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Upcoming Events In August 2017
Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce
Fulton Mansion State Historic Site
Aug 8 - 7:00-8:30 pm - Music at the Mansion -Come out to enjoy the folk music duo, David and Barbara Brown. Lawn chairs and blankets recommended for seating. Concessions available for purchase. Pets welcome! Music at the Mansion is available to visitors free of charge courtesy of the Friends of Fulton Mansion. For more information call (361) 729-0386.
Rising above
Aransas Bay and surrounded by stately live oaks, Fulton Mansion State Historic Site is located in the resort area of Rockport-Fulton. The house must have appeared incredible in 1877, as it does today, with its mansard roof and ornate trim. Interior gas lighting, flush-toilets, and other refinements were progressive and luxurious elements for this part of Texas history.
Mansion hours -
Tuesday-Saturday -
10 a.m.-4 p.m. and
Sunday
1-4 p.m.
(Last tickets sold at 3:30 p.m.)
Education and History Center:
Tuesday-Saturday,
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.and
Sunday 12:30 - 4:30pm
FMI and other activities please call 729-0386 x21 or
www.visitfultonmansion.org
The History Center For Aransas County
Open Hours: Saturdays 10:00 am-4 pm; Sundays 1-4 pm Free Admission to all activities.
Current Exhibit: Foodways: Culinary Traditions of Aransas County
Aug 5 - 10am - Plant Exchange
Culinary Lecture Series
Starting 22-July-2017 through 1-October-2017 -Free
Aug 6 - 2pm -Vintage Fishing Lures - presentation by Melissa Cosby Pina
Aug 13 - 2pm -Trials and Tribulations of the Seafood Business -presented by John Jackson
Aug 20 - 2pm - Texas Gulf Coast Cuisine and the History of Breakfast in Texas
Current Exhibit: Foodways: Culinary Traditions of Aransas County - Terry Thompson Anderson
A Venue of Aransas Pathways -
The History Center is located at 801 E. Cedar. Free Admission FMI call 361-727-9214 or
www.aransashistorycenter.org
Aquarium at Rockport Harbor
Free Admission Open Thursday-Monday, 1pm-4pm. Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Documentaries in the Education Center
Thursday - Monday @ 1:30pm & 2:30pm
Free admission
***All summer documentaries are designed for children***
Thursday, Aug 3 - Monday, Aug 7
1:30 - Wild Kratts: Polar Bears Can't Dance (25mins)
2:30 - Animal Planet: Growing Up Polar Bear (40mins)
Thursday, Aug 10 - Monday, Aug 14
1:30 - Wild Kratts: Whale of a Squid (25mins)
2:30 - Wild Kratts: This Orca Likes Sharks (25mins)
Thursday, Aug 17 - Monday, Aug 21
1:30 - Wild Kratts: Octopus Wildkratticus (25mins)
2:30 - PBS: How Smart Are Animals: Octopus (15mins)
Thursday, Aug 24 - Monday, Aug 28
1:30 - Wild Kratts: Speaking Dolphinese (25mins)
2:30 - PBS: How Smart Are Animals: Dolphins (15mins)
Thursday, Aug 31 - Monday, Sept 4
1:30 - Wild Kratts: Raptor Round Up (25mins)
2:30 - Wild Kratts: Osprey (25mins)
Summer Programs
Movie and Popcorn Night
Free admission and Free popcorn.
Fridays @ 7pm
Aug 4 - The Lorax
Other Group Meetings Hosted at the Aquarium Education Center
All are free and open to the general public
Keep Aransas County Beautiful: Monday, Aug 14 @ 530pm-630pm
Rockport-Fulton Wings Rescue Center: Thursday, Aug 10 @ 430pm-530pm
Rockport Little Theatre
"Annie" Auditions
August 19
, 10-2
August 20 2-5
August 21. 6-8
All Ages Needed!
Show dates Nov. 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th @ 7pm
Sunday
Matinees November. 5th, 12th and 19th @ 3pm
Rockport Center for the Arts
Aug 5 -
Standing Out: The Merit Artists 2017
Continuing a 33-year Tradition, six outstanding Rockport Center for the Arts members will display works in the Main Gallery. Five Artists were chosen:
Sheila Gritte
(Corpus Christi)
George Ann Johnson (Huntsville)
Joan Laughlin
(Houston)
Joyce McAdams (Edgewater, FL)
Elena Rodriguez (Corpus Christi)
Rick Workman
(Rockport)
There is something for everyone at the Art Center.
Children can enjoy free, high caliber art instruction year-round, including summer camp-ArtSpace and Free Family Saturdays during the school year. The City of Rockport, famous for its vast colony of more than 800 artists, has been identified as "The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America" by John Villani and "Top 10 Artist Colonies" by Allen Bunting in Coastal Living Magazine.
Rockport Center for the Arts is located at 902 Navigation Circle, Rockport. Hours of operation Tues-Sat - 10am-4pm and Sun 1-4pm FMI
361-729-5519
or www.rockportartcenter.com
Texas Maritime Museum
Texas Maritime Museum is open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm and Sun 1-4pm. Admissions are $8 Adults, $6 Seniors (60+) and Active Military, $3 Children (3-12), Under 3 is free. Annual memberships start at just $25, check to see if yours is up to date, or join now! For membership, information, and other activities: 361-729-1271 or
www.texasmaritimemuseum.org
Bay Education Center
Estuary Exhibit Regular Hours: Tues -Sat
1pm - 4pm. All activities are free of charge
August: Science on a Sphere Schedule
(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 2 p.m.)
8/1 - Deep Sea Vents
8/2 - Estuaries
8/3 - Ocean Currents & Climate
8/4 - Ocean Acidification
8/5 - El Nino & La Nina
8/8 - Marine Debris
8/9 - Earthquakes & Tsunamis
8/10 - Hurricanes
8/11 - Ocean in Motion
8/12 - A Tour of the Solar System
8/15 - Fresh Water Cycle
8/16- Coral Reefs
8/17 - Tracking Wildlife
8/18 - Estuaries
8/19 - El Nino & La Nina
8/22 - Water Falls
8/23 - Deep Sea Vents
8/24 - Earthquakes & Tsunamis
8/25 - Marine Debris
8/26 - Ocean Currents & Climate
8/29- Hurricanes
8/30- Ocean Acidification
8/31- Estuaries
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension-Aransas County
Wednesday's Aug 1 - Sept 27 -9:00 am Gardening and food preparation classes for Healthy Aransas Community Gardeners-Aransas County Library - 701 E. Mimosa St. - FREE
Aug 3, 6-8pm, Dinner Tonight Healthy Cooking School, Aransas Pass Civic Center. Cooking demonstrations by celebrity chefs, Jeremy Lee of Harrison's Landing, and Vianney Rodriguez, an award-winning food blogger who hosts the website My Sweet Life (sweetlifebake.com), food samples, vendors, door prizes, recipes and other giveaway. Cost $15
Aug 15, 12pm -1pm "Fall Vegetable Gardening" Presented by Todd Cutting, A/SP Master Gardener. Aransas/San Patricio Master Gardeners Public Horticulture Education Brown Bag Series- FREE.
Aug 24, 5-7pm 4-H Membership Drive & Ice Cream Social, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension-Aransas County, 892 Airport Road, Rockport, Texas 78382 · 361.790.0103 - FREE
Aug 28-30, 9am-4pm, Food Manager 2-day Certification Training, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension-Aransas County, 892 Airport Road, Rockport, Texas 78382 · 361.790.0103. Cost $125. More info:
http://foodsafety.tamu.edu/
FMI:Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 892 Airport Rd., Rockport, TX 361-790-0103
www.aransas.agrilife.org
Aug 5 -Live concert on the Rialto stage with Tumble Dry Low performing their acoustic Front Porch Show. 70's, 80's and 90's Country and so much more. Dancing encouraged. Rialto Bar opens at 5 p.m. with $3 happy hour prices on beer and select wines. Setups for BYOB alcohol available."Blues and BBQ" begins at 6:00 p.m. with delicious BBQ offered by Mermaid in the Kitchen Catering. Music begins at 7:30 p.m. $5 cover at the door per person; buffet charged separately.The Rialto show follows the Aransas Pass First Saturday Monthly ArtWalk where galleries and merchants welcome visitors between 5and 7 p.m. offering specials and refreshments.
Every Tuesday - Tapas Tuesdays Open Mic 5pm-9pm - The bar opens at 5 with 2-for-1 Happy Hour Specials till 6:30pm when the Open Mic begins. Tapas catered by A Mermaid in Your Kitchen. All musicians, all styles, all experience levels welcome. Join the circle of music in this awesome acoustic space. $1 Cover & Applause appreciated!
Every Wednesday - Wine & Wednesday Chick Flicks. Happy Hour at 5, Free Popcorn,, Movie at 6:00pm. Admission: $3.
Every Friday - Fabulous Friday Films.
Happy Hour at 5, Free Popcorn,
, Movie at 6:0
0pm. Admission: $3.
The Art Gallery is now open Thu-Fri
11am-4pm featuring Made in America artists.
Community Aquatic and Skate Park
Pool is open at 10am. The park houses an 8 Lane, 25 yard pool (heated to 86 degrees) and diving area, a bathhouse, towel warmer and swimsuit dryer. The park includes a 6000 sq. ft. modular skate park. It also has a playground, picnic area, and a ¼ mile nature trail. FMI
[email protected],
361-727-9989 FMI
www.cityofrockport.com
Paws and Taws Fulton Convention Center
Aug 1-National Night Out, Fulton
Aug 11-12- CCA Texas Fishing Tournament
Aug17,18,19- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fishing Tournament
Aug 29-Rockport- Fulton police training
For more info and times for these special events and activities at Paws and Taws contact 729-2388 or
www.fultontexas.org
Rockport Market Days
Rockport Fulton Visitors Center
Aransas County History Timeline, Map Room, Artifacts, Gifts, Members Room, Free admission. Hours of Operation 9am - 5pm Mon-Fri, 9am -2pm Sat. 319 Broadway, Rockport. For More Information
www.rockport-fulton.org
Aransas Pathways
Discover your Pathway! Hiking-Biking-Kayaking-History and Birding. Attractions and Nature trails throughout Aransas County. Visit
www.aransaspathways.com
Fulton Schoolhouse Museum
Free Tours
Open Saturday and Sunday 1p
m - 4pm (or by appointment)
Original 1 room schoolhouse set up with original artifacts. 205 N 7th Street
Fulton, Texas.
Fulton Trolley
Come on and take a Free Ride! Air-conditioned and fun for sightseeing or visiting the local businesses in the Town of Fulton. Free Track the Trolley app for your smartphone. Search for Fulton Trolley.
Hours of Operation:
FRIDAY - 4
PM-10PM
SAT.
10AM-10PM
SUN -9AM -1PM
FMI on routes 361-729-5533
Rockport Beach
Texas first Blue wave beach. Beautiful mile long beach, restroom facility with indoor and outdoor showers, picnic areas with cabanas, playground, walking track, birding sanctuary, water sports area, boat launch, saltwater swimming lagoon, meeting/event pavilions and fishing piers. FMI 361-729-6661 or visit Rockport Beach on Facebook.
Goose Island State Park
Family Programs
Every Wednesday
8:30 a.m. Shorebird Walk Meet at the Pier Parking lot
Birding Basics in the Rec Hall @ 4:00 p.m.
Every Thursday
8:30 a.m. Shorebird Walk Meet at the Pier Parking Lot
Every Friday
8:30 a.m. Songbird Walk Meet at Warbler Way R.R.
Every Saturday
8:30a.m. Shorebird Walk Meet at the Pier Parking Lot
Birding and Dolphin Tours/Boat & Kayak Excursions
Information on Dolphin and birding adventures can be obtained by contacting the Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce 1-800-242-0071
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