Author: Paul Farias

Community, Drama, Entertainment

Giving the audiences ‘Goosebumps’

Paul Farias

For the first time ever a South Texas theater, namely Corpus Christi’s Harbor Playhouse, is staging “Goosebumps: Phantom of the Auditorium.” Tickets can be found on Harbor Playhouse’s website at harborplayhouse.com. One of the lead actors, Abigail Martin, felt a certain kinship with her character, Brooke Rodgers. “Brooke is kind of an upbeat, optimistic fun-loving girl who loves scary stuff and that’s me really,” Martin said. The music also influenced her to audition as well. “I loved the songs ‘Babbling Brooke’ and ‘Story of the Phantom,’ and they are my second and third most-listened songs on Apple Music right now,”…

Community, Entertainment

Let’s do the time warp again at Aurora Arts

Paul Farias

For local actor Ricky Martinez, Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” was a calling. “It’s one of those shows that you kind of have to do as a performer,” said Martinez, who portrays character Brad Majors. Despite the calling, he decided to audition later in the process. “It was really a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing, I decided to audition last-minute,” said Martinez. “My voice was shot. It was a crazy audition process.” Martinez is one of many actors for this year’s installation of Aurora Arts Theater’s annual staging of “Rocky.” “With only a month and a half to stage a…

Campus

Viking Quest Day Helps students find majors

Paul Farias

The Student Success Center and Career Development hosted Viking Quest Day on Aug. 28, a series of seminars and luncheons where new students met with faculty in the Venters Business Building. The event was designed to assist students with deciding on a major. “It’s targeted to students who are coming to college and undeclared with their major,” Student Success Center director Omar Villarreal said. While the day was pitched for students with an undeclared major, they were not the only target audience. “Maybe they signed up for a major and they’re not sure that they want to remain in that…

Sports

DMC kicks off Fall semester intramurals

Paul Farias

Del Mar College’s Intramurals department, responsible for on-campus sports and athletics, is about to launch their Fall 2024 season. Multiple sports will be offered this semester. “Flag football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, fun runs, weekly backyard events, Zumba, water aerobics, and more,” are among the sports set said Intramurals director Carla Gamez-Vela. On top of sports, the department also offers free recreational activities for the student body. “We also have a fully equipped fitness center with weights, cardio machines, tennis courts, indoor pool, racquetball courts, fitness classes, all free of charge,” Gamez-Vela said. The weight room, tennis courts, fitness center, gymnasium,…

Community

Pickle Fest comes to Corpus

Paul Farias

Local Nueces Brewing and Barbecuing Company hosted their inaugural festival dedicated solely to pickles on Mar. 23. Though food festivals centering pickles have been common in major cities, Corpus Christi has never had one. Many local vendors joined together to help produce the first one aptly titled ‘Nueces County Pickle Fest.’ The celebration ran from 11:30A.M. to 6P.M. “We have a vision of growing it city-wide, little bit bigger. We feel that ever city has their own festival and we like to make Corpus Christi the official home of the Pickle Fest.” Brandon Harper, Co-Owner of Nueces Brewing Co. said. …