Saturday, September 14th
- 23rd Street Station – Thomas Cokinos, 9-12
- 3 Doors Down in The Peanut Butter Warehouse – Amy & Me, 8-11
- The Bar at San Luis – Angelo Tolentino, 7-11
- B. Jiggers – The Line Up, 9-1
- Bliss Lounge – DJ, 9-1
- Blu Boutique – Geoff Fish, 3-7
- Bubba’s On The Strand – Jaredd Reed, 12-4
- Club 68 – Leila B Blues, 8-12
- Drunken Monkeyz – Base Camp Live, 8-12
- Fill’r Up – The Blue Side, 9-1
- Flip Flops – David Joel Band, 7-11
- Galveston Country Club – Boo Shaaf, 6-9
- The Grand – Paul Anka Sings Sinatra, 8pm
- Hotel Galvez – Reg & Cary, 5-10
- Island Pour House – Ukuladies, 8-11
- Marina Bar & Grill – Rodney Haines, 1-4
- Midtown Tavern – Dr. B on the Keys, 5-9
- Mod Coffeehouse – Anitra Jay, 7-9
- The Oaks – Inwood, 3-7
- Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe – Lisa Morales Band, 9-1
- Playground Patio Bar & Grill – Level One Soul & Funk, 9-1
- Poop Deck – Satisfied Drive, 8-12
- Prohibition Red’s – Rodney Haines Greaney, 7-11
- Rumors – DJ, 8-12
- Rum Shack – OMG, 9-1
- Saengerfest park – Fab 5, 7-10
- Sharky’s Tavern – Bare Necessity, 9-1
- Shearn’s Lounge – Steve Newsom, 7-11
- Sound Bar – Karaoke, 9-2
- Tipsy Turtle – Micky Hobbs, 7-10
- Tremont House – Leah’s Trio Du Jour, 6-10
- Yaga’s – Heights Funk Collective, 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.
Sunday, September 15th
- Albatross – The Brush Poppers, 3-6
- Blu Boutique – Amy & Me, 3-7
- Bubba’s On The Strand – Micah Hanning, 12-4
- Galveston Island Brewing – Acoustic Jam, 1-4
- Hotel Galvez – Joe Sewell, 11am-2pm
- Playground patio Bar & Grill – Micky Hobbs, 5-8
- Rumors Beach Bar – Karaoke, KJ Mikey C., 8-1
- Tipsy Turtle – Kicking Klouds, 6-9
- Woody’s – The Blaggards, 3-7
Charity car truck and motorcycle show to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Judged event with 14-16 professionals who donate their time. DJ, celebrity MC from WJLA TV, raffle, food, shirts, silent auction.
Every Thursday 3-6pm and Sunday 9am-12 noon (note new summer hours), Galveston’s Own Farmers Market is held at The Bryan Museum Gardens, located at 1315 21st St. Come to the beautiful Conservatory and botanical gardens to relax and enjoy time and conversation with friends, family, and museum staff while shopping for locally grown produce, prepared foods, and edible farm products, plus live music, yoga, massage, crafting and Kids Corner!
The Thursday market features all of the perks that you’ve come to expect at the market plus the added charms of the Bryan Museum’s “Wine at the Bryan” weekly event. The Sunday market also features wonderful goods and the charm of Bryan’s courtyard. It is always free to browse and most events are FREE to participate.
At every market, there will be:
- Live music
- A chance to learn more about The Bryan Museum
- FREE recycling with Keepin’ It Green: Every week, they accept your clean, rinsed recyclable plastics, glass, aluminum and paper/cardboard. KIG comes to pick it up every week aftermarket.
- Family-friendly activities sponsored by partners like Rosenberg Library, Galveston Island State Park, Galveston Island Humane Society, etc.
GOFM is always “BYOC” – bring your own cup. They have eliminated single-use cups for the free Sunday morning coffee station and Thursday water station. Support the initiative by cleaning out your cupboards and donating unwanted mugs to market for others to use.
Every Sunday (10am): Yoga Classes – These classes are led by local yoga teachers. All classes are free to attend.
Galveston’s Own Farmers Market operates 2 markets every week, Thursdays & Sundays.
Join us this Sunday and every Sunday!
9am-12pm (June-September)
9am-1pm (October-May)
at The Bryan Museum – Galveston (1315 21st St)
year-round
*There is always live music and activities/information offered by one of our many Community Partners, whether it’s Rosenberg Library, Galveston Island State Park – Texas Parks and Wildlife, Galveston Sports Massage, facepainting or beyond…
*Products typically available include: kombucha, fresh bread, hand-roasted coffee, teas/salves/tinctures, olive oil, baked goods, salsa, jams, fresh eggs & meats and fresh produce. All GOFM markets utilize only LOCAL vendors selling foods they grow or make themselves, which means at certain times of year we have very little produce because our local farmers have very little harvest (ie if it has rained a great deal, or the middle of summer, immediately after several days of freeze, etc.)
Natural Glass Corvette Association presents the 44th Annual Charity Open Car Show. Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. 9:00am-4:00pm. Registration open 8:00am-11:00am. Sponsored by and held at Ott Miller Chevrolet of West Caldwell, NJ. Show is open to ALL YEARS, MAKES & MODELS of Corvettes and Antiques, Muscle Cars, Street Rods, Customs and Special Interest Vehicles. 70 Trophies Awarded, Dash Plaques to all registered cars. DJ, Prizes, Refreshments. FREE SPECTATOR PARKING, Spectator Entrance Fee: Donations Gratefully Accepted. Donations to Benefit: Children’s Specialized Hospital, HelpHopeLive, Wounded Warrior Project, Marine Corps League, National Corvette Museum. HELD RAIN or SHINE…no rain date. Visit www.naturalglasscorvette.com for registration form and show flyer. Visit www.ottmillerchevrolet.com for directions to the show.
September 13th-15th: The U.S. Sailing Basic Keelboat Class is designed for people who want a refresher or for those who have little to no experience. This is a three (3) day class, and the fee is $250 for members or $350 for non-members. Upon passing this course, you will receive your U.S. Sailing Basic Keelboat certification. This internationally recognized certification will allow you to bareboat charter keelboats up to 27’ almost anywhere in the world. It will also allow members to use SSBG sonars anytime SSBG is open, and boats that are not currently utilized in a program.
At its strategic perch overlooking Offatts Bayou, Sea Star Base Galveston (SSBG) resembles a five-star hotel beckoning guests to stop in. But looks can be deceiving. Sea Star Base Galveston is a youth based non-profit organization, and its mission is providing outstanding marine and aquatic programs where youth can learn teamwork and leadership skills, self-reliance and confidence, maritime career pathways, and independence of mind, body and spirit.
Please go to ssbgalveston.org/camps for information and registration, or call (409)572-2560. Sea Star Galveston is based at 7509 Broadway, Galveston.
Become a Galveston Bay warrior and uncover life on and in the bay waters.
Come join one of our weekly explorations of the connections between the mainland and our island paradise – Galveston Bay. Sandy beach access to the calm waters of this seafood nursery abound with life! Meet our naturalist guides at the Lake Como Fishing area at 10:00 am; explorations last approximately 75 minutes.
Discover the wetlands with a close-up look at the critters, grasses and birds that inhabit the marshland and bay. Tour activities include hands-on-seining, fiddler crab sightings and more under the guidance of FoGISP (Friends of Galveston Island State Park) volunteers.
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.
