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Inaugural Galveston Restaurant Week
"Celebrates Delicious!" January 15-21
(October 11, 2011) - The first-ever
Galveston.com & Company
Galveston Restaurant Week -
Sunday, January 15th to Saturday,
January 21st, 2012 - brings the
city's vibrant
food scene to life for one week of
delicious dining. The event will
showcase the freshest ingredients, most
flavorful dishes and tastiest culinary
gems that Galveston has to offer!
The event is proudly sponsored by Yelp.
Home of the finest Gulf Coast seafood
and some of Texas's most delectable
restaurants, Galveston Island proudly
welcomes you to Galveston Restaurant
Week, where you can choose from a host
of Galveston's most delightful and
delicious eateries for prix-fixe lunch
and/or dinner menus - in attractive
price points of $10, $15, $20, $25, $30,
$35, $40, and $45, depending on the
restaurant.
And to make this delectable week even
more tasty? You could possibly win a
CRUISE GIVEAWAY FOR 2 simply by sharing
your favorite Restaurant Photos online!
Full details are available at
GalvestonRestaurantWeek.com.
Participating in Galveston Restaurant
Week is easy! There are no passes to
buy, no coupons to carry, and no cards
to punch, only a quick call to the
restaurant of your choice to make
reservations; then simply dine out
during the week of January 15th thru
21st. Reservations are strongly
recommended to make sure you're
able to sample your favorite flavors! We
invite you to experience cuisine that
will amplify your palate and highlight
the fun of dining on Galveston Island.
Quite simply, this new culinary
tradition promises to "celebrate
delicious!" like no other event of the
year.
Join us this January, and discover
why Galveston Island is one of the Gulf
Coast's most diverse culinary
destinations! For more information and a
complete list of participating locations
in Galveston Restaurant Week (and their
menus!), please visit
www.galvestonrestaurantweek.com.
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THE QUEST FOR THE BEST CHILI RETURNS
TO GALVESTON ISLAND!
Who doesn't love HOT CHILI and COLD
BEER? Yaga's Chili Quest and Beer Fest returns to
Galveston Historic Strand District on Saturday, January
21, 2012, featuring a variety of locally crafted beers
and over 80 chili cook-off teams. Visitors to the 3rd
Annual Chili Quest will be able to sample chili from
teams vying to be awarded the Best Chili on Galveston
Island.
New to the event this year is the
Homebrew Competition and Beer Fest vendors. Due to the
growing craft beer scene we have invited those guys (and
gals) who are hard at work concocting the next great
brew to submit their ales to a panel of expert
BrewMasters...who knows...maybe we'll find the next
Saint Arnolds!
Relive the Historic
Battle of Galveston |
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In January 2012, Galveston Historical
Foundation will mark the 149th
anniversary of the most
important military event in Galveston’s
history: the January 1, 1863
Civil War Battle of Galveston.
Commemorative events that will take
place on January 13, 14 and 15 in
Galveston’s historic downtown include a
battle re-enactment and living history
encampments.
Numerous
commemorative battle tours will take
place as well, including walking tours
of Galveston's downtown and Broadway
cemetery, a boat tour of Galveston
Harbor and Battle of Galveston Bird's
Eye tours from the 20th floor
observation deck of the American
National Insurance Company (ANICO).
Living history encampments will be
established by the 19th- Century Living
History Association, Inc. and the 1st
Texas Infantry. The public is invited
free of charge to visit the encampments
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Reenactors
participating in the event are required
to register with Galveston Historical
Foundation. For reenactor registration,
click here.
Also free to the public, a
reenactment of the battle will occur on
Strand Street, between 23rd and 20th
streets, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January
14 and 1 p.m. Sunday, January 15.
Galveston Historical Foundation’s
series of commemorative tours will offer
full details and descriptions of many
aspects of the battle by several experts
in the field.
Civil War walking tours will be led
by noted author and Civil War historian
Edward T. Cotham, Jr., visiting the
sites of the battle. Cotham’s books,
including “Battle on the Bay: The Civil
War Struggle for Galveston,” will be
available for purchase and signing. The
tour begins at the Peanut Butter
Warehouse and ends at Custom House,
where Cotham's books will be on sale.
Cotham will be available to sign copies.
Cotham will also lead the Bird’s Eye
tours from the top of the ANICO tower.
Cotham also researched and wrote the
Battle of Galveston Harbor Tour, being
offered each weekend in January.
A Civil War Segway tour will also be
offered, focusing on the East End
residential area and the civilians that
participated in the battle as well as
the prominent Galvestonian’s who had
Civil War careers.
A Civil War tour of the Broadway
Cemetery will include visits to the
grave of Confederate General John
Bankhead Magruder, the monument to those
who perished during the Battle of
Galveston, and the graves of other
notable Civil War figures.
The Civil War Battle of Galveston,
which took place during the early
morning hours of January 1, 1863, is
widely acknowledged as the most
important military event in Galveston’s
history.
Played out on both land and sea, in a
drama that unfolded over the course of
several months, the Battle of Galveston
ended with Confederate forces driving
out the Union ships that had held
Galveston Harbor since October, 1862. As
part of the Union blockade of the Texas
coast, Commander William B. Renshaw and
his squadron of eight Union ships
demanded surrender by Confederate Forces
of Galveston Harbor, the most important
Texas port, on October 4, 1862.
But Confederate Major General John
Bankhead Magruder led a successful
campaign to retake Galveston early on
New Year’s morning, January 1, 1863.
Confederate “cottonclads” struck from
the rear of the Union squadron. A naval
battle ensued with Magruder’s forces
retaking Galveston. Confederate losses
numbered 26 killed and 117 wounded.
Union losses included the captured
infantry and the Harriet Lane, about 150
casualties on the naval ships, and
destruction of the Westfield. The port
remained under Confederate control for
the rest of the war. |
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Things to Do:
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Check out the historic
Strand district and explore the many and varied
antique and specialty shops.
www.thestrand.com
* Go to Pier
21 to view the 1900 storm presentation and then explore the Elissa Tall Ship
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Visit Moody Gardens and
experience a tropical rainforest, a planetarium and an aquarium all housed
in impressive, gleaming pyramids.
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Tour the fabulous
historic mansions.
* Splash
your way through Schlitterbahn Water Park
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Enjoy the ambiance of the
Grand Opera House or the Strand Theater
* View the
impressive display of vintage aircraft at the Texas Aviation Museum
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Do the Beach thing .
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Charter a fishing boat.
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Golf at the Galveston
Isle Municipal Golf Course.
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Take in the ocean view
at any of the pier or seawall restaurants.
OR
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Do nothing at all!!!
A Sample Weekend
Itinerary:
Friday
After checking into
your luxurious accommodations,
Head to the beach for a
refreshing swim
Then, check out all
the great dining options on the Seawall
A stroll on the beach
would be the perfect ending to your special evening
Saturday
Enjoy a relaxing
delicious breakfast sharing stories with your fellow guests.
Go to the Seawall and
board the “Duck” for a Tour of the island and its attractions
For a true taste of
historical Galveston, visit one of the Broadway Beauties – Moody Mansion,
Ashton Villa or Bishop’s Palace
Have a leisurely lunch
on the water while watching the dolphins cavorting in the bay
Check out all the fun
shops on the Strand
For a romantic dining
experience, choose from one of several highly rated restaurants
Then, if you’re still
able, peruse the Strand to participate in the nightlife at various local
hotspots
OR, if it’s the Grand
Opera House Season – take in a great show at a remarkable venue
Sunday
After another
scrumptious breakfast
Go to Moody Gardens and
explore the undersea life in the Aquarium pyramids or aboveground
vegetation in the Rainforest pyramid or view a 3D movie in the Discovery
Pyramid
Time to go, but you
still have lots of fun activities to see on a return visit
Texas Aviation Museum
Schlitterbahn waterpark
Fishing off the pier or
one of the party boats
Golfing
Tour the Oil Rig
Bicycling on the Seawall
Surfing or jetskiing
Taste all the wonderful
food served up at other unique Galveston Restaurants
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