Photo by Scott Wade.
Country singer to headline Red, White & Bayou festival
If there’s one thing to know about Kevin Fowler, it’s that he likes to have a good time. [Read more…]
Fun with Fowler
Larger than life
In Jan Arthur Harrell’s “Vanitas-The Muse in her Boudoir” series, she created an oversized vanity set using found objects and enamel. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Artist’s sculptures are inspired by a ‘loud and sexy’ muse
Jan Arthur Harrell’s enameled sculptures are Texas-sized. They’re what you’d see if you lived life on the edge of the rabbit hole and regularly knocked back bottles labeled “DRINK ME.” [Read more…]
Sharing space
Artists Najet Ayachi, from left, Aubrey Garcia, Michael Frommer and Elizabeth George have helped turn an old corner store at 1902 Ave. N in Galveston into a thriving studio and gallery. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Artists thrive in cooperative studio
Michael Frommer lives and paints on Galveston Island. He refers to the beauty of the Texas Coast and the rare, historic lines of the city’s structures as “unique wallpaper” from which he pulls artistic inspiration for his work. And the environment he chooses to create his art in is just as unique. [Read more…]
Douglas Geters IV
Photo by Irene Amiet
Douglas Geters IV is well known in the local dining industry. Geters started as a busboy at Clary’s Seafood Restaurant in Galveston and worked his way up to head waiter before venturing out in that position to other fine dining venues, including 17 Restaurant in downtown Houston. [Read more…]
Marigo
Mary Jo and Leroy Naschke sit aboard their 52-foot schooner at the Galveston Island Yacht Basin. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
A Nova Scotia schooner in Galveston Bay
Seen across the water in Galveston Bay, the 52-foot schooner Marigo presents an unusual sight. First of all, she’s a schooner — a two-mast, gaff-headed schooner, to be exact. With its four-cornered fore and main sails and two triangular headsails, it’s a rig once common in Galveston, but one not often seen today in these waters. [Read more…]
April Events
Festivals, concerts, plays and more, there are lots of events in the area to keep your calendar booked. [Read more…]
Musical journey
After years of traveling, singer-songwriter enjoys a laid-back island life
Singer-songwriter Robert Kuhn was born and raised in Houston. But at age 18, he set out to see the world — or at least other parts of it. [Read more…]
Passion for paddling
Martha Kaminsky paddles her kayak from her San Leon home. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Kayaker is a familiar fixture on Galveston Bay
Martha Kaminsky began canoeing at age 15.
“I was living in Houston and came to Armand Bayou with a boyfriend,” she said. “We took out a 12-foot canoe and canoed for seven hours straight — I was hooked.” [Read more…]
Five questions with Dan Marks
Dan Marks has been a resident of Galveston County for 25 years, sometimes on land, sometimes moored offshore. [Read more…]
Liberty Belle
Paul and Amy Dunphey and their sons, Benjamin, Nicholas and Sammy, live aboard their yacht, Liberty Belle, which is moored at the Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Yacht is full-time home to family of five – and two cats
At her covered berth at Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, no one would take Liberty Belle to be a houseboat. Sleek and seaworthy at 67 feet, her lines bear the stamp of renowned yacht designer Jack Hargrave. Her all-aluminum hull is a 1968 product of Miami’s Lantana Boatyard, her gleaming paint and varnish work are a credit to the club. [Read more…]
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