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merce; 4 p.m. Biathlon begins, walk, run jog or

whatever for two miles, then swim, splash or
doggie paddle for 200 yards; 4 p.m. Free Champion of Champions soccer game at Seamen's
Center Field on Port Street.

This is THE weekend of the year. Tonight Bayfest '76 opens in Corpus Christi and for three
days the bayfront will resound with happy
sounds.
What's the best thing about Bayfest? It's
FREE. A six-block area along North Shoreline
from Belden to Brewster streets has been roped
off for the festival which begins at 6 p.m. today
and ends Sunday evening.
There will be 40 food booths, special exhibit
areas (including a kids' area) and tents and
three stages where musicians, actors and danc'ers will perform continuously throughout the festival.
Toe official opening is Saturday at 11 a.m. but
the fun begins tonight when special guest Rosie
Grier, football player, actor and needlework artist extraordinaire will mingle with the music
lovers at the performances.
To help you make the most of this weekend of
fun take along the entertainment schedule below
- but don't spill any ketchup, mustard, taco
sauce, beer, barbecue sauce, corn butter, Coke,
pickle juice, Greek pastry flakes or whatever on
it. And remember, in addition to the staged
events, there are art and heritage exhibits, children's games, a petting zoo and souvenirs for
sale.
Park your car and take one of the shuttle buses
which will run every 15 minutes from pickup
points along the bayfront. You can catch the bUll
at Memorial Coliseum, the Sheraton Marina Inn,
The Boat Shop, the Corpus Christi Tourist Bureau and the Holiday Inn-Emerald Beach. Buses
will run from 5:30-11:30 p.m. today, 10:30 a.m. to
11:30 p.m. S~turday and on Sunday from 11:30
a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY
MAIN RED' STAGE:Noon American music
ensemble; 1 p.m. Tex Mex Special; 2 p.m. Corpus Christi Symphony and Corpus Christi Commodores; 3:30 p.m. Sulik Ballet Academy; 4:15
p.m. Philippine Dancers; 5:30 p.m. Dave and
Sara; 7 p.m. Eddie Galvan's Big Jazz Band.
WHITE STAGE: Noon Sweet Adelines "Pipel's"; 12:30 p.m. Toots Briton Banjo Band; 1: 15
p.m. Los Commodines Trio; 2:30 p.m. Tony De
La Rosa and conjunto; 3:45 p.m. Infinity High; 5
p.m. Texas Jazz Festival All Star Band and Beto
Garcia; '7 p.m. Performing Players' melodrama.
BLUE STAGE: Noon Polish-American dancers; 12:30 p.m. Ballet Hispanico Fantasia; 1:45
p.m. Isidro Lopez, tropical music; 3: 15 p.m.
Hand Bell Choir; 4 p.m. Moody Blues Choir; 5
p.m. Believers, Spanish gospel singers; 8 p.m.
Young Christian Singers; 7 p.m. Bill Barr's and
the Sons of Texas Western Band.
THE KIDS' AREA
SATURDAY: 10 a.m. costume contest; 11 a.m.
Puppet Pros from First Baptist Church; noon
Super Dolphins gymnastic group; 1 p.m. Magic
show by the Gulf Coast Magic Club; 2 p.m. Junior League Puppet Show (two performances at
the Corpus Christi Museum); 3 p.m. Super Dolphins gymnasts; 4 p.m. Magic Show; 5:40 p.m.
Poetess Libby Stopple with the Junior League
Choir; 7 p.m. The Puppet Pros.
SUNDAY: On the Fiesta Stage: 12: 15 p.m.
Puppet Pros; 1 p.m. Junior League Singers; 2
p.m. Magic Show; 3 p.m. Junior Ballet Folklorico Brillante; 4 p.m. Junior League Puppets;
5 p.m. Magic Show; 8 p.m. Cinderella School of
Dance.

TONIGHT

MAIN RED STAGE:8 p.m. Sokol Club Gymnasts and Leo Majek Orchestra; 8 p,m. KIKN
Radio Countryfestwith Roy Head. WHITE
STAGE: 8 p.m. Keith Watson, guitarist and singer; 7 p.m. Calico Silver, rock band; 8:30 p.m.
Ray Reddell, guitarist; 9:45 p.m. Pro Brothers
Mariachi Band. BLUE STAGE:8 p.m. Senora
Del Mar band, Navy rock band; 7:30 p.m. Greek
dancers; 8:30 p.m. Lebasyr dancers; 9: 15 p.m.
.Bay City Dutchmen, a German band.

SATURDAY
MAIN RED STAGE: 11 a.m. Opening ceremonies, U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen guest speaker;
12:30 p.m. Navy band; 2 p.m. Ballet Folklorico
Brillante; 3 p.m. Chevy Valdez, pianist; 4:30
p.m. Del Mar band and Corpus Christi Chorale; 8
p.m. South Texas Square Dancers; 7:30-11 p.m.
Dock of the Bay coIicert with Sam Neely, Buddy
Collard, Calico Silver, Keith Watson.
WHITE STAGE: Noon Howard McLaughlin's
Alley Cats; 2 p.m. Rainbow Express; 3:15 p.m.
Sonny Hill, organist; 4:30 p.m. Charlie Boeckman; 5:45 .m. Jewish Community Council
Theatre Group America; 7 p.m. Gary Mills; 8: 15
p.m. Valerie Dockery; 9:15 p.m. Joe Jama and
La Fuerza Contenta.
BLUE STAGE: 10 a.m. Costume contest; Noon
Pagasus Disco Band; 1 p.m. Quadrants quartet;
1:45 p.m. Toots Briton Banjo Band; 2:30 p.m.
Gatsby Uptown Six, Dixieland music; 4: 15 p.m.
Bosa Tres; 5:30 p.m. Ballet Folklorico Del Mar;
6:45 p.m. South Texas Mexican-American
Theatre; 8:15 p.m. Slammer Rock Band; 9:30
p.m. Joel Epourawoa; 10 p.m. Grant Spofford.
OTHER EVENTS: 11 a.m. Fire boat display; 2
p.m. Sea Air Rescue; Patriotic music recital by
pupils of the Corpus Christi Music Teachers Association at the Corpus Christi Museum's Front
Porch; 3 p.m. Registration for Bayfest Biathlon
on sidewalk by bay opposite Chamber of Com-

There will also be free movies for kids all ages

at the Art Museum of South Texas on Saturday
andSunday. At 1 p.m., "Uncle Sam, the Man and
the Legend" - a movie about the real Uncle Sam
followed by an Our Gang film. Both will be shown
again at 4 p.m. At 3 p.m. a 45-minute film "Free
To Be - You and Me."
3 p.m., "Free To Be - You and Me" and at 4
p.m. Uncle Sam again.
And children can have their own free caricatures by Herman Gutierrez, Saturday and Sunday from,2-4 p.m.

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If you have an event for this

column. please send it to Hilary Hylton. P. O. Box 9136.
Corpus Christi. The deadline is
3 days prior to publication.
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Bayfest '76 is a non profit

Family Festival sponsored
as a community effort to
introduce you to Corpus

On the Waterfront
Bayfest Regatta, Boat Parade, fishing, Coast Guard
Air Rescue Demonstration, water skiing. sightseeing,
sailing, public beach and easy access to sundrenched
Padre Island National Seashore.

For Kids Unltd.

Things to make, rides to ride, and films to see, puppet shows, a legal graffti wall to paint on and lots of
special entertainment just for kids_

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Our bayfront, our creative
talent, and our hospitality.

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Navy Bands, Dignitaries, flag salute, and release of

10,000 balloons just to get our own Bicentennial
salute started with a bang!!

Eats and Drinks and Yummies

Home cookin at its best, featuring South Texas delights, such as Barbeque, beans, and sausage on a
stick will also include Gulf specialties, fried fish,
oysters and shrimp fresh from our own front yard,
and a "Fiesta" of ethnic foods from Tacos and
Tamales of every variety to potato pancakes, strudel
and Polish pastry_ Of course the old stand bys of
hamburgers, hot dogs, popcorn, ice cream, and ice
cold drinks will not be forgot!! In South Texas tradition there will be plenty of ice cold beer to wash it
down as well as a special Bier tent complete with entertainment for the serious' beer drinker.

All American Arts

Artsy-Craftsy at its best. ... for sale, lust or just
plain look'in. Noted artists and craftsmen will also
be demonstrating their crafts at specific times
throughout the day.

Forget We Not
A special exhibit of yesterday, today and tomorrow
.. Corpus Christi USA ... pictures, music, oldtimers and things ... just so you won?t forget to remember or remember to drean;i.

Razzmatazz
Four outdoor stages jampacked with everything from
"whoop it up" tunes Texas style, to a symphony
concert, rock and mariachi rhythmns, with dance,
drama and good watch'in to suit every taste.

Continental Congress Art Show

A Gallery on the Green .... a juried show of noted
artisans from throughout Texas. A fine opportunity
to buy and browse from those judged for excellence.

Whereabouts
Bayfest ' 76 will be located on a six block site on the
beautiful Corpus Christi Bayfront from the Bayfront
Arts and Science Park to Interstate 37 on Shoreline
Drive. Open Friday October I, 1976 at 6 p.m. until
II p.m. Saturday October 2, 1976 from II a.m. to
II p.m. and Sunday October 3, from 12 noon to 8
p.m. Official opening ceremony will be held on the
main stage at II lm. Saturday.

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