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Museums of Port Isabel 11th Annual Essence of the Laguna Madre
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The Museums Port Isabel held their annual fundraiser on February 8th at the Port Isabel Yacht Club. This year’s theme era was the 1940s. Food was provided by area restaurants including: Pirates Landing |
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| State Representative Rene Olivera served as emcee during the evening’s activities which also included live music by The Steve Gentry Band and a special performance by Frostine Shake aka Iliana Vera of Brownsville, with a traditional burlesque show. | ||
| Businesses offering silent auction items include: Accents Etc., Inc.; American Diving~The Original; Antiques@ Tarnava~Rio Bravo Gallery; Art Sea Gallery & Goods; Brownsville Historical Association; Dazzles; Dolphin Watch; B&A Seafoods; Bayside Tropical Furnishings; Becky’s; Bettie Lane Bragg; Bridgeview Flowers & Gifts; Cactus Flower Gifts & Interiors; Captain Murphy’s Deep Sea Fishing; Casa Grande Custom Jewelry; Chili’s Grill & Bar; Circle Drive In/ Causey’s Liquors; Coastal Winds; Dina Saldana; Dolphin Docks; Fast Fair Car Care; Garcia’s; Howard Johnsons; Isla Marble & Granite Company; Island Cinema; Island Equestrian Center; Jesse Olvera, Cosmetologist; June Holden; La Jaiba; Laguna Madre Museum Foundation; The Lost Galleon; Louie’s Backyard; Obsidian Jewelry Co.; Omar Fonseca; Osprey Fishing Trips; Passions; “Project Honduras” ~ Tom Plumb; Purple Parrot; Radisson Resort; Raspberry Crush; Rusty Pelican; Salon Samuel’s; Sea & Sun Fashions; Seagull Imports; Sheraton SPI Beach Resort; Southwind Inn; T. Leeman Co.; Tropical Home Furnishings; Virginia R. Eggert Studios; Voncille Zama; Walmart; Wellness Chiropractic Clinic. | ![]() |
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| Contributors: City of Port Isabel; Port Isabel Economic Development Corp.; Yacht Club~John Hiller; Valerie Bates, Port Isabel Marketing Director; Laguna Madre Museum Foundation; | ||
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Museum Staff; Edward Meza, Director; Jeanie Marie Aby, Assistant to the Director; Museum Volunteers; Isla Marble & Granite Co.; Passions. Thank you all!
The Museums Port Isabel, its Board of Directors and the City of Port Isabel would also like to express their appreciation to the following sponsors: ANONYMOUS, Coleman Hall & Heinze Insurance, South Padre Bank, N.A., FIRST National Bank of South Padre Island, Stewart Title Cameron County, Texas Pack, Inc. |
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Thank you for helping us preserve the history of the Laguna Madre area.
Museums of Port Isabel ~ 305 E. Railroad Ave. ~ Port Isabel, Texas 78578
Phone: 956/943-7602 ~ Fax: 943/943-4346 ~ www.portisabelmuseums.com ~ director@portisabelmuseums.com
Restaurant Donor Form l RSVP l Sponsorship Form l Silent Auction Donor Form l Silent Auction Donations