Friday, September 6th
- 23rd Street Station – Ryan Sweeney & Sean Cowin, 6-12
- 3 Doors Down in The Peanut Butter Warehouse- Jypsy Rose, 8-11
- The Bar at San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11
- B. Jiggers – A Sure Thing, 9-1
- Bliss Lounge – DJ, 9-1
- Bubba’s On The Strand – Micah Hanning, 12-4
- Hotel Galvez – Reg & Cary, 5-10
- Island Pour House – Lyda Plummer, 6-9
- Mod – Tommy Lewis, 6-9
- Playground Patio & Grill – Karaoke, 8-12
- Poop Deck – The Feel 9-1
- Rumors – DJ, 8-12
- Rum Shack – Level One, 9-1
- Sharky’s Tavern – Texas Memories, 9-1
- Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11
- Tipsy Turtle – Tone Posse, 6-9
- Tremont House – Leah’s Trio Du Jour, 6-10
- West End Restaurant – Karaoke, 7-11
- Yaga’s – The Line Up, 10-1
From the author of the book comes a wonderful tour and a riveting journey through the forgotten parts of downtown Galveston that were once bustling with wild parties and generous offerings of hourly love.
Join renowned author and speaker Kimber Fountain as she brings to life the tales – both tragic and triumphant – of Galveston’s Red Light District: A History of The Line
Known today as a colorful resort destination featuring family-friendly entertainment and a thriving arts district, Galveston was once notorious for its flourishing vice economy of illegal liquor and gambling and an infamous red light district called simply, “The Line.”
This unassuming five blocks of Postoffice Street came to life every night and remained a stubborn mainstay of the island cityscape for nearly seventy years. In the late 1950s, the era was known as the “Free State of Galveston” finally came to an end, and today, almost all that remains of its history has been sensationalized and marginalized.
Galveston was more than just a city of “gangsters” and lewd women, and Kimber Fountain pursues the authentic, sequestered story of women who wanted to make their own rules and the city that wanted to let them.
Tours are every Wednesday-Saturday starting at 7pm. Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased online at redlightdistricttoursofgalveston.com in advance or at the start of the tour (cash only).
Reservations are required for cash/onsite tickets, and both online ticket purchases and cash reservations must be made by 5pm the day of the tour.
The tour meets on the north steps of the old Galveston Post Office at 601 25th Street (corner of 25th and Church St.). Meet at the north steps located on Church Street side.
Tours begin promptly at 7pm. Please arrive at least 5-10 minutes early to ensure ample time to park and/or purchase onsite tickets. Due to mature content, this tour is strongly recommended for adults and older teens only. Tour content will not be censored for younger audiences, and teens and children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more info go to redlightdistricttoursofgalveston.com, email GalvestonRedLightTours@gmail.com, call or text (409)526-6883. Reservations required.
Saturday, September 7th
- 23rd Street Station – Jahrel Pickens, 9-12
- 3 Doors Down in The Peanut Butter Warehouse – Samy Jo, 8-11
- The Bar at San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11
- B. Jiggers – The Nailers, 9-1
- Bliss Lounge – DJ, 9-1
- Blu Boutique – Keith Neubauer, 3-7
- Brewchachos – Flowerettes, 7-10
- Bubba’s On The Strand – Jaredd Reed, 12-4
- Galveston Country Club – Boo Schaaf, 6:30-9:30
- Hotel Galvez – Reg & Cary, 5-10
- Island Pour House – Hadden Geissler, 6-9
- Mod – Paper Sparrow, 7-9
- Playground Patio Bar – Stranded Band, 9-1
- Poop Deck – The Feel, 9-1
- Rumors – DJ, 8-12
- Sharky’s Tavern – Zach Tate, 9-1
- Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11
- Sound Bar – Karaoke, 9-2
- Stuttgarden – Shaun Micheals, 9-1
- Tipsy Turtle -Helluva Ride, 6-9
- Tremont House – Leah’s Trio Du Jour, 6-10
- Yaga’s – DJ Nonstopp, 10-1
Every Saturday: Youth Sailing Saturdays – The Youth Sailing Program at Sea Star Base Galveston is unlike any other youth program in the country. It is their belief that every child has the ability and should have the opportunity to learn how to sail and become an ambitious, skilled, and active lifetime sailor. Children are taught by the highly skilled staff at this world-class sailing facility, but the benefits do not end there. In the youth sailing program, children learn stewardship of the oceans, coasts, and communities; they are heavily mentored by dedicated volunteers and learn physical and social skills that will carry them throughout life. These classes are open to the public. Beginning Sailors classes are 9am-12 noon. Intermediate Sailors classes are 1-5pm. Non-members can pay the daily rate of $25 per session. Membership is $200 annually for students only.
Hunt for coastal treasures with state park naturalists.
Beach Exploration hikes start at the park’s Day Use Beach boardwalk (adjacent to the restrooms and parking lot.)
Get a close-up look at the many critters and birds that inhabit the sand, surf and seaweed. This Saturday tour includes hands-on seining, searching for ghost crabs and beachcombing under the guidance of Friends of Galveston Island State Park (FoGISP) volunteers.
Favorite reads shared aloud in the Children’s Department on the first Saturday of every month.
This goes to 10:20am.
Dianne Duggan’s popular alcohol ink workshop is back! Offering artists at all levels – including beginners – the opportunity to create art like no other. Alcohol inks are a liquid alcohol based ink that comes in a delightful array of extremely vivid colors.
Two hour workshop
Supplies are included. You don’t have to bring a thing!
Fee – $60/person
Take home a beautiful 8′ x 10′ completed painting and one painted tile coaster. You will be inspired to create many more.
Minimum # students – 2
Maximum # students – 8
Please reserve your spot – space is limited!
Your Instructor – Dianne Dianne has over 20 years of experience in art world and photography industry as an airbrush artist, photo restorer and advertising agency artist and illustrator.
On view through November 17th is Erin Curtis’ “Night and Day.”
Curtis’ exhibition includes recent large-scale paintings that are dense with color and pattern. Her layered, cut-canvas works contain disrupted surfaces and reflect an interest in geometric abstraction and its historical roots in weaving, architecture, nature, and ritual. The paintings in “Night and Day” are nearly overwhelmed by an unreadable chaos that is pulled back to the edge of order by familiar patterns and forms. The exhibition will be on view through November 17th, 2019.
Erin Curtis is an artist living and working in Austin, Texas. Curtis’s work combines utopian ideals of beauty and structure, with process and chance. Primarily working as a painter, she also creates large-scale, site-specific installations and public art projects.
She has received grants from the Dallas Museum of Art, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the City of Austin and the District of Columbia. Curtis has had solo shows at Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX (2017), CalPoly, San Luis Obispo, California (2016), Big Medium Gallery, Austin, Texas (2015) and Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC (2015). She has created commissioned works for the Chicago Transit Authority, the City of Washington D.C., Facebook, Art in Embassies and the City of Austin. In the summer of 2019, a 20- foot tall cut brick mural commissioned by Intelligentsia Coffee will be installed in downtown Austin. Curtis attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2010 and was awarded residencies at Anderson Ranch (2012) and Vermont Studio Center (2014). In 2008-2009, Curtis was a Fulbright Scholar in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Curtis graduated from Williams College with a BA in Liberal Arts in 1999 and received her MFA from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007.
For more info go to erinelizabethcurtis.com.
In GAC’s second-floor galleries, the exhibition Exchange Rate is on view through October 6th, 2019. The exhibition features artists who incorporate currency in their work as material and subject matter. “Exchange Rate” features work by Corey Ackelmire, Mike Beradino, Rene Cruz, Kevin Curry, Kathy Hall, Mary Jeys, Virginia Lee Montgomery, Ken Little, Deborah Mersky, Phillip Pyle II, Dan Tague, The Art Guys, and Anthony Thompson Shumate.
These exhibitions are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
GAC is the organizer of ArtWalk, which takes place every six weeks in downtown Galveston. The ArtWalk brochure, which lists participating venues, hours, information, and map can be downloaded at galvestonartscenter.org. The galleries are open to the public Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm, and Sunday 12 noon-5pm. Admission is free at all times.
Every Saturday, weather permitting, Galveston Railroad Museum, located at 2602 Santa Fe Place, Downtown Galveston, offers train rides for all ages on The Harborside Express.
The “Harborside Express” is an open-air caboose that travels 1 mile up Harborside Dr., then returns to the Galveston Railroad Museum. The train rides are approximately 15 minutes long. The train is a standing ride without seats. Due to the caboose being open air, the rides will sometimes be closed during inclement weather.
Boarding for the Harborside Express begins at 11am, with the last train ride departing the depot at 1:45pm.
Tickets are $5 in addition to admission to the Galveston Railroad Museum and must be purchased at the museum or at galvestonrrmuseum.org.
Gallery artist Sherrie Kostura will be sharing her tips on how to draw people in this class. Concepts such as graphing, shading and perspective will be covered. The use of pencil, colored pencil and pastel will be discussed.
Bring an enlarged photo of your favorite subject (s).
For beginners thru advanced. All supplies will be provided for this class.
Cost: $60, reserve your spot – space is limited!
Minimum # students – 2
Maximum # students – 8
