Page 20 - Galveston Monthly March 2019

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Three Parks - one Price! lasker Park Pool oPens March 9

The Lasker Park Community Pool will open for its 2019 spring
season on Saturday, March 9. The community pool provides
residents with a state-of-the-art facility, which includes a
recreational pool with kid-friendly play structures and a slide,
as well as an eight-lane short course yard pool for swimming
laps.
The pool will be open Tuesday through Sunday and closed
each Monday. hours are Tuesday through friday from 7am-1pm
and Saturday and Sunday from 10am-6pm. During the week
of Spring Break (March 12 – 17), the pool will remain closed
Monday and will be open from 10am to 6pm Tuesday through
Sunday.
The pool is open to residents and visitors to the island. Daily
Enjoy unlimited admission on rides at the Galveston island entry fees for residents are $4 for adults (ages 18-54), $3
historic Pleasure Pier, kemah Boardwalk and Downtown for children (ages 3-17) and seniors (ages 55+), and free for
Aquarium (exhibits at Aquarium also included). children ages 2 and under. Daily entry fees for non-residents
This pass is valid at any of the three locations everyday are $6 for adults (ages 18-54), $4 for children (ages 3-17) and
between March 8 and March 17. As a bonus, if you have seniors (ages 55+), and free for children ages 2 and under.
purchased this pass, you can visit the Rainforest Café in The pool is located at 2016 43 Street near Ball high School.
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Galveston and ride the River Adventure Ride for free. Lifeguards are on duty daily. for more information, please visit
Spring Break Passes may be purchased at any of the www.galvestontx.gov/laskerparkpool.
attractions or online at www.PleasurePier.com.

enTerTainMenT
MysTery, Murder, and Music
something’s afoot
March 15 - aPril 13 aT island eTc

island East-End Theatre Company is thrilled to announce
the fifth show of their 2018-2019 season is the musical
Something’s Afoot. This hysterical show is bound to please
audience members of all ages. The book, music, and lyrics
are by James McDonald, David vos and Robert Gerlach, and
additional music is by Ed Linderman.
Something’s Afoot is a fun-filled musical spoof of British enTerTainMenT
murder mystery novels, particularly And Then There Were
None by Agatha Christie. it is a classic tale; set on an English rescheduled Jerry Jeff Walker
country estate in the mid-1930’s. Ten seemingly unrelated concerT The Grand aPril 20
strangers gather in this isolated and what becomes an
unreachable mansion. Before long they are killed one by one in Jerry Jeff is “back in the saddle” and ready to return to The
mysterious and hilarious ways, and it is up to those left to find Grand 1894 Opera house for his long-standing annual concert.
the culprit. The new date is set for Saturday, April 20 at 8pm, when Jerry
This zany musical runs March 15 through April 13, with Jeff Walker takes center stage at The Grand.
performances on Thursday, friday and Saturday evenings at his performances are legendary, as he continues to bring
8pm and two Sunday matinees March 24 and March 31 at a combination of sensitivity and vulnerability, road-worn
2:30pm. (Note: This show is suitable for all ages and contains adventure and folk-singer defiance to Texas music. This year, he
no language, nudity, or intense sexual situations.) celebrates not only his 76th birthday, but the 50th anniversary
All performances are at island ETC, 2317 Mechanic in of “Mr. Bojangles” - his greatest musical milestone.
downtown Galveston. Tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for Tickets may be purchased at The Grand’s Box Office, 2020 Courtesy image
students and senior citizens. Tickets may be purchased online Postoffice Street, by calling 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or
at www.islandETC.org or by calling 409.762.3556. online at www.thegrand.com.

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