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Upcoming Events In May 2017
Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce
Featured for May...
Nautical Flea Market - May 6-7, 2017
This 16th Annual event will be held at Rockport Harbor and is hosted by the Rockport Yacht Club. Nautical treasures including books, nautical art, fishing and more are available. FMI
361-729-3115
Babes on Bay
- May 19 & 20
This 18th annual event,
is the largest one-day women angler fishing tournament in the country. Go to
www.babesonthebay.com
for more information.
Festival of
Wine & Food
The Texas Maritime Museum will celebrate
Memorial Day weekend
May
with the 21st annual Rockport Festival of Wine and Food. Enjoy over 100 wines from 6 countries, food demonstrations, and specialty food concessions. Live bands and entertainment make the event lively and fun on the grounds of the Texas Maritime Museum. Visit www.texasfestivalofwines.com
8th Annual Crawfish Boil May 27th - 11am - 4pm,
Paws and Taws
Fulton Convention Center.
The Coastal Bend Troop Support hosts a crawfish boil in May to raise funds to support packages to troops overseas.Corpus Christi Veterans Band Performs at 12:30 pm Tickets are $20 cash/check only. FMI 361-438-0540
May 20 - 10am - ADA Kayak Site Grand Opening - Aransas Pathways will open its first ADA Compliant kayak site, located in Lamar along Lamar Beach Road, at the County Ramp. Public is invited.The launch is in the North Corner of the facility. Kayaks are set up on a roller bed om the floating launch site and rolled into the water. Returning kayakers can pull themselves back onto the roller bed using the handles provided. Site has ADA parking and discharge area.
May 26 - 10am Dedication of the Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary, Church and First streets in south Rockport.
The Dedication of the Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary will be sponsored by Aransas Pathways and the Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce. Trails throughout the Sanctuary are ready for visitors and signs illustrating plants and birds will make identification easy. The story of Connie Hagar and her contributions as a "citizen scientist" will be told in interpretive signs. Foundations for the Rockport Cottages that the Hagars owned and managed are visible and explained in diagrams.
New landscaping by Master Gardeners and signage by Friends of Connie Hagar and Aransas Pathways add to the Sanctuary
ambiance
. FMI:361- 729- 6445
www.aransaspathways.com
Martha Luigi Auditorium - Amanda Wirtz
May 6 - 7pm (Doors open at 6:30
) Amanda Wirtz - Two-time combat veteran, research scientist, heath educator. humanitarian and musician will be sharing her message and music for healing the world. She is a nationally renowned speaker and violinist. Open to the public. Sponsored by Rotary District 5930.Tickets $25. Martha Luigo Auditorium - Rockport-Fulton High School.1803 Omohundro St. Rockport. Tickets on sale at Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce and online
www.Rotary5930.org
S.E.A. Camp registration on Saturday May 6th from 8-10 at the Museum, first come first serve on the free camp
May 10 - Home School in the 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
The History Center For Aransas County
Open Saturdays 10 am-4pm; Sundays 1-4 pm.
Tour the Wildscape anytime
Open Hours - Saturdays, 10 am-4pm; Sundays 1-4 pm
May 6 - 10am Plant Exchange
May 6, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, & 28 - "Texas Settlers and their buildings: Old Rockport" Exhibition
May 7
1 pm - Celebrate our 3rd Birthday with Birthday Cake.
Entertainment by Steve Russell
2 pm -Collector's Corner - Community Sharing
"Vintage Mexican pottery and Taxco Jewelry"
Presented by Kay Betz
C. Hagar Cottage Sanctuary
May 6, until- 7pm The BIG SIT at the Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary, Church and First streets in south Rockport. The goal is to see or hear an many birdd species as possible from a 17 foot diameter circle. FMI Glenn Gomez [email protected]
May 27- 9-11am
Coffee with Connie at the Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary, Church and First streets in south Rockport. Enjoy coffee and snacks while you learn about Connie Hagar, citizen scientist;
"Coffee with Connie" will feature Nature Walks at 9:30, 10, and 10:30 as well as Plein Aire painting by artists in the gardens. Becky Stapleton will lead small groups to learn "field drawing" of plants (supplies provided). Several organizations will have displays related to birds and nature,
walk the trails to see birds in the wild; and identify plants and flowers that invite butterflies and birds to the site.
Rockport Center for the Arts
FREE Family Saturdays. 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. every Saturday. The program is free and open to everyone. Families are invited to drop in any time between 10 and 3:30 to get creative and make a one-of-a-kind work of art. The projects are new and different each week. Follow on Facebook for more information.
Exhibition and Openings for Rockport Center for the Arts
April 8 - May 13
Main Galley - Carol Koutnik: Fantastic Garden
Garden Gallery - Joe Peña: Voracious Spaces
May 20 -(Reception and Gallery talk starting at 4:30 pm) Exhibition through June 10
Main Gallery: Texas Clay Arts Association's Six Pack Show
Garden Gallery: No Net Ensnares Me
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
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
Thursday, April 27 - Monday, May 1
1:30 - PBS Saving the Ocean: Destination Baja (30mins)
2:30 - PBS Saving the Ocean: Shark Reef (30mins)
Thursday, May 5 - Monday, May 8
1:30 - PBS: Saving the Ocean: Swordfish: Part 1 (30mins)
2:30 - PBS: Saving the Ocean: Swordfish: Part 2 (30mins)
***NO Movies Friday, May 5 - Sunday, May 7***
Thursday, May 11 - Monday, May 15
1:30 - PBS: Saving the Ocean: River of Kings: Part 1 (30mins)
2:30 - PBS: Saving the Ocean: River of Kings: Part 2 (30mins)
Thursday, May 18 - Monday, May 22
1:30 - PBS: Saving the Ocean: Trinidad's Turtle Giants (30mins)
2:30 - PBS: Saving the Ocean: Cod Comeback (30mins)
Thursday, May 25 - Monday, May 29
1:30 - PBS: Saving the Ocean: The Sacred Island (30mins)
2:30 - PBS: Saving the Ocean: Scourge of Lionfish (30mins)
Other Group Meetings Hosted at the Aquarium Education Center
All are free and open to the general public
Keep Aransas County Beautiful:
Monday, May 8 - 5:30pm-6:30pm
Rockport-Fulton Wings Rescue Center:
Thursday, May 11 - 4:30pm-5:30pm
Bay Education Center
Estuary Exhibit Regular Hours: Tues -Sat
1pm - 4pm
May: Science on a Sphere Schedule
(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 2 p.m.)
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension-Aransas County
May 16 -
Noon-1pm "Reading Your Palms" Ginger Easton Smith, Aransas County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent. Aransas/San Patricio Master Gardeners Public Horticulture Education Brown Bag Series- FREE.
Every 1st
Saturday- Artwalk,
5-7pm - Come visit the art spots in Downtown Aransas Pass. Galleries, Studios, and Artisan shops available throughout this little downtown.
May 6 Country Blues & BBQ features 2016 Texas CMA Indie Artist of the Year Tony Ramey at
7:30pm with BBQ catered by A Mermaid in Your Kitchen.
May 12-29 Rollicking comedy Rex's Exes starring your friends & neighbors. Fridays & Saturdays, 7:30pm, Sundays May 21 & 28, 2pm. $15-$25.
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. Doors Open
6:30pm, Movie at
7:30pm. Admission: $3.
Every
Friday - Fabulous Fridays Happy Hour,
5-7pm with live music and drink specials in our old historic theater
Friday May 5Cinema Drafthouse Series
7:30pm.
Every
Sunday May 14-May 28 Clint Eastwood Cinema Drafthouse Series at
7:30pm. 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
Rockport Market Days
May 27 - 10 am- 5 pm Vendors and Live Entertainment:
Fulton Harbor Park. For More information 361-463-0125
Paws and Taws Fulton Convention Center
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
Fulton Mansion State Historic Site
Rising above the 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 are Tue-Sat 10am - 4pm and Sun 1-4pm Visit the Education and History Center Tues-Sat 9:30-4:30pm. FMI and other activities please call 729-0386 x21 or
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
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.
May 5-6 -Texas Ornithological Society statewide meeting at Saltwater Pavilion Registration is online.
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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