Island Guide October 2015 edition

2 New Chefs, 2 Favorites: Tremont Caf and Galvez Bar & Grill

Halloween, Island Style:Halloween Haunts, Tours & Scary Things

32nd Annual Greek Festival:Heavenly Food and Bouzouki Beats

Maureen Mo Huddleston:Freedom Found on Galveston Island

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October 2, 2015 Issue 10, Volume 4

Contents5-7 Dining Two New Chefs in Two of Galvestons Favorite Destina-

tions: Tremont Caf and Galvez Bar & Grill by DiscoverGalveston.com

Greek Festival: Heavenly Food, Promised Fun and Bouzouki Beats

Galveston Island Chicken Shack Strut: Saturday, October 10th, Strut Your Stuff

Galveston Restaurant Association to Host 43rd Epicurean Evening October 13th

Galvestons Own Farmers Market: Growing and Getting Better

8-11 Music Mystery Loves Company: A Unique Blend

of Chamber Rock by George Douglas Lee A Grand Fall Line-Up of Fun: The Season

Kicks Off With A Big Bang Galveston Symphonys October Concert by Gini Rainey The Music Guide for Live Music Across the Island

12-14 The Island Guide Fun Maps15 Books Fall Reads For Just About Everyone by Gini Rainey Galveston Bookshop Book Signings: Appetites: A

Memoir by Marie LeNtre, Vamps, Villains and Vaudeville: A Jazz Age Mystery, No. 4 by Ellen Mansoor Collier, The Bolivar Peninsula (Images of America Series) by Dr. Melanie Wallace, and Henry Sampson and the Great Galveston Storm by William Merrell

Book Signings for Angel Talk by Cathy Catching

16-19 Things to Do Halloween Haunts, Tours and Other Scary Things To Do Spooktacular Fun At Moody Gardens: Free Trick-Or-

Treating, Crafts and Costume Contest October 25th at Moody Gardens

A Book Signing and Lecture with Ken Hafertepe at 1892 Bishops Palace

Galvestons Haunted Hotel Galvez to Offer Annual Ghost Tour and Dinner in October

Galveston Island Brewery Celebrates Oktoberfest Fall 5K, Bike Runs, Marathons & More 18th Annual ARToberFEST: October 17th-18th in

Galvestons Historic Downtown Cultural Arts District

20-22 The Fine Arts Maureen Mo Huddleston: Freedom Found written

and photographed by Sharis Roe DeJaynes and Shay Dunnohew

Art Workshop with Eric Schnell at Galveston Arts Center plus Galveston Artist Residency

Galvestons Galleries present Unique Exhibits this Month

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Who taught you how to cook? Chef Rigo Vasquez, he

was my mentor for five years at The Jimmy Walker Room. He had great passion, and a love for food and people.What is the most important tool to have in the kitchen?

Tasting spoons. You need to know how your food tastes, and how the dish develops flavor while you are cooking.What are your favorite spices?

Korean Red Pepper, Cumin, and Kosher Salt.What is your favorite item on the menu at Tremont Caf?

BBQ Chicken Flatbread.If you could only prepare one final meal, what would be on your menu?

Oxtail Soup, Korean BBQ LA Short Ribs, and Steamed Rice. This was a delicacy while growing up and a fam-ily tradition.What is your philosophy on cooking?

Never stop learning, cook with confidence, from the heart, and enjoy it.What is your favorite dish to prepare at home for family and friends?

Hickory Smoked Ribs and Brisket, you can always bring the family together for some great BBQ.

Also at the Tremont, check out the Toujouse Bar. Situated among the palms of the lush atrium lobby, and carefully crafted out of mahog-any, the Toujouse Bar has been in business since 1888. A historic desti-nation, the bar is the ideal spot to unwind with a signature cocktail with that special someone, or catch up with friends over afternoon tea.

Offering the best view in town is the The Rooftop Bar, on top of Tremont House. Since 2011, the Galveston hotels Rooftop Bar has been wowing customers with its wine, beer and cocktail offerings, as well as incredible views of downtown, and the harbor. The citys only open-air rooftop venue boasts comfortable sectional seating areas, and bar-high

tables. At night, this sophisticated lounge glows, thanks to an eight-foot, lighted Manzanita tree, and illuminated pots. The Rooftop Bar is open Tuesday-Saturday (weather permitting).About The Tremont House

Tremont Cafe is open Sunday-Thursday 5:30am-3pm, Friday and Saturday 5:30am-8pm. Tremont Cafe is located downtown at 2300 Mechanic St., Galveston, (409)763-0300, www.thetremonthouse.com.

The Tremont House, A Wyn-dham Grand Hotel, is owned by Galveston preservationist George Mitchell, as part of Mitchell Historic Properties. The Tremont House is a 119-room boutique style hotel located in the heart of historic downtown Galveston Island. This historic hotel features 14,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, a bistro-style caf, fitness center and two bars for entertainment the 1888 Toujouse Bar and The Rooftop Bar.

For reservations, call (409)763-0300 or visit www.WyndhamTrem-ontHouse.com.

Meet Hotel Galvez Executive Chef Antonio GalanAntonio Galan, a 25-year restaurant veteran, was born in Mexico

City, and grew up in Chicago. He started his career in hospitality as a dishwasher and busboy, which later prompted him to study culinary arts at the Washburn Trade School in Chicago. Over time, he worked his way up to executive chef, and in February 2014, was named executive chef at Hotel Galvez & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Hotel.

Prior to his move to Galveston, Galan was the executive chef at LaTorretta Lake Resort & Spa in Conroe, and at the Houston Airport Marriott Hotel in Houston, where he was responsible for two full-service restaurants and banquets. He also worked at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel, and the Renaissance Austin Hotel.

His philosophy on cooking is Treat food with respect and love and everything else will fall into place.

At Hotel Galvez, Galan is responsible for overseeing Galvez Bar & Grill, Sunday Brunch, the poolside grill, room service, as well as ban-quets. He is supported by a banquet chef, executive sous chef, and other support staff. During this years holiday brunches at Hotel Galvez, Galan and his staff will serve as many as 1,500 guests.

At our Q & A with Executive Chef Antonio Galan, he stated:What is your favorite item on the menu at Galvez Bar & Grill?

My favorites Galvez Bar & Grill menu item is the shrimp and polenta, and grilled red fish salad. I cant choose one!If you could only prepare one final meal, what would be on your menu?

I would prepare a dual entre of petite filet, topped with blue cheese, and wild mushroom, and a demi pan seared sea bass with crab-shrimp Beurre blanc. Who is your role model for cooking?

Nicola Torres, the Executive Chef of Renaissance/Marriott Hotels. Great Culinarian, loved food, created great dishes with passion, and devotion.What is your favorite dish to prepare at home?

My kids love lasagna, so we make it together, and I love making my moms Chile relleno recipe. Its delicious!

Galvez Bar & Grill is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Break-fast is served from 6:30-11am, Monday-Saturday and Sunday from 6:30-10:30am. Galvez Sunday Brunch, touted as one of the Top 100 Brunches in the US by OpenT-able users, is served from 11am-2pm. Lunch is 11:30am-2pm, Monday-Saturday while dinner is served from 5-10pm. Reservations are available by calling (409)515-2145.

Two New Chefs in Two of Galvestons Favorite Destinations:Tremont Caf and Galvez Bar & Grill

Galveston welcomes two new chefs and a host of new menu items, specials and the best brunch on the island!Bobby Ross Named Executive Chef at The Tremont House

Bobby Ross recently returned to Wyndham Hotels of Galveston to serve as executive chef of The Tremont House, A Wyndham Grand Hotel. He has nearly 15 years of professional experience in culinary arts and food service, ranging from serving 10,000 hot meals in Iraq, to the fast-paced service of popular restaurants in Galveston, Kemah, and Houston. During the past two years, he worked as the executive sous chef at Hotel Galvez & Spa and The Tremont House, and is now tak-ing the top chef role at The Tremont House.

Ross was born in South Korea and moved to the US at the age of 15. He became interested in the culinary field after taking a job at Landrys Seafood House in 2004, and working for Chef James Lundy. But his role model for cooking has always been his mother, Sue Ross. She always prepared every meal from scratch with the freshest ingredi-ents and purchased from the local market, he says. She always taught me that food brings people closer.

During his professional career, Ross worked as executive chef at Fish Tales in Galveston, sous chef at Babins Seafood in Kemah, kitchen manager at Landrys Seafood House, Jimmy Walkers Room in Kemah, and The Cheesecake Factory in Houston. He spent more than a year in Tikrit, Iraq in mid-2007 to 2008 working for KBR as the dining facility chef where he was responsible for serving over 10,000 diners daily.

At The Tremont House, Ross is responsible for overseeing the Tremont Cafe, room service, as well as banquets. He leads a team of nine which includes an executive sous chef, and other support staff.

His favorite dishes at Tremont Caf are Chicken Pesto Flat Bread and Galveston Panini.

We sat down for a Q & A with the Executive Chef Bobby Ross of The Tremont House:


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Galveston Island Chicken Shack Strut:Saturday, October 10th, Strut Your Stuff

The Galveston Island Chicken Shack Strut will take place Saturday, October 10th, 10am-4pm. Every-one is encouraged to flock to the island this fall, tour local chicken coops, and make some feathered friends. The Galveston Island Chicken Shack Strut is a one-day self-guided tour of coastal chicken coops, hen houses, mobile tractors, and crazy shacks. Open to adults and children, the tour will showcase island chickens and their keepers, and demonstrate how more and more city dwellers are incorporating chick-ens into their yards and lifestyles.

Tickets will be available beginning in September. Proceeds from the tour will benefit the Seawall Interpretive Trail (SIT) beautification pro-gram lead by Artist Boat, a Galveston non-profit organization dedicated to integrating the arts and sciences for exploration and appreciation of coastal habitats. Ultimately all 60 benches along the length of the islands Seawall will be transformed through this educational project.

Organizers are still looking for enthusiastic chicken-keepers who would like to open their yards to visitors. Coops dont have to be eggstravagant to be a part.

Keeping chickens is permissible within Galvestons city limits. In recent years, more and more islanders are raising chickens at home, often integrated with backyard gardens, compost systems, beehives, and other elements of urban food production.

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32nd Annual Greek Festival:Heavenly Food, Promised Fun and Bouzouki Beats

The Greek Festival is Saturday, October 31st 11am-9pm, and Sun-day, November 1st 12 noon-7pm.

The 32nd Annual Galves-ton Island Greek Festival benefits the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church and prom-ise a rich cultural experience at an event that features the best in food, drink, entertainment, and history.

A celebration of Hellenism, the Greek Festival is designed to welcome visitors to a community steeped in tradition and brimming with hospitality.

The experience begins at the fes-tival entry where the aroma of tra-ditional Greek street food including Shish Kabob, Gyro, and Locanico Sausage is prepared over coals, and served ala carte with fresh pita bread.

A quick stop at the beverage booth offers a choice of Greek wines, beer, and soft drinks, to compliment all culinary offerings of the day.

A complete Greek dinner with pastisio, dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), tiropites and spanakopita (cheese or spinach triangle puffs), salad, keftedes (meatballs), olives, and feta, is avail-able for $15 a plate. Each plate is served with a chal-lenge to clean your plate as no one leaves the Greek Festival hungry!

If you can, top off the meal with a visit with the Pastry Ladies who have prepared an array of sweets that delight for even the most discriminating palate. Baklava, kourambiedes, kouroulakia, paximadia, and

karidopita are avail-able by the piece and assorted boxes are available to take home for later. The Pas-try Booth is located inside the Commu-nity Cen-

ter and the Loukoumades booth is outside where the cooks prepare your order while you watch. The Greek version of Beignets, this sin on a dish, is very popular with kids of all ages. Served with either powdered sugar or honey topping or both, Loukou-mades is not to be missed.

Souvenirs and merchandise from Greece are hand selected for the Galveston Greek Festival, and there are items you will not find anywhere else. Icons, artwork, jewelry, and gift items are available for purchase.

Since the dawn of ages, the Greeks have a pas-sion for moving it on the dance floor, and anyone who has been to Greece knows it a favored past time. Not only a great way to digest your meal and stay fit, its guaranteed you will make new friends with the person whose hand youre holding while you repeat step, kick, step, kick to the bouzouki beat.

Line dance instructions will be offered Satur-day at 2pm and 5pm, and Sunday at 1pm and 4pm, between performances by the Greek Dance Troupe.

Entertainment is provided by The Golden Greek, Alex Kalos, who is proficient in several musical instruments, including the bouzouki and clarinet.

Father Stelios Sitaras, parish priest, will conduct educational tours of the church on Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday beginning at 12 noon. The public is invited to attend Divine Liturgy at 10am. The Ser-vice is one hour.

Admission is a $5 donation. Complete din-ner tickets are $15. Parking is free in the Galveston County parking lot and on the street.

For more information call (409)762-7591 or go to www.galvestongreekfestival.com.

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Galvestons National Night Out Set for Tuesday, October 6thBringing Neighbors Together, Strengthening Community Partnerships

Galvestons National Night Out is organized by the Galveston Police Department and will be held on Tuesday, October 6th. Last years event was a huge success as many new neighborhoods came on board and community participation in the festivi-ties increased from previous years the Galveston Police Department is hoping this year will be even bigger! This national event promotes neighborhood camaraderie by bringing neighbors together to effec-tively identify and fight crime while building rela-tionships with one another and the Galveston Police Department.

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Festivities can range from something as simple as treats for the kids to a full-blown potluck dinner. This is an excel-lent opportunity to get to know your neighbors, support local businesses, and engage in a family friendly event.

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Free Movie DowntownVisitors and residents are invited to enjoy one

remaining free movie this season in historic down-town. The movie begin just after dusk at Saengerfest Park, 2302 Strand, downtown. Moviegoers are encouraged to set up a blanket or chair for a free movie under the stars.

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Association to Host 43rd Epicurean Evening October 13th

One of Galvestons most popular culinary events will return this October as the Galveston Restaurant Association (GRA), a chapter of the Texas Restau-rant Association, hosts its 43rd Epicurean Evening, A Taste of the Gulf, sponsored by Moody National Bank. Galveston Epicurean Evening is set for Tues-day, October 13th, 6-8:30pm at Moody Gardens Convention Center, located at Seven Hope Blvd. Tickets to Epicurean Evening are $35 in advance, and $40 at the door. Tickets may be purchased in advance from participating restaurants.

Epicurean Evening will feature approximately 60 local businesses, showcasing their best dishes and products. The proceeds from this event benefit the Francisco Paco Vargas Scholarship Fund, a schol-arship for local students who wish to pursue a career in the hospitality and/or culinary industry. GRA has made a commitment to award $100,000 in scholar-ships to Galveston College for its Culinary Arts/Hos-pitality program over four years.

We are really excited about resuming this popu-lar culinary event, which was on hiatus last year, says GRA President Marty Miles. Epicurean Evening gives the public a chance to reacquaint themselves with Galvestons best restaurants, sample popular libations, as well as bid on some amazing silent auc-tion items, while benefiting the Francisco Paco Var-gas Scholarship Fund.

Advance tickets are available at the following locations:

Farley Girls, 801 Postoffice Street Moody Gardens Hotel, Seven Hope Blvd. Mosquito Caf, 628 14th Street Nicks Kitchen and Beach Bar, 3828 Seawall Olympia Grill Restaurants, 100 21st Street

(Pier 21), 4908 Seawall Blvd. Rudy & Paco Restaurant, 2028 Postoffice Speedys Printing, 715 24th Street The Spot, 3204 Seawall Blvd.Epicurean Evening is sponsored by Moody Bank,

Sysco, Oak Farms Dairy, and Brothers Produce.About GRA

The Galveston Restaurant Association (GRA) is a chapter of the Texas Restaurant Association whose mission is to serve as an advocate, and indispensable resource for the food service and hospitality industry. GRA is comprised of local restaurants, hotels, and suppliers who work in the industry.

Galvestons Own Farmers Market:Growing and Getting Better

Galvestons Own Farmers Market brings locally grown produce, prepared foods, and edible farm products every Sun-day morning, 9am-1pm.

The market offers a huge variety and every Sunday. The farmers are sowing and planting their delicious fall crops - cabbages, kales, broccolis, cauli-flower - and all the vendors are planning new recipes and products to reflect the seasonal changes. Soon enough there will be new crunches, colors and tastes at GOFM, and the hot weather behind us. Also, Heart of Texas Olive Oil, Kenz Henz pastured eggs, Law Ranch Cattle Co., Proverbs Farm goat cheese, and Pure Beeing raw honey are offered plus lots more.

There is live music plus hula hooping for the kids and lots of fun games.

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Two More Free Music Concerts DowntownMusic enthusiasts looking for a great free live music

scene will enjoy Music Nite on The Strand. A dance floor and limited seating are provided so crowds can dance to the beat and rest between songs. Bands perform at Saengerfest Park, 2302 Strand, downtown, 6-9pm. It is free to attend.

Visitors are encouraged to bring their own seating. Music Nite takes place the second Saturday of each month through October.

The Music Nite schedule is: October 10th: The Journey Agents (Funk) October 31st: HYPERSOUL (Classic Rock)

Music Nite is sponsored by Mitchell Historic Proper-ties and the Galveston Park Board of Trustees. For more info and weekly event updates, please visit www.facebook.com/saengerfestpark.

Mystery loves Company:A Unique Blend of Chamber RockBy George Douglas Lee

Mystery Loves Company. Great name. The mystery is that this unique duo is playing so often - especially in what would be considered rock venues.

This is chamber rock. And what is that? Cham-ber Rock is acoustic guitar and electric cello, with folky-classical-pop-rock influence(s). This music is brought to you by Carlos Mechado, acoustic guitar, and Madeline (Maddie) Herdeman, on cello.

We call it Chamber Rock, says Carlos. We didnt make that up, its a real genre that exists.

I was pleasantly surprised to see Mystery Loves Company performing at the Old Quarter Acous-tic Caf in Galveston on a Sunday night, when I had gone to see Ms. Catherine Stroud perform, opening for aspiring musician Robert Kuhn. As I turned the sidewalk on 20th and Postoffice Street, there was a chalkboard sign illustrated by Ms. Stroud announcing that Mystery Loves Company would be playing. And after I walked into the Old Quarter, they began a little bit afterwards. I was struck immediately by the elec-tric cello and acoustic guitar duo. I was asked what instrument cellist and singer Madeline Hardeman was playing, and I said, It looks like a cello on a diet. The cello body is cut down just enough to hold the strings and pickups, otherwise, it is a cello, with an incredible sound. Im a sucker for strings. Her partner in Mystery Loves Company is Venezuelan born Carlos A. Mach-ado, on acoustic guitar and vocals.

I was practically mesmerized by this duo. The sound from the electric cello, the percussive acoustic, and the perfect pitch harmonies would rivet one to the stage at times.

Rock Symphony Billion is their newest CD, a chamber rock album in four movements. After their performance, I talked to them, and Maddie traded me a copy of Rock Symphony Billion for Dont Mess with the Sound, by my band, Noise Poets.

Mystery Loves Companys performance that night was one of the last on their summer tour, which took them from Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, Alabama, and Texas. They had just come from a show in New Orleans.

I was teaching in the Upper Peninsula area by the Great Lakes, and Carlos drove up to join me, says Maddie, describing their tour. We just kind of snaked our way down back to Texas.

Maddie and Carlos met nearly three years ago at an open mic in Houston, at the legendary Mucky Duck. Maddie was playing her cello in a duo with a friend, and Carlos was there playing some of his originals.

I wound up in Houston because my parents were tired of the growing crime rates in Venezuela, and theyd been looking for jobs, explains Carlos. My dads car was stolen, and they just said thats it! We had family in Houston; they moved when I was twelve, and we never looked back.

Maddies parents insisted she learn a musi-cal instrument when she was six. They took her to a music store, and a cello was selected. Her mother was an opera singer, which would only naturally lead to influence Maddies singing.

My parents made me play, but today, I look back and actually say thank you for making me do that.

After she graduated from college, Maddie moved to Houston.

I did cello through college, then started teach-ing, said Maddie. I moved to Houston because my older sister lived there, and I just wanted to move

around; I wanted to simply move. I wasnt playing that much and I thought that kind-of doing an alter-native way of playing would help me play more. Car-los and I met a few years after I graduated. We both live in Houston, we met in Houston, and were still based out of there.

After meeting at the Mucky Duck open mic night- that one fateful night - they formed Mystery Loves Company. It was Carlos idea. Hed been writing a lot and wanted someone to collaborate with, explained Maddie.

I come from a writing background, wrote a whole lot of poetry, fiction, and so forth, adds Carlos. My dad was a musician. I got a guitar, he taught me some chords, then I learned some more, and found that it is a really cool way to have another outlet for my writing. Friends encouraged me to perform live, and thats how I came to be at the Mucky Duck that night. Before I met Maddie, I had only done open mics, [and had] never been in a band, and never done a gig.

Once they decided to work together, they imme-diately and intensely began to develop a song list for live performances.

It took about a month for us to come up with one hour of material, Maddie laughs.

My first gig was the first gig we had as Mys-tery Loves Company, added Carlos. We put enough songs together to make it happen, since then weve been figuring out how to be performers. From that point, they began playing as much as possible, work-ing around Maddies teaching schedule.

Im an architect and work for myself, said Car-los. So I can fire myself for a while to play, then rehire myself, he laughs. I can set my own schedule basically.

Aside from the unusual combination of instru-ments, the most impressive feature of Mystery Loves Company are the close harmonies between Carlos and Maddie. There are times when Maddies vocals soar into the stratosphere, with nearly operatic force, which is no coincidence, as her mother is an opera singer.

I sing a lot, she says. I cant be stopped! I was in a choir since I was eight years old, and I performed in a lot of musicals.

Mystery Loves Company has combined a num-ber of musical genres, including classical, jazz, rock, and folk, to create their distinctive sound. They also have a full band line-up, which is what you will hear at a few rare concerts, and on their recorded material; but most of their appearances are as a duo. Carlos says that their songs and sound change, and are sometimes quite different with the full band line-up.

When you see Carlos and Maddie live, you will quickly recognize that the clarity and precision is as finely done on stage as their studio recordings. Its compelling to watch Maddie intensely sawing away on her five-string electric cello, providing the bowed string sound with Carlos percussive acoustic guitar rhythm - creating chamber rock by Mystery Loves Company.

Mystery Loves Company has released two CDs, and has a new EP out now. You can listen to their music, and order their recordings at www.mystery-loves.com.

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Schedule of Events (weather permitting)Friday - October 2nd - Network Sound - 7-11pm

Saturday - October 3rd - Under Cover Brothers - 7-11pmSunday - October 4th - Bartoberfest Barcycle - 11 am - 9pm

- Robert Kuhn - 6pm - 9pmMonday - October 5th - Shawn & Michael's Monday Night

Poker Party - 8pmTuesday - October 6th - Pint Night - Galveston Bay Brewery

- 7pm, Tony's Trivia Tuesday - 8pmFriday - October 9th - Salty Dogs - 7-11pm

Saturday - October 10th - Network Sound - 7-11pmSunday - October 11th - Jeremy Kilgore - 1pm - 4pm

Monday - October 12th - Shawn & Michael's Monday Night Poker Party - 8pm

Tuesday - October 13th - Pint Night - TBD - 7pm, Tony's Trivia Tuesday - 8pm

Friday - October 16th - Curtis King - 7-11pmSaturday - October 17th - Noise Poets - 7-11pm

Sunday - October 18th - Jeremy Kilgore - 1pm - 4pmMonday - October 19th - Shawn & Michael's Monday

Night Poker Party - 8pmTuesday - October 20th - Pint Night - Goliad Brewing -

7pm, Tony's Trivia Tuesday - 8pmFriday - October 23rd - Naked Truth - 7-11pm

Saturday - October 24th - Salty Dogs - 7-11pmSunday - October 25th - Jeremy Kilgore - 1pm - 4pmMonday - October 26th - Shawn & Michael's Monday

Night Poker Party - 8pmTuesday - October 27th - Pint Night - Saint Arnold's

Brewery - 7pm, Tony's Trivia Tuesday - 8pmFriday - October 30th - Lyndrix - 7-11pm

Saturday - October 31st - If Birds Could Fly - 7-11pm

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A Grand Fall line-Up of Fun:The Season Kicks Off With A Big Bang

The Grand 1894 Opera House, located at 2020 Postoffice St., downtown Galveston, is one of the few remaining theatres of its era in Texas and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. As further recognition of its importance, the citizens of Texas and the 73rd Texas Legislature proclaimed The Grand The Official Opera House of Texas in 1993. Host to a wide variety of excellent entertain-ment, The Grand has a little bit of something for everyone.

Tickets are available by calling (409)765-1894, (800)821-1894, or visit The Grands website at www.thegrand.com.

Upcoming performances include:A Pre-Season Event - Friday, October 2nd, 8pmJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler, this is a wonder-ful new production of the Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway musical.

Tickets start at $24.Season Opener - Saturday, October 17th, 8pmMichael Feinstein: Sinatra Centennial Celebration

What better way to celebrate the beginning of our new season! The five-time Grammy nomi-nated Ambassador of the American Songbook cele-brates the centennial of one of the greatest voices in American music history.

Sponsored in part by Lyda Kempner Quinn

Fund For The Performing Arts and Rudy & Pacos.Tickets start at $48.

Friday, October 30th, 8pmDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: 1920 Silent Film Classic with Rob Landes, Organist

Prepare yourself for another Howling Hallow-een as organist Rob Landes, a perennial Galveston favorite, accompanies this unforgettable 1920 silent film masterpiece starring John Barrymore.

Tickets start at $19.Saturday, November 21st, 8pmJohn Pinero in Vince: The Life and Times of Vince Lombardi

This masterful portrayal of the greatest profes-sional coach in football history has won five-star reviews and unanimous raves from the National Football League.

Tickets start at $19.A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event.Saturday, November 28th, 8pmAn Olde English Christmas with Hermans Hermits starring Peter Noone

Start your holiday season with 60s pop sen-sation Peter Noone and Hermans Hermits. Enjoy a great mix of Christmas favorites and memora-ble solid-gold classics, including Theres a Kind of Hush, Im Into Something Good, and Cant You Hear My Heartbeat.

Tickets start at $38.A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event.Friday, December 4th, 8pmCharles Dickens A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future come together. This delightful performance features stunning sets, lush costumes, and plenty of music and dance.

Tickets start at $29.A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event.Saturday, December 19th, 2pm and 7pmRudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Musical

The beloved TV classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer soars off the screen and onto the stage this holiday season. Come see all of your favorite characters from the special, including Santa

and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius and, of course, Rudolph, as they come to life in Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical.

Tickets start at $24.A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event.Sunday, December 20th, 7pmTony Bennett

The Grand welcomes back the one and only Tony Bennett and his wonderful trio. Winner of 18 Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achieve-ment Award and two Emmy Awards, Tony is an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree who has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

Tickets start at $77.A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event.Tuesday, December 22nd, 8pmMerry Texas Christmas Yall: Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel

Spice up your Christmas party with a swingin slice of holiday cheer. Texas premier Western swing band decks the halls with plenty of honky-tonk holiday fun.

Tickets start at $29.A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event.Saturday, January 2nd, 2016, 8pmJerry Jeff Walker

Hes been called Mister Bojangles, The Gypsy Songman, and The Jimmy Buffett of Texas. One of the Lone Star States most popular musi-cal ambassadors returns to The Grand as Galveston rings in 2016. Jerry Jeff delivers a memorable eve-ning, filled with heart-tugging ballads, spirited mel-odies, and down-home fun.

Tickets start at $35.A Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event.Saturday, January 9th, 2016, 8pm Olympia Dukakis in Rose

The Oscar-winning star of Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias will capture your heart in this unforgettable portrait of an octogenarian who sur-vives the Warsaw Ghetto and builds an amazing life in America. This one-woman show, based on a true story, is a moving tribute to the endurance of the human spirit.

Tickets start at $21.This is a Galveston Island Winter Wonder Island Event.

Galveston Symphony Performs October 11th at The GrandBy Gini Rainey

The newest Galveston Symphony season marks its 36th year of performance, currently under the direction of acclaimed conductor and respected International Con-cert Violinist Trond Saeverud.

The first subscription concert of the season will be held on Sunday, October 11th at 4pm, and will feature Mozarts Overture to the Abduction from the Seraglio, Chopins Piano Concerto No.1 with Evelyn Chen on the piano, and Sibelius Symphony No.1.

The second subscription concert, The Halloween Concert, will be held Sunday, November 1st at 4pm. Included on the program are Gounods Funeral March of a Marionette, Tchaikovskys Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33, Bragatos Tango for cello and strings, and Handel/Halvorsens Passacaglia for Violin & Cello, Harold Saeveruds Music to Ibsens Peer Gynt - Dovret-roll Jog, Hymn Against the Boyg, and Devils Fivehop, and Dukas The Sorcerors Apprentice. This program features Brinton Smith on the cello and Trond Saeverud on the violin.

On Sunday, January 17th at 7pm, the Symphony will perform another Pops Concert with the theme Dance!

Sunday, February 14th at 4pm, the Symphony will present the third subscription concert of the season. The Valentines Concert will include Mozarts Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 featuring Elias Goldstein, viola and Espen Lilleslatten, violin, and Bruckners Symphony No.4.

The 4th concert of the season will be held on Sun-day, April 10th at 4pm and will include the following on the program: Balakirevs Overture on Three Russian Folk Songs, Prokofievs Piano Concerto No.2 featur-ing Andrew Staupe on piano, and Tchaikovskys Sym-phony No. 4.

The final concert of the season will be on Sunday, May 1st at 4pm. The program will include Schrekers Intermezzo, Op.8, Coplands Old American Songs, with John Weinel, tenor, Fraziers Jefferson: The Mak-ing of America V: Jefferson and Liberty, with John Wei-nel narrating, and concludes with Brahms Symphony No. 1.

All of the concerts will be held at The 1894 Grand Opera House, 2020 Postoffice, downtown Galveston. Tickets are available at www.GalvestonSymphony.org.


GalvestonIslandGuide.com Music Gig Guide

Thursday, October 1stThe Bar Angelo Tolentino, 7-11B. Jiggers The Line Up, 9-1Crow`s Southwest Cantina Open Mic Jam,

9-1Hotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Old Quarter Open Mic, 9-1On The Bayou Karaoke, 8-12Silver Spot Saloon Marina, 8-12Friday, October 2ndThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,

7-11B. Jiggers Radio Live, 9-1Crows Southwest Cantina Live Music, 5-9Float Live Music, 8-12Groove Shawan Billion, 8-12Hotel Galvez Reg & Cary, 5-10Jimmys On The Pier - Djidala Djembe Drum

Circle, 10-1Mod Coffee House Byrd & Street, 7-9Old Quarter Brad Boyer, Cody Schaeffer, 9-1Rum Shack Thermal Fusion, 9-1Shearns Lounge Steve Newsom, 7-11Silver Spot Saloon Paul Orta & The King-

pins, 8-12Stellas Piano Bar at Havana Alley - Little

Jewford, 7-10Stuttgarden Network Sound, 7-11Tremont House Trio Du Jour, 6-10West End Restaurant Karaoke, 7-11Yagas DJ Non Stopp, 10-1Saturday, October 3rdThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,

7-11B. Jiggers The Nailers, 9-1Crows Southwest Cantina Live Music, 9-1Float Roger Tienken, 7-10Hotel Galvez Reg & Cary, 5-10Mod Coffee House Eric Culbreth, 7-9Moody Gardens The BJ Thomas, 7-10Old Quarter Matt Mejia, 9-1Shearns Lounge Steve Newsom, 7-11Silver Spot Saloon The Relics, 9-1Stellas Piano Bar at Havana Alley - Little

Jewford, 7-10Stuttgarden Under Cover Brothers, 7-11

Tremont House Trio Du Jour, 6-10Woodys Harbors over Highways, 3-7Yacht Club Michael Player, 8-12Yagas DJ Erik, 10-1Zacks Mac Shack George Lee, 7-10Sunday, October 4thAlbatross Cash Mcall, 3-6B Jiggers Karaoke, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina Open Mic, 8-12Galveston Farmers Market Christie Glaser,

8amThe Grand Galveston Symphony, 7pmHotel Galvez Joyce Fields 11-2pmKRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Nonno Tonys Danny Kristensen, 4-8Pleasure Pier Epic Blaze, 2-6Rosies Tom Katz, 4-8Silver Spot Saloon Open Mic, 7-11Splash Bar Karaoke, 9-1Stuttgarden Robert Kuhn, 6-9Woodys Cody Ray Henry Band, 3-7Monday, October 5thB Jiggers Video DJ, 8-12The Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,

7-11Crows Southwest Cantina Karaoke, 8-12 Galveston Island Brewing Co. Monday Night

Guys, 5-8On The Bayou Karaoke, 8-12Splash Bar Karaoke, 9-1Tuesday, October 6thThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,

7-11B. Jiggers Karaoke, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina Acoustic

Tuesday, 8-12Float DJ Nonstopp, 7-10Galveston Island Brewing Co. Robert Kuhn,

4-7Hotel Galvez Bryan Guevin, 6-9Splash Bar DJ Mellemel Frausto, 9-1Wednesday, October 7thB. Jiggers Dueling Pianos, 8-12The Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,

6-9Crows Southwest Cantina - Open Mic

Acoustic, 8-12Hotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Nonno Tonys Mickey Hobbs, 6-9Old Quarter Open Mic, 9-1On The Bayou Soulfiya, 9-1

Splash Bar DJ Alex, 9-1Thursday, October 8thB Jiggers The Line Up, 9-1Crow`s Southwest Cantina Open Mic Jam,

9-1Hotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Old Quarter Robert Kuhn, 9-1On The Bayou Karaoke, 8-12Silver Spot Saloon Marina, 8-12Friday, October 9thThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,

7-11B. Jiggers Live Music, 9-1Crows Live Music, 9-1Elks Lodge Wes Hardin & The Country

Outlaws, 7-10Hotel Galvez Reg & Cary, 5-10Jimmys On The Pier - Djidala Djembe Drum

Circle, 10-1Old Quarter Harbors over Highways, 9-1RumShack Alter Ego, 9-1Shearns Lounge Steve Newsom, 7-11Silver Spot Saloon Almost Endless Summer,

8-12Stellas Piano Bar at Havana Alley - Little

Jewford, 7-10Stuttgarden Salty Dog, 7-11Tremont House Trio Du Jour, 6-10West End Restaurant Karaoke, 7-11Yagas The Line Up, 10-1Saturday, October 10thThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,

6-9B. Jiggers Mambo Jazz Kings, 9-1Hotel Galvez Reg & Cary, 5-10Mod Coffee House Dick LeMasters, 7-9RumShack J Metro, 9-1Saengerfest Park The Journey Agents, 6-9Shearns Lounge Steve Newsom, 7-11Silver Spot Saloon 98 In The Shade, 9-1Stellas Piano Bar at Havana Alley - Little

Jewford, 7-10Stuttgarden Network Sound, 7-11Tremont House Trio Du Jour, 6-10Woodys Joe Hell Band, 3-7Yagas Dominic James, 10-1Zacks Mac Shack George Lee, 7-10Sunday, October 11thAlbatross Salty Dog Band, 3-6B. Jiggers Karaoke, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina Open Mic, 7-11

Galveston Farmers Market Live Music, 8amThe Grand Galveston Symphony, 7pmHotel Galvez Joyce Fields, 11-2pmKRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Nonno Tonys Danny Kristensen, 4-7Pleasure Pier A Sure Thing, 2-6Rosies Tom Katz, 4-8Silver Spot Saloon Open Mic, 7-11Splash Bar Karaoke, 9-1Stuttgarden Jeremy Kilgore, 12-3Monday, October 12thB. Jiggers Video DJ, 8-12The Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,Crows Southwest Cantina Karaoke, 8-12Galveston Island Brewing Co. Monday Night

Guys, 5-8On The bayou Karaoke, 8-12Splash Bar Karaoke, 9-1 Tuesday, October 13thB Jiggers Karaoke, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina Acoustic

Tuesday, 8-12Hotel Galvez Bryan Guevin, 6-9Splash Bar DJ Mellemel Frausto, 9-1Wednesday, October 14thThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,

7-11B. Jiggers Dueling Pianos, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina - Open Mic

Acoustic, 8-12Hotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Nonno Tonys Mickey Hobbs, 6-9On The Bayou Soulfia, 9-1Splash Bar DJ Alex, 9-1Thursday, October 15thB Jiggers The Line Up, 9-1Crow`s Southwest Cantina Open Mic Jam,

9-1Hotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1On The Bayou Karaoke, 8-12Silver Spot Saloon Marina, 8-12Friday, October 16thThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,

7-11B. Jiggers The Line Up, 9-1Club 21 J Metro, 9-1Crows Live Music, 9-1Float Cassette Tape, 7-10Hotel Galvez Reg & Cary, 5-10Jimmys On the Pier - Djidala Djembe Drum

Circle, 10-1On The Bayou Live Music, 8-12Rumshack The Playboyz, 9-1Shearns Lounge Steve Newsom, 7-11Silver Spot Saloon Gulf Coast Rockers, 8-12Stellas Piano Bar at Havana Alley - Little

Jewford, 7-10Stuttgarden Curtis King, 7-11Tremont House Trio Du Jour, 6-10West End Restaurant Karaoke, 7-11Yagas DJ Non Stopp, 10-1Saturday, October 17thThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,

6-9B. Jiggers Mambo Jazz Kings, 9-1Crows Live Music, 9-1Float Dem, 9-1The Grand Michael Feinstein, 4pmHotel Galvez Reg & Cary, 5-10Old Quarter Odd Toddler, 9-1RumShack Bristol Fashion, 9-1Schlitterbahn Feezarelli, 10am, Trevor Lee,

11am, Jamison Strain, 2pmShearns Lounge Steve Newsom, 7-11Silver Spot Saloon Soulshine, 9-1Stuttgarden Noise Poets, 7-11Tremont House Trio Du Jour, 6-10Yagas SNAFU, 10-1Zacks Mac Shack George Lee, 7-10Sunday, October 18thAlbatross Gary Lee, 3-6B. Jiggers Karaoke, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina Open Mic, 9-1Galveston Farmers Market Kevin Anthony,

8amHotel Galvez Joyce Fields, 11-2pmKRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Nicks Pool Bar DJ Non Stopp, 2-8Pleasure Pier Velvet Punch, 2-6Rosies Tom Katz, 4-8Silver Spot Saloon Open Mic, 7-11Splash Bar Karaoke, 9-1Stuttgarden Jeremy Kilgore, 12-3Monday, October 19thB. Jiggers Video DJ, 8-12The Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,Crows Southwest Cantina Karaoke, 8-12Galveston Island Brewing Co. Monday Night

Guys, 5-8On The Bayou Karaoke, 8-12Splash Bar Karaoke, 9-1 Tuesday, October 20th

LIVE BANDS

5202 Ave. S, Galveston 409.741.8450

October 2nd: Paul Orca Band

October 3rd: The Relics

October 4th: Open Mic Night

October 9th: Almost Endless Summer

October 10th: 98 in the Shade


October 16th: Gulf Coast Rockers

October 17th: Soul Shine


October 23rd: Rubber Mule

October 24th: Steve Krase Band


October 30th: 98 in the Shade

October 31st: Rhythm Kings Halloween Party/costume contest $100.00 prize

Every Thursday Marina (from the Guppies from Outer Space) will be playing

Every Friday - Pool tourney

Every Sunday - FOOTBALL!! Four big screens - power hour during the games


B Jiggers Karaoke, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina Acoustic Tuesday, 8-12Hotel Galvez Bryan Guevin, 6-9Splash Bar DJ Mellemel Frausto, 9-1Wednesday, October 21stThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino, 7-11B. Jiggers Dueling Pianos, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina DJ Daddy Roux, 8-12Hotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Nonno Tonys Mickey Hobbs, 6-9On The Bayou Soulfiya, 9-1Splash Bar DJ Alex, 9-1Thursday, October 22ndB Jiggers The Line Up, 9-1Crow`s Southwest Cantina Open Mic Jam, 9-1The Grand Marcus Luttrell, 7pmHotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Old Quarter Open Mic, 9-1Silver Spot Saloon Marina, 8-12Friday, October 23rdThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino, 7-11B. Jiggers Rapture, 9-1Crows Live Music, 9-1Float Beat Bodega, 7-10Hotel Galvez Reg & Cary, 5-10Jimmys On The Pier - Djidala Djembe Drum Circle, 10-1Octoberfest, First Lutheran Church: Family Stage: Das Ist Lustig, 5-7:30 The Alex Meixner Band, 8-11 Music Stage: Die Tubameisters, 5-6:15 Midlife Crisis, 7-11Old Quarter Myrna Sanders, 9-1On The Bayou Live Music, 8-12RumShack The Goods, 9-1Shearns Lounge Steve Newsom, 7-11Silver Spot Saloon Rubber Mule, 8-12Stuttgarden Naked Truth, 7-11Tremont House Trio Du Jour, 6-10West End Restaurant Karaoke, 7-11Yagas DJ Erik, 10-1Saturday, October 24thThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino, 6-9B. Jiggers 11th Hour, 9-1Crows Live Music, 9-1Float Beat Bodega, 9-1Hotel Galvez Reg & Cary, 5-10Mod Coffee House Tommy C. Lewis, 7-9Octoberfest, Fist Lutheran Church: Family Stage: Das Ist Lustig,11-12:45 FanFare, 1:15-2 Das Ist Lustig, 2:20-3 Gemischter Choir, 3:45-4:30 Das Ist Lustig, 6:30-7:30 Kevin Anthony, 8-10 Das Ist Lustig, 10-11 Music Stage: Auf Gehts, 11-1:15 Die Tubameisters, 2-3 Auf Gehts, 3:15-5:45 The Alex Meixner Band, 7-11Old Quarter Fiel, 9-1On The Bayou Live Music, 8-12Pleasure Pier A Sure Thing, 6-10RumShack Alter Ego, 9-1Silver Spot Saloon Steve Krase Band, 9-1Shearns Lounge Steve Newsom, 7-11Stuttgarden Salty Dogs, 7-11Tremont House Trio Du Jour, 6-10Woodys Harbors Over Highways, 3-7Yagas SNAFU, 10-1Zacks Mac Shack George Lee, 7-10Sunday, October 25thAlbatross Smith & Turner, 3-6B. Jiggers Karaoke, 8-12Bone Voyage Pet Resort Brandon Williams, 4pmCrows Southwest Cantina Open Mic, 7-11Galveston Farmers Market Robert Kuhn, 8amHotel Galvez Joyce Fields, 11-2pmKRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Pleasure Pier Alter Ego, 2-6Rosies Tom Katz, 4-8Silver Spot Saloon Open Mic, 7-11Splash Bar Karaoke, 9-1Stuttgarden Jeremy Kilgore, 12-3Monday, October 26thB. Jiggers Video DJ, 8-12The Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,Crows Southwest Cantina Karaoke, 8-12Galveston Island Brewing Co. Monday Night Guys, 5-8On The Bayou Karaoke, 8-12Splash Bar Karaoke, 9-1 Tuesday, October 27thB Jiggers Karaoke, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina Acoustic Tuesday, 8-12Hotel Galvez Bryan Guevin, 6-9Splash Bar DJ Mellemel Frausto, 9-1Wednesday, October 28thThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino, 7-11B. Jiggers Dueling Pianos, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina DJ Daddy Roux, 8-12

Hotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Nonno Tonys Mickey Hobbs, 6-9On The Bayou Soulfiya, 9-1Splash Bar DJ Alex, 9-1Thursday, October 29thB Jiggers The Line Up, 9-1Crow`s Southwest Cantina Open Mic Jam, 9-1Hotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Old Quarter Open Mic, 9-1Silver Spot Saloon Marina, 8-12Friday, October 30thThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino, 7-11B. Jiggers Live Music, 9-1Club 21 J metro, 9-1Crows Live Music, 9-1Float Rob Saint Revue, 7-10The Grand Rob Landes, 8pmHotel Galvez Reg & Cary, 5-10Jimmys On The Pier - Djidala Djembe Drum Circle, 10-1On The Bayou Live Music, 8-12RumShack Level One, 9-1Shearns Lounge Steve Newsom, 7-11Silver Spot Saloon 98 In The Shade, 8-12Stellas Piano Bar at Havana Alley - Little Jewford, 7-10Stuttgarden Lyndrix, 7-11Tremont House Trio Du Jour, 6-10West End Restaurant Karaoke, 7-11Yagas The Line Up, 10-1Saturday, October 31stThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino, 6-9B. Jiggers Live Music, 9-1Crows The Relics, 9-1Hotel Galvez Reg & Cary, 5-10On The Bayou Live Music, 8-12Proletariat Gallery and Public House - Octonana Trio, 8RumShack The Playboyz, 9-1Saengerfest Park Hypersoul, 6-9Silver Spot Saloon Rhythm Kings, 9-1Shearns Lounge Steve Newsom, 7-11Stellas Piano Bar at Havana Alley - Little Jewford, 7-10Stuttgarden If Birds Could Fly, 7-11Tremont House Trio Du Jour, 6-10Yagas SNAFU, 10-1Zacks Mac Shack George Lee, 7-10Sunday, November 1stAlbatross Jaredd Reed Band, 3-6B. Jiggers Karaoke, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina Open Mic, 7-11Galveston Farmers Market Robert Kuhn, 8amThe Grand Galveston Symphony, 7pmHotel Galvez Joyce Fields, 11-2pmKRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Nicks Pool Bar DJ Non Stopp, 2-8Pleasure Pier Summer Street Band, 2-6Rosies Tom Katz, 4-8Silver Spot Saloon Open Mic, 7-11Splash Bar Karaoke, 9-1Stuttgarden Jeremy Kilgore, 12-3Monday, November 2ndB. Jiggers Video DJ, 8-12The Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino,Crows Southwest Cantina Karaoke, 8-12Galveston Island Brewing Co. Monday Night Guys, 5-8On The Bayou Karaoke, 8-12Splash Bar Karaoke, 9-1 Tuesday, November 3rdB Jiggers Karaoke, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina Acoustic Tuesday, 8-12Hotel Galvez Bryan Guevin, 6-9Splash Bar DJ Mellemel Frausto, 9-1Wednesday, November 4thThe Bar at the San Luis Angelo Tolentino, 7-11B. Jiggers Dueling Pianos, 8-12Crows Southwest Cantina DJ Daddy Roux, 8-12Hotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Nonno Tonys Mickey Hobbs, 6-9On The Bayou Soulfiya, 9-1Splash Bar DJ Alex, 9-1Thursday, November 5thB Jiggers The Line Up, 9-1Crow`s Southwest Cantina Open Mic Jam, 9-1Hotel Galvez Joe Sewell, 6-10KRave Bar Karaoke, 9-1Lone Star Bike Rally: Budweiser Stage: Sundance Hear, 12-1:30 Cold Hard Cash, 2-3:30 Mustang Sally, 4-5:30 Bobby Friss, 6-9 Steve Augeri, 9:30-11 Jasmine Acoustic, 11:30-1 Jagermeister Stage: Zack Tate, 12-2 Jasmine Cain, 2-4:30 Ryan Rolando, 5-6:30 Farrell Webber, 7-8:30 Jared Blake, 9-1Old Quarter Open Mic, 9-1Silver Spot Saloon Marina, 8-12

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October 18th - Gary LeeOctober 25th - Smith & Turner

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Fall Reads For Just About EveryoneBy Gini Rainey

What Alice Forgot by Lian Moriarity

Soon to be a motion picture, What Alice For-got is yet another book I had trouble putting down. Imagine if you will, waking up after a nasty bump on the head and not being able to remember the last 10 years of your life. This is exactly what hap-pens to Alice Love shortly before her 40th birthday. When she wakes up, she thinks that she and her hus-band are still madly in love with each other, that she is pregnant with her first child, and everything was good in her life. However, nothing could be further from the truth.

Moriaritys amazing ability to create believable and realistic characters, that are dealing with unusual situations in their lives, makes reading her books an enjoyable experience. This book is no exception. The unique thing about What Alice Forgot is, that although having been referred to as a chik-lit book, there is something to be gained by reading this book for anyone who wonders just exactly how they got to where they are in their relationships and lives.

Although Alice has become a person whom she does not recognize, and the life that she has been leading is not a life she thought she would have wanted to lead, the journey back to herself was an eye-opener to how she decides to live her life once she finally gets her memory back.

The compelling draw of this book is that the reader is as much in the dark about the current Alice as Alice is. Moriarity did an excellent job of feeding the reader little tidbits about Alice as the story pro-gresses, which keeps the reader engaged. But, the real strength of this book is it will encourage the reader to contemplate his own life. Questions like, what would the me of 10 years ago (or 20 or 30 years) think of the me now? What if just one of a couple can look at the other with eyes from the start of their relationship? Would they do anything differently? Would they find a way to accept and forgive each other? And, most importantly, how could the old me and the current me integrate to find the best of each other?

This is definitely a must read on so many levels.Rating: 5 of 5; Copyright 2012 Berkley BooksAuschwitz: A Doctors Eyewitness Account by Miklos Nyiszli and Translated by Tibere Kremer, Richard Seaver, and Bruno Bettelheim

This book was written by Miklos Nyiszli, a Hungarian Jew, who was commandeered to Aus-chwitz along with the rest of his family in early 1944. Nyiszli, a doctor with a great deal of experience in pathology, volunteered to be the assistant to Dr. Josef

Mengele (the so-called Angel of Death) in order to save his own life when he arrives at the extermina-tion camp. He was placed among the ranks of the Sonderkommando a group of men whose respon-sibility was to dispose of the bodies of gas cham-ber victims. In Nyiszlis case, he was given the job of performing autopsies on freshly killed prisoners so that Mengele could conduct his genetic research on human subjects, focusing primarily on twins.

Although members of the Sonderkommando were only allowed to live for four months before being replaced by a new group (the SS wanted no survivors to tell tales) Mengele refused to have Nyiszli killed because there were very few doctors around who had his skills. Therefore, Nyiszli was able to write of his experiences that are in this book after he was a free man. Although many books have been written about the horrors of the Nazi prison camps, this was one of the first to come out on this subject as Nyiszli wrote his own memoirs and they were pub-lished in 1946.

This book reads like an excellently written, fast paced novel, but the simple truth here is that it is not fiction. This truly happened, and over 7 mil-lion lives were lost during the Holocaust. This is a brief, but powerful, description of the horror of Aus-chwitz. Dr. Nyiszli was witness to the efficiency of the Nazi killing machinery, and is one of a very few such witnesses to survive. His account is an impor-tant reminder of the magnitude of the barbarity that man is capable of inflicting on his fellows. Dr. Nyiszli was also required to work with Dr. Josef Mengele, Auschwitzs Angel of Death, helping him collect evidence to support his pseudo-scientific beliefs in Aryan superiority. Taken together with other eyewit-ness accounts, this book helps paint a more complete picture of the enormity of the Nazi crimes, and the horror they inflicted.Rating: 5 of 5; Copyright 2011 Arcade Publishing

Book SigningsGalveston Bookshop is located at 317 23rd St.,

downtown Galveston, (409)750-8200, galveston-bookshop.com. Book signings are free to attend.Saturday, October 10th (3-5pm)Appetites: A Memoir by Marie LeNtre

Galveston Bookshop will host a book sign-ing with Marie LeNtre, the founder and director of The Culinary Institute LeNtre in Houston.

Marie LeNtres story traces her journey through Greece and France, and finally settles in Houston, but not before providing a heartwarming love story and a reflection on lifes spiritual journey. Appe-

tites begins with two storylines - the early life of Marie and that of her husband Alain - then melds into the story of the birth of their Culinary Institute. Marie weaves her personal and professional struggles

together, and writes passionately about difficulties in establishing the school, its eventual success, and the joy she finds in working with the students. Appe-tites shares Maries childhood dreams and adoles-cent struggles, the pains and joys of love in France, and the way she made the famous culinary name of LeNtre her own - and helped spread it across the globe.

Marie LeNtre is the Founder and Director of the Culinary Institute LeNtre, created with her hus-band, Alain LeNtre, in 1998. Marie has a bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Hous-ton, a bachelors degree in Drama from the University of Athens, Greece, a masters degree in Public Health Education, from the University of Texas and a mas-ters degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Houston. Marie and Alain live in Hous-ton and Galveston, Texas, and Ajaccio, France.

Saturday, October 17th (3-5pm)Vamps, Villains and Vaudeville: A Jazz Age Mystery, No. 4 by Ellen Mansoor Collier

Galveston Bookshop will host a book signing with Ellen Mansoor Col-lier who joins us with the fourth novel in her histori-

cal mystery series set in Galveston during the Roar-ing Twenties.

In the 1920s, Galveston, society reporter Jazz Cross is in for a surprise when she attends a travel-ing vaudeville show with her beau, Prohibition Agent James Burton, and sees an old flame in the produc-tion. That night, they find a stabbing victim behind the Oasis - her half-brother Sammys speakeasy - whos identified as an actor in the troupe. When the victim disappears and later turns up dead, Jazz must help prove that Sammy wasnt the killer. After a second vaudeville actor is found dead, Jazz discov-ers that the events behind the scenes are much more interesting than the outdated acts onstage.

Vamps, Villains and Vaudeville is the fourth book in the popular Jazz Age Mystery series, featur-ing the intrepid young society reporter, Jasmine Jazz Cross, who always manages to uncover the intrigues of the day behind the puff pieces she is paid to write.

Saturday, October 24th (12-2pm)The Bolivar Peninsula (Images of America Series) by Dr. Melanie Wallace

Galveston Bookshop will host a book signing with Dr. Melanie Wallace and her new history of the Bolivar Peninsula.

The Bolivar Peninsula is a quirky coastal commu-nity consisting of Port Bolivar, Crystal Beach, Caplen, Gilchrist, and High Island. The peninsula, as locals call it, is a 27-mile-long barrier formation. Bounded on one side by the Gulf of Mexico and on the other by the Intracoastal Waterway, it is a short ferry ride from Galveston, Texas. The history of the penin-sula includes filibusterers, pirates, fierce natives, and

headstrong settlers. A spirit of independence sur-vives to this day, providing a continuation of the story of this unique landmass and its people. An unlikely conglomeration of cowboys and farmers, third- and fourth-generation landowners, retired executives and professors, fishermen, shrimpers, and birding enthu-siasts comes together with weekenders and tourists to enjoy the beauty and bounty of the Gulf Coast. Its beautiful setting and wild, storied past, make the Bolivar Peninsula a fascinating place to explore.

Dr. Melanie Wallace is a retired educator and cur-rent resident of the peninsula. This book was com-piled from the many photographs and stories col-lected from interviews with the folks whose ancestors settled the peninsula in the mid-1800s.

Saturday, October 24th (2-4pm)Henry Sampson and the Great Galveston Storm by William Merrell

Galveston Bookshop will host a book signing with William Merrell and his new historical novel set at the time of the 1900 Storm.

Henry Sampson and the Great Galveston Storm is a historical novel set in Galveston, Texas in the year 1900. Sampson is an ambitious young businessman looking to make his fortune in the city known as the Wall Street of the South. From his office overlook-ing the Strand, Sampson enjoys a clear view of the busy port which was then controlled by the Galves-ton Wharves Company, nicknamed the Octopus of the Gulf. By way of a romantic interest, he becomes involved in a ladys scheme to recover a cache of Jean Lafittes hidden treasure, and encounters a host of historical locals along the way, including Jack John-son, George Sealy, and Isaac Cline, among others, all in the week prior to the islands devastating encoun-ter with a hurricane of unimaginable power.

Bill Merrell holds the George P. Mitchell chair in marine sciences at Texas A&M University at Galves-ton. He studies hurricanes and is the originator of the coastal barrier system dubbed Ike Dike.Angel Talk by Cathy Catching2014, Balboa Press (a division of Hay House), Bloomington, IndianaEvery Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12

noon-5pm at Catz Jewelry, 2029 Strand, down-town Galveston, (409)740-1565

Angel Talk is a fascinating true story about one womans astonishing interactions with heavenly beings and her extraordinary recovery from an incur-able and debilitating disorder. In addition to her own miracle, the author also shares how several other family members have been divinely touched and experienced their own mysterious healings. Learn how the author, in her personal quest for healing, awakened her sixth sense and discovered that she could actually hear her angels talking to her.

Angel Talk can be purchased at Catz Jewelry, 2029 Strand St., or online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Balboa Press.

Cathy Catching also does angel readings and teaches others how angelic communication can pro-vide emotional, physical and spiritual healing.

For more info go to www.cathycatching.com or www.facebook.com/ccatching.


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Halloween Haunts, Tours and Other Scary Things To Do

For an island that is no stranger to the strange, this Halloween sea-son Galveston Historical Founda-tion is offering a breath-taking roster of uniquely-created events for adult and youth alike. The island is a trea-sure of haunted stories and spooky places, states GHF Executive Direc-tor, Dwayne Jones. Our rich history and fascinating buildings are ideal for a truly unique Halloween experience.Haunted Harbor ToursOctober 23rd, 24th, 30th and 31st

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for youth and free for 5 and Under

The narrated exploration of spooky corners, and tragic sites in and around Galvestons storied harbor, takes place on board aboard the 50-foot passenger boat, Seagull II, and continues through October 31st, with departures from the Texas Seaport Museum.Ghost Tours at Ashton VillaOctober 29th-30th at 7:30 and 8:15pm

Tickets are $30 per person, 20 per tourThe public is offered a rare set of tours through

this 1859 building. Join your guide for an unprec-edented tour of the home as you hear about the early days of Galvestons formation and exceptional life, and possible after-life, of the homes Miss Bet-tie Brown.Ashton Villa SanceOctober 30th, 10pm

Tickets are $150Join Sharon Michelle as she guides a group of 12

guests through the spirits of Ashton Villa. A natu-ral born psychic, Sharon first started using her many gifts over 40 years ago. Since then, the spirit has con-tinued to guide her, and add to her knowledge and abilities.

Sailors Superstitions and Folklore on the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSAOctober 31st at 1pm

Tickets are $15 adult / $12 youthCome join us for a spook-tacular tour of the

1877 Iron Barque ELISSA (Pier 22, at 22nd Street and Harborside Drive) and learn what makes sailors so superstitious. From bananas on board, to whis-tling up a storm, this special will delve into the world of nautical know-how, and uncover the ghostly past of this national landmark.Menard House Trick or TreatingOctober 31st, 5-7pm

Galvestons oldest residence opens its doors for one night of ghostly fun. Bring your kids by for treats (and a few surprises) to the 1838 Michele B. Menard house, located at 1605 33rd Street. Free for all, be sure to bring your ghost hunting equipment.History on TapOctober 31st, 7pm

Tickets are $50A Halloween occurring on a Saturday night

shouldnt be missed, and the spirits at Saint Arnolds are here to help. Come in your best Halloween garb for special prizes and a tasting of select Bishops Bar-rel and Divine Reserve releases. Tickets are limited.

Tickets are available at galvestonhistory.org or by calling (409)765-3431. Some events are expected to sell out quickly so be sure to get your tickets soon.

Spooktacular Fun At Moody Gardens:Free Trick-Or-Treating, Crafts, and Costume Contest October 25th at Moody Gardens

Want to skip the trick and head straight to the treat? This Halloween, Moody Gardens can make that happen.

During the annual Moody Gardens Ghostly Gar-dens celebration, children and their families can participate in free trick-or-treating, Creepy Crafts, face-painting, and other fun activities on October 25th from 2pm-4pm. The event will also include a kids costume contest for children 12 years old and younger. Prizes will be awarded to the participant

with the best costume in each of the different age groups.

The costume contest will begin at 3pm in the Garden Lobby of the Visitors Center. All other activities will be held in various loca-tions throughout the Moody Gardens complex.

All guests are encour-aged to dress up in their favorite costume the day of the event. Families with at least one member in a Hal-loween costume will receive a special discount to the Rainforest Pyramid, SpongeBob SubPants Adventure, SPEED, MG 3D Theater, 4D Theater, and Colonel Paddlewheel, paying just $5 per attraction per person.

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

Moody Gardens is a public, non-profit, educa-tional destination utilizing nature in the advancement of rehabilitation, conservation, recreation, & research.

Other October EventsEvery Friday and Saturday in October - Galveston Historic Tour Presents the Living Dead - Explore Galvestons haunted history. See where some of Galvestons famous citizens lived and died. This driving tour includes the history of the sites, and any ghost stories associated with them. Haunts on the tour include Ashton Villa, the Menard House, the Samuel May Williams House, and much more! This is a driving tour aboard our 12 passenger elec-tric shuttle. The tour is every Friday and Saturday in October, starting October 9th at 8pm. Space is limited so reservations are required and can be made by calling (409)789-9911.

Every Friday and Saturday in October - Galveston Historic Tour Presents the Graveyard Tour - Dead men do tell tales! Explore the oldest and most historic cemeteries in Galveston. Take a historic walking tour of the Broadway cemeteries, and see where Galvestons most famous citizens are laid to rest. Stories include murder, suicide, and hauntings. The tour is every Friday and Saturday in October, starting October 9th at 9:30pm. Reservations are needed and can be made by calling (409)789-9911.

Saturday-Sunday, October 10th-11th - Ghost Tours of Galveston Presents: Dash Beardsleys 2nd Annual Wake the Dead Horror Para Con 2015 at the Galveston Convention Center from 11am to 6pm. This event features Kathy Najimy (Hocus Pocus, Sister Act 1 & 2), Pruitt Taylor Vince (The Walking Dead), Bobby Campo (Final

Destination), and Jennifer Lynn Warren (American Horror Story), in addition to other celebrities from the horror, paranormal, and pop culture genre. We are including Dakota Lawrence, a talented Clairvoyant Medium and Psychic, to conduct a special psychic gallery that will amaze and entertain the whole family. This event will also include multiple vendors and inter-esting lectures covering the strange and unusual subject matter. This is a perfect way to celebrate the Halloween season! Horror costumes are encouraged for the chance to win prizes. They will be hosting a special multi-course VIP dinner on Friday, October 9th, at Galvestons Riondos Italian Restaurant that will allow guests an opportunity to dine with our celebrity talent, then continue on a family-friendly haunted pub crawl with the Ghostman of Galveston, Dash Beardsley. For more details about this event, general admission tickets, VIP passes, and vendor space, please visit www.galvestoncom-iccon.com or call (409)356-9266. General admission tickets are $20 for 13 years and up, children 12 and younger are free with parent/guardian paid admission. VIP passes are $195 that includes Friday Night VIP Multi-Course Exclusive Dinner/haunted pub crawl, Dakota Lawrence Exclusive VIP Psychic

Galvestons Haunted Hotel Galvez to Offer Annual Ghost Tour and Dinner in October

Fascinated by ghosts? This October, Hotel Galvez & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Hotel and National Trust Historic Hotel of America, invites guests to learn more about the paranormal during its annual Dinner with the Ghosts ghost tour and dinner event.

During the 104-year-old historic Texas hotels one-hour tour, the Hotel Galvez concierge will guide guests through the hotels ghostly past, using popular ghost hunting tools to conduct a paranormal investi-gation. Guests will learn about the hotels Ghost Bride, and other reported strange occurrences. The tour begins at 6pm, and will be followed by a three-course dinner at Galvez Bar & Grill at 7pm. Guests can book the tour and dinner package now for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings throughout October. The cost for the tour and dinner package is $45 per person.

Guests will learn a bit of history of the hotel, hear and share ghost sto-ries, and enjoy a delicious dinner in the Galvez Bar & Grill - making for an evening of ghostly fun in Galveston, said the hotels general manager, Steve Cunningham.

In addition to the tour and din-ner event, the hotel will also offer a Dinner with the Ghosts overnight package, available Tuesday-Thursday, starting at $259, which includes one night in a deluxe guest room follow-ing the event, plus a copy of Haunted Galveston by Amy Matsumoto. On Fridays, the hotels Dinner with the Ghosts event is exclusively available as an overnight package, starting at $289, and including a deluxe guest room, the ghost tour, dinner for two, valet parking, and a copy of Haunted Galveston by Amy Matsumoto.

Hotel staff have often reported odd occurrences throughout the hotel, such as candles blowing out on their own, dishes breaking with no one around, and unexplained breathing or childrens laughter in some public areas. Similarly, guests have occasionally reported seeing or sensing spirits in their rooms, or unex-plained orbs in their photos, including the hotels Ghost Bride, which has reportedly been seen in Room 501 and throughout the fifth floor. Hotel Galvez and its ghosts have been featured on the Travel Channels Ghost Stories, and on Discovery Channels Ghost Lab.

To make a reservation for the ghost tour and dinner package, please contact the Galvez Bar & Grill at (409)515-2154. To book the Dinner with the Ghosts overnight package, please visit www.HotelGalvez.com and select the tab, Special Offers.

Galveston Island Brewery Celebrates Oktoberfest

Join us for biggest event yet! We are gearing up for Okto-berFest at Galveston Island Brewing, located at 8423 Stewart Rd., on Saturday, October 17th starting at 12 noon to 1am. This is an all day, free event, filled with food and dance, stein and t-shirt sales, and, of course, OktoberFest beer specials.

Shrimp N Stuff will have traditional German food for sale. Bavarian soft pretzels will also be sold through Galves-ton Island Brewing. Oktoberfest commemorative 1-liter glass steins and lederhosen t-shirts will be for sale in the taproom starting October 1st-17th.

Traditional style leather Lederhosens will be on sale during Oktoberfest. There will be two styles to choose from, sizes 30-44 available, while supplies last.

Be sure to take part in the Men and Womens MasMasskrugstemmen (stein holding) contest, starting at 7pm. Contestants must purchase their entry ticket for $10, which is good for 1-liter of Oktoberfest beer to be used in the competition, and for consumption. Contestants must hold a 1-liter stein filled to the fill line with beer (about 5 pounds) at arms length for as long as possible. The arm cannot be bent and must remain parallel to the floor (only one warning will be given per contestant). Any spillage spells disqualification. The winner is the last man, and woman, standing with an arm outstretched and unbent with full mug. Winners will receive a new, filled, 64 oz. Growler of beer of choice and an OktoberFest t-shirt.

Join in the fun as we sing, dance, and cheers the day away! For more information, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/events/847302532032372.


Gallery, free 1114 Autographed Keepsake (signed by all attending Hollywood and paranormal celebri-ties), priority access to all celebrity talent, reserved VIP seating (guaranteed) for all lectures and Q&As, free Saturday night after party pass, early bird two-day free admission at 10am (one hour prior to general admission) through closing. Ghost Tours of Galveston was founded in 1998 by owner/creator Dash Beardsley. Dubbed the Ghostman of Galveston, Dash is considered Galvestons premier paranormal expert.

Friday-Saturday, October 23rd-24th - 34th Annual Galveston Island Oktoberfest - Look for this years

event Friday 5-11pm, and Saturday 11am-11pm. Galvestons Island Oktoberfest was first celebrated in 1981 by members of First Lutheran Church who traced their roots back

to German immigrants of the mid-1800s. What started simply as a fall activity for the congregation and their friends and neighbors in the courtyard in front of the Parish Hall, has

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