The premiere of the movie “Help!” will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Small Events,
1215 1 st Street in La Marque. Supreme Vision Entertainment is premiering the movie, which
touches on current social issues in the black community ranging from mental illness to domestic
abuse. The first screening will be from 7:00pm to 8:30pm, followed by a second screening from
8:35pm to 10:00pm. Admission is $10 and tickets can be purchased by Eventbrite.
Galveston County
County Commissioners meet the first and third Tuesday of every month –May 7, 2019, 1:30pm
at County Courthouse, 722 Moody, Galveston
Bayou Vista
City Council meets the last Tuesday of every month –April 30, 2019, 6:30pm at the Community
Center, 783 “C” Marlin
Clear Lake Shores
City Council meets the first and third Tuesday of every month –May 7, 2019, 7:00pm at the Club
House, 931 Cedar
Dickinson
City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month –April 23, 2019, 7:00pm at
City Hall, 4403 State Highway 3.
Friendswood
City Council meets the first Monday of every month –May 6, 2019, 4:30pm at City Hall, 910
South Friendswood Drive
Galveston
City Council meets the last Thursday of every month –April 25, 2019, 1:00pm at City Hall
Council Chambers, second floor, 823 Rosenberg
Hitchcock
City Commission meets the third Monday of every month –May 20, 2019, 6:30pm at City Hall,
7423 State Highway 6
Kemah
City Council meets the first and third Wednesday of every month – April 17, 2019, 7:00pm at
City Hall, 1401 State Highway 146
La Marque
City Council meets the second Monday of every month –May 13, 2019, 6:00pm at City Hall,
1109-B Bayou Road
League City
City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month – April 23, 2019, 6:00pm at
City Council Chambers, 200 West Walker St.
Santa Fe
City Council meets the second and fourth Thursday of every month, — April 25, 2019 7:00pm at
City Hall, 12002 State Highway 6
Texas City
City Commissioners meet the first and third Wednesday of every month, – April 17, 2019,
5:00pm at City Hall, 1801 9th Avenue North
Other Events Throughout the Area
La Marque Library Art Club
-Tuesdays, 5:00pm to 6:00pm at La Marque Public Library, 1011 Bayou Road in La Marque.
The club will meet every Tuesday and is open to all ages. For more information, contact
Children’s Director Terri Walker at 409-938-9270 or email Mrs. Walker at
t.walker@cityoflamarque.org.
Yoga Therapy
-Tuesdays, 6:05pm to 7:00pm at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 13217 FM 1764 in Santa
Fe. Hosted by Innovative Alternatives, the stress-relieving yoga practice is part of the Santa Fe
Strong Resiliency Center. Participants can either bring a mat or borrow one available. For more
information, call 409-218-7129.
Train Rides at the Galveston Railroad Museum
-Saturdays at Galveston Railroad Museum, 2602 Santa Fe Place, Galveston from 11:00am to
1:45pm. The “Harborside Express” is an open-air caboose that travels a mile up Harborside Dr.,
then returns to the Galveston Railroad Museum. The train rides are approximately 15 minutes
long. Boarding for the Harborside Express begins at 11:00am, with the last train ride departing
the depot at 1:45 pm. The train is a standing ride without seats. Due to the caboose being open
air, the rides will sometimes be closed during inclement weather.
League City Town Hall
-April 17, 2019, 6:30pm to 8:00pm, Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center, 400 West Walker Street,
League City. Come learn more about the upcoming May 4 election and strategic plan. There will
be free Chick-fil-A sandwiches to the first 100 attendees along with a prize draw for gift
certificates donated by League City business and entertainment by the League City Intermediate
Chamber Orchestra. For more information, call the City of League City office at 281-554-1000.
Art Walk on Downtown 6th Street
-April 18, 2019, 5:00pm to 9:00pm at Downtown 6th Street in Texas City. Come out for a
family-friendly evening of artwork, children’s crafts, art demonstrations, live music along with
food and drinks. Take a stroll down 6th Street and see everything from oil paintings to glass
blowing. For more information, contact the City of Texas City at 409-948-3111.
Kemah Crawfish Festival
-April 19, 2019 at 12:00pm and April 21, 2019 at 5:00pm. The event will have more than 10,000
pounds of crawfish boiling while also having live Cajun and country music featuring Jarrott
Sterett & His Hired Guns, Bobby D. Sawyer and Wayne Toups. The festival will be held at the
Kemah City Parking Lot. Tickets will be $8 for adults and can be purchased through
Eventbrite.com.
Hell Raisin’ Cookers and Crawfish Bash
-April 20, 2019, 4:00pm to 11:00pm, Gulf Greyhound Park Simulcast & Event Center, 1000 FM-
2004, La Marque. Team HRC is planning an even bigger and better party than the previous two
years of the event. A private VIP area will be set up for sponsors and their guests, along with
Esteban with Flawless Entertainment playing music to keep the party hopping. For more
information, visit the HRC Facebook page.
Taste of Santa Fe & Business Expo
-April 25, 2019, 5:30pm to 8:00pm, Galveston County Fair Grounds, Hitchcock. The Taste of
Santa Fe & Business Expo is an opportunity for businesses and organizations that serve Santa Fe
to interact with each other and with members of the community. Last year’s event had more than
250 attendees and over 45 vendors and food exhibitors. For more information or to register for a
vendor booth and/or food exhibitor, visit the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce’s web page at
santafetexaschamber.com.
2019 Area 22 Spring Games
-April 27, 2019, 8:00am to 5:00pm, Sam Vitanza Stadium, 3800 Baker Drive, Dickinson. The
Special Olympics Texas event will have a variety of sports, including track and field. Volunteers
also needed for the day, which is one of six statewide events held each year by Special
Olympics. For more information, call the Area 22 office at 281-218-6024 or email at
cwest@sotx.org.
4th Annual Bay Street Park Clean-Up Project
-April 27, 2019, 8:00am to 12:00pm, Rainbow Park, 800 Bay Street, Texas City. Join us at Bay
Street Park to help pick up trash along the water’s edge of Bay Street Park. Special thanks to the
Texas City Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for organizing the event
and to Tanger Outlet, Houston form their commitment to bring volunteers. For more information,
call the City of Texas City at 409-948-3111.
7 th Annual Lone Star Deluxe Hot Rod and Music Festival
-April 27, 2019, 9:00am to 6:00pm, Downtown 6 th Street, 611 6 th Street North, Texas City.
Family-friendly and free to spectators, the event will also have crawfish, a beer garden and much
more. For more information, contact Sam Navarro at 832-618-0447.
American Legion Crawfish Boil
May 4, 2019, 2:00pm to 10:00pm, American Legion/Maco Stewart Post #20, 1503 23 rd St. in
Galveston. A $10 donation includes sausage, potatoes and corn with refreshments available. The
event will give attendees the opportunity to know local veterans under a fun, family-style
environment. For more information, contact Patricia Schattel at (409) 795-8933 or email at
patriciaschattel@aol.com.
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