Galveston Island Guide
All posts tagged "things to do"
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5.6KLocals' FavoritesGalveston Children’s Museum: Dreaming Becomes a Reality In Many Ways
By Terry Card, Photos by Gina Hickman Brother and sister, seven and five years old respectively, shyly entered the big room holding...
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1.8KFoodNothing Like It Before: Beef Jerkey Outlet
Beef Jerky Outlet: Exquisite Quality and Taste Combined By Terry Card Quality and taste defines the difference between jerky purchased at the...
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6.4KBandsZak 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...
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Tony Sassi: Bassist and Composer Exposed
Written and Photographed by Sharis Roe DeJaynes It’s October again, and it reminded me of a song Tony Sassi and I wrote...
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1.3KBooksAs I Like It!
By Gini Rainey Welcome to October. Welcome to fall! Welcome to Texas in the fall – temperatures in the 90s, sweat freely...
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2.6KFamilyHumboldt 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...
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2.2KFine ArtsCome 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...
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4.6KDowntownOcean Star Oil Rig & Museum: History of the Oil Business
By Terry Card Snuggled within a tranquil scene of pure white pelicans sunning themselves on the rocks protecting the working fishing...
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3.1KFoodGalveston’s Own Farmers Market Gets Bigger and Better
Galveston’s Own Farmers Market (GOFM) opened in October 2012 in a humble downtown parking lot behind Antiques Warehouse with a quaint view...
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3.4KBands“Two For The Road:” Two Awesome Hometown Galveston Bands
By Michael Alan Basham, Photographed by Sharis DeJaynes I recently got the opportunity to interview two truly amazing Galveston Island Bands that...
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3.1KLocals' FavoritesJack’s Pub: Ever the Character
By Terry Card Jack was working behind the bar and it was hot in the lounge. An idea to keep cool hit...
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5.0KBandsThe 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...
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6.6KLocals' FavoritesBilly Blues Photography: Shooting the Island Everyday
CLICK for the “G-townsurfCAM – A live look @ the 43rd St. Jetty from Billy Blues Seawall Office” By Terry Card The striking...
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2.9KArtists, Galleries & MuseumsAlicia Boles: A Loud Love of Canvas and Paint
Although photography may be her first love, artist Alicia Boles creates works of art in several different mediums. Oils, acrylics, and mixed...
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3.7KArtists, Galleries & MuseumsAffair d’Art Gallery
Affaire d’art: A Growing Creative State By Tammy Thomas-Cooke, Photos by Christa Schreckengost Affaire d’art never fails to impress, their elegant, stark white...
