Last night The Grand hosted our second big ArtWalk event and it was a huge success! We had about 300-400 folks come through our exhibit titled "Galveston Trees - Turnery Splendor" that featured hand turned wooden bowls and vases created by Galveston trees that had to be cut down following Hurricane Ike. Money raised from the sale of these bowls and vases will be used to purchase and plant new trees in Galveston.
The exhibit will be open tonight (Sun. Nov. 29th) and tomorrow (Mon. Nov. 30th) from 6-9pm if you missed it at ArtWalk.
And... The Gulf Coast Wood Turners group will present more bowls and vases created from Galveston trees at our ArtWalk event on April 17, 2010. (Just in time to celebrate Arbor Day 2010!) Join us for this event and help raise more funds to re-plant Galveston!
Galveston is an exciting place to be (and visit) right now. Everyone has a renewed sense of community, purpose and revitalization that makes for very postive energy to be around.
The Grand 1894 Opera House will be packed tonight and tomorrow with two performances by Texas favorite Willie Nelson and we will host City Ballet of Houston's The Nutcracker for the 25th year on Saturday and Sunday Dec. 12-13th. We also will feature our Nutcracker Afternoon Tea on Dec. 12th.
Another fantastic holiday treat we've just added.... the Broadway musical "Cats" will be at The Grand on Dec. 26-27th - a purrfect treat for all your visiting family and friends.
Hope to see you around town (and especially at The Grand!)
