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Enjoy dinner, drinks, and live music at Brewster Street Ice House in downtown Corpus Christi. Brewster Street boasts the best live music and is known for its Thursday night Texas Country Music nights, welcoming home-grown artists like Aaron Watson, Jack Ingram, Kevin Fowler, Kyle Park, the Randy Rogers Band, and many others. The venue features a full-service restaurant where the menu offers seared tuna, fried shrimp, fried pickles, chicken strips, and their signature Kieschnick burgers. The drink menu doesn't disappoint either, serving up favorite domestic and imported beers, award-winning margaritas, and other delicious cocktails.

If you're looking for a classic Americana experience, a visit to a small town's Rialto Theater is a must-do. The name itself, meaning the theater district, is steeped in history and tradition. And if you're in the Texas Coastal Bend, you're in luck, Aransas Pass has its very own Rialto, right in the heart of downtown. It's one of the few remaining Rialtos in the country, and it's just a short drive from downtown Corpus Christi. The Rialto Theater in Aransas Pass is a hub for visual arts, music, and live theater performances. The original building has been renovated and reborn, offering a year-round event schedule packed with traditional and eclectic performances. You can catch a show in the 100-seat theater auditorium, grab a drink at the 40-seat beer/wine bar, or check out the art exhibits in the gallery and lobby.

Take a meaningful stroll through The University Galleries at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, which accommodates both the Weil Gallery and the Islander Art Gallery. Here you will be impressed by the traditional gallery spaces used for screenings, symposia, and exhibitions of work by TAMU-CC graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and visiting artists from the local, national, and international contexts.

Venture out and have fun at the annual Texas Jazz Festival, the longest free-running festival in the world. This three-day festival has taken place for more than 50 years, bringing the city jazz music for every age. The Texas Jazz Festival is a free event welcome to all ages and features three stages of live jazz music, incredible food, and market vendors.