Telling Our Stories: Original Play by Gloria Bates “Milagra Maria, the Angel of the Lighthouse” 1/28
Museums Telling Our
Stories. Thursday at the Treasures of the Gulf Museum
The Museums of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Museum Foundation are proud to present its “Telling Our Stories” Series of 2016 on Thursday, January 28, at the Treasures of the Gulf Museum at 7pm. (317 E. Railroad Ave.)
TOPIC: Original play by Gloria Bates, “Milagra Maria, the Angel of the Lighthouse”.
Gloria
Bates was born in Beloit, Wisconsin where she spent her formative years
growing up in the mid-west of the 1930s.
During
her college years at the University of Wisconsin, Gloria and friends
played in a band
called the “Stardusters” they formed in
high school and set about entertaining at various venues, Gloria on her
trusty Gibson.
In the
early 1960s, Gloria and husband Bob and sons Rod and Rex made a trip to
south Texas.
In the
late 1960s a teaching position in the migrant program in Mercedes made
the move permanent and eventually the family moved to Bayside and then
to Port Isabel where the family operated Seagull Imports.
Always the entertainer, Gloria continued to take every opportunity to sing and play and then incorporated both talents to play writing. Upon retiring in November of 2010, Gloria turned her creative talents towards the canvas and has painted a variety of subjects including Day of the Dead, local scenes of cultural interest and is involved in commission work. Several galleries in South Texas successfully feature Gloria’s work.
“Telling Our Stories” is an educational program aimed to preserving the heritage of the City of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre area. Our goals are to preserve and educate our local and natural history through presentations and exhibits. The program is co-sponsored by the Museums of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Museum Foundation. “Telling Our Stories” is presented on the fourth (4Th) Thursday of each month from January through September at the Treasures of the Gulf Museum. Admission is FREE.
Sponsored By: Laguna Madre Museum Foundation
For more information on Telling Our Stories or to help sponsor an event, contact Jeannie Marie A. Flores at (956) 943-7602 or visit www.portisabelmuseums.com or you may also send an email to jrivera@copitx.com.
The Museums of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Museum Foundation are proud to present its “Telling Our Stories” Series of 2016 on Thursday, January 28th, at the Treasures of the Gulf Museum, 308 Queen Isabella Blvd. @ 7pm. This month’s topic will be on “Milagra Maria, the Angel of the Lighthouse, a play by Gloria Bates.
