heart beat not often heard of live on the local SCENE – Think Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Santana &

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Local musician Andy Upchurch and his wife Vicki were there too that evening. Andy relayed to me, “These cats are good! Lots of energy, great song selection, great musicians…. I'll never know how the bandleader talked the band into 2 sets a night. Most bands play 4 sets in 4 hours. I saw their Facebook post, looked them up, they looked good. I’d never heard of them before.” Same here!!! Pick a night, any night, Katie's has the band. Pick a complex ’70s hit, any hit, Potroast can cook it up with a live music energy often better than what you may recall hearing on the old FM dial. Put Potroast and Katie’s on your anytime and anywhere good-to-go-list.

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Benefit for Reuben @ Scout Bar

LOOSE NOTES: Continued From Page 32 BRING REUBEN BACK - There’s always lots of good things happening out and about on the SCENE. One of my favorites is the special events to support a worthy cause and even better, those gatherings for musicians and those in the service industry, where the gathering often ventures into the realm of inspired magical moments. In March, we had one of those moments when the rock metal community came together to support Reuben Foster, Sound Meister at Scout Bar. Headlining the music this evening was a special reunion performance by local award winning Born from Ruins and included performances from Driven With Insanity, ORR, Erase the Virus, and Blood of an Outlaw. Khris Harding provided Master of Ceremony duties fittingly well for the heavy metal crowd. Blood of an Outlaw was a new band for me. They were wrapping up when I arrived so we’ll follow up with them later down the road. Erase The Virus is very well known in these parts. The surprise for me this evening was getting a chance to chat with ETV guitarist, Jeff Smith, who has rejoined the band. Drive With Insanity and ORR are two local sizzling acts that have come up through the ranks through the Punkstar Full Throttle doors, both working on recording new material, and both performing well into the zone. I was also really impressed with DWI’s street team who were doing a fantastic job reaching out to new fans. Tis good seeing new bands making it happen. “Over the Top” mention goes to the return of Born From Ruins for this event. It was clear that this multiple Buzz Award winning band still knows how to start up the mosh pit. Musically, BFR demonstrated their music mastery using the entire dynamic range volume and tempo while still sporting a loyal fan base that never really left - All in all, evidence that their songs & shows were not only “award winning” but their music has withstood the time test.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

SEPT. 29 - OCT. 1, 2017

Seen by The SCENE:

St. Patrick’s Day Beer Fest @ Stuttgarden Tavern’s New Beergarden

LOOSE NOTES: Continued From Page 31 MUSIC TEACHERS AND BELLY DANCING – One music act I’ve a soft spot for are the live music shows presented by teachers. Months ago, I had the chance to do that when Almost Famous, a throwdown band of teachers at the local School of Rock were playing late at Scout Bar following a PunkStar Full Throttle webcast. In March, I got to catch Almost Famous members Michael McColloch & Stacie Mathis perform a two-piece show at Mediterraneo Market and Cafe. Magdy and Sonia Kolb really know how to entertain their customers as we arrived in time for an enjoyable belly dance presentation from Kasandra. My hunch watching the reactions from the VIPs (A.K.A. little folks) is that more than several will have belly dancing on their list of electives when they get older. The dinner crowd enjoyed McColloch’s strengths on the out front robust keyboard and Mathis’ vocals reaching Ann Wilson level strength. A cool song the two pulled off was the ballad from Billy Joel’s “Scenes

From an Italian Restaurant” fitting perfectly with the dolmas, souvlaki, paella valenciana, and house reds. Mediterraneo Market and Cafe - One of my favorite mom and pop neighborhood restaurants that has a worldly neighborhood atmosphere. IT’S A WRAP - Our professional baseball team is getting ready for the new season and our hometown basketball team is looking stronger compared to recent past seasons. The crawfish I’ve been spotting are huge this year and patio season is officially upon us! Keeping a measuring stick on where we sit, years ago when the local setbacks from aerospace and the energies ran their course, a friend on the SCENE shared with me “The place will come back and those who stuck it out and made their moves while it’s down, will be in position when everybody comes back.” In months prior, we mentioned the departures of two popular places, Sherlocks & The Turtle Club. This month, her words held true seeing the expansions taking place at Scout Bar and their new Pub Level along with the newly relocated Scotty’s Pub on the Bay joining the many fine venues we have locally for dining, spirits and live music here in our place, we call The SCENE. We caught several over-the-top musical acts in March and expect nothing less in April. By the time you read this, it will be the perfect time to take advantage of our best time of year here. Thanks for sharing all of your stories in March, get your chores done, and we’ll see you in April, out on The SCENE!

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APRIL 2017

Bakkhus Taverna

Mamacita’s

Preamble

Skallywag

Scout Bar

Mediterraneo

Where To EAT & DRINK

Hugh & Jeff’s

1. Aspens................817 Clear Lake Rd. (Clear Lake Shores) 2. Bakfish Brewing Co............... 1231 Broadway (Pearland) 3. Bakkhus Taverna Greek................605 6th Street (Kemah) 4. Bayview Duck.............................. 3131 Hwy 146 (Bacliff) 5. Beers Looking At You.......... 17074 Highway 3 (Webster) 6. Bombshells - Houston South............ 12810 Gulf Freeway 8. Boondoggles.................... 4106 NASA Parkway (El Lago) 9. Buck Wild.............. 1025 West NASA Parkway (Webster) 10. Cabo............................ 2513 NASA Parkway (Seabrook) 11. Kemah’s Sweet Spot..................601 5th Street (Kemah) 12. Caps and Corks.......... 500 Baybrook Mall in Food Court 13. Center Court Pizza & Brew...... 3202 Marina Bay Blvd. J 7. Classic Cafe...................... 2511 NASA Road 1 (Sebrook) 14. Clear Creek Winery.......................... 709 Harris (Kemah) 15. Chelsea Wine Bar............ 4106 Nasa Pkwy # F (El Lago) 16. Chasin’ Tails............................ 2402 Bay Area Boulevard 18. Cock-Eyed Seagull...................... 1010B E. Nasa Road 1 19. Crazy Alan’s Swamp Shack........ 309 4th Street(Kemah) 20. Crescent City Sports & Oyster Bar.. 16605 El Camino Real 22. Dempsey’s Sports Pub.. 20801 Gulf Freeway (Webster) 23. Dan’s Pizza Company................................ 15148 Hwy 3 24. Dickinson Bar-B-Que & Steakhouse.......... 2111 FM 517 25. Don Pico’s - Clear Lake.................. 2110 Bay Area Blvd. 26. Don Pico’s - Pasadena.............. 4940 Fairmont Parkway 27. DUO Winery & Cider Co. ............2150-A Dickinson Ave. 28. Easy Street Lounge...... 112 N. Highway 3 (League City) 29. Esteban's Cafe & Cantina..............402 West Main Street 31. Fatty’s..................................1717 2nd Street (Seabrook) 43. Fuzzy’s Tacos - League City.......... 2660 Marina Bay Blvd. 32. Floyd’s Cajun Seafood House.............. 20760 Gulf Frwy 33. Floyd’s Cajun Seafood House................ 1300 Broadway 34. Gabacho’s Mexican Grill......................4449 NASA Rd. 1 35. Galveston Bay Beer Co. 12900 FM 3436 Rd (Dickinson) 36. Gingers Coastal Eatery & Sports Bar.. 2007 E. Bayshore 37. Gio’s Flying Pizza.................................... 630 FM 517 Rd 38. Gordon St. Tavern....................114N. Gordon St. (Alvin) 39. Hugh & Jeff’s Car Wash & Grill............ 1232 W. FM 646 40. J. Henry's Draught House.... 1105 Clear Lake City Blvd. 41. Jackie’s Brickhouse.. 1051 Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094)

Dickinson BBQ

Stuttgarden Tavern

T-bone Tom’s

Mainly Drinks

Topwater Grill

Kemah’s Sweet Spot

South Belt • Pasadena • Galveston Bay • Galves

42. Joe Lee’s Seafood Kitchen..........1108 Marina Bay Drive 44. Katie’s......................................................315 Grand Ave. 45. La Poz Cafe..........................................4622 NASA Rd. 1 46. La Brisa - Bacliff...................................... 4001 Hwy 146 47. La Brisa - League City.......... 501 Wesley Drive (@ I-45) 49. Las Haciendas • NASA...................... 1020 NASA Rd. 1 50. Las Haciendas • I-45...................... 12933 Gulf Freeway 51. Las Haciendas • South Shore ........ 2951 Marina Bay Dr. 52. Legends Sports Grill........................6011 W Main Street 53. Lone Star Grill.......................... 3435 Hwy 146 (Bacliff)) 54. Los Cucos Mexican Cafe............ 1330 W Bay Area Blvd. 55. Luna’s Mexican Restaurant...... 6555 South Shore Blvd. 56. Main 101 Grill & Bar.............. 101 E. Main St. (La Porte) 57. Mainly Drinks.................. 223 W. Main Street (La Porte) 58. Malay Malay.......... 2508 Gulf Fwy S #102 (League City) 59. Mamacita’s - Clear Lake........................515 E Nasa Rd 1 60. Marais (NEW!) 61. Maribelle’s.................................... 3136-C NASA Road 1 62. Mario’s Italian • Seabrook...... 1304 Bayport (Hwy 146) 63. Masa Sushi Fusion.............................. 977 Nasa Road 1 64. Masa Sushi Sake Bar............................ 1804 W. FM 646 65. Masa Sushi Japanese Restaurant .. 1788 S. Friendswood Dr. 66. Mediterraneo Cafe & Pizza............ 2409 Falcon Pass Dr. 67. Mediterraneo Market & Cafe........ 18033 Upper Bay Rd. 68. Midnite Slice.............................. 1605 2nd St, Seabrook 69. Moody Gardens........................ 1 Hope Blvd (Galveston) 70. Monkey Bar.......................................... 605 6th Street C 71. Noah’s Ark Restaurant..............4438 Boulevard (Bacliff) 72. Nobi Public House............241 E NASA Pkwy, (Webster) 73. Opus Bistro........................................ 1002 Aspen Road 74. Opus Ocean Grille1510 Marina Bay Drive #124 (Watergate) 75. Palapa Bar..................................608 6th Street (Kemah) 76. Paradise Tropical Wines.. 503 Bradford Ave. B (Kemah) 77. Preamble Lounge & Craft House.... 20801 Gulf Fwy #12 78. Pub Level (NEW!) 78. Roger’s Bar & Grill............1271 FM 518 E (League City).. 79. Rosewater ....................................1606 Clear Lake Blvd. 80. Railean Rum...................... 341 5th Street (San Leon) 81. Saloon Door Brewing Co............... 105A Magellan Circle

Monkey Bar

Dan’s Pizza

Tookie’s

82. Sam’s Boat................................. 83. San Luis Resort........................ 5 84. Scotty’s Pub............................... 85. Scotty’s Pub On The Bay............ 86. Scout Bar.................................... 88. Signatures.................. 3659 NA 89. Skallywag Suds N' Grub............ 90. Skipper’s..................1026 FM 20 91. South Shore Harbour Resort 250 92. Studio 80 (NEW!)...................... 93. Stuttgarden Tavern - Kemah.. 609 94. Stuttgarden Tavern On the Stran 95. Stuttgarden Tavern - Texas City 10 96. Thai Spice Kitchen.................. 30 97. Thai Stellar...................... 803 NA 48. Texas Beer Refinery Tap Room.. 98. The Spot........................ 3204 Se 99. The Hop...................................... 100. The Republic House.................. 101. The Tree House........................ 102. Time Out Sports Bar #1........ . 103. Time Out Sports Bar #2........... 104. Time Out Sports Bar #3.......... 105. Tommy’s Restaurant Oyster Ba 106. Tookie’s.................................... 107. Tookie’s Seafood...................... 108. Topwater Grill...................... 81 109. T-bone Tom’s............................ 110.Tuscany Bistro..................2951 111. Union Tavern............................ 112. Valdo's Seafood House ........... 113. Volcano Room......................... 115. Zone 504..................................

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18. SYLVAN BEACH PARK on Galveston Bay in La Porte . . . . . . . 281-471-5020 19. BAY FOREST GOLF COURSE 1900 South R Street (La Porte) . . . .281-471-4653 20. PINE GULLY PARK 535 Pine Gully Rd. @ Toddville (Seabrook) . . . . . 281-474-3286 21. OLD SEABROOK NASA Parkway @ Hwy 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281-474-3869 22. PUTT PUTT FUNHOUSE 806 NASA Parkway . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281-333-0579 23. BUTLER’S LONGHORN MUSEUM 1220 Coryell (League City) . . 281-332-1393 24. CLEAR CREEK WINERY 709 Harris Ave. (Kemah) . . . . . . . . . . . . .281-334-8300 25. CINEMARK 18 20915 Gulf Frwy. (Webster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281-332-0951

26. TOP GOLF 21401 Gulf Frwy. (Webster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281-657-1300 27. BAYBROOK MALL 500 Baybrook Mall Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281-488-4620 28. MAGNOLIA GREEK GOLF COURSE 1501 Bay Area Blvd. . . . . .281-557-0555 29. BEACON LAKES GOLF CLUB 801 FM 646 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281-337-1459 30. SOUTH SHORE HARBOUR CC 4300 South Shore Harbour . . . . 281-334-0521

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HOUSTON ATTRACTIONS:

31. GALVESTON EAST BEACH 1923 Boddeker Drive . . . . 409-762-EAST 32. THE GRAND 1894 OPERA HOUSE 2020 Postoffice St.409-763-7173 33. THE STRAND HISTORIC DISTRICT Galveston . . . . . . .713- 629-3700 34. MARDI GRAS MUSEUM 2309-2311 Ship’s Mechanic Row . . 409-765-5930 35. MOODY MANSION MUSEUM 2618 Broadway . . . . . . . . . . . . 409-762-7668 36. BISHOP'S PALACE 1402 Broadway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409-762-2475 37. GALVESTON RAILROAD MUSEUM 25th & Strand . 409-765-5700 38. TEXAS SEAPORT MUSEUM Pier 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409-763-1877 39. OCEAN STAR OFFSHORE MUSEUM Pier 20 . . . . . 409-766-STAR 40. SEAWOLF PARK Pelican Island via Seawolf Parkway . . . 409-797-5114

41. HOBBY AIRPORT 7800 Airport Boulevard . . . . . . . . . . . .713-640-3000 42. RELIANT STADIUM One Reliant Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832-667-1400 43. HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713-791-8805 44. DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT . . . . 713-658-8938 45. TOYOTA CENTER 1510 Polk Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .713-758-7200 46. GRB CONVENTION CTR 1001 Avenida de las Americas . 713-853-8000 47. MINUTE MAID PARK 501 Crawford Street . . . . . . . . . . 713-259-8500 48. BBVA COMPASS STADIUM 2200 Texas Avenue . . . . 713-276-7500 49. DOWNTOWN HOUSTON AQUARIUM 410 Bagby . 713-223-3474 50. HOUSTON ZOO 6200 Hermann Park Drive . . . . . . . . . . . .713-533-6500

AT T R A C T I O N S

Featured Attractions 1. Space Center Houston Visit Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor center of NASA's Johnson Space Center. Applaud the accomplishments of NASA and the U.S. manned space flight program at Space Center Houston. You will relive the past achievements of the space program and witness today's history in the making. Everything you see in the facility is realistic. Space Center Houston's creators kept in close contact with NASA to ensure the most accurate experience. Each attraction is selfguided so you can spend as much time, or as little time, in each areas as desired. Most guests spend four to six hours in the Center. Discount Tickets: Discount Space Center Houston tickets available at Bay Area Houston Visitors Center. 281-474-9700.

1601 NASA Parkway • 281-244-2100

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spacecenter.org

2. MOODY GARDENS

6. BATTLESHIP TEXAS

10. ELLINGTON FIELD

14. HAAK VINEYARDS & WINERY

1 Hope Blvd. (Galveston)..800-582-4673

3523 Highway 134.......... 281-479-2431

510 Ellington Field........ 713-847-4200

6310 Avenue T. ............ 409-925-1401

3. KEMAH BOARDWALK

7. LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM

11. SAN JACINTO MONUMENT

15. SOUTH SHORE HARBOUR

710 4th Street.............. 281-334-9880

2002 Terminal Dr. ...... 409-740-7722

One Monument Circle...... 281-479-2421

2500 South Shore Blvd.....281-334-1000

4. SCHLITTERBAHN

8. GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER

12. BAYOU WILDLIFE ZOO

16. BIG LEAGUE DREAMS

2026 Lockheed............ 409-770-9283

2501 Seawall Blvd..... 1.855.789.7437

5050 FM 517, Alvin........ 281-337-6376

1150 Big League Dreams...281-316-3400

5.THE LINKS AT GREEN CAYE

9. PIRATES BAY WATER PARK

13. ARMAND BAYOU NATURE CTR. 17. RAILEAN DISTILLERY

2100 Caroline St. ........ 281-337-2021

5300 East Road (Baytown).. 281-422-1150

8500 Bay Area Blvd.........281-474-2551

341 5th Street (San Leon). 713-545-2742

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Weekends on the Water

The Boat Yard: Helping get everyone on the water As the boating season swings into high gear in Clear Lake, it is time to start thinking about making sure your boat is in top shape to hit the water. Or maybe you don’t yet own a boat, but have been thinking about it. In either case, no need look no further than The Boat Yard for affordable boats and boat specialists who can take care of all the above. The Boat Yard, which opened its Kemah location last summer, has a staff with more than 20 years of combined experience in boat repairs and more. All are certified Tohatsu technicians and are ready to assist with any boat-related need, or help you pick out your new vessel. “We do total maintenance on engines, monthly routine checkups, and even have a team just for big fiberglass jobs. We can assist with anything from structural damage to cosmetic damage,” said Chet Morampudi, General Manager of The Boat Yard. “Last year we started selling a Piranha boats, which are shallow-water fishing boats. We are the only dealer from Louisiana to Brownsville that sells them, so we are really one-ofa-kind,” he added. “They are very affordable, too. Our goal and what we really want is to see everyone on the water.” And when it comes to seeing “everyone on the water,” The Boat Yard truly follows through in every regard, specifically boat education. “We like to educate people, and offer at least one seminar a month on a weekend. We have a variety of classes, such as navigation. Even if you have been boating other places for ages, you may not be familiar with the ship channel lights or what certain lights are, so it’s very important,” Morampudi said, adding that they will be offering three seminars, including one class specifically for women (Ladies on the Water) at the Southwest International Boat Show in South Shore Harbour on April 9. The Boat Yard is also very involved in the community, and frequently participates in charity benefits, such as the recent CureFest benefitting brain cancer research. Additionally, they will have their 5th annual crawfish boil on Saturday, April 29 from noon to 5 p.m., which will be a great opportunity to see everything the shop has to offer first-hand. “Every year we do an annual crawfish boil in the spring,

and a fish fry in the fall. Last year we cooked 280 pounds of crawfish and over 12 dozen crabs! It is free and absolutely anyone is welcome (RSVP to info@eaglesboatyard.com to join us at the boil),” Morampudi said. So whether some routine boat maintenance is required, a new boat is on the horizon, or you are looking to educate yourself further about these topics, The Boat Yard has you covered! They are located at 1145 FM 518 in Kemah and can be reached at 281-334-3300 or visit eaglesboatyard.com. Stop by to give them a “wave” and tell them The SCENE sent you! - Sarah Piña 1145 FM 518 Kemah, Texas 281-334-3300 , Inc. rvices e S e m www.eaglesboatyard.com Mariti Eagle info@eaglesboatyard.com

Here To Meet Your Boating Needs Boat Sales • Maintenance • Hull & Fiberglass Repairs Free Basic Boating Seminar Seminars • Training Sat., April 22, 10am-2pm

THE BOAT YARD’s experienced boat repair staff is ready to service your boat or get you in a new one. Regardless of whether it’s an 8’ dinghy or a 80’ yacht, any make or model, we’ll be happy to provide you with services in our shop or at your boat’s location. We also help our customers enjoy their days of boating with superior instruction & education including our Seamanship Seminar, Navigation Seminar and Ladies of the Sea Seminar.

Come see us at the SOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW April 6-9 @ South Shore Harbour Marina

Now selling PIRANHA BOATWORKS, the premier boat for shallow water fishing. Come see the Piranha Raso P140T (starting at under $10,000!) F1400, F1700, F2000 and B2200 at our Kemah facility. We are also a certified TOHATSU OUTBOARD dealer and service center - here for all your warranty needs.

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Lakewood Yacht Club To Host Heald Bank Regatta • April 29-30 Lakewood Yacht Club (LYC) and the Bay Access Foundation will be hosting the 2017 Heald Bank Regatta April 29 and 30, 2017. "This offshore race, which is open to the public will be held in the Gulf of Mexico starting at marker #11 near the Galveston jetties," explained LYC Fleet Captain Rex Bettis. "Participants with a spinnaker will sail approximately 90 nautical miles on a triangular course, while those with non-spinnakers will sail a two-leg course of about 60 nautical miles."

April 8-9 • Galv. Bay

HYC Offshore Regatta May 13-14 • Galv. Bay

J-24 North American Regatta May 24-28 • Galv. Bay

HOUSTON YACHT CLUB 281-471-1255

Visit the LYC website at lakewoodyachtclub.com to view the Notice of Race or register before the April 26 entry deadline. Crew waivers and other valuable information are also available. The entry fee is $75 with a $5 discount available to U.S. Sailing members.

Heald Bank Regatta April 29-30 • Gulf Of Mexico

"Heald Bank is lauded as an overnight, offshore race that's fun for all," says Regatta Chair Bob Hunkins. "The contest will start Saturday afternoon of the 29th and will conclude Sunday. LYC will Sales • Service • Parts host the awards ceremony and post-event party on Monday, May 1st." Heald Bank Regatta is the first in the three-event Texas Offshore Circuit (TORC). The Houston Yacht Club Offshore Regatta and the Galveston Bay Cruising Association Regatta constitute the other two TORC events. Crew sailing in the PHRF Spinnaker Class will be eligible to compete for the TORC championship trophy, the Texas Navy Cup if they enter all three races. Competitors sailing in the PHRF NonSpinnaker Class in all three events will also be eligible for the S. Rhoads Fisher Trophy.

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Other models available.

For more information, contact LYC at (281) 474-2511 or race@lakewoodyachtclub.com or Bob Hunkins, Heald Bank Regatta Chair, at rdhunkins@verizon.net or (281) 216-4082.

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Lightning TX District Champs

The classes of boats invited to participate are PHRF Spinnaker, PHRF Non-Spinnaker, Cruising Non-Spinnaker (Classic Canvas, i.e. Dacron sails), Cruising Poleless Spinnaker, One-Design and Multihull.

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Keels and Wheels May 5-7 • Clear Lake

Shoe Regatta May 20-21 • Galveston Bay

Commodore’s Cruise June 4-10 • Gulf Of Mexico

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Conundrum Regatta April 22 • Galveston Bay

GBCA Rum Races #1 Sat, June 1 • Galv. Bay #2 Sat, June 17 • Galv. Bay #3 Sat, July 1 • Galv. Bay #4 Sat, July 8 • Galv. Bay #5 Sat, July 22 • Galv. Bay #6 Sat, Aug 12 • Galv. Bay #7 Sat, Aug 26 • Galv. Bay #8 Sat, Sept 10 • Galv. Bay GALVESTON BAY CRUISING ASSOCIATION (GBCA)

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACES START 39TH SEASON You don’t need to know the difference between the “main” and the “jib” to enjoy and appreciate the Bay Area’s most beautiful spectator sport, sailing. Few places anywhere have the kind of sailing community that is found in the Bay Area. This area is home to competitive sailing programs and races run by a number of yacht clubs and local sailing associations. For anyone who loves to sail, who could ask for a better place to live or visit than the Bay Area? But sailing is also a fabulous spectator sport, and our area offers residents and visitors the rare opportunity to enjoy the impressive sight of sailing up-close and personal during the Wednesday Night Races on Clear Lake. A month of sailing seminars has concluded and the Opening Party/Skippers Meeting is in the books. The 39th season kicks off on Wednesday, April 5. The organizing body is the Clear Lake Racing Association, an informal association of sailing enthusiasts from all the sailing clubs around the Houston/Galveston Bay area. During the months of April to October (during Daylight Savings Time), there is enough light left over in the day to get off work, and head for the docks to launch boats and get in a sailboat race. The Wednesday Night Races are a wonderful mid-week break, and the short distances between marks provide a great venue to sharpen boat and sail-handling skills. The best spectator outpost and official host venue is Villa Capri in Seabrook where a crowd gathers to watch the races and listen to the commentary from the race announcer. After the race, all the sailors gather at Villa Capri Restaurant to join the spectators for food and drinks and the trophy presentation. There are Wednesday Night Sailboat Races held all over the country, but those held in Clear Lake are unique because many of the marks are placed close to spectator viewing locations. So close, in fact, the spectators get a really good look at the teamwork required to get the jib up and douse the spinnaker. Yacht races are not known as a spectator sport, but when they are viewed in the comfort and proximity of a convenient dock (instead of the middle of a large body of water), it can be quite entertaining and is an event to check out at least once if not weekly. These races began locally in the late ‘70s Wednesday Night Sailboat and have evolved. Major changes continued from the 2016 season include that the number of Races on Clear Lake races have been cut down, and there will be no season ending championship series. One other major change will be a bye week (week of no racing) between each series. Villa Capri: 3713 NASA PKWY (Seabrook) *6:15pm 1st Gun

2017 RACING SEASON 4/05 . . . . . . Series 1, Race 1 4/12 . . . . . . Series 1, Race 2 4/19 . . . . . . Series 1, Race 3 4/26 . . . . . . Series 1, Race 4 5/03 . . . . . . . . . . . Bye Week 5/10 . . . . . . Series 2, Race 1 5/17 . . . . . . Series 2, Race 2 5/24 . . . . . . Series 2, Race 3 5/31 . . . . . . Series 2, Race 4 6/07 . . . . . . . . . . . Bye Week 6/14 . . . . . . Series 3, Race 1 6/21 . . . . . . Series 3, Race 2 6/28 . . . . . . Series 3, Race 3 7/05 . . . . . . Series 3, Race 4 7/12 . . . . . . . . . . . Bye Week 7/19 . . . . . . Series 4, Race 1 7/26 . . . . . . Series 4, Race 2 8/02 . . . . . . Series 4, Race 3 8/09 . . . . . . Series 4, Race 4 8/16 . . . . . . . . . . . Bye Week 8/23 . . . . . . Series 5, Race 1 8/30 . . . . . . Series 5, Race 2 9/06 . . . . . . Series 5, Race 3 9/13 . . . . . . Series 5, Race 4 9/20 . . . . . . . . . . . Bye Week 9/27 . . . . . . . . Awards Party

The SCENE sailing team returns for the 2017 season of the Wednesday Night Races. Fresh off of multiple class champion season, the team is once again captained by veteran sailor Stuart Lindow. Sponsoring The SCENE Sailing Team in 2017 is Carefree Boat Club, Crazy Alan’s Swamp Shack and Bay Area Media Services. The team is powered by Galactic Coast Brewing. Come out and cheer them on!

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Rosenberg Library: Story times are offered every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. for children 6 and under and their caregivers, 2310 Sealy Street, Galveston, 409-763-8854 ex. 135, rosenberg-library.org

MUSEUMS

1940 Air Terminal Museum: Hobby Airport, Raffle tickets on sale now for Airplane, 713-454-1940, www.1940airterminal.org May 20- Ellington Airport 100 Year Celebration, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 510 Ellington Field, Houston, www.fly2houston.com/efd100 Armand Bayou Nature Center: Open Tuesday - Saturday, Sunset Cruise 6:00 p.m. Every Saturday Breakfast on Bayou 8:00 a.m. Ages 5 to adult, Nature Tour Third Sundays, Noon, Reservations required on events, 8500 Bay Area Blvd., 281-474-2551, www.abnc.org

Battleship Texas, State Historic Site: 3255 Highway 134, La Porte, 281-479-2431, www.tpwd.texas.gov Bay Area Museum Lunar Rendezvous Exhibit and Space memorabilia: Open Tuesday – Sunday. Clear Lake Park, 5000 NASA Parkway, Seabrook, 281326-5960, lunarrendevous.org.

Butler Longhorn Museum: 1220 Coryell, League City, 281-332-1393 wwwbutlerlonghornmuseum.com April 13- Author Ernie Deats of The King of Dickinson, Book Review, 6:30 p.m.

Galveston Railroad Museum: Train Rides every Saturday 11a.m. to 2p.m., 2602 Santa Fe, Galveston, 409-7655700, galvestonmuseum.com.

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Arts Calendar:

League City Historical Society West Bay Common Museum: Open Monday to Friday. Call for group reservations, 281-554-2994, 210 Kansas Avenue, League City, oneroomschoolhouse.org Lone Star Flight Museum: Open Daily 9 a.m. to 5p.m., 2002 Terminal Dr., Galveston, 409-740-7722, LSFM.org.

Moody Gardens: 24-hour animal webcam and other exhibits, Galveston, Moody Gardens, 800-582-4673, www.moodygardens.com,

Ocean Star: Offshore Drilling Museum and Education Center, Open Daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Pier 19 at Harborside Dr. & 20th St., Galveston, 409-7667829, OceanStarOEC.com

San Jacinto Monument & Museum: Open Daily 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. La Porte, 281-4792421, sanjacinto-museum.org Space Center of Houston:1601 NASA Parkway, Nassau Bay, 281-224-2100, www.spacecenter.org April 11- Film, Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo, at 7 p.m. followed by reception and Q & A with Program Flight Directors; April 20 – Debut of Sensory Friendly Evening, 5:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m.

Texas City Museum: Open Tuesday to Sunday, 409 6th Street N., Texas City, 409643-5799, www.texas-citytx.org/Museumabout.htm

Texas Seaport Museum: Opening of the Trade Routes 1853, 2100 Harborside Dr., Galveston, www.galvestonhistory.org

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April 7: Art of Coffee Art Walk, 6-9:30 p.m., 609 Bradford, Kemah, 281-532-6371

April 8: Watercolor Painting Workshop, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Carothers Coastal Gardens, 502 Pine Gully Rd, Seabrook, seabrooktx.gov/activities/activity/detail/watercolor-painting-6 April 8: 18th Annual Texas City Art Festival, 5-9p.m., Charles T. Doyle Convention Center, 2010 5th Avenue North, Texas City, 409-643-5990, texascitycommunitycalendar.com

April 8: Seashell Art Class & Wine, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Paradise Tropical Wines, 503 Bradford Ave., Suite B, Kemah, 281-339-7952

Houston-Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., 281-283-2065, www.uhcl.edu/culturalarts

April 15: Bay Area Blue grass Monthly Show, 6p.m. Johnny Arolfo Civic Center, 300 W. Walker, League City, bayareabluegrass.org April 21 -29: 79th Galveston County Fair & Rodeo, Hwy. 6, Hitchcock, for daily concerts and exhibits access galvestoncountyfair.com

April 28: Clear Lake Symphony presents Final Concert of the Season, Guest Conductor, Monzer Hourani, 7:00 p.m., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Auditorium, 18220 Upper Bay

April 17: NSA Board Meeting, National Society of Artist, discussion of upcoming April 22 member show, 6:00 p.m. Las Brisa, 501 N. Wesley Dr. League City,

April 21 & 22: Artist Boat presents 2017 Birding Tours, Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston, bus transport meets 7:45 a.m. 2627 Ave. O, Galveston, 409-770-0722 April 22: Carothers Open House, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. hosted by the City of Seabrook, 502 Pine Gully Rd, Seabrook, www.seabrooktx.gov

April 28 & 29: 61st Sylvan Beach Festival, Music, Food & Art, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. – 4/29 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., Sylvan Beach Park, 636 N. Shore Drive, La Porte, 281-4711123, sylvanbeachfestival.simpletix.com

May 6: Galveston Art Walk, Galveston Art League, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 2217A Postoffice, Galveston, 409-300-3009, www.fromtheheart.gallery

MUSIC

April 7: Mercury: The Orchestra Redefined – Baroque Death and Maiden, 8 p.m. April 8: UHCL Music Club Spring Concert, 7p.m. April 9: Black Violin, 7:30 p.m. April 28: CCISD Improv Troup Team-Up, 7p.m. April 29: Last Laugh Before Finals Comedy Show, 7:30 p.m. All shows at Bayou Theatre, University of

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CULTURAL ARTS CALENDAR

April 7 & 8: Next to Normal, Thurs. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sunday 2:30 p.m., Island ETC Theatre Company, 2317 Mechanic St., Galveston, 409-762-3556, www.islandetc.org April 7 & 8: Play it Again, Sam. 8 p.m., Dinner Show, Franca’s Real Italian Restaurant, 1101 E. NASA Parkway, Nassau Bay, 281488-2207, www.francasrealitalian.com April 7 - 9: I Hate Hamlet, Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. Sun. 2:30 p.m., Bay Area Harbour Playhouse, 3708 Hwy. 3, Dickinson, 281-3377469, www.harbourtheater.org

April 8 & 9: Greater Tuna, 3p.m. & 8p.m., 4/9 3p.m., The Grand 1894 Opera House, 2020 Postoffice St. Galveston, 409-763-2481, www.thegrand.com

April 29: The Midtown Men, 8 p.m., The Grand 1894 Opera House, 2020 Postoffice St. Galveston, 409-7632481, www.thegrand.com

April 29: Hot Shotz Improv Comedy Show, Night of The Pastiche, 7 p.m., Franca’s Real Italian Restaurant, 1101 E. NASA Parkway, Nassau Bay, 281- 488-2207, francasrealitalian.com

Rd., Nassau Bay, .clearlakesymphony.org

May 5 & 6: League City Music Festival, 3-11p.m., Walter Hall Park, 807 Hwy. 3 North, League City, lcmusicfest.com

PHOTOGRAPHY

April 11 & 25: Bay Area Photo Club, 7:00 p.m., Honors Night, Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church, 17503 El Camino Real, 77058, president@bayareaphotoclub.org, www.bayareaphotoclub.org

THEATRE

April 7- 15: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Thurs. Fri. Sat., 8 p.m. Sun. 3 p.m., April 22, 2017-2018 Kick Off Party, Pasadena Little Theatre, 4318 Allen Genoa Rd., Pasadena, 713-941-1758, www.pasadenalittletheatre.org

April 7 – 23: The Fox on the Fairway, Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. Matinee Sat. & Sun. 2:30 p.m. Clear Creek Country Theatre, 18091 Upper Bay Road, Nassau Bay, 281-335-5228, www.clearcreekcountrytheatre.org

CHILDREN’S ART Library Story Times

Evelyn Meador Library (Pre-K): 10:30 a.m., 2400 N. Meyer, Seabrook. Storytelling by Mrs. Pearson every Wednesday morning & computer classes forming, 281474-9142, www.hcpl.net

Freeman & Memorial Library: Book Babies on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday at 10:15 a.m., Toddler Time on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. 16616 Diana Lane, Houston, 281-488-1906, www.hcpl.net

Helen Hall Library: Toddler Story Time, Monday 10:15 a.m., Preschool Story Time, Tuesday 10:15 a.m. & 11a.m., Teen Advisory Board (TAB), 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the Month, 7 p.m., Events for Adults; Antiques Roundtable 1st Monday of the Month 1p.m., Computer Classes Wednesday 10a.m., Book Discussion Club 3rd Monday of the Month 7p.m., Local Authors Hour 2nd Thursday of the Month 10:15 a.m.,100 W. Walker, League City, www.hcpl.net - Continued on Page 21

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And other Earth Day Events

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Artist Boat Presents Educators Earth Day By Domino Taylor Artist Boat is hosting its annual Educators Earth Day on Saturday April 22. This free event is held at Artist Boat’s Coastal Heritage Preserve, 600 acre conservation preserve on Galveston West Bay. Educators will experience Artist Boat’s Eco-Art programs and learn how to integrate the disciplines of art and science in experimental learning. Educators choose 3 of the 4 programs to attend and professional development credit hours will be awarded after the completion of 3 sessions. Programs include; Artist Boat’s Eco-Art Kayak Adventure, Artist Boat’s Walking Adventure, Artist Boat’s Habitat Restoration Adventure and a special workshop on Creative Movement in the Classroom presented by Young Audiences of Houston’s Teaching Artist Becky Valls. Educators may attend the event free of charge once they register and may bring one guests over the age of 11. Space is limited with first come first serve. The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information and to sign up call 409-770-0722. Artist Boat is located 2627 Avenue O, Galveston. Continuing Artist Boat’s Earth Day celebrations on April 21 and 22 with Birding Adventures led by bird specialist, Karla Klay. Klay has over 15 years of birding experience on the Texas Gulf Coast and has led birders through the swamp and marsh in search of that rare bird. Each day the event is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and $150 per person, which includes the bus trip to Bolivar Peninsula on April 21 or Galveston Island on April 22. Breakfast, lunch, and binoculars are also provided. Meet at 7:45 a.m. at. Artist Boat, located 2627 Avenue O, Galveston. These tours will take you deeper into the world of birds during the peak week of birding in the Galveston area. Call and reserve your spot early.

played. This compliments Artist Boat’s art benches project S.I.T. (Seawall Interpretive Trail) that are along Seawall and now up to 70 beautiful hand-painted benches about Galveston’s natural and cultural heritage. Download the registration and information packet at www.artistboat.org/beautify-the-bucket-competition and beautify one of the blue trash cans that are destined for Galveston beaches. Artists Boat is a non-profit organization providing hands-on experience for people of all ages through Eco-Art Programs that allow them to interact and learn about marine and coastal environments and the preservation through the sciences and arts. Programs take place in kayaks, aboard vessels, by foot, on campuses, in classrooms and in places of natural significance. Access their website at www.artistboat.org. Celebrate Earth Day with Artist Boat and their many programs.

Beautify-the-Bucket is another event on April 22 by Artist Boat and is an art competition for the blue trash barrels placed on the beaches to encourage proper disposal. Painted barrels are due back April 18 for the April 22 competition. Sign up and have your art work dis-

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FONTAINE OF BEAUTY

ARTS

Featured Artist: Fontaine Jacobs

By Kelley Dawson

“When you survive cancer, you feel you have been given a second chance, and I have the need to give back,” proclaimed local artist Fontaine Jacobs. This year will mark her sixth year as a breast cancer survivor. Jacobs told of her love of portraits. She aspired to create a cancer portrait series for which she has painted several people who have or had cancer. “My plan is to show each painting for two years and then donate the portrait to the survivor or the family of those who don’t win the fight,” stated Jacobs. She said, “It lets me paint and portraits don’t sell very well.” Jacobs mentioned she’s doesn’t know why she likes to paint people so much. She tried to explain, “When I see a person I see all their colors, the shadows, shapes, images. I am a very visual person.” Jacobs entered three of the portraits in the upcoming May Galveston Art Walk. People are not Jacobs’ only inspiration. She is inspired by the world around her and her travels. “I look around and want to paint all the beautiful things,” expressed Jacobs. She also paints abstracts and what she refers to as “impressionist realism” – a cross between the two styles. Jacobs applies a variety of mediums as well, including acrylics, oils, and watercolors. Her well-balanced mix of techniques produces exceptional pieces. Jacobs paintings invoke the emotions within them. The phenomenal values of the artist’s works cause the viewer to surrender into the depths of remarkable tones and colors. Jacobs shared, “When I paint in acrylic and oils, its impressionist realism and more realism in oil. With watercolor I feel I paint in a more abstract nature.” Jacobs admitted she has been told to settle down and stay with one style. She added, “But, that doesn’t sound like fun.” Creating with watercolor, Jacobs revealed she allows the paint to direct itself by pushing the it around until she sees something. She will share her artistic talents while teaching acrylic and watercolor on yupo classes to 50-year-olds and older at the College of the Mainland starting in June. Yupo is a slick paper Jacobs highly regards for its nice lifting abilities. “I like to try different things, whatever strikes me and challenge myself,” informed Jacobs. She paints every day for at least two hours though she confessed two hours can become eight hours. “I often say I’m possessed by a painting and can’t stop,” said Jacobs. She affirmed painting centers her. “You lose yourself in it all when you’re painting. A bad day? I feel better after I paint. Even aches and pains – I won’t feel it while I’m painting,” advised Jacobs. Those who gaze at Jacobs paintings can become lost the same way. It’s no wonder she has shown in galleries for over 20 years and won several awards for her commercial and fine art throughout the United States. To view additional artist’s works visit www.fontainefineart.com or call 832-474-2882. Jacobs will be showing at Texas City Art Festival April 8 and the Galveston Art League Walk May 6. (Event details can be found in the Arts Section.) She also has several pieces on display at The House of Tea in Kemah. Fontaine donates a portion of her proceeds to breast cancer research each year.

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CLEAR LAKE - NORTH 1. Luna Restaurant (Hilton) 2. Valdo’s 3. Chelsea Wine Bar 4. Boondoggles 5. Villa Capri 6. Sam’s Boat 7. Cabo 8. Pier Eight Seafood 9. Outriggers

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BACLIFF & SAN LEON 25

26 27 20th St.

CLEAR LAKE - SOUTH 20. Alan’s Swamp Shack 21. Opus Bistro 22. Opus Ocean Grille 23. Sundance II 24. Paradise Reef (SSHR)

12th St.

10. The Aquarium 11. Red Sushi 12. Flying Dutchman 13. Cadillac Bar 14. Bubba Gump 15. Lighthouse Buffet 16. Landry’s Seafood 17. Bayside Grill 18. The Pizza Oven 19. Saltgrass

25. Noah’s Ark 26. Clifton by the Sea 27. 18th Street Pier 28. Bubba’s Shrimp Place 29. Topwater Grill

DICKINSON BAYOU 30. Marais

Visit The SCENE’s Mobile-Friendly Waterfront Dining Guide at www.theSCENEmagazine.com or scan the QR code.

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Event Sets Guinness World Record The Big Ass Crawfish Bash held at Gulf Greyhound park and raising money for Camp Hope and other charities set a new Guinness Book World Record with more than 63,000 pounds of crawfish cooked and served in an 8-hour period just as this issue was going to press. More than 20,000 people attended the third edition of this annual event and the cooking team representing Cabo Clear Lake won first place for their tasty crawfish.

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NOAH’S ARK: Continued From Page 12 John

PUBLISHER & ART DIRECTOR

John Ennis (Co-Founder) EDITOR & OPERATIONS OFFICER

Betsey Ennis (Co-Founder)

Betsey

PHOTOGRAPHER / COLUMNIST

Andy Eng DESIGN DEPARTMENT

Betsey Ennis • Joe DeFlora John Ennis COLUMNISTS & WRITERS

Andy

Peggy “Domino” Taylor Kelley Dawson • Lizzy Parker Jason Goodrich • Andy Eng Sarah Piña SALES & MARKETING

Kelley

Shannon Alexander Heather Healy ASSISTANT COPY EDITOR

Carmen Bates DIR OF

Oysters! Oysters! Oysters! Noah’s Ark offers Oysters Raw on the half shell or grilled six different ways, some of their favorite grilled oysters include, Captain’s Oysters (with shrimp, Parmesan cheese and garlic butter), Oysters Rockefeller (with cream spinach sauce and Parmesan cheese) and Jalapeño Oysters (with Jalapeños, picante sauce and Mozzarella cheese). Order a dozen, a half dozen or the 2x2 Oyster Sampler (a pair of all six grilled on one dish). Party atmosphere! Friday and Saturday nights, the Ark is bursting with energy! Sparks are flying on the dance floor with live music and karaoke each night on alternate floors. Fridays in the upstairs Parrots Nest, enjoy karaoke from 8 p.m. to midnight, while the main stage downstairs has a live band from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturdays it’s the opposite: there’s a live band upstairs in the palapa bar (8 p.m. to midnight) and karaoke down on the main stage (9 p.m. to 1 a.m.) “Noah’s Ark is the only place for miles around, where you can sit in an upstairs palapa bar or on a waterfront deck, eat, drink, listen to live music and have a awesome view of Galveston Bay!” said Tolhurst.

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Plenty of Seating: At Noah’s Ark, guests will never be handed a pager. DIR OF GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Open seating is always Andrew Ennis available, inside or out, and guests can seat themselves to take advantage of all the water GUIDANCE views, or can find a more intimate spot inside to suit their mood. Mission Control Mike (Seabrook Pelican Path - Original Flock) Large parties of guests are always welcome. Outdoors, Noah’s Ark features three downstairs, waterfront-facing patios. Inside, find STUDIO PHONE:.......... 281-326-2439 table seating, bar seating, or a room for larger private parties. But without question, the best-unobstructed views are upstairs in the E-MAIL:................ ads@scenelive.net Parrots Nest that boasts 20 tables and a large bar.

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Hosting made easy: Hosting an event has never been easier since Noah’s Ark has full-service in-house catering. They can handle all the details. This unique venue offers three areas (including the Parrots Nest) available for weddings, receptions, parties, reunions, or any type gathering. There is no charge for the use of these unique spaces with the purchase of food and beverages. Call 281-339-2895 to reserve.

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Offering a special three-course Easter Brunch Menu from 8am-5pm. Regular Brunch Menu will be available as well. Our youngest celebrants will enjoy the Easter Egg Hunt. For more details or to RSVP: 832-864-3675

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Every Friday and Saturday on the patio when weather permits.

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NOAH’S ARK: Continued From Page 9 Breakfast with a view: Bring your whole crew and let Noah’s handle breakfast for you, served fresh seven days a week, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. On the weekends, (Saturday 8am - Noon and Sunday 8am - 1pm) enjoy their breakfast buffet complete with a made-to-order omelet and egg station. Arrive thirsty, because Bloody Marys, Screwdrivers and Mimosas are $3 each from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and all day Sunday. I can’t speak for your view, but the waterfront view at Noah’s beats my kitchen view any day. 21 & up only upstairs: Located on the second floor, the Ark has a gigantic (3,800 square-foot) covered rooftop palapa bar and restaurant for 21 and up only. The beautifully furnished, Belize-inspired, open-air palapa bar is affectionately referred to as the “Parrots Nest.” Take a seat at the bar or find a table with tikistyle barstools, then sit back and take it in – there’s a waterfront view from EVERY seat. Enjoy live entertainment Friday and Saturday nights. As you soak in the atmosphere, their slogan comes to life: “Your island paradise just minutes from home.” Tolhurst said, “De-stress, breathe in the tropical atmosphere, taste the light spray of saltwater on your lips, sip a cool drink, slide down a fresh oyster, and know you’ve made it to paradise!” Family-friendly downstairs: Inside this Ark-inspired building, find a warm, inviting Noah’s Ark-themed interior where kids and the young-at-heart will be delighted by the numerous Noah’s Ark references they’ll find. Whether it be the giant wall mural, the figurines in the custom shelving unit, or names on the menu, the Ark theme runs throughout. Their three downstairs waterfront patios aren’t just family friendly, but pet-friendly also. Four-legged family members are always welcome, but Noah’s (like most establishments) requests that they must be on a leash. Hassle-free parking: Any day of the week, find plenty of parking on-site, or worst case, park a half block away in a nearby designated lot. Motorcycle-friendly parking is also available in front of the restaurant. Free parking seven days a week. - Continued on Page 14

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Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival is set to Return on May 5 & 6, 2017 Yaga’s Entertainment, Inc. recently announced the official overview of the 2017 Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival. The festival will be on Friday, May 5 and Saturday May 6, 2017. With specialty food items, culinary events, artisan exhibits, and live musical entertainment, the 8th annual Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival offers a little bit of something for everyone. New this year, the event will be expanding the festival to allow for more attendees, exhibitors, wine and food and moving to the Galveston Island Convention Center. The festival will kick off with a pre-event Blind Tasting on April 20, 2017, in conjunction with the official Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival poster unveiling at Bienville Social. The festival becomes open to the public on May 5th & 6th, offering the chance to enjoy wines from around the world paired with delicious local food, plus the opportunity to learn first rate tips from popular chefs and wine makers. Tickets for Galveston Island Food & Wine are now available online and include a variety of options prepared to fit any budget, with packages ranging from $30 to $156. In addition, a portion of the proceeds from the event will be re-invested into local organizations such as Galveston College Culinary Arts, Alvin Community College Culinary Arts and the Galveston County Resource Crisis Center. What to look forward to during the Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival this year: Thursday, April 20, 2017, from 6-9:30pm • Pre Event: The Blind Wine Tasting: Guests will swirl, sniff and sip their way through more than 100 red and white wines participating in the Galveston Island Food and Wine Festival. Each bottle wears a disguise so attendees must rely solely on their palate to discern the story behind each vintage and vote its attributes. The three top scoring red and white wines from rounds one and two will advance to the Chaine des Rôtisseurs Dinner where one will be named the festival’s Grand Champion. Thursday, April 27, 2017 • Pre-Event: Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Dinner: The 2017 Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival will commence with the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Dinner on the 20th floor of the American National Insurance Company. At the event, guests will blind taste the top 3 red and white wines, selected during the preliminary blind tasting, to determine the Grand Champion, Grand Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion. This is an invitation-only event for La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs members who will be picking the festival’s Grand Champion wines. The Chaîne des Rôtisseurs is the world’s oldest international gastronomic society, founded in Paris in 1248.

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Friday, May 5, 2017 from 6-8pm • The Premium Wine Tasting and Pairing will also be returning this year for the true gourmand, located in the Galveston Island Convection Center. This event features a variety of premium wines from participating wineries that will be available exclusively at this event. Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 1-5pm • The Grand Tasting: The highlight of the 2017 Galveston Island Food and Wine Festival, will be also be located at the Galveston Island Convection Center. Patrons will also embark on a tasting trip through vineyards from all around the world; enjoying exquisite wines and a variety of food samplings from the Island’s top restaurants. Sunday, May 7, 2017 • Post Event: Champagne Brunch at Hotel Galvez: The final day of the festival will feature a brunch at Hotel Galvez paired with champagnes and wines from the festival. Renowned chef Lance Fegan of Liberty Kitchen in Houston will prepare food, Fegan has garnered numerous culinary awards and his menus are inspired by his passion as a surfer and the natural life styles of the coastal regions he loves. Visit us at www.galvestonfoodandwinefestival.com. Any further questions regarding Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival can be directed to info@yagaspresents.com or (409) 770-0999.

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VIEW + ATMOSPHERE = RELAXING, EASY-GOING VIBE By Betsey Ennis When you hear Margaritaville… or Key West… What do you picture? The folks at Noah’s Ark hope that you come to the Ark and feel like you’ve stepped a thousand miles away from your troubles. There are no stuffy attitudes in this friendly, tight-knit community restaurant and palapa bar. Kick back, relax, stay a while and enjoy the view, the food, and the drinks. The building and its patios boast great panoramic views of Galveston Bay from every outdoor seat. Besides the view, here are 10 other reasons to set your course to Noah's Ark (4438 Boulevard in Bacliff): Diverse menu: Noah’s Ark’s staff prides themselves on providing a delicious dining experience. The menu offers casual to upscale fare, from handmade hamburgers to grilled red snapper, or wings (nine styles) to hand-breaded chicken strips and shrimp. Newer menu items include the California Chicken Sandwich and the Turkey Club with Avocado. Coowner Steve Tolhurst said that without question, the most popular appetizers are the Hot Mermaids (bacon-wrapped shrimp with jalapeño, fried or grilled) and the Fresh Oysters (raw or grilled). “Be sure to try Noah’s ‘famous’ Oyster Shooters,” he suggested. The entire menu is available upstairs in the palapa bar, downstairs, and on the three outside patios. Full Bar: Noah’s Ark offers an impressive menu of beer, wine, frozen cocktails and mixed drinks. Be sure to check out the new specialty drinks on the menu. Best sellers include the spicy, sweet and salty Jalapeño Margarita, Fresh Minty Mojitos and the Dirty Monkey made with fresh bananas. Longtime customer favorites are the Noah’s Piña Colada, Noah’s Rita and Parrot Head Punch. (Be sure to check out Noah’s ad for happy hours and specials.)

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