All posts tagged "galveston tx"

Fall Reading At Its Best

By Gini Rainey The Day John Died by Christopher Anderson Who has not been fascinated by one of the most famous families...

Galveston’s Fantastic Bird Migration

By Jim Stevenson At the beginning of February, when thoughts are cluttered with Super Bowl, taxes and that special person on Valentine’s...

Hurricane Tour During Hurricane Season…I Think YES

1900 Hurricane Tour Mark the 118 anniversary of the deadliest natural disaster in American history on this tour! This hour long driving...

“Angel Talk” by Cathy Catching

Author Cathy Catching has written three wonderful books.  The first book, “Angel Talk: A True Story of One Woman’s Miraculous Healing and...

Some Things to Think About

By Gini Rainey  “The Isle of Gold” by Seven Jane  If you like to read adventure books that have everything from swashbuckling...

It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over!

By Gini Rainey Well, it sort of feels like summer is over, what with school starting tomorrow here in Tyler, but some of us...

I Hope You’re Hungry … Two New ‘Must-Tries’ in Downtown Galveston

Downtown Galveston has two new restaurants open this summer that are must-try’s. Hearsay on The Strand, located at 2410 Strand, is open...

Wasn’t That Just Yesterday?

By Gini Rainey It seems like just yesterday that my daughter Beth came home from middle school and announced that one of...

Riondo’s Italian Ristorante: An Inspired Revival of Classic Dining

By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost For seventeen years, the lower west half of the historic and monumental Hutchings and Sealy...

The Art of Poetry with John Harn

Art of Poetry at GAC With Poet John Harn Every Thursday through-September 13th, 5:30-7pm, this ongoing workshop with poet John Harn is...

Zak Perry: A Gentle Soul with A Tough Determination to Succeed

Zak Perry started playing music when he was in high school, but this wasn’t exactly a new concept for him. Zak’s mother...

Little Jewford: The Colorful, Funny, Quick Wit, and Unusual Humor

  As Always, On Stage, Singing, and Playing His Heart Out The music talent in Galveston always astounds us. The variety is...

Humboldt Penguins, Oil Rig Aquarium, and a Shipwreck Replica

  Moody Gardens Reveals New Aquarium Pyramid: Humboldt Penguins, Oil Rig Aquarium, and a Shipwreck Replica Hidden behind the doors of Moody...

Come and Set a Spell, I’ve a Story to Tell

By George Douglas Lee Several months ago, I was commissioned to create one of the mosaics for the Seawall Interpretive Trail (Project...

Kevin Anthony: “I’m as ‘Local’ as ‘Local’ Gets”

  Upcoming shows : Friday, December 9th – “Live at Old Quarter Acoustic Café” CD Release Party with Greg Ustinoff, Old Quarter...

Let’s Dance with Mickey Hobbs

  Written by Joanna Yates, Photo by Sharis DeJaynes On any given day there’s so much going on in Galveston that it’s...

The Ukuladies: An Organic Form of Music

By George Douglas Lee Certainly, one of the most unusual musical groups to appear anywhere in Galveston are the Ukuladies, featuring Catherine...

Max Stalling: A Creative Passion with A Body of Work

By Mario Tarradell Texas country singer-songwriter Max Stalling pens tunes that connect, songs that form a snapshot of his life, songs that...

Hurricane Warning! Catch Coastal Fury

By Michael Alan Basham Recently I was able to catch Coastal Fury playing to a packed house at Crow’s Southwest Cantina, located...

Shaun Michael: From Georgia With A Smile

By Michael Alan Basham, Photos by Sharis DeJaynes “Some ladies might use the term “a tall cool drink of water,” probably a...

Trinity aka William Newby IV: The Real Thing

By George Douglas Lee William Newby IV is a genuine blues man. Most people in the Galveston area know him as Trinity....

Geoff Fish Turns Down The Volume

By George Douglas Lee If you’re a fan of the Galveston area music scene, you’ve seen or heard Geoff Fish. He’s played...

Old Quarter Acoustic Café: Only Real Music Need Apply

By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost Galveston has witnessed the burgeoning of quite an ample music scene over the past few...

The Wizard of Ahhhs: Jeb Adame, The “One Stop, Rock, Pop, Go-to Man”

Written By Michael Alan Basham, Photographed by Sharis DeJaynes In the movie “The Wizard of Oz,” there is a line where the...

“Made To Be Played:” A Seventies Vinyl Album by George Douglas Lee

Galveston Djembe: Drumming Up Beats at Jimmy’s on the Pier

By Kimber Fountain It has been said that “talking about love is like dancing about architecture.” The same could be said for...

James Phillips: Inshore Sculpture, Original Wood Carvings

By Kimber Fountain James Phillips was first introduced to the world of art by his mother, who taught him how to draw...

Robert Kuhn And the Album “Everybody Knows”

By Kimber Fountain Pick any decade. Pick any genre. Chances are, no matter which you choose, you will hear it reflected in...

Joe Pena: The Granddaddy Of Galveston Rock And Roll

By George Douglas Lee One night a few years ago, I dropped in at the late, lamented Bobbie’s House of Spirits to...

Ocean Roots: Island Life, Island Music

By Kimber Fountain Where does music come from? From notes on a page, from instruments, from voices? Yes, but that is a...

The Zach Tate Band: A Texas State of Mind On Stage and Off

By Kimber Fountain Oscar Wilde put forth the notion that “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life,” arguing that the...

Getting Back to Our Roots: Galveston’s Own Farmers Market

By Kimber Fountain Although it is hard to believe now, in light of the emerging backlash against the corporate giants of the...