54 THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINE • Late Spring 2019 TheCoastalBend.com Art & Entertainment NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK HEADLINE 90’S THROW-BACK ‘MIX TAPE TOUR’ Thursday April 25th through Sunday May 12th Buccaneer Days is Corpus Christi’s annual community festival, with roots dat- ing back to 1917’s“Splash Day,”which commemorated the start of the summer season. These days, Buc Days events are attended by over a 100,000 fun lovers from the end of April through mid-May, starting on April 25th with Rodeo Corpus Christi, a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event and one of the top 25 rodeos in the United States. Over 500 contestants will compete, including 97 ranked in the world top 20 in their respective events, and over a dozen current or former world champions. On Thursday May 2nd the Buc Days festival officially opens with the Dunking of the Mayor ceremony at 6:00 p.m. at the Corpus Christi Marina and the carnival opens at S. Shoreline Blvd. and Kinney St., in the heart of the Bayfront district. In addition to the carnival’s games and over 50 rides, the festival will feature a petting zoo, pony rides, movies nights, pirate shows and awesome food! Buc Days live music line up includes local and regional acts in R&B, Rock, Country and Tejano music. Buc Days parades are enjoyed by thousands of Corpus Christians who line the streets of downtown to support participating friends and family, and to bond with neighbors and old friends. BucDays.com Annual Festival BUCCANEER DAYS AND RODEO CORPUS CHRISTI, THE COASTAL BEND’S BIGGEST ANNUAL FESTIVAL AmericanBankCenter.com Monday May 13th Superstars of‘Generation X’and music’s original boy band, New Kids on the Block, lead a reunion tour of the big- gest acts of the late 80’s and 90’s. Guest stars Salt-N-Pepa, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany and Naughty By Nature, come together to complete one the highest attended arena tours of 2019. 3RD C.C. COMIC CON WILL BE BIGGEST EVER AmericanBankCenter.com Saturday-Sunday June 29th-30th In just its third year, Corpus Christi Comic Con has outgrown its original venue, and this year will take place at the ABC Convention Center on the beautiful Bayfront. In addition to Cos Play contests, an endless collection of comic, anime, horror and superhero film and movie vendors and presenta- tions, 2019 celebrity guests include TV NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK SALT-N-PEPA Superman Dean Cain, Michael Dorn and Gates McFadden from Star Trek the Next Generation, Sean Quinn from Guardians of the Galaxy, and Barry Williams, Greg Brady from The Brady Bunch. CorpusChristiComicCon.com MICHAEL DORN BARRY WILLIAMS DEAN CAIN