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Happy Independence Day! Special movie at the Lighthouse: National Treasure @ 9:30p

Movies projected on the historic Port Isabel Lighthouse during June & July! LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT CINEMA: Summer 2018! EVERY Friday night in JUNE & JULY @ 9:30 p.m. movies will be projected on the side of the Lighthouse! You are invited to bring your family and enjoy a true Port Isabel tradition! June 8: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle June 15: A Wrinkle in Time June 22: Black Panther June 29: Moana JULY 4: NATIONAL TREASURE July 6: Lion King July 13: Cars 3 July 20: Beauty & the Beast July 27: Coco LIGHTHOUSE SUMMER HOURS: June 1 - August 11 Sunday-Thursday 9a-6p Fridays 9a-5p Saturday 9a-7p Sponsored in part by: City of Port Isabel, Museums of Port Isabel, Port Isabel EDC & Quik Stop! BACKGROUND: The LHEC is a unique program which utilizes the historic Port Isabel Lighthouse as the backdrop for the projections of movies. Since 2004, during the summer months, family friendly movies are projected onto the side of the lighthouse. The public is invited to bring their lawn chairs, blankets and picnics for a memorable evening under the stars. Mentioned in "Texas Monthly" as one of three reasons to "get in your car and GO!" We invite you to get in your car and go to the Port Isabel Lighthouse and grab a memory of your own! Admission: Free. Public invited. Pets allowed, but must be kept on a leash and mindful of their well trained owners who are prepared to clean up after them. Concessions offered. No alcohol allowed. For more information: info@portisabel-texas.com.

The Treasures of the Gulf Museum and the Port Isabel Historical Museum will be closed Wednesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. The Port Isabel Lighthouse will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT CINEMA: Summer 2018!

EVERY Friday night in JUNE & JULY @ 9:30 p.m. movies will be projected on the side of the Lighthouse! You are invited to bring your family and enjoy a true Port Isabel tradition!

JULY 4: NATIONAL TREASURE
July 6: Lion King
July 13: Cars 3
July 20: Beauty & the Beast
July 27: Coco

LIGHTHOUSE SUMMER HOURS: June 1 – August 11
Sunday-Thursday 9a-6p
Fridays 9a-5p
Saturday 9a-7p

Sponsored in part by: City of Port Isabel, Museums of Port Isabel, Port Isabel EDC & Quik Stop!

BACKGROUND: The LHEC is a unique program which utilizes the historic Port Isabel Lighthouse as the backdrop for the projections of movies. Since 2004, during the summer months, family friendly movies are projected onto the side of the lighthouse. The public is invited to bring their lawn chairs, blankets and picnics for a memorable evening under the stars. Mentioned in “Texas Monthly” as one of three reasons to “get in your car and GO!” We invite you to get in your car and go to the Port Isabel Lighthouse and grab a memory of your own! Admission: Free. Public invited. Pets allowed, but must be kept on a leash and mindful of their well trained owners who are prepared to clean up after them. Concessions offered. No alcohol allowed.

For more information: info@portisabel-texas.com.

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Telling Our Stories ~ “Port Isabel’s Fort Polk” by Rod Bates 6/27 7p

Museums of Port Isabel Oral History“Port Isabel’s Fort Polk” by Rod Bates.
The Museums of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Museum Foundation are proud to present its “Telling Our Stories” Series of 2018 on Thursday, June 28, at 7pm @ the Treasures of the Gulf Museum, 317 East Railroad Ave.
‘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 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.
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 museumdirector@copitx.com.