At 75 years young, Jeanne Robertson continues to charm audiences with her humorous observations about life around her. This former Miss North Carolina, standing tall at six foot two, has a vivacious personality, heart, and sense of humor. Her witty depiction of everyday situations never fails to have audiences of all ages rolling with laughter. Be prepared for “Don’t Bungee Jump Naked,” “Don’t Send a Man to the Grocery Store,” and much more. Tickets are $25-$88.
The Grand 1894 Opera House is located at 2020 Postoffice St. in Galveston’s historic Downtown Cultural Arts District. Tickets are available by contacting The Grand’s box office at (409)765-1894, (800)821-1894, or go to thegrand.com.
Do your young ones have a passion for art, science, nature, and love to work with their hands? If so, a specialty art camp like Artist Boat’s Eco-Art Camps may just be the perfect fit. Camps run all summer long and can be taken a week at a time. Sign up now as spaces are limited to ensure small camp size and individual attention.
Artist Boat uses S.T.E.A.M., an educational approach to learning that uses science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.
Artist Boat has won national recognition for its educational programs and is a leader in outdoor educational experiences for small groups led by scientists and artists.
Campers use the scientific method to investigate processes in our ocean. Each camp culminates in the creation of artworks that illustrate the knowledge that campers have acquired about our ocean. Camp sessions are designed for children Kindergarten-Sixth Grade and split into groups of ages 5-8 and ages 9-12.
Summer Camp sessions are $150 per week for half day sessions or $300 per week for full day sessions. Camps are held from 9am-12 noon and 1-4pm. Sessions are limited to 12 campers.
Register at artistboat.org/eco-art-camps. Dates and topics are:
- June 3rd-7th (Ages 5-8): “Fish Frenzy” and “Whale of a Time”
- June 10th-14th (Ages 9-12): “Shark Mania” and “Marine Inverts”
- June 17th-21st (Ages 5-8): “Off the Deep End” and “Fish Frenzy”
- June 24th-28th (Ages 9-12): “Whale of a Time” and “Shark Mania”
- July 8th-12th (Ages 5-8): “Marine Inverts” and “Off the Deep End”
- June 15th-19th (Ages 9-12): “Fish Frenzy” and “Whale of a Time”
- July 22nd-26th (Ages 5-8): “Shark Mania” and “Marine Inverts”
- July 29th-August 2nd (Ages 9-12): “Off the Deep End” and “Fish Frenzy”
- August 5th-9th (Ages 5-8): “Whale of a Time” and “Shark Mania”
Artist Boat’s purpose is protecting our Gulf Coast through land conservation and with fun, educational, inspiring adventures that spark creativity, awareness, and action.
Since its inception, over 100,000 participants have helped bring 40,000 students to estuaries by kayak, foot, or vessel; created over 50+ public artworks; conserved over 600+ acres on west Galveston Island forming the Coastal Heritage Preserve and creating a place for the future Gulf Coast Environmental Education Center; restored over 50 acres of dunes and prairies to assure recovery of these ecosystems following Hurricane Ike; formed the Bucket Brigade comprised of a Marine Debris Task Force; conducted interpretive tours; and beautified buckets for trash, recycle centers, and more on Galveston beaches.
For more info call (409)770-0722, email residency@artistboat.org, or go to artistboat.org.
Bucket Brigade Interpretive Beach Tours are free for the public, last approximately 45 minutes, and are offered at Stewart Beach in Galveston. Join the Bucket Brigade in exploring the creatures and features that make Galveston beaches unique. Hands-on activities investigate topics including Galveston’s turbid water, marine debris, Sargassum landings, and more.
In June and July tours are available Wednesday-Sunday, weather permitting. Starting in August, tours are offered Friday-Sunday. Participants can sign up on location near the Beach Patrol Tower #6 at Stewart Beach. Tours are scheduled to start at 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, and 3:30pm.
Artist Boat’s purpose is protecting our Gulf Coast through land conservation and with fun, educational, inspiring adventures that spark creativity, awareness, and action.
Since its inception, over 100,000 participants have helped bring 40,000 students to estuaries by kayak, foot, or vessel; created over 50+ public artworks; conserved over 600+ acres on west Galveston Island forming the Coastal Heritage Preserve and creating a place for the future Gulf Coast Environmental Education Center; restored over 50 acres of dunes and prairies to assure recovery of these ecosystems following Hurricane Ike; formed the Bucket Brigade comprised of a Marine Debris Task Force; conducted interpretive tours; and beautified buckets for trash, recycle centers, and more on Galveston beaches.
For more info call (409)770-0722, email residency@artistboat.org, or go to artistboat.org.
The study of entomology is so much fun when dancers convey the characteristics of insects through choreography with music, costuming, and audience participation. Accompanied by the clever poetry of Paul Fleishman, these professional dancers demonstrate through movement a caterpillar’s metamorphosis and the social behavior of bees. Other dances include the Busy Ant, Firefly, Phantom the Flying Cockroach, and Two Too Many Ladybugs. This is a Young Audiences of Houston performance.
Every Monday (10am-10pm): Military Monday – Active Military members can visit Moody Gardens with half-off of the Value Pass every Monday. Tickets are just $30 (regular price $69.95).
Senior Tuesdays (10am-10pm): Senior Tuesday – Seniors 65 years old and above get half off a Value Pass to experience all of the great attractions like the Rainforest and Aquarium Pyramid.
Every Wednesday (10am-10pm): Mommy (or Daddy) Wednesday at Moody Gardens – Come and enjoy #MommyWednesday, where Moms or Dads can bring their toddlers 4-5 years old and enjoy all the exhibits for half-off per person. Explore the depth of the Aquarium Pyramid, see if you can find both sloths in the Rainforest Pyramid, and enjoy a 3D and 4D movie.
Moody Gardens is located at 1 Hope Blvd. in Galveston. For more info or tickets go to moodygardens.com.
Come take a cooking class at The Kitchen Chick! Chef Bailey Shinn is taking mini chefs (and their appetites!) on a cross-country road trip to sample flavors from all over the USA! Chefs will learn to make crispy Baja fish tacos with fresh salsa and tortillas from scratch, homemade pretzel dogs topped with quick pickle relish & honey mustard and flaky apple hand pies drizzled with scratch-made caramel sauce! Recipes will be shared with attendees before they depart on their next adventure. This class is filled with all-American favs!
$50/child. This class is open to children ages 7 years and up.
Please call 409-497-2999 to reserve your spot! Reservations are made on a first come, first serve basis (website comments will NOT count as reservations; you must call us!). Payment is due at the time of reservation.
Please Read The Fine Print:
The Kitchen Chick will refund your tuition in full for cancellations made up to 72 hours before the class. No refunds or credits will be given for a cancellation made less than 72 hours before the class. Cancellations or changes can be made by calling 409-497-2999 or emailing alicia@aliciac1.sg-host.com. When a class is cancelled due to inclement weather, we will contact you by email or telephone and issue a full refund. If you miss a class due to weather-related concerns, our standard cancellation policy applies.
Class sizes are kept small to ensure you get to interact with the instructors. Can’t wait to get cooking with you!
Susan Douglass Moody is the Galveston Art League’s featured artist for July. Moody’s brilliantly hued paintings on silk exhibit a soft-focus, impressionist effect. You’ll see her favorite subjects – flowers, trees, seascapes, and landscapes June 27th-July 28th.
Moody was inspired by her great-grandmother as she watched her paint. She studied fine arts at Metro State College and the Art Institute of Denver. Her works are displayed at several galleries and in private homes in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Maryland.
Although knowledgeable in many media, Moody now focuses on applying paints and dyes to silk. She is excited by the unknown and uncontrollable effects without resist, which allows the paints or dyes to move through and across the fabric. “It is as if they have a mind of their own,” Moody says. Her goal is to convey joy and peace with her work.
Moody is teaching a course in painting on silk at College of the Mainland at the Lifelong Learning Center, Delany Campus. She is a member of the National Society of Artists, Silk Painters International, and the nonprofit, all-volunteer Galveston Art League (GalvestonArtLeague.com).
For more info visit GalvestonArtLeague.com or email gallery2117@gmail.com.
The Kitchen Chick, Downtown Galveston’s charming boutique kitchen shop, offers specialty gourmet kitchen wares and accessories, plus a full schedule of enticing cooking classes. Now in its new location at 2402 Market St., there’s a lot going on in the kitchen.
Classes range from $50-$75. Reservations are made on a first come, first served basis. Class sizes are kept small to ensure lots of interaction with the instructor. To reserve your spot call (409)497-2999 or go to thekitchenchick.com.
Classes are:
- July 5th (6:30pm): Gulf Seafood – Salute to Shrimp and Snapper
- July 8th, 10th-12th (1-4:30pm): Kids Summer Cooking Camp: Brunch Bunch
- July 11th (6pm): Community Cooking Class – Fresh Veggie Pizza
- July 13th (11am): Macaron Magic
- July 15th, 17th-19th (1-4:30pm): Kids Summer Cooking Camp: Summer Lovin’ Comfort Food
- July 19th (6:30pm): Gulf Seafood, Feeling Crabby
- July 20th (11am): Southern Biscuit
- July 21st (12 noon): Southern Biscuits Sunday Funday
- July 31st, August 1st and 2nd (11am): Kids Cooking Class: Baking is Happiness
- July 31st (3pm): Kid’s Hogwarts Banquet
- August 2nd (6:30pm): Boozy Creole Feast
- August 3rd (11am and 2pm): Southern Biscuit
- August 10th 911am): Unicorn Cake Decorating
- August 17th (11am): Drunk in Love, Macarons with Boozy Fillings
Please call (409)497-2999 to reserve your spot! Reservations are made on a first come, first serve basis (website comments will NOT count as reservations; you must call Kitchen Chick). Payment is due at the time of reservation. Class sizes are kept small to ensure you get to interact with the instructors. They can’t wait to get cooking with you!
Join us to see taffy being “pulled”, “spun out”, and packaged, right before you eyes. A special treat is in store as the candy maker tosses out samples for EVERYONE! Nothing beats fresh, warm, taffy. You can even get one of the girls to dip a pound or two right out of the catch basket.
Taffy pullings are daily at 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, and 7pm.
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For more events, go to GalvestonIslandGuide.com!
The study of entomology is so much fun when dancers convey the characteristics of insects through choreography with music, costuming, and audience participation. Accompanied by the clever poetry of Paul Fleishman, these professional dancers demonstrate through movement a caterpillar’s metamorphosis and the social behavior of bees. Other dances include the Busy Ant, Firefly, Phantom the Flying Cockroach, and Two Too Many Ladybugs. This is a Young Audiences of Houston performance.
