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You Hue
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In October Southeast Texas parties in pink,
turquoise, green, blue, purple and yellow with
the Gift of Life. Oct. 1 is the 6th Annual Julie
Mark Adkins
Richardson Proctor 5K Ribbon Run Color Rush
PUblisher Emeritus
details for participating as well as stories of
Paul Chargois
Specialty Publications
Manager
Shelly Vitanza
Editor
Beth Gallaspy
in downtown Beaumont. We’ve got the colorful
inspiration to get you motivated.
Merry Mixing on the Midway
is the featured spirit at Beaumont’s Margarita
Festival. The first-time event features flavors after
Tina Breland
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flavors of drinks but also live music and great
food.
Festive Fall
Art director
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Tantalizing, tempting and oh so tasty – tequila
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It’s festival time and time to eat rice balls, rock ‘n
roll till midnight, ride Ferris wheels, drink some
brew and even hunt pecans. Find the festival
lineup and plan to celebrate the art and culture of
Web Content Managers
Kathleen Gantner
Geneva Quitugua
photographers
Jim Debes
Scott Eslinger
John Fulbright
Marilyn Tennissen
all that is Southeast Texas.
Cardinals Fly…
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…the pigskin, that is, from now to November
at Provost Umphrey Stadium. Every home game
offers special events, commemorations and tasty
tailgating times. Get the schedule and Get Your
Red On.
contributing writer
Sarah Hull
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Gift of Life Julie Richardson Proctor 5K Ribbon Run Color Rush co-chairs, Christy Simon
and Sherry Paschal, are planning one ginormous and colorful fun run in downtown
Beaumont, Oct. 1. The cancer fighting event is more than a run/walk, it’s an event celebrating those who have survived this dreaded disease and a commemoration of those
who are always with us in our hearts. Join these two great friends Paschal, a survivor,
who gets to walk this year “cancer free,” and her great supporter and friend, Simon.
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Editor's Letter
pokemon goaway!
By Shelly Vitanza
On the second occasion on our vacation in two days our son, 14,
announced he was going to take a walk; the strange-behavior alert went
off in my mom brain. The first day he went “walking,” I chalked it up
to exploratory scouting the hotel’s food, pool and game room. Day two
of a solo outing was alarming, obviously a guise for dubious behavior.
Upon questioning, it became clear, my instincts were correct. The nefarious
Pokemon were once again controlling my son’s actions.
Pokemon, a short term for pocket monsters, have been a constant in
Joshua’s life since about the age of 8. The enticement was perplexing,
starting with a GameBoy video game, leading to the collection of a plastic
Pokemon, action figures, mutated animals, half dragon/lizard, half snake/
moth, etc. The creatures came with sci-fi trading cards featuring the altered
animals and their names as weird as their appearances - Jigglypuff, Pidgey
and Weedle, among hundreds of others. The carnal creatures must have
bred while we slept. We had hundreds of the cards and figures practically
overnight.
I paid no mind to the game or the products until one day Joshua asked
me which Pokemon was my favorite. Clueless, I suggested he give me three
options and tell me a little about each one so that I could determine which
I liked best. He spent 15 minutes spouting off senseless and useless data
about Spearow, Wartortle and Clefairy, telling me what they
ate, their physical characteristics, what they evolve from and
to, and what powers they have. I was overwhelmed with
awe at the nearly breathless monologue of seemingly
foreign jibber-jabber. Not only had my son learned
a new language without my knowledge, but he’d
memorized a vast amount of nonsensical and
useless, minute information. Thrilled with his ability
to remember pointless material in non-English terms,
thinking it boded well for his ability to recite multiplication
tables, history facts, chemistry formulas, the Gettysburg
address, Bible scripture, quotes, ANYTHING, this conversation was
a turning point in my opinion of the Nintendo “toy.” Pokemon is a time
and mind-suck.
Instead of saying exactly what I thought, I did what motherhood
requires me to do so often and so much more than I would like, refrain
from speaking my mind. I did not say, “That is the biggest pile of nonsense
I have ever heard? Is that what you do with your time, memorize total
crap? Who gives a rat’s butt about evolving make-believe cat-moths and
pig-turtles?” Nope. Didn’t say it. I just smiled and pointed to the Pokemon
figure, Clefairy, announcing it as my favorite, not because of its amazing
attributes or evolution history, but because it’s pink. However, my mission
since that day has been to make Pokemon GO away.
Every mother worth her gray hair and sag – from eyelids to butt –
knows you can’t make something go away by merely announcing a
ban. That causes complete anarchy. A prohibition of Pichu, Octillery,
Venomoth and Magmar, would likely lead Joshua to pursue Pokemon
activity covertly and could possibly have long-term consequences, such
as, I fear, the naming of my grandchildren to - Charmander, Treecko
and Quilfish.
We have not excluded Pokemon from our lives, but I’ve sought
compromise with Joshua, seeking to understand his interest (still baffling)
and limiting our exposure to the creatures. Now I must admit I’ve packed
up all the Pokemon paraphernalia and slated it for the resale store on
several occasions, proclaiming “You’ve outgrown these toys,” but my efforts
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have been unsuccessful. No one outgrows Pokemon, which brings us back
to the “walk” request on our vacation.
The latest addition to the franchise, Pokemon GO, a virtual app that has
people of all ages carelessly walking around hatching eggs, collecting
Pokeballs and finding Pokemon, was the reason my son wanted to take
outings frequently on our vacay. Compromise prevailed, and Joshua and
I spent a lot of time walking and biking on our vacation, getting great
exercise, having wonderful talks but occasionally stopping to catch a rare
Pokemon or to see if our eggs had hatched.
Perhaps while you’re out Pokemon-ing this September you’ll take in some
of the great events in the area. A whole slew of fall festivals get under
way with the Mexican Heritage Festival, GatorFest, Craft Beer and more.
Get our Festival Guide on page 16. PLUS, a new festival comes to town.
The Margarita Festival at Ford Park offers tastes of tantalizing flavors of
everyone’s favorite tequila drink, page12.
The pigskin gets kicked around also, and Lamar University Cardinals
play their two home games this month. We tell you about those as well
as provide the entire Lamar football schedule with details on homecoming
activities and more, page 14.
Southeast Texas’ most colorful event is Oct. 1 - the Julie Richardson Proctor
5K Ribbon Run Color Rush. We’ve got all the information you need to know
to go to this life-saving walk/run, page 6. I’ll see you there, likely with my
son, who will be there to raise money to help the Gift of Life organization
provide underserved Southeast Texans with free cancer screenings (and to
catch a few Pokemon).
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LACE UP. SAVE LIVES.
Come for
the Run &
Stay for
the Fun
The most colorful day
of the year is Oct. 1 in
downtown Beaumont when
Gift of Life hosts the Julie
Richardson Procter 5K Ribbon
Run Color Rush, a family friendly,
bright, bold, fun, entertaining and walk/run
that celebrates cancer survivors and raises funds
to save more local lives from the horrific disease.
Since 2010, Southeast Texans have been
lacing up to save lives in support of the Gift
of Life’s comprehensive breast health initiatives
and survivor support services. No other cancerfighting agency in Texas approaches the
fight against cancer as holistically - with
the provision of education, awareness
campaigns, free breast cancer screenings and
diagnostic tests with access to treatment and a
monthly support group.
What’s more, no other organization celebrates
cancer survivorship quite like Gift of Life. The
Ribbon Run is a fundraiser but also a huge party.
“We are blessed by the remarkable
opportunity to serve individuals in need through
the Gift of Life's free healthcare services and
cancer prevention education. Our sacred
position of extending care opens the hearts and
doors to women and men whose worlds have
been turned upside down after receiving a cancer
diagnosis. Amazingly, most face this challenge
with extraordinary courage and tremendous faith,”
said Norma Sampson, Gift of Life Executive Director.
“Experiencing this journey with survivors provides a
glimpse into the true measure of individuals as their
strength and perseverance change our lives forever.
‘We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails,’
captures the essence of why we celebrate survivors, as Gift
of Life navigates these troubled waters with survivors while
championing life — determined that together we can soar with
hope and love.”
Since its inception more than 21 years ago, the Gift of
Life has provided nearly 30,000 free mammograms and
thousands of additional tests, resulting in a breast cancer
diagnosis in more than 200 women. Just since the Ribbon Run
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last year, 17 women have been diagnosed with
breast cancer from screenings made available
by Gift of Life.
“We are delighted to recognize The Byrd Law
Firm as this year's presenting sponsor along with
the continued support of H-E-B and Jason's Deli
as our title sponsors,” said Gift of Life President
Nell Morris.
“Their generous contributions
are invaluable to the Gift of Life's deliverance
of lifesaving healthcare services and critical
education.”
Lacing Up for the Most Courageous Path
to Save Lives
Paying it Forward
Margaret McReynolds’ Generosity Was
Returned to Her During Her Time of Greatest
Need
For about eight years, Margaret McReynolds,
45, contributed to the Gift of Life organization
always thinking in the back of her mind that one
day she or someone she knew might just need
her donation.
“I don’t donate to a lot of organizations,
but I would give $10 here or there to the Gift of
Life. The thought crossed my mind at least one
time when I was mailing in my donation, that I
wondered when my daughters or I were going
to need this.”
Still, when McReynolds, a part-time postal
worker in Nederland, found a lump during a selfexamination, she lamented to a friend that she
had no insurance and didn’t know what to do.
“My friend reminded me, ‘Gift of Life does
breast screenings.’ I called, and they got me
in to the Dauphin Center at Baptist Hospital in
February 2014 where they did a mammogram,
ultrasound and biopsy, all free. They knew I had
no insurance. I was diagnosed, and they did all
of the next steps for me to get treated.”
McReynolds had Stage 3 breast cancer
ductal carcinoma HER2 positive. She required
a full radical mastectomy on the left side,
chemotherapy and radiation, and 28 lymph
nodes were removed. The Gift of Life set up all
of her treatments, helped her get Medicaid and
checked on her regularly through the process.
“They called and asked all the time ‘Is there
anything we can do for you? We’re here if you
need us.’ And they still do.”
Although McReynolds is cancer free, the Gift
of Life includes her in all survivor activities, along
with its monthly support group, the Pink Power
Network, which is held the third Thursday of the
month for those currently undergoing treatment,
survivors, family members and caregivers.
McReynolds and her daughters, who were her
caregivers, are always invited to Gift of Life
events like the Ribbon Run free of charge.
“It’s the greatest program; it really helped
save my life. Without them I would have lost
my life – because in the beginning I was lost.
I didn’t know what to do. They lined out every
step for me – as far as what I was going to
need, services from mammogram and biopsy
to the very end of my treatment. And now they
include me with other women survivors, Gift of
Life clients, and we see each other at events,
and we hug, and we’re family.”
Root for “Team Margaret” at the 2016
Ribbon Run. McReynolds, her sisters, three
children and cousins will join forces to lace up
to save lives in honor of McReynolds’ cancerfree life.
“I hope this walk is the biggest they’ve ever
had and they get a lot of donations because it
is worth it. It’s worth life.”
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This issue of the EventsBook
is dedicated to those whose
continued courageous path
to "lace up to save lives"
evokes inspiration, hope and
courage for others battling
cancer. Three are profiled
here. May their stories
encourage you to register
and lace up with them and
save lives on Oct. 1.
Living Strong
Lori Odom Changes Family Fate
When Lori Odom felt a lump in her breast,
she knew what it was. Her mother had died of
breast cancer at the age of 46.
“I felt it, and I felt it for three months, and
it got bigger and got really sore. I knew if I
waited any longer, it was moving too fast, and
I needed to do something about it.”
With no insurance or resources to seek
medical care, the Waffle House waitress, who
was on food stamps, reached out to the Gift
of Life.
“A friend of mine that went through the Gift
of Life told me about it. I made that first phone
call and reached Sunnye Thompson, and she
got me set up and in the right direction, and in
less than a week I had an appointment.”
In July 2014, after an abnormal
mammogram and ultrasound, Odom, 53 at
the time, was diagnosed with stage 3 triplenegative breast cancer and told that her cancer
was harder to treat because it was non-hormone
receptive.
The 2014 Gift of Life Ribbon Run happened
to be the day after Odom finished her first
rounds of chemotherapy and she decided to
participate.
“It was important for me to do this walk,
but the last quarter mile, I didn’t think I could
make it. My daughter said, ‘If you can’t, you
can’t,’ and then I felt a push. I told her not to
push me, but she said she didn’t push me. I felt
like it was my mom who died in 1982 of breast
cancer. I made it. I finished the run.”
After Odom completed the first six rounds
of chemotherapy to shrink the tumor, she had
a double mastectomy in January 2015. Nine
lymph nodes were removed, six of which were
positive. The mastectomy was followed by
more chemotherapy and then radiation. She
was declared cancer free in April 2016.
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“They saved my life. I would be dead as the advanced
stage my cancer was when I went in, and I can’t help but
think if the Gift of Life had been around when Mom had
breast cancer, she might still be alive.”
Odom is registered for the Ribbon Run this year with “Team Living Strong,” and
although it’s her third year to participate, it’s the first year she’ll be cancer free.
“I’m cancer free. Those are exciting words that I want to say to others I’ve met
because it’s like one big family. It’s important, too, to show your support and get out
there and walk because the next person to be diagnosed could be you, your sister,
your aunt, your daughter, and no one can say they haven’t been touched by cancer.
Get out and walk to show support. It’s like one big family.”
Look for Team Living Strong and Odom, who dyes her hair pink for the event.
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Each year, Mike and Cynthia Shaw set a fundraising goal for the Gift of Life
Ribbon Run, and if they achieve it, Mike, whose mother died of breast cancer,
wears a big pink bra on the outside of his clothes to the event. So far, the fun
competition has worked. Friends, colleagues and companies have all helped
the Shaws reach the donation goal. Not only has Mike worn his big pink bra
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an expeditor. Through their contacts within the company and with other companies
they do business, they ask for donation dollars.
“I’ve started this year already and was worried if people would donate
because business is slower, but actually several have asked me and said they would
do the same amount they did last year, and ECHO always gives $500.”
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SayYesToTheVeryBest…
Picture your wedding at the Beaumont Country Club located on the Neches River in the shade of
hundred year old trees.
The Beaumont Country Club offers spacious facilities for wedding parties, celebrations, and corporate
meetings. We welcome non-members to take advantage of the event amenities we offer.
Our event director will work with you to create the wedding of your dreams.
We pride ourselves on personalized service and exceeding your expectations.
Our event director, Tara Rodriguez, will work with
you to plan your special event. Contact Tara at
409-892-9431, EXT 120 or email
trodriguez@wowfoodconcepts.com
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Charity
Walks & Runs
at a Glance
6:00 AM - Registration
7:30 AM - Welcome & Warm Up
8:00 AM - 5K Color Rush Start Time
Wellness Village &
Kiddie Color Zone Opens
10:00 AM - Celebration Ceremony
Sept. 17
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
West Brook High School
409.866.1613
RIBBON RUN PACKET PICK UP
Tues. September 27 – Fri. September 30
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Beaumont Civic Center Lobby
701 Main Street, Beaumont, TX 77701
Sept. 24
2016 CASA Superhero 5K & Kids Fun Run
Parkdale Mall
409.832.2272
All You Need to Know to Form a Team, Raise Money, Save Lives!
Register: Go online to event.giftoflifebmt.org. Register as an individual, start a team or join an
existing team. The cost is $30 but if you use the code word “Events,” you get $5 off. Children
6 and under are free to participate, but they do not receive a T-shirt. If you register after Sept.
16 you run the risk of not getting a T-shirt. Register early.
Teams: The more the merrier. Grab your friends and family, kids, co-workers, church group and
cousins and raise money together. Ask your employers to match your raised amount. Teams
can be any size. Be sure to pick a fun team name. Here are some to inspire you: Lisa’s Breast
Friends, #BoobsMatter, Stop the War in My Rack, Fifty Shades of Awesome!
Oct. 1
Gift of Life 5K Ribbon Run Color Rush
City Hall
409.838.3663
Pets: With the exception of service dogs, pets are not allowed.
Packet Pick Up: Convenient, easy packet pick up, which includes your race bib, T-shirt, bag,
route map, educational literature and great ‘swag,” will take place at the Beaumont Civic
Center in the lobby from Tuesday, Sept. 27 through Friday, Sept. 30, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. You can
send one person from your team to collect bags for your entire team.
Color Stations: There are five color stations – green, blue, pink, purple and yellow. Each color
is safe, biodegradable, cornstarch base and made in America. Colors wash off everything,
but it’s best not to wear anything you don’t want to get color on. Color
can be avoided also. Lanes are provided at each color station to allow
walkers/runners to pass without getting doused with color.
Food: Refreshments are provided for registered participants. Food
trucks will be available offering concessions.
Rain: This is a rain or shine event. Color and water mix.
Oct. 22
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Dauphin Athletics Complex
409.924.0576
Oct. 22
5th Annual ARC of Greater Beaumont
Buddy Walk
The Event Centre Great Lawn
Security: Police officers secure and monitor the run/walk route and
festivities.
Restrooms: Portable restrooms will be available at City Hall and
along the run route.
Nov. 19
Golden Triangle Heart Walk
Montagne Event Center
409.980.8800
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“People who come for the first time are always shocked
when they walk the premises and see so many different
flavors. Nothing beats the shock value, but we also book
great bands, so it’s a big party. The music, margaritas and
the people are what’s great about this festival.”
A most “spirited” festival will likely become one giant party. Why, you ask?
Tequila!
The inhibition-releasing distilled spirit will be featured in 15 different margaritas during the Beaumont Margarita Festival, Sept. 10
from noon to 8 p.m. on Ford Park’s Midway, the site of the South Texas State Fair. This first-time fest includes live bands, food, DJ,
thousands of friends and 5 oz. commemorative cups to sip, sample and savor a wide variety of flavorful margaritas.
Jirmar Proctor, the event founder and organizer, who has hosted the Margarita Festival in Houston and the Woodlands, says the
event includes all the makings of a great party – music, people and margaritas.
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Beaumont Margarita Festival
When: 12–8 p.m., Sept. 10
Where: Ford Park Midway
Tickets: General Admission: $30
in advance; $55 at the door. VIP:
$
75 in advance; $125 at the door.
(General admission tickets can
be upgraded to VIP tickets, but
only 300 VIP tickets will be sold.)
Additional drink tickets can be
purchased at the event for $4 each
in quantities of five.
Contact:
www.beaumontmargaritafest.com
for tickets and more information
“Margarita drinkers are the best people in
the world. We’ll be jamming and drinking.
It’s really all about music and people.”
And it’s all about a variety of flavors.
The festival will offer 15 specialty drinks
including chocolate, pumpkin spice,
cucumber apple, raspberry, grape,
jalapeno pepper and green apple, to name
a few. All festival margaritas are made with
100 percent agave tequila; half are served
frozen and the other half are “over the
rocks.” Proctor says his favorite margarita
is the peach mango, but traditionally those
attending the festival like the Grapefruit
Groupie Margarita.
“Festival mixes are customized mixes
that are brought and produced by the
festival; people won’t be able to taste these
margaritas anywhere but the festival.”
Tequila-loving ticket holders each get
six 5 oz. samples of the 15 margaritas
and/or samples of the margaritas in the
“Best Margarita Competition.” Five local
restaurants including Joe’s Crab Shack,
Casa Ole and La Cantina, will vie for
the title, serving up their best consumable
concoctions.
While partaking of the powerful potions,
revelers can mingle through the midway
and listen and dance to different bands
as well as DJ Jazzie Redd. "Jazzie Redd
rocks the party zone area the entire day
and people dance, line dancing and
everything else. Throughout the event local
bands that “get the crowd moving” will
perform, covering every genre - zydeco to
rock to country with headliner Keith Frank,
plus Top 40s band, J.A.G., rock 'n roll
band Generations and Latin salsa band
Blast Show Band.
Guests can pair their yummy elixirs with
a wide variety of typical festival food like
barbecue, seafood and even funnel cakes.
Ford Park’s catering company Savor will
also provide food for purchase.
A VIP ticket gives tasty thrill seekers access
to a specific area of the festival grounds
where the “Bar Divas,” professional
bartenders, will mix premium handmade
drinks. VIPs will also receive complimentary
food, water and non-alcoholic drinks, plus
they’ll get to create a keepsake of the
festival. Canvas, paint and paint brushes
will be provided with a stencil of the
festival’s commemorative margarita glass
for those wanting to make one-of-a-kind
treasures to take home.
Proctor encourages attendees to bring
their own seating, a valid I.D., bug spray,
perhaps, and wear cool, casual clothes.
No children or pets are allowed. It’s a rain
or shine event. In case of rain, the festival
will be moved into the Ford Park Barns.
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Line Up!
By Shelly Vitanza
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S
ensational football and tantalizing tailgating, free
gifts, live music, marching bands, cheerleaders, promotions
and more…all reasons to Get Your Red On this football season
and support the Lamar Cards.
Go live with Lamar at Provost-Umphrey Stadium for six home games. Tailgating with an
entertaining “Kid Zone” gets everyone in the red and white spirit. Tailgaters gather in the
Montagne Center and Provost-Umphrey Stadium parking lots several hours before kick-off
for each game. Parking is allowed six hours prior to kick off. The band JAG will perform
two hours prior to kick off on the Montagne side of the parking lot for every
game.
Each game offers spirit-enhancing entertainment during the game,
at halftime and on the sidelines. Here is the schedule highlighting
some of the special events planned.
Sept. 3, 7 p.m. Coastal Carolina
Gate Giveaway: Lamar University Bag
LU students who attend the Sept. 1 Back-toSchool Bash will receive a free T-shirt and
be eligible to run with the team, leading
them on to the field for the 2016 season.
Sept. 17, 7 p.m. Sam Houston State
Gate Giveaway: MCT/LU branded T-shirts
All former players will be invited back for a
reunion and Hall of Fame recognition. They
will be also recognized during halftime.
Oct. 1, 7 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana
Gate Giveaway: Thunder Sticks
Wear pink for breast cancer awareness
month. All red will be enhanced with pink;
even the team will accessorize in pink,
socks to headbands. It’s also parents weekend on the Lamar University campus. Mom
and dad will join the Cardinal fan base.
Oct. 15, 6 p.m. Northwestern State
Gate Giveaway: Sunglasses
Keep your eyes to the skies. Skydivers
will deliver the game day ball to the
field. During the game LU will honor
everyday heroes – members of
the police, fire departments,
military – and there will be
a fireworks show to salute
all first responders.
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Gate Giveaway: TBA
Homecoming at Lamar University is a weeklong campus event. For the full week’s schedule, go to lamar.edu/homecoming. Game Day
events include:
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Spindletop/Gladys City
Boomtown Museum, free admission and gusher
reenactment at 12 p.m.
12-4 p.m.
Dishman Art Museum, free admission
Featured exhibitions include “Jamey Stillings:
The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar” - A series of
dramatic aerial photographs that explore the
world's largest concentrated solar power plant,
located in the Mohave Desert of California and
“The Great Exchange: Interactive Mail Art Guest Curator: Alyssabeth Guerra” - A movement that began in the 1950s, "mail art" is art
that has been sent through the postal system in
rebellion of "plain" mail and as a way to test
the limits that the system has set.
1-2 p.m. Homecoming Parade
The entire community is invited on campus to
watch Lamar’s homecoming parade, from E.
Lavaca to MLK to Virginia. The spirited stream
of red will include floats, cheerleaders, dance
team and spirit groups, high school marching
bands and auxiliaries and, of course, Lamar
University Marching Banding, “The Showcase
of Southeast Texas.” This year’s grand marshals
are Bart and Martye Simmons, native Southeast
Texans and Lamar graduates.
2-4:30 p.m. Cardinal Fan Fest
Continue the Cardinal spirit after the parade
in the Wimberly Parking Lot with music, food
and craft beer. Local band Katie Whitney and
the Draw will rock red revelers who can taste
craft beers and dine on food truck cuisine. The
Alumni Spirit Station will paint faces in time for
the game. This homecoming happening is free!
2-4 p.m. Art Extravaganza
Families are invited to the Art Building where
all ages can participate in free family art
workshops. Make homecoming mums out of
recycled big Texas homecoming mums.
4-5:30 p.m. Alumni Tailgate
All Lamar University alumni are invited to a
special homecoming tailgating event. Alumni
advance registration and payment of $10 per
person gives entrée to food, two beverages
and a general admission game ticket, not to
mention networking with Cardinal grads.
Nov. 12, 6 p.m. Incarnate Word
Gate Giveaway: TBA
During this last game of the season, Cardinal
fans will recognize not only their seniors but
also veterans.
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By Shelly Vitanza
and Sherrene Danks-Cook
xpect excitement at
Provost
Umphrey
Stadium this fall. The
Lamar Cardinals have had
the best recruiting season
in the history of Lamar
University. The team is
receiving national notoriety
for its two All-American
players — Cade Harrington
and Bret Treadway — and
Harrington will be out to
CARDINAL CLUB MAKES
repeat his rush record from
ATHLETIC
2015 of 2,000 yards to
DREAMS COME TRUE
become the only player in
college football at any level to ever do that.
Great coaches and administration are critical for a successful
athletic team, but according to Lamar University Head Football
Coach Ray Woodard, so is a fan base. “The community support
is so important for so many reasons. First to have the local
community pulling for you and supporting your efforts in large
numbers is so encouraging for your program. We feed off our
local support and the enthusiasm that it brings to our program.
Our football team feels that when we win a big game, we all win.
I personally have enjoyed getting out and being active in our
community. The Triangle is my home as well as my family's. I
feel we are all in this together.”
Lamar Cardinal athletes have relied on the community of
fans to come out to cheer them on and relied on them in a
more official capacity since 1969 when the Cardinal Club was
founded. The nonprofit membership organization, open to
the community, helps ensure Lamar’s more than 400 athletes
playing in 17 sports are successful on the field and in the
classroom, providing financial support for scholarships. Through
the Cardinal Club, athletes can realize their dreams on the field
while also succeeding academically. In the spring of 2016, the
cumulative grade point average of Lamar’s athletes was 3.01
with 74 percent graduation success rate.
“Our sports club at Lamar University, the Cardinal Club, is
an integral part of our athletic program. I consider it the
backbone of our entire program. I have relied heavily on not
only their monetary support, but as we brought back football
to our university, it was from this organization that we first
received support and valuable feedback as to where we needed
to head,” said Woodard. “The experience and loyal support
from its members accelerated the growing process, and I feel it
has helped us to grow and improve at a much faster rate than
expected.”
Coming off back-to-back successful recruiting classes, thirdyear Lamar University head men’s basketball coach Tic Price
has the Cardinals flying in the right direction. In his first season,
Price took a program that had won only seven games in the
previous two seasons combined and ended the year with one
of the nation's largest single season turnouts. Last season, Price
went to battle with one of the youngest teams in the country and
produced one of the league's top freshmen in Nick Garth.
Price and his staff added another group of talented players,
which includes first team NJCAA All-American Colton Weisbrod.
A Nederland native, Weisbrod was among the nation's leading
scorers and rebounders last year at Lamar State College-Port
Arthur.
“For the Cardinals to continue to build the program back to its
former glory, we need the continued support of our loyal fans,”
Price said. “Our ‘sixth man’ is more vital to the program than
most understand. Our motto is ‘Strong Together.’ That motto
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Culture, Heritage & Food
Southeast Texas’ Fall Festival Line Up
By Chrissie Mouton
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elebrate cooler weather (we hope), changing leaves and the harvest season at one of Southeast Texas’ fall
festivals. Autumn doesn't merely mean Halloween happenings; this time of year is also ripe for colorful festivals,
focused on everything from alligators and rice to pecans to our four-legged friends and the beauty Southeast
Texas has to offer. Rejoice in the change of seasons with food, music, art and more. Beyond hayrides and pumpkin
patches, Southeast Texas proudly preserves the region’s natural beauty and shared traditions. EventsBook has
prepared a roundup of some of the regional festivals happening in September and October.
Port Arthur Mexican Heritage FESTIVAL
Sept. 10
Robert Bowers Civic Center, Port Arthur
3401 Cultural Center Drive
Celebrating the community’s Mexican
heritage from traditional music and dances
to food and dress is the goal of the annual
event hosted by the Mexican Heritage
Society. The day long festival is family
friendly and traditionally takes place
the weekend preceding Sept. 16, the
date Mexico won its independence.
Enjoy everything from tamale-eating
contests and a piñata party for the
kiddos to pageants resulting in
scholarships for lucky winners. The
most coveted title is “Miss Mexican
Heritage,” or for the boys, “Mr.
Jovencito.”
Festivities also include live entertainment
from mariachi musicians to traditional
Mexican
dancers. Local vendors offer lots of
shopping, and don’t forget the food! You
can't have a Mexican Heritage Festival
without serving some of the country’s finest
traditional cuisine like tamales, burritos and
more.
Tickets from opening to 6:30 p.m. are
$10 adults, $5 children 10 and older,
$5 senior citizens. After 6:30 p.m., $20 for everyone. Contact
409.724.6134.
Texas GatorFEST
Sept. 16-18
Fort Anahuac Park
1704 S. Main St., Anahuac
Make plans, round up your friends and come to the Alligator
Capital of Texas for the 2016 Texas Gatorfest to celebrate all
things alligator. This region has the largest alligator population
in the state and there’s a three-day party to celebrate these
amphibious reptiles!
Gatorfest rolls out the ‘green’ carpet for musicians offering an
unbeatable regional lineup that includes Kevin Fowler, Wayne
Toups, The Cody Johnson Ban, Josh Ward and Brian Jack to name
a few.
The activities range wider than a gator jaw at Gatorfest from
airboat to carnival rides to a pageant to a car show and the great
gator roundup, where gator hunters bring gators they’ve caught to
see who tagged the biggest.
Gatorfest is educational too. Expect to learn a lot about the
gators that make Southeast Texas home. Tickets
$5. Details at www.texasgatorfest.com.
47th
Annual Texas Rice FESTIVAL
Sept. 28-Oct. 1
Winnie-Stowell Park
307 E. LeBlanc Road, Winnie
Horse Show: Sept. 10
Cookoff: Sept. 23-24
The Texas Rice Festival, an annual harvest celebration in Winnie,
is 47 years strong. Texas is one of just a few states that produces
90 percent of the American rice crop, making it a major economic
contribution to the region, which is certainly something to celebrate.
Every year the small seed is celebrated with 10 days jam packed
with livestock, antique car show, pageant, parade, arts, crafts, live
music and lots of food, which includes the infamous “rice balls.”
Rice ball eaters can expect five nights of amazing music including Tracy Byrd, Bag of Donuts and Shinyribs, to name a few.
And if you’re not savvy on your rice facts, there’s even a tent
designated for rice education. Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for
students. Children under 5 and senior citizens get in free. Details
at www.texasricefestival.com.
OktoberFEST
Oct. 15
Celebrate autumn with beer
drinking and merrymaking; it’s the
Oktoberfest way! The entire family is
invited to Rogers Park where those 21
and up can purchase Oktoberfest style
beers choosing from a multitude of options, while kiddos play at the playground.
Feed the family from a variety of food trucks
including Blue Daves Barbecue, Taco Local
and Kona Ice, to name a few. Bring your lawn
chairs and blankets to sit and enjoy the tunes of a
traditional Polka band and other local live musicians. Parking is limited so uber over and home.
Admission is free; come with cash for beer and
food.
DogtoberFEST
Oct. 8
Central Bark
765 Pearl St., Beaumont
Celebrate your favorite pooch in this furr-rific day-long
event and help revitalize Beaumont’s historic downtown
area. The furry festival happens in the green space between the Julie Rogers Theatre and the Beaumont Public
Library.
Start off the day with “Pooches and Pancakes” breakfast and
don’t forget to end the day with Yappy Hour at the beer
garden. In between you and Fido can enjoy shopping at
the Neiman “Barkus" booth, strut your stuff in the Mutt
Parade, visit the “Spaw,” have your fortune read by
Madam Poodle Paw, or participate in one of
the many contests like best howlin’ canine
(or human) and most talented dog.
Admission is free; individual tickets can be purchased for events.
www.beaumontmainstreet.org
For details
go to
discoverbeaumont.com.
Second Annual
Beaumont Craft
Beer Fest
Sept. 24
Event Centre
Southeast Texas’
hoppiest event is
SOLD OUT.
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Village Creek FESTIVAL
Scarecrow FESTIVAL
Oct. 11-Nov. 5
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
2111 W. Park Ave., Orange
Each October Shangri La hosts the largest Scarecrow Festival in
Texas to celebrate the changing season. Admire dozens of handcrafted scarecrows displayed throughout the gardens created by
community organizations, businesses, schools, churches and families.
The scarecrows are made of repurposed and recyclable materials
and a heap of imagination, so you’re sure to find the funny, clever
wacky and weird. All of this is nestled into 252 acres containing more
than 300 plant species, a nature center, discovery theatre, exhibition
greenhouses, café and garden store. It’s a great place to go even
when it’s not festival time but when the “crows” are on display, it
makes for wonderful walking and sightseeing.
Besides admiring these works of art, you can vote on your favorite
scarecrow. The best of the best are announced at the end of the
festival. Adults can visit the garden for $6, seniors and youth for $5.
Details at www.starkculturalvenues.org.
Oct. 27-29
Lumberton City Park at 1300 FM 421
Serving as the major fundraising event for the Lumberton
Chamber of Commerce, this festival offers a weekend of arts
and crafts, exciting carnival rides for the young and young at
heart, pageants, costume contests and, of course, food with
something for everyone’s taste buds.
This festival celebrates the natural beauty of Village Creek,
one of the few free-flowing creeks in the state. The creek
rises near the Alabama Coushatta Indian Reservation and
meanders 69 miles southeast to a junction with the Neches
River, eventually emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
This festival has seen up to 15,000 visitors in a single
weekend.
Admission is free, however carnival ride passes are $20
for a single day or $50 for the entire weekend. For more
information go to Facebook.com/villagecreekfestival.com.
2016 Groves Pecan FESTIVAL
Nov. 3-6
6200 Jackson St., Groves
In a nutshell the Groves Pecan Festival spans several months,
culminating in four days of family fun the first weekend in
November.
Festivities launch with a scholarship pageant Sept. 17
where a festival queen will be crowned in the Groves
Elementary School auditorium. The queen’s first duty will be to
preside over a fashion show Sept. 24 from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.,
at the Courtyard Café on Lincoln Ave. Hannah Bay's, Shoogz,
Oliver Maxwell's, the Collection and the Olive Branch will
provide fashions. Tickets are $15.
The nuttiest of the events starts Monday, Oct. 31 with a
treasure hunt. Clues to find pecans hidden all over Groves
are posted on the Pecan Festival Facebook page at midnight
each day of the week and also run in the Port Arthur News.
Cash prizes are awarded to treasure seekers who find the
nuts each day. The carnival opens on Thursday followed by
three days of contests including a pecan pie eating contest,
cooking with pecans contest, a pet show, photo art contest,
live entertainment and a parade.
Check the Pecan Festival Facebook page for pricing:
Facebook.com/grovespecanfestival or call 409.962.3631.
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is not just for the five players on the court,
but it's also true for our fans, student body,
band, cheerleaders, administrators, etc. For
us to be strong, we need you to stand ‘Strong
Together’ with us.”
“I think most people would immediately
look at the monetary contributions that the
Cardinal Club provides to our sports teams
here at Lamar. That is certainly an important
part of it, but I think the even bigger aspect
is just the emotional support. I think people
would argue that time is more valuable than
money, and here in Southeast Texas there
are a lot of ways to spend your time. For
the people of the Cardinal Club to choose
to spend their time and energy on Lamar
athletics gives our coaches and players a
sense of just how important Lamar Baseball
is to our community, and for that we are truly
indebted to the community and the Cardinal
Club.” — Will Davis, Lamar Baseball coach
“Softball has won the community service award
for the last three straight years (most community
service hours compared to any team on
campus). We feel giving back to the community
who has supported us is essential. Softball has
the highest home game attendance, which we
believe contributes to only seven home losses
in four years. Softball has a team GPA average
of 3.2 and has a 100 percent graduation rate.
The Cardinal Club itself has contributed to our
support not only in the stands and community,
but with scholarship money for our student
athletes.” — Holly Bruder, Lamar Softball
coach
“The Cardinal Club members assist all of the
Lamar University student-athletes through their
donations towards scholarships and capital
improvements. Without outside support we
would not be able to sustain a broad-based
athletic program that can be competitive in our
conferences. As we move forward together I
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am hopeful that the Cardinal Club could
work with the athletic director and the
head coaches to develop future plans to
assist each team with specific projects
or initiatives that would directly enhance
our ability to compete -- be that a gift-inkind of printing promotional information
and schedules; providing internships
for our student-athletes at their place of
business; attending events or developing
specific objectives for necessary capital
improvements as prioritized by the athletic
director and the head coaches. In short,
all of Lamar's coaches are looking for
assistance that will have a direct impact
of assisting their student-athletes in
becoming more competitive. Each team
has different needs and a coordinated
effort to prioritize those needs and develop
specific objectives and action plans to be
implemented by coordinating the people
power of our donors as well as their
financial commitments to obtaining those
objectives.” – Robin Harmony, Lamar
Women’s Basketball coach
Membership in the Cardinal Club ranges
from $50 to $7,500 and includes benefits from
recognition and tax deductions to parking passes,
VIP invitations to events, premium seating at
athletic events, pre-game receptions and more.
Membership applications are on Lamar’s website
at www.lamarcardinals.com.
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family fun
Favorite Things Family Day
Who: Stark Cultural Venues
When: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sept. 17
Where: Stark Museum of Art
Tickets: $2-$5
Contact: 409.886.2787
Build a frame for your favorite photo or create an edible tea cup.
Design a take-home mini-museum to show off some favorite things.
Enjoy face painting, games, music and more. Visit the new special exhibition “Collecting Conversations” and even participate in a
scavenger hunt through the museum galleries to win a prize. Delight
in lemonade and cookies on the porch, then make an edible art
piece.
family fun
Up Close With Nature
Who: Stark Cultural Venues
When: 2-2:30 p.m. Sept. 24
Where: Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
Tickets: $2-$6
Contact: 409.670.9113
Shangri La’s wildlife curator Robert Morgan will feature one or
more live animals that call Shangri La home. During this exciting
and informative program, meet local critters and learn about their
adaptations, what they eat and what might eat them.
film/movie
Free Film Screening: The National Parks of Texas:
In Contact with Beaumont
Who: National Park Conservation Association, Magnolia Garden
Club and Jefferson Theatre
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 20
Where: Jefferson Theatre
Tickets: Free
Contact: www.facebook.com/Texas2016
The natonal parks of Texas are a gift, a diverse mix of sites
where visitors can climb rugged peaks, kayak beautiful waterways,
discover the state’s rich history and experience an endless choice of
adventures. In many ways, the story of the parks is the story of Texas
itself. “The National Parks of Texas, In Contact With Beauty” shares
how these parks were created and reveals the secrets they hold.
Travel on a trip around the state and across time to experience the
past, present and future of the national parks of Texas. Doors open
30 minutes before the movie to meet park rangers. Stay after for a
discussion and Q&A.
film/movie
Star Wars in the City
Who: Sojourn Community Church and The Boomtown
Film Festival
When: 6 p.m., Sept. 10
Where: Event Centre Great Lawn
Tickets: Free
Contact: boomtownfest@gmail.com
Food, drinks, games, photos, characters and an outdoor showing of the movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” on a 30’ x 60’
screen, one of the largest outdoor screens ever shown in Beaumont.
trade show
Beaumont Coin & Collectibles Show
Who: Beaumont Coin Cub
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 17
Where: Holiday Inn & Suites on Walden Road
Tickets: $2 for adults/free for kids
Contact: 409.866.8435 or kseholm@gt.rr.com
Exhibit of coins, paper money, bullion, plus free appraisals, kids’
auction at 3 p.m., door prizes and more.
lecture
Paul Doros, “The Art Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany”
Who: McFaddin-Ward House
When: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22
Where: McFaddin-Ward Visitor Center
Tickets: Free
Contact: 409.832.1906
The author of the book “The Art of Glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany”
will talk about Louis Comfort Tiffany and how he became a master
of his craft.
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self help
Recovery Rally in the Park 2016
Who: Golden Triangle Recovery Organizations
When: 10 a.m. Sept. 24
Where: Barbara Jacket Park, Port Arthur
Tickets: Free
Contact: 409.363.1979
A family-friendly celebration of recovery with food and sodas,
raffles and speakers.
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performing arts
Cirque de la Symphonie
Who: Symphony of Southeast Texas
When: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17
Where: Julie Rogers Theatre
Tickets: $23.50 to $46 for single tickets; $111- $193 for
season tickets.
Contact: 409.892.2257
Cirque de la Symphonie is a fusion of classical music and worldclass performers resulting in a spectacularly entertaining event.
This concert brings the magic of the well-known “Cirque” front and
center alongside the symphony orchestra. Artists include the most
amazing veterans of exceptional cirque programs throughout the
world — aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers,
balancers and strongmen. Each artist’s performance is professionally
choreographed to selections from great works such as Tchaikovsky’s
“Swan Lake,” Bizet’s “Carmen Suite,” Brahms’ Symphony No. 3,
Dvorak’s “Carnival Overture” and more. These classical masterpieces
all transform into a new dimension as the aerialists fly overhead and
acrobatic feats are performed.
visual arts
The Only Way Round is Through
Who: Mark Nesmith
When: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday;
12-5 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 30
Where: Art Museum of Southeast Texas Café Arts
Tickets: Free
Contact: 409.832.3432 or www.amset.org
Mark Nesmith is a modern American painter and musician who
resides in Port Arthur. He studied art at Lamar University earning
his BFA and also studied painting and drawing at the University of
North Texas in Denton. He teaches art in the Port Neches-Groves
ISD and previously taught art and music in the Dallas ISD and the
Goose Creek CISD. Mark says his “natural mode of expression is
one of construction/deconstruction. Through the continual painting,
scraping away, re-painting, scumbling, smudging, and scrubbing
with brushes and palette knifes, the canvas accrues a patina-like
surface rich with textures and layers of color. This is how nature
creates. Trees grow, flowers bloom, mountains are formed; erosion,
storms, fires, and earthquakes take it away. Then it cycles around
and there is re-growth.”
visual arts
The Tenants Show
Who: The Art Studio Resident Artists
When: Tuesday-Saturday, 2-5 p.m. Sept. 2-23
Where: The Art Studio Inc. in Beaumont
Tickets: Free
Contact: 409.838.5393
View work of the artists who practice their discipline inside the Art
Studio, a nonprofit organization that makes available affordable studio space and access to equipment for ceramics, painting, foundry,
woodworking and metal work and encourages the experimental
work of living artists as opposed to marketing after the commercial
potential has been established.
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Dedicated to the End: Murder Mystery
Who: Kirby-Hill House
When: 7 p.m. Sept. 10, 16m 17, 23 & 24;
Encore performances Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 8
Where: Kirby-Hill House, 210 West Main Street, Kountze
Tickets: $64/person
Contact: 409.246.8000
The elegant, historic, two-story mansion in the woods of Kountze
is the scene of a murder and you’re invited to help solve it. During
its 30th season, the Kirby-Hill House once again brings legendary
entertainment to east Texas with the diabolical and comical
“Dedicated to the End,” by Peter DiPietro. This whodunit includes a
delicious catered meal. Seating is limited and shows typically sell
out.
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charity & fundraising
25th Anniversary Celebration - Honoring Hunger Heroes
Who: Southeast Texas Food Bank
When: 6 p.m., Sept. 8
Where: MCM Elegante Ballroom
Tickets: $125 per personContact: 409.839.8777
The Southeast Texas Food Bank is celebrating 25 years serving the
community by reflecting on the past and creating awareness about
the needs for our future. During the dinner event, the organization will
also honor Hunger Heroes Wayne Reaud, of the Reaud Charitable
Foundation and the Beaumont Foundation of America, and
premier hunger fighting
agencies like Catholic
Charities of Southeast
Texas’ Hospitality Center,
Nutrition & Services for
Seniors and Some Other
Place.
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charity & fundraising
Salute to Real American Heroes
Who: Lamar Institute of Technology
When: 6 p.m. Sept. 8
Where: Wesley United Methodist Church
Tickets: $50 per person
Contact: 409.839.2956
salute!
Lamar Institute of Technology hosts this annual event to recognize Southeast Texas’ first
responders and military personnel. The Sabine Area Restaurant Association and Cooks Two
Dozen Plus Inc. provides dinner, and all first responders and active military who are in uniform, plus a guest, will be treated to dinner at no charge. Tommy Muska, mayor of West,
Texas, will speak, and funds raised will be used for scholarships for LIT students majoring
in criminal justice, emergency medical technology, regional police academy, regional fire
academy and homeland security.
charity & fundraising
Third Annual Charity Golf Classic: Come Drive for the Boys
Who: Boys Haven of America, Inc.
When: 11 a.m., Sept. 9
Where: Idlywild Golf Club
Tickets: $70 per person/$300 per team
Contact: 409.866.2400, ext. 124 or
www.boyshaven.com/charity-golf-classic
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2016 Jefferson County Go Texan Golf Tournament
Who: Jefferson County Go Texan
When: 8 a.m., Sept, 10
Where: Idlywild Golf Club
Tickets: $600 per team
Contact: 409.201.8434 or clint@jeffersoncogotexan.com
Last year, Jefferson County Go Texan gave away more than
65,000 in local scholarship funds to Southeast Texas youth. Day
of events include raffles, contests, games, hole in contest and more!
$
charity & fundraising
Celebrity Scholarship Golf Tournament
Who: Corrective Corrections Education Foundation
When: 9:30 a.m. Sept. 12
Where: Golden Nugget Casino & Golf Course
Tickets: $350 for teams of three
Contact: 409.781.5614 or jsimien@ccefscholarships.org
The First Creative Corrections Education Foundation (CCEF)
Scholarship Golf Tournament will aid in generating funds for
Southeast Texas students who have incarcerated parents or are
financially challenged so they can continue their schooling beyond
high school. Creative Corrections Education Foundation, Inc., a
nonprofit organization based in Beaumont, has teamed up with
Lamar Institute of Technology and currently has 33 scholarship
recipients from the Beaumont/Port Arthur area enrolled at LIT.
golf golf & More golf!
THE
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O N E N I G H T O N LY !
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charity & fundraising
Rabbi Samuel Rosinger Humanitarian Award
Who: Temple Emanuel
When: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15
Where: Event Centre in downtown Beaumont
Tickets: $125
Contact: 409.832.6131
In its third year, this award will be presented to the Most Rev.
Curtis J. Guillory, S.V.D. DD, Bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont, at
an honorary dinner.
charity & fundraising
Cow Dump at High Noon
Who: Boys Haven Capital Campaign
When: 12 p.m. Sept. 17
Where: Boys Haven of America, 3655 N Major Drive
Tickets: $100
Contact: 409.866.2400
Cowboy and cowgirl up for your chance to win $10,000 (one in
600 chances to win). Face painting, inflatables, snow cones and
links and drinks. Prizes for best dressed.
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charity & fundraising
Eighth Annual Ubi Caritas Date Auction
Who: Ubi Caritas
When: 6 p.m. Sept. 21
Where: Madison’s on Dowlen Road
Tickets: $10 for a general admission ticket; tables range
$
50- $500
Contact: 409.832.1924, ext. 104 or
tarynrobinson@ubicaritas.org
Dynamic fun, fast-paced auction featuring young Southeast Texas
professionals and incredible packages of trips, entertainment
tickets, hunts, dinners, sporting events, spa treatments and more.
Ubi Caritas Health Ministry seeks to provide accessible, affordable
and accountable health care and health education, wellness and
outreach services.
charity & fundraising
Charity Amateur Arm Wrestling Tournament|
Who: Silsbee Ice House
When: 10 a.m. weigh in; 1 p.m. tournament, Sept. 17
Where: Cowboy Harley-Davidson of Beaumont
Tickets: Free to watch; $25 per arm to compete
Contact: 409.385.2444
Arm wrestle to victory and to raise money for Silsbee’s historic Ice
House Museum. Men’s and women’s right- and left-hand divisions in
categories 0-165, 166-195, 196-225 and 226-up. Trophies and
prizes will be awarded for each division winner, and $500 will be
given to the “King of the Table.”
superhero
5k & Kids fun run
ubi caritas date auction
Superhero 5K & Kids Fun Run
Who: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
of Southeast Texas
When: 9 a.m. Sept. 24
Where: Parkdale Mall by Kaplan College
Tickets: 5K - $25 Pre-Registration, $30 On-Site Registration; Kids
Fun Run - $10 Pre-Registration, $15 On-Site Registration
Contact: 409.832.CASA or www.casasetx.org/events.html
All participants receive a T-shirt and swag bag. Medals for top
three finishers in each age category (male & female), as well as
medals for top three finishers overall. All kids will receive a trophy
for participating. Event activities include games for the kids, food, DJ,
photo booth and more. Don't forget to wear your superhero costume
and enter the annual costume contest for prizes.
sports & recreation
Neches River Rally
Who: Big Thicket Association
When: 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Sept. 10
Where: LNVA Saltwater Barrier Boat Ramp
Tickets: $35
Contact: 409.790.5399 or director@bigthicket.org
This canoe and kayak rally takes paddlers on one of the most
popular paddling trails in Southeast Texas - the Cooks Lake to
Scatterman paddling trail that follows Pine Island Bayou, Cooks
Lake, Scatterman Lake and the Neches River. The trail features the
famous Madonna Tree with a paddle through a cypress-tupelo-fern
forest in the Big Thicket National Preserve. This unique loop-style
trail eliminates shuttling issues since there is only one access point in
and out of the river. Both private and rental canoes and kayaks are
allowed but must be pre-arranged with outfitters.
church/religion
Church/Religion
A Glorious Birthday
Who: Catholic Diocese of Beaumont
When: 4 p.m. Sept. 8
Where: Ford Park
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Operation Dubois Square
o n thi s d ate
September 1, 1904
1904 Helen Keller graduates with honors from Radcliffe College.
September 5, 1910
Marie Curie demonstrates the transformation of radium ore to metal at the
Academy of Sciences in France.
September 9, 1970
U.S. Marines launch Operation Dubois Square, a 10-day search for North
Vietnamese troops near Da Nang.
September 11, 2001
In an unprecedented, highly coordinated attack, terrorists hijack four U.S.
passenger airliners, flying two into the World Trade Center towers in New
York and one into the Pentagon, killing thousands. The fourth airliner,
headed toward Washington likely to strike the White House or Capitol, is
crashed just over 100 miles away in Pennsylvania after passengers storm
the cockpit and overtake the hijackers.
In May of 1888, Anne Sullivan brought Helen Keller to
Perkins School for the Blind, where a new world of friendship began.
We Will Never Forget
Pierre and Marie Curie in the laboratory.
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s n eak p eek OCTOBER
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Downtown Beaumont Junk Days,
BAW Resale and Interiors
Julie Richardson Procter 5K Ribbon Run
Color Rush Presented by The Byrd Law
Firm, City Hall
Vintage Junk Days, Mauriceville Crawfish
Festival Fairgrounds
Casas for CASA, Parkdale Mall
1, 2
“Silent Sky,” Lamar University Studio Theatre
1, 2, 7, 8
“Rope,” Port Arthur Little Theater
1-2
Mistletoe Market by Motiva, Robert A.
Bob Bowers Civic Center
5
Russian Grand Ballet Presents “The Sleeping
Beauty” Ballet, Julie Rogers Theatre
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The 17th Southeast Texas Senior
Celebration and Consumer Expo,
Beaumont Civic Center
First Thursdays on Calder, The Mildred
Building
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Classic Movie
Jefferson Theater
Night:
“Ghostbusters,”
8
Dog-tober Fest 2016, grassy area between
the Julie Rogers Theatre and the Beaumont
Public Library
Symphony of Southeast Texas: “Oh What A
Night!,” Julie Rogers Theatre
10
Kirby-Hill House Neuroscience Lecture
Series, Kirby-Hill House
13
Adair Margo, “The Art of Tom Lea,”
McFaddin-Ward Visitor Center
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Classic Movie Night: “Beetlejuice,”
Jefferson Theater
Stars Dinner Benefiting Girls Haven, MCM
Elegant Hotel
29 "Eat-A-Bug!" FREE Family Arts Day, Art Museum of Southeast Texas Creepy, crawly
once-a-year fun featuring a delicacy of fried crickets for the tasting, hands-on art activities
and a Halloween costume contest.
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Beaumont Children's Museum: Touch-ATruck, Beaumont Civic Center
OktoberFest, Rogers Park
Beaumont Heritage Society Pumpkin Walk,
John Jay French House Museum
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“Symphony of Southeast Texas at Shangri
La,” Shangri La Botanical Gardens and
Nature Center
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King-Sized Baked Potato Sale, Nutrition
and Services for Seniors
McFaddin-Ward House: Fall Picnic and
Outdoor Movie “The Wizard of Oz,”
McFaddin-Ward House
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"Eat-A-Bug!" FREE Family Arts Day, Art
Museum of Southeast Texas
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Happy Halloween!
Mike Hawkins' Lunch & Learn, MCM
Elegant Hotel
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“The Monster Mash, an AMSET Bash!,”
Art Museum of Southeast Texas
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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K
Walk, Dauphin Athletics Complex
Native American Inter-Tribal Powwow,
Beaumont Civic Center
5th Annual Beaumont Buddy Walk!,
Beaumont Event Centre
Calder Baptist Church Chamber Music
Series, Calder Baptist Church
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Nash-Rankin All-State Cosmic Costume
Bowling Tournament, Max Bowl
Saturdays
Beaumont Farmer's Market at the Langham Municipal Athletic Complex
Tuesdays
Sahaja Yoga Meditation - Chakra
Course, Elmo Willard Library
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c artoo n c o r ner
GAME ON !
Beaumont Police officers including these four -Michael Wirfs, Jeff Busby, Tony Harding, Jr., and Adam Little - and kids
came together for a game that has become a summertime tradition – the IEA Ben’s Kids versus the Beaumont Police Department Basketball Game. Everyone was a winner.
Photo by Shelly Vitanza
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