World elephant day, plant cutting exchange, crochet basics, and more. 
Happy Tuesday, Corpus Christi. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let Corpus Christi Brief serve up everything you need to know for the week ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: Corpus Christi earning Texas Coast Guard City title, CCISD extending free breakfast and lunch for students, and a comedic Shakespeare show delighting local crowds — catch up here.
State-level stories: Interesting livestream from a Texas district attorney, edge rusher picks Texas Tech under NIL rules, and ancient dinosaur footprints emerge after heavy floods — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: New SSA tech offers more reliable service, national recalls, and a housing market update — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Monthly art market at B&J’s Pizza
- Bring and trade plant cuttings
- Watch Wicked under the stars for free
- Celebrate and honor majestic elephants
- Get $400 off Windows with Renewal By Andersen
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Decor: Who knew you could totally reboot your space without selling a kidney? From family-run showrooms to bargain-packed warehouses, these decor destinations in Corpus Christi will have your home magazine-ready in no time.
Food: Ever stare at a carton of tomatoes wondering if they’re really in season or just trucked in from everywhere? Our Texas produce guide lays out what’s growing when and where to find the freshest picks.
Cleaning: Tackling the whole house feels like climbing Everest in flip-flops… who even has the energy for that? This cleaning checklist breaks the job into manageable bites so you can crush it room by room.
Bakery: Whether you’re craving a buttery almond twist that disappears in three bites, a caramelized kouign amann with the perfect crackle, or a seasonal danish layered with peaches, berries, or summer squash and ricotta, Fika turns every carb craving into a mouthwatering masterpiece.
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📆 Around town this week
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This week
🎨 Second Tuesday Art Market @ B&J’s Pizza – The Original | Tuesday (8/12) at 6:00pm – Break up the week with art and pizza at B&J’s SPID spot. Every second Tuesday, painters and sculptors set up beside your favorite slice, so you can pretend you needed a new hobby. It’s an evening to snag a painting, a pie, and banter.
🎤 Open Mic Night @ House of Rock | Tuesday (8/12) at 6:30pm – Think your shower karaoke deserves a crowd beyond your shampoo bottles? House of Rock’s Open Mic Night, hosted by the irrepressible Mattman, welcomes everyone from acoustic troubadours to stand-up rookies, slam poets, and power-chord warriors. Come for the talent, stay for the high-fives.
🌱 Plant Cutting Exchange @ The Annex | Wednesday (8/13) at 6:00pm – Grab your favorite propagation jar and head downtown to trade plant cuttings, seeds, or tiny saplings with fellow leaf obsessives. It’s like a blind date for succulents and seedlings, only without the awkward small talk, more potting soil, and fewer heartbreaks.
🧘♂️ Hot Yoga in the Brewhouse @ Nueces Brewing | Friday (8/15) at 6:30pm – Think you can nail a chaturanga in a room hotter than your mother-in-law’s critique? Come sweat through hot yoga, then stick around for cold craft beers and smoky BBQ at the brewhouse, because nothing says zen like a side of brisket.
🎉 2000s Party @ Brewster Street Ice House – Downtown | Friday (8/15) at 9:00pm – Corpus Christi is dusting off frosted tips and trucker hats for a 2000s throwback bash, blasting Britney, Eminem, and all your guilty-pleasure hits. Break out your rhinestone flip phone. Revive those dance moves you ditched in high school, and embrace the neon absurdity.
This weekend
🐘 World Elephant Day @ Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures & Education Center | Saturday (8/16) at 12:00pm – If you’ve been itching to commune with a 10,000-pound animal that never judges your snack choices, this Saturday’s World Elephant Day celebration in the park is your chance. Expect jumbo-sized fun, trunk demonstrations, and enough gentle giant vibes to restore your faith in the weekend.
🎸 Slam Fest VII @ House of Rock | Saturday (8/16) at 4:00pm – The 7th Annual Corpus Christi Slamfest is ready to melt faces with a stacked lineup including Houses We Die In, Current Comfort, Tilde, Safely Home, and more. It’s an all-out drive-in/drive-thru rock throwdown where riffs are heavy, the energy’s electric, and $19.65 gets you hours of pure sonic chaos.
👻 Scarecrow People @ Brewster Street Ice House – Southside | Saturday (8/16) at 8:00pm – Scarecrow People is turning our usually empty downtown plaza into a moonlit gallery of straw-stuffed personalities. Wander among patchwork outfits, questionable headgear, and rogue pumpkins, argue over which one needs a name tag, and do it all free of charge.
🎤 Coffey Anderson @ Brewster Street Ice House – Downtown | Saturday (8/16) at 9:00pm – Country charm meets high-energy stage presence when Coffey Anderson rolls into Corpus. Expect a mix of heartfelt ballads, boot-stompin’ anthems, and plenty of singalong moments. Whether you’re grabbing GA or splurging on an Oyster Deck table, this night’s set to be Texas-sized fun.
🧶 Crochet Basics w/ Amber Buhidar @ Art Center of Corpus Christi | Sunday (8/17) at 11:00am – Bayview Art Center is the spot to swap your screen for a hook and pick up crochet basics with Amber Buhidar, armed with nothing but yarn, a latte, and a dash of patience. She’ll show you tension, trade secrets, and rescue any half-finished project.
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 8/12 Open Mic Night @ House of Rock – 6:30 pm
- 8/14 Lillian Axe @ House of Rock – 7 pm
- 8/14 Limelight 80’s & 90’s Karaoke @ RETRO Corpus – 7 pm
- 8/14 David Martinez @ Brewster Street Ice House Southside – 8 pm
- 8/15 2000s Party @ Brewster Street Ice House Downtown – 9 pm
- 8/16 Slam Fest VII @ House of Rock – 4 pm
- 8/16 Coffey Anderson @ Brewster Street Ice House Downtown – 9 pm
- 8/17 Fire from the Gods @ House of Rock – 6 pm
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