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July 4 - Fourth
of July Parade - Galveston
Come Fourth and Participate. Celebration in historic downtown Galveston
on Saturday, July 4, 2009! Decorate your bicycle, tricycle, golf cart,
skates, horses, wagons, carriages, floats, or any other favorite mode of
transportation and join us in the parade! Strike up the band and march
in the parade! We welcome all organizations, businesses, civic, church
and musical groups, individuals and families. Participation in the
parade is free and fun for everyone.
Listen in to Talk of the Bay, as parade organizer
Kathy Modzelewski tells us about this fun filled patriotic event. |
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Right Now - Home
Grown Cantaloupes – League City
You wanna taste the best melons this side of the Pecos? Cantaloupes that
is…and they’re grown right here, in the Bay Area, in League City, along
Hwy 3 between 518 and 96. That’s right! You can’t miss the rich white
sandy soil that sits on the west side of Hwy 3 and the aroma of
cantaloupes. But you will miss the cantaloupe sign (if the sign is
down-they’re out) if you don’t get there early. This morning they didn’t
even get a chance to get the sign up before they sold out. 50 or so
melons were gone in about 10 minutes.
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Now thru July 8 -
Clear Creek Community Theatre Summer Youth Program – Clear Lake Area
Clear Creek Community Theatre will once again host two separate
productions for children of varying ages and skill levels. These fun
programs teach kids how to appreciate the art of acting and its various
technical aspects. They also learn self respect, respect for others,
responsibility, and the value of the hard work required to accomplish
what may seem to be an impossible task.
Listen to Talk of the Bay, as Andrea Taylor gives
some background on these programs. |
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July 11 – Haak
Vineyard & Winery Harvest Festival – Santa Fe
This event kicks off at 9am with, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Todd
Staples, and our owner Raymond Haak greeting our guest and staff. Father
John Kappe will conduct the blessing and the harvesting of the grapes
will be under the direction of our assistant winemaker Nadia Hetzel.
Several other Texas wineries will be on site showcasing their own wines;
tastings and sales will happen throughout the day.
listen in
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July 11 – Bay Area Harbour
Playhouse Summer Camps & Gala – Dickenson
Summer is a very busy town for our little
community theatre, Bay Area Harbour Playhouse, out in Dickenson. For the
kiddos, there are two summer camps; one in June which is currently in
progress and a second one in July. Kids from 6 to 16 will be learning
all about acting skills, costume, sets and backstage tasks. Registration
for the July camp is going on now and camp will start up on July 13. No
prior stage experience is required. Listen in as Bennie Nipper, the
Artistic Director of Bay Area Harbour Playhouse, gives
Talk
of the Bay a run-down of their summer schedule.
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July 11 & August 22 –
Artwalk - Galveston
For over 18 years the Galveston Arts Center has produced ArtWalk on
Saturday nights in the heart of the historic district. Now spreading to
other parts of the island, ArtWalk occurs approximately every six weeks.
Listen in as Alexandra Irvine, Executive Director of the Galveston Arts
Center,
tells Talk of
the Bay about the Galveston Artwalk. |
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July 30 – Men Who Cook –
League City
Sixty wonderfully prepared culinary masterpieces, a silent auction,
great dance music and a Bachelor Auction….a what??? A Bachelor Auction!
Yup, 3 priceless bay area bachelors will go up for auction for a date
with the highest bidder. Now how delicious is that?
Listen in to Talk
of the Bay as we get the scoop from Susan Bailey,
this year’s organizer for the League City Men Who Cook. |
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August 7 – Politically
Incorrect Dinner – League City
This is probably the one opportunity you might have to pay a politician
to be quiet, or to dance, sing or even roller skate around a dining
room. All done to raise money for scholarships and in the spirit of
having a great time, politicians from around the area will be teased,
taunted and harassed into doing silly things. Listen in as Mary Proudy,
the event organizer
tells
Talk of the Bay all about this hysterical event. |
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September 6 & 7 – Redfish
Raftup – Clear Lake
One of the largest, in the water, boating events in our area is the
Redfish Raftup. If it isn’t the largest, it certainly is the most fun!
Each Labor Day Weekend, the Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) presents this
extremely popular concert on the water, featuring one of our favorite
bands, Kelly McGuire. Approximately 150– 200 boaters gather up around
Starfleet’s Star Gazer for this fun Labor Day celebration. This year the
Kelly McGuire Band will be out on the water from 12:30 – 2pm both
Sunday, September 6 and Monday, September 7.
Listen in
with the Talk of the Bay as Bob Stokes tells us the details
of the event. |
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Year Round - Bay Area PWC
Association – The Galveston Bay Area
The Bay Area PWC Association (BAPWA) is a charter club of the American
Watercraft Association. A family oriented, safety first organization;
BAPWA is the largest Personal Watercraft club in Texas celebrating 18
years of safe riding and having fun on the water.
Listen in as two members of BAPWA tell Talk of the Bay
about their club and how much fun they have. With members from 8 to 80;
these folks do it right. Their unofficial motto:
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Year Round – The BOAT Club
– Clear Lake
If you’re interested in a boating club that focuses on boating safely,
community service and having fun year round, then this is the boat club
for you. The Boaters Only Association of Texas, aka the BOAT Club, has
about 100 members that enjoy boating around the bay area from Clear Lake
to Galveston and beyond.
Listen in to Talk of
the Bay as Pat Patrick, President of the BOAT Club,
tells us about their activities and how to join in on the fun. |
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June 28 - American Spirit
Boat Parade – Clear Lake
American flags of all, blowing in the breeze, decorated more than a
dozen boats as the American Spirit Boat Parade got underway. Traveling
from the Nassau Bay Yacht Club to the Kemah Boardwalk these boaters paid
tribute to our Veterans.
Listen in to Talk of the Bay as we spoke with the
Captain of Doghouse III, a former Marine; the event organizer and the
Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 723. |
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June 25 - Salute To Heroes
V – League City
Representative Larry Taylor opened up the evening as hundreds of people
shopped the silent auction, anticipated the fun of the live auction,
purchased raffle tickets and enjoyed all the great food. All of this was
to honor our military and for one family, their son Ray Joseph
Hutchinson. Ray Joseph was killed in action while serving the 101st
Airborne in Mosul, Iraq on December 7, 2003.
Listen
in to Talk of the Bay as Deborah and Michael
Hutchinson express some of their thoughts. |
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