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Come on Downtown for the First Friday ArtWalk on June 1st between 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. and join us for art, music, entertainment, refreshments and lots more.
 Schedule for the weekend is :
Continuing in June:
The program of Public Art Tours, similar to those conducted during Festival of the Arts, will run again. Please call 361-883-ARTS for more info and to book a seat on one of the two morning tram tours any ArtWalk morning.
ARTWALK UPDATE:
During ArtWalk evening be sure to hop on the RTA "ArtWalk Express" (RTA Route #79 which will run as a free service between 5:30 & 9:30pm) and visit the museums in S.E.A. Town which offer free entry to ArtWalkers on ArtWalk night. In March Desiree's Restaurant, located at 1501 Mesquite in the Seamen's Centre will be open to ArtWalkers and The Festival of the Arts office at 1521 N Chaparral will also be open. The Art Museum, the Asian Cultures Museum, and the Science & History Museum are all open free to ArtWalkers.
News:
Saturday, at Marina Market Days, the new Saturday "MusicWalk" once again kicks off from noon until 4 p.m. with "Willford," a collaboration of Jimmy Willden and Steven Alford followed by Expression Gallerys' new summer music series in La Retama Park from noon til 6 p.m. and music throughout Downtown at various venues all Saturday evening.
PARKING:
As ArtWalk grows more successful so the process of parking Downtown becomes more of an issue. Laz Parking have agreed to offer a $2 rate on ArtWalk night (also $2 all day Saturday during Marina Market Days) at their 400 block Water Street site next to AKA Sushi.
La Retama
La Retama Park is the focal point of ArtWalk. This is where you can obtain free information and maps. It is also where the tram and RTA Express connect and where the prize draw takes place.
- Music in the park will be provided by "Blue Dirt" from 5:30 until 8:30 pm
- Food vendor Callie's Cajun will once again return to the park.
- There will be a selection of arts and crafts (not resale) vendors open from 5:30 pm until 9 pm including a food vendor and Uncertain Farms (from Marina Market Days) will be in the park with a selection of jams, fruit & vegetables for sale.
- The Insurance Associates of Corpus Christi will be hosting our 2nd Annual "Laffs On The Lex" Comedy Event to be held on June 9, 2012 onboard the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay. We are very proud to tell you that 100% of the profits from this event are donated directly to the Wounded Warrior Project and Americas VetDogs. This year, in addition to the Comedy Show and music by Cruise Control, we have added a Silent Auction. Tickets will be on sale at the First Friday ArtWalk on June 1st, so please stop by the information tent to ask us about tickets.
- Maps and flyers are available from the DMD booth, ArtWalk volunteers (wearing orange T-shirts), ArtWalk Ambassadors wearing orange polo shirts, Parking Control Officers on their electric carts, and on the RTA ArtWalk Express. The DTown Tram will also have a supply of maps and an on board Ambassador and of course, HOBO will be there providing their usual brand of Honkadelic entertainment.
- The Prize Draw will take place at 8:45pm and prizes can be viewed by clicking HERE.
Music on ArtWalk Night from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.:
- "Blue Dirt" on stage in La Retama Park from 5:30 pm
- Joe Green in the Art Center Courtyard from 5:30 pm
- Barbara & David Brown at KSpace gallery from 5:30 pm
- Karen Abrahams at WaterStreet Market from 5:30 pm
- HOBO on the tram from 5:30 pm
- Pete Devlin's Texas Moon Band at Envoy Mortgage 509 Lawtrence
- Jammin' with Stoner on the sidewalk - 600 block Chaparral
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