Texas Now Magazine February 2014 | Page 5

February 22 EVENTS IN THE COASTAL BEND EVENTS IN THE COASTAL BEND Discover the Coastal Bend. From Brownsville to Galveston there’s so much waiting just for you. Fulton, Texas 18 Lamardi Gras Rockport Market Days February 15 Lamar February 14 & 15 OYSTERFEST The party is on! Get out your calendars and make plans to attend. This year Fulton throws the most spectacular event ever. Bands, food, carnival rides and one of the largest parades in the Coastal Bend, you’ll be celebrating the oyster like never before! 20 Harlingen Aransas Pass Civic Center February 1 HARLINGEN MUSEUM & QUILT SHOW 28 The Coastal Bend The Whooping Cranes have returned. Want to see them up close and personal and take pictures like the professionals? Find out what they’re secret is to those great shots and how you too can take pictures like you see in magazines. TIE ON BOARD A BIRDING WORKSHOP 24 TAILS SCOT Lamar You’ll be fascinated with what you’ll discover and there’s more. For a limited time you’ll also find beautiful one-of-a-kind handmade treasures from ten U.S. states and three other countries. Scottie lets you know how things are working out for him with his new fur-ever family along with good advice and tips from his perspective on what every pet lover needs to know in order to keep their fur-babies happy and healthy. 32 Any reproduction of all or part of Texas Now Magazine without the expressed written permission of the publisher is prohibited.