
$10 at the door
https://brandonmcdermottband.com/
If you were to think of the most glorious sound that could ever be produced…As if Heaven itself were to part the clouds for the briefest of moments and all the Angels gathered to sing their most Angelic song, and it was so beautiful that it could only be heard for a single whisper of a moment or the gloriousness of the sound would overwhelm everyone on Earth….yep, that’s the Brandon McDermott Band.
From Galveston to Houston to College Station and all the way up to Amarillo, the Brandon McDermott Band has been bringing their exciting brand of Texas country music to stages across the Lone Star State. The Brandon McDermott Band released their first studio album titled “Mile Marker Zero” and just like their live shows, which continue to leave the audience wanting more, the album is chock-full of fun, energetic songs that are guaranteed to make their listener have a good time. From good ol’ fashion party songs, to songs about relationships gone bad, this album has something for everyone and has been getting great reviews from country music publications and industry people alike. Now the band is about to head into the studio to record their follow up album with Producer Adam Odor. The Brandon McDermott Band has played shows with many of Texas Music’s top acts including Stoney LaRue, Kevin Fowler, Reckless Kelly, Micky and the Motorcars, Josh Abbott Band, Aaron Watson, Dirty River Boys, Brandon Rhyder, Bri Bagwell, Honeybrowne and even 90’s megastars Poison, plus many more. So no matter whether you prefer mud on your boots or sand between your toes, if you like Texas Music then the Brandon McDermott Band has something for you.
The Brandon McDermott Band is – Brandon McDermott (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Nathan Taylor (lead guitar, vocals), Brent Topa (drums), Soloman Garcia (bass).
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MiM ‘Plantation Tour’
MArch 31st – April 4th, 2020
NCM ‘Museum in Motion” is heading to New Orleans. Start off your Corvette Season by heading to New Orleans. Officially starting Tuesday evening, Tuesday, March 31st – come visit a place where centuries old architecture is the backdrop for a culture so invigorating, it will arouse your spirit. New Orleans neighborhoods are where the culture and creativity of the Crescent City come to life. From the historic French Quarter to the elegant Garden District to the music-filled Marigny, there is great food, music and more to be found across the city.
Make sure you sign on to NCM eNews to get the latest information on all MiM (Museum in Motion) events and on-site events including opening of registration and fees. Questions, contact Bryce @ 270-777-4506 or Maci @ 270-467-8804
This event is currently sold out – TO BE PUT ON THE WAIT LIST FOR THIS EVENT PLEASE EMAIL MACI AT MACI@CORVETTEMUSEUM.ORG
Advance registration closes at 5:00pm on Thursday, March 5, 2020 or until sold out
** No registrations or refunds available after that date. **
Please call Maci (270)467-8804 or Bryce (270)777-4506 to register by phone
Registration fee:
Members primary registrant (driver and car) $1450
Passenger / alternate driver $500
Non-Members primary registrant (driver and car) $1490
Passenger / alternate driver $540
- Note: Non-member pricing does NOT include a 1 yr membership to NCM. To become a member – please call Becky at 270-467-8836
TO BE PUT ON THE WAIT LIST FOR THIS EVENT PLEASE EMAIL MACI AT MACI@CORVETTEMUSEUM.ORG
2020 MiM ‘Plantation Tour- New Orleans’Host Hotel: Hampton Inn & Suites Elmwood New Orleans 5150 Mounes St. Harahan, LA 70123 (4-night stay included in registration) |
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| TUESDAY, March 31 | |
| 3:00pm | Check-in Hampton Inn & Suites Elmwood
The hotel is off both Highway 90 and I-10, a 15-minute drive from downtown New Orleans, the French Quarter, Jackson Square and Bourbon Street. Tulane University and Audubon Park are six miles from the hotel. Guests looking for food close to home are within walking distance of a variety of options featuring everything from seafood to Mexican food to fast food. The hotel is five minutes from Zephyr Field. Shoppers are two minutes from Elmwood Center and five minutes from the Clearview Mall
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| 6:00pm | ‘Meet n Greet’
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| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 | |
| 6:00am – 8:00am | Continental Breakfast at Hampton Inn & Suites |
| 8:15am | Group Meeting in Front Lobby |
| 8:30am | Depart for Oak Alley Plantation |
| 9:30am – 1:15pm | Arrive for Tour and Lunch at Oak Alley Plantation
A powerful testimony to the rich history of the antebellum south, Oak Alley invites visitors to explore all facets of her plantation past. The Slavery at Oak Alley exhibit, Civil War exhibit, Sugarcane Theater and Big House offer an experience as compelling as the plantation’s 25 historic acres and 300-year old allee of oaks.
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| 1:15pm | Leave for Evergreen Plantation |
| 1:30pm – 4:00pm | Arrive and Tour Evergreen Plantation
Evergreen Plantation is the most intact plantation complex in the South with 37 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Site of filming for several Movies including Django Unchained, Roots (2016), and the Free State of Jones.
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| 4:15pm – 5:15pm | Depart back to Hampton Inn & Suites Elmwood
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Dinner on your own
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| THURSDAY, APRIL 2 | |
| 6:00am – 8:30am | Continental Breakfast at Hampton Inn |
| 8:45am | Board Motorcoach for a day in the City of New Orleans!!
We will be dropped off in the heart of the city in Jackson Square. Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tours from City Sightseeing New Orleans City Sightseeing New Orleans is the most entertaining, informative, and fun City Tour you can find that offers transportation approximately every 30 minutes on an exhilarating open-top, double-decker bus! HOP-ON! and in a single 2-hour loop, experience a complete City Tour — 3 centuries of history, architecture, and culture narrated live in English by your very own Tour Host – see the Garden District, French Quarter, and CBD. HOP-OFF! at any stop along the way and explore New Orleans most popular neighborhoods, attractions, and shopping districts – or – take advantage of our Guided Walking Tours in the French Quarter and Garden District, included Free with 3 Day Tickets. See the city at your own pace, the next bus is less than 30 minutes away! Itinerary: STOP 1. Jackson Square (Jax Brewery – Decatur and St. Peters Street) STOP 2. Historic French Market (N. Peters St. and Ursulines Ave.) STOP 3. Esplanade (Barracks Street and N. Peters Street STOP 4. Treme (Rampart and Gov. Nicholls St.) STOP 5. Basin St. Station (501 Basin St.) STOP 6. Canal Street (50 Canal Street) STOP 7. Riverfront at Harrah’s Casino (Convention Center Blvd & Poydras) STOP 8. Central Business District (Poydras & Carondolet) STOP 9: Louisiana Superdome – Hyatt Regency (601 Loyola Ave) STOP 10: National WWII Museum (945 Magazine St.) STOP 11. Jackson Avenue and Magazine Street STOP 12. Garden District (Magazine Street and Washington Ave) STOP 13. Magazine Street and Louisiana Ave) STOP 14. St. Charles Ave (Louisiana Ave and St. Charles Ave.) STOP 15. St. Charles Ave (2020 St. Charles Ave) STOP 16. Mardi Gras World (1380 Port of New Orleans Place) STOP 17. Arts District (Corner Julia Street and S. Peters Street) STOP 18. Harrah’s Casino on St. Peters St and Poydras St.) Do your homework ahead of time to make the most of your time in the city! City Sightseeing tickets included in registration – Bus only
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| 6:15pm | Steamboat Natchez Dinner Jazz Cruise
Savor the beauty and romance of the New Orleans skyline aboard the authentic Steamboat Natchez. Your two-hour dinner cruise from the heart of the French Quarter shows you why the city was founded on the beautiful crescent of the lower Mississippi River.
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| 9:00pm | Board Motorcoach back to Hampton Inn & Suites Elmwood |
| FRIDAY, APRIL 3 | |
| 6:00am – 8:30am | Continental Breakfast at Hampton Inn & Suites |
| 8:45am | Group Meeting in Front Lobby |
| 9:00am | Depart for Houmas House Plantation & Gardens |
| 10:00am – 1:30pm | Arrive for Tour and Lunch at Houmas House Plantation & Gardens
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, allows visitors to experience the life of a wealthy Sugar Baron in the 1800’s. Tour the historic Louisiana Plantation and explore 38 acres of lush gardens or relax with a refreshing mint julep and enjoy the breeze off the nearby Mississippi River.
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| 1:45pm – 3:15pm | Depart Houmas House for Swamp Tour |
| 4:00pm – 6:00pm | Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour
Journey with us by boat, Cajun-style, for a 1 hour 45-minute tour through the heart of Southern Louisiana’s swamplands in the protected Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve’s Barataria Preserve. Experience real-life adventure from the comfort of the swamp boats. Tour back into the privately-owned meandering bayous and take a look into the past. View moss draped cypress trees, fascinating plant life and the creatures who make their homes here.
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| 6:30pm – 7:30pm | Dinner at Restaurant de Famillies
Bayou des Familles, a lazy waterway home to many alligators, turtles, egrets and other wildlife, takes center stage as our restaurant’s design provides its diners with a natural picture show. It’s in this unique setting where friends and family unite to experience southern Louisiana charm and culture in its finest form. It’s an experience not to be soon forgotten.
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| 7:30pm – 8:00pm | Depart back to Hampton Inn and Suites Elmwood
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| SATURDAY, APRIL 4 | |
| 6:00am – 10:00am | Continental Breakfast – Check out Hampton Inn & Suites |
Travel safely home and thank you for joining theMiM 2020 ‘Plantation Tour – New Orleans’ |
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This event is currently sold out – TO BE PUT ON THE WAIT LIST FOR THIS EVENT PLEASE EMAIL MACI AT MACI@CORVETTEMUSEUM.ORG

Corvette Only, Indoor Car Show
Silent Auction, Event shirts, Door Prizes
15 classes
Saturday, March 21, 2020
UTMB Health and the School of Health Professions is hosting the 8th Annual ‘SHP Causeway FunD Run/Walk.’ This event benefits SHP student scholarships and represents a powerful investment in the future of healthcare for our region and state. We invite our campus community to participate in this event to help provide scholarships for the many talented students in the School of Health Professions. Teams Encouraged! Sponsorship Opportunities available!
WILL YOU JOIN US AND SUPORT THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE?
Early Registration and Entry Fees – Deadline: Midnight, February 21, 2020
$35 Untimed 5K
$40 Timed 5K (certified)
$10 Kids 1K
Late / Race Day Registration Fees- Begins February 22, 2020 until Race Day
$40 Untimed 5K
$45 Timed 5K (certified)
$15 Kids 1K
For more information visit our event website at www.causewayrun.com or call the SHP Causeway FunD Run Hotline at 409.772.3006 or shpevents@utmb.edu

Free admission, Free lunch
We also award over 40 door prizes
This year’s Grand Prize is a set of wheels for your Corvette
50/50, and more
Favorite reads shared aloud in the Children’s Department on the first Saturday of every month.
This goes to 10:20am.

On Exhibit: Brown Foundation Gallery: Britt Thomas Indian Spirit
1878 Gallery & Vault: Amada Miller But then (again)
Galveston Arts Center (GAC) presents two new exhibitions. Britt Thomas’ photography exhibition Indian Spirit documents the Port Neches-Groves Indians high school football traditions and community who keep those traditions alive. Amada Miller’s exhibition But then (again) includes photographic and video work focusing on the celestial bodies that make seasonal appearances near our planet. These exhibitions will remain on view through April 12, 2020.
Amber Eagle’s exhibition Nap Dreams will continue through February 23, 2020 in GAC’s main gallery.
These exhibitions are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
About the Exhibitions:
Britt Thomas’ exhibition, Indian Spirit, documents the Port Neches-Groves Indians high school football traditions and the community who keeps those traditions alive. The photographs take an observational approach to PN-G’s unique fusion of Texas football customs and Native American cultural appropriation that has existed in this community since 1925. The title, Indian Spirit, emerges from the name of PN-G’s mascot and reflects the community’s intense commitment to their motto of ‘Honor, Pride, Tradition.”
But then (again) is an exhibition of photographic and video work focusing on the celestial bodies that make seasonal appearances near our planet by San Antonio-based artist Amada Miller. Astronomers and scientists have spent centuries probing these mysterious portents, claiming everything from life-bearing origins to humanity’s destruction. Focusing on comets and meteor showers, the works in this exhibition are comprised of a record made of ice that plays the sound of a comet flying through space (recording acquired by the European Space Agency’s Rosetta Mission) and long exposure photographs of the night sky as the Quadrantids and Ursids meteor showers pass by. These images are recorded and obscured by a handmade glass lens made from tektites, a type of glass that is formed from the heat of a meteor impact.
About GAC: 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 www.galvestonartscenter.org.
Galveston Arts Center is located at 2127 Strand St. in Downtown Galveston. 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.

October 5th (12 noon): Yoga at the Brewery – Swing into the brewery on the first Saturday of the month and enjoy a free yoga class brought to you by Melody Van Kay from Island Salt Air Hot Yoga. Sip on a pint, or save your taste buds for after class, as you flow through a 45-minute Vinyasa yoga class. The class will be held in the yard area. Please bring a towel, yoga mat and any additional yoga equipment that you need. Water and sunscreen are recommended. This is free of charge. All levels welcome.
Galveston Island Brewery (GIB) is a local brewery featuring an on-site taproom showcasing classic beer styles from around the world. The taproom is open seven days a week, Monday-Thursday 3-9pm, Friday 3pm-11pm, Saturday 12 noon-11pm, and Sunday 12 noon-9pm. For more info call (409)740-7000, go to galvestonislandbrewing.com, or you can always stop by the brewery located at 8423 Stewart Rd., Galveston. Events are:













