Galveston.com Calendar of Events

"Embracing Aging" Exhibit

08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9am – 6pm

The Rosenberg Library Museum is proud to present a new photography exhibit entitled "Embracing Aging" currently on display in Harris Gallery (open from 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.) through the end of March 2012. The show is a collaborative effort between the Library and the Galveston Reads program. Galveston Reads is a community-wide book club that encourages unity through literature. This year’s book is the best-selling Still Alice by Lisa Genova, which follows the struggles and triumphs of a woman who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

"Embracing Aging" features works by accomplished local photographers Barbara Pursley and Marilyn Brodwick. Both artists spotlight aging and present images that invoke powerful emotions and draw viewers in for a closer look to see the beauty in ‘ordinary’ people. Pursley and Brodwick will speak at the library on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. during Galveston Art Walk (please enter the library through the ground floor doors). The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Barbara Pursley’s black and white photographs are taken from her book "Embracing the Moment: An Alzheimer’s Memoir." In it, Pursley shares the experience of becoming her mother’s caregiver after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her photographs depict a bitter-sweet journey through the declining stages of the disease, and offered her a way of coping with the difficulty of being a caregiver. Not only did photography help Pursley preserve a moment in time, it also gave her a way to connect with her mother.

The "Embracing Aging" exhibit also features color photographs by Marilyn Spievak Brodwick that have never before been seen by the public. Her portraits focus the viewers’ attention to the beauty—and occasionally the pain—of each subject. Brodwick met many of her subjects on the streets and “tried to sense the person behind the mask of age” before taking any pictures. Like Pursley, Brodwick feels that her camera connects her to her subjects. She believes that “When you look at the outside of a person, you don’t see the life. The way into the fullness and beauty of life may be a wrinkled hand or the sadness or fierce gleam of an eye.”

With longer life-expediency rates and an aging population, health problems like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia now touch many more lives than in years past. Please join the Rosenberg Library as it offers a forum to highlight this important issue. Additional information about this and other Galveston Reads events can be found on the Galveston Reads website: galvestonreads.org

More info: www.galvestonreads.org

Judy Neimeyer Company Quilts

08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

U.S. Custom House
502 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9am – 5pm

The striking quilt designs of The Judy Niemeyer Company are showcased at Galveston Historical Foundation’s U.S. Custom House, 2nd floor, 502 20th Street. This new collection can be viewed Monday - Friday from 9 am – 5 pm, closed holidays, through April 5.

“Judy Neimeyer had been a spare-time quilter, selling quilts since graduating from high school, and sewing while her own children were in school.” says guest curator Jenny Chiovaro. “In the early 90’s quilters began drawing shapes on paper, sewing fabric wrong-side up, then flipping the shape over and sewing another fabric on top, using the lines on the paper side as guides. They called it “foundation piecing” or “paper piecing” and Judy immediately saw how this modern method could produce a traditional look. She drew upon her drafting and engineering skills to draft very complex-looking patterns in manageable blocks that were easy to print, easy to sew, and easy to put together. The end result is striking—looking anything but easy.”

Galveston Historical Foundation will host a reception for the quilt exhibit during the January 28th ArtWalk from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admittance is free for the reception and daily showings.

More information on The Neimeyer Company can be found at www.quiltworx.com. For more information on Galveston Historical Foundation's quilt exhibit, please visit www.galvestonhistory.org or call 409-765-7834 or contact guest curator, Jenny Chiovaro at jenny@chiov.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Storytime

08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy St
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10 – 10:30am

30 minutes of book fun for little ones and their adult companion

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10 – 10:45am

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Donna E. Perkins: "Exposure"

08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Wagner Sousa Modern Art
404 25th St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10am – 4pm

Wagner Sousa Modern Art features "Exposure" by Donna E. Perkins.

Wagner Sousa Modern Art represents a number of emerging and established artists working in the fields of drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. We also show work by several craftsmen working in modern furniture.

The gallery is located in the historic 1878 M.W. Shaw building, a warehouse space in a developing section of downtown Galveston.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Jean Justeau: "Beyond Mordant"

08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Silk Stocking Gallery
25th & Avenue L
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10am – 6pm

J Bangle's Silk Stocking Gallery is located at 25th & Avenue L, the 1913 building that once housed the Viani Corner Store at Avenue L and 25th Street.

The gallery currently features an exhibition entitled "Beyond Mordant" by Jean Justeau. On view thru March 6.

Since 1981, J. Bangle Galleries has helped patrons from around the world frame those cherished possessions most important to them. Included among the gallery's most famous frame jobs are prints of Galveston's Tall Ship Elissa for James Michener and Prince Charles, as well as an original Gauguin.

Voted Best Gallery in Galveston County by readers of the local newspaper, the Gallery also offers a host of other treasures including antiques, collectibles, and a tasteful collection of old coin sets and frames.

But according to Bangle, the heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, "Galveston's own" Pam Heidt.

When visiting the Island, stop by J. Bangle Galleries, and experience why this is one of Galveston's favorite destinations!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure 3D"

08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 11 – 11:45am

Bugs! A Rainforest adventure is a live-action nature drama filmed in awe inspiring, totally immersive large format. Shot on location in Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, England, Bugs! explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio.

This 40-minute feature combines incredible footage with cutting-edge IMAX® technology to deliver a fantastically entertaining and enlightening experience about the little guys in life.

The stars of Bugs!, Hierodula, the mantis, and Papilio, the butterfly, are born in the same part of the exotic Borneo rainforest. Their home is the foliage around an abandoned and dilapidated shack on the edge of the river. Here, we witness Hierodula and Papilio mature and grow.

Hierodula develops by incomplete metamorphosis; emerging from his egg as a mini-mantis and shedding his skin regularly on the way to gaining his adult wings. Papilio goes through a complete metamorphosis, from caterpillar to butterfly via the pupal stage.

As they develop we meet a fascinating array of creatures who share their habitat. After many near misses, the hunter, Hierodula, acting on instinct, catches Papilio. In an uplifting ending we discover that Papilio had managed to lay her eggs before being caught, and the film ends with her offspring emerging from her tiny egg to continue the circle of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Arthur Turner Circle

08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

DesignWorks
2119 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 11am – 7pm

DesignWorks gallery presents works from "The Arthur Turner Circle," including Arthur Turner, Brian Branda, Jim Brown, Lee Cohen, H.C. Dodd, Antje Rietsch, and Dee Wolff. On view thru March 4th.

DesignWorks creates interiors for a wide variety of projects, including both new construction and renovations.

National credits include numerous primary residences and second homes, as well as corporate offices and other commercial interiors.

With over 30 years of experience, DesignWorks understands and carefully considers the impact of structural, mechanical and electrical systems on the creative and functional design of interior spaces.

Working with architects, builders and homeowners alike, DesignWorks partners with clients, creatively solving design challenges within budget.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Charlotte Smith: "dot, dot, dot"

08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Galveston Arts Center
2501 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 11am – 5pm

Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present an exhibition of recent work by Dallas-based artist Charlotte Smith titled dot, dot, dot. The exhibition will open during the January 28 ArtWalk and remain on view through February 26, 2012. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artist beginning at 6:30 pm during ArtWalk. The event is free and open to the public.

Described as “trans-dimensional,” Charlotte Smith’s works are at once sculptural paintings and painted sculpture. Building multi-colored strata of paint, Smith variously flattens the paint blobs onto the surface of the canvas, creating colorful, confetti-like concentric circles. In other works, she attaches slender stacks of droplets to the canvas, evoking dangling stalactites or beaded strings. Finally, she abandons the substrate altogether, creating piles of paint blob ropes. While the influence of French Pointillist Georges Seurat is evident, Smith is much more interested in the manipulation of the material and repetitive mark making than creating a specific image.

In her most recent work, Smith layers glossy droplets of paint over brightly colored and textured backgrounds of polychromatic drips, puddles and pools. Again avoiding overt imagery, the canvases are reminiscent of seascapes (Lost in You, 2011), fields of flowers (Coraluscious, 2011), or even something that might be encountered under a microscope (Gray Glow, 2011). Smith’s fields of color swirl and melt. “This series signals a breakthrough, a point of departure,” writes art critic Catherine Anspon. “Smith’s convincing, surely applied brushwork and new, inventive media are novel and pioneering…. It’s not necessary to know how these sculptural canvases were formed. It’s enough to simply savor the effects.”

Smith received an MFA from the University of North Texas at Denton in 1999. Recent solo exhibitions of her work have been hosted at Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas; Anya Tish Gallery, Houston; and George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles. Her work is included in the exhibition Obsessive Worlds currently on view at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Smith is included in the publication Texas Artists Today, written by Catherine Anspon and published in 2010 by Marquand Books. The artist currently lives and works in Dallas.

Galveston Arts Center is operating in a temporary downtown location on the corner of Market and 25th Streets. The exhibition gallery and selections from GAC’s retail gallery, ArtWorks, are open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Admission is free at all times.

SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP
Funding for the Galveston Arts Center is provided by the Houston Endowment, Inc., The Brown Foundation Inc., The City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees through the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund, The Meyer Levy Charitable Foundation of The Dallas Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund, Levin Family Foundation, Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation, Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust Fund, and the generous support of the community, an active membership and many volunteers. GAC’s Art for All Education Program is supported in part by the Alice Taylor Gray Foundation, Harry S. and Isabel C. Cameron Foundation, Galveston Rotary Foundation, Inc., and the Jr. League of Galveston County’s Community Assistance Fund.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley: "Light and Water"

08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Rene' Wiley Gallery presents Rene' Wiley's "Light and Water." Other artists on exhibit include Rachel Wiley, James D. Phillips, Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser, and Dale Hooks. On view thru March 6.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

08 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Beauty and the Beast" 2D

08 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:30 – 1:54pm

Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

08 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:30 – 2:39pm

Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.

More info: extremelyloudandincrediblyclose.warnerbros.com…

"Red Tails"

08 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:30 – 2:35pm

1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.

More info: redtails2012.com

"Woman in Black"

08 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:30 – 2:06pm

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

More info: www.womaninblack.com

"Chronicle"

08 Feb 2012 18:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:45 – 2:09pm

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

"The Grey"

08 Feb 2012 18:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:45 – 2:42pm

A group of oil-rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.

More info: thegreythemovie.com

"Underworld Awakening" 2D

08 Feb 2012 18:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:50 – 2:19pm

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

More info: www.entertheunderworld.com…

"Contraband"

08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1 – 2:50pm

Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills.

Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate, and sons become their target.

More info: www.contrabandmovie.net

"Man on a Ledge"

08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1 – 2:43pm

Nick Cassidy makes a desperate and life-threatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond. Recently escaped from prison and with nowhere else to go, Nick climbs onto the ledge of a towering skyscraper, inviting the eyes of New York City to anxiously watch as one wrong step could mean plunging to his death. But as one police negotiator soon learns, Nick's daredevil stunt, captivating the eyes of the public and media, masks a dangerous ploy to reveal the truth about his tarnished name.With the help of his brother and with time running out, Nick's intricate plan must work perfectly, but when you’re on the 25th floor ledge of a building, going down takes on an entirely more hair-raising meaning.

More info: summit-ent.com

Moody Mansion Tour

08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride"

08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1 – 5pm

Dare to race down the frozen cliffs of Antarctica in MUMBLE'S WILD RIDE! Join Mumble and his comical penguin friends in this trilling, action-packed 4-D ride film adventure. Immerse yourself in the excitement as they reach-chilling speeds in their breathtaking icy journey. Look out though! Mumble's fun turns into a suspenseful chase as he comes face to face with a villainous Leopard Seal. But don't worry; this wild ride has a happy ending!

Strap on your seatbelt and hold on for an incredible experience! Ridefilm technology offers the ultimate in high-impact, immersive simulation. Each 18-passenger ride is surrounded by a seamless 180° wraparound screen that fully encompasses each viewer's peripheral vision. High quality images and awesome sound combine to make you a part of the action. For the safety of our guests we require that our riders be at least 42 inches tall.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"The Descedants"

08 Feb 2012 19:10:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1:10 – 3:05pm

Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

More info: www.foxsearchlight.com…

"One For The Money"

08 Feb 2012 19:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1:15 – 2:58pm

A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum's got plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company as a recovery agent. True, she doesn't even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn't stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli - yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school. Nabbing Morelli would be a satisfying payback - and a hefty payday - but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who is the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn't airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself. Suddenly Stephanie's new job isn't nearly as easy as she thought.

More info: oneforthemoneyfilm.com…

"Rescue 3D"

08 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 1:50 – 2:35pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

08 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

08 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Beauty and the Beast" 3D

08 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:45 – 4:09pm

Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Arabia 3D"

08 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:45 – 3:30pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Woman in Black"

08 Feb 2012 20:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:55 – 4:31pm

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

More info: www.womaninblack.com

"Chronicle"

08 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3 – 4:24pm

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

Moody Mansion Tour

08 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3 – 4pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

08 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Underworld Awakening" 3D

08 Feb 2012 21:10:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3:10 – 4:39pm

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

More info: www.entertheunderworld.com…

"Red Tails"

08 Feb 2012 21:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3:20 – 5:25pm

1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.

More info: redtails2012.com

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

08 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3:30 – 5:39pm

Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.

More info: extremelyloudandincrediblyclose.warnerbros.com…

"The Grey"

08 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3:30 – 5:27pm

A group of oil-rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.

More info: thegreythemovie.com

"Contraband"

08 Feb 2012 21:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3:35 – 5:25pm

Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills.

Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate, and sons become their target.

More info: www.contrabandmovie.net

"Wild Ocean 3D"

08 Feb 2012 21:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3:40 – 4:25pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Man on a Ledge"

08 Feb 2012 21:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3:45 – 5:28pm

Nick Cassidy makes a desperate and life-threatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond. Recently escaped from prison and with nowhere else to go, Nick climbs onto the ledge of a towering skyscraper, inviting the eyes of New York City to anxiously watch as one wrong step could mean plunging to his death. But as one police negotiator soon learns, Nick's daredevil stunt, captivating the eyes of the public and media, masks a dangerous ploy to reveal the truth about his tarnished name.With the help of his brother and with time running out, Nick's intricate plan must work perfectly, but when you’re on the 25th floor ledge of a building, going down takes on an entirely more hair-raising meaning.

More info: summit-ent.com

"The Descedants"

08 Feb 2012 21:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3:55 – 5:50pm

Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

More info: www.foxsearchlight.com…

"One For The Money"

08 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 4 – 5:43pm

A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum's got plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company as a recovery agent. True, she doesn't even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn't stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli - yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school. Nabbing Morelli would be a satisfying payback - and a hefty payday - but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who is the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn't airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself. Suddenly Stephanie's new job isn't nearly as easy as she thought.

More info: oneforthemoneyfilm.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

08 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 4 – 4:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

08 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

08 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 4:35 – 5:20pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Beauty and the Beast" 3D

08 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 5 – 6:24pm

Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

More info: disney.go.com…

Happy Hour with Carl Piano Smith

08 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Riptide Surf Bar
904 Avenue M
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 5 – 8pm

Carl Piano Smith will be jamin every Wednesday with his island style of rock and roll.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Chronicle"

08 Feb 2012 23:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 5:15 – 6:39pm

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

"Woman in Black"

08 Feb 2012 23:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 5:15 – 6:51pm

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

More info: www.womaninblack.com

"Underworld Awakening" 3D

08 Feb 2012 23:25:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 5:25 – 6:54pm

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

More info: www.entertheunderworld.com…

"Red Tails"

09 Feb 2012 00:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 6:15 – 8:20pm

1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.

More info: redtails2012.com

"The Grey"

09 Feb 2012 00:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 6:20 – 8:17pm

A group of oil-rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.

More info: thegreythemovie.com

"Contraband"

09 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 6:30 – 8:20pm

Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills.

Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate, and sons become their target.

More info: www.contrabandmovie.net

"Man on a Ledge"

09 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 6:30 – 8:13pm

Nick Cassidy makes a desperate and life-threatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond. Recently escaped from prison and with nowhere else to go, Nick climbs onto the ledge of a towering skyscraper, inviting the eyes of New York City to anxiously watch as one wrong step could mean plunging to his death. But as one police negotiator soon learns, Nick's daredevil stunt, captivating the eyes of the public and media, masks a dangerous ploy to reveal the truth about his tarnished name.With the help of his brother and with time running out, Nick's intricate plan must work perfectly, but when you’re on the 25th floor ledge of a building, going down takes on an entirely more hair-raising meaning.

More info: summit-ent.com

Seaside Chat: Coral Reefs of Texas

09 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Galveston Fishing Pier
9001 Seawall Blvd
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 6:30 – 8:30pm

Join us for a chat about Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, its history, its unique location, and the wonders within. Presentation followed by light refreshments and time to chat with presenter and sanctuary staff. This is the first in a series of five FREE presentations celebrating the 20th anniversary of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

09 Feb 2012 00:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 6:35 – 8:44pm

Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.

More info: extremelyloudandincrediblyclose.warnerbros.com…

"One For The Money"

09 Feb 2012 00:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 6:35 – 8:18pm

A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum's got plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company as a recovery agent. True, she doesn't even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn't stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli - yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school. Nabbing Morelli would be a satisfying payback - and a hefty payday - but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who is the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn't airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself. Suddenly Stephanie's new job isn't nearly as easy as she thought.

More info: oneforthemoneyfilm.com…

"The Descedants"

09 Feb 2012 00:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 6:40 – 8:35pm

Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

More info: www.foxsearchlight.com…

"Still Alice" Book Discussion

09 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
502 Church St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7pm

The Galveston Reads book choice for 2012 is "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova.

"Still Alice" is a story of a fifty year-old professor of neuropsychology at Harvard University who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The book was on the New York Times bestseller list and has garnered many other awards for stimulating group discussions, and it has been selected to be the Galveston Reads book for 2012. In January and February of 2012 a variety of free activities will take place in Galveston for readers to get a chance to compare ideas, insights and opinions.

Lisa Genova is particularly well-qualified to write this book, having not only earned the honor of valedictorian for her undergraduate degree in Biopsychology, but also a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University. Genova is a skilled writer who portrays scenes that are ever-so-believable. The reader soon comes to understand how this disease differs from everyday forgetfulness.

Alice Howland is in her prime. She is a fifty year old college professor, has a successful career, a loving family, and she takes care of herself. One day she is running a familiar route she has jogged many times before, and suddenly she is lost, unable to determine which turn to take that will return her to her home. She is conscious of her surroundings, she recognizes buildings and signs, but she can’t put them together to get her to her house. Then, just as suddenly everything fits together and she is back on track as though nothing had happened.

The jogging episode is merely the first of a series of unnerving occurrences that inevitably results in the devastating diagnosis. Woven throughout her spiraling decline is how her husband, her grown children and her peers respond to first the diagnosis, and as time goes on, the inevitable deterioration of her cognitive abilities.

How long will she continue her work as a professor? What happens when she can’t remember her and her family’s favorite Christmas recipes? How do she and others deal with her frustration and confusion? Will she retain the will and ability to choose how to live out her life as she descends to the land of the lost?

You can find copies of this novel, and audio-book at the Rosenberg Library, area bookstores and Galveston County libraries.

Galveston Reads is a voluntary organization composed of community representatives. It’s modeled after ‘One City, One Book’ projects around the country that are designed to promote the reading of the same book at the same time by their residents of high school age through senior citizens. The committee endeavors to choose a book of interest to this community and to use accompanying events to bring together the Galveston citizens by encouraging reading and thoughtful discussions.

Galveston Reads, in conjunction with UTMB, Texas A&M Galveston, and the Rosenberg Library, is excited to be able to bring many special events this year including a visit from Still Alice author, Lisa Genova, programming with the Sealy Center on Aging, UTMB, an art exhibit and book signing with area artists and authors, and more.

Questions, please call the Rosenberg Library 409-763-8854 ext. 119.

More info: www.galvestonreads.org

Angelo Tolentino

09 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

The San Luis Bar
5222 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7 – 11pm

The San Luis Bar welcomes live music by pianist-vocalist Angelo Tolentino.

An ocean of opportunity awaits you at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center, a 30-acre year round beachfront resort on Galveston Island and recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award since 2000.

More info: galveston.com…

"Beauty and the Beast" 3D

09 Feb 2012 01:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7:15 – 8:39pm

Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Chronicle"

09 Feb 2012 01:25:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7:25 – 8:49pm

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

"Woman in Black"

09 Feb 2012 01:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7:35 – 9:11pm

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

More info: www.womaninblack.com

"Underworld Awakening" 3D

09 Feb 2012 01:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7:40 – 9:09pm

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

More info: www.entertheunderworld.com…

Karaoke with Sandy Wells

09 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

B. Jiggers Lounge
5002 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 8pm – 12am

B.Jigger's Lounge presents karaoke with Sandy Wells. No cover.

B. Jiggers Lounge, located within Holiday Inn Resort, features live music, dancing, and drink specials.

Holiday Inn Resort has eight-stories of Gulf view rooms on Galveston Island located at the San Luis Resort in the heart of the Texas Gulf Coast! Most of the rooms have private balconies overlooking the Gulf or the pool. The Jetty Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as room service. B’Jiggers Lounge offers live entertainment and Happy Hour specials.

Holiday Inn Resort is centrally located to many Galveston attractions like the beach, Rainforest Café and Adventure Ride, and shopping at the Historical Strand District.

Stay before or after a cruise and leave your car at the hotel. Holiday Inn provides a shuttle to and from the cruise terminals.

Whether you want to take a historic home tour at Bishop’s Palace, Moody Mansion or Ashton Villa or catch a play at The Grand 1894 Opera House, Holiday Inn Resort is the place to stay.

Galveston also has numerous businesses surrounding the hotel. The Galveston Island Convention Center is only blocks away. Prominent universities such as Texas A & M University and University of Texas Medical Branch, as well as American National Insurance, are minutes away. Houston is just up the road making the Holiday Inn THE place to stay! Galveston Island is the home of many Special Events such as: Lone Star Motorcycle Rally, Dickens on the Strand, Mardi Gras, and more.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Open Mic with Neil Down

09 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Old Quarter
413 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9pm – 1am

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe presents open mic night with Neil Down, 9pm - 1am.

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe is one of the most memorable live music venues in the Houston area, if not all of Texas. Owner Rex (Wrecks) Bell welcomes patrons to this intimate, non-pretentious corner bar, where the tunes rock and the drinks flow.

Artists like ZZ Top, Secret Agent 8, Grady Lee, JT Van Zandt, Sisters Morales, Richard Dobson & Lady Boyd, Don Sanders, the PC Cowboys, L'Amant, Freddie Krc, Jesse Dayton, Harlem Slim, Paul Sprawl, and Eden Brent are just some of the legendary talents that grace the stage weekly at this nightspot that always wows.

Old Quarter is located in the middle of the Postoffice Street Arts & Entertainment District, around the corner from a host of renowned restaurants, art galleries, shopping, and nightlife.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Contraband"

09 Feb 2012 03:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:05 – 10:55pm

Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills.

Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate, and sons become their target.

More info: www.contrabandmovie.net

"The Grey"

09 Feb 2012 03:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:05 – 11:02pm

A group of oil-rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.

More info: thegreythemovie.com

"Red Tails"

09 Feb 2012 03:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:15 – 11:20pm

1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.

More info: redtails2012.com

"One For The Money"

09 Feb 2012 03:25:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:25 – 11:08pm

A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum's got plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company as a recovery agent. True, she doesn't even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn't stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli - yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school. Nabbing Morelli would be a satisfying payback - and a hefty payday - but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who is the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn't airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself. Suddenly Stephanie's new job isn't nearly as easy as she thought.

More info: oneforthemoneyfilm.com…

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

09 Feb 2012 03:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:30 – 11:39pm

Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.

More info: extremelyloudandincrediblyclose.warnerbros.com…

"Man on a Ledge"

09 Feb 2012 03:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:30 – 11:13pm

Nick Cassidy makes a desperate and life-threatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond. Recently escaped from prison and with nowhere else to go, Nick climbs onto the ledge of a towering skyscraper, inviting the eyes of New York City to anxiously watch as one wrong step could mean plunging to his death. But as one police negotiator soon learns, Nick's daredevil stunt, captivating the eyes of the public and media, masks a dangerous ploy to reveal the truth about his tarnished name.With the help of his brother and with time running out, Nick's intricate plan must work perfectly, but when you’re on the 25th floor ledge of a building, going down takes on an entirely more hair-raising meaning.

More info: summit-ent.com

"The Descedants"

09 Feb 2012 03:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:30 – 11:25pm

Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

More info: www.foxsearchlight.com…

"Beauty and the Beast" 3D

09 Feb 2012 03:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:35 – 10:59pm

Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Chronicle"

09 Feb 2012 03:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:40 – 11:04pm

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

"Woman in Black"

09 Feb 2012 03:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9:55 – 11:31pm

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

More info: www.womaninblack.com

"Underworld Awakening" 3D

09 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10 – 11:29pm

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

More info: www.entertheunderworld.com…

"Embracing Aging" Exhibit

09 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9am – 6pm

The Rosenberg Library Museum is proud to present a new photography exhibit entitled "Embracing Aging" currently on display in Harris Gallery (open from 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.) through the end of March 2012. The show is a collaborative effort between the Library and the Galveston Reads program. Galveston Reads is a community-wide book club that encourages unity through literature. This year’s book is the best-selling Still Alice by Lisa Genova, which follows the struggles and triumphs of a woman who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

"Embracing Aging" features works by accomplished local photographers Barbara Pursley and Marilyn Brodwick. Both artists spotlight aging and present images that invoke powerful emotions and draw viewers in for a closer look to see the beauty in ‘ordinary’ people. Pursley and Brodwick will speak at the library on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. during Galveston Art Walk (please enter the library through the ground floor doors). The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Barbara Pursley’s black and white photographs are taken from her book "Embracing the Moment: An Alzheimer’s Memoir." In it, Pursley shares the experience of becoming her mother’s caregiver after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her photographs depict a bitter-sweet journey through the declining stages of the disease, and offered her a way of coping with the difficulty of being a caregiver. Not only did photography help Pursley preserve a moment in time, it also gave her a way to connect with her mother.

The "Embracing Aging" exhibit also features color photographs by Marilyn Spievak Brodwick that have never before been seen by the public. Her portraits focus the viewers’ attention to the beauty—and occasionally the pain—of each subject. Brodwick met many of her subjects on the streets and “tried to sense the person behind the mask of age” before taking any pictures. Like Pursley, Brodwick feels that her camera connects her to her subjects. She believes that “When you look at the outside of a person, you don’t see the life. The way into the fullness and beauty of life may be a wrinkled hand or the sadness or fierce gleam of an eye.”

With longer life-expediency rates and an aging population, health problems like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia now touch many more lives than in years past. Please join the Rosenberg Library as it offers a forum to highlight this important issue. Additional information about this and other Galveston Reads events can be found on the Galveston Reads website: galvestonreads.org

More info: www.galvestonreads.org

Judy Neimeyer Company Quilts

09 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

U.S. Custom House
502 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9am – 5pm

The striking quilt designs of The Judy Niemeyer Company are showcased at Galveston Historical Foundation’s U.S. Custom House, 2nd floor, 502 20th Street. This new collection can be viewed Monday - Friday from 9 am – 5 pm, closed holidays, through April 5.

“Judy Neimeyer had been a spare-time quilter, selling quilts since graduating from high school, and sewing while her own children were in school.” says guest curator Jenny Chiovaro. “In the early 90’s quilters began drawing shapes on paper, sewing fabric wrong-side up, then flipping the shape over and sewing another fabric on top, using the lines on the paper side as guides. They called it “foundation piecing” or “paper piecing” and Judy immediately saw how this modern method could produce a traditional look. She drew upon her drafting and engineering skills to draft very complex-looking patterns in manageable blocks that were easy to print, easy to sew, and easy to put together. The end result is striking—looking anything but easy.”

Galveston Historical Foundation will host a reception for the quilt exhibit during the January 28th ArtWalk from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admittance is free for the reception and daily showings.

More information on The Neimeyer Company can be found at www.quiltworx.com. For more information on Galveston Historical Foundation's quilt exhibit, please visit www.galvestonhistory.org or call 409-765-7834 or contact guest curator, Jenny Chiovaro at jenny@chiov.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10 – 10:45am

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Donna E. Perkins: "Exposure"

09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Wagner Sousa Modern Art
404 25th St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10am – 4pm

Wagner Sousa Modern Art features "Exposure" by Donna E. Perkins.

Wagner Sousa Modern Art represents a number of emerging and established artists working in the fields of drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. We also show work by several craftsmen working in modern furniture.

The gallery is located in the historic 1878 M.W. Shaw building, a warehouse space in a developing section of downtown Galveston.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Gayle Reynolds: "Galveston Palms"

09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The Water's Edge
1302 21st St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10am – 5pm

The Water's Edge features "Galveston Palms," a collection of paintings by Gayle Reynolds. Also featured are works by Madeline Baker, Pat Moberley Moore, David Michael Brady, John Whitman, Patricia Gruy, and Charles Caillouet.

The Water's Edge Studio in Gallery is owned by Galveston artists Gayle and Rex Reynolds.

The gallery specializes in watercolors and oils, with a special emphasis on tropical palm trees, historic homes and buildings, and other Galveston scenery.

Rex also builds exquisite wooden dories, which are small, shallow-draft boats in a variety of styles and colors.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Jean Justeau: "Beyond Mordant"

09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Silk Stocking Gallery
25th & Avenue L
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10am – 6pm

J Bangle's Silk Stocking Gallery is located at 25th & Avenue L, the 1913 building that once housed the Viani Corner Store at Avenue L and 25th Street.

The gallery currently features an exhibition entitled "Beyond Mordant" by Jean Justeau. On view thru March 6.

Since 1981, J. Bangle Galleries has helped patrons from around the world frame those cherished possessions most important to them. Included among the gallery's most famous frame jobs are prints of Galveston's Tall Ship Elissa for James Michener and Prince Charles, as well as an original Gauguin.

Voted Best Gallery in Galveston County by readers of the local newspaper, the Gallery also offers a host of other treasures including antiques, collectibles, and a tasteful collection of old coin sets and frames.

But according to Bangle, the heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, "Galveston's own" Pam Heidt.

When visiting the Island, stop by J. Bangle Galleries, and experience why this is one of Galveston's favorite destinations!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure 3D"

09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11 – 11:45am

Bugs! A Rainforest adventure is a live-action nature drama filmed in awe inspiring, totally immersive large format. Shot on location in Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, England, Bugs! explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio.

This 40-minute feature combines incredible footage with cutting-edge IMAX® technology to deliver a fantastically entertaining and enlightening experience about the little guys in life.

The stars of Bugs!, Hierodula, the mantis, and Papilio, the butterfly, are born in the same part of the exotic Borneo rainforest. Their home is the foliage around an abandoned and dilapidated shack on the edge of the river. Here, we witness Hierodula and Papilio mature and grow.

Hierodula develops by incomplete metamorphosis; emerging from his egg as a mini-mantis and shedding his skin regularly on the way to gaining his adult wings. Papilio goes through a complete metamorphosis, from caterpillar to butterfly via the pupal stage.

As they develop we meet a fascinating array of creatures who share their habitat. After many near misses, the hunter, Hierodula, acting on instinct, catches Papilio. In an uplifting ending we discover that Papilio had managed to lay her eggs before being caught, and the film ends with her offspring emerging from her tiny egg to continue the circle of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Arthur Turner Circle

09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

DesignWorks
2119 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11am – 7pm

DesignWorks gallery presents works from "The Arthur Turner Circle," including Arthur Turner, Brian Branda, Jim Brown, Lee Cohen, H.C. Dodd, Antje Rietsch, and Dee Wolff. On view thru March 4th.

DesignWorks creates interiors for a wide variety of projects, including both new construction and renovations.

National credits include numerous primary residences and second homes, as well as corporate offices and other commercial interiors.

With over 30 years of experience, DesignWorks understands and carefully considers the impact of structural, mechanical and electrical systems on the creative and functional design of interior spaces.

Working with architects, builders and homeowners alike, DesignWorks partners with clients, creatively solving design challenges within budget.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Charlotte Smith: "dot, dot, dot"

09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Galveston Arts Center
2501 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11am – 5pm

Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present an exhibition of recent work by Dallas-based artist Charlotte Smith titled dot, dot, dot. The exhibition will open during the January 28 ArtWalk and remain on view through February 26, 2012. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artist beginning at 6:30 pm during ArtWalk. The event is free and open to the public.

Described as “trans-dimensional,” Charlotte Smith’s works are at once sculptural paintings and painted sculpture. Building multi-colored strata of paint, Smith variously flattens the paint blobs onto the surface of the canvas, creating colorful, confetti-like concentric circles. In other works, she attaches slender stacks of droplets to the canvas, evoking dangling stalactites or beaded strings. Finally, she abandons the substrate altogether, creating piles of paint blob ropes. While the influence of French Pointillist Georges Seurat is evident, Smith is much more interested in the manipulation of the material and repetitive mark making than creating a specific image.

In her most recent work, Smith layers glossy droplets of paint over brightly colored and textured backgrounds of polychromatic drips, puddles and pools. Again avoiding overt imagery, the canvases are reminiscent of seascapes (Lost in You, 2011), fields of flowers (Coraluscious, 2011), or even something that might be encountered under a microscope (Gray Glow, 2011). Smith’s fields of color swirl and melt. “This series signals a breakthrough, a point of departure,” writes art critic Catherine Anspon. “Smith’s convincing, surely applied brushwork and new, inventive media are novel and pioneering…. It’s not necessary to know how these sculptural canvases were formed. It’s enough to simply savor the effects.”

Smith received an MFA from the University of North Texas at Denton in 1999. Recent solo exhibitions of her work have been hosted at Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas; Anya Tish Gallery, Houston; and George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles. Her work is included in the exhibition Obsessive Worlds currently on view at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Smith is included in the publication Texas Artists Today, written by Catherine Anspon and published in 2010 by Marquand Books. The artist currently lives and works in Dallas.

Galveston Arts Center is operating in a temporary downtown location on the corner of Market and 25th Streets. The exhibition gallery and selections from GAC’s retail gallery, ArtWorks, are open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Admission is free at all times.

SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP
Funding for the Galveston Arts Center is provided by the Houston Endowment, Inc., The Brown Foundation Inc., The City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees through the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund, The Meyer Levy Charitable Foundation of The Dallas Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund, Levin Family Foundation, Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation, Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust Fund, and the generous support of the community, an active membership and many volunteers. GAC’s Art for All Education Program is supported in part by the Alice Taylor Gray Foundation, Harry S. and Isabel C. Cameron Foundation, Galveston Rotary Foundation, Inc., and the Jr. League of Galveston County’s Community Assistance Fund.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley: "Light and Water"

09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Rene' Wiley Gallery presents Rene' Wiley's "Light and Water." Other artists on exhibit include Rachel Wiley, James D. Phillips, Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser, and Dale Hooks. On view thru March 6.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Pirates! Legends of the Gulf Coast

09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Pirates!
2313 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Long ago, pirates roamed the seas of the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Many made their way to the Gulf of Mexico sailing to the Yucatan, and - eventually - to the shores of Louisiana and Texas.

One of the most famous pirates to sail the Gulf also made Galveston his home for a period of time. Jean Lafitte, a Frenchman of questionable values, took New Orleans by storm, help defend our nation under Andrew Jackson's command in the Battle of New Orleans, then sailed away from the shores of Louisiana settling on a magical island....Galveston.

Come join us and learn the legends, myths and stories of the last of the Buccaneers.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

09 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

February Show

09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Galveston Art League Gallery
2117A Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12 – 6pm

The Galveston Art League opens a new show the first weekend of each month. It features over 80 works by local artists for enjoyment and purchase.

The Galveston Art League was founded in June, 1914. Today, it enjoys the distinction of being the oldest art league in Texas. Throughout the years, the league has exhibited the work of local artists, sponsored art instruction by well known artists, provided student scholarships and introduced Galvestonians to the cultural world.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Local Artists Exhibition

09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

E Street Gallery
2219 Postoffice Street
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12 – 6pm

E Street Gallery hosts a special exhibition featuring Artists including Ray Heard, Paula Heffel, Jeff Narrow, Rona Lesser, Bonnie Blue, Robert Blue, Maria Contreras, Tamera Viles, Catherine Franzmeier, and Bill Edwards.

E Street Gallery is a commission-free gallery on Postoffice Street in downtown Galveston. The gallery is "for" the artists; "by" the artists. Artists are invited to sublet space when needed.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Beauty and the Beast" 2D

09 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:30 – 1:54pm

Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

09 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:30 – 2:39pm

Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.

More info: extremelyloudandincrediblyclose.warnerbros.com…

"Red Tails"

09 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:30 – 2:35pm

1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.

More info: redtails2012.com

"Woman in Black"

09 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:30 – 2:06pm

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

More info: www.womaninblack.com

"Chronicle"

09 Feb 2012 18:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:45 – 2:09pm

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

"The Grey"

09 Feb 2012 18:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:45 – 2:42pm

A group of oil-rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.

More info: thegreythemovie.com

"Underworld Awakening" 2D

09 Feb 2012 18:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:50 – 2:19pm

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

More info: www.entertheunderworld.com…

"Contraband"

09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1 – 2:50pm

Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills.

Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate, and sons become their target.

More info: www.contrabandmovie.net

"Man on a Ledge"

09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1 – 2:43pm

Nick Cassidy makes a desperate and life-threatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond. Recently escaped from prison and with nowhere else to go, Nick climbs onto the ledge of a towering skyscraper, inviting the eyes of New York City to anxiously watch as one wrong step could mean plunging to his death. But as one police negotiator soon learns, Nick's daredevil stunt, captivating the eyes of the public and media, masks a dangerous ploy to reveal the truth about his tarnished name.With the help of his brother and with time running out, Nick's intricate plan must work perfectly, but when you’re on the 25th floor ledge of a building, going down takes on an entirely more hair-raising meaning.

More info: summit-ent.com

Moody Mansion Tour

09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride"

09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1 – 5pm

Dare to race down the frozen cliffs of Antarctica in MUMBLE'S WILD RIDE! Join Mumble and his comical penguin friends in this trilling, action-packed 4-D ride film adventure. Immerse yourself in the excitement as they reach-chilling speeds in their breathtaking icy journey. Look out though! Mumble's fun turns into a suspenseful chase as he comes face to face with a villainous Leopard Seal. But don't worry; this wild ride has a happy ending!

Strap on your seatbelt and hold on for an incredible experience! Ridefilm technology offers the ultimate in high-impact, immersive simulation. Each 18-passenger ride is surrounded by a seamless 180° wraparound screen that fully encompasses each viewer's peripheral vision. High quality images and awesome sound combine to make you a part of the action. For the safety of our guests we require that our riders be at least 42 inches tall.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

09 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"The Descedants"

09 Feb 2012 19:10:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1:10 – 3:05pm

Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

More info: www.foxsearchlight.com…

"One For The Money"

09 Feb 2012 19:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1:15 – 2:58pm

A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum's got plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company as a recovery agent. True, she doesn't even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn't stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli - yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school. Nabbing Morelli would be a satisfying payback - and a hefty payday - but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who is the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn't airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself. Suddenly Stephanie's new job isn't nearly as easy as she thought.

More info: oneforthemoneyfilm.com…

"Rescue 3D"

09 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1:50 – 2:35pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

09 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

09 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Beauty and the Beast" 3D

09 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 2:45 – 4:09pm

Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Arabia 3D"

09 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 2:45 – 3:30pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Woman in Black"

09 Feb 2012 20:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 2:55 – 4:31pm

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

More info: www.womaninblack.com

"Chronicle"

09 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3 – 4:24pm

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

Moody Mansion Tour

09 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3 – 4pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

09 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Underworld Awakening" 3D

09 Feb 2012 21:10:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:10 – 4:39pm

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

More info: www.entertheunderworld.com…

"Red Tails"

09 Feb 2012 21:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:20 – 5:25pm

1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.

More info: redtails2012.com

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

09 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:30 – 5:39pm

Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.

More info: extremelyloudandincrediblyclose.warnerbros.com…

"The Grey"

09 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:30 – 5:27pm

A group of oil-rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.

More info: thegreythemovie.com

"Contraband"

09 Feb 2012 21:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:35 – 5:25pm

Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills.

Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate, and sons become their target.

More info: www.contrabandmovie.net

"Wild Ocean 3D"

09 Feb 2012 21:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:40 – 4:25pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Man on a Ledge"

09 Feb 2012 21:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:45 – 5:28pm

Nick Cassidy makes a desperate and life-threatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond. Recently escaped from prison and with nowhere else to go, Nick climbs onto the ledge of a towering skyscraper, inviting the eyes of New York City to anxiously watch as one wrong step could mean plunging to his death. But as one police negotiator soon learns, Nick's daredevil stunt, captivating the eyes of the public and media, masks a dangerous ploy to reveal the truth about his tarnished name.With the help of his brother and with time running out, Nick's intricate plan must work perfectly, but when you’re on the 25th floor ledge of a building, going down takes on an entirely more hair-raising meaning.

More info: summit-ent.com

"The Descedants"

09 Feb 2012 21:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:55 – 5:50pm

Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

More info: www.foxsearchlight.com…

"One For The Money"

09 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4 – 5:43pm

A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum's got plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company as a recovery agent. True, she doesn't even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn't stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli - yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school. Nabbing Morelli would be a satisfying payback - and a hefty payday - but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who is the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn't airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself. Suddenly Stephanie's new job isn't nearly as easy as she thought.

More info: oneforthemoneyfilm.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

09 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4 – 4:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

09 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

09 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:35 – 5:20pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Beauty and the Beast" 3D

09 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5 – 6:24pm

Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Chronicle"

09 Feb 2012 23:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5:15 – 6:39pm

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

"Woman in Black"

09 Feb 2012 23:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5:15 – 6:51pm

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

More info: www.womaninblack.com

"Underworld Awakening" 3D

09 Feb 2012 23:25:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 5:25 – 6:54pm

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

More info: www.entertheunderworld.com…

"Red Tails"

10 Feb 2012 00:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:15 – 8:20pm

1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.

More info: redtails2012.com

"The Grey"

10 Feb 2012 00:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:20 – 8:17pm

A group of oil-rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.

More info: thegreythemovie.com

"Contraband"

10 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:30 – 8:20pm

Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills.

Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate, and sons become their target.

More info: www.contrabandmovie.net

"Man on a Ledge"

10 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:30 – 8:13pm

Nick Cassidy makes a desperate and life-threatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond. Recently escaped from prison and with nowhere else to go, Nick climbs onto the ledge of a towering skyscraper, inviting the eyes of New York City to anxiously watch as one wrong step could mean plunging to his death. But as one police negotiator soon learns, Nick's daredevil stunt, captivating the eyes of the public and media, masks a dangerous ploy to reveal the truth about his tarnished name.With the help of his brother and with time running out, Nick's intricate plan must work perfectly, but when you’re on the 25th floor ledge of a building, going down takes on an entirely more hair-raising meaning.

More info: summit-ent.com

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

10 Feb 2012 00:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:35 – 8:44pm

Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.

More info: extremelyloudandincrediblyclose.warnerbros.com…

"One For The Money"

10 Feb 2012 00:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:35 – 8:18pm

A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum's got plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company as a recovery agent. True, she doesn't even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn't stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli - yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school. Nabbing Morelli would be a satisfying payback - and a hefty payday - but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who is the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn't airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself. Suddenly Stephanie's new job isn't nearly as easy as she thought.

More info: oneforthemoneyfilm.com…

"The Descedants"

10 Feb 2012 00:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:40 – 8:35pm

Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

More info: www.foxsearchlight.com…

Angelo Tolentino

10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

The San Luis Bar
5222 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7 – 11pm

The San Luis Bar welcomes live music by pianist-vocalist Angelo Tolentino.

An ocean of opportunity awaits you at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center, a 30-acre year round beachfront resort on Galveston Island and recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award since 2000.

More info: galveston.com…

"Beauty and the Beast" 3D

10 Feb 2012 01:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:15 – 8:39pm

Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Chronicle"

10 Feb 2012 01:25:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:25 – 8:49pm

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

"Woman in Black"

10 Feb 2012 01:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:35 – 9:11pm

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

More info: www.womaninblack.com

"Underworld Awakening" 3D

10 Feb 2012 01:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:40 – 9:09pm

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

More info: www.entertheunderworld.com…

Karaoke with Sandy Wells

10 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

B. Jiggers Lounge
5002 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 8pm – 12am

B.Jigger's Lounge presents karaoke with Sandy Wells. No cover.

B. Jiggers Lounge, located within Holiday Inn Resort, features live music, dancing, and drink specials.

Holiday Inn Resort has eight-stories of Gulf view rooms on Galveston Island located at the San Luis Resort in the heart of the Texas Gulf Coast! Most of the rooms have private balconies overlooking the Gulf or the pool. The Jetty Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as room service. B’Jiggers Lounge offers live entertainment and Happy Hour specials.

Holiday Inn Resort is centrally located to many Galveston attractions like the beach, Rainforest Café and Adventure Ride, and shopping at the Historical Strand District.

Stay before or after a cruise and leave your car at the hotel. Holiday Inn provides a shuttle to and from the cruise terminals.

Whether you want to take a historic home tour at Bishop’s Palace, Moody Mansion or Ashton Villa or catch a play at The Grand 1894 Opera House, Holiday Inn Resort is the place to stay.

Galveston also has numerous businesses surrounding the hotel. The Galveston Island Convention Center is only blocks away. Prominent universities such as Texas A & M University and University of Texas Medical Branch, as well as American National Insurance, are minutes away. Houston is just up the road making the Holiday Inn THE place to stay! Galveston Island is the home of many Special Events such as: Lone Star Motorcycle Rally, Dickens on the Strand, Mardi Gras, and more.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Thursday Ladies Night with Open Mic Hosted by Soulshine

10 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Crow's Cantina
2408 Strand
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 8pm – 12am

Crow's Southwest Cantina presents Ladies Night with an open mic hosted by Soulshine.

Crow's Cantina Bar and Grill is an excellent place for people watching, drinkin', and fun.

Crow's has become well known to locals and cruise ship passengers for some of the best live music on the Island, and for its excellent Strand location, literally steps from the Cruise Terminal.

Crow's great staff is dedicated to making sure your visit is enjoyable as it is unforgettable.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Open Mic with Adam Bomb

10 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Old Quarter
413 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9pm – 1am

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe presents Open Mic with Adam Bomb," 9pm - 1am.

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe is one of the most memorable live music venues in the Houston area, if not all of Texas. Owner Rex (Wrecks) Bell welcomes patrons to this intimate, non-pretentious corner bar, where the tunes rock and the drinks flow.

Artists like ZZ Top, Secret Agent 8, Grady Lee, JT Van Zandt, Sisters Morales, Richard Dobson & Lady Boyd, Don Sanders, the PC Cowboys, L'Amant, Freddie Krc, Jesse Dayton, Harlem Slim, Paul Sprawl, and Eden Brent are just some of the legendary talents that grace the stage weekly at this nightspot that always wows.

Old Quarter is located in the middle of the Postoffice Street Arts & Entertainment District, around the corner from a host of renowned restaurants, art galleries, shopping, and nightlife.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Disc Jockey: Sounds So Sweet

10 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

21
2102 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9pm – 1am

21 hosts resident DJ Big Worm with Sounds So Sweet Entertainment, no cover.

Elegant. But Loose. Hip. But Nostalgic. That's the low-down on 21, Galveston Island's premier spot for great times, great music, and great friends.

It's your perfect choice for an elegant and memorable evening out while visiting Galveston, complete with coffee tables, lounge chairs, and oversized, custom-made sofas.

21 features a full-service bar with over 100 wines (50 by the glass), over 50 martinis, and a great selection of specialty beers and cigars. We accept all major credit cards, are wheelchair accessible, and are conveniently located next door to Rudy & Paco and The Grand 1894 Opera House.

More info: www.galveston.com…

The Line Up

10 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Drip
3204 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9pm – 1am

DRIP presents live music by Galveston's favorite local band The Line Up, every Thursday evening, 9:00pm to 1:00am.

Experience the ultimate in upscale, beachfront day and nightlife at DRIP Cocktail Lounge & Nightclub. Club goers are welcomed by a sleek, stylish interior, indoor/outdoor seating, a full bar and wrap-around deck with incredible ocean views. Offering signature mojitos, cocktails and mouthwatering appetizers, DRIP's versatile, sophisticated setting creates the perfect venue for a casual daytime outing or an elegant night out.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Contraband"

10 Feb 2012 03:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:05 – 10:55pm

Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best -- running contraband -- to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills.

Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate, and sons become their target.

More info: www.contrabandmovie.net

"The Grey"

10 Feb 2012 03:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:05 – 11:02pm

A group of oil-rig roughnecks are left stranded on the sub-arctic tundra after their plane experiences a complete mechanical failure and crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness. The survivors, battling mortal injuries, biting cold and ravenous hunger, are relentlessly hunted and pursued by a vicious pack of rogue wolves.

More info: thegreythemovie.com

"Red Tails"

10 Feb 2012 03:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:15 – 11:20pm

1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.

More info: redtails2012.com

"One For The Money"

10 Feb 2012 03:25:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:25 – 11:08pm

A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum's got plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company as a recovery agent. True, she doesn't even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn't stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli - yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school. Nabbing Morelli would be a satisfying payback - and a hefty payday - but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who is the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn't airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself. Suddenly Stephanie's new job isn't nearly as easy as she thought.

More info: oneforthemoneyfilm.com…

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

10 Feb 2012 03:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:30 – 11:39pm

Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.

More info: extremelyloudandincrediblyclose.warnerbros.com…

"Man on a Ledge"

10 Feb 2012 03:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:30 – 11:13pm

Nick Cassidy makes a desperate and life-threatening move to prove his innocence after he is framed for the theft of a rare, prized diamond. Recently escaped from prison and with nowhere else to go, Nick climbs onto the ledge of a towering skyscraper, inviting the eyes of New York City to anxiously watch as one wrong step could mean plunging to his death. But as one police negotiator soon learns, Nick's daredevil stunt, captivating the eyes of the public and media, masks a dangerous ploy to reveal the truth about his tarnished name.With the help of his brother and with time running out, Nick's intricate plan must work perfectly, but when you’re on the 25th floor ledge of a building, going down takes on an entirely more hair-raising meaning.

More info: summit-ent.com

"The Descedants"

10 Feb 2012 03:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:30 – 11:25pm

Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

More info: www.foxsearchlight.com…

"Beauty and the Beast" 3D

10 Feb 2012 03:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:35 – 10:59pm

Belle is a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Chronicle"

10 Feb 2012 03:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:40 – 11:04pm

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

"Woman in Black"

10 Feb 2012 03:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:55 – 11:31pm

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

More info: www.womaninblack.com

"Underworld Awakening" 3D

10 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10 – 11:29pm

Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

More info: www.entertheunderworld.com…

"Embracing Aging" Exhibit

10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 9am – 6pm

The Rosenberg Library Museum is proud to present a new photography exhibit entitled "Embracing Aging" currently on display in Harris Gallery (open from 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.) through the end of March 2012. The show is a collaborative effort between the Library and the Galveston Reads program. Galveston Reads is a community-wide book club that encourages unity through literature. This year’s book is the best-selling Still Alice by Lisa Genova, which follows the struggles and triumphs of a woman who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

"Embracing Aging" features works by accomplished local photographers Barbara Pursley and Marilyn Brodwick. Both artists spotlight aging and present images that invoke powerful emotions and draw viewers in for a closer look to see the beauty in ‘ordinary’ people. Pursley and Brodwick will speak at the library on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. during Galveston Art Walk (please enter the library through the ground floor doors). The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Barbara Pursley’s black and white photographs are taken from her book "Embracing the Moment: An Alzheimer’s Memoir." In it, Pursley shares the experience of becoming her mother’s caregiver after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her photographs depict a bitter-sweet journey through the declining stages of the disease, and offered her a way of coping with the difficulty of being a caregiver. Not only did photography help Pursley preserve a moment in time, it also gave her a way to connect with her mother.

The "Embracing Aging" exhibit also features color photographs by Marilyn Spievak Brodwick that have never before been seen by the public. Her portraits focus the viewers’ attention to the beauty—and occasionally the pain—of each subject. Brodwick met many of her subjects on the streets and “tried to sense the person behind the mask of age” before taking any pictures. Like Pursley, Brodwick feels that her camera connects her to her subjects. She believes that “When you look at the outside of a person, you don’t see the life. The way into the fullness and beauty of life may be a wrinkled hand or the sadness or fierce gleam of an eye.”

With longer life-expediency rates and an aging population, health problems like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia now touch many more lives than in years past. Please join the Rosenberg Library as it offers a forum to highlight this important issue. Additional information about this and other Galveston Reads events can be found on the Galveston Reads website: galvestonreads.org

More info: www.galvestonreads.org

Judy Neimeyer Company Quilts

10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

U.S. Custom House
502 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 9am – 5pm

The striking quilt designs of The Judy Niemeyer Company are showcased at Galveston Historical Foundation’s U.S. Custom House, 2nd floor, 502 20th Street. This new collection can be viewed Monday - Friday from 9 am – 5 pm, closed holidays, through April 5.

“Judy Neimeyer had been a spare-time quilter, selling quilts since graduating from high school, and sewing while her own children were in school.” says guest curator Jenny Chiovaro. “In the early 90’s quilters began drawing shapes on paper, sewing fabric wrong-side up, then flipping the shape over and sewing another fabric on top, using the lines on the paper side as guides. They called it “foundation piecing” or “paper piecing” and Judy immediately saw how this modern method could produce a traditional look. She drew upon her drafting and engineering skills to draft very complex-looking patterns in manageable blocks that were easy to print, easy to sew, and easy to put together. The end result is striking—looking anything but easy.”

Galveston Historical Foundation will host a reception for the quilt exhibit during the January 28th ArtWalk from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admittance is free for the reception and daily showings.

More information on The Neimeyer Company can be found at www.quiltworx.com. For more information on Galveston Historical Foundation's quilt exhibit, please visit www.galvestonhistory.org or call 409-765-7834 or contact guest curator, Jenny Chiovaro at jenny@chiov.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

10 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 10 – 10:45am

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Donna E. Perkins: "Exposure"

10 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Wagner Sousa Modern Art
404 25th St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 10am – 4pm

Wagner Sousa Modern Art features "Exposure" by Donna E. Perkins.

Wagner Sousa Modern Art represents a number of emerging and established artists working in the fields of drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. We also show work by several craftsmen working in modern furniture.

The gallery is located in the historic 1878 M.W. Shaw building, a warehouse space in a developing section of downtown Galveston.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Gayle Reynolds: "Galveston Palms"

10 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The Water's Edge
1302 21st St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 10am – 5pm

The Water's Edge features "Galveston Palms," a collection of paintings by Gayle Reynolds. Also featured are works by Madeline Baker, Pat Moberley Moore, David Michael Brady, John Whitman, Patricia Gruy, and Charles Caillouet.

The Water's Edge Studio in Gallery is owned by Galveston artists Gayle and Rex Reynolds.

The gallery specializes in watercolors and oils, with a special emphasis on tropical palm trees, historic homes and buildings, and other Galveston scenery.

Rex also builds exquisite wooden dories, which are small, shallow-draft boats in a variety of styles and colors.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Jean Justeau: "Beyond Mordant"

10 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Silk Stocking Gallery
25th & Avenue L
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 10am – 6pm

J Bangle's Silk Stocking Gallery is located at 25th & Avenue L, the 1913 building that once housed the Viani Corner Store at Avenue L and 25th Street.

The gallery currently features an exhibition entitled "Beyond Mordant" by Jean Justeau. On view thru March 6.

Since 1981, J. Bangle Galleries has helped patrons from around the world frame those cherished possessions most important to them. Included among the gallery's most famous frame jobs are prints of Galveston's Tall Ship Elissa for James Michener and Prince Charles, as well as an original Gauguin.

Voted Best Gallery in Galveston County by readers of the local newspaper, the Gallery also offers a host of other treasures including antiques, collectibles, and a tasteful collection of old coin sets and frames.

But according to Bangle, the heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, "Galveston's own" Pam Heidt.

When visiting the Island, stop by J. Bangle Galleries, and experience why this is one of Galveston's favorite destinations!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure 3D"

10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 11 – 11:45am

Bugs! A Rainforest adventure is a live-action nature drama filmed in awe inspiring, totally immersive large format. Shot on location in Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, England, Bugs! explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio.

This 40-minute feature combines incredible footage with cutting-edge IMAX® technology to deliver a fantastically entertaining and enlightening experience about the little guys in life.

The stars of Bugs!, Hierodula, the mantis, and Papilio, the butterfly, are born in the same part of the exotic Borneo rainforest. Their home is the foliage around an abandoned and dilapidated shack on the edge of the river. Here, we witness Hierodula and Papilio mature and grow.

Hierodula develops by incomplete metamorphosis; emerging from his egg as a mini-mantis and shedding his skin regularly on the way to gaining his adult wings. Papilio goes through a complete metamorphosis, from caterpillar to butterfly via the pupal stage.

As they develop we meet a fascinating array of creatures who share their habitat. After many near misses, the hunter, Hierodula, acting on instinct, catches Papilio. In an uplifting ending we discover that Papilio had managed to lay her eggs before being caught, and the film ends with her offspring emerging from her tiny egg to continue the circle of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Arthur Turner Circle

10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

DesignWorks
2119 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 11am – 7pm

DesignWorks gallery presents works from "The Arthur Turner Circle," including Arthur Turner, Brian Branda, Jim Brown, Lee Cohen, H.C. Dodd, Antje Rietsch, and Dee Wolff. On view thru March 4th.

DesignWorks creates interiors for a wide variety of projects, including both new construction and renovations.

National credits include numerous primary residences and second homes, as well as corporate offices and other commercial interiors.

With over 30 years of experience, DesignWorks understands and carefully considers the impact of structural, mechanical and electrical systems on the creative and functional design of interior spaces.

Working with architects, builders and homeowners alike, DesignWorks partners with clients, creatively solving design challenges within budget.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Charlotte Smith: "dot, dot, dot"

10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Galveston Arts Center
2501 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 11am – 5pm

Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present an exhibition of recent work by Dallas-based artist Charlotte Smith titled dot, dot, dot. The exhibition will open during the January 28 ArtWalk and remain on view through February 26, 2012. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artist beginning at 6:30 pm during ArtWalk. The event is free and open to the public.

Described as “trans-dimensional,” Charlotte Smith’s works are at once sculptural paintings and painted sculpture. Building multi-colored strata of paint, Smith variously flattens the paint blobs onto the surface of the canvas, creating colorful, confetti-like concentric circles. In other works, she attaches slender stacks of droplets to the canvas, evoking dangling stalactites or beaded strings. Finally, she abandons the substrate altogether, creating piles of paint blob ropes. While the influence of French Pointillist Georges Seurat is evident, Smith is much more interested in the manipulation of the material and repetitive mark making than creating a specific image.

In her most recent work, Smith layers glossy droplets of paint over brightly colored and textured backgrounds of polychromatic drips, puddles and pools. Again avoiding overt imagery, the canvases are reminiscent of seascapes (Lost in You, 2011), fields of flowers (Coraluscious, 2011), or even something that might be encountered under a microscope (Gray Glow, 2011). Smith’s fields of color swirl and melt. “This series signals a breakthrough, a point of departure,” writes art critic Catherine Anspon. “Smith’s convincing, surely applied brushwork and new, inventive media are novel and pioneering…. It’s not necessary to know how these sculptural canvases were formed. It’s enough to simply savor the effects.”

Smith received an MFA from the University of North Texas at Denton in 1999. Recent solo exhibitions of her work have been hosted at Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas; Anya Tish Gallery, Houston; and George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles. Her work is included in the exhibition Obsessive Worlds currently on view at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Smith is included in the publication Texas Artists Today, written by Catherine Anspon and published in 2010 by Marquand Books. The artist currently lives and works in Dallas.

Galveston Arts Center is operating in a temporary downtown location on the corner of Market and 25th Streets. The exhibition gallery and selections from GAC’s retail gallery, ArtWorks, are open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Admission is free at all times.

SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP
Funding for the Galveston Arts Center is provided by the Houston Endowment, Inc., The Brown Foundation Inc., The City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees through the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund, The Meyer Levy Charitable Foundation of The Dallas Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund, Levin Family Foundation, Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation, Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust Fund, and the generous support of the community, an active membership and many volunteers. GAC’s Art for All Education Program is supported in part by the Alice Taylor Gray Foundation, Harry S. and Isabel C. Cameron Foundation, Galveston Rotary Foundation, Inc., and the Jr. League of Galveston County’s Community Assistance Fund.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley: "Light and Water"

10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Rene' Wiley Gallery presents Rene' Wiley's "Light and Water." Other artists on exhibit include Rachel Wiley, James D. Phillips, Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser, and Dale Hooks. On view thru March 6.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Pirates! Legends of the Gulf Coast

10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Pirates!
2313 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 11am – 7pm

Long ago, pirates roamed the seas of the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Many made their way to the Gulf of Mexico sailing to the Yucatan, and - eventually - to the shores of Louisiana and Texas.

One of the most famous pirates to sail the Gulf also made Galveston his home for a period of time. Jean Lafitte, a Frenchman of questionable values, took New Orleans by storm, help defend our nation under Andrew Jackson's command in the Battle of New Orleans, then sailed away from the shores of Louisiana settling on a magical island....Galveston.

Come join us and learn the legends, myths and stories of the last of the Buccaneers.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

10 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

February Show

10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Galveston Art League Gallery
2117A Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 12 – 6pm

The Galveston Art League opens a new show the first weekend of each month. It features over 80 works by local artists for enjoyment and purchase.

The Galveston Art League was founded in June, 1914. Today, it enjoys the distinction of being the oldest art league in Texas. Throughout the years, the league has exhibited the work of local artists, sponsored art instruction by well known artists, provided student scholarships and introduced Galvestonians to the cultural world.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Local Artists Exhibition

10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

E Street Gallery
2219 Postoffice Street
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 12 – 6pm

E Street Gallery hosts a special exhibition featuring Artists including Ray Heard, Paula Heffel, Jeff Narrow, Rona Lesser, Bonnie Blue, Robert Blue, Maria Contreras, Tamera Viles, Catherine Franzmeier, and Bill Edwards.

E Street Gallery is a commission-free gallery on Postoffice Street in downtown Galveston. The gallery is "for" the artists; "by" the artists. Artists are invited to sublet space when needed.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

10 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

10 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

10 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride"

10 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 1 – 5pm

Dare to race down the frozen cliffs of Antarctica in MUMBLE'S WILD RIDE! Join Mumble and his comical penguin friends in this trilling, action-packed 4-D ride film adventure. Immerse yourself in the excitement as they reach-chilling speeds in their breathtaking icy journey. Look out though! Mumble's fun turns into a suspenseful chase as he comes face to face with a villainous Leopard Seal. But don't worry; this wild ride has a happy ending!

Strap on your seatbelt and hold on for an incredible experience! Ridefilm technology offers the ultimate in high-impact, immersive simulation. Each 18-passenger ride is surrounded by a seamless 180° wraparound screen that fully encompasses each viewer's peripheral vision. High quality images and awesome sound combine to make you a part of the action. For the safety of our guests we require that our riders be at least 42 inches tall.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

10 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

10 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 1:50 – 2:35pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

10 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

10 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

10 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 2:45 – 3:30pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

10 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 3 – 4pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

10 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

10 Feb 2012 21:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 3:40 – 4:25pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

10 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 4 – 4:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

10 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

10 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 4:35 – 5:20pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Joe Sewell

10 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Hotel Galvez
2024 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5 – 10pm

Enjoy the classic sounds of pianist Joe Sewell every Friday and Saturday from 5 - 10 pm in the Lobby Bar of Hotel Galvez. This historic bar was originally located in one of the last speakeasies in Galveston - Old Galveston Club.

A sparkling vision of Victorian elegance rising from the sand and surf, the Hotel Galvez - A Wyndham Historic Hotel in Galveston, Texas, was known as the "Queen of the Gulf" on the day she opened in 1911. For nearly a century, this charming Galveston hotel has been the choice of guests as demanding and diverse as Teddy Roosevelt, Howard Hughes, and Frank Sinatra. A multi-million dollar renovation has restored the Hotel Galvez to its rightful place as a timeless showplace on the Gulf of Mexico.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Nina Kay

10 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

The Tremont House
2300 Mechanic St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5 – 10pm

Toujouse Bar and The Tremont House present Nina Kay.

Nestled in the heart of Galveston Island's Strand Historic District is The Tremont House, an affordable, elegant European-style hotel that begs your discovery. Sparkling like a precious stone amidst Galveston's famous collection of Victorian architecture, The Tremont House offers a delightful blend of 19th century charm, 20th century sophistication, with exemplary service and luxury that have made it a strong favorite among island visitors.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Krewe da’ Yaga’s Balcony Party

10 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Dargan & Tobyn
23rd and Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5pm – 1am

Come on out and start Mardi Gras off with a BANG! Watch 3 parades including the GUINNESS WORLD RECORD holding Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade AND Nakia from NBC's The Voice live in Saengerfest Park. Balcony tickets are $40.00 and include entrance into the Entertainment District, access to balcony all day with music and full cash bar. Entrance to balcony on Strand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Mardi Gras Carnival

10 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

3400 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5pm – 12am

The Mardi Gras Carnival returns to 34th and Seawall for Mardi Gras Galveston 2012! Open daily February 10th through February 21st.

Ticket sheets: $20 for each sheet of 20 tickets. Each ride is 3-5 tickets per person per ride.

Wristbands: $25 each per person, ride all rides as long as you meet height requirements.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Mardi Gras! Galveston

10 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Downtown Galveston
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5pm – 1am

Rich in history, Mardi Gras! Galveston celebrates its 101st event since its inception in 1867. Make your mark in history – attend Mardi Gras! Galveston 2012! Twelve days of fun and entertainment! Beginning on February 10 and it's not over until the Fat Lady sings! Fat Tuesday, February 21.

Come down to the Island for entertainment, beads, parades, balls, and fun!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Nakia After Show at Bud Light Balcony Party

10 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Trumpets
23rd and Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5pm – 1am

The NEW BIG Weekend is full of BIG parades and BIG music! Enjoy the festivities from above with a great view of the parades, live music and an EXCLUSIVE After Show and Meet & Greet with Nakia from NBC's The Voice after his concert in Saengerfest Park. Balcony tickets are $30.00 and include entrance into the Entertainment District, access to balcony all day with music and full cash bar. Entrance to balcony on 23rd Street.

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: Party Gras! Procession

10 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

The Tremont House
2300 Mechanic
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5 – 6:45pm

Join us for a Dixieland jazz band walking procession. To kick-off a parade in their honor, Doug and Joan McLeod will be parading from M&M Restaurant to The Tremont House with friends, family, supporters and Mardi Gras revelers in true Mardi Gras! Galveston style with the Pizazz Dixie Jazz Brass Band leading the charge. This will be the ultimate crowd pleaser!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Stars on the Brazos Krewe Balcony Party

10 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Roof Garden
2214 Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5pm – 12am

Plenty of room for bead throwing. Tickets $125 per person for the weekend(does not include Strand entry), with lunch, dinner, beer, wine and set-ups provided. Beads sold at discounted prices. Best location for throwing beads on the Strand! Best DJ & music, best party! Must be 21. Info: www.sobkrewe.com or contact David Howarth at 979-480-0464 or dhowarthtx@comcast.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

World Record Umbrella Dance Party

10 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Jockusch Building
21st and Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5pm – 1am

Last year 492 umbrellas parade down Strand, then did a 5 minute rendition of the Hokey Pokey to bring a Guinness Book World Record to Galveston. Get the first view of the parade and cheer them on as they enter district in an attempt to keep their world record! Balcony tickets are $30.00 and include entrance into the Entertainment District, access to balcony all day with music, full cash bar and view of entertainment at 21st Street stage. Entrance to balcony on 21st Street.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Marty Monte Magazine

10 Feb 2012 23:15:00 GMT

Saengerfest Park Stage
2300 Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5:15 – 6:15pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award

10 Feb 2012 23:30:00 GMT

The Tremont House
2300 Mechanic
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 5:30pm

Presented to Doug and Joan McLeod
Presented by: The Tremont House and Hotel Galvez

In honor of Mitchell an award was developed to be presented to an individual(s), corporation, group, foundation or organization that was vital in the revival or has been significantly involved in the preservation of Mardi Gras since the revival. Each year the recipient will be honored with a plaque during a ceremony prior to the beginning of a parade saluting the honoree(s) in front of The Tremont House.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Krewe Babalu Den Party

11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Stewart Beach Pavilion
6th St. and Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 6 – 10pm

6:00pm – 10:00pm. Stewart Beach Pavilion, 201 Seawall Blvd. www.krewebabalu.com

More info: www.galveston.com…

Haunted Mayfield Manor

11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Haunted Mayfield Manor
2313 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 6 – 11pm

Haunted Mayfield Manor is the home of Dr. Horace Mayfield, once a respected doctor, upcoming community leader, and son of a prominent physician in Galveston.

Dr. Mayfield pursued a career in general medicine to follow in his father's footsteps, however his first love was the study of the mental capacity and mental illnesses of humans. During his tenure as a public physician, he began to perform experiments on his unwitting patients. His experiments involved the study of the impact of fearful situations on individuals.

During the great Hurricane of 1900, Dr. Mayfield - who was engaged to be married prior to the storm - lost his bride, the lovely blonde Sara Stone. He also lost his parents, including his mother - the bedridden Lenora Mayfield - and his father, Dr. Horatio Mayfield. Most importantly to the young Dr. Horace Mayfield, all his research documentation was also lost in the great storm.

It is said that witnessing the death and destruction of the great storm - together with his own personal loss - drove the doctor insane.

His madness continues to this day as he tries to recoup his losses and continue his research. You are invited to participate in that ongoing research...

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Brandon McDermott

11 Feb 2012 00:15:00 GMT

Hendley Stage
21st & Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 6:15 – 7pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

Angelo Tolentino

11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

The San Luis Bar
5222 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 7 – 11pm

The San Luis Bar welcomes live music by pianist-vocalist Angelo Tolentino.

An ocean of opportunity awaits you at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center, a 30-acre year round beachfront resort on Galveston Island and recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award since 2000.

More info: galveston.com…

Krewe of Aquarius Barn Bash

11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

31st & Avenue N 1/2
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 7pm

Galveston’s favorite and biggest party gets Mardi Gras Fever started. The famous party the evening before the big Seawall Parade will feature the high-energy sounds of ‘98 in the Shade’. There will be plenty of food and drink and the always popular bead toss. Don’t miss the fantastic bead booth! Tickets: $20/person, 21 and older. Info: 409-789-4101.

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Parade

11 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Strand Historic District
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 7 – 8pm

Honoring Doug and Joan McLeod. Presented by The Tremont House and Hotel Galvez.

A parade honoring the couple, The George P. Mitchell Parade Honoring Doug and Joan McLeod, will begin at 7:00pm from The Tremont House with the Budweiser Clydesdales, Ball High School band and festive floats and parade through the Historic Strand District on the kick off night of Mardi Gras! Galveston Friday, February 10, 2012.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Krewe of Thalasar Ball

11 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Jockusch Building
21st & Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 8pm

The Krewe of Thalasar returns to Galveston's Jockusch Building for its annual Krewe Ball. This year's theme is “What Happens In Vegas, Stays In Vegas!” and the ball is open to the public. The Thalasar Ball features a catered buffet, drinks and live music by “Cold Shot”. For tickets and more information, please contact Felicity Dodson at 409-502-0745 or felicityann@hotmail.com.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: The Line Up

11 Feb 2012 02:30:00 GMT

Saengerfest Park Stage
2300 Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 8:30 – 10pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade

11 Feb 2012 02:30:00 GMT

Strand Historic District
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 8:30 – 9:30pm

We broke the record, now let’s BREAK IT AGAIN! The Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade will begin 20th street between Mechanic & Strand and march throughout the district stopping in front of The Tremont House for another rendition of the Hokey Pokey for the Guinness World Record . All participants with a decorated umbrella (MANDADORY) will receive FREE entry into the Entertainment District.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Wood & Wire Hot Bluegrass Band

11 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Old Quarter
413 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 9pm – 1am

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe presents live music by Wood & Wire Hot Bluegrass Band.

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe is one of the most memorable live music venues in the Houston area, if not all of Texas. Owner Rex (Wrecks) Bell welcomes patrons to this intimate, non-pretentious corner bar, where the tunes rock and the drinks flow.

Artists like ZZ Top, Secret Agent 8, Grady Lee, JT Van Zandt, Sisters Morales, Richard Dobson & Lady Boyd, Don Sanders, the PC Cowboys, L'Amant, Freddie Krc, Jesse Dayton, Harlem Slim, Paul Sprawl, and Eden Brent are just some of the legendary talents that grace the stage weekly at this nightspot that always wows.

Old Quarter is located in the middle of the Postoffice Street Arts & Entertainment District, around the corner from a host of renowned restaurants, art galleries, shopping, and nightlife.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Remedy

11 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Crow's Cantina
2408 Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 9pm – 1am

Crow's Southwest Cantina presents live music by Remedy, 9pm to midnight.

Crow's Cantina Bar and Grill is an excellent place for people watching, drinkin', and fun.

Crow's has become well known to locals and cruise ship passengers for some of the best live music on the Island, and for its excellent Strand location, literally steps from the Cruise Terminal.

Crow's great staff is dedicated to making sure your visit is enjoyable as it is unforgettable.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Friday Evening Drum Circle

11 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Courtyard Caffe
2519 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 9 – 11:30pm

Every Friday evening, guests are invited to The Courtyard Caffe for its weekly Drum Circle, beginning at 9pm and continuing to close.

During this festive weekly event, you'll enjoy everything from African drums, to belly dancing, to African chants.

All are welcome, and admission is free.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Disc Jockey: Sounds So Sweet

11 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

21
2102 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 9pm – 1am

21 hosts resident DJ Big Worm with Sounds So Sweet Entertainment, no cover.

Elegant. But Loose. Hip. But Nostalgic. That's the low-down on 21, Galveston Island's premier spot for great times, great music, and great friends.

It's your perfect choice for an elegant and memorable evening out while visiting Galveston, complete with coffee tables, lounge chairs, and oversized, custom-made sofas.

21 features a full-service bar with over 100 wines (50 by the glass), over 50 martinis, and a great selection of specialty beers and cigars. We accept all major credit cards, are wheelchair accessible, and are conveniently located next door to Rudy & Paco and The Grand 1894 Opera House.

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: Krewe da’ Yaga’s Parade

11 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Strand Historic District
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 10 – 11pm

Only the most irie vibes will be heard from this krewe. Rounding out the first night of Mardi Gras! Gaveston 2012, Krewe da’ Yaga’s Café makes its return with a parade full of Yaga’s Café family of the past, present and future. This is one not to be missed. Board shorts and flip flops required!

More info: www.galveston.com…

The Line Up

11 Feb 2012 04:30:00 GMT

Yaga's Cafe and Bar
2314 Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:30pm – 1:30am

Come help us welcome The Line Up, live at Yaga's Cafe on Galveston, Texas.

Ready for some fun? Yaga's Cafe and Bar, located at 2314 Strand, wrote the book on mo' bettah food and vibes on Galveston Island.

From sandwiches to hot-from-the-oven pizzas to weekend live entertainment to the jammin' outdoor patio, Yaga's Cafe and Bar is place to go when you're ready for Jamaican-style good times.

Yaga's Cafe is conveniently located at the corner of 23rd and Strand, steps from Saengerfest Park, museums, art galleries, and The Texas Cruiseship Terminal.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Nakia

11 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Saengerfest Park Stage
2300 Strand
Galveston, TX
Friday, February 10, 2012, 11pm – 12am

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bodies Revealed"

11 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Discovery Pyramid
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012

Moody Gardens and Premier Exhibitions presents "Bodies Revealed," at the Discovery Pyramid February 11th thru September 9th.

"Bodies Revealed" provides the public with an opportunity to see inside carefully preserved real anatomical specimens and learn the detailed structure and function of the human body. The exhibition takes visitors through galleries providing an up-close look inside the skeletal, muscular, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory and other systems of the human body. Many of the whole body specimens are dissected in vivid athletic poses, allowing the visitor to relate to everyday activities.

In addition, authentic human specimens illustrate the damage caused to organs by over-eating and lack of exercise. A healthy lung is featured next to a black lung ravaged by smoking in a vivid comparison more powerful than any textbook image.

The human body specimens, which can take more than a year to prepare, are preserved through a revolutionary technique called polymer preservation. In this process, human tissue is permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and hardened. The end result is a rubberized specimen, preserved to the cellular level, showcasing the complexity of the body's many bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and organs.

“Bodies Revealed gives a unique perspective of the human body unlike anything that has come to Galveston Island before,” said Moody Gardens President and CEO John Zendt who added the exhibit is an ideal complement to the Moody Gardens educational mission. “We are excited to share this exhibit with our guests at Moody Gardens and bring biology to life.”

For more information call 800-582-4673 or visit www.moodygardens.org.

Moody Gardens® is a public, non-profit, educational destination utilizing nature in the advancement of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and research.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Embracing Aging" Exhibit

11 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 9am – 6pm

The Rosenberg Library Museum is proud to present a new photography exhibit entitled "Embracing Aging" currently on display in Harris Gallery (open from 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.) through the end of March 2012. The show is a collaborative effort between the Library and the Galveston Reads program. Galveston Reads is a community-wide book club that encourages unity through literature. This year’s book is the best-selling Still Alice by Lisa Genova, which follows the struggles and triumphs of a woman who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

"Embracing Aging" features works by accomplished local photographers Barbara Pursley and Marilyn Brodwick. Both artists spotlight aging and present images that invoke powerful emotions and draw viewers in for a closer look to see the beauty in ‘ordinary’ people. Pursley and Brodwick will speak at the library on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. during Galveston Art Walk (please enter the library through the ground floor doors). The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Barbara Pursley’s black and white photographs are taken from her book "Embracing the Moment: An Alzheimer’s Memoir." In it, Pursley shares the experience of becoming her mother’s caregiver after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her photographs depict a bitter-sweet journey through the declining stages of the disease, and offered her a way of coping with the difficulty of being a caregiver. Not only did photography help Pursley preserve a moment in time, it also gave her a way to connect with her mother.

The "Embracing Aging" exhibit also features color photographs by Marilyn Spievak Brodwick that have never before been seen by the public. Her portraits focus the viewers’ attention to the beauty—and occasionally the pain—of each subject. Brodwick met many of her subjects on the streets and “tried to sense the person behind the mask of age” before taking any pictures. Like Pursley, Brodwick feels that her camera connects her to her subjects. She believes that “When you look at the outside of a person, you don’t see the life. The way into the fullness and beauty of life may be a wrinkled hand or the sadness or fierce gleam of an eye.”

With longer life-expediency rates and an aging population, health problems like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia now touch many more lives than in years past. Please join the Rosenberg Library as it offers a forum to highlight this important issue. Additional information about this and other Galveston Reads events can be found on the Galveston Reads website: galvestonreads.org

More info: www.galvestonreads.org

Birding 101

11 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 9 – 11am

Presented by Moody Gardens and Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council, Birding 101 is a series of free classes designed to educate and excite people about the tremendous variety of bird life routinely seen around Galveston Island. Classes are from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and meet at the Aquarium Pyramid lobby

More info: www.galveston.com…

East End Tour: Tree Sculptures

11 Feb 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Departs from Ashton Villa
2328 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 9:30 – 10:30am

Galveston Island Tours, an affiliate of Galveston Historical Foundation, is now offering East End Historic District tours showcasing the post Hurricane Ike tree sculptures via their electric solar shuttle. The tour runs Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and lasts approximately 1 hour. Cost is $15 per person or $10 for children 12 and under and departs from Ashton Villa, 2328 Broadway.

Galveston Island Tours Director Pamela Petty said that this tour offers a unique chance to view one of the Islands most popular post-Hurricane Ike attractions. “Not only does Galveston’s East End Historic District feature some of the island’s most recognizable architecture and stories, it also is home to many of the amazing tree carvings that have been created since Hurricane Ike. Passengers will be able to get much better photos due to the open design of the vehicle.”

“The electric vehicle is part of GHF’s continued move toward greater environmental responsibility,” said GHF Project Coordinator Matt Pelz. “Another of its advantages is that it’s extremely quiet. The tour guide can speak to the passengers without difficulty of being heard.”

Tours are on a first come first serve basis. Private tours are available upon request for private groups of 5 or more. For more information on Galveston Island Tours, please email events@galvestonislandtours.com or call 409-765-8687 or 888-425-8687.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

11 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10 – 10:45am

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Gayle Reynolds: "Galveston Palms"

11 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The Water's Edge
1302 21st St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10am – 5pm

The Water's Edge features "Galveston Palms," a collection of paintings by Gayle Reynolds. Also featured are works by Madeline Baker, Pat Moberley Moore, David Michael Brady, John Whitman, Patricia Gruy, and Charles Caillouet.

The Water's Edge Studio in Gallery is owned by Galveston artists Gayle and Rex Reynolds.

The gallery specializes in watercolors and oils, with a special emphasis on tropical palm trees, historic homes and buildings, and other Galveston scenery.

Rex also builds exquisite wooden dories, which are small, shallow-draft boats in a variety of styles and colors.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Jean Justeau: "Beyond Mordant"

11 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Silk Stocking Gallery
25th & Avenue L
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10am – 6pm

J Bangle's Silk Stocking Gallery is located at 25th & Avenue L, the 1913 building that once housed the Viani Corner Store at Avenue L and 25th Street.

The gallery currently features an exhibition entitled "Beyond Mordant" by Jean Justeau. On view thru March 6.

Since 1981, J. Bangle Galleries has helped patrons from around the world frame those cherished possessions most important to them. Included among the gallery's most famous frame jobs are prints of Galveston's Tall Ship Elissa for James Michener and Prince Charles, as well as an original Gauguin.

Voted Best Gallery in Galveston County by readers of the local newspaper, the Gallery also offers a host of other treasures including antiques, collectibles, and a tasteful collection of old coin sets and frames.

But according to Bangle, the heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, "Galveston's own" Pam Heidt.

When visiting the Island, stop by J. Bangle Galleries, and experience why this is one of Galveston's favorite destinations!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Pirates! Legends of the Gulf Coast

11 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Pirates!
2313 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10am – 8pm

Long ago, pirates roamed the seas of the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Many made their way to the Gulf of Mexico sailing to the Yucatan, and - eventually - to the shores of Louisiana and Texas.

One of the most famous pirates to sail the Gulf also made Galveston his home for a period of time. Jean Lafitte, a Frenchman of questionable values, took New Orleans by storm, help defend our nation under Andrew Jackson's command in the Battle of New Orleans, then sailed away from the shores of Louisiana settling on a magical island....Galveston.

Come join us and learn the legends, myths and stories of the last of the Buccaneers.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11 – 11:45am

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure 3D"

11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11 – 11:45am

Bugs! A Rainforest adventure is a live-action nature drama filmed in awe inspiring, totally immersive large format. Shot on location in Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, England, Bugs! explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio.

This 40-minute feature combines incredible footage with cutting-edge IMAX® technology to deliver a fantastically entertaining and enlightening experience about the little guys in life.

The stars of Bugs!, Hierodula, the mantis, and Papilio, the butterfly, are born in the same part of the exotic Borneo rainforest. Their home is the foliage around an abandoned and dilapidated shack on the edge of the river. Here, we witness Hierodula and Papilio mature and grow.

Hierodula develops by incomplete metamorphosis; emerging from his egg as a mini-mantis and shedding his skin regularly on the way to gaining his adult wings. Papilio goes through a complete metamorphosis, from caterpillar to butterfly via the pupal stage.

As they develop we meet a fascinating array of creatures who share their habitat. After many near misses, the hunter, Hierodula, acting on instinct, catches Papilio. In an uplifting ending we discover that Papilio had managed to lay her eggs before being caught, and the film ends with her offspring emerging from her tiny egg to continue the circle of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Arthur Turner Circle

11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

DesignWorks
2119 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11am – 7pm

DesignWorks gallery presents works from "The Arthur Turner Circle," including Arthur Turner, Brian Branda, Jim Brown, Lee Cohen, H.C. Dodd, Antje Rietsch, and Dee Wolff. On view thru March 4th.

DesignWorks creates interiors for a wide variety of projects, including both new construction and renovations.

National credits include numerous primary residences and second homes, as well as corporate offices and other commercial interiors.

With over 30 years of experience, DesignWorks understands and carefully considers the impact of structural, mechanical and electrical systems on the creative and functional design of interior spaces.

Working with architects, builders and homeowners alike, DesignWorks partners with clients, creatively solving design challenges within budget.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Wedding Vow Renewal Ceremony

11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Hotel Galvez
2024 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11am

For 100 years, Hotel Galvez & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Hotel has been a coveted site for weddings, honeymoons and anniversary celebrations. To uphold this tradition, this historic hotel is offering a Wedding Vow Renewal ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 as well as partake in Galveston’s scheduled Mardi Gras festivities.

The wedding vow ceremony, which is open to the public, will be officiated by an area Justice of the Peace. Following the ceremony, couples are invited to enjoy a small reception hosted by the hotel. Advance reservations are required. For reservations, call (409)765-7721.

Hotel Galvez & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Hotel and National Trust Historic Hotel of America, is the only historic beachfront hotel on the Texas Gulf Coast. This 224-room, 100-year-old historic hotel offers 13,000 square feet of meeting space, a 9,763-square-foot spa, fitness center, full-service restaurant, lobby bar, heated pool with a swim-up bar and Hall of History. The hotel is rated four diamonds by AAA and owned by Galveston preservationist George Mitchell as part of Mitchell Historic Properties.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Charlotte Smith: "dot, dot, dot"

11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Galveston Arts Center
2501 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11am – 5pm

Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present an exhibition of recent work by Dallas-based artist Charlotte Smith titled dot, dot, dot. The exhibition will open during the January 28 ArtWalk and remain on view through February 26, 2012. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artist beginning at 6:30 pm during ArtWalk. The event is free and open to the public.

Described as “trans-dimensional,” Charlotte Smith’s works are at once sculptural paintings and painted sculpture. Building multi-colored strata of paint, Smith variously flattens the paint blobs onto the surface of the canvas, creating colorful, confetti-like concentric circles. In other works, she attaches slender stacks of droplets to the canvas, evoking dangling stalactites or beaded strings. Finally, she abandons the substrate altogether, creating piles of paint blob ropes. While the influence of French Pointillist Georges Seurat is evident, Smith is much more interested in the manipulation of the material and repetitive mark making than creating a specific image.

In her most recent work, Smith layers glossy droplets of paint over brightly colored and textured backgrounds of polychromatic drips, puddles and pools. Again avoiding overt imagery, the canvases are reminiscent of seascapes (Lost in You, 2011), fields of flowers (Coraluscious, 2011), or even something that might be encountered under a microscope (Gray Glow, 2011). Smith’s fields of color swirl and melt. “This series signals a breakthrough, a point of departure,” writes art critic Catherine Anspon. “Smith’s convincing, surely applied brushwork and new, inventive media are novel and pioneering…. It’s not necessary to know how these sculptural canvases were formed. It’s enough to simply savor the effects.”

Smith received an MFA from the University of North Texas at Denton in 1999. Recent solo exhibitions of her work have been hosted at Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas; Anya Tish Gallery, Houston; and George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles. Her work is included in the exhibition Obsessive Worlds currently on view at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Smith is included in the publication Texas Artists Today, written by Catherine Anspon and published in 2010 by Marquand Books. The artist currently lives and works in Dallas.

Galveston Arts Center is operating in a temporary downtown location on the corner of Market and 25th Streets. The exhibition gallery and selections from GAC’s retail gallery, ArtWorks, are open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Admission is free at all times.

SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP
Funding for the Galveston Arts Center is provided by the Houston Endowment, Inc., The Brown Foundation Inc., The City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees through the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund, The Meyer Levy Charitable Foundation of The Dallas Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund, Levin Family Foundation, Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation, Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust Fund, and the generous support of the community, an active membership and many volunteers. GAC’s Art for All Education Program is supported in part by the Alice Taylor Gray Foundation, Harry S. and Isabel C. Cameron Foundation, Galveston Rotary Foundation, Inc., and the Jr. League of Galveston County’s Community Assistance Fund.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley: "Light and Water"

11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Rene' Wiley Gallery presents Rene' Wiley's "Light and Water." Other artists on exhibit include Rachel Wiley, James D. Phillips, Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser, and Dale Hooks. On view thru March 6.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Mardi Gras Carnival

11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

3400 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11 – 12am

The Mardi Gras Carnival returns to 34th and Seawall for Mardi Gras Galveston 2012! Open daily February 10th through February 21st.

Ticket sheets: $20 for each sheet of 20 tickets. Each ride is 3-5 tickets per person per ride.

Wristbands: $25 each per person, ride all rides as long as you meet height requirements.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Mardi Gras! Galveston

11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Downtown Galveston
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11 – 1am

Rich in history, Mardi Gras! Galveston celebrates its 101st event since its inception in 1867. Make your mark in history – attend Mardi Gras! Galveston 2012! Twelve days of fun and entertainment! Beginning on February 10 and it's not over until the Fat Lady sings! Fat Tuesday, February 21.

Come down to the Island for entertainment, beads, parades, balls, and fun!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

11 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Magazine

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Crow's Cantina
2408 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12 – 4pm

Crow's Southwest Cantina presents Blues and Rock music by Magazine, 12pm to 4pm.

Crow's Cantina Bar and Grill is an excellent place for people watching, drinkin', and fun.

Crow's has become well known to locals and cruise ship passengers for some of the best live music on the Island, and for its excellent Strand location, literally steps from the Cruise Terminal.

Crow's great staff is dedicated to making sure your visit is enjoyable as it is unforgettable.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Colonel Paddlewheel Boat Dinner Cruise

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12 – 1pm

Colonel Paddlewheel Boat Dinner Cruises are scheduled the second Saturday of each month. Enjoy beautiful views of Offatts Bayou, plus dinner buffet, nonstop dancing and cash bar. $65 per person.

Call to check the dinner cruise schedule. Please make your reservation by Wednesday before the scheduled dinner cruise at 1-800-582-4673 extension 4419.

Colonel Paddlewheel Boat is an authentic replica of an 1800-style Paddlewheeler. The charming 800-passenger paddlewheel boat takes guests on year-round hour-long cruises in Offatts Bayou. The boat also features climate-controlled Galveston and Texas Rooms with large dance floors, which can be booked for private dinners and parties.

More info: www.galveston.com…

February Show

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Galveston Art League Gallery
2117A Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12 – 6pm

The Galveston Art League opens a new show the first weekend of each month. It features over 80 works by local artists for enjoyment and purchase.

The Galveston Art League was founded in June, 1914. Today, it enjoys the distinction of being the oldest art league in Texas. Throughout the years, the league has exhibited the work of local artists, sponsored art instruction by well known artists, provided student scholarships and introduced Galvestonians to the cultural world.

More info: www.galveston.com…

103.7 FM Radieaux Krewe Party

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Trumpets
23rd and Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12pm – 1am

This is THE party not to be missed! This balcony ticket for $40.00 gets you admittance into the Entertainment District, entry onto the balcony all day with music, full cash bar, VIP view of the American Music Awards Sprint New Artist of the Year- HOT CHELLE RAE show at 10:00om in Saengerfest Park AND an EXCLUSIVE Electric Touch After Show following the Hot Chelle Rae concert. Limited tickets available. Entrance to balcony on 23rd Street.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Shane Smith

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Hendley Stage
21st & Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12 – 1pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

Hot Chelle Rae Concert Viewing Balcony Party

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Dargan & Tobyn
23rd and Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12pm – 1am

This is THE party not to be missed! This balcony ticket for $60.00 gets you admittance into the Entertainment District, entry onto the balcony all day with music, full cash bar and a VIP view of the American Music Awards Sprint New Artist of the Year- HOT CHELLE RAE show at 10:00pm in Saengerfest Park. Limited tickets available. Entrance to balcony on Strand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Hot Chelle Rae Exclusive After Show

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Trolley Station
2021 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12pm – 1am

Get this EXCLUSIVE ticket while they last! Immediately following their concert in Saengerfest Park American Music Awards Sprint New Artist of the Year- HOT CHELLE RAE will head over to the Trolley Station for a private show. This $50.00 ticket will get you into the Entertainment District, access to the balcony all day to enjoy the parades, view of 21st Street stage and the ULTIMATE private concert by Hot Chelle Rae, exclusive meet and greet with the band….and 1st 500 beers are on the house! Entrance into balcony is located at 2021 Strand (foyer next to Bistro LeCroy)

More info: www.galveston.com…

Official Mardi Gras! Galveston Balcony Party

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Jockusch Building
21st and Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12pm – 1am

The party continues on Saturday with 4 parades including the ALL NEW Zaniest Decorated Golf Cart Parade sponsored by Galveston County Daily News AND not one but TWO Art Car Parades. Balcony tickets are $30.00 and include entrance into the Entertainment District, access to balcony all day with music, full cash bar and view of entertainment at 21st Street stage. Entrance to balcony on 21st Street.

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Mardi Gras Kick Off Parade

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

1400 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12 – 1pm

We have come a long way baby! And we are ready to celebrate in a big way with our 25th annual parade featuring over 80 units including 20 high school marching bands. The colorful pageantry of the popular parade will spotlight 160 costumed Krewe members and the regal Aquarius royal court. Participating Krewes will be "Thalasar", Bacchus of Texas, Krewe DuLac and Krewe of Boudreaux. For the best and most beads do not miss this one!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Stars on the Brazos Krewe Balcony Party

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Roof Garden
2214 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12pm – 1am

Plenty of room for bead throwing. Tickets $125 per person for the weekend(does not include Strand entry), with lunch, dinner, beer, wine and set-ups provided. Beads sold at discounted prices. Best location for throwing beads on the Strand! Best DJ & music, best party! Must be 21. Info: www.sobkrewe.com or contact David Howarth at 979-480-0464 or dhowarthtx@comcast.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Local Artists Exhibition

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

E Street Gallery
2219 Postoffice Street
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12 – 6pm

E Street Gallery hosts a special exhibition featuring Artists including Ray Heard, Paula Heffel, Jeff Narrow, Rona Lesser, Bonnie Blue, Robert Blue, Maria Contreras, Tamera Viles, Catherine Franzmeier, and Bill Edwards.

E Street Gallery is a commission-free gallery on Postoffice Street in downtown Galveston. The gallery is "for" the artists; "by" the artists. Artists are invited to sublet space when needed.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Haunted Mayfield Manor

11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Haunted Mayfield Manor
2313 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12 – 11pm

Haunted Mayfield Manor is the home of Dr. Horace Mayfield, once a respected doctor, upcoming community leader, and son of a prominent physician in Galveston.

Dr. Mayfield pursued a career in general medicine to follow in his father's footsteps, however his first love was the study of the mental capacity and mental illnesses of humans. During his tenure as a public physician, he began to perform experiments on his unwitting patients. His experiments involved the study of the impact of fearful situations on individuals.

During the great Hurricane of 1900, Dr. Mayfield - who was engaged to be married prior to the storm - lost his bride, the lovely blonde Sara Stone. He also lost his parents, including his mother - the bedridden Lenora Mayfield - and his father, Dr. Horatio Mayfield. Most importantly to the young Dr. Horace Mayfield, all his research documentation was also lost in the great storm.

It is said that witnessing the death and destruction of the great storm - together with his own personal loss - drove the doctor insane.

His madness continues to this day as he tries to recoup his losses and continue his research. You are invited to participate in that ongoing research...

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Brandon McDermott

11 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Saengerfest Park Stage
2300 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 12:30 – 1:30pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Penguin Encounter

11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

The Moody Gardens Penguin Encounter is a 45-minute program designed to allow guests to get up close to one of the penguins from the Aquarium Pyramid South Atlantic Exhibit. Led by a Moody Gardens biologist, the experience starts at the front of the exhibit and takes guests behind the scenes to the penguin food preparation kitchen and the back of the chilly penguin exhibit while discussing penguin biology, conservation, training, enrichment and care. Participants will experience the cool climate, sounds and even smells of the exhibit and witness a penguin create a work of art as part of an enrichment activity for the animal.

Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis at the Aquarium Pyramid of the day of the encounter. Participants must also purchase admission to the Aquarium Pyramid.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride"

11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1 – 5pm

Dare to race down the frozen cliffs of Antarctica in MUMBLE'S WILD RIDE! Join Mumble and his comical penguin friends in this trilling, action-packed 4-D ride film adventure. Immerse yourself in the excitement as they reach-chilling speeds in their breathtaking icy journey. Look out though! Mumble's fun turns into a suspenseful chase as he comes face to face with a villainous Leopard Seal. But don't worry; this wild ride has a happy ending!

Strap on your seatbelt and hold on for an incredible experience! Ridefilm technology offers the ultimate in high-impact, immersive simulation. Each 18-passenger ride is surrounded by a seamless 180° wraparound screen that fully encompasses each viewer's peripheral vision. High quality images and awesome sound combine to make you a part of the action. For the safety of our guests we require that our riders be at least 42 inches tall.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: Zaniest Golf Cart Parade

11 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Strand Historic District
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1 – 2pm

Why stop with a world record-breaking umbrella parade when you can have the Zaniest (DECORATED) Golf Cart Parade? This parade is another great chance for friends and family to get together and participate in this interactive display of the ZANY spirit of Mardi Gras! Galveston. Free Entertainment District entry to all participants of the parade. Each advance ticket purchased to the Mardi Gras entertainment district for 2/10 or 2/11 receives one entry to win the Official Mardi Gras! Galveston Golf Cart which will lead the Zaniest Golf Cart Parade. Purchase deadline is Feb. 1, 2012. Winner will be announced Feb. 4, 2012.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

11 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:50 – 2:35pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

11 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Dolly Shine

11 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Hendley Stage
21st & Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2 – 3pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

11 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

11 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:45 – 3:30pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

11 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 3 – 4pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

11 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: 103.7 FM Radieaux Krewe Parade

11 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Strand Historic District
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 3pm

Come rock out with 103.7 FM , “Houston's Adult Alternative Radio Station", in its inaugural parade. Also joining the Mardi Gras celebration and festivities will be sister stations - 104.1 KRBE, "Houston's #1 Hit Music Station", and ESPN 97.5 FM, "Your Home for the Worldwide Leader in Sports". Bring friends and family for beads, music and fun and show your support for Houston's best "Radieaux Krewe”!

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

11 Feb 2012 21:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 3:40 – 4:25pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

11 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 4 – 4:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

11 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: Mardi Gras Art Car Parade

11 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Strand Historic District
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 4 – 5pm

The streets of Galveston will be transformed into a whimsical pallet as the Art Cars return to Mardi Gras! Galveston . The parade will feature more than 30 fun, wacky, Art Cars cruising down Strand. This parade is sure to inspire the artist in us all!

Want to Enter Your Art Car? Contact Parade Coordinator Charlie Olsen at ceobugman@att.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Will Marker & Redline

11 Feb 2012 22:15:00 GMT

Saengerfest Park Stage
2300 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 4:15 – 5:15pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

11 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 4:35 – 5:20pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Kevin Anthony

11 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Crow's Cantina
2408 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 5 – 9pm

Crow's Southwest Cantina presents Blues and Rock music by Kevin Anthony, 5pm to 9pm.

For Galveston, Texas based musician, Kevin Anthony, whose musical life experience has brought him from Galveston, Texas, up to Houston, would bring him even farther north to New York City in 1993 and then jetted him to Minneapolis where he made his home since 2005. In December of 2010 Kevin returned to his home in Galveston, Texas to set up his music operations for SE Texas.

He’s been performing his unique sound which he calls “Gulf Coast” all throughout Texas, Louisiana with his band called G-Town as well as trips to the mid-west to Wisconsin & Minnesota where he performs with his country/Cajun band, The Twin City Playboys.

On his 2010 North Star album, his eleven-track effort, four songs see reminders of what he brought to his partnership with the Twin City Playboys and the brand new songs fit in beautifully, in addition to bringing a new sound into the fold. Anthony’s smooth voice comes through brilliantly – it’s soulful, warm and lovely, and throughout the record shows not only that he is a gifted singer, but an incredibly talented, straightforward lyricist.

And it’s no secret that for a musician, a lot of what you do and who you are comes from where you’ve been. And all those experiences that get you to where you are now bring you to find out what sound you love most.

In May of 2011, Kevin released “Old Time Cajun Music” with his Minneapolis based Twin City Playboys. This marks the first all Cajun release and the 4th release on his 409 Recordings label based in Galveston.

Kevin is currently writing and recording material for two new albums scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011.

Crow's Cantina Bar and Grill is an excellent place for people watching, drinkin', and fun.

Crow's has become well known to locals and cruise ship passengers for some of the best live music on the Island, and for its excellent Strand location, literally steps from the Cruise Terminal.

Crow's great staff is dedicated to making sure your visit is enjoyable as it is unforgettable.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Joe Sewell

11 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Hotel Galvez
2024 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 5 – 10pm

Enjoy the classic sounds of pianist Joe Sewell every Friday and Saturday from 5 - 10 pm in the Lobby Bar of Hotel Galvez. This historic bar was originally located in one of the last speakeasies in Galveston - Old Galveston Club.

A sparkling vision of Victorian elegance rising from the sand and surf, the Hotel Galvez - A Wyndham Historic Hotel in Galveston, Texas, was known as the "Queen of the Gulf" on the day she opened in 1911. For nearly a century, this charming Galveston hotel has been the choice of guests as demanding and diverse as Teddy Roosevelt, Howard Hughes, and Frank Sinatra. A multi-million dollar renovation has restored the Hotel Galvez to its rightful place as a timeless showplace on the Gulf of Mexico.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Nina Kay

11 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

The Tremont House
2300 Mechanic St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 5 – 10pm

Toujouse Bar and The Tremont House present Nina Kay.

Nestled in the heart of Galveston Island's Strand Historic District is The Tremont House, an affordable, elegant European-style hotel that begs your discovery. Sparkling like a precious stone amidst Galveston's famous collection of Victorian architecture, The Tremont House offers a delightful blend of 19th century charm, 20th century sophistication, with exemplary service and luxury that have made it a strong favorite among island visitors.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Buddy Quaid

12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Hendley Stage
21st & Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 6 – 7pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: Krewe of Gambrinus Parade

12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

2300 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 6 – 7pm

King Gambrinus throws a party for 200,000 of his closest friends with over 650,000 throws and a fantastic fireworks display. Open and free to the public! Parade runs along Seawall Blvd. from 23rd St. to Central City Blvd.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bats Are Doin' It

12 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 7 – 10pm

Calling all Houston animal lovers. Come enjoy a night full of bat themed activities while raising money for Bat Conservation International, on Saturday Feb. 11. The event will be from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. in the Moody Gardens Visitors Center.

This unique cocktail party will feature specialty bat drinks and hors d’oeuvres prepared with ingredients that are made possible because of bats’ ecological importance. In addition, guests will be able to attend a special presentation from guest speaker James Eggers, director of education of Bat Conservation International. Attendees can also take a night tour of the Rainforest Pyramid highlighting bat conservation and bring home a “Bat’s Are Doin’ It” goody bag. Tickets are $50 per person or $90 for a couple. The fundraiser will also include a variety of raffle prizes. Each raffle ticket is $5 or three for $10.

“The ‘Bats Are Doin’ It’ event will give Moody Gardens the opportunity to highlight the importance of protecting these animals and will give guests the chance to have an entertaining evening while contributing to a significant organization,” said Assistant Curator/ Registrar Paula Kolvig.

Throughout 2012 Moody Gardens will bring attention to an often overlooked, but important animal: the bat. The United Nations has declared 2012 as International Year of the Bat and Bat Conservation International (BCI) as an International Year of the Bat founding partner. The International Year of the Bat campaign aims to raise global awareness about bats, bat conservation and the unique roles bats play in our environment.

This event is open to visitors who are 21 years of age and older. Proceeds from the event will be donated to Bat Conservation International on behalf of Moody Gardens.

For more information about Year of the Bat: visit batcon.org/yotb, www.moodygardens.org or call Moody Gardens (800) 582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Angelo Tolentino

12 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

The San Luis Bar
5222 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 7 – 11pm

The San Luis Bar welcomes live music by pianist-vocalist Angelo Tolentino.

An ocean of opportunity awaits you at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center, a 30-acre year round beachfront resort on Galveston Island and recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award since 2000.

More info: galveston.com…

Knights of Momus Coronation Ball

12 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

The Grand
2020 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 7pm

Hosted by Galveston’s oldest Mardi Gras Krewe, presentation of King Frivolous XCVII, the Queen and 20 duchesses from universities across the nation. Following the coronation, the Krewe will dine and dance the night away with special entertainment. Black-tie/mask, Grand Opera House, by invitation only.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Electric Touch

12 Feb 2012 01:30:00 GMT

Saengerfest Park Stage
2300 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 7:30 – 8:30pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: Art Car Glo Parade

12 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Strand Historic District
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8 – 9pm

Once the sun sets, the Art Cars turn the lights on with their Glo Parade. The Strand will be illuminated as the Glowarama rocks downtown in their inaugural parade. Want to Enter Your Art Car? Contact Parade Coordinator Charlie Olsen at ceobugman@att.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Krewe d’Esprit Rosaire: “An Evening in the Orient”

12 Feb 2012 02:30:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8:30pm

Krewe d Esprit Rosaire will present their annual Mardi Gras Ball this year’s theme is “An Evening in the Orient” this year’s event will be held at Moody Gardens in Expo A the royal pageant will begin at 830pm and the ball and festivities will begin at 9:30pm. Music will be provided by the local band the Mambo Jazz Kings. Tickets are 30.00 individually or 250.00 for a table of 10. Cash bar and light hors d’ouvres will be provided. There will be a New Orleans style second line and bead throwing as well as line dancing and fun activities throughout the night. Contact any krewe member for tickets or call 409-392-4962 for more information.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Thom Shepherd

12 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Old Quarter
413 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 9pm – 1am

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe presents live music by Thom Shepherd.

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe is one of the most memorable live music venues in the Houston area, if not all of Texas. Owner Rex (Wrecks) Bell welcomes patrons to this intimate, non-pretentious corner bar, where the tunes rock and the drinks flow.

Artists like ZZ Top, Secret Agent 8, Grady Lee, JT Van Zandt, Sisters Morales, Richard Dobson & Lady Boyd, Don Sanders, the PC Cowboys, L'Amant, Freddie Krc, Jesse Dayton, Harlem Slim, Paul Sprawl, and Eden Brent are just some of the legendary talents that grace the stage weekly at this nightspot that always wows.

Old Quarter is located in the middle of the Postoffice Street Arts & Entertainment District, around the corner from a host of renowned restaurants, art galleries, shopping, and nightlife.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Yelba

12 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Crow's Cantina
2408 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 9pm – 1am

Crow's Southwest Cantina presents Blues and Rock music by Yelba, 9pm to 1am.

Nicaraguan-born Yelba came into this world with a gift for harmonies and a joy for entertaining. She learned to play the guitar by watching her father strumming as he sang Nicaraguan folk tunes to his five children. The gifted family performed in Nicaragua whenever possible, and were invited to perform in Pittsburgh, PA for Roberto Clemente's Memorial Service in 1972. The children's angelic voices were accompanied only by three guitars, and later on by Yelba's mandolin (bandurria).

Yelba, at the age of 9 and 10, and her sister Thelma, then 12 and 13, were featured on Nicaraguan television for the "Junior Panthers" TV show. Yelba has traveled to and performed in many different countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Spain and Peru. She traveled to Peru in 2003 to perform at the renowned JazzZone Club. While residing in Peru for three years, she performed with an all-girl band of talented local musicians, and performed throughout Peru music of South American and African descent. Her "globetrotting" allowed this versatile vocalist/guitar player to appreciate music from several different regions of the world, and because of this unique heritage, she brings VARIETY music to us with a zest and gusto second to none.

Her unique heritage and her love for TOP 40 music allows Yelba to showcase variety music unrivaled by any other musical group. With her VARIETY BAND, she performs dance music ranging from Rock and Roll, R & B, Jazz, Country and even Disco, while entertaining her audiences with her high energy, enthusiasm and charisma. She will even teach your guests to dance Salsa! A celebration with Yelba’s Variety Band assures your guests an evening of fun, laughter, and joy as she encourages all to dance , have fun and hang on for the ride.

Yelba is more than an ordinary musician. She graduated from Texas A & M University with a Bachelor of Science Degree, Cum Laude. While at Texas A & M she participated in the International Student's Talent Show Competition representing Bolivia and Nicaragua, and won second place two years in a row. She then went on to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin with a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, where she also graduated with Honors as a Sord Scholar. Her many years of sales and marketing experience as Vice President of Fortune 500 companies assures you a musician not only brimming with talent and beauty, but with much class and professionalism.

Yelba has performed for the Variety Club of Houston with Jazz legend Hubert Laws and was featured performing live on the Fox Morning show . In addition, she has performed at the Houston International Festival, the Corpus Christi Texas Jazz Festival, the Cinco de Mayo Festival, Super Bowl XXXVIII events and recently a Pre-Latin Grammy party for Univision and Exxon Mobil at the renowned House of Blues.

Her voice has been described as "the voice of an angel", which has spilled more than a few tears while she performs her beautiful Spanish Ballads and romantic Jazz repertoire. Then, within the blink of an eye, Yelba can break out in a steamy Salsa or an outrageously fun Disco tune sending her listeners wildly dancing and whirling to the exciting sounds of her VARIETY BAND.

Crow's Cantina Bar and Grill is an excellent place for people watching, drinkin', and fun.

Crow's has become well known to locals and cruise ship passengers for some of the best live music on the Island, and for its excellent Strand location, literally steps from the Cruise Terminal.

Crow's great staff is dedicated to making sure your visit is enjoyable as it is unforgettable.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Hot Chelle Rae

12 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Saengerfest Park Stage
2300 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10pm – 12am

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

The Line Up

12 Feb 2012 04:30:00 GMT

Yaga's Cafe and Bar
2314 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:30pm – 1:30am

Come help us welcome The Line Up, live at Yaga's Cafe on Galveston, Texas.

Ready for some fun? Yaga's Cafe and Bar, located at 2314 Strand, wrote the book on mo' bettah food and vibes on Galveston Island.

From sandwiches to hot-from-the-oven pizzas to weekend live entertainment to the jammin' outdoor patio, Yaga's Cafe and Bar is place to go when you're ready for Jamaican-style good times.

Yaga's Cafe is conveniently located at the corner of 23rd and Strand, steps from Saengerfest Park, museums, art galleries, and The Texas Cruiseship Terminal.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bodies Revealed"

12 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Discovery Pyramid
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Moody Gardens and Premier Exhibitions presents "Bodies Revealed," at the Discovery Pyramid February 11th thru September 9th.

"Bodies Revealed" provides the public with an opportunity to see inside carefully preserved real anatomical specimens and learn the detailed structure and function of the human body. The exhibition takes visitors through galleries providing an up-close look inside the skeletal, muscular, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory and other systems of the human body. Many of the whole body specimens are dissected in vivid athletic poses, allowing the visitor to relate to everyday activities.

In addition, authentic human specimens illustrate the damage caused to organs by over-eating and lack of exercise. A healthy lung is featured next to a black lung ravaged by smoking in a vivid comparison more powerful than any textbook image.

The human body specimens, which can take more than a year to prepare, are preserved through a revolutionary technique called polymer preservation. In this process, human tissue is permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and hardened. The end result is a rubberized specimen, preserved to the cellular level, showcasing the complexity of the body's many bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and organs.

“Bodies Revealed gives a unique perspective of the human body unlike anything that has come to Galveston Island before,” said Moody Gardens President and CEO John Zendt who added the exhibit is an ideal complement to the Moody Gardens educational mission. “We are excited to share this exhibit with our guests at Moody Gardens and bring biology to life.”

For more information call 800-582-4673 or visit www.moodygardens.org.

Moody Gardens® is a public, non-profit, educational destination utilizing nature in the advancement of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and research.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

12 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 10 – 10:45am

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure 3D"

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11 – 11:45am

Bugs! A Rainforest adventure is a live-action nature drama filmed in awe inspiring, totally immersive large format. Shot on location in Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, England, Bugs! explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio.

This 40-minute feature combines incredible footage with cutting-edge IMAX® technology to deliver a fantastically entertaining and enlightening experience about the little guys in life.

The stars of Bugs!, Hierodula, the mantis, and Papilio, the butterfly, are born in the same part of the exotic Borneo rainforest. Their home is the foliage around an abandoned and dilapidated shack on the edge of the river. Here, we witness Hierodula and Papilio mature and grow.

Hierodula develops by incomplete metamorphosis; emerging from his egg as a mini-mantis and shedding his skin regularly on the way to gaining his adult wings. Papilio goes through a complete metamorphosis, from caterpillar to butterfly via the pupal stage.

As they develop we meet a fascinating array of creatures who share their habitat. After many near misses, the hunter, Hierodula, acting on instinct, catches Papilio. In an uplifting ending we discover that Papilio had managed to lay her eggs before being caught, and the film ends with her offspring emerging from her tiny egg to continue the circle of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Arthur Turner Circle

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

DesignWorks
2119 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11am – 5pm

DesignWorks gallery presents works from "The Arthur Turner Circle," including Arthur Turner, Brian Branda, Jim Brown, Lee Cohen, H.C. Dodd, Antje Rietsch, and Dee Wolff. On view thru March 4th.

DesignWorks creates interiors for a wide variety of projects, including both new construction and renovations.

National credits include numerous primary residences and second homes, as well as corporate offices and other commercial interiors.

With over 30 years of experience, DesignWorks understands and carefully considers the impact of structural, mechanical and electrical systems on the creative and functional design of interior spaces.

Working with architects, builders and homeowners alike, DesignWorks partners with clients, creatively solving design challenges within budget.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley: "Light and Water"

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Rene' Wiley Gallery presents Rene' Wiley's "Light and Water." Other artists on exhibit include Rachel Wiley, James D. Phillips, Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser, and Dale Hooks. On view thru March 6.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Hotel Galvez Mardi Gras Brunch

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Hotel Galvez
2024 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11am – 2pm

Sunday Brunch at the Hotel Galvez will take on a Mardi Gras New Orleans flair during the Galveston Mardi Gras season complete with Mardi Gras beads for all guests. Brunch will feature various New Orleans cuisine favorites as well as the popular brunch items including carved prime rib, assorted seafood, made to order omelets & pasta bar, an incredible array of desserts and complimentary champagne and mimosas. Info: 409-765-7721 or bernardos@wyndham.com.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Mardi Gras Carnival

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

3400 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11 – 12am

The Mardi Gras Carnival returns to 34th and Seawall for Mardi Gras Galveston 2012! Open daily February 10th through February 21st.

Ticket sheets: $20 for each sheet of 20 tickets. Each ride is 3-5 tickets per person per ride.

Wristbands: $25 each per person, ride all rides as long as you meet height requirements.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Mardi Gras! Galveston

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Downtown Galveston
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Rich in history, Mardi Gras! Galveston celebrates its 101st event since its inception in 1867. Make your mark in history – attend Mardi Gras! Galveston 2012! Twelve days of fun and entertainment! Beginning on February 10 and it's not over until the Fat Lady sings! Fat Tuesday, February 21.

Come down to the Island for entertainment, beads, parades, balls, and fun!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Sunday Brunch

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Mario's Seawall
628 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11am – 2pm

Mario's Seawall Italian Restaurant offers Sunday Brunch every weekend from 11am to 2pm. The menu features traditional breakfast choices such as eggs, bacon, sausage, and kolaches. Additionally, the Brunch offers an antipasto bar, a variety of soups and salads, pastas, spiral ham, roast beef, chicken picata, and grilled vegetables. As always, the buffet offers an assortment of delicious gourmet pizzas, as well homemade Mario's Seawall desserts and traditional gelato.

Sunday Brunch also offers bottomless mimosas and sangrias, the perfect complement to the menu's offerings.

The buffet is $15.95 for adults, $12.95 for seniors, and $8.95 for children, and features linen-draped tables, fresh flowers, and Mario's Seawall's traditional table service.

For more information, visit MariosSeawall.com, or call (409)763-1693.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Pirates! Legends of the Gulf Coast

12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Pirates!
2313 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Long ago, pirates roamed the seas of the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Many made their way to the Gulf of Mexico sailing to the Yucatan, and - eventually - to the shores of Louisiana and Texas.

One of the most famous pirates to sail the Gulf also made Galveston his home for a period of time. Jean Lafitte, a Frenchman of questionable values, took New Orleans by storm, help defend our nation under Andrew Jackson's command in the Battle of New Orleans, then sailed away from the shores of Louisiana settling on a magical island....Galveston.

Come join us and learn the legends, myths and stories of the last of the Buccaneers.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

12 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Will Marker & Redline

12 Feb 2012 17:45:00 GMT

Saengerfest Park Stage
2300 Strand
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 11:45am – 12:45pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

12 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

12 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Jean Justeau: "Beyond Mordant"

12 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Silk Stocking Gallery
25th & Avenue L
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12 – 5pm

J Bangle's Silk Stocking Gallery is located at 25th & Avenue L, the 1913 building that once housed the Viani Corner Store at Avenue L and 25th Street.

The gallery currently features an exhibition entitled "Beyond Mordant" by Jean Justeau. On view thru March 6.

Since 1981, J. Bangle Galleries has helped patrons from around the world frame those cherished possessions most important to them. Included among the gallery's most famous frame jobs are prints of Galveston's Tall Ship Elissa for James Michener and Prince Charles, as well as an original Gauguin.

Voted Best Gallery in Galveston County by readers of the local newspaper, the Gallery also offers a host of other treasures including antiques, collectibles, and a tasteful collection of old coin sets and frames.

But according to Bangle, the heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, "Galveston's own" Pam Heidt.

When visiting the Island, stop by J. Bangle Galleries, and experience why this is one of Galveston's favorite destinations!

More info: www.galveston.com…

February Show

12 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Galveston Art League Gallery
2117A Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12 – 6pm

The Galveston Art League opens a new show the first weekend of each month. It features over 80 works by local artists for enjoyment and purchase.

The Galveston Art League was founded in June, 1914. Today, it enjoys the distinction of being the oldest art league in Texas. Throughout the years, the league has exhibited the work of local artists, sponsored art instruction by well known artists, provided student scholarships and introduced Galvestonians to the cultural world.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Mardi Gras Ball for Special People

12 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
7 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12 – 4pm

Free to individuals with special needs, their immediate families and caregivers with RSVP and ID People with special needs and their immediate family/caregiver are invited to enjoy food, refreshments, Mardi Gras beads clowns, face painters, dance contest costume contest and costumed characters. Please contact volunteers@moodygardens.com or call 409-683-4108 to find out how you can RSVP. Volunteers are also needed.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Local Artists Exhibition

12 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

E Street Gallery
2219 Postoffice Street
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12 – 6pm

E Street Gallery hosts a special exhibition featuring Artists including Ray Heard, Paula Heffel, Jeff Narrow, Rona Lesser, Bonnie Blue, Robert Blue, Maria Contreras, Tamera Viles, Catherine Franzmeier, and Bill Edwards.

E Street Gallery is a commission-free gallery on Postoffice Street in downtown Galveston. The gallery is "for" the artists; "by" the artists. Artists are invited to sublet space when needed.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Haunted Mayfield Manor

12 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Haunted Mayfield Manor
2313 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 12 – 6pm

Haunted Mayfield Manor is the home of Dr. Horace Mayfield, once a respected doctor, upcoming community leader, and son of a prominent physician in Galveston.

Dr. Mayfield pursued a career in general medicine to follow in his father's footsteps, however his first love was the study of the mental capacity and mental illnesses of humans. During his tenure as a public physician, he began to perform experiments on his unwitting patients. His experiments involved the study of the impact of fearful situations on individuals.

During the great Hurricane of 1900, Dr. Mayfield - who was engaged to be married prior to the storm - lost his bride, the lovely blonde Sara Stone. He also lost his parents, including his mother - the bedridden Lenora Mayfield - and his father, Dr. Horatio Mayfield. Most importantly to the young Dr. Horace Mayfield, all his research documentation was also lost in the great storm.

It is said that witnessing the death and destruction of the great storm - together with his own personal loss - drove the doctor insane.

His madness continues to this day as he tries to recoup his losses and continue his research. You are invited to participate in that ongoing research...

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Penguin Encounter

12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

The Moody Gardens Penguin Encounter is a 45-minute program designed to allow guests to get up close to one of the penguins from the Aquarium Pyramid South Atlantic Exhibit. Led by a Moody Gardens biologist, the experience starts at the front of the exhibit and takes guests behind the scenes to the penguin food preparation kitchen and the back of the chilly penguin exhibit while discussing penguin biology, conservation, training, enrichment and care. Participants will experience the cool climate, sounds and even smells of the exhibit and witness a penguin create a work of art as part of an enrichment activity for the animal.

Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis at the Aquarium Pyramid of the day of the encounter. Participants must also purchase admission to the Aquarium Pyramid.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride"

12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1 – 5pm

Dare to race down the frozen cliffs of Antarctica in MUMBLE'S WILD RIDE! Join Mumble and his comical penguin friends in this trilling, action-packed 4-D ride film adventure. Immerse yourself in the excitement as they reach-chilling speeds in their breathtaking icy journey. Look out though! Mumble's fun turns into a suspenseful chase as he comes face to face with a villainous Leopard Seal. But don't worry; this wild ride has a happy ending!

Strap on your seatbelt and hold on for an incredible experience! Ridefilm technology offers the ultimate in high-impact, immersive simulation. Each 18-passenger ride is surrounded by a seamless 180° wraparound screen that fully encompasses each viewer's peripheral vision. High quality images and awesome sound combine to make you a part of the action. For the safety of our guests we require that our riders be at least 42 inches tall.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: Sunshine Kids Parade

12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Strand Historic District
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1 – 2pm

Bring out the entire family for a day full of Sunshine. The Sunshine Kids Parade will begin at 1:00pm with festive floats and the Ball High School band. The Sunshine Kids is an organization that provides activities for children with cancer.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

12 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1:50 – 2:35pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

12 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

12 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

12 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2:45 – 3:30pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

12 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3 – 4pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

12 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

PARADE: Shriner’s Hospital for Children Parade

12 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Strand Historic District
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3 – 4pm

Family Gras continues at 3:00pm with the Shriners Hospitals for Children-Galveston Parade. Patients, families and friends of Shriners Hospital for Children will become a part of Mardi Gras! Galveston with this new parade led by the Budweiser Clydesdales along with the La Marque High School marching band, Shriners Clowns and Mini-Cars!

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

12 Feb 2012 21:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 3:40 – 4:25pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

Chris Botti

12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The Grand
2020 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4pm

Audiences will be mesmerized with the sublime sounds of the trumpet when American jazz instrumentalist Chris Botti takes center stage with his 7-piece band at The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston on Sunday, February 12, 2012 for one brilliant, unforgettable performance at 4pm. Sponsored by Galveston.com and Company, The Houston Chronicle, the National Endowment for the Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts, this is a master artist and performer you won’t want to miss.

Botti's success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and includes four #1 Jazz Albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy awards. His 2004 critically acclaimed CD "When I Fall in Love" quickly hit #1 on both the Traditional Jazz albums sales chart and the Top Jazz overall album sales chart, and his 2005 CD release-"To Love Again" - debuted at #1 on those charts as well.

Botti has performed with such internationally-acclaimed artists as Frank Sinatra, Josh Groban, Joni Mitchell, Sting, Paul Simon and John Mayer. Other guest accompanists have included Michael Buble, Jill Scott, Gladys Knight, and Aerosmith's own Steven Tyler. All in all, Botti has sold nearly 3 million albums worldwide .

Botti and his incredible band have performed with many of the finest symphonies, at some of the world's most prestigious venues, including performances at the World Series, Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, and now will certainly ... be making history at The Grand!

Ticket prices start at $35 and are at limited availability at this date. Call for pricing on Box Seats. Special discounts for group and senior tickets may be available. For information about this and other performances scheduled, contact The Grand’s box office at 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or visit The Grand’s website at www.thegrand.com. The theatre is located at 2020 Postoffice Street, in historic downtown Galveston. The Grand 1894 Opera House is recognized as “The Official Opera House of the State of Texas.” All major credit cards accepted.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Blues Brothers

12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Crow's Cantina
2408 Strand
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4 – 8pm

Crow's Southwest Cantina presents the Blues Brothers, 4pm to 8pm.

Crow's Cantina Bar and Grill is an excellent place for people watching, drinkin', and fun.

Crow's has become well known to locals and cruise ship passengers for some of the best live music on the Island, and for its excellent Strand location, literally steps from the Cruise Terminal.

Crow's great staff is dedicated to making sure your visit is enjoyable as it is unforgettable.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4 – 4:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

BAND: Bilge Pumps

12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Saengerfest Park Stage
2300 Strand
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4 – 5pm

Don't miss live entertainment during MARDI GRAS! GALVESTON!

During Mardi Gras! Galveston, the island comes alive with extravagant parades, more than 50 galas and festive events, bead throwing, exhibits, live entertainment and the best Gulf Coast cuisine in the world. One of the most popular annual events to take place in Texas, the event is rich with laughter and celebration. There is something for everyone including a beachfront carnival, shopping, and nightlife featuring everything from Cajun and salsa to jazz and rock and roll.

Don't miss Mardi Gras! Galveston, returning to the Island February 10th thru Fat Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

More info: www.galveston.com…

Singer / Songwriter Session with Robert Kuhn & Friends

12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Riptide Surf Bar
904 Avenue M
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4 – 8pm

Riptide's favorite guitarist, Robert Kuhn, will be hosting a weekly jam session on Sunday afternoons. Kick back and enjoy the music with us.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

12 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 4:35 – 5:20pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bodies Revealed"

13 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Discovery Pyramid
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012

Moody Gardens and Premier Exhibitions presents "Bodies Revealed," at the Discovery Pyramid February 11th thru September 9th.

"Bodies Revealed" provides the public with an opportunity to see inside carefully preserved real anatomical specimens and learn the detailed structure and function of the human body. The exhibition takes visitors through galleries providing an up-close look inside the skeletal, muscular, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory and other systems of the human body. Many of the whole body specimens are dissected in vivid athletic poses, allowing the visitor to relate to everyday activities.

In addition, authentic human specimens illustrate the damage caused to organs by over-eating and lack of exercise. A healthy lung is featured next to a black lung ravaged by smoking in a vivid comparison more powerful than any textbook image.

The human body specimens, which can take more than a year to prepare, are preserved through a revolutionary technique called polymer preservation. In this process, human tissue is permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and hardened. The end result is a rubberized specimen, preserved to the cellular level, showcasing the complexity of the body's many bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and organs.

“Bodies Revealed gives a unique perspective of the human body unlike anything that has come to Galveston Island before,” said Moody Gardens President and CEO John Zendt who added the exhibit is an ideal complement to the Moody Gardens educational mission. “We are excited to share this exhibit with our guests at Moody Gardens and bring biology to life.”

For more information call 800-582-4673 or visit www.moodygardens.org.

Moody Gardens® is a public, non-profit, educational destination utilizing nature in the advancement of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and research.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Embracing Aging" Exhibit

13 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 9am – 6pm

The Rosenberg Library Museum is proud to present a new photography exhibit entitled "Embracing Aging" currently on display in Harris Gallery (open from 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.) through the end of March 2012. The show is a collaborative effort between the Library and the Galveston Reads program. Galveston Reads is a community-wide book club that encourages unity through literature. This year’s book is the best-selling Still Alice by Lisa Genova, which follows the struggles and triumphs of a woman who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

"Embracing Aging" features works by accomplished local photographers Barbara Pursley and Marilyn Brodwick. Both artists spotlight aging and present images that invoke powerful emotions and draw viewers in for a closer look to see the beauty in ‘ordinary’ people. Pursley and Brodwick will speak at the library on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. during Galveston Art Walk (please enter the library through the ground floor doors). The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Barbara Pursley’s black and white photographs are taken from her book "Embracing the Moment: An Alzheimer’s Memoir." In it, Pursley shares the experience of becoming her mother’s caregiver after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her photographs depict a bitter-sweet journey through the declining stages of the disease, and offered her a way of coping with the difficulty of being a caregiver. Not only did photography help Pursley preserve a moment in time, it also gave her a way to connect with her mother.

The "Embracing Aging" exhibit also features color photographs by Marilyn Spievak Brodwick that have never before been seen by the public. Her portraits focus the viewers’ attention to the beauty—and occasionally the pain—of each subject. Brodwick met many of her subjects on the streets and “tried to sense the person behind the mask of age” before taking any pictures. Like Pursley, Brodwick feels that her camera connects her to her subjects. She believes that “When you look at the outside of a person, you don’t see the life. The way into the fullness and beauty of life may be a wrinkled hand or the sadness or fierce gleam of an eye.”

With longer life-expediency rates and an aging population, health problems like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia now touch many more lives than in years past. Please join the Rosenberg Library as it offers a forum to highlight this important issue. Additional information about this and other Galveston Reads events can be found on the Galveston Reads website: galvestonreads.org

More info: www.galvestonreads.org

Judy Neimeyer Company Quilts

13 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

U.S. Custom House
502 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 9am – 5pm

The striking quilt designs of The Judy Niemeyer Company are showcased at Galveston Historical Foundation’s U.S. Custom House, 2nd floor, 502 20th Street. This new collection can be viewed Monday - Friday from 9 am – 5 pm, closed holidays, through April 5.

“Judy Neimeyer had been a spare-time quilter, selling quilts since graduating from high school, and sewing while her own children were in school.” says guest curator Jenny Chiovaro. “In the early 90’s quilters began drawing shapes on paper, sewing fabric wrong-side up, then flipping the shape over and sewing another fabric on top, using the lines on the paper side as guides. They called it “foundation piecing” or “paper piecing” and Judy immediately saw how this modern method could produce a traditional look. She drew upon her drafting and engineering skills to draft very complex-looking patterns in manageable blocks that were easy to print, easy to sew, and easy to put together. The end result is striking—looking anything but easy.”

Galveston Historical Foundation will host a reception for the quilt exhibit during the January 28th ArtWalk from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admittance is free for the reception and daily showings.

More information on The Neimeyer Company can be found at www.quiltworx.com. For more information on Galveston Historical Foundation's quilt exhibit, please visit www.galvestonhistory.org or call 409-765-7834 or contact guest curator, Jenny Chiovaro at jenny@chiov.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

13 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 10 – 10:45am

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure 3D"

13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 11 – 11:45am

Bugs! A Rainforest adventure is a live-action nature drama filmed in awe inspiring, totally immersive large format. Shot on location in Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, England, Bugs! explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio.

This 40-minute feature combines incredible footage with cutting-edge IMAX® technology to deliver a fantastically entertaining and enlightening experience about the little guys in life.

The stars of Bugs!, Hierodula, the mantis, and Papilio, the butterfly, are born in the same part of the exotic Borneo rainforest. Their home is the foliage around an abandoned and dilapidated shack on the edge of the river. Here, we witness Hierodula and Papilio mature and grow.

Hierodula develops by incomplete metamorphosis; emerging from his egg as a mini-mantis and shedding his skin regularly on the way to gaining his adult wings. Papilio goes through a complete metamorphosis, from caterpillar to butterfly via the pupal stage.

As they develop we meet a fascinating array of creatures who share their habitat. After many near misses, the hunter, Hierodula, acting on instinct, catches Papilio. In an uplifting ending we discover that Papilio had managed to lay her eggs before being caught, and the film ends with her offspring emerging from her tiny egg to continue the circle of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley: "Light and Water"

13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Rene' Wiley Gallery presents Rene' Wiley's "Light and Water." Other artists on exhibit include Rachel Wiley, James D. Phillips, Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser, and Dale Hooks. On view thru March 6.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Pirates! Legends of the Gulf Coast

13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Pirates!
2313 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Long ago, pirates roamed the seas of the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Many made their way to the Gulf of Mexico sailing to the Yucatan, and - eventually - to the shores of Louisiana and Texas.

One of the most famous pirates to sail the Gulf also made Galveston his home for a period of time. Jean Lafitte, a Frenchman of questionable values, took New Orleans by storm, help defend our nation under Andrew Jackson's command in the Battle of New Orleans, then sailed away from the shores of Louisiana settling on a magical island....Galveston.

Come join us and learn the legends, myths and stories of the last of the Buccaneers.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

13 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

13 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

13 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

13 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

13 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

13 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride"

13 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 1 – 5pm

Dare to race down the frozen cliffs of Antarctica in MUMBLE'S WILD RIDE! Join Mumble and his comical penguin friends in this trilling, action-packed 4-D ride film adventure. Immerse yourself in the excitement as they reach-chilling speeds in their breathtaking icy journey. Look out though! Mumble's fun turns into a suspenseful chase as he comes face to face with a villainous Leopard Seal. But don't worry; this wild ride has a happy ending!

Strap on your seatbelt and hold on for an incredible experience! Ridefilm technology offers the ultimate in high-impact, immersive simulation. Each 18-passenger ride is surrounded by a seamless 180° wraparound screen that fully encompasses each viewer's peripheral vision. High quality images and awesome sound combine to make you a part of the action. For the safety of our guests we require that our riders be at least 42 inches tall.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

13 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

13 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 1:50 – 2:35pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

13 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

13 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

13 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 2:45 – 3:30pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

13 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 3 – 4pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

13 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

13 Feb 2012 21:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 3:40 – 4:25pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4 – 4:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

13 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 4:35 – 5:20pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Mardi Gras Carnival

13 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

3400 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 5pm – 12am

The Mardi Gras Carnival returns to 34th and Seawall for Mardi Gras Galveston 2012! Open daily February 10th through February 21st.

Ticket sheets: $20 for each sheet of 20 tickets. Each ride is 3-5 tickets per person per ride.

Wristbands: $25 each per person, ride all rides as long as you meet height requirements.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Angelo Tolentino

14 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

The San Luis Bar
5222 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 7 – 11pm

The San Luis Bar welcomes live music by pianist-vocalist Angelo Tolentino.

An ocean of opportunity awaits you at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center, a 30-acre year round beachfront resort on Galveston Island and recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award since 2000.

More info: galveston.com…

Video DJ Alex

14 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

B. Jiggers Lounge
5002 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, February 13, 2012, 8pm – 12am

B.Jigger's Lounge presents local Video DJ Alex every Monday and Tuesday for your viewing pleasure. No cover.

B. Jiggers Lounge, located within Holiday Inn Resort, features live music, dancing, and drink specials.

Holiday Inn Resort has eight-stories of Gulf view rooms on Galveston Island located at the San Luis Resort in the heart of the Texas Gulf Coast! Most of the rooms have private balconies overlooking the Gulf or the pool. The Jetty Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as room service. B’Jiggers Lounge offers live entertainment and Happy Hour specials.

Holiday Inn Resort is centrally located to many Galveston attractions like the beach, Rainforest Café and Adventure Ride, and shopping at the Historical Strand District.

Stay before or after a cruise and leave your car at the hotel. Holiday Inn provides a shuttle to and from the cruise terminals.

Whether you want to take a historic home tour at Bishop’s Palace, Moody Mansion or Ashton Villa or catch a play at The Grand 1894 Opera House, Holiday Inn Resort is the place to stay.

Galveston also has numerous businesses surrounding the hotel. The Galveston Island Convention Center is only blocks away. Prominent universities such as Texas A & M University and University of Texas Medical Branch, as well as American National Insurance, are minutes away. Houston is just up the road making the Holiday Inn THE place to stay! Galveston Island is the home of many Special Events such as: Lone Star Motorcycle Rally, Dickens on the Strand, Mardi Gras, and more.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bodies Revealed"

14 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Discovery Pyramid
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Moody Gardens and Premier Exhibitions presents "Bodies Revealed," at the Discovery Pyramid February 11th thru September 9th.

"Bodies Revealed" provides the public with an opportunity to see inside carefully preserved real anatomical specimens and learn the detailed structure and function of the human body. The exhibition takes visitors through galleries providing an up-close look inside the skeletal, muscular, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory and other systems of the human body. Many of the whole body specimens are dissected in vivid athletic poses, allowing the visitor to relate to everyday activities.

In addition, authentic human specimens illustrate the damage caused to organs by over-eating and lack of exercise. A healthy lung is featured next to a black lung ravaged by smoking in a vivid comparison more powerful than any textbook image.

The human body specimens, which can take more than a year to prepare, are preserved through a revolutionary technique called polymer preservation. In this process, human tissue is permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and hardened. The end result is a rubberized specimen, preserved to the cellular level, showcasing the complexity of the body's many bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and organs.

“Bodies Revealed gives a unique perspective of the human body unlike anything that has come to Galveston Island before,” said Moody Gardens President and CEO John Zendt who added the exhibit is an ideal complement to the Moody Gardens educational mission. “We are excited to share this exhibit with our guests at Moody Gardens and bring biology to life.”

For more information call 800-582-4673 or visit www.moodygardens.org.

Moody Gardens® is a public, non-profit, educational destination utilizing nature in the advancement of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and research.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Embracing Aging" Exhibit

14 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 9am – 6pm

The Rosenberg Library Museum is proud to present a new photography exhibit entitled "Embracing Aging" currently on display in Harris Gallery (open from 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.) through the end of March 2012. The show is a collaborative effort between the Library and the Galveston Reads program. Galveston Reads is a community-wide book club that encourages unity through literature. This year’s book is the best-selling Still Alice by Lisa Genova, which follows the struggles and triumphs of a woman who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

"Embracing Aging" features works by accomplished local photographers Barbara Pursley and Marilyn Brodwick. Both artists spotlight aging and present images that invoke powerful emotions and draw viewers in for a closer look to see the beauty in ‘ordinary’ people. Pursley and Brodwick will speak at the library on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. during Galveston Art Walk (please enter the library through the ground floor doors). The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Barbara Pursley’s black and white photographs are taken from her book "Embracing the Moment: An Alzheimer’s Memoir." In it, Pursley shares the experience of becoming her mother’s caregiver after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her photographs depict a bitter-sweet journey through the declining stages of the disease, and offered her a way of coping with the difficulty of being a caregiver. Not only did photography help Pursley preserve a moment in time, it also gave her a way to connect with her mother.

The "Embracing Aging" exhibit also features color photographs by Marilyn Spievak Brodwick that have never before been seen by the public. Her portraits focus the viewers’ attention to the beauty—and occasionally the pain—of each subject. Brodwick met many of her subjects on the streets and “tried to sense the person behind the mask of age” before taking any pictures. Like Pursley, Brodwick feels that her camera connects her to her subjects. She believes that “When you look at the outside of a person, you don’t see the life. The way into the fullness and beauty of life may be a wrinkled hand or the sadness or fierce gleam of an eye.”

With longer life-expediency rates and an aging population, health problems like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia now touch many more lives than in years past. Please join the Rosenberg Library as it offers a forum to highlight this important issue. Additional information about this and other Galveston Reads events can be found on the Galveston Reads website: galvestonreads.org

More info: www.galvestonreads.org

Judy Neimeyer Company Quilts

14 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

U.S. Custom House
502 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 9am – 5pm

The striking quilt designs of The Judy Niemeyer Company are showcased at Galveston Historical Foundation’s U.S. Custom House, 2nd floor, 502 20th Street. This new collection can be viewed Monday - Friday from 9 am – 5 pm, closed holidays, through April 5.

“Judy Neimeyer had been a spare-time quilter, selling quilts since graduating from high school, and sewing while her own children were in school.” says guest curator Jenny Chiovaro. “In the early 90’s quilters began drawing shapes on paper, sewing fabric wrong-side up, then flipping the shape over and sewing another fabric on top, using the lines on the paper side as guides. They called it “foundation piecing” or “paper piecing” and Judy immediately saw how this modern method could produce a traditional look. She drew upon her drafting and engineering skills to draft very complex-looking patterns in manageable blocks that were easy to print, easy to sew, and easy to put together. The end result is striking—looking anything but easy.”

Galveston Historical Foundation will host a reception for the quilt exhibit during the January 28th ArtWalk from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admittance is free for the reception and daily showings.

More information on The Neimeyer Company can be found at www.quiltworx.com. For more information on Galveston Historical Foundation's quilt exhibit, please visit www.galvestonhistory.org or call 409-765-7834 or contact guest curator, Jenny Chiovaro at jenny@chiov.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10 – 10:45am

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Jean Justeau: "Beyond Mordant"

14 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Silk Stocking Gallery
25th & Avenue L
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 10am – 6pm

J Bangle's Silk Stocking Gallery is located at 25th & Avenue L, the 1913 building that once housed the Viani Corner Store at Avenue L and 25th Street.

The gallery currently features an exhibition entitled "Beyond Mordant" by Jean Justeau. On view thru March 6.

Since 1981, J. Bangle Galleries has helped patrons from around the world frame those cherished possessions most important to them. Included among the gallery's most famous frame jobs are prints of Galveston's Tall Ship Elissa for James Michener and Prince Charles, as well as an original Gauguin.

Voted Best Gallery in Galveston County by readers of the local newspaper, the Gallery also offers a host of other treasures including antiques, collectibles, and a tasteful collection of old coin sets and frames.

But according to Bangle, the heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, "Galveston's own" Pam Heidt.

When visiting the Island, stop by J. Bangle Galleries, and experience why this is one of Galveston's favorite destinations!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

14 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure 3D"

14 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11 – 11:45am

Bugs! A Rainforest adventure is a live-action nature drama filmed in awe inspiring, totally immersive large format. Shot on location in Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, England, Bugs! explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio.

This 40-minute feature combines incredible footage with cutting-edge IMAX® technology to deliver a fantastically entertaining and enlightening experience about the little guys in life.

The stars of Bugs!, Hierodula, the mantis, and Papilio, the butterfly, are born in the same part of the exotic Borneo rainforest. Their home is the foliage around an abandoned and dilapidated shack on the edge of the river. Here, we witness Hierodula and Papilio mature and grow.

Hierodula develops by incomplete metamorphosis; emerging from his egg as a mini-mantis and shedding his skin regularly on the way to gaining his adult wings. Papilio goes through a complete metamorphosis, from caterpillar to butterfly via the pupal stage.

As they develop we meet a fascinating array of creatures who share their habitat. After many near misses, the hunter, Hierodula, acting on instinct, catches Papilio. In an uplifting ending we discover that Papilio had managed to lay her eggs before being caught, and the film ends with her offspring emerging from her tiny egg to continue the circle of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Charlotte Smith: "dot, dot, dot"

14 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Galveston Arts Center
2501 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11am – 5pm

Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present an exhibition of recent work by Dallas-based artist Charlotte Smith titled dot, dot, dot. The exhibition will open during the January 28 ArtWalk and remain on view through February 26, 2012. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artist beginning at 6:30 pm during ArtWalk. The event is free and open to the public.

Described as “trans-dimensional,” Charlotte Smith’s works are at once sculptural paintings and painted sculpture. Building multi-colored strata of paint, Smith variously flattens the paint blobs onto the surface of the canvas, creating colorful, confetti-like concentric circles. In other works, she attaches slender stacks of droplets to the canvas, evoking dangling stalactites or beaded strings. Finally, she abandons the substrate altogether, creating piles of paint blob ropes. While the influence of French Pointillist Georges Seurat is evident, Smith is much more interested in the manipulation of the material and repetitive mark making than creating a specific image.

In her most recent work, Smith layers glossy droplets of paint over brightly colored and textured backgrounds of polychromatic drips, puddles and pools. Again avoiding overt imagery, the canvases are reminiscent of seascapes (Lost in You, 2011), fields of flowers (Coraluscious, 2011), or even something that might be encountered under a microscope (Gray Glow, 2011). Smith’s fields of color swirl and melt. “This series signals a breakthrough, a point of departure,” writes art critic Catherine Anspon. “Smith’s convincing, surely applied brushwork and new, inventive media are novel and pioneering…. It’s not necessary to know how these sculptural canvases were formed. It’s enough to simply savor the effects.”

Smith received an MFA from the University of North Texas at Denton in 1999. Recent solo exhibitions of her work have been hosted at Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas; Anya Tish Gallery, Houston; and George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles. Her work is included in the exhibition Obsessive Worlds currently on view at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Smith is included in the publication Texas Artists Today, written by Catherine Anspon and published in 2010 by Marquand Books. The artist currently lives and works in Dallas.

Galveston Arts Center is operating in a temporary downtown location on the corner of Market and 25th Streets. The exhibition gallery and selections from GAC’s retail gallery, ArtWorks, are open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Admission is free at all times.

SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP
Funding for the Galveston Arts Center is provided by the Houston Endowment, Inc., The Brown Foundation Inc., The City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees through the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund, The Meyer Levy Charitable Foundation of The Dallas Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund, Levin Family Foundation, Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation, Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust Fund, and the generous support of the community, an active membership and many volunteers. GAC’s Art for All Education Program is supported in part by the Alice Taylor Gray Foundation, Harry S. and Isabel C. Cameron Foundation, Galveston Rotary Foundation, Inc., and the Jr. League of Galveston County’s Community Assistance Fund.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley: "Light and Water"

14 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Rene' Wiley Gallery presents Rene' Wiley's "Light and Water." Other artists on exhibit include Rachel Wiley, James D. Phillips, Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser, and Dale Hooks. On view thru March 6.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

14 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

14 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride"

14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1 – 5pm

Dare to race down the frozen cliffs of Antarctica in MUMBLE'S WILD RIDE! Join Mumble and his comical penguin friends in this trilling, action-packed 4-D ride film adventure. Immerse yourself in the excitement as they reach-chilling speeds in their breathtaking icy journey. Look out though! Mumble's fun turns into a suspenseful chase as he comes face to face with a villainous Leopard Seal. But don't worry; this wild ride has a happy ending!

Strap on your seatbelt and hold on for an incredible experience! Ridefilm technology offers the ultimate in high-impact, immersive simulation. Each 18-passenger ride is surrounded by a seamless 180° wraparound screen that fully encompasses each viewer's peripheral vision. High quality images and awesome sound combine to make you a part of the action. For the safety of our guests we require that our riders be at least 42 inches tall.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

14 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 1:50 – 2:35pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

14 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

14 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 2:45 – 3:30pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

14 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 3 – 4pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

14 Feb 2012 21:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 3:40 – 4:25pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

14 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4:35 – 5:20pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

A Paco Valentine's

14 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

901 Postoffice
901 Postoffice
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 5 – 9pm

Rudy & Paco invites you and yours to Valentine's Day dinner Tuesday, February 14th.

Download the menu here: www.galveston.com…

When visiting Galveston Island, you simply can't miss the Island's most unique dining experience, Rudy & Paco. Rudy & Paco features grilled seafood and steak with a South and Central American sabor.
Relax and unwind with your favorite cocktail while enjoying delicious Antojitos.

Rudy & Paco is located next door to The Grand 1894 Opera House, and is a great choice for pre-show dinner specials.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Valentine's Day Dinner

14 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Bernardo's
2024 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 5 – 9pm

Bernardo's at The Hotel Galvez invites you and yours to a Valentine's Day dinner Tuesday, February 14th. Presented to you by Executive Chef Antonio Rodriguez & His Culinary Team. Seating times are between 5 – 9 p.m. Reservations are strongly encouraged.

$65.00 per person plus tax and gratuity. Reserve your table via Open Table or call 409-765-7721.

Download the menu here: www.galveston.com…

Whether you want a quick snack, a business lunch or a romantic dinner, Bernardo's at the Hotel Galvez - A Wyndham Historic Hotel, will fit the bill with choices that are fresh, distinctive and delicious.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Mardi Gras Carnival

14 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

3400 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 5pm – 12am

The Mardi Gras Carnival returns to 34th and Seawall for Mardi Gras Galveston 2012! Open daily February 10th through February 21st.

Ticket sheets: $20 for each sheet of 20 tickets. Each ride is 3-5 tickets per person per ride.

Wristbands: $25 each per person, ride all rides as long as you meet height requirements.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Valentine's Day Celebration

15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

901 Postoffice
901 Postoffice
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6 – 10pm

901 Postoffice invites you and yours to a lavishly-romantic Valentine's Day dinner Tuesday, February 14th. Affordably priced at $140 per couple. Seating times at 6pm and 8:30pm.

Download the menu here: www.galveston.com…

A lavish contemporary fusion restaurant brought to you by Tony Gonzalez (he of Smooth Tony's fame) and Stephen Griffith, 901 Postoffice offers a wide selection of fish, poultry, beef, and lamb served with the freshest ingredients and prepared in a tantalizing array of styles. And needless to say regarding a restaurant of this distinction, the wine selection dazzles.

901 Postoffice features an outdoor patio and covered salon for al fresco dining, where guests can relax and enjoy the surroundings under a canopy of candlelight and hip jazz.

Guests will appreciate the comfortable former-home, where dens and bedrooms and living rooms have been lovingly transformed into a restaurant that - once inside - you will truly not wish to leave. Quite simply, 901 Postoffice is the perfect haven for after-work or pre-dinner wine, an unforgettable dining experience, and/or private dinner parties. Reservations highly recommended.

Welcome to the new Galveston.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Angelo Tolentino

15 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

The San Luis Bar
5222 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 7 – 11pm

The San Luis Bar welcomes live music by pianist-vocalist Angelo Tolentino.

An ocean of opportunity awaits you at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center, a 30-acre year round beachfront resort on Galveston Island and recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award since 2000.

More info: galveston.com…

Video DJ Alex

15 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

B. Jiggers Lounge
5002 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 8pm – 12am

B.Jigger's Lounge presents local Video DJ Alex every Monday and Tuesday for your viewing pleasure. No cover.

B. Jiggers Lounge, located within Holiday Inn Resort, features live music, dancing, and drink specials.

Holiday Inn Resort has eight-stories of Gulf view rooms on Galveston Island located at the San Luis Resort in the heart of the Texas Gulf Coast! Most of the rooms have private balconies overlooking the Gulf or the pool. The Jetty Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as room service. B’Jiggers Lounge offers live entertainment and Happy Hour specials.

Holiday Inn Resort is centrally located to many Galveston attractions like the beach, Rainforest Café and Adventure Ride, and shopping at the Historical Strand District.

Stay before or after a cruise and leave your car at the hotel. Holiday Inn provides a shuttle to and from the cruise terminals.

Whether you want to take a historic home tour at Bishop’s Palace, Moody Mansion or Ashton Villa or catch a play at The Grand 1894 Opera House, Holiday Inn Resort is the place to stay.

Galveston also has numerous businesses surrounding the hotel. The Galveston Island Convention Center is only blocks away. Prominent universities such as Texas A & M University and University of Texas Medical Branch, as well as American National Insurance, are minutes away. Houston is just up the road making the Holiday Inn THE place to stay! Galveston Island is the home of many Special Events such as: Lone Star Motorcycle Rally, Dickens on the Strand, Mardi Gras, and more.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bodies Revealed"

15 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Discovery Pyramid
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Moody Gardens and Premier Exhibitions presents "Bodies Revealed," at the Discovery Pyramid February 11th thru September 9th.

"Bodies Revealed" provides the public with an opportunity to see inside carefully preserved real anatomical specimens and learn the detailed structure and function of the human body. The exhibition takes visitors through galleries providing an up-close look inside the skeletal, muscular, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory and other systems of the human body. Many of the whole body specimens are dissected in vivid athletic poses, allowing the visitor to relate to everyday activities.

In addition, authentic human specimens illustrate the damage caused to organs by over-eating and lack of exercise. A healthy lung is featured next to a black lung ravaged by smoking in a vivid comparison more powerful than any textbook image.

The human body specimens, which can take more than a year to prepare, are preserved through a revolutionary technique called polymer preservation. In this process, human tissue is permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and hardened. The end result is a rubberized specimen, preserved to the cellular level, showcasing the complexity of the body's many bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and organs.

“Bodies Revealed gives a unique perspective of the human body unlike anything that has come to Galveston Island before,” said Moody Gardens President and CEO John Zendt who added the exhibit is an ideal complement to the Moody Gardens educational mission. “We are excited to share this exhibit with our guests at Moody Gardens and bring biology to life.”

For more information call 800-582-4673 or visit www.moodygardens.org.

Moody Gardens® is a public, non-profit, educational destination utilizing nature in the advancement of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and research.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Embracing Aging" Exhibit

15 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 9am – 6pm

The Rosenberg Library Museum is proud to present a new photography exhibit entitled "Embracing Aging" currently on display in Harris Gallery (open from 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.) through the end of March 2012. The show is a collaborative effort between the Library and the Galveston Reads program. Galveston Reads is a community-wide book club that encourages unity through literature. This year’s book is the best-selling Still Alice by Lisa Genova, which follows the struggles and triumphs of a woman who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

"Embracing Aging" features works by accomplished local photographers Barbara Pursley and Marilyn Brodwick. Both artists spotlight aging and present images that invoke powerful emotions and draw viewers in for a closer look to see the beauty in ‘ordinary’ people. Pursley and Brodwick will speak at the library on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. during Galveston Art Walk (please enter the library through the ground floor doors). The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Barbara Pursley’s black and white photographs are taken from her book "Embracing the Moment: An Alzheimer’s Memoir." In it, Pursley shares the experience of becoming her mother’s caregiver after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her photographs depict a bitter-sweet journey through the declining stages of the disease, and offered her a way of coping with the difficulty of being a caregiver. Not only did photography help Pursley preserve a moment in time, it also gave her a way to connect with her mother.

The "Embracing Aging" exhibit also features color photographs by Marilyn Spievak Brodwick that have never before been seen by the public. Her portraits focus the viewers’ attention to the beauty—and occasionally the pain—of each subject. Brodwick met many of her subjects on the streets and “tried to sense the person behind the mask of age” before taking any pictures. Like Pursley, Brodwick feels that her camera connects her to her subjects. She believes that “When you look at the outside of a person, you don’t see the life. The way into the fullness and beauty of life may be a wrinkled hand or the sadness or fierce gleam of an eye.”

With longer life-expediency rates and an aging population, health problems like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia now touch many more lives than in years past. Please join the Rosenberg Library as it offers a forum to highlight this important issue. Additional information about this and other Galveston Reads events can be found on the Galveston Reads website: galvestonreads.org

More info: www.galvestonreads.org

Judy Neimeyer Company Quilts

15 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

U.S. Custom House
502 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 9am – 5pm

The striking quilt designs of The Judy Niemeyer Company are showcased at Galveston Historical Foundation’s U.S. Custom House, 2nd floor, 502 20th Street. This new collection can be viewed Monday - Friday from 9 am – 5 pm, closed holidays, through April 5.

“Judy Neimeyer had been a spare-time quilter, selling quilts since graduating from high school, and sewing while her own children were in school.” says guest curator Jenny Chiovaro. “In the early 90’s quilters began drawing shapes on paper, sewing fabric wrong-side up, then flipping the shape over and sewing another fabric on top, using the lines on the paper side as guides. They called it “foundation piecing” or “paper piecing” and Judy immediately saw how this modern method could produce a traditional look. She drew upon her drafting and engineering skills to draft very complex-looking patterns in manageable blocks that were easy to print, easy to sew, and easy to put together. The end result is striking—looking anything but easy.”

Galveston Historical Foundation will host a reception for the quilt exhibit during the January 28th ArtWalk from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admittance is free for the reception and daily showings.

More information on The Neimeyer Company can be found at www.quiltworx.com. For more information on Galveston Historical Foundation's quilt exhibit, please visit www.galvestonhistory.org or call 409-765-7834 or contact guest curator, Jenny Chiovaro at jenny@chiov.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Storytime

15 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy St
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10 – 10:30am

30 minutes of book fun for little ones and their adult companion

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

15 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10 – 10:45am

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Donna E. Perkins: "Exposure"

15 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Wagner Sousa Modern Art
404 25th St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10am – 4pm

Wagner Sousa Modern Art features "Exposure" by Donna E. Perkins.

Wagner Sousa Modern Art represents a number of emerging and established artists working in the fields of drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. We also show work by several craftsmen working in modern furniture.

The gallery is located in the historic 1878 M.W. Shaw building, a warehouse space in a developing section of downtown Galveston.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Jean Justeau: "Beyond Mordant"

15 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Silk Stocking Gallery
25th & Avenue L
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 10am – 6pm

J Bangle's Silk Stocking Gallery is located at 25th & Avenue L, the 1913 building that once housed the Viani Corner Store at Avenue L and 25th Street.

The gallery currently features an exhibition entitled "Beyond Mordant" by Jean Justeau. On view thru March 6.

Since 1981, J. Bangle Galleries has helped patrons from around the world frame those cherished possessions most important to them. Included among the gallery's most famous frame jobs are prints of Galveston's Tall Ship Elissa for James Michener and Prince Charles, as well as an original Gauguin.

Voted Best Gallery in Galveston County by readers of the local newspaper, the Gallery also offers a host of other treasures including antiques, collectibles, and a tasteful collection of old coin sets and frames.

But according to Bangle, the heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, "Galveston's own" Pam Heidt.

When visiting the Island, stop by J. Bangle Galleries, and experience why this is one of Galveston's favorite destinations!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure 3D"

15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11 – 11:45am

Bugs! A Rainforest adventure is a live-action nature drama filmed in awe inspiring, totally immersive large format. Shot on location in Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, England, Bugs! explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio.

This 40-minute feature combines incredible footage with cutting-edge IMAX® technology to deliver a fantastically entertaining and enlightening experience about the little guys in life.

The stars of Bugs!, Hierodula, the mantis, and Papilio, the butterfly, are born in the same part of the exotic Borneo rainforest. Their home is the foliage around an abandoned and dilapidated shack on the edge of the river. Here, we witness Hierodula and Papilio mature and grow.

Hierodula develops by incomplete metamorphosis; emerging from his egg as a mini-mantis and shedding his skin regularly on the way to gaining his adult wings. Papilio goes through a complete metamorphosis, from caterpillar to butterfly via the pupal stage.

As they develop we meet a fascinating array of creatures who share their habitat. After many near misses, the hunter, Hierodula, acting on instinct, catches Papilio. In an uplifting ending we discover that Papilio had managed to lay her eggs before being caught, and the film ends with her offspring emerging from her tiny egg to continue the circle of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Arthur Turner Circle

15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

DesignWorks
2119 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11am – 7pm

DesignWorks gallery presents works from "The Arthur Turner Circle," including Arthur Turner, Brian Branda, Jim Brown, Lee Cohen, H.C. Dodd, Antje Rietsch, and Dee Wolff. On view thru March 4th.

DesignWorks creates interiors for a wide variety of projects, including both new construction and renovations.

National credits include numerous primary residences and second homes, as well as corporate offices and other commercial interiors.

With over 30 years of experience, DesignWorks understands and carefully considers the impact of structural, mechanical and electrical systems on the creative and functional design of interior spaces.

Working with architects, builders and homeowners alike, DesignWorks partners with clients, creatively solving design challenges within budget.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Charlotte Smith: "dot, dot, dot"

15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Galveston Arts Center
2501 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11am – 5pm

Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present an exhibition of recent work by Dallas-based artist Charlotte Smith titled dot, dot, dot. The exhibition will open during the January 28 ArtWalk and remain on view through February 26, 2012. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artist beginning at 6:30 pm during ArtWalk. The event is free and open to the public.

Described as “trans-dimensional,” Charlotte Smith’s works are at once sculptural paintings and painted sculpture. Building multi-colored strata of paint, Smith variously flattens the paint blobs onto the surface of the canvas, creating colorful, confetti-like concentric circles. In other works, she attaches slender stacks of droplets to the canvas, evoking dangling stalactites or beaded strings. Finally, she abandons the substrate altogether, creating piles of paint blob ropes. While the influence of French Pointillist Georges Seurat is evident, Smith is much more interested in the manipulation of the material and repetitive mark making than creating a specific image.

In her most recent work, Smith layers glossy droplets of paint over brightly colored and textured backgrounds of polychromatic drips, puddles and pools. Again avoiding overt imagery, the canvases are reminiscent of seascapes (Lost in You, 2011), fields of flowers (Coraluscious, 2011), or even something that might be encountered under a microscope (Gray Glow, 2011). Smith’s fields of color swirl and melt. “This series signals a breakthrough, a point of departure,” writes art critic Catherine Anspon. “Smith’s convincing, surely applied brushwork and new, inventive media are novel and pioneering…. It’s not necessary to know how these sculptural canvases were formed. It’s enough to simply savor the effects.”

Smith received an MFA from the University of North Texas at Denton in 1999. Recent solo exhibitions of her work have been hosted at Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas; Anya Tish Gallery, Houston; and George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles. Her work is included in the exhibition Obsessive Worlds currently on view at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Smith is included in the publication Texas Artists Today, written by Catherine Anspon and published in 2010 by Marquand Books. The artist currently lives and works in Dallas.

Galveston Arts Center is operating in a temporary downtown location on the corner of Market and 25th Streets. The exhibition gallery and selections from GAC’s retail gallery, ArtWorks, are open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Admission is free at all times.

SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP
Funding for the Galveston Arts Center is provided by the Houston Endowment, Inc., The Brown Foundation Inc., The City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees through the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund, The Meyer Levy Charitable Foundation of The Dallas Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund, Levin Family Foundation, Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation, Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust Fund, and the generous support of the community, an active membership and many volunteers. GAC’s Art for All Education Program is supported in part by the Alice Taylor Gray Foundation, Harry S. and Isabel C. Cameron Foundation, Galveston Rotary Foundation, Inc., and the Jr. League of Galveston County’s Community Assistance Fund.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley: "Light and Water"

15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Rene' Wiley Gallery presents Rene' Wiley's "Light and Water." Other artists on exhibit include Rachel Wiley, James D. Phillips, Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser, and Dale Hooks. On view thru March 6.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

15 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

15 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

15 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

15 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

15 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

15 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride"

15 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1 – 5pm

Dare to race down the frozen cliffs of Antarctica in MUMBLE'S WILD RIDE! Join Mumble and his comical penguin friends in this trilling, action-packed 4-D ride film adventure. Immerse yourself in the excitement as they reach-chilling speeds in their breathtaking icy journey. Look out though! Mumble's fun turns into a suspenseful chase as he comes face to face with a villainous Leopard Seal. But don't worry; this wild ride has a happy ending!

Strap on your seatbelt and hold on for an incredible experience! Ridefilm technology offers the ultimate in high-impact, immersive simulation. Each 18-passenger ride is surrounded by a seamless 180° wraparound screen that fully encompasses each viewer's peripheral vision. High quality images and awesome sound combine to make you a part of the action. For the safety of our guests we require that our riders be at least 42 inches tall.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

15 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

15 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:50 – 2:35pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

15 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

15 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

15 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 2:45 – 3:30pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

15 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3 – 4pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

15 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

15 Feb 2012 21:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 3:40 – 4:25pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

15 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4 – 4:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

15 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

15 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 4:35 – 5:20pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Mardi Gras Carnival

15 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

3400 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5pm – 12am

The Mardi Gras Carnival returns to 34th and Seawall for Mardi Gras Galveston 2012! Open daily February 10th through February 21st.

Ticket sheets: $20 for each sheet of 20 tickets. Each ride is 3-5 tickets per person per ride.

Wristbands: $25 each per person, ride all rides as long as you meet height requirements.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Happy Hour with Carl Piano Smith

15 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Riptide Surf Bar
904 Avenue M
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5 – 8pm

Carl Piano Smith will be jamin every Wednesday with his island style of rock and roll.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Seaside Chat: Romance on the Reef

16 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT

Galveston Fishing Pier
9001 Seawall Blvd
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:30 – 8:30pm

Discover the wonderful ways nature manages to reproduce in a coral reef environment. From corals, to sponges, and more--you'll never think of romance the same way again. Presentation followed by light refreshments and time to chat with presenter and sanctuary staff. This is the second in a series of five FREE presentations to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Angelo Tolentino

16 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMT

The San Luis Bar
5222 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7 – 11pm

The San Luis Bar welcomes live music by pianist-vocalist Angelo Tolentino.

An ocean of opportunity awaits you at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center, a 30-acre year round beachfront resort on Galveston Island and recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award since 2000.

More info: galveston.com…

Karaoke with Sandy Wells

16 Feb 2012 02:00:00 GMT

B. Jiggers Lounge
5002 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 8pm – 12am

B.Jigger's Lounge presents karaoke with Sandy Wells. No cover.

B. Jiggers Lounge, located within Holiday Inn Resort, features live music, dancing, and drink specials.

Holiday Inn Resort has eight-stories of Gulf view rooms on Galveston Island located at the San Luis Resort in the heart of the Texas Gulf Coast! Most of the rooms have private balconies overlooking the Gulf or the pool. The Jetty Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as room service. B’Jiggers Lounge offers live entertainment and Happy Hour specials.

Holiday Inn Resort is centrally located to many Galveston attractions like the beach, Rainforest Café and Adventure Ride, and shopping at the Historical Strand District.

Stay before or after a cruise and leave your car at the hotel. Holiday Inn provides a shuttle to and from the cruise terminals.

Whether you want to take a historic home tour at Bishop’s Palace, Moody Mansion or Ashton Villa or catch a play at The Grand 1894 Opera House, Holiday Inn Resort is the place to stay.

Galveston also has numerous businesses surrounding the hotel. The Galveston Island Convention Center is only blocks away. Prominent universities such as Texas A & M University and University of Texas Medical Branch, as well as American National Insurance, are minutes away. Houston is just up the road making the Holiday Inn THE place to stay! Galveston Island is the home of many Special Events such as: Lone Star Motorcycle Rally, Dickens on the Strand, Mardi Gras, and more.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Open Mic with Neil Down

16 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Old Quarter
413 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 9pm – 1am

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe presents open mic night with Neil Down, 9pm - 1am.

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe is one of the most memorable live music venues in the Houston area, if not all of Texas. Owner Rex (Wrecks) Bell welcomes patrons to this intimate, non-pretentious corner bar, where the tunes rock and the drinks flow.

Artists like ZZ Top, Secret Agent 8, Grady Lee, JT Van Zandt, Sisters Morales, Richard Dobson & Lady Boyd, Don Sanders, the PC Cowboys, L'Amant, Freddie Krc, Jesse Dayton, Harlem Slim, Paul Sprawl, and Eden Brent are just some of the legendary talents that grace the stage weekly at this nightspot that always wows.

Old Quarter is located in the middle of the Postoffice Street Arts & Entertainment District, around the corner from a host of renowned restaurants, art galleries, shopping, and nightlife.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bodies Revealed"

16 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Discovery Pyramid
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Moody Gardens and Premier Exhibitions presents "Bodies Revealed," at the Discovery Pyramid February 11th thru September 9th.

"Bodies Revealed" provides the public with an opportunity to see inside carefully preserved real anatomical specimens and learn the detailed structure and function of the human body. The exhibition takes visitors through galleries providing an up-close look inside the skeletal, muscular, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory and other systems of the human body. Many of the whole body specimens are dissected in vivid athletic poses, allowing the visitor to relate to everyday activities.

In addition, authentic human specimens illustrate the damage caused to organs by over-eating and lack of exercise. A healthy lung is featured next to a black lung ravaged by smoking in a vivid comparison more powerful than any textbook image.

The human body specimens, which can take more than a year to prepare, are preserved through a revolutionary technique called polymer preservation. In this process, human tissue is permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and hardened. The end result is a rubberized specimen, preserved to the cellular level, showcasing the complexity of the body's many bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and organs.

“Bodies Revealed gives a unique perspective of the human body unlike anything that has come to Galveston Island before,” said Moody Gardens President and CEO John Zendt who added the exhibit is an ideal complement to the Moody Gardens educational mission. “We are excited to share this exhibit with our guests at Moody Gardens and bring biology to life.”

For more information call 800-582-4673 or visit www.moodygardens.org.

Moody Gardens® is a public, non-profit, educational destination utilizing nature in the advancement of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, and research.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Embracing Aging" Exhibit

16 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Rosenberg Library
2310 Sealy
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 9am – 6pm

The Rosenberg Library Museum is proud to present a new photography exhibit entitled "Embracing Aging" currently on display in Harris Gallery (open from 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.) through the end of March 2012. The show is a collaborative effort between the Library and the Galveston Reads program. Galveston Reads is a community-wide book club that encourages unity through literature. This year’s book is the best-selling Still Alice by Lisa Genova, which follows the struggles and triumphs of a woman who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

"Embracing Aging" features works by accomplished local photographers Barbara Pursley and Marilyn Brodwick. Both artists spotlight aging and present images that invoke powerful emotions and draw viewers in for a closer look to see the beauty in ‘ordinary’ people. Pursley and Brodwick will speak at the library on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. during Galveston Art Walk (please enter the library through the ground floor doors). The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Barbara Pursley’s black and white photographs are taken from her book "Embracing the Moment: An Alzheimer’s Memoir." In it, Pursley shares the experience of becoming her mother’s caregiver after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her photographs depict a bitter-sweet journey through the declining stages of the disease, and offered her a way of coping with the difficulty of being a caregiver. Not only did photography help Pursley preserve a moment in time, it also gave her a way to connect with her mother.

The "Embracing Aging" exhibit also features color photographs by Marilyn Spievak Brodwick that have never before been seen by the public. Her portraits focus the viewers’ attention to the beauty—and occasionally the pain—of each subject. Brodwick met many of her subjects on the streets and “tried to sense the person behind the mask of age” before taking any pictures. Like Pursley, Brodwick feels that her camera connects her to her subjects. She believes that “When you look at the outside of a person, you don’t see the life. The way into the fullness and beauty of life may be a wrinkled hand or the sadness or fierce gleam of an eye.”

With longer life-expediency rates and an aging population, health problems like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia now touch many more lives than in years past. Please join the Rosenberg Library as it offers a forum to highlight this important issue. Additional information about this and other Galveston Reads events can be found on the Galveston Reads website: galvestonreads.org

More info: www.galvestonreads.org

Judy Neimeyer Company Quilts

16 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

U.S. Custom House
502 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 9am – 5pm

The striking quilt designs of The Judy Niemeyer Company are showcased at Galveston Historical Foundation’s U.S. Custom House, 2nd floor, 502 20th Street. This new collection can be viewed Monday - Friday from 9 am – 5 pm, closed holidays, through April 5.

“Judy Neimeyer had been a spare-time quilter, selling quilts since graduating from high school, and sewing while her own children were in school.” says guest curator Jenny Chiovaro. “In the early 90’s quilters began drawing shapes on paper, sewing fabric wrong-side up, then flipping the shape over and sewing another fabric on top, using the lines on the paper side as guides. They called it “foundation piecing” or “paper piecing” and Judy immediately saw how this modern method could produce a traditional look. She drew upon her drafting and engineering skills to draft very complex-looking patterns in manageable blocks that were easy to print, easy to sew, and easy to put together. The end result is striking—looking anything but easy.”

Galveston Historical Foundation will host a reception for the quilt exhibit during the January 28th ArtWalk from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admittance is free for the reception and daily showings.

More information on The Neimeyer Company can be found at www.quiltworx.com. For more information on Galveston Historical Foundation's quilt exhibit, please visit www.galvestonhistory.org or call 409-765-7834 or contact guest curator, Jenny Chiovaro at jenny@chiov.net.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

16 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10 – 10:45am

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Donna E. Perkins: "Exposure"

16 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Wagner Sousa Modern Art
404 25th St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10am – 4pm

Wagner Sousa Modern Art features "Exposure" by Donna E. Perkins.

Wagner Sousa Modern Art represents a number of emerging and established artists working in the fields of drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. We also show work by several craftsmen working in modern furniture.

The gallery is located in the historic 1878 M.W. Shaw building, a warehouse space in a developing section of downtown Galveston.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Gayle Reynolds: "Galveston Palms"

16 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The Water's Edge
1302 21st St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10am – 5pm

The Water's Edge features "Galveston Palms," a collection of paintings by Gayle Reynolds. Also featured are works by Madeline Baker, Pat Moberley Moore, David Michael Brady, John Whitman, Patricia Gruy, and Charles Caillouet.

The Water's Edge Studio in Gallery is owned by Galveston artists Gayle and Rex Reynolds.

The gallery specializes in watercolors and oils, with a special emphasis on tropical palm trees, historic homes and buildings, and other Galveston scenery.

Rex also builds exquisite wooden dories, which are small, shallow-draft boats in a variety of styles and colors.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Jean Justeau: "Beyond Mordant"

16 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Silk Stocking Gallery
25th & Avenue L
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10am – 6pm

J Bangle's Silk Stocking Gallery is located at 25th & Avenue L, the 1913 building that once housed the Viani Corner Store at Avenue L and 25th Street.

The gallery currently features an exhibition entitled "Beyond Mordant" by Jean Justeau. On view thru March 6.

Since 1981, J. Bangle Galleries has helped patrons from around the world frame those cherished possessions most important to them. Included among the gallery's most famous frame jobs are prints of Galveston's Tall Ship Elissa for James Michener and Prince Charles, as well as an original Gauguin.

Voted Best Gallery in Galveston County by readers of the local newspaper, the Gallery also offers a host of other treasures including antiques, collectibles, and a tasteful collection of old coin sets and frames.

But according to Bangle, the heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, "Galveston's own" Pam Heidt.

When visiting the Island, stop by J. Bangle Galleries, and experience why this is one of Galveston's favorite destinations!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure 3D"

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11 – 11:45am

Bugs! A Rainforest adventure is a live-action nature drama filmed in awe inspiring, totally immersive large format. Shot on location in Borneo and in a purpose-built studio in Oxford, England, Bugs! explores the dramatic and savage lives of an Old World praying mantis and a beautiful butterfly, known by their Latin names, Hierodula and Papilio.

This 40-minute feature combines incredible footage with cutting-edge IMAX® technology to deliver a fantastically entertaining and enlightening experience about the little guys in life.

The stars of Bugs!, Hierodula, the mantis, and Papilio, the butterfly, are born in the same part of the exotic Borneo rainforest. Their home is the foliage around an abandoned and dilapidated shack on the edge of the river. Here, we witness Hierodula and Papilio mature and grow.

Hierodula develops by incomplete metamorphosis; emerging from his egg as a mini-mantis and shedding his skin regularly on the way to gaining his adult wings. Papilio goes through a complete metamorphosis, from caterpillar to butterfly via the pupal stage.

As they develop we meet a fascinating array of creatures who share their habitat. After many near misses, the hunter, Hierodula, acting on instinct, catches Papilio. In an uplifting ending we discover that Papilio had managed to lay her eggs before being caught, and the film ends with her offspring emerging from her tiny egg to continue the circle of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Arthur Turner Circle

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

DesignWorks
2119 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11am – 7pm

DesignWorks gallery presents works from "The Arthur Turner Circle," including Arthur Turner, Brian Branda, Jim Brown, Lee Cohen, H.C. Dodd, Antje Rietsch, and Dee Wolff. On view thru March 4th.

DesignWorks creates interiors for a wide variety of projects, including both new construction and renovations.

National credits include numerous primary residences and second homes, as well as corporate offices and other commercial interiors.

With over 30 years of experience, DesignWorks understands and carefully considers the impact of structural, mechanical and electrical systems on the creative and functional design of interior spaces.

Working with architects, builders and homeowners alike, DesignWorks partners with clients, creatively solving design challenges within budget.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Charlotte Smith: "dot, dot, dot"

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Galveston Arts Center
2501 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11am – 5pm

Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present an exhibition of recent work by Dallas-based artist Charlotte Smith titled dot, dot, dot. The exhibition will open during the January 28 ArtWalk and remain on view through February 26, 2012. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artist beginning at 6:30 pm during ArtWalk. The event is free and open to the public.

Described as “trans-dimensional,” Charlotte Smith’s works are at once sculptural paintings and painted sculpture. Building multi-colored strata of paint, Smith variously flattens the paint blobs onto the surface of the canvas, creating colorful, confetti-like concentric circles. In other works, she attaches slender stacks of droplets to the canvas, evoking dangling stalactites or beaded strings. Finally, she abandons the substrate altogether, creating piles of paint blob ropes. While the influence of French Pointillist Georges Seurat is evident, Smith is much more interested in the manipulation of the material and repetitive mark making than creating a specific image.

In her most recent work, Smith layers glossy droplets of paint over brightly colored and textured backgrounds of polychromatic drips, puddles and pools. Again avoiding overt imagery, the canvases are reminiscent of seascapes (Lost in You, 2011), fields of flowers (Coraluscious, 2011), or even something that might be encountered under a microscope (Gray Glow, 2011). Smith’s fields of color swirl and melt. “This series signals a breakthrough, a point of departure,” writes art critic Catherine Anspon. “Smith’s convincing, surely applied brushwork and new, inventive media are novel and pioneering…. It’s not necessary to know how these sculptural canvases were formed. It’s enough to simply savor the effects.”

Smith received an MFA from the University of North Texas at Denton in 1999. Recent solo exhibitions of her work have been hosted at Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas; Anya Tish Gallery, Houston; and George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles. Her work is included in the exhibition Obsessive Worlds currently on view at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Smith is included in the publication Texas Artists Today, written by Catherine Anspon and published in 2010 by Marquand Books. The artist currently lives and works in Dallas.

Galveston Arts Center is operating in a temporary downtown location on the corner of Market and 25th Streets. The exhibition gallery and selections from GAC’s retail gallery, ArtWorks, are open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Admission is free at all times.

SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP
Funding for the Galveston Arts Center is provided by the Houston Endowment, Inc., The Brown Foundation Inc., The City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees through the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund, The Meyer Levy Charitable Foundation of The Dallas Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund, Levin Family Foundation, Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation, Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust Fund, and the generous support of the community, an active membership and many volunteers. GAC’s Art for All Education Program is supported in part by the Alice Taylor Gray Foundation, Harry S. and Isabel C. Cameron Foundation, Galveston Rotary Foundation, Inc., and the Jr. League of Galveston County’s Community Assistance Fund.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley: "Light and Water"

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Rene' Wiley Gallery presents Rene' Wiley's "Light and Water." Other artists on exhibit include Rachel Wiley, James D. Phillips, Brenda J. Bunten-Schlosser, and Dale Hooks. On view thru March 6.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Pirates! Legends of the Gulf Coast

16 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Pirates!
2313 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11am – 6pm

Long ago, pirates roamed the seas of the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Many made their way to the Gulf of Mexico sailing to the Yucatan, and - eventually - to the shores of Louisiana and Texas.

One of the most famous pirates to sail the Gulf also made Galveston his home for a period of time. Jean Lafitte, a Frenchman of questionable values, took New Orleans by storm, help defend our nation under Andrew Jackson's command in the Battle of New Orleans, then sailed away from the shores of Louisiana settling on a magical island....Galveston.

Come join us and learn the legends, myths and stories of the last of the Buccaneers.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

16 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

16 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Arabia 3D"

16 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12 – 12:45pm

Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating the largest single human gathering on Earth. It is a land precious few outsiders will ever visit, a world cloaked in myth, mystery and misinformation. ARABIA 3D offers a deeper understanding of this most fascinating culture and way of life.

More info: www.galveston.com…

February Show

16 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Galveston Art League Gallery
2117A Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12 – 6pm

The Galveston Art League opens a new show the first weekend of each month. It features over 80 works by local artists for enjoyment and purchase.

The Galveston Art League was founded in June, 1914. Today, it enjoys the distinction of being the oldest art league in Texas. Throughout the years, the league has exhibited the work of local artists, sponsored art instruction by well known artists, provided student scholarships and introduced Galvestonians to the cultural world.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Local Artists Exhibition

16 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

E Street Gallery
2219 Postoffice Street
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 12 – 6pm

E Street Gallery hosts a special exhibition featuring Artists including Ray Heard, Paula Heffel, Jeff Narrow, Rona Lesser, Bonnie Blue, Robert Blue, Maria Contreras, Tamera Viles, Catherine Franzmeier, and Bill Edwards.

E Street Gallery is a commission-free gallery on Postoffice Street in downtown Galveston. The gallery is "for" the artists; "by" the artists. Artists are invited to sublet space when needed.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.
The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour.

Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean 3D"

16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1 – 1:45pm

"Wild Ocean 3D" is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.

Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in an epic underwater struggle for survival. "Wild Ocean 3D" is produced by the creators of the international sensation "STOMP" and directors of the award-winning giant screen film "Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey."

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Happy Feet: Mumble's Wild Ride"

16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1 – 5pm

Dare to race down the frozen cliffs of Antarctica in MUMBLE'S WILD RIDE! Join Mumble and his comical penguin friends in this trilling, action-packed 4-D ride film adventure. Immerse yourself in the excitement as they reach-chilling speeds in their breathtaking icy journey. Look out though! Mumble's fun turns into a suspenseful chase as he comes face to face with a villainous Leopard Seal. But don't worry; this wild ride has a happy ending!

Strap on your seatbelt and hold on for an incredible experience! Ridefilm technology offers the ultimate in high-impact, immersive simulation. Each 18-passenger ride is surrounded by a seamless 180° wraparound screen that fully encompasses each viewer's peripheral vision. High quality images and awesome sound combine to make you a part of the action. For the safety of our guests we require that our riders be at least 42 inches tall.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Rescue 3D"

16 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1:50 – 2:35pm

"Rescue" plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action. When an earthquake strikes Haiti, creating one of the biggest humanitarian disasters of the century, the audience is swept along, joining with the massive effort that brings military and civilian responders and hardware from around the world. "Rescue" is a journey of real-world disaster and emergency response captured (in 3D) with unprecedented scale and impact for the giant screen.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tour

16 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

16 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…