THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINE • Late Summer 2018 63 TheCoastalBend.com Art & Entertainment CONQUER THE COAST Cycling Event Saturday September 15: North Bayfront Park—For the 15th year the Coastal Bend will host professional and amateur cyclists from across the U.S. for one of the toughest rides in Texas, Conquer the Coast. Three rides will start at North Bayfront Park next to the American Bank Center, one of 10 and 21 miles, and the grand 66-mile route around Corpus Christi Bay that takes cyclists over the Harbor Bridge and on to Port Aransas via the ferry. ConquerTheCoast.org WWE SUPERSTARS LIVE American Bank Center Saturday September 15: Arena—Corpus Christi has become one of the most popular stops on the WWE Tour, and this month features“Superstars of Monday Night Raw!”starring Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, “Rowdy”Ronda Rousey, Money in the Bank contract winner Braun Strowman, Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, Baron Corbin, Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax,“The Boss”Sasha Banks, and many more. Tickets start at $18. AmericanBankCenter.com THE FAB FOUR TRIBUTE American Bank Center Saturday October 6: Selena Auditorium—The Emmy Award Winning Fab Four is elevated far above every other Beatles Tribute due to their precise atten- tion to detail. With uncanny, note-for-note live rendi- tions of Beatles’classics such as“Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Yesterday,”“A Day in The Life,”“Twist And Shout,” “Here Comes The Sun,”and“Hey Jude”, the Fab Four will make you think you are watching the real thing. AmericanBankCenter.com SURF SHARK TOURNEY Fishing Tournament Friday-Sunday August 17-19: Island Beaches—Four- angler teams will take to beaches, jetties and piers on Padre and Mustang Island for“Texas’Biggest-n- Baddest Shark Tournament.”Some of the biggest sharks ever caught onshore have been landed on local beaches, and this tourney accepts catches made anywhere onshore, but be prepared to show proof— multiple photos are required as evidence of your catch, and the winning team must pass a polygraph test! No fish stories here. Find on Facebook C.C. CHORALE OCT. 16 Classical Music Tuesday October 16: First United Methodist Church 900 S. Shoreline Blvd.—The docent tones of some of the community’s most beautiful voices will fill the breathtaking space inside First United Methodist on the bayfront, in the Corpus Christi Chorale’s premier concert of 2018. Accompanied by piano, string and percussion, the chorale’s enchanting performance will entertain and inspire audiences of all ages. A truly special event in a most special venue. CorpusChristiChorale.org HUMMERBIRD CELEBRATION Annual Event Thursday-Sunday September 13-16: Locations throughout Rockport-Fulton—The Ruby-throated Hummingbird was first discovered in Rockport by self-taught ornithologist Connie Hagar in 1938. These mesmerizing little birds take a long stop in South Texas along their annual migration to Mexico and Central America, lingering in our area in order to fatten up for their grueling, non-stop 800-mile flight across the Gulf of Mexico. Dozens of events through- out Rockport-Fulton. Rockport-Fulton.org