THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINE • Late Spring 2019 57 TheCoastalBend.com ARANSAS PASS SHRIMPOREE Friday-Sunday June 7th-9th: One of the biggest town fairs on the Gulf Coast, Shimporee in Aransas Pass is all about celebrating the noble shrimp, on which much of the Coastal Bend’s mariculture industry has been built over the years. Dozens of live musical acts, as well as fun events like the Sexy Legs Contest, will be featured on the HEB Stage, and hundreds of artists and vendors from across Texas will assemble under giant merchant tents. Shrimporee hosts some of the best cooks in the Coastal Bend who will offer a vast array of shrimp preparations, as well as other fresh seafood, barbecue, plus every kind of carnival food—from smoked turkey legs to funnel cakes. Like so many Texas coastal communities, Aransas Pass is in recovery mode and needs your support. AransasPass.org Community Festival C.C. PRIDE PARADE Members and supporters of the Coastal Bend’s LGBT community will celebrate Gay Pride with an annual pa- rade that takes place on Sat June 8th, starting at 3 p.m., from N. Shoreline Blvd. at IH-37,progressing south to the Holiday Inn Marina. A block party will take place from 4-7 p.m. and Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales will serve as Grand Marshal. Annual Event BILLY CURRINGTON Fri May 31st: Known as one of the‘bad boys’of Country Music, Georgia native Billy Currington broke through in 2003 after being signed to Mercury Records in Nashville. His six albums have pro- duced eleven Billboard Hot Country #1 Hits including“Must Be Doin’Somethin’ Right,” “Good Directions,”“People Are Crazy,” “Pretty Good at Drinkin’Beer,” and“Let Me Down Easy.” Concrete Street Amphitheater