The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 24

Cl A I I Friday August 21,1998 FEEDBACK: Call Lifestyle Editor Heidi Lutz at 1-800-561-3611, Ext. 231 or send email to heidi.lutz@galvnews.com BETS A See pilots turn their planes in all sorts of directions during the 26th annual Gulf Coast Aerobatics Championships today through Sunday. (File photo by David Doemland) 9 WHAT: 26th annual Gulf Coast Aerobatics Championship. 9 WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

today through Sunday. 9 WHERE: Lone Star Right Museum and Galveston International Airport. 9 COST: $6 for adults, $4 for children. CLEAR LAKE AREA EPICUREAN EVENING 9 WHAT: Clear Creek Country Theatre Epicurean Evening. 9 WHEN: 6 p.m.

to 9 p.m. Sunday. 9 WHERE: Ramada Inn at 1301 NASA Road One. 9 COST: $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for children. GALVESTON KILT-FM BEACH PARTY 9 WHAT: KILT-FM end-of-summer beach party.

WHEN: Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: Stewart Beach. COST: Free. Parking is $5.

NINA KAY WHAT: Pianist Nina Kay performs. 9 WHEN: 8 p.m. to midnight today and Saturday. 9 WHERE: The Lobby Bar at the Galveston Island Hilton Resort, 5400 Seawall Blvd. 9 COST: No cover; drinks vary.

'THE GIN GAME' 9 WHAT: Pulitzer-prize winning play "The Gin Game." WHEN: 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: The Strand Theatre, 2317 Ship's Mechanic Row. 9 COST: $5, $10 and $14.

HOUSTON LEARN ABOUT BUTTERaiES WHAT: Workshop about butterflies you can see in the Houston area. WHEN: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive.

9 COST: Free. ART EXHIBIT 9 WHAT: Opening of Helen Frankenthaler exhibit. WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday and 12:45 p.m.

to 6 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: Museum of Rne Arts, Houston Caroline Wiess Law Building, 1001 Bissonet. 9 COST: $3 for adults, $1.50 for children and senior citizens. TEXAS CITY FOURTH MONDAY WHAT: Texas City Fourth Monday sale and festival.

.9 WHEN: Today through Sunday. 9 WHERE: Old Sixth Street in Texas City. COST: Free. FOR DETAILS 9 See Weekend Picks on Page C6. INDEX Review Movie listings C3 Weekend Picks C6-7 Houston events C7 Television highlights C8 Television listings C9-10 Wrong Way ame A The Wrong- Way Corrigan parade will wind through downtown Galveston on Sunday.

The parade honors the Galveston native who flew across the Atlantic Ocean. Preparing for the parade are, from left, Jana Garrett, Heather McHenry and Sarah Plumley. (Photo by Kevin Bartram) Local bar owner helps celebrate flight of Corrigan By STEVE MAYO The Daily News ALVESTON Douglas Corrigan might have the bureaucrats wouldn't OK his flight across Atlantic, a bunch of locals ha been toasting him for the past six years with the Wrong-Way" Corrigan Parade. "Local boy does good even if it's the way," said JeffO'Malley, who's been celebrating Corrigan's wayward flight since beginning. Corrigan, who was born in a third-floor apartment on the southeast corner of 21st and Market streets, made his famous flight 60 years ago.

After Charles Lindbergh completed his trans- Atlantic flight, Corrigan, a mechanic who helped build the Spirit of St. Louis, wanted to give it a whirl in his 9- year-old reconstructed Curtis- Robin monoplane. March along with other Wrong-Way fans during the seventh annual Wrong- Way Corrigan Parade. Festivities begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Stage Door, 2022 Postofflce St.

with a screen- Ing of "The Frying Irishman." After the film, the parade In downtown Galveston begins. For information, call (409) 763-1731. i See WRONG C4 Douglas "Wrong-Way" Corrias he looked upon a return trip to Galveston in August 1938, following his Infamous trip. (The Daily News archives) Treat the kids to one last fling before they get buried in school work. Space Center Houston's "Race to the Red Planet." What: "Race to the Red Planet." When: 9 a.m.

to 9 p.m. daily. Where: Space Center Houston, 1601 NASA Road One adjacent to the Johnson Space Center. Cost: $11.95 for adults, $8.95 for children. For information: Call (281) 2442100.

Watch pilots perform acrobatic feats of fancy in their planes at the 26th annual Gulf Coast Aerobatics Championship. What: 26th annual Gulf Coast Aerobatics Championships. When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Sunday.

Where: Lone Star Right Museum and Galveston International Airport. Cost: $6 for adults and $4 for children, For Information: Call (409) 762-3930. WEEKEND SUGGESTIONS Unwind from a busy week to the sounds of a live band at Texas City Fourth Monday. What: TOONZ performing live at Texas City Fourth Monday. When: 6 p.m.to 9 p.m.

Saturday. Where: 300 block of Sixth Street in Texas City. Cost: Free. For information: Call (409) 9499273. Take your chances on a 19-inch color television or the regular bingo prizes at midnight bingo.

What: Midnight bingo session. When: Show up before midnight tonight for the best seats and early-bird games. Where: Boss Bingo Hall, 510 61st St. Cost: Varies according to how many cards you buy, but expect to pay between $10 and $15 for cards and $2.50 for a bingo marker. For information: Call (409) 744-6210.

Cuddle together beneath the stars at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion as saxophonist David Sanbom joins the Houston Symphony for one concert Saturday. What: David Sanborn with the Houston Symphony. When: 8 p.m. Saturday. Where: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands.

Cost: $10 for lawn seats. Tickets beneath the pavilion go as high as $45. For information: Call (281) 3633300. Try your hands at a round of miniature golf. Check out Magic Carpet Golf at 9030 Seawall Blvd.

or Stewart Beach Mini Golf Course at 401 Seawall Blvd. For information about Magic Carpet, call (409) 740-2000. For information about the Stewart Beach course, call (409) 762-3935. We want to know what you like to do. Send your suggestions for activities with friends, family and dates to Weekend Suggestions, P.O.

Box, 628, Galveston, Texas 77553. Fax them to (409) 740-3421..