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Art Museum of South Texas 884-3844
Location: 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday Admission: $3, adults; $2, senior citizens at least 60 years of age, active duty military and students at least 13 years of age; $1, children 2-12 years of age	Art Journeys Gallery: Through the year, series of exhibits associated with "Art Journeys" television show to be broadcast live from the Art Museum on satellite and public television. Featured artists include painter Robert Jessup, sculptor Augie N'Kele, photographer Jay Dusard and works from the permanent collection of AMST.

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Art Museum of Asian Cultures 882-2641
Date: Ongoing Location: 1809 N. Chapparal. Hours: 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Special group arrangements available Admission:$4 adults, $3.50 seniors and military, $2.50 children 6-15, 5 and under free	The permanent exhibit of clothing and artifacts from Southeast Asia includes a large collection of Japanese hakata dolls.

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Ben Bailey Art Gallery (512) 593-2619
Date: Ongoing Location: 903 Engineering Ave. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday Admission:	Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens 852-2100, 852-7875

Date: See programs Location: 8545 S. Staples St. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday Admission:$2, adults; $1.50 senior citizens; $1, children less than 12 years of age. Free admission to the Visitors Center, Gift Shop and Gallery

Attractions include the Cottage Garden, Gator Lake and Palapa Grande, a birding tower and an orchid greenhouse. There are shaded picnic sites and playgrounds.     Special programs include: Wayne's Walk: Casual, informative walking tour of native habitat and floral displays with Wayne Hanselka, Botanical Society president.    Oct. 16, Nov. 13. -- 7 a.m. walks Visitors Center Gallery Exhibits: Allan Chaney, Nature and wildlife photography, July 1-Aug. 30.

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Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History (512) 883-2862

Date: through Sept. 1 Location: Bayfront Arts and Sciences Park at 1900 N. Chaparral Hours: Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Admission: $10 for adults, $6 for children 5 to 12, $9 for youth ages 13-17 and $8.50 for seniors over 60 and active duty military with I.D. Group tour rates are available by advance reservation only

The complex embraces the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, the Columbus Ships, and the Xeriscape Learning Center and Design Garden.    Permanent exhibits include "Seeds of Change," "Shipwreck!" the Children's Wharf, "Reptiles of South Texas," local history, and a gem and mineral exhibit.    Special exhibits: 'Backyard Monsters' -- They're Bugs, They're Big, They're Robotic...this exhibit's giant robotic insects, are up to 96 times their normal size, along with interactive learning displays and one of the world's largest private specimen collections. Exhibit opens May 24 and runs through September 30. 'Magic School Bus Inside the Earth' -- Join Ms. Frizzle and take a unique field trip to learn about the mysteries of rocks. Travel through a volcano, mine for rocks and minerals in a mine shaft and dig in a field to explore the surface of the earth's crust. Interactive children's exhibit opens July 12 and runs through October 30.    Ample free parking is available.

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Conner Museum (512) 593-2810
Date: Ongoing Location: Texas A&M University, 821 W. Santa Gertrudis Ave., Kingsville Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, including most holidays Admission: FREE	The museum's permanent exhibits include wildlife and human artifacts from prehistoric times to the present, and the Peeler Hall of Horns, a collection of hunting trophies and other artifacts.

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Del Mar College Reservations: 886-1509
Date: Location: Baldwin and Ayers Hours: Admission:	Call 886-1214 or 886-1353 for information.

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Joseph Cain Memorial Gallery 886-1216
Date: call Location: Fine Arts Center, Del Mar College East Campus Hours: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Friday Admission: FREE	Selections from the Del Mar College Art Department permanent collection.    Features artwork acquired by purchase prizes from the Department of Art Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Shows.

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Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas 854-6807

Date: see programs Location: 4610 Abner Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78411 Fax: (512) 853-6771 Hours: see programs Admission: see programs Corpus Christi programs listed. Visit the Fryderyk Chopin Society website for McAllen and Harlington programs.

The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas was organized in 1989 by a small group of people who love the music of Chopin and other composers of music for the keyboard.    Piano Recitals: Caligero Di Liberto, Friday, September 12, 1997 Kornelia Ogorkowna, Friday, October 24, 1997 Slawomir Dobrzanski, Friday, January 16, 1998 Rinko Kobayashi, Friday, April 17, 1998    All recitals begin at 8:00 PM    St.Pius X Church, 5620 Gollihar, Corpus Christi    Individual Memberships: $50 (4 recitals),    Family Memberships: $80    Individual Tickets at the Door: $15, Students: $5    Piano Competitions: Sixth Annual International Chopin Piano Competition    Friday, April 24, 1998, 2:00 PM    Open to all pianists of all nationalities born between October 4, 1972 and October 4, 1983 Third Annual Sonatina and Sonata International Youth Piano Competition    Sunday, April 26, 1998, 9:00 AM    Open to all pianists of all nationalities in Grades 1-12    Dinner Concert: Nina Drath    Saturday, November 22, 1997, 7:00 PM    Corpus Christi Town Club, Corpus Christi    Reservations required, Members: $50 per person,    Non-Members: $60 per person    Fifth Annual Grand Ball: "AValentineMasquerade"    Come dressed as your favorite character    Saturday, February 7, 1998, 7:00 PM    Corpus Christi, Town Club, 800 N. Shoreline    Reservations required by February 1    Members: $100 per person    Non-members: $125 per person

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Harbor Playhouse 888-7469
Date: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday - June 1-3, 1997 Location: No. 1 Bayfront Plaza Hours: Sunday Noon - 6:00 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Admission: Free to all interested young people	Young People's Theatre    First Stage Players Annual Auditions    Open to all young people entering 7th - 12th grade    Call to sign up for an audition time 882-5500    *Auditioners should prepare one memorized monologue and one song no more than 2 1/2 minutes long each. Please provide your own accompaniment. There will also be a short interview.*

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Henrietta King Memorial Center (512) 595-1881
Date: Ongoing Location: 405 N. Sixth St., Kingsville Hours: Noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday Admission: $4, with discounts for seniors and children less than 12 years old	The center's permanent exhibits include vintage vehicles, King Ranch cowboy artifacts and two historical exhibits on the thoroughbred racehorse Assault, which won the Triple Crown in 1946, and on King Ranch quarter horses

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Multicultural Center, French-Galvan House 883-0639
Date: Ongoing Location: 1581 N. Chaparral St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday Admission: FREE

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Rockport Center for the Arts (512) 729-5519
Date: Ongoing Location: 902 Navigation Circle, Rockport Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday Admission: FREE

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Taft Blackland Museum (512) 528-3123
Date: Ongoing Location: 301 Green Ave., Taft Hours: 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday; 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Open also to groups by arrangement Admission:	Permanent exhibits feature artifacts from the region's rural past, including four rooms furnished as they might have been from 1915 to 1930, all housed in a building once owned by the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Co. There is also an agricultural implement display in a completed barn behind the main building.

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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Date: Location: Hours: Admission:	Wilson Studio Theater

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Texas Maritime Museum (512) 729-1271
Date: Ongoing Location: 1202 Navigation Circle, Rockport Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday Admission: $4, adults; $2, children 4 to 12 years of age	Permanent exhibits include artifacts, photographs and paintings of the Texas coast, from Spanish shipwrecks and the Texas Navy to lighthouses. The museum also features a hands-on ship's bridge with semaphore and knot-tying.

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Texas State Aquarium (512) 881-1200 or 1-800-477-GULF
Date: Ongoing Location: Hours: Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission: $8 for adults, $5.75 for senior citizens and active military with I.D., $5.75 for youths 12-17 years, $4.50 for children 4-11 and children 3 years and younger are free	Every Tuesday, beginning June 3 (except June 17), the Aquarium will be open until 8:00 p.m. and children 11 and under will be admitted for a dime with a paid adult admission (limit one child per adult) after 6 p.m.

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