Galveston.com Calendar of Events

Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching

07 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens and
The San Luis Resort
Saturday, November 7 – Monday, November 9, 2009

The Science Teachers Association of Texas will host its 56th Annual Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) in Galveston, Texas in November. The conference will bring more than 5,000 attendees for professional development opportunities focused on revised TEKS initiatives. CAST is open to all teachers, administrators and others interested in hands-on science education.

More info: www.statweb.org…

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

07 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 1:30 – 3:21pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

Magazine Unplugged

07 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Crow's Cantina
2408 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2 – 6pm

Crow's Cantina presents live music by Magazine Unplugged.

Crow's Cantina Bar and Grill is an excellent place for people watching, drinkin', and fun.

Crow's has become well known to locals and cruise ship passengers for some of the best live music on the Island, and for its excellent Strand location, literally steps from the Cruise Terminal.

Crow's great staff is dedicated to making sure your visit is enjoyable as it is unforgettable.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

07 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2 – 3pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tours

07 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Restoration in Progress" Tours

07 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Ashton Villa
2328 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2 – 2:45pm

Ashton Villa is currently hosting “Restoration in Progress" Tours at Ashton Villa," every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. The tours lead visitors through the still unfinished, unfurnished main floor, whose original plaster walls are still drying, describing in detail the damage that occurred to the property as a result of Hurricane Ike and the steps that will be necessary to fully restore the mansion. The undamaged, still furnished second floor of Ashton Villa will be included in the tour as well.

The oldest mansion on Broadway, Ashton Villa was built in 1859 on the eve of the Civil War. It was operated as a house museum by Galveston Historical Foundation for decades until its first floor was flooded by Hurricane Ike on September 12, 2008.

The new Friday, Saturday, and Sunday tours at Ashton Villa will be held at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. The price will be $9 for adults ($2 will go to match the Save America's Treasures Grant), $6 for students 6 to 18, $23 for a family pass (two adults and up to three students under 18), and free for kids 0 to 5.

The new tour will cover the history of the house, the family, the 1900 Hurricane, the grade raising, Hurricane Ike, and preservation/restoration problems of the house has faced both before and after Hurricane Ike. Problems such as the deterioration of the brick, the rising damp, will be covered, as will the possible solutions to those problems, and the damage and remediation of the building after Ike.

For more information, call 409-762-2475.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

07 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

07 Nov 2009 20:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2:35 – 3:09pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Astro Boy"

07 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2:50 – 4:24pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

07 Nov 2009 20:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 2:55 – 4:31pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

07 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3 – 4:34pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

Bishop's Palace Tours

07 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Restoration in Progress" Tours

07 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Ashton Villa
2328 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3 – 3:45pm

Ashton Villa is currently hosting “Restoration in Progress" Tours at Ashton Villa," every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. The tours lead visitors through the still unfinished, unfurnished main floor, whose original plaster walls are still drying, describing in detail the damage that occurred to the property as a result of Hurricane Ike and the steps that will be necessary to fully restore the mansion. The undamaged, still furnished second floor of Ashton Villa will be included in the tour as well.

The oldest mansion on Broadway, Ashton Villa was built in 1859 on the eve of the Civil War. It was operated as a house museum by Galveston Historical Foundation for decades until its first floor was flooded by Hurricane Ike on September 12, 2008.

The new Friday, Saturday, and Sunday tours at Ashton Villa will be held at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. The price will be $9 for adults ($2 will go to match the Save America's Treasures Grant), $6 for students 6 to 18, $23 for a family pass (two adults and up to three students under 18), and free for kids 0 to 5.

The new tour will cover the history of the house, the family, the 1900 Hurricane, the grade raising, Hurricane Ike, and preservation/restoration problems of the house has faced both before and after Hurricane Ike. Problems such as the deterioration of the brick, the rising damp, will be covered, as will the possible solutions to those problems, and the damage and remediation of the building after Ike.

For more information, call 409-762-2475.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

07 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3:05 – 4:41pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

07 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3:05 – 4:44pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"The Stepfather"

07 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3:15 – 4:56pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"The Fourth Kind"

07 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3:20 – 4:58pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

07 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3:20 – 3:54pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Couples Retreat"

07 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 4 – 5:47pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"Law Abiding Citizen"

07 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 4 – 6:02pm

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"The Box"

07 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 4 – 5:47pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

Harbor Tour

07 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Restoration in Progress" Tours

07 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Ashton Villa
2328 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 4 – 4:45pm

Ashton Villa is currently hosting “Restoration in Progress" Tours at Ashton Villa," every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. The tours lead visitors through the still unfinished, unfurnished main floor, whose original plaster walls are still drying, describing in detail the damage that occurred to the property as a result of Hurricane Ike and the steps that will be necessary to fully restore the mansion. The undamaged, still furnished second floor of Ashton Villa will be included in the tour as well.

The oldest mansion on Broadway, Ashton Villa was built in 1859 on the eve of the Civil War. It was operated as a house museum by Galveston Historical Foundation for decades until its first floor was flooded by Hurricane Ike on September 12, 2008.

The new Friday, Saturday, and Sunday tours at Ashton Villa will be held at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. The price will be $9 for adults ($2 will go to match the Save America's Treasures Grant), $6 for students 6 to 18, $23 for a family pass (two adults and up to three students under 18), and free for kids 0 to 5.

The new tour will cover the history of the house, the family, the 1900 Hurricane, the grade raising, Hurricane Ike, and preservation/restoration problems of the house has faced both before and after Hurricane Ike. Problems such as the deterioration of the brick, the rising damp, will be covered, as will the possible solutions to those problems, and the damage and remediation of the building after Ike.

For more information, call 409-762-2475.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

07 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 4:05 – 5:45pm

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

07 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 4:20 – 6:11pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

"Astro Boy"

07 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5 – 6:34pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

Joe Sewell

07 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Hotel Galvez
2024 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5 – 10pm

Enjoy the classic sounds of Joe Sewell every Saturday from 5 - 10 pm in the Lobby Bar of Hotel Galvez. This historic bar was originally located in one of the last speakeasies in Galveston - Old Galveston Club.

A sparkling vision of Victorian elegance rising from the sand and surf, the Hotel Galvez - A Wyndham Historic Hotel in Galveston, Texas, was known as the "Queen of the Gulf" on the day she opened in 1911. For nearly a century, this charming Galveston hotel has been the choice of guests as demanding and diverse as Teddy Roosevelt, Howard Hughes, and Frank Sinatra. A multi-million dollar renovation has restored the Hotel Galvez to its rightful place as a timeless showplace on the Gulf of Mexico.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Leah Stonum

07 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

The Tremont House
2300 Mechanic St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5 – 10pm

Enjoy the classic sounds of Leah Stonum in the historic Toujouse Bar. Live entertainment is scheduled every Friday and Saturday evening. The Toujouse Bar now offers a selection single malt scotches, small batch bourbons and a variety of martinis.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

07 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5:15 – 6:51pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

07 Nov 2009 23:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5:20 – 6:59pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

07 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5:30 – 7:06pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

07 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5:30 – 7:04pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

"The Fourth Kind"

07 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5:35 – 7:13pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"The Stepfather"

07 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5:35 – 7:16pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

07 Nov 2009 23:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 5:50 – 6:24pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

08 Nov 2009 00:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 6:40 – 8:20pm

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Couples Retreat"

08 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7 – 8:47pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"The Box"

08 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7 – 8:47pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

Angelo Tolentino

08 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The San Luis Bar
5222 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7 – 11pm

The San Luis Bar welcomes live music by Angelo Tolentino, every Tuesday thru Thursday evenings 7pm - 11pm.

An ocean of opportunity awaits you at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center, a 30-acre year round beachfront resort on Galveston Island and recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award since 2000.

More info: galveston.com…

This Side Up

08 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Boudreaux’s on the Bayou
6310 Heards Lane
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7 – 11pm

Boudreaux’s on the Bayou welcomes live music by This Side Up.

An Offatts Bayou landmark, Boudreaux’s on the Bayou features a stunning view, convenient boat slips, burgers and light appetizers, refreshing beverages, and weekly live music.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

08 Nov 2009 01:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:15 – 9:06pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

"Law Abiding Citizen"

08 Nov 2009 01:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:20 – 9:22pm

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"Saw 6"

08 Nov 2009 01:25:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:25 – 8:55pm

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

More info: www.saw6film.com…

Movie Night on The Strand presents “Cool Hand Luke” with Paul Newman

08 Nov 2009 01:30:00 GMT

Saengerfest Park
23rd & Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Movie Night on The Strand presents “Cool Hand Luke” with Paul Newman.

Galveston Island’s Historic Downtown District continues an enjoyable tradition for visitors and residents the first Saturday of every month - “Movie Night on the Strand” at Saengerfest Park, 23rd and Strand.

Movie goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, a blanket and plan a date or night out with friends and relax in this unique outdoor venue.

The monthly Movie Night on the Strand is sponsored by Galveston Park Board of Trustees, Mitchell Historic Properties and the Historic Downtown Galveston Partnership to provide entertainment to area residents as well as an added value for Island guests.

“Movie Night on the Strand, was a great event last year and I look forward to a new line up of movies to enjoy this year, along with the openings of new shops and renovated restaurants in the area,” said moviegoer Heather Sommer.

For more information please visit www.galveston.com or call 1-888-GAL-ISLE.

More info: www.galveston.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

08 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:35 – 9:11pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

08 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:35 – 9:14pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Cirque du Freak"

08 Nov 2009 01:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:40 – 9:28pm

A boy unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. 14-year-old Darren was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend, got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.

More info: www.thevampiresassistant.net

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

08 Nov 2009 01:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:50 – 9:26pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"The Fourth Kind"

08 Nov 2009 01:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:55 – 9:33pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"The Stepfather"

08 Nov 2009 01:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:55 – 9:36pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

Cirque Shanghai-Bai Xi

08 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMT

The Grand
2020 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 8 – 10pm

"Cirque Shanghai-Bai Xi" somersaults onto the stage at The Grand 1894 Opera House the weekend of November 7-8! Sponsored in part by Blue Bell Creameries, performance times are at 8 pm on Saturday, and 3 pm on Sunday. After striking poses you can't fathom your own body accomplishing, the performers of Cirque Shanghai love to bellow "hai!" to earn a well-deserved ovation. It’s Cirque. Limitless skills!

Dating back to the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, Chinese acrobatic spectacles were first called “Bai Xi,” meaning “one hundred amazing acts,” in reference to the performer’s seemingly limitless skills and innumerable feats they could perform. These daring and beautiful talents were featured in command performances for China’s imperial courts and have been passed down and enhanced through generations.

"Cirque Shanghai-Bai Xi" combines all aspects of the traditional and the modern in acrobatic stage performance: awesome displays of physical strength with incredible feats of balance; graceful folkloric pageantry with fast paced contemporary dance; energetic martial arts with phenomenal equilibrialist skills… all performed in spectacular costumes, on the stage and high in the air, in a grand theatrical production. Featuring state-of-the-art computerized lighting and beautiful orchestrations that range from exotic Oriental to trend setting electronic faction, "Cirque Shanghai-Bai Xi" is a breathtaking spectacle that establishes a new standard of acrobatic and entertainment excellence.

Ticket prices range from $18.50 to $58. Special discounts for group and senior citizen tickets may be available. For information about this and other performances scheduled, contact The Grand's box office at 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or visit The Grand’s web site at www.thegrand.com. The Grand is located at 2020 Postoffice Street, in historic downtown Galveston. The theatre is accessible by trolley. All major credit cards accepted.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

08 Nov 2009 02:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 8:40 – 10:20pm

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Kevin Welch & Jorge Palomarez

08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Old Quarter
413 20th St.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9pm – 1am

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe presents live music by Kevin Welch & Jorge Palomarez, Saturday evening, 9pm - 1am. No cover.

Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe is one of the most memorable live music venues in the Houston area, if not all of Texas. Owner Rex (Wrecks) Bell welcomes patrons to this intimate, non-pretentious corner bar, where the tunes rock and the drinks flow.

Artists like ZZ Top, Secret Agent 8, Grady Lee, JT Van Zandt, Sisters Morales, Richard Dobson & Lady Boyd, Don Sanders, the PC Cowboys, L'Amant, Freddie Krc, Jesse Dayton, Harlem Slim, Paul Sprawl, and Eden Brent are just some of the legendary talents that grace the stage weekly at this nightspot that always wows.

Old Quarter is located in the middle of the Postoffice Street Arts & Entertainment District, around the corner from a host of renowned restaurants, art galleries, shopping, and nightlife.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rapture

08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMT

B. Jiggers Lounge
5002 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9pm – 1am

B.Jigger's Lounge presents live music by Rapture. No cover.

B. Jiggers Lounge, located within Holiday Inn Resort, features live music, dancing, and drink specials.

Holiday Inn Resort has eight-stories of Gulf view rooms on Galveston Island located at the San Luis Resort in the heart of the Texas Gulf Coast! Most of the rooms have private balconies overlooking the Gulf or the pool. The Jetty Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as room service. B’Jiggers Lounge offers live entertainment and Happy Hour specials.

Holiday Inn Resort is centrally located to many Galveston attractions like the beach, Rainforest Café and Adventure Ride, and shopping at the Historical Strand District.

Stay before or after a cruise and leave your car at the hotel. Holiday Inn provides a shuttle to and from the cruise terminals.

Whether you want to take a historic home tour at Bishop’s Palace, Moody Mansion or Ashton Villa or catch a play at The Grand 1894 Opera House, Holiday Inn Resort is the place to stay.

Galveston also has numerous businesses surrounding the hotel. The Galveston Island Convention Center is only blocks away. Prominent universities such as Texas A & M University and University of Texas Medical Branch, as well as American National Insurance, are minutes away. Houston is just up the road making the Holiday Inn THE place to stay! Galveston Island is the home of many Special Events such as: Lone Star Motorcycle Rally, Dickens on the Strand, Mardi Gras, and more.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Thrill Hill and The Real Deal

08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Crow's Cantina
2408 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9pm – 1am

Crow's Cantina presents Thrill Hill and The Real Deal.

Crow's Cantina Bar and Grill is an excellent place for people watching, drinkin', and fun.

Crow's has become well known to locals and cruise ship passengers for some of the best live music on the Island, and for its excellent Strand location, literally steps from the Cruise Terminal.

Crow's great staff is dedicated to making sure your visit is enjoyable as it is unforgettable.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"The Box"

08 Nov 2009 03:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9:35 – 11:22pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

"Couples Retreat"

08 Nov 2009 03:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9:40 – 11:27pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"Saw 6"

08 Nov 2009 03:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9:45 – 11:15pm

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

More info: www.saw6film.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

08 Nov 2009 03:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9:50 – 11:26pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

08 Nov 2009 03:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9:55 – 11:34pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

08 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10 – 11:36pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Law Abiding Citizen"

08 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10pm – 12:02am

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

08 Nov 2009 04:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:05 – 11:56pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

"Cirque du Freak"

08 Nov 2009 04:10:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:10 – 11:58pm

A boy unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. 14-year-old Darren was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend, got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.

More info: www.thevampiresassistant.net

"The Fourth Kind"

08 Nov 2009 04:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:15 – 11:53pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"The Stepfather"

08 Nov 2009 04:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:15 – 11:56pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

Fidelity Maxx

08 Nov 2009 04:30:00 GMT

Yaga's Cafe and Bar
2314 Strand
Galveston, TX
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:30pm – 1:30am

Yaga's presents music by Fidelity Maxx.

Ready for some fun? Yaga's Cafe and Bar, located at 2314 Strand, wrote the book on mo' bettah food and vibes on Galveston Island.

From sandwiches to hot-from-the-oven pizzas to weekend live entertainment to the jammin' outdoor patio, Yaga's Cafe and Bar is place to go when you're ready for Jamaican-style good times.

Yaga's Cafe is conveniently located at the corner of 23rd and Strand, steps from Saengerfest Park, museums, art galleries, and The Texas Cruiseship Terminal.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Carnival Conquest 7-Day Cruise Departs from Galveston

08 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Port of Galveston
Sunday, November 8, 2009

The Carnival Conquest sails year round every Sunday offering 7 day cruises on alternating schedules to various ports in the Western Caribbean, including Montego Bay, Jamaica; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and Cozumel, Mexico.

To check rates and reserve your cruise vacation, contact GalvestonCruises.com, either online or by calling (800)593-8678.

More info: www.galvestoncruises.com

Discovering the Bay Shore and Mud Flats

08 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

State Park
14901 FM 3005
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10 – 11:30am

The public is invited to take part in free Discovering the Bay Shore and Mud Flats lectures every Sunday at Galveston Island State Park. Meet at the Nature Center at 10am. Learn how to seine and discover the richness of these wetlands nurseries under the guidance of Friends of Galveston Island State Park volunteers. Wear old tie-on closed shoes, water shoes or waders if you plan to seine or you can stay dry and just inspect the catch.

Galveston Island State Park, in Galveston County, is in the City of Galveston on the west end of Galveston Island. It is a 2,013.1-acre site that was acquired in 1969 from private owners under the State Parks Bond Program and was opened in 1975.

Galveston Island is believed to be approximately 5000 years old and has had an interesting history during the past 500 years. It is generally believed Cabeza de Vaca and his crew were shipwrecked here in 1520 and eventually made their way from the island to colonies in Mexico. The LaFitte brothers, fleeing the prosecution of pirates in the United States, established a government here in 1817, with visions of creating a "Manhattan on the Gulf." Commerce did thrive here, but major storms in 1867, 1871, 1875, and 1886 greatly slowed progress. The great storm of 1900 devastated the island, killing 5000 to 10,000 people, and prompted the construction of the seawall which protects the northern half of the island.

Wading and shore birds, mottled and mallard ducks, raccoons, armadillos, and marsh rabbits can be found in the park for observation and photography.

More info: www.fogisp.org

Kayak Adventure

08 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

State Park
14901 FM 3005
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10am – 2pm

The Galveston Island State Park offers paddlers access to one of Galveston’s premier ecological and historical jewels. Witness herons and pelicans flying overhead, travel back in time to when the Karankawas made Galveston Island their winter home, and discover how restoration scientists have restored wetlands and fisheries. This 1,200-acre state park hosts many examples of barrier island habitats explored easily from the beach or by walking trails.

Artist Boat is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and preservation of coastal margins and the marine environment through the disciplines of the sciences and the arts.

More info: www.artistboat.org

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

08 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10 – 10:34am

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Yoga Sangha

08 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Yoga Haven
2507 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10 – 11:15am

The Yoga Haven invites you to take part in scheduled yoga classes.

A mixed-level community class, students of all levels are encouraged to deepen their practice - cultivating intelligence, strength, vitality and compassion. Class includes standing poses, twists, forward & backbends, and inversions.

More info: galveston.com…

Schlitterbahn Heated Indoor Season

08 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Schlitterbahn Waterpark
2026 Lockheed Drive
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10am – 5pm

Splash into the World’s #1 Indoor Waterpark at Schlitterbahn Galveston Island! Whatever the weather, surfing, splashing fun is on at Schlitterbahn’s Wasserfest indoor park. Hot or cold, rain or shine, Schlitterbahn’s got you covered with climate-controlled rivers, slides, and pools that will put you in a tropical mood!

More info: www.galveston.com…

“The Moodys of Galveston, a Texas Banking Family”

08 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 11am – 3pm

This exhibit traces the history of early Texas banking and the involvement of the Moody family of Galveston in the expansion of that industry. Colonel William Lewis Moody began the family’s banking heritage by serving as president of the National Bank of Texas, which was the second bank established in the state receiving its charter on March 6, 1866. His son, W. L. Moody, Jr., continued the family tradition with the founding of City National Bank in 1907 and the establishment of W. L. Moody and Company Bankers, Unincorporated in 1916. W. L. Moody, Jr.’s daughter, Mary Moody Northen, and his grandson, Robert L. Moody, Sr., upheld the family banking tradition. Learn about the history of this family and their leadership in the development of the Texas banking industry.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

08 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Maggie Fuller: "...and a Hard Place"

08 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

DesignWorks
2119 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 11am – 5pm

DesignWorks gallery presents Maggie Fuller's "...and a Hard Place," on exhibition thru November 22, 2009.

DesignWorks creates interiors for a wide variety of projects, including both new construction and renovations.

National credits include numerous primary residences and second homes, as well as corporate offices and other commercial interiors.

With over 30 years of experience, DesignWorks understands and carefully considers the impact of structural, mechanical and electrical systems on the creative and functional design of interior spaces.

Working with architects, builders and homeowners alike, DesignWorks partners with clients, creatively solving design challenges within budget.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Chuy Benitez: Summer in the City" and "Mark Schatz: Earth Below Us"

08 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Galveston Arts Center in Exile 2
2501 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 11am – 5pm

Galveston Arts Center is pleased to present two exhibitions in conjunction with the October 10th ArtWalk. "Chuy Benitez: Summer in the City" and "Mark Schatz: Earth Below us" will remain on view through November 22, 2009, and are free and open to the public. Curator Clint Willour will lead a gallery talk with the artists at 6:15 pm.

"Chuy Benitez: Summer in the City" features digitally-composed color panoramic photographs taken in New York City in 2009 and Houston in 2008. Documenting ethnic community groups, Benitez photographed “Danzantes” (traditional Aztec fire dancers) in Central Park and a Hare Krishna parade in lower Manhattan. Using digital imaging technology, Benitez “stitches” together multiple photographs to create a single horizontal image. “‘New’ techniques of photography have kept ethnic communities in the US undocumented within the national culture simply because the members within the community cannot often afford the equipment necessary to create these advanced images…,” Benitez writes. “Images made within ethnic communities are often looked down upon as being ‘behind the times’ or as naïve images.” It is through his photos that Benitez, using ultra-modern artistic practices, is able to visually represent communities that may otherwise be overlooked or otherwise thought of as unsophisticated.

In 2008, Benitez photographed the after effects of Hurricane Ike on Houston’s Hispanic community, documenting the distribution of supplies and bottled water and clean-up and repair efforts. These works were recently included in the publication, "Houston. It’s Worth It. IKE." Benitez is an internationally exhibited and collected Chicano photographer who currently lives and works in Houston, but is originally from El Paso. He received a BA in photography from the University of Notre Dame in 2005, and an MFA in photography/digital media from the University of Houston in 2008. His work is in the permanent collections of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Gilberto Cardenas Collection of Latino Art, and Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin.

Sculptor Mark Schatz turns the world upside down in his site-specific sculptural installation addressing the potential effects of global warming. Using materials accumulated or discarded in domestic environments (cardboard, scrap wood and Styrofoam), and scale-modeling methods used by hobbyists, Schatz fabricates worlds that are both obsessively meticulous and improvisational. “Inspired in part by the devastating impact of economic or natural disasters, as well as the reinvention and rediscovery that can follow in their wake,” writes Schatz “it is not always clear whether these unstable landscapes are growing, slipping into gradual decay, or both.”

A native of Michigan, Schatz received a BFA in sculpture in 1998 from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and an MFA in from The University of Texas at Austin in 2005. He currently lives in Houston and teaches at The Glassell School of Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and San Jacinto College. His work has most recently been featured in exhibitions at Lawndale Art Center in Houston, and College of the Mainland, Texas City.

Galveston Arts Center is currently operating “in exile” from our second temporary downtown gallery space—the site of the former Maceo’s Spice and Import Company located on the corner of Market and 25th Streets. The administrative offices are also at this location. The gallery and selections from GAC’s museum shop, ArtWorks, are open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. A flyer listing all ArtWalk participants with times and locations can be downloaded at www.galvestonartscenter.org.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley's "New Work" and "Ike Woodwork" by James Phillips & Dale Hooks

08 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 11am – 6pm

This exhibition features New Work by Rene' Wiley, and woodwork from reclaimed Ike trees by James Phillips and Dale Hooks. On exhibit thru November 23, 2009.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

08 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean IMAX 3D"

08 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 11:50am – 12:30pm

Wild Ocean is in an uplifting, giant screen cinema experience capturing one of nature's greatest migration spectacles. Plunge into an underwater feeding frenzy, amidst the dolphins, sharks, whales, gannets, seals and billions of fish. Filmed off the Wild Coast of South Africa, Wild Ocean is a timely documentary that celebrates the animals that now depend on us to survive and the efforts by the local people to protect this invaluable ecological resource. Hope is alive on the Wild Coast, where Africa meets the sea.

Each year a feeding frenzy of sharks, dolphins, whales and other big game fish takes place along the Wild Coast of South Africa, as billions of sardines migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Coast. Wild Ocean delves into this underwater struggle and examines the effects that global warming and over fishing have had on the great migration and local people.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

08 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12 – 1pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tours

08 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Polar Express 4D"

08 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12 – 12:12pm

You are invited on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on The Polar Express! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. The Polar Express 4-D Experience is based on the inspiring and beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Climb aboard The Polar Express 4-D Experience for a cold winter’s journey that’s sure to warm your heart and make you believe.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Margaret Smithers-Crump & Marlene Matalon: Two Solo Exhibitions"

08 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Buchanan Gallery
220 25th Street
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12 – 5pm

Join Buchanan Gallery as it hosts "Margaret Smithers-Crump & Marlene Matalon - Two Solo Exhibitions."

Margaret Smithers-Crump will present a collection of mid career, mixed media works on wood that transition beatuifully into her current and very unique creations on acrylic.

Marlene Matalon features an intimate collection of pastel paintings on woven inkjet prints, mounted on gilded backgrounds. Matalon states "I've enjoyed creating these faces more than any previous work that I have ever done."

The exhibitions continue thru November 21, 2009.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"James Busby: Galveston Rising"

08 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Bogan Gallery
2217 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12 – 4pm

Bogan Gallery presents James Busby's "Galveston Rising."

James Busby is a prolific artist who is inspired by the natural environment. Viewers will find evidence of West Texas scenery and the Southwest United States in many of his paintings and sculptures. Busby uses his childhood experiences from the Woodlands of East Texas and the Texas Plains country to interpret nature in a unique style which incorporates elements of his major influences; the French Impressionists, J.M.W. Turner, Gustave Klimt and Paul Jenkins.

Bogan Gallery is located at 2217 Postoffice Street, and is owned and operated by Susan Bogan. Mrs. Bogan is an Art Historian and a university Art History instructor who has left the academic world to open the gallery in Galveston.

The works exhibited in the gallery have a diverse range, from Native American influences to modern abstraction, from impressionist landscapes to glass, ceramics, and woodturning.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Astro Boy"

08 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12:30 – 2:04pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

"Santa's Late! the Ride"

08 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12:30 – 12:42pm

It is almost midnight and Santa is nowhere to be found! Santa’s elves are tracking his movements on their Worldwide GIFTDROP screen, but they’ve lost Santa over Hawaii. Santa must return to the North Pole Village before midnight or Christmas is lost! Will Santa make it in time for Christmas? Come experience this Christmas adventure and find out!

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

08 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12:35 – 2:11pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

08 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12:40 – 2:14pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

08 Nov 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12:45 – 2:25pm

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

08 Nov 2009 18:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12:50 – 2:26pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"The Stepfather"

08 Nov 2009 18:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12:50 – 2:31pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"The Fourth Kind"

08 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 12:55 – 2:33pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"Couples Retreat"

08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1 – 2:47pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"The Box"

08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1 – 2:47pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

Moody Mansion Tour

08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tours

08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"November Show"

08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Art League Gallery
2117A Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1 – 6pm

The Galveston Art League presents its November Show.

The Galveston Art League was founded in June, 1914. Today, it enjoys the distinction of being the oldest art league in Texas. Throughout the years, the league has exhibited the work of local artists, sponsored art instruction by well known artists, provided student scholarships and introduced Galvestonians to the cultural world.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Group Exhibition"

08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Local Color
120 20th Street
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1 – 6pm

Local Color Gallery presents a group exhibition with works by Darren Cleveland, David L. Vollmer, Mike Meadors, Kai Urushihara, Lorraine Martin, and John Skarda.

Local Color features an array of artwork by local artists, as well as wide selection of gift items. The gallery features beautiful, digital photography by Darren Cleveland, hand-knitted wire creations by David L. Vollmer, unique Galveston postcards, dazzling sculpture and jewelry by Beverly Cox, rich flavorful Giordano Coffee, soy-blended Jazz candles, and much more.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

08 Nov 2009 19:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1:05 – 2:44pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Law Abiding Citizen"

08 Nov 2009 19:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1:15 – 3:17pm

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

08 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1:30 – 3:21pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

Moody Mansion Tour

08 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2 – 3pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tours

08 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Polar Express 4D"

08 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2 – 2:12pm

You are invited on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on The Polar Express! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. The Polar Express 4-D Experience is based on the inspiring and beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Climb aboard The Polar Express 4-D Experience for a cold winter’s journey that’s sure to warm your heart and make you believe.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Restoration in Progress" Tours

08 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Ashton Villa
2328 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2 – 2:45pm

Ashton Villa is currently hosting “Restoration in Progress" Tours at Ashton Villa," every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. The tours lead visitors through the still unfinished, unfurnished main floor, whose original plaster walls are still drying, describing in detail the damage that occurred to the property as a result of Hurricane Ike and the steps that will be necessary to fully restore the mansion. The undamaged, still furnished second floor of Ashton Villa will be included in the tour as well.

The oldest mansion on Broadway, Ashton Villa was built in 1859 on the eve of the Civil War. It was operated as a house museum by Galveston Historical Foundation for decades until its first floor was flooded by Hurricane Ike on September 12, 2008.

The new Friday, Saturday, and Sunday tours at Ashton Villa will be held at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. The price will be $9 for adults ($2 will go to match the Save America's Treasures Grant), $6 for students 6 to 18, $23 for a family pass (two adults and up to three students under 18), and free for kids 0 to 5.

The new tour will cover the history of the house, the family, the 1900 Hurricane, the grade raising, Hurricane Ike, and preservation/restoration problems of the house has faced both before and after Hurricane Ike. Problems such as the deterioration of the brick, the rising damp, will be covered, as will the possible solutions to those problems, and the damage and remediation of the building after Ike.

For more information, call 409-762-2475.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Santa's Late! the Ride"

08 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:30 – 2:42pm

It is almost midnight and Santa is nowhere to be found! Santa’s elves are tracking his movements on their Worldwide GIFTDROP screen, but they’ve lost Santa over Hawaii. Santa must return to the North Pole Village before midnight or Christmas is lost! Will Santa make it in time for Christmas? Come experience this Christmas adventure and find out!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

08 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

08 Nov 2009 20:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:35 – 3:09pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Astro Boy"

08 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:50 – 4:24pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

08 Nov 2009 20:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:55 – 4:31pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

Cirque Shanghai-Bai Xi

08 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The Grand
2020 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3 – 5pm

"Cirque Shanghai-Bai Xi" somersaults onto the stage at The Grand 1894 Opera House the weekend of November 7-8! Sponsored in part by Blue Bell Creameries, performance times are at 8 pm on Saturday, and 3 pm on Sunday. After striking poses you can't fathom your own body accomplishing, the performers of Cirque Shanghai love to bellow "hai!" to earn a well-deserved ovation. It’s Cirque. Limitless skills!

Dating back to the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, Chinese acrobatic spectacles were first called “Bai Xi,” meaning “one hundred amazing acts,” in reference to the performer’s seemingly limitless skills and innumerable feats they could perform. These daring and beautiful talents were featured in command performances for China’s imperial courts and have been passed down and enhanced through generations.

"Cirque Shanghai-Bai Xi" combines all aspects of the traditional and the modern in acrobatic stage performance: awesome displays of physical strength with incredible feats of balance; graceful folkloric pageantry with fast paced contemporary dance; energetic martial arts with phenomenal equilibrialist skills… all performed in spectacular costumes, on the stage and high in the air, in a grand theatrical production. Featuring state-of-the-art computerized lighting and beautiful orchestrations that range from exotic Oriental to trend setting electronic faction, "Cirque Shanghai-Bai Xi" is a breathtaking spectacle that establishes a new standard of acrobatic and entertainment excellence.

Ticket prices range from $18.50 to $58. Special discounts for group and senior citizen tickets may be available. For information about this and other performances scheduled, contact The Grand's box office at 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or visit The Grand’s web site at www.thegrand.com. The Grand is located at 2020 Postoffice Street, in historic downtown Galveston. The theatre is accessible by trolley. All major credit cards accepted.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

08 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3 – 4:34pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

Bishop's Palace Tours

08 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Restoration in Progress" Tours

08 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Ashton Villa
2328 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3 – 3:45pm

Ashton Villa is currently hosting “Restoration in Progress" Tours at Ashton Villa," every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. The tours lead visitors through the still unfinished, unfurnished main floor, whose original plaster walls are still drying, describing in detail the damage that occurred to the property as a result of Hurricane Ike and the steps that will be necessary to fully restore the mansion. The undamaged, still furnished second floor of Ashton Villa will be included in the tour as well.

For more information, call 409-762-2475.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

08 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:05 – 4:41pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

08 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:05 – 4:44pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"The Stepfather"

08 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:15 – 4:56pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"The Fourth Kind"

08 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:20 – 4:58pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

08 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:20 – 3:54pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Couples Retreat"

08 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4 – 5:47pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"Law Abiding Citizen"

08 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4 – 6:02pm

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"The Box"

08 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4 – 5:47pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

Sidewalk Sunday Strand Jamz hosted by Tomz Katz Jamz Band

08 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Crow's Cantina
2408 Strand
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4 – 8pm

Crow's Cantina presents live music by Sidewalk Sunday Strand Jamz hosted by Tomz Katz Jamz Band.

Crow's Cantina Bar and Grill is an excellent place for people watching, drinkin', and fun.

Crow's has become well known to locals and cruise ship passengers for some of the best live music on the Island, and for its excellent Strand location, literally steps from the Cruise Terminal.

Crow's great staff is dedicated to making sure your visit is enjoyable as it is unforgettable.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Polar Express 4D"

08 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4 – 4:12pm

You are invited on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on The Polar Express! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. The Polar Express 4-D Experience is based on the inspiring and beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Climb aboard The Polar Express 4-D Experience for a cold winter’s journey that’s sure to warm your heart and make you believe.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

08 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Restoration in Progress" Tours

08 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Ashton Villa
2328 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4 – 4:45pm

Ashton Villa is currently hosting “Restoration in Progress" Tours at Ashton Villa," every Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. The tours lead visitors through the still unfinished, unfurnished main floor, whose original plaster walls are still drying, describing in detail the damage that occurred to the property as a result of Hurricane Ike and the steps that will be necessary to fully restore the mansion. The undamaged, still furnished second floor of Ashton Villa will be included in the tour as well.

The oldest mansion on Broadway, Ashton Villa was built in 1859 on the eve of the Civil War. It was operated as a house museum by Galveston Historical Foundation for decades until its first floor was flooded by Hurricane Ike on September 12, 2008.

The new Friday, Saturday, and Sunday tours at Ashton Villa will be held at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. The price will be $9 for adults ($2 will go to match the Save America's Treasures Grant), $6 for students 6 to 18, $23 for a family pass (two adults and up to three students under 18), and free for kids 0 to 5.

The new tour will cover the history of the house, the family, the 1900 Hurricane, the grade raising, Hurricane Ike, and preservation/restoration problems of the house has faced both before and after Hurricane Ike. Problems such as the deterioration of the brick, the rising damp, will be covered, as will the possible solutions to those problems, and the damage and remediation of the building after Ike.

For more information, call 409-762-2475.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

08 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4:05 – 5:45pm

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

08 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4:20 – 6:11pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

"Santa's Late! the Ride"

08 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4:30 – 4:42pm

It is almost midnight and Santa is nowhere to be found! Santa’s elves are tracking his movements on their Worldwide GIFTDROP screen, but they’ve lost Santa over Hawaii. Santa must return to the North Pole Village before midnight or Christmas is lost! Will Santa make it in time for Christmas? Come experience this Christmas adventure and find out!

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Astro Boy"

08 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5 – 6:34pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

08 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:15 – 6:51pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

08 Nov 2009 23:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:20 – 6:59pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

08 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:30 – 7:06pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

08 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:30 – 7:04pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

"The Fourth Kind"

08 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:35 – 7:13pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"The Stepfather"

08 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:35 – 7:16pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

08 Nov 2009 23:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:50 – 6:24pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

09 Nov 2009 00:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 6:40 – 8:20pm

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Couples Retreat"

09 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7 – 8:47pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"The Box"

09 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7 – 8:47pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

09 Nov 2009 01:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7:15 – 9:06pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

"Law Abiding Citizen"

09 Nov 2009 01:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7:20 – 9:22pm

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"Saw 6"

09 Nov 2009 01:25:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7:25 – 8:55pm

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

More info: www.saw6film.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

09 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7:35 – 9:11pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

09 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7:35 – 9:14pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Cirque du Freak"

09 Nov 2009 01:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7:40 – 9:28pm

A boy unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. 14-year-old Darren was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend, got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.

More info: www.thevampiresassistant.net

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

09 Nov 2009 01:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7:50 – 9:26pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"The Fourth Kind"

09 Nov 2009 01:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7:55 – 9:33pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"The Stepfather"

09 Nov 2009 01:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 7:55 – 9:36pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

09 Nov 2009 02:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 8:40 – 10:20pm

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"The Box"

09 Nov 2009 03:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 9:35 – 11:22pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

"Couples Retreat"

09 Nov 2009 03:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 9:40 – 11:27pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"Saw 6"

09 Nov 2009 03:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 9:45 – 11:15pm

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

More info: www.saw6film.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

09 Nov 2009 03:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 9:50 – 11:26pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

09 Nov 2009 03:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 9:55 – 11:34pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

09 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10 – 11:36pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Law Abiding Citizen"

09 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10pm – 12:02am

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

09 Nov 2009 04:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10:05 – 11:56pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

"Cirque du Freak"

09 Nov 2009 04:10:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10:10 – 11:58pm

A boy unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. 14-year-old Darren was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend, got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.

More info: www.thevampiresassistant.net

"The Fourth Kind"

09 Nov 2009 04:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10:15 – 11:53pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"The Stepfather"

09 Nov 2009 04:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10:15 – 11:56pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

Carnival Ecstasy 5-Day Cruise Departs from Galveston

09 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Port of Galveston
Monday, November 9, 2009

The Carnival Ecstasy sails year round every other Monday offering 5 day cruises from Galveston to Progreso and Calica/Playa Del Carmen.

To check rates and reserve your cruise vacation, contact GalvestonCruises.com, either online or by calling (800)593-8678.

More info: www.galvestoncruises.com

Yoga Waves with Courtney

09 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Yoga Haven
2507 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 9 – 10:15am

The Yoga Haven invites you to take part in scheduled yoga classes.

This class draws inspiration from the power and grace of the ocean. Through postures practiced low to the ground, we discover the body’s natural fluidity by riding the wave patterns of breath and movement. The ebb and flow of breath and consciousness is explored in pranayama and meditation.

More info: galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 10 – 11:40am

Starting Nov. 6 through Jan. 2, moviegoers can support the Tiny Tim Food Drive by donating non-perishable food items to receive $2 off the film admission.

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Prince Varughese Thomas: "Liquid Sky" and Steven Gilbert: "Museum People"

09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Wagner Sousa Modern Art
404 25th St.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 10am – 4pm

Wagner Sousa Modern Art features two exhibitions: Prince Varughese Thomas' "Liquid Sky;" and Steven Gilbert's "Museum People," on view thru November 26, 2009.

Wagner Sousa Modern Art represents a number of emerging and established artists working in the fields of drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. We also show work by several craftsmen working in modern furniture.

The gallery is located in the historic 1878 M.W. Shaw building, a warehouse space in a developing section of downtown Galveston.

More info: www.galveston.com…

“The Moodys of Galveston, a Texas Banking Family”

09 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 11am – 3pm

This exhibit traces the history of early Texas banking and the involvement of the Moody family of Galveston in the expansion of that industry. Colonel William Lewis Moody began the family’s banking heritage by serving as president of the National Bank of Texas, which was the second bank established in the state receiving its charter on March 6, 1866. His son, W. L. Moody, Jr., continued the family tradition with the founding of City National Bank in 1907 and the establishment of W. L. Moody and Company Bankers, Unincorporated in 1916. W. L. Moody, Jr.’s daughter, Mary Moody Northen, and his grandson, Robert L. Moody, Sr., upheld the family banking tradition. Learn about the history of this family and their leadership in the development of the Texas banking industry.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

09 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Margaret Smithers-Crump & Marlene Matalon: Two Solo Exhibitions"

09 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Buchanan Gallery
220 25th Street
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 11am – 6pm

Join Buchanan Gallery as it hosts "Margaret Smithers-Crump & Marlene Matalon - Two Solo Exhibitions."

Margaret Smithers-Crump will present a collection of mid career, mixed media works on wood that transition beatuifully into her current and very unique creations on acrylic.

Marlene Matalon features an intimate collection of pastel paintings on woven inkjet prints, mounted on gilded backgrounds. Matalon states "I've enjoyed creating these faces more than any previous work that I have ever done."

The exhibitions continue thru November 21, 2009.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Rene' Wiley's "New Work" and "Ike Woodwork" by James Phillips & Dale Hooks

09 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Rene' Wiley Studio Gallery
2128 Postoffice St.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 11am – 6pm

This exhibition features New Work by Rene' Wiley, and woodwork from reclaimed Ike trees by James Phillips and Dale Hooks. On exhibit thru November 23, 2009.

Rene' Wiley Studio & Gallery is located on Galveston Island. The subject for most of her work is the warm Gulf Coast light that illuminiates the harbors, wetlands, alleyways and an assortment of interesting structures. Victorian homes line the streets of her neighborhood, with the Seawall on one end and the historic Strand on the other - so inspiration is always close at hand.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Yin Yoga with Kathleen

09 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Yoga Haven
2507 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 11am – 12:15pm

The Yoga Haven invites you to take part in scheduled yoga classes.

A compliment to dynamic yoga practices, an antidote to a fast-paced lifestyle. Primarily floor work, Yin Yoga targets the connective tissues. Postures are held, muscles are invited to yield, and space is opened in the joints, allowing energy to flow. Focused and reflective, this practice encourages a healthy, supple body and a cool, peaceful mind.

More info: galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

09 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean IMAX 3D"

09 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 11:50am – 12:30pm

Wild Ocean is in an uplifting, giant screen cinema experience capturing one of nature's greatest migration spectacles. Plunge into an underwater feeding frenzy, amidst the dolphins, sharks, whales, gannets, seals and billions of fish. Filmed off the Wild Coast of South Africa, Wild Ocean is a timely documentary that celebrates the animals that now depend on us to survive and the efforts by the local people to protect this invaluable ecological resource. Hope is alive on the Wild Coast, where Africa meets the sea.

Each year a feeding frenzy of sharks, dolphins, whales and other big game fish takes place along the Wild Coast of South Africa, as billions of sardines migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Coast. Wild Ocean delves into this underwater struggle and examines the effects that global warming and over fishing have had on the great migration and local people.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

09 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12 – 1pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tours

09 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Polar Express 4D"

09 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12 – 12:12pm

You are invited on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on The Polar Express! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. The Polar Express 4-D Experience is based on the inspiring and beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Climb aboard The Polar Express 4-D Experience for a cold winter’s journey that’s sure to warm your heart and make you believe.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Astro Boy"

09 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:30 – 2:04pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

"Santa's Late! the Ride"

09 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:30 – 12:42pm

It is almost midnight and Santa is nowhere to be found! Santa’s elves are tracking his movements on their Worldwide GIFTDROP screen, but they’ve lost Santa over Hawaii. Santa must return to the North Pole Village before midnight or Christmas is lost! Will Santa make it in time for Christmas? Come experience this Christmas adventure and find out!

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

09 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:35 – 2:11pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

09 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:40 – 2:14pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

09 Nov 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:45 – 2:25pm

Starting Nov. 6 through Jan. 2, moviegoers can support the Tiny Tim Food Drive by donating non-perishable food items to receive $2 off the film admission.

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

09 Nov 2009 18:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:50 – 2:26pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"The Stepfather"

09 Nov 2009 18:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:50 – 2:31pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"The Fourth Kind"

09 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:55 – 2:33pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"Couples Retreat"

09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 1 – 2:47pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"The Box"

09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 1 – 2:47pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

Moody Mansion Tour

09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tours

09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

09 Nov 2009 19:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 1:05 – 2:44pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Law Abiding Citizen"

09 Nov 2009 19:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 1:15 – 3:17pm

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

09 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 1:30 – 3:21pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

Moody Mansion Tour

09 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 2 – 3pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tours

09 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Polar Express 4D"

09 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 2 – 2:12pm

You are invited on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on The Polar Express! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. The Polar Express 4-D Experience is based on the inspiring and beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Climb aboard The Polar Express 4-D Experience for a cold winter’s journey that’s sure to warm your heart and make you believe.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Santa's Late! the Ride"

09 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 2:30 – 2:42pm

It is almost midnight and Santa is nowhere to be found! Santa’s elves are tracking his movements on their Worldwide GIFTDROP screen, but they’ve lost Santa over Hawaii. Santa must return to the North Pole Village before midnight or Christmas is lost! Will Santa make it in time for Christmas? Come experience this Christmas adventure and find out!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

09 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

09 Nov 2009 20:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 2:35 – 3:09pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Astro Boy"

09 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 2:50 – 4:24pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

09 Nov 2009 20:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 2:55 – 4:31pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

09 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 3 – 4:34pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

Bishop's Palace Tours

09 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

09 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 3:05 – 4:41pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

09 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 3:05 – 4:44pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"The Stepfather"

09 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 3:15 – 4:56pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"The Fourth Kind"

09 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 3:20 – 4:58pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

09 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 3:20 – 3:54pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Couples Retreat"

09 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 4 – 5:47pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"Law Abiding Citizen"

09 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 4 – 6:02pm

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"The Box"

09 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 4 – 5:47pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

"Polar Express 4D"

09 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 4 – 4:12pm

You are invited on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on The Polar Express! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. The Polar Express 4-D Experience is based on the inspiring and beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Climb aboard The Polar Express 4-D Experience for a cold winter’s journey that’s sure to warm your heart and make you believe.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

09 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

09 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 4:05 – 5:45pm

Starting Nov. 6 through Jan. 2, moviegoers can support the Tiny Tim Food Drive by donating non-perishable food items to receive $2 off the film admission.

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

09 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 4:20 – 6:11pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

"Santa's Late! the Ride"

09 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 4:30 – 4:42pm

It is almost midnight and Santa is nowhere to be found! Santa’s elves are tracking his movements on their Worldwide GIFTDROP screen, but they’ve lost Santa over Hawaii. Santa must return to the North Pole Village before midnight or Christmas is lost! Will Santa make it in time for Christmas? Come experience this Christmas adventure and find out!

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Astro Boy"

09 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 5 – 6:34pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

09 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 5:15 – 6:51pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

09 Nov 2009 23:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 5:20 – 6:59pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

09 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 5:30 – 7:06pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

09 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 5:30 – 7:04pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

"The Fourth Kind"

09 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 5:35 – 7:13pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"The Stepfather"

09 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 5:35 – 7:16pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

09 Nov 2009 23:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 5:50 – 6:24pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Yoga Roots with Courtney

10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Yoga Haven
2507 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 6 – 7:15pm

The Yoga Haven invites you to take part in scheduled yoga classes.

For students new to Hatha yoga, or as a refresher for returning students, this class provides the foundation for building a yoga practice. Focus is on alignment principles to enhance the benefits, safety and understanding of asanas (postures).

More info: galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

10 Nov 2009 00:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 6:40 – 8:20pm

Starting Nov. 6 through Jan. 2, moviegoers can support the Tiny Tim Food Drive by donating non-perishable food items to receive $2 off the film admission.

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Couples Retreat"

10 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7 – 8:47pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"The Box"

10 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7 – 8:47pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

Angelo Tolentino

10 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The San Luis Bar
5222 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7 – 11pm

The San Luis Bar welcomes live music by Angelo Tolentino, every Tuesday thru Thursday evenings 7pm - 11pm.

An ocean of opportunity awaits you at The San Luis Resort, Spa & Conference Center, a 30-acre year round beachfront resort on Galveston Island and recipient of the AAA Four Diamond Award since 2000.

More info: galveston.com…

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

10 Nov 2009 01:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:15 – 9:06pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

"Law Abiding Citizen"

10 Nov 2009 01:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:20 – 9:22pm

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"Saw 6"

10 Nov 2009 01:25:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:25 – 8:55pm

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

More info: www.saw6film.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

10 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:35 – 9:11pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

10 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:35 – 9:14pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Cirque du Freak"

10 Nov 2009 01:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:40 – 9:28pm

A boy unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. 14-year-old Darren was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend, got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.

More info: www.thevampiresassistant.net

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

10 Nov 2009 01:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:50 – 9:26pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"The Fourth Kind"

10 Nov 2009 01:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:55 – 9:33pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"The Stepfather"

10 Nov 2009 01:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:55 – 9:36pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

Karaoke Night hosted by Felicia

10 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Crow's Cantina
2408 Strand
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 8pm – 12am

Crow's Cantina presents Karaoke Night hosted by Felicia.

Crow's Cantina Bar and Grill is an excellent place for people watching, drinkin', and fun.

Crow's has become well known to locals and cruise ship passengers for some of the best live music on the Island, and for its excellent Strand location, literally steps from the Cruise Terminal.

Crow's great staff is dedicated to making sure your visit is enjoyable as it is unforgettable.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

10 Nov 2009 02:40:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 8:40 – 10:20pm

Starting Nov. 6 through Jan. 2, moviegoers can support the Tiny Tim Food Drive by donating non-perishable food items to receive $2 off the film admission.

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"The Box"

10 Nov 2009 03:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:35 – 11:22pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

"Couples Retreat"

10 Nov 2009 03:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:40 – 11:27pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"Saw 6"

10 Nov 2009 03:45:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:45 – 11:15pm

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

More info: www.saw6film.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

10 Nov 2009 03:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:50 – 11:26pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

10 Nov 2009 03:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:55 – 11:34pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

10 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 10 – 11:36pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Law Abiding Citizen"

10 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 10pm – 12:02am

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

10 Nov 2009 04:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 10:05 – 11:56pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

"Cirque du Freak"

10 Nov 2009 04:10:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 10:10 – 11:58pm

A boy unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. 14-year-old Darren was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend, got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty.

More info: www.thevampiresassistant.net

"The Fourth Kind"

10 Nov 2009 04:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 10:15 – 11:53pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"The Stepfather"

10 Nov 2009 04:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Monday, November 9, 2009, 10:15 – 11:56pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

Yoga Wings with Kathleen

10 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Yoga Haven
2507 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 9 – 10:15am

The Yoga Haven invites you to take part in scheduled yoga classes.

A Vinyasa-flow class using surya namaskar (sun salutation) as a thread woven throughout the practice. Standing poses, forward & backbends, twists, balance poses and inversions are sequenced with the vinyasa. This dynamically-paced series builds internal heat, strength, stamina and flexibility.

More info: galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 10 – 11:40am

Starting Nov. 6 through Jan. 2, moviegoers can support the Tiny Tim Food Drive by donating non-perishable food items to receive $2 off the film admission.

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Prince Varughese Thomas: "Liquid Sky" and Steven Gilbert: "Museum People"

10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Wagner Sousa Modern Art
404 25th St.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 10am – 4pm

Wagner Sousa Modern Art features two exhibitions: Prince Varughese Thomas' "Liquid Sky;" and Steven Gilbert's "Museum People," on view thru November 26, 2009.

Wagner Sousa Modern Art represents a number of emerging and established artists working in the fields of drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. We also show work by several craftsmen working in modern furniture.

The gallery is located in the historic 1878 M.W. Shaw building, a warehouse space in a developing section of downtown Galveston.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Jim Bragg: "Light on the Bay and the Vine"

10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Silk Stocking Gallery
25th & Avenue L
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 10am – 6pm

J Bangle's new Silk Stocking Gallery is located at 25th & Avenue L, the 1913 building that once housed the Viani Corner Store at Avenue L and 25th Street.

The gallery currently features Jim Bragg's "Light on the Bay and the Vine."

Since 1981, J. Bangle Galleries has helped patrons from around the world frame those cherished possessions most important to them. Included among the gallery's most famous frame jobs are prints of Galveston's Tall Ship Elissa for James Michener and Prince Charles, as well as an original Gauguin.

Voted Best Gallery in Galveston County by readers of the local newspaper, the Gallery also offers a host of other treasures including antiques, collectibles, and a tasteful collection of old coin sets and frames.

But according to Bangle, the heart of the gallery is the art collection by renowned local and national artists; most notably, "Galveston's own" Pam Heidt.

When visiting the Island, stop by J. Bangle Galleries, and experience why this is one of Galveston's favorite destinations!

More info: www.galveston.com…

“The Moodys of Galveston, a Texas Banking Family”

10 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 11am – 3pm

This exhibit traces the history of early Texas banking and the involvement of the Moody family of Galveston in the expansion of that industry. Colonel William Lewis Moody began the family’s banking heritage by serving as president of the National Bank of Texas, which was the second bank established in the state receiving its charter on March 6, 1866. His son, W. L. Moody, Jr., continued the family tradition with the founding of City National Bank in 1907 and the establishment of W. L. Moody and Company Bankers, Unincorporated in 1916. W. L. Moody, Jr.’s daughter, Mary Moody Northen, and his grandson, Robert L. Moody, Sr., upheld the family banking tradition. Learn about the history of this family and their leadership in the development of the Texas banking industry.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

10 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 11am – 12pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Nia with Cathy

10 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Yoga Haven
2507 Market St.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 11am – 12pm

The Yoga Haven invites you to take part in scheduled classes.

A high-energy, low-impact practice, Nia is performed barefoot to diverse and inspiring music - engaging the body, mind and spirit in joyful, expressive movement. Appropriate for all fitness levels. Bring a towel and water.

More info: galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

10 Nov 2009 17:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 11:30am – 12:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Wild Ocean IMAX 3D"

10 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 11:50am – 12:30pm

Wild Ocean is in an uplifting, giant screen cinema experience capturing one of nature's greatest migration spectacles. Plunge into an underwater feeding frenzy, amidst the dolphins, sharks, whales, gannets, seals and billions of fish. Filmed off the Wild Coast of South Africa, Wild Ocean is a timely documentary that celebrates the animals that now depend on us to survive and the efforts by the local people to protect this invaluable ecological resource. Hope is alive on the Wild Coast, where Africa meets the sea.

Each year a feeding frenzy of sharks, dolphins, whales and other big game fish takes place along the Wild Coast of South Africa, as billions of sardines migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Coast. Wild Ocean delves into this underwater struggle and examines the effects that global warming and over fishing have had on the great migration and local people.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Moody Mansion Tour

10 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12 – 1pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tours

10 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12 – 12:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Polar Express 4D"

10 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12 – 12:12pm

You are invited on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on The Polar Express! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. The Polar Express 4-D Experience is based on the inspiring and beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Climb aboard The Polar Express 4-D Experience for a cold winter’s journey that’s sure to warm your heart and make you believe.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Astro Boy"

10 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:30 – 2:04pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

"Santa's Late! the Ride"

10 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:30 – 12:42pm

It is almost midnight and Santa is nowhere to be found! Santa’s elves are tracking his movements on their Worldwide GIFTDROP screen, but they’ve lost Santa over Hawaii. Santa must return to the North Pole Village before midnight or Christmas is lost! Will Santa make it in time for Christmas? Come experience this Christmas adventure and find out!

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

10 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:35 – 2:11pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

10 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:40 – 2:14pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

10 Nov 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:45 – 2:25pm

Starting Nov. 6 through Jan. 2, moviegoers can support the Tiny Tim Food Drive by donating non-perishable food items to receive $2 off the film admission.

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

10 Nov 2009 18:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:50 – 2:26pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"The Stepfather"

10 Nov 2009 18:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:50 – 2:31pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"The Fourth Kind"

10 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 12:55 – 2:33pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"Couples Retreat"

10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1 – 2:47pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"The Box"

10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1 – 2:47pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

Moody Mansion Tour

10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1 – 2pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tours

10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1 – 1:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1 – 2pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

10 Nov 2009 19:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1:05 – 2:44pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Law Abiding Citizen"

10 Nov 2009 19:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1:15 – 3:17pm

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

10 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1:30 – 3:21pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

Moody Mansion Tour

10 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Moody Mansion
2618 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2 – 3pm

The guided tour of the Moody Mansion includes a history of the Moody family in the context of late 19th and 20th century Galveston and Texas.

The furnishings are all original to the family and to the house. Each room on the main floor is decorated in a different style. The house was meticulously restored in the late 1980s and first opened to the public in 1991. The tour lasts about one hour. Pre-arranged group tours for both adults and young people are welcome.

The Mansion's current exhibit is "Auto Fever," housed in a new garage facility a few steps from Moody Mansion’s back door. Centerpieces of the exhibit are three restored automobiles that belonged to members of the Moody family, surrounded by exhibits on the impact of the automobile on the Moody Family, Galveston, Texas and the United States. This separate exhibit facility is included in the price of admission to Moody Mansion.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Bishop's Palace Tours

10 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2 – 2:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Polar Express 4D"

10 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2 – 2:12pm

You are invited on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on The Polar Express! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. The Polar Express 4-D Experience is based on the inspiring and beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Climb aboard The Polar Express 4-D Experience for a cold winter’s journey that’s sure to warm your heart and make you believe.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Santa's Late! the Ride"

10 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:30 – 2:42pm

It is almost midnight and Santa is nowhere to be found! Santa’s elves are tracking his movements on their Worldwide GIFTDROP screen, but they’ve lost Santa over Hawaii. Santa must return to the North Pole Village before midnight or Christmas is lost! Will Santa make it in time for Christmas? Come experience this Christmas adventure and find out!

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

10 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:30 – 3:30pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

10 Nov 2009 20:35:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:35 – 3:09pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Astro Boy"

10 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:50 – 4:24pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

10 Nov 2009 20:55:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:55 – 4:31pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

10 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 3 – 4:34pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

Bishop's Palace Tours

10 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Bishop's Palace
1402 Broadway
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 3 – 3:45pm

The Bishop's Palace offers tours on the hour, daily noon - 4pm.

The Bishop's Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.

Galveston’s grandest and best-known building, the Bishop’s Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!).

Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.

If you can only visit one of Galveston’s architectural treasures, the exquisite Bishop’s Palace is the one to see. The building is owned by the Galveston-Houston Catholic Archdioces, and is managed as a museum by Galveston Historical Foundation.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

10 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 3:05 – 4:41pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

10 Nov 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 3:05 – 4:44pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"The Stepfather"

10 Nov 2009 21:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 3:15 – 4:56pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com

"The Fourth Kind"

10 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 3:20 – 4:58pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"Light before Christmas IMAX 3D"

10 Nov 2009 21:20:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 3:20 – 3:54pm

After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, The Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate and stories. He immediately invites the shivering children to his cozy cottage where he helps them warm up and dry out their mittens.

Knowing a little holiday magic will raise the children's spirits, The Candleman opens a weathered book and begins to read the classic tale, "The Night Before Christmas." To their astonishment, Katie and Makean find themselves as characters in the poem, where they experience the wonder and delight of Santa's visit to their home, complete with Hob the Elf and full team of reindeer. Hoping not to be seen, the children sneak from their bedroom and watch wide-eyed as Santa carefully fills the stocking and gently tucks gifts under the glittering Christmas tree.

This stunning Stop-Motion Animated film fills the Giant Screen with lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen, while the musical score hearkens back to many beloved Christmas classics.

Just before the closing credits roll, Santa and Hob reappear and take the audience on a whimsical tour through the magical workshop where THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS was made. Artists create sets and characters, voice actors demonstrate their talents, and animators devote their skills and experience in bringing the script to life.

Certain to be an endearing film for decades, THE LIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will spark the imaginations of young and old.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Couples Retreat"

10 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4 – 5:47pm

Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort's couples therapy is not optional. Suddenly, their group-rate vacation comes at a price. What follows is a hilarious look at real world problems faced by all couples.

More info: www.couplesretreatmovie.com/#/home

"Law Abiding Citizen"

10 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4 – 6:02pm

Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton's high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton's crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

More info: www.lawabidingcitizenfilm.com

"The Box"

10 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4 – 5:47pm

An unhappily married couple receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

More info: thebox-movie.warnerbros.com

"Polar Express 4D"

10 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4 – 4:12pm

You are invited on an extraordinary 4-D adventure this holiday season on The Polar Express! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. The Polar Express 4-D Experience is based on the inspiring and beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Climb aboard The Polar Express 4-D Experience for a cold winter’s journey that’s sure to warm your heart and make you believe.

More info: www.galveston.com…

Harbor Tour

10 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

2100 Harborside Dr.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4 – 5pm

See Galveston Harbor up close aboard "Seagull II," Texas Seaport Museum’s 50-foot twin-engine motor vessel. Fast, stable and sheltered, she was built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education, and is a perfect platform for waterborne experiential learning. The boat is U.S. Coast Guard certified and her operators are fully licensed and knowledgeable about the history and lore of her home waters.

"Seagull II" is restroom-equipped, offers soft drinks and bottled water for sale, and has a comfortable main deck, sheltered from sun and rain. An open upper deck affords a full panorama of water and sky.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Disney’s A Christmas Carol IMAX 3D"

10 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4:05 – 5:45pm

Starting Nov. 6 through Jan. 2, moviegoers can support the Tiny Tim Food Drive by donating non-perishable food items to receive $2 off the film admission.

The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.

“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”

Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.

Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

10 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4:20 – 6:11pm

More info: www.thisisit-movie.com

"Santa's Late! the Ride"

10 Nov 2009 22:30:00 GMT

Moody Gardens
1 Hope Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 4:30 – 4:42pm

It is almost midnight and Santa is nowhere to be found! Santa’s elves are tracking his movements on their Worldwide GIFTDROP screen, but they’ve lost Santa over Hawaii. Santa must return to the North Pole Village before midnight or Christmas is lost! Will Santa make it in time for Christmas? Come experience this Christmas adventure and find out!

More info: www.galveston.com…

"Astro Boy"

10 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 5 – 6:34pm

More info: www.astroboy-themovie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol"

10 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 5:15 – 6:51pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Paranormal Activity"

10 Nov 2009 23:20:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 5:20 – 6:59pm

After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban "starter" tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

More info: www.paranormalactivity-movie.com

"Disney's A Christmas Carol in 3D"

10 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 5:30 – 7:06pm

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.

More info: disney.go.com…

"Where The Wild Things Are"

10 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 5:30 – 7:04pm

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

More info: wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com

"The Fourth Kind"

10 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 5:35 – 7:13pm

In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document-until now. Set in modern-day Nome, Alaska, where--mysteriously since the 1960s--a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

More info: www.thefourthkind.net

"The Stepfather"

10 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

Premiere Cinemas
8902 Seawall Blvd.
Galveston, TX
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 5:35 – 7:16pm

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

More info: www.welcometothefamily.com