Cheers - What is happening in Southeast Texas

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S o u t h e a s t
T e x a s
E v e n t s
Cheers
for
the
New
Year
mier
Permian Pre ices
Health Servare
Physicians Sh
for your
Healthy Habits
2014
PLUS
Fashion Fleet
A Drillers’ Reunion
Cajun Gumbo Fais Do Do
Hot Hearts, Ten Tenors & Cabaret
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Best Ways to
Be Healthy in 2014
Celebrating Southeast Texas'
Most Historic Event
with Drillers' Reunion
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Permian Premier Health Services physicians are ready and standing by to help you get healthy
in 2014. Meet our featured physicians Kristine Banks Dahl, MD, Christopher A. Bell, DO and
Izi Obokhare, MD, page 6.
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Editor's Letter
january 2014
A New Vision
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y first real job was in Washington, D.C., and to say I was initially lonely and miserable would be an understatement.
I moved from sheltered la la land- a sorority house
with 42 roommates, and wardrobes, at Texas A&M University- to a major metropolitan area with three other
women I had never met before moving day and with
whom I had nothing in common except they were young and poor, like me.
Everything was different in D.C. Everything. The intersections were circles
instead of squares. Wheels on shopping carts auto locked so they couldn’t
be rolled into the parking lot to unload groceries. And it was cold.
Real winter transformed me into a public transportation commuter,
but not without a fight. Like most Texans, I liked having my car and refused, at first, to take the bus from my Alexandria, VA, apartment, to the
massive central subway hub underneath the Pentagon to catch the yellow line to a Capitol Hill stop before boarding another bus to my office.
My conversion came on a frigid morning. I was dressed appropriateRuss Waddi
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turn on the heat and defrosters and eventually using their windshield wipers while
waiting for sheets of ice to melt before leaving for work. I, on the other hand, removed
one heel, whacked the center of the windshield and cracked the entire two-inch ice
sheet allowing me to remove large pieces and move on down the road, literally.
until it was full length, half the size of her body and stood up to disembark.
This was my method the morning I became a metro rider. Having successfully
“You ready, Ann?” the bus driver said. For the first time, Ann spoke. “Yeah,” and
removed ice a la shoe method, I started my car and went to back out. The parking I watched in utter amazement as this blind woman navigated her way down the
brake wouldn’t budge. No amount of muscle moved it. I cursed. Nothing happened. steps of the bus. I gathered myself and followed. I followed Ann to the escalator
I prayed, to no avail. And then I ran to the bus stop, cursing the city, the weather, my
two stories down under the Pentagon and amidst thousands of people and I folroommates and myself. My foul mood turned teary as I boarded the bus.
lowed her through the automatic ticket taker to her subway platform. I stood a
Taking a seat behind the driver and next to the window, I spoke a, “good morning,”
comfortable distance away and watched her until she got on her subway.
to my seatmate. She said nothing and didn’t move, making it difficult for me to get
I stood at Ann’s subway platform and as the wind from the racing train hit me
by her. I cursed her in my head and then I
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the face I cried, suddenly thankful for the city, my roommates, my job, the icy
looked at her out of the corner of my eye.
world
and my health. From that day I resolved to enjoy the city, walk the Mall, see
Yep, I thought, another Virginian who
calls herself a southerner but has not the monuments and visit the Smithsonian Museums. I saved and went to the Kenone ounce of southern hospitality. A nedy Center to see the play “Steel Magnolias.” I joined a gym and went to church,
simple “hello” wouldn’t have killed her, made friends and attended parties and work functions.
My chance encounter with Ann because of a frozen parking brake gave me a
I thought to myself as I looked out
new
perspective, a new attitude and renewed joy. All these years I’ve treasured the
the window and held back tears until
I heard the bus driver say, “Ann, we're irony of gaining a new vision from a blind woman.
It’s a new year, a chance for new perspectives, adventures, challenges and goals;
two blocks away.”
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chance
to see things anew.
I turned back to see “Ann” digging
Give Southeast Texas a chance this year. See things in 2014 you never have- the
in her bag all the while looking directly ahead. I noted her oddness, museums, the parks, the churches and waterways. Go birding or take in commuknitted striped hat, no makeup nity theater, film and food festivals and charity runs.
In this EventsBook we highlight the anniversary celebration of the Spindletop
and boots up to her knees. She
seemed oblivious to my study of Gusher, a Gumbo Fest, a Hot Hearts Concert, a Vintage Wine Affair and Fashion
her so I continued as she took Week! We also put together a fascinating infographic showing some of the leisure
a short stick out of her bag. 'treasures' of Southeast Texas so you can get started seeing things anew.
Ann unfolded the stick
Happy New Year and thank you for reading the EventsBook.
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Obokhare: Your health and overall longevity depends on how you handle stress and that
ties into exercise and good eating habits. People
have to recognize stress and find ways to address
it. Some things you can’t control, so you have to
learn to let go. Stress shows up in multiple ways but
can be recognized by lack of sleep, lack of appetite,
changes in bowel habits and mood swings.
Banks Dahl: He can talk about bowels all
day, every day (laughing). This time of year people
need to prevent accidents. Everyone wants to start
exercising, but you can’t just go out and run three
miles. You have to pace yourself. If you haven’t exercised in a while, consult a physician first. Start by
walking. Walk five minutes a day and work out in
pairs and build up to walking longer every week.
And, don’t ignore any pain.
Bell: Get a flu shot. Flu vaccines really help to
prevent a lot of complications and hospitalizations
this time of year. Every year, get your annual physical and do blood work. Things change from year to
year. I’ve seen things change in six months. Diabetes and thyroid issues come on quickly so go to the
doctor annually.
Kristine Banks Dahl, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Fellowship in Sports Medicine
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
2501 Jimmy Johnson Boulevard
Suite 302
Port Arthur
www.banksdahlmd.com
409.853.5144
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Banks Dahl: Prevention really is key. In
my practice the top issues I see are rotator cuff
problems, miniscule tears and fractures and many
things that can be avoided. I’m all for regular exercise and recommend calcium and Vitamin D
for bones but avoid doing risky things. If it
sounds like a bad idea, it likely is. That’s a
good rule to live by.
Obokhare: Fiber is important in
a diet. The average apple only has four
grams of fiber but the daily recommended allowance is 26 grams, so
we need to eat more fiber and drink
at least, at least, eight ounces of water a day.
Christopher A. Bell, DO
Board Certified in Family Medicine
520 South Twin City Highway
Suite 102
Nederland
www.christopherbelldo.com
409.729.2266
Izi Obokhare, MD
General Surgery
Colorectal Surgery
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
2501 Jimmy Johnson Boulevard
Suite 301
Port Arthur
www.iobokharemd.com
409.853.5990
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I see mainly acid reflux, colon cancer, diverticulitis and even hemorrhoids in my practice and all
can be prevented by diet, activity and managing
stress levels. I have to say that there is a direct correlation between colon cancer
and diets high in red meat. Meat
stays in the colon longer and anything that stays in the colon longer causes chronic irritation that
causes cancer. Of course, there are
genes that can be inherited in families that make people more apt to get
cancers but diet really goes a long way...
Bell: yes, and by early detection, which
is really what a family practice doctor does. We
hear the term “gatekeeper” a lot. That term is used
frequently, because a primary care physician guides
folks to the right specialties. I treat routine colds,
flu, upper respiratory infections and other illnesses
every day but also deal with blood pressure issues,
diabetes, etc.
Banks Dahl: Doing what the doctor says to
do is critical, especially after a surgery; it’s really vital.
Obokhare: (Laughing) When practicing in
Washington, D.C. at Howard University, I got used
to people, just very frankly saying, they weren’t
going to do what I said to do. People say that in
Southeast Texas but in a much nicer way like, “I
didn’t feel good so I didn’t do it.” You have to follow
the instructions of the physician after surgery
and if you don’t feel right,
call the doctor.
Banks Dahl: …OHHhh, good equipment.
Make sure when you exercise you have good
equipment and good shoes.
Obokhare: Along with what Dr. Bell recommended, annual blood work and a visit to your
primary care physician, I would add that you need
to attend your screenings- colonoscopy, mammograms and pap smears. These are important components to a healthy lifestyle.
Permian Premier Health Services recruits and
employs physicians to support the Texas hospitals
of IASIS Healthcare allowing physicians to take care
of patients while providing administrative functions of running a practice. IASIS Healthcare owns
and operates 18 general, acute-care hospitals and
one behavioral health center with facilities located
in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana,
Nevada, Texas and Utah.
“
Southeast Texas is
populated with many
outstanding physicians
who can help keep you healthy
in 2014. It's important to know
that you can receive excellent
care right here in your own
community. At Permian Premier Health Services, our family of physicians, surgeons, and
medical specialists work together to provide you with a cohesive health care plan right here
at home. We are here to make
a difference in the lives of our
patients and our community.
Call us today to schedule an
appointment at 409-853-5268.”
Lyndon Fullen
Practice Administrator
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If you could tell your patients one thing to get healthier this year,
what would it be?
On our way out of
the Medical Center
of Southeast Texas,
we encountered a few
other physicians and
had to ask them our
probing questions
about health and
prevention.
Take this opportunity of the New Year to work on looking, feeling and functioning your best. We now
have Botox and Juvederm products available in
the clinic. Call to schedule an appointment and
find out how we can help you achieve your aesthetic goals.
How and why did you come to
practice in Southeast Texas?
Proximity to family. I attended medical school at
the University of Texas Southwestern Medical
School- Dallas and did my residency at the University Hospitals of Cleveland- Case Western Reserve
University and fellowship at LSU Shreveport (Facial
plastic and reconstructive surgery), but this is home.
Joy Obokhare, MD
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
2501 Jimmy Johnson Boulevard, Suite 206
Port Arthur
409.853.5147
If you could tell your patients one thing to get healthier this year,
what would it be?
Fact: The large majority of diabetic foot and leg amputations in the U.S. are preventable.
Currently, the tool that is consistently the most effective by way of prevention is: PATIENT EDUCATION!
Diabetic patients should seek as much information regarding diabetes as humanly possible. Learn ways
to better control it. Diabetics should educate themselves regarding daily foot self examinations and learn
the early warning signs of serious foot problems. It is a well-known fact that informed diabetics tend be
healthier, live longer and avoid foot illnesses, which too often lead to amputation. Working and adhering
to your diabetes doctor's recommendations and prescription medications is critical in controlling diabetes and prevention of related illnesses. Additionally, visiting a podiatrist regularly is an invaluable resource
in the prevention and treatment of diabetic related foot disorders.
How did you come to live and work in Southeast Texas?
Tho Tran, MD
Psychiatry
2501 Jimmy Johnson Boulevard, Suite 403
Port Arthur
409.853.5127
If you could tell your patients
one thing to get healthier this
year, what would it be?
I would advise my patients to try to eat a healthier
diet, maintain regular exercise, be compliant with their
meds and follow up appointments with their doctors.
How and why did you come to
practice in Southeast Texas?
I grew up in Orange. I attended Texas A&M Medical School and UT Houston Psychiatry Program for
Residency, but returned to the area. It's good to be
back with family and close friends and to give back
to my community and hometown.
I previously worked in upstate New York, only a few miles from the Canadian border. It seemed like the
older I got, the longer the winters got and shorter the summers. Looking for a way out of the cold, I
took a position in Houston to do a short fellowship training in advanced wound care and diabetic
foot salvage surgery. During this period my family
visited me in Houston. We liked it so much, shortly thereafter we all made the move permanent.
Several years later, I joined Dr. Chris Browning in
his Mid-County practice and worked with him for
a year prior to his move. What drew me to the
area was, and still is, the unusually large population
of patients with serious foot diseases related to
poorly controlled diabetes. In my 20-plus year career in podiatric medicine and surgery, the past 2.5
years here in the Golden Triangle have been the
most professionally rewarding time for me.
Dr. Michael Percenti, DPM
Podiatry
7980 Anchor Drive, Building 200
Port Arthur
409.722.4141
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A Booming Celebration:
“it's a
Those words announced the birth of the modern petroleum industry when, on January 10, 1901,
Spindletop Oilfield, founded on a salt dome, erupted, spewing oil 100 feet into the air for nine days.
Every year, the museum built to commemorate
the historic day celebrates the anniversary, but this
year on Saturday, January 11, the celebration will be
bigger, better and, well, a real boomer.
“It will be the biggest celebration of the anniversary since the 100th in 2001,” said Mark Osborne,
executive director of Spindletop Gladys City
Boomtown. “It will be big because we don’t need
to forget that one strike, that one discovery had an
enormous impact on Texas and on the U.S., and
the world. Not to say there wouldn’t have been an-
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spindletop celebrates
gusher anniversary
with drillers' reunion
other strike out there but it truly was the one thing
that replaced coal in railroads and shipping; I’m not
sure the Model T would have been made or exploration for oil started in Texas had it not happened.”
The community is invited to the “Drillers’ Reunion,” and asked to convene at 10am in preparation for the ceremonial Gusher reenactment at
10:30am, approximately the time that it blew 112
years ago. The remainder of the day will tell the
whole legend.
“It’s about a story and it’s big, and so you find as
many different ways to tell the story,” said Osborne.
The story will be told with reenactments, demonstrations and games. Rough necks will have a
shootout; robbers will hold up the post office;
Sons of the Confederate Veterans will tell the story
of Civil War soldiers who were camped out during
Spindletop, and Underhill Caroll will take over the
saloon for a tea party.
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“George Washington Caroll was the President
of the Gladys City Oil Company, a staunch Baptist
and very much in the Temperance Movement.
He ran for vice president of the U.S. on the Temperance ticket,” said Osborne. “So as a way to tell
the story, we’ll have his wife, Underhill, take over
the saloon for the day, kick guys out from drinking and turn it into a tearoom; kids can dress up
with sticky mustaches and tiaras and have tea at
the Ladies Temperance Union.” (Underhill Mixson
and George Washington Caroll were married in
Beaumont’s first ever church wedding in 1877.)
In every activity the story will be told and retold.
For example, kids participating in the stick horse
races won’t just race down and back. Instead,
they’ll hear the story of The Gusher of 1901 ride
their stick horses to the General Story where they’ll
tell Capt. Anthony Lucas Gusher (actor), the petroleum engineer convinced there was oil under
the salt dome of Spindletop, “It’s a Gusher!” before
riding their stick horses back.
“Behind the Alamo and San Jacinto, the story of
Spindletop is pivotal in Texas,” said Osborne. “We
want to have a lot of fun and find fun ways to tell
the story so people will keep passing it on.”
Throughout the day, which ends with a second
reenactment of the Gusher at 4:30pm, there will
be demonstrations of wood carving, butter making, clothes washing, soap making and blacksmithing. You can even learn dance moves of the era
during lessons.
A Drillers' Lunch will be served on the grounds
and consist of brisket, beans, cornbread and vegetables, but save room for the pie eating contest.
ExxonMobil is sponsoring the event, which
helps keep cost to minimum. Admission for the
day, including lunch, is $10 for adults and $5 for
children but there is a $48 maximum charge for
families of four.
If you can’t make the Drillers' Reunion, January
11, the museum, located at 5550 Jimmy Simmons
Blvd. (formerly University Drive) Beaumont, 77705
is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am to 5pm and Sunday, 1-5pm. Last admissions are at 4:20pm.
For more information, call 409-880-1750 or email
gladyscityinfo@gmail.com.
Anthony F. Lucas
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new found fun infographic
Treasure... in your own backyard!
What makes somewhere a great place to live? According to those doing the ranking, like Businessweek.com, which publishes a list of the top 50 large
cities to live in the U.S., desirability is largely based on leisure attributes, like the number of restaurants, bars, libraries, museums, professional sports
teams and parks. Therefore, we decided to put some numbers to the Golden Triangle’s (Beaumont, Mid County, Vidor, Orange, Lumberton, Silsbee and
Kountze) recreational venues and events, not so much to compare our region with cities like San Francisco, Businessweek.com’s number one pick,
(Why compare the Golden Triangle to a city of more than 800,000 people and a cost of living two and half times ours?) but to show locals- to show
you- that the Golden Triangle has a lot to offer.
If by chance you haven’t been to, participated in or even heard of some of these leisure places/activities/events, we challenge you to do something new.
In case you need assistance with suggestions for something “new,” each month we’ll take one of these leisure attributes and expound on it. By
the end of the 2014, you’ll be a tour guide for Southeast Texas.
Recreational
Amenities of:
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Festivals
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Historic
Churches
Historic
Homes
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Art Museums
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Community
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Professional
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Soccer
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Libraries
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Parks PLUS
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Museums
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Colleges
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National Preserve
in Kountze and a
Botanical Garden
in Orange
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Restaurants
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Antique
Stores
SOURCES: Websites: Beaumont Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, City of Orange, City of Beaumont, City of Groves, City of Lumberton, City of Nederland, City of Port Arthur, City of Vidor, City of Lumberton, City of Kountze, City of Silsbee
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Cheddary
Chicken Pot Pie
By Tabetha Franklin
Main Dish Studio Kitchen
Nothing can compare to the cold weather comfort foods that make winter meals memorable. One of the most requested comfort food classics is
Chicken Pot Pie. I started making this variation several years ago and now it
is the only recipe I use. The addition of cream cheese to the filling makes for
a very smooth texture and I think that is the "secret" to the popularity of this
version in my home.
• 2 cans (10 3/4 oz. each) cream of chicken soup
• 2 cups milk, divided
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 6 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups cooked, cubed chicken
• 2 cans mixed vegetables- drained (no salt added)
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups buttermilk pancake mix
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large saucepan, combine soup, 1 cup of milk, onion, cream cheese, parmesan cheese and salt. Cook until hot and the cream cheese has melted.
Stir in chicken and vegetables. Heat throughout and then pour into a large
casserole dish.
In a medium bowl, combine egg, pancake mix, oil and remaining milk. Add
cheddar cheese and mix well. Spoon over chicken mixture.
Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes or until golden on top. Delish!
TIP: Use a rotisserie chicken or bake several boneless chicken breasts in the
oven to make quick work of this recipe.
Tabetha Franklin is a blogger, mom and entrepreneur. Get her recipes and tips in your inbox,
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social seen january
ry Mahlie with Charles
1. Giving Field co-founder Ma
Field dinner where 100
and Ann Giglio at The Giving
ing funds for the compeople ate by candlelight rais
munity garden project.
December 6 to Faleata
2. HEB offers a Feast of Sharing
Sisarst.
Sisarst, Nevah Jones, Carolyn
ner Brent Weaver, a
3. Jefferson County Commissio
Selection Committee,
member of the 40 Under 40
40 Under 40 Professional
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mont Chemical Plant.
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4. Baptist La Soiree Committe
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uary 26, 2014 event.
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5. 40 Under 40 Professional Am
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director of Leadership Beaum
40 Reveal Party.
Brian Denson, at the 40 Under
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6. Ford Park’s General Manag
da Waggoner congratCommunications Manager Lin
the 2014 Ford Mustang
ulate Julian Danner, winner of
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wining
Memories of Wines Past are Best with Family and Friends
By Gerald Patrizi
Wine Manager at Debb’s Liquor
Looking back on 2013 I can't help
but think of all the memorable wines,
sometimes surprisingly, that were
tasted during the year. As usual I have
been continually pleased with the
older Bordeaux I have pulled out of
my cellar and was lucky enough to
have collected in the 70's and 80's.
They have always continued to impress me with their bouquets, complex flavor profiles and almost youthful exuberance that can come from
classified Bordeaux. The 1982 vintage
is still one of my favorites and continues to hold on to life. Unfortunately,
collecting Bordeaux, especially classified Bordeaux, is no longer affordable to the average Joe. Prices have
risen 1000 percent since the early 80's.
Gerald Patrizi
Second-growth Bordeaux that originally cost $20 to $40 a bottle, now sell
for $200 to $400 a bottle and need to
be cellared another 10 to 15 years for
them to reach their full potential. The
French would like you to believe there
are plenty of less expensive and lesser
known wines to take their place, and
though I have found some examples
of this, rarely does one compare to
the experience of an aged, secondgrowth Bordeaux.
What makes a wine truly memorable and great? A wine having an
indefinable and enticing bouquet
with flavors that grab you from start
and stay with you long after you
have swallowed, is a good start. But
most importantly, I think it is also the
company of friends and family that
you may share the experience. Wine
is gregarious and enjoys company.
The “when and where” of drinking
wine are, for the most part, influencing what you are tasting. Enjoying a
nice bottle over a romantic dinner
in an exotic location just might have
a little influence! Same with a shared
bottle over a tantalizing meal with old
friends. That being said, I want to send
a “Happy New Year Thank You” to all
the friends and family that my wife
Stacey and I have shared those great
(and sometimes not so great!) bottles
of wine that magically got better because of the collective experience.
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Oenophiles and wannabes are gathering Friday, January 31 at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas for A Vintage
Affair, an informal wine tasting. Everyone is invited for a causal evening of
education and imbibing. Smell, swirl
and sip a variety of fine wines from different regions, grapes and wine makers
paired with delicious appetizers from
local chefs and food vendors. AMSET
also promises a few artistic and creative surprises during this third-year
event. Tickets are $35.00 in advance
and $40.00 at the door.
Visit amset.org or call 409.832.3432.
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brew review
Lager: A Cooler Pick for the New Year
By Brandon East
Lagers have a cloudy history of origin, but most tales track to a story of
16th century Bavarian brewers who
stored their beer in cold caves to ferment. Over time, the yeast adapted
to the cold a new strain emerged.
A quick beer lesson: Before lager
yeast, only ale yeast existed, and all
beer is divided into these two cat-
Brandon East
egories. Ale yeast ferments/feeds in
warmer temperatures more quickly
(around 70 degrees F in about a
week), producing fruity top notes
and esters that are not typically not
present in a lager. Lager yeast ferments and conditions at much colder
temperatures (around 35 degrees for
at least two weeks), producing a crisp,
clean and clearer beer that an ale.
To clarify, all pilsners are lagers but
not all lagers are pilsners. Just like all
bourbons are whiskey, but not all
whiskeys are bourbon.
For me, Victory Prima Pils reigns as
a classic American craft beer. It’s rare
that I don't have at least one in the
fridge, year round. There are many
times when I don't want a crushingly
bitter, Double IPA, bourbon barrelaged this, that, or sour whatever. Instead I want a straightforward, crisp,
refreshing beer with a nice hop character- like Prima Pils.
Victory Prima Pils
Downington, PA
German Pilsner
5.30% ABV
$9 / six-pack
This is a magnificent pilsner with
a snow white cap showcasing a very
soft floral hop aroma, very crisp,
smooth mouth feel and dry finish;
one of the best in the world. Also
extremely drinkable, pilsners like
Prima Pils can open up a meal with
light appetizers or salads and even
fare well throughout the meal with
many fried foods
and certain seafood dishes like
seared scallops.
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southeast texas somebody
Southeast texas somebody: Lynn Huckaby
Meet January’s Southeast Texas Somebody, Lynn Huckaby. A Southeast Texas Somebody is someone
who gets things done and makes things happen in our community. As the Senior Services Coordinator
at City of Beaumont’s Parks and Recreation’s Best Years Senior Center (BYC), Huckaby epitomizes the
term. For the last twelve, nearly thirteen years, she has coordinated exercise, crochet, quilting, ceramics,
bridge, billiards, dancing, computer lessons, Spanish lessons, book club, a gym, English as a second
language, acrylics, choir, music lessons, dominoes, water aerobics, day trips and more for
area seniors.
Q: What are the goals of
Best Years Senior Center?
To provide a safe place for seniors to enjoy recreation, socials, exercise, meet new people and learn
many new things after a lifetime of working.
After retirement, many professionals stay active
in the community by sharing their experiences,
knowledge and hobbies so others may learn new
things. At the BYC, retired teachers guide others
in technology, languages, music, art, hand works,
horticulture and more.
By keeping active, both mentally and physically,
we believe you stay stronger, which helps to support independent living.
Q: What is the most popular activity
at Best Years?
Are you trying to get me in trouble? All the
classes at the senior center are great!
By numbers, exercise is by far the most popular.
Over 18,000 folks enjoy the gym independently or
during group exercise. Classes include land and
water aerobics, jazz, tap and line dancing, Tai Chi
and Zumba, too.
An interesting program is the BYC Billiard Hall.
We are dubbed the “Best Little Pool Hall in Texas!”
and have two professional tables. Table games are
smaller in numbers but loud in laughter. Billiards
and bridge have annual tournaments.
Other activities include art lessons, a ceramic
program and a choir named the Volunteer Voices
of Beaumont. One choir member said, “We sing
because of the joy of life, the joy of opening our
hearts to others.” They leave the center and perform music ministry in the community.
Q: What do you love most about your job?
The people. Daily, I am surrounded by smart,
generous and caring citizens, both seniors and volunteers. My coworkers are other City of Beaumont
employees, and they are cheerful, helpful, and kind,
and they make my job a joy.
Q: What are the advantages of getting older?
Maturity, appreciative attitude and tranquility
may be at the top of the list. Retirement is a time
to pursue special interests and hobbies or teach.
Most retirees sustain busy and active lives and
play a productive part in their families and com-
munities. Some engage in leisure activities for self
fulfillment – shopping, playing golf or cards, traveling and socializing. Others care for their grandchildren or other family members or participate
in an organization.
Personally, I’m looking forward to joining many
of our programs and picking up old hobbies. I enjoy sewing, grandchildren play days and trips. Oh...
I get to go on trips now! Another joy of the job!
BYC Day trips are the best!
Q: What do you consider your
greatest career accomplishment?
I believe, by faith, I was given a wonderful opportunity to work with seniors in my late 20’s and
I planned my education to learn all I could about
lifespan development and social Gerontology (the
study of aging). I think my greatest career accomplishment is planning meaningful activities so others will maintain healthy attitudes, through exercise, laughter and access to resources so they know
they are very important.
I was Activity Director of the Year in Biloxi, Mississippi and I also received an award for Outstanding Gerontology Student- that was significant
Another meaningful accomplishment was working with the Beaumont Alzheimer’s Association
to bring the first Memory Walk to Beaumont.
Through fundraising efforts the Alzheimer’s team
has grown tremendously in finding maintenance
medicines, education, support groups and resources just in the past 30 years.
One very important event I help coordinate in
Beaumont is the annual “Celebrating Seniors Mardi
Gras Style” held at the beautiful downtown Beaumont Civic Center. Here, seniors can learn more
about the Best Years Center’s activities, meet 80+
senior focused vendors, enjoy free Cajun food
samples and dance to Cajun music! Seniors come
from over 23 surrounding cities to enjoy a day exclusively for them. That’s a nice accomplishment,
yet I must share the accolades with the fabulous
planning committee and 100’s of folks who make
this day happen.
Seniors, 55+, mark your calendars, Senior
Mardi Gras will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from 10 am-2 pm- this event is
free. This year, a Senior Community Resource
Book will be given out to attendees, putting important phone numbers at your fingertips! For
a small fee you can join us in a whole weekend
of activities designed to experience the religious
side of Mardi gras, explore Beaumont’s treasures
on our Calder Street Crawl and take a ride to Port
Arthur to participate in an evening parade and
return safely back to Beaumont.
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Q: What are the characteristics you see in
your clients and seniors that you admire?
Integrity, making good choices, driven by faith
and recognizing that, the time invested in themselves is rejuvenating. It is very important to feel
good so that you may give back to others. I highly
admire those who are positive and always planning
in advance for good things to happen. I admire the
program instructors for sharing their educational
skills and enthusiasm and our day trip planner who
explores places that are interesting, gathers the
history and makes these trips educational for our
minds. I admire three performing groups at the
center who are committed to weekly practices so
they can go out in the community and entertain in
special events and senior citizens' retirement communities. These are the Volunteer Voices of Beaumont, our choir; the Jazz and Tap Troupe and the
Beautiful Boot Scooters line dancing team. These
are my community heroes, unpaid, always giving.
My future plans are to follow in their footsteps!
The Best Years Senior Center
City of Beaumont Parks and Recreation
Located at 780 South Fourth Street
409. 838.1902
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performing arts
Kick of the New Year with
Broadway Performances Big and Small
Community Theatre
A wide breadth of talent and
a multi-auditorium theater takes
Southeast Texas community theater
goers from “Leapin Lizards” in December to “Life is a Cabaret” in January.
The adults-only show, Cabaret
,comes to town on January 17, when
the McMillian Theatre at the Betty
Greenberg Center for the Performing Arts becomes the Kit Kat Club
from the original 1966 Broadway
musical. Talented choreographer
and veteran director Peyton Jones
directs the Hedonism-to-Hilterism
story line that takes place around a
seedy 1930s nightclub where young
American Clifford Bradshaw comes
to Germany to write a novel but gets
distracted by Sally Bowles, a British
singer, who needs a place to live. The
turbulent and sad turn of events are
told through musical score including "It Couldn't Please Me More,"
"Willkommen," "Cabaret," "Don't Tell
Mama" and "Two Ladies."
Cabaret is playing weekends
through February 1. Tickets are
available at www.beaumontcommunityplayers.com or by calling
409.833.4664.
Professional Theatre
Following a sold-out tour earlier
this year, the Lutcher Theater for the
Performing Arts is bringing Australia’s
“Rock Stars of the Opera,” the TEN
Tenors to Southeast Texas.
“The TEN,” whose members’ average age is 28, combine rock and classical music for a unique sound that
has resulted in more than 3.5 million
concert tickets sold, four gold and
,two platinum CDs and two gold and
one platinum DVD.
The audience can expect a performance contrasting raw power
and soothing beauty of Broadway’s
greatest hits with a personal touch.
The TEN like to meet their fans after
every show to sign autographs and
shake hands.
Tickets for The TEN Tenors performance on January 30 are available at www.lutcher.org or by calling
409.886.5535.
featured performances
COMMUNITY
PROFESSIONAL
Cabaret
7:30pm January 17,18, 24, 25, 30, 31,
February 1 and 2pm January 25
Four Stand-Up Dads
7:30pm January 3
Stuart Little
9:30am and 11:30am January 24
Romeo and Juliet
10am January 27
The Ten Tenors
7:30pm January 30
Betty Greenburg Center for the Performing
Arts, 4155 Laurel, Beaumont, 409.833.4664
Symphony of Southeast Texas
Performing at the Julie Rogers Theatre,
Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts,
707 W. Main, Orange, 409.886.5535
765 Pearl, Beaumont, 409.892.2257
A Gospel Celebration
Pops Concert
7:30pm January 18
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury
Like a Woman Scorned
7:30pm January 14
Julie Rogers Theatre, 765 Pearl, Beaumont,
409.838.4397
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visual arts
“Step Right Up” to the Museum of the Gulf Coast’s New Exhibit
By Melissa Tilley
Come one, come all to the greatest show under the big
top! Or, in this case, to the greatest show at the Museum of
the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur. From Jan. 25 through March
16, the museum invites guests to “Step Right Up” and go
behind the scenes of the circus, exploring the dramatic pageantry, colorful past and living presence of this grand American theatrical tradition.
“Step Right Up! Behind the Scenes of the Circus Big Top,
1890-1965” features approximately 60 pieces of circus history,
including full-color posters, costume regalia, historic photographs, billboards, oversize graphics and oral histories from
past performers. The exhibition explores a history fraught
with intrigue and majesty and gives viewers their chance to
run away with the circus.
The circus is one of America’s oldest theatrical traditions.
During the early 20th century, the rail cars packed with canvas, exotic animal menageries, strongmen and roustabouts
traveling from coast to coast brought much needed relief to
millions of Americans. The pieces on view in the exhibition remind us that the circus was king of entertainment during that
Hagenbeck-Wallace Trained Wild Animal Circus poster, 1934, Erie Litho Company, offset lithograph,
time and provided a first-time opportunity for many people
collection of Tegge Circus Archives.
in smaller towns to see a lion or elephant
or to explore new inventions like the
electric light. The exhibit also reveals the
Museum of the Gulf Coast
Art Museum of Southeast Texas
fantasy and reality of the nomadic life of
700 Procter, Port Arthur, 409.982.7000
500 Main, Beaumont, 409.832.3432
the performers.
Texas Impressionism: Brandling with Step Right Up! Behind the Scenes
“Step Right Up!” is presented in collaboof the Circus Big Top, 1890-1965
Brushstroke and Color, 1885-1935
ration
with the Tegge Circus Archives and
Public Opening January 25
through January 5
through
March
16
curated
by Timothy Tegge, a longtime
Mirrored and Obscured:
circus
historian,
collector and performer.
Contemporary Texas Self-Portraits Stark Museum of Art
For
the
grand
opening on Saturday, Jan.
January 18
712 Green Ave., Orange, 409.886.2787
Figures: Artwork from the
25,
the
Museum
of the Gulf Coast is ofTales and Travels
Permanent Collection
fering half-price admission to guests. On
through January 11
January 18
Painting the Pages: Hidden Treasures
Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the
Artwork by John Mariani
through January 11
museum will also host a Free Family Fun
Floral Natives:
in Café Arts
Day with kid-friendly activities related
North American Orchids
through March 9
to the exhibit. The exhibit runs through
through
January
11
Timothy Tegge making up,
OPENING RECEPTION:
March
16.
Painting
the
Pages:
TBD
collection,Tegge
Circus
Archives
Mirrored and Obscured:
Contemporary Texas Self-Portraits Treasured Possessions
through January 11
January 24, 6-8pm
Drop-In Art Activities
January 2 & 3 at 9 am
Beaumont Art League
featured exhibits
2675 Gulf, Beaumont, 409.833.4179
Beaumont Camera Club
Photography Show
through January 4
The League Show, January 11-25
OPENING RECEPTION:
January 11, 7-9pm
Dishman Art Museum
1030 E. Lavaca, Beaumont, 409.880.8959
One Heart: Pok Chi Lau
OPENING RECEPTION:
Pok Chi Lau
January 18 at 6:30-8:30pm
Texas Artists Museum
3501 Cultural Center Dr., Port Arthur,
409.983.4881
Nederland Art Guild Meet to Paint
Every Saturday 3:30-5:30pm
The W.H. Stark House
610 West Main Ave., Orange, 409.883.0871
Christmas Tales
through January 5
Tales and Travels
through January 11
Drop-In Art Activities
January 2 & 3 at 9 am
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business & networking
Business Networking in the New Year
Spin it in a minute.
The Greater Beaumont Chamber of
Commerce invites local business people to attend its Friday Business Connections event to join others in promoting their businesses and network.
Every Friday at 7:30am inside the
Tradewinds Tavern at the MCM Elegante Hotel, between 30 and 40 business owners, professionals and employees representing business and industry
gather and share information about
their products and services over continental breakfast and coffee.
“We go around the room and everyone gets one minute to talk about
their businesses,” said Dale Champagne, Membership Development &
Sales Manager with the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce. “We’re
done by 8:30 and people then head to
work or they stay and visit.” Connecting with local business people helps
develop strategic partnerships and
build a base of referrals as well as es-
tablish a presence in the community.
“People come and they love the partnerships and relationships that they
form through the connection,” said
Champagne. “We don’t require membership in the Chamber but we prefer
it. Membership supports this service
and the many others that we provide.”
The Greater Beaumont Chamber of
Commerce was recognized on November 3, 2013 as a Five-Star Accredited
Chamber, representing the top one
percent of chambers in the United
States.
Becoming a member of this esteemed organization is only $325 a
year for the minimum business package; the nonprofit package is $175
annually. Additional packages are offered, ranging from $500 to $15,000.
For more information about membership and services of the Greater
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce,
visit www.bmtcoc.org or call Dale
Champagne at 409.838.6581.
Save the date
Business
Development
Week
April 8-10
featured events
Weekly
Tuesdays
11:30 AM
SETX Netwrokers - BNI, Holiday Inn,
409.651.0340
Fridays
7:30 AM
Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
Business Connection, MCM Elegante' Hotel,
409.838.6581
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7:30 AM
Economic Forecast Breakfast, MCM Elegante
Hotel, 409.838.6581
11:30 AM
Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce
Ribbon Cutting, B&B Ice & Water, 409-9631107
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7:30 AM
Better Business Bureau "Morning Mix Tour"Stops in Beaumont at KBMT-12 News HD,
409.835.5951
2:00 PM
Greater Beaumont Chamber of
Commerce,Station Car Wash of Beaumont,
409.838.6581
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10:30 AM
Ribbon Cutting, The Pita Pit, 409.838.6581
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6:00 PM
29th Annual Texas Crab Festival General
Meeting, New Fire Station, 936.676.5824
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11:30 AM
Membership Luncheon, MCM Elegante'
Hotel, 409.838-6581
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7:30 AM
Better Business Bureau "Morning Mix Tour"Stops in Silsbee at Mobiloil Federal Credit
Union, 409.835.5951
4:30 PM
Mix and Mingle, Office Technology Center,
409.838.6581
6:00 PM
Lamar Ambassadors Etiquette Dinner, Lamar
University, Mary and John Gray Library
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2:00 PM
Port Arthur Little Theatre January General
Membership Meeting, Port Arthur Little
Theatre, 409.727.7258
30
4:30 PM
Mix and Mingle, Stoneleigh on Major,
409.838.6581
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1. Catch Fox 4 on
Mondays at 3 p.m.
2. Tune in to Dan Gresham
on Fridays on
KLVI AM 560
at 5:30 p.m.
3. And listen to
Clear Channel on
Sundays for the
Events Showcase on
Big Dog 106 at 7 a.m.,
KLVI AM 560 at 10 a.m.,
Cool 92.5 at 8 p.m.
and KYKR 95.1 and
KKMY 104.5 at 10 p.m.
Shelly Vitanza tells what
you need to know to
go to the best events in
Southeast Texas.
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entertainment
fashion fleet
Savvy shoppers in Southeast Texas know there’s
one night a year when purchaser pampering is at
a premium – Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas’
Foundation Fashion Fleet, this year, January 17.
Fashion Fleet is a unique boutique shopping
event that starts and ends at Bistro LeMonde on
Dowlen Road and centers around the West End
area of Beaumont.
Beginning at 6pm, lady patrons are given a swag
bag with an invaluable coupon booklet offering
discounts and savings at every participating outlet. Shoppers are then shuttled from boutique to
boutique for browsing, buying and entertainment.
Each outlet provides refreshments and entertainment plus a surprise or two.
Fleet shopping ends back at the Bistro for appetizers and drink and dinner specials, live music and
door prizes. Every purchaser’s name will be placed
in a drawing for fabulous gifts donated by the Fashion Fleet boutiques.
Fashionistas can fleet one of two ways. For $75,
be a VIP, which includes a personal limo service
and a Hollywood style swag bag. Or, for $25, cruise
in the comfort of an Acadian Ambulance shuttle
bus and receive a shopping bag.
Both ticket types come with a coupon book for
discounts to the shopping boutiques.
Monies raised during Fashion Fleet benefit the
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation
Fashion Fleet
Boutiques Gaudie & Co
Bella Bella
Flagship Mailroom
Heartfield Designs
Luxe Boutique
which in turn supports the special needs of the hospital. Proceeds from Fashion Fleet and La Soiree, to
be held the weekend after Fashion Fleet on Saturday,
January 26, 2014, have in years past gone to expand
and improve the Charline and Sidney "Chief" Dauphin Cancer Screening & Prevention Center as
well as pediatric services of Baptist Hospital.
For more information about Fashion
Fleet or La Soiree, contact Christy Hardt,
business development coordinator at
the Baptist Foundation at
409.212.6113.
Mathews Jewelers
Monica’s Mark
Pink Chandelier
Purple Door
Talbots
YaYa Club
entertainment for kids
Hot Hearts Youth Conference has Message for Christian Teens
By Kate Strickland
For the 10th year in a row, the Hot
Hearts Regional Evangelism Conference returns to Ford Park in Beaumont, likely to bring a sellout crowd
of over five thousand teenagers and
families to a weekend jam-packed
with speakers, comedy, concerts and
even an illusionist!
Hot Hearts began in 1986 when a
group of youth ministers in Southeast Texas envisioned a place where
Christian teens and youth interested
in the religion could gather to grow
in their faith, celebrate it and share
their message.
Now, over 25 years later, the conference has grown beyond the Golden Triangle with additional gatherings in El Paso, Lubbock, Texarkana,
College Station and Corpus Christi.
People come from all over the country to attend the two-day events.
The flagship conference in Beaumont
has been held at Ford Park for the last
10 years, and this year it will take place
on January 31-February 1, 2014.
“SMG-managed Ford Park is pleased
to have Hot Hearts return to the venue for the 10th consecutive year,” said
Ford Park’s Director of Marketing Linda Waggoner. “This is a well-produced,
well-received two-day event- and is
both entertaining and steadfast in its
message for Christian youth.”
While the agenda is still being finalized, so far the event boasts bands
City Harmonic (Friday night) and
Switchfoot (Saturday), illusionist Jared Hall and emcee Kacy Benson.
Tickets are $30 for the weekend.
New this year is the option to buy
a lunch from the venue on Saturday so attendees don’t have to leave
Ford Park. Lunch tickets are $8 when
purchased in advance or $10 the day
of. Online registration is available at
www.hothearts.org/beaumont.
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featured events
Weekly
Mondays
11:00 AM
Lunch at the Lake, Event Centre, 409.838.3435
7:30 PM
Open Mic Night, Logon Café, 409.832.5129
8:00 PM
Open Mic Night at The Gig, The Gig on
Crockett Street, 409.833.4002
Thursdays
10:30 AM
Mommy & Me Story Time, R. C. Miller Memorial Library, 409.866.9487
5:00 PM
First Thursdays, Calder Avenue
7:00 PM
Karaoke Night at the Logon Café, 409.832.5129
Fridays
10:30 AM
PreSchool Story Time, R. C. Miller Memorial
Library
1, 2 & 3
9:00 AM
Stark Museum of Art Drop-In Art Activities,
Stark Museum of Art, 409.886.2787
9:00 AM
W. H. Stark House Drop-In Art Activities, W.H.
Stark House, 409.883.0871
1
5:30 PM
Hanks Animated Light Show, 6180 West
Windemere
3
8:00 PM
Live Music-Traveling Road, Logon Café,'
409.832.5129
10, 11 & 12
10:00 AM
The Streetz Dance Conference and Competition, Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Beaumont
Plaza, 409.679.0001
10
10:00 AM
Genealogy Days , Tyrrell Historical Library,
409.833.2759
11
10:00 AM
Drillers' Reunion, Spindletop Gladys City/
Boomtown Museum, 409.880.1750
12
6:00 PM
Burning of the Greens, St. Mark's Church,
409.832.3405
14
4:00 PM
iPlay Teen Program, R. C. Miller Memorial
Library,409.866.9487
7:30 PM
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury LIke a Woman
Scorned, Julie Rogers Theatre for the Performing Arts, 409.838.3435
15
2:00 PM
Book Bunch, R. C. Miller Memorial Library,
409.866.9487
16
7:30 PM
Comedian Brian Regan, Beaumont Civic
Center Complex, 409.838.3435
17
6:00 PM
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Fashion
Fleet, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas,
409.212.5000
6:00 PM
Pairings 2014: A Unique Viticultural Event,
Lamar University, Mary and John Gray Library,
409.880.8137
17, 18 & 19
9:00 AM
Orange Trade Days, Orange Trade Days
Grounds, 409.883.4344
18
7:00 AM
1st Annual Port Arthur Little Theatre Garage
Sale, Port Arthur Little Theatre, 409.727.7258
2:30 PM
Miller Matinee- Ratatouille, R. C. Miller
Memorial Library
7:30 PM
'A Gospel Celebration' Pops Concert, Julie
Rogers Theatre, 409.838.3507
19
11:00 AM
Bridal Traditions, Beaumont Civic Center
Complex, 409.769.7599
23
6:00 PM
Lamar Ambassadors Etiquette Dinner, Lamar
University, Mary and John Gray Library
6:30 PM
Beaumont Police Department Awards Banquet, Beaumont Event Centre, 409.880.3825
7:00 PM
Poetry Renaissance at The Art Studio,
409.363.3444
24
7:30 PM
Jim Stafford and Moe Bandy Band: The Grand
Tour, Julie Rogers Theatre, 409.838.3435
24, 25 & 26
8:00 AM
Kountze Big Thicket Trade Days, Kountze
Trade Days Grounds, 409.246.3413
25
6:30 PM
Port Arthur Little Theatre's 11th Annual Burns
Supper, Courtyard Café,' 409.727.7258
7:00 PM
Beans and Jean 2014 presented by the Krewe
of Krewes and Mardi Gras Southeast Texas,
Bob Bower Civic Center, 409.985.8801
7:00 PM
Nutty Jerry's presents Chris Cagle with special
guest Cody Canada and The Departed, Nutty
Jerry's, 877.643.7508
30
7:30 PM
The Ten Tenors on Broadway at the Lutcher
Theatre for the Performing Arts, 409.886.5535
31
5:30 PM-Hot Hearts 2014 at Ford Arena,
409.951.5400
7:30 PM
AMSET: A Vintage Affair Wine Tasting, Art
Museum of Southeast Texas, 409.832.3432
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sports & recreation
15 Tips for Good Health in 2014
By Amie James
Race Director
amie@thegushermarathon.com
www.sportssocietyforamericanhealth.org
Many New Year’s Resolutions have
been made to lose weight and exercise more; historically, eight percent
of the people who have made such
resolutions have achieved their stated
goals. Instead, resolve to pick a tangible, specific objective that ultimately
leads to overall good health.
Here are some strategies for success:
15. Understand that there is no such thing as stasis in the human body or the human life. Things are always regenerating and the choices you make revolutionize the direction.
14. Don’t skip wellness exams. Small issues correct easier than big ones, and denial is not a treatment technique.
13. Download a calorie-tracking app and try it for a month to get a clear picture of your nutrition status. Food affects
mood. Don’t believe it? Try keeping a food diary and see if you recognize patterns.
12. Lift weights. Maybe you’ll get great biceps and maybe you won’t, but your bones will get buff and frankly that’s priceless.
11. Practice range of motion. Yoga, stretching, compound joint movements- pick one. If you can’t bend, you will break.
10. Clear your schedule. Too busy is stressful. Sometimes “no” is the answer.
9. Do something kind for someone else. You can’t lift someone else up without lifting yourself up. Keep it within
reason of your schedule and ability and it will feel great!
8. Be alone with your thoughts through prayer, exercise, meditation or a hobby.
7. Communicate. Ineffective communication is the root of all evil. Learn to speak your
thoughts calmly and clearly. Give yourself space to safely contemplate return communication.
6. Try something new. We’re designed to challenge ourselves. It’s good for the brain and
good for the soul.
5. Take a nap! Too many of us are sleep deprived and overcharged on caffeine. Next time
reach for a pillow instead of a cappuccino.
4. Drink water. So simple, yet often overlooked. Many of us walk around fatigued and achy
because we don’t drink enough water.
3. Clean out that heavy purse or quit carrying that bulky wallet in your back pocket. Both
contribute to back pain and are simple to correct.
2. Weights and range of motion aren’t cardiopulmonary exercise. Do cardiopulmonary exercise like running, biking, skating, tennis, soccer, walking, etc. Many people neglect this area
of their lives despite overwhelming research showing the benefits of 30 minutes of cardio a
few times each week. .
1. Never feel guilty about the time or funds you spend making
yourself healthy. The single greatest gift you can give your
loved ones is a healthy, happy you.
Save the Date in 2014
March 8:
Exygon & Baptist Hospitals Gusher Marathon,
SETMA Half Marathon and Kinsel Ford 5K
March 8:
Heads or Tails Cycling Time Trail
May 24:
Daisies and Dragons Duathlon for Kids
June 7:
Spindletop Spin
August 22:
Sabine Causeway 5K
Thanksgiving Day:
Sea Rim Striders Turkey Trot
featured events
Weekly
Saturdays
8:00 AM
Group Bike Ride, Colonnade Shopping Center
Parking Lot
Wednesdays
7:00 PM
Conversational Bike Ride, Bicycle Sports Parking Lot, 409.860.5959
1
9:00 AM
New Year's Day Shoot Out, 1 in 100 Gun Club,
409.755.6648
9:30 AM
Resolution 5K Run, Gulf Terrace Hike and
Bike Trail
4
7:05 PM
Texas Strikers vs RGV LaFiera, Ford Arena,
409.951.5440
9
5:30 PM
Lamar Women's Basketball: Cardinals vs. Nicholls, Lamar Montagne Center, 409.880.1715
7:30 PM
Lamar Men's Basketball vs Nicholls, Lamar
University Montagne Center, 409.880.1715
11
9:00 AM
The Streetz Dance Conference and Competition, Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza
4:00 PM
Lamar Women's Basketball: Cardinals vs.
McNeese State, Lamar Montagne Center,
409.880.1715
6:00 PM
Lamar Men's Basketball vs McNeese State, La-
mar University Montagne Center, 409.880.1715
7:05 PM
Texas Strikers vs Dallas Sidekicks, Ford Arena,
409.951.5440
12
9:00 AM
The Streetz Dance Conference and Competition, Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza
16
5:30 PM
Lamar Women's Basketball, Lamar Montagne
Center, 409.880.1715
17
7:00 PM
National Roadster Association, BMT Meet,
Fuddruckers, 409.651.9808
19
2:00 PM
Center, 409.880.1715
23
5:30 PM
Center, 409.880.1715
25
2:00 PM
Center, 409.880.1715
30
5:30 PM
Center, 409.880.1715
7:30 PM
Lamar Men's Basketball vs Houston Baptist,
Lamar Montagne Center, 409.880.1715
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Health, Wellness & Education
Get up and Go Health Expo
You kept your New Year’s Resolution to get and stay healthy through
the month of January. Now what you
need is inspiration, motivation, encouragement and information. Clear
Channel Media and Entertainment has
a day of health planned to spur you on.
The community is invited to a Get
Up and Go Health Expo, Saturday,
February 1 from 9am to 4pm at the
Beaumont Civic Center.
Start the stimulating Saturday with
a 5K run and walk for the entire family
and then participate in health screenings, seminars and fitness advice.
Doctors will speak about healthy
living, give tips for staying clear of
disease and share information about
how to boost your energy level. Fitness experts will show new exercises
and equipment to keep your body
moving, developing muscle and getting toned. Food experts will discuss
how to eat healthy and medical professionals will provide a variety of free
screenings and assessments.
Weekly
Mondays
11:00 AM
E-Book Training, R. C. Miller Memorial Library,
409.866.9487
6:00 PM
English as a Second Language, R. C. Miller
Memorial Library, 409.835.7924
6:00 PM
Support Group for Survivors of Domestic
Violence, Family Services Counseling Center,
409.833.2668 x100
6:00 PM
Batterer's Intervention and Prevention Program Port Arthur, Project Hope, 409.833.2668
7:00 PM
Book Discussion Group and Meditation for
Cultivating Fearlessness and Awakening a Compassionate Heart, Metta House, 512.820.1504
Tuesdays
9:15 AM
Social Anxiety Course, Samaritan Counseling
Center of SETX, 409.727.6400
1:30 PM
Learn Spanish, R. C. Miller Memorial Library,
409.835.7924
2:00 PM
BIPP and Anger Management Orientation, Family Services Counseling Center, 409.833.2668
5:30 PM
Knitting Circle, R. C. Miller Memorial Library,
409.835.7924
6:00 PM
Anger Management For Men, Family Services
Counseling Center, 409.833.2668 x100
Wednesdays
11:00 AM
E-Book Training, R. C. Miller Memorial Library,
409.866.9487
2:00 PM
Anger Management For Women, Family
Services Counseling Center, 409.833.2668
“We’re trying to raise awareness
of health living and eating,” said Tim
Thomas, market manager for Clear
Channel which includes stations
KLVI AM 560, COOL 92.5 FM, Kicker
95.1, Big Dog 106 and 104.5 KISS FM.
“People need to know the latest
technologies and techniques for getting and staying healthy.”
Throughout the day, which includes kiddo activities and entertainment, there will be door prizes and all
kinds of surprises.
For more information, call Clear
Channel Media and Entertainment
at 409.896.5555 or go online to
www.klvi.com.
featured events
6:00 PM
Building the Scientific and Historical Case for
Christianity - Christian Course for College Students, Little Cypress Baptist Church, 409.779.5403
6:30 PM
Intentional Eating, Christus Health & Wellness
Center, 409.454.0417
Thursdays
4:00 PM
Quickstart Tots and Tykes, Christus Health &
Wellness Center, 409.823.6404
6:00 PM
Batterer's Intervention and Prevention Program Beaumont, Family Services Counseling
Center, 409.833.2668
6:00 PM
Batterer's Intervention and Prevention Program Port Arthur, Project Hope, 409.833.2668
7
6:00 PM
Court Appointed Special Advocates New
Volunteer Orientation, CASA of Southeast
Texas Office, 409.832.2272
15
2:00 PM
Book Bunch, R. C. Miller Memorial Library,
409.866.9487
23 & 24
8:00 AM
The 52nd Annual Southwest Liturgical Conference, Ford Park, 409.951.5400
27
2:00 PM
Grant Seeking Basics, R. C. Miller Memorial
Library, 409.866.9487
30
6:30 PM
McFaddin-Ward House: Fakes and Forgeries
in the Art Market, McFaddin-Ward House,
409.832.1906
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charity
It’s January…Smell that Gumbo?
Anayat House Serves Cajun Cuisine to the Community
What’s better on a winter Sunday afternoon in
Southeast Texas than a casual Cajun event with File
gumbo and Zydeco music? A little King Cake, maybe? Got that, too.
Experience the joie de vivre at the Anayat
House’s 2nd Annual Gumbo Fest, January 19 from
11am to 2pm at the Knights of the Columbus Hall,
9505 College Street.
The Mardi Gras themed fais do do features fresh,
homemade gumbo and sides. Bring the family to
eat and then laissez les bon temps rouler dancing
to the Zydeco tunes of Jerry & Cajun Friends.
The Knights of Columbus Council 951 and H.E.B.
are sponsors of the event benefiting Anayat House,
a medical hospitality home that provides overnight
accommodations for family members of patients
at Beaumont hospitals.
The house accommodates families
of patients in
intensive care
units, parents
with newborns
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in the neonatal intensive care unit and individuals
with outpatient service needs.
Anayat recently moved from its original 1800-sq.
ft., four-bedroom, two-bathroom facility on McFaddin to a newly constructed 6000-sq. ft. home
with six bedrooms, all with private bathrooms, located at 1025 Fourteenth Street.
“A new house was needed,” said Rachel Frye, assistant director at Anayat House. “We are quite often
full and also being a medical hospitality house, even
though the current facility is wheelchair accessible
we needed wider hallways and a facility that was
more ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant, and we needed private bathrooms.”
Proceeds raised during the Anayat House Gumbo Fest will be used to operate the facility and is
one of only two fundraisers organized in 2014 for
Anayat House.
Ticket prices for this festive fundraising feast are
$10 for adults, $5 for children, $8 for King Cakes (advance sales only), and $12 for quarts of frozen gumbo to go (advance sales only). Purchase tickets by
calling 409.833.0649 or get your ticket at the door.
Anayat House’s
Fabulous A-Fair
February 28, 2014 at the Event Centre
Honoring the YMBL
featured events
Weekly
Mondays
6:15 PM
Fund-A-Bus $5 Gentle Beginner Yoga Class,
Wesley United Methodist Church Nederland
Christian Life Center, 409.727.3177
Thursdays
6:00 PM
CASA New Volunteer Training, CASA of
Southeast Texas, 409.832.2272
7
6:00 PM
Court Appointed Special Advocates New
Volunteer Orientation, CASA of Southeast
Texas Office, 409.832.2272
17
6:00 PM
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
Fashion Fleet, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast
Texas,409.212.5000
6:00 PM
Pairings 2014: A Unique Viticultural Event,
Lamar University, Mary and John Gray Library,
409.880.8137
18
7:00 AM
1st Annual Port Arthur Little Theatre Garage
Sale, Port Arthur Little Theatre, 409.727.7258
19
11:00 AM
Gumbo Fest benefiting Anayat House,
Knights of Columbus Hall, 409.833.0649
25
6:30 PM
La Soiree Annual Gala, Beaumont Civic
Center Complex, 409.212.6110
6:30 PM
Port Arthur Little Theatre's 11th Annual Burns
Supper, Courtyard Café,’ 409.727.7258
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classified pick of the month
Personal Portraits
Using paint brushes, pencils, piles of graphite and a pressed illustration board, Orangearea artist Jacob Price creates personal portraits from photographs.
Price visits with customers by phone and/or email, receiving several photos of the subject matter. He chooses his favorite photo and then begins work.
“It just takes a couple of days to complete one,” said Price, a full-time construction worker. “And I like doing bigger portraits so that you can tell who it is from a distance.”
Price’s portraits are typically at least 16X20. The basic cost for a one-person portrait is
$60 with a price increase for additional people. There is a $10 materials charge per portrait.
Once completed, customers pick up their portraits or Price meets them somewhere
convenient to make the exchange.
If you’re interested in a portrait by Jacob Price, contact him at jacob.b.price@att.net.
Are you a Southeast Texas
artisan who advertises on
SoutheastTexas.com?
Contact us to be featured
in this section.
Call 409-201-9934 or
email shelly@southeasttexas.com.
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SoutheastTexas.com by the numbers
More than a million people visited SoutheastTexas.com in the last 30 days.
According to independent tracking source Google Analytics 265,299 of those
visitors were unique visitors.
What do these visitors look for on SoutheastTexas.com?
891,621
Classifieds from 7,219 classified listings
488,358
Auto Listings from 5,236 new and used auto listings
342,611
Real Estate Searches from 1577 real estate listings
295,626
Singles from 16,965 singles listings
285,001
Jobs from 539 job listings
The most searched keyword in the Classifieds section on SoutheastTexas.
com in December was “firearms,” with 161,033 searches.
Through our Facebook page at facebook.com/southeasttexascom, we’re
reaching approximately 15,000 people a week. The most popular post in the
last month was for silver Labrador Retriever puppies. The post received 12,292
impressions, 238 likes and 69 shares.
If you want to buy and sell local, YOUR best choice is SoutheastTexas.com.
Contact live support at www.southeasttexas.com/help/index2.cfm or
call 409-832-9869, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.
The community is invited to place
one ad a month for FREE!
Call for information, 409-832-9869
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sneak peek february
1
- Symphony of Southeast Texas Pops Concert:
"Classical Mystery Tour" at the Julie Rogers Theatre
- Beaumont Community Players present
"Cabaret" at the Betty Greenberg Center
for the Performing Arts
4
Harlem Globetrotters at Ford Arena
6
- We're Going On A Bear Hunt at the
Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts
7&8
- Golden Triangle Quilt Guild Show at
Beaumont Civic Center Complex
7,8,9,14, 15, 16 & 17
- Orange Community Players present:
"Tuesdays with Morrie, The Play"
at the Orange Community Playhouse
8
- Who's in the Mirror FREE Family Arts Day
at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas
- FREE Family Fun Day- Step Right Up!: Behind
the Scenes of the Circus Big Top, 1890-1965
at the Museum of the Gulf Coast
- Golden Triangle Chapter of the American Heart
Association Heart Ball at MCM Elegante' Hotel
- Heart for the Arts, Broussard's Centre
- The Great Mountain, Lutcher Theater
- Texas Strikers vs. Rancho Seco Saltillo, Ford Arena
9
- Foreigner in concert at Ford Arena
13
- Lamar Men's Basketball vs Stephen F. Austin at
the Lamar University Montagne Center
14, 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23
- Port Arthur Little Theatre Presents "Legally Blonde,
the Musical" at the Port Arthur Little Theatre
14 & 15
- Million Dollar Quartet at the Lutcher Theater
14
- The Blue Man Group at the Julie Rogers Theatre
15
- Lamar Men's Basketball vs Northwestern State
at the Lamar University Montagne Center
- Symphony League Belle Ball 2014
at the Beaumont Civic Center
- Texas Strikers vs. Tulsa Revolution at Ford Arena
17
- Lamar Guest Artist Performance: Jason Bergman,
Trumpet at Rothwell Recital Hall
20
- Protege High School Art Competition and
Exhibition 2014- OPENING RECEPTION and
AWARDS at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas
21
- Mr. Habitat 2014: Hunks and Hammers at the
Event Centre benefiting Habitat for Humanity
21 & 22
- Boomtown Film and Music Festival 2014
in Downtown Beaumont
- Lamar University Distinguished Alumni Awards
Dinner at Lamar University Reception Center
21, 22 & 28
- Beaumont Community Players present
"A Soldier's Play" at the Betty Greenberg Center
21 & 22
- Monster Nation at Ford Park
22
- Lamar Men's Basketball vs. Sam Houston State
at Lamar University Montagne Center
25
- Family Services of Southeast Texas' 2014
Celebrate Families Luncheon at the
MCM Elegante' Hotel
27
- Mardi Gras & the Museum of the Gulf Coast
27 & 28
- Lamar Dept. of Theatre and Dance presents
Uncle Vanya at Lamar University College
of Fine Arts & Communication
28
- Sesame Street "Make New Friends" at Ford Park
- Anayat House's Fabulous A-Fair
at the Event Centre
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membership directory
Nonprofit Member Organizations
a
Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org/texas, 409-833-1613
American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org, 877-227-1618
American Heart Association- Golden Triangle, www.heart.org, 409.980.8800
American Red Cross- Beaumont Chapter, www.redcrossbeaumont.org, 409-832-1644
Anayat House, www.anayathouse.org, 409-833-0649
Arc of Greater Beaumont, www.arcofbmt.org, 409-838-9012
Art Museum of Southeast Texas, www.amset.org, 409-832-3432
b
Beaumont Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, www.mhbh.org, 409-212-5000
Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation, www.bhset.net, 409-212-6113
Beaumont Children’s Museum, www.beaumontchildrensmuseum.org, 409-658-8927
Beaumont Civic Ballet, www.beaumontcivicballet.net, 409-838-4397
Beaumont Civic Center Complex, www.beaumont-tx-complex.com, 409-838-3435
Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau, www.beaumontcvb.com, 409-880-3749,
Beautify Beaumont, www.beautifybeaumont.org, 409-656-7400
Beaumont Heritage Society, www.beaumontheritage.org, 409-832-4010
Ben J. Rogers Regional Visitors Center,
www.co.jefferson.tx.us/VisitorCenter/brrvc.htm, 409-842-0500
Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas, www.beaumont.bbb.org, 409-835-5348
Big Thicket Association, www.btatx.org, 936-274-1181
c
CASA of Southeast Texas, Inc., www.casasetx.org, 409-832-2272
Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas, www.catholiccharitiesbmt.org, 409-924-4400
Christus Hospital-St. Elizabeth, www.christushospital.org, 409-892-7171
Christus Health Foundation, www.christushealthfoundationsetx.org, 409-899-7555
City of Beaumont, www.cityofbeaumont.com, 409-980-8311
City of Beaumont Parks and Recreation, Recreation Division,
www.beaumontrecreation.com, Best Years Senior Center 409-838-1902, Sterling Pruitt
Center/Athletic Complex 409-838-3613, Henry Homberg Golf Course 409-842-3220
f
Family Services of Southeast Texas, Inc., www.westrengthenfamilies.org, 409-833-2668
First United Methodist Church, www.firstbeaumont.org, 409-832-0295
G
Garth House, www.garthhouse.org, 409-838-9084
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, www.gssjc.org, 409-832-0556, ext. 102
Goodwill Industries of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana,
www.goodwillbmt.org, 409-838-9911
Golden Triangle Republican Women, 409-832-6269
Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, www.bmtcoc.org, 409-838-6581
Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce,www.portarthurtexas.com, 409-963-1107
H
Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County, www.beaumonthabitat.org, 409-832-5853
Harbor Hospice Foundation, www.harborhospice.com/harborhouse-beaumont.html, 409-840-5640
Heartbeats of Hope, www.setxsocialcenter.com/heartbeatshope, 409-651-8390
Home Instead Senior Care,
www.homeinstead.com/216/Pages/HomeInsteadSeniorCare.aspx,
409-892-7494
Hope Women’s Resource Clinic, www.pregnancyhopecenter.com, 409-898-4005
j
Julie Rogers’ “Gift of Life” Program, www.giftoflifebmt.org, 409-833-3663
Junior League of Beaumont,www.juniorleaguebeaumont.org, 409-832-0873
k
Kirby-Hill House, www.kirbyhillhouse.com, 409-246-8000
l
Lamar Cardinals Football, www.lamarcardinals.com, 409-880-1715
Lamar Institute of Technology, www.lit.edu, 409-880-8321
Lamar Institute of Technology Foundation,
www.lit.edu/foundation/LITFoundation, 409-880-8321
Lamar State College- Port Arthur, www.lamarpa.edu, 409-983-4921
Lamar University, www.lamar.edu, 409-880-7011
Lamar University Small Business Development Center,
www.lamarbmt.sbdcnetwork.net, 409-880-2367
Lutcher Theater, www.lutcher.org, 409-886-5535
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March of Dimes, beaumontmarchofdimes.blogspot.com, 409-835-7606
McFaddin-Ward House, www.mcfaddin-ward.org, 409-832-2134
Monsignor Kelly High School, kelly.beaumont.tx.us, 409-866-2351
Museum of Gulf Coast, www.museumofthegulfcoast.org, 409-982-7000
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Nutrition and Services for Seniors, www.seniormeals.org, 409-892-4455
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1-in-100 Gun Club, www.1in100gunclub.com, 409-755-6648
Orange Community Players, Inc., orangecommunityplayers.com, 409-882-9137
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Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, www.portarthurtexas.com, 409-963-1107
Progressive Democrats of Southeast Texas, www.pdsetex.org, 409-898-7355
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The Salvation Army Beaumont Corp.,
www.uss.salvationarmy.org/uss/www_uss_beaumont.nsf, 409-896-2363
Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeast Texas, www.sccset.org, 409-727-6400
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center,
www.shangrilagardens.org, 409-670-9113
Some Other Place, www.sopbmt.org, 409-832-7976
Southeast Texas Arts Council, www.setxac.org, 409-835-2787
Spindletop Center, www.spindletopcenter.org, 409-839-1000
Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown, www.spindletop.org, 409-835-0823
Stark Museum of Art, www.starkmuseum.org, 409-886-2787
St. Anne Catholic School, www.sasbmt.com, 409-832-5939
St. Anthony Cathedral School, www.stanthonycathedralschool.org, 409-832-3486
St. Mark’s Church, www.stmarksbeaumont.org, 409-832-3405
Symphony of Southeast Texas, www.sost.org, 409-892-2257
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Temple Emanuel, www.emanuelbeaumont.org, 409-832-6131
Texas Energy Museum, www.texasenergymuseum.org, 409-833-5100
Trinity United Methodist Church, www.trinitybmt.org, 409-892-8121
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Ubi Caritas, www.ubicaritas.org, 409-832-1924
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The W.H. Stark House, www.whstarkhouse.org, 409-883-0871
Winnie Chamber of Commerce, www.winnietexas.org, 409-296-2231
Wilton P. Hebert Health & Wellness Center, www.christuswellnesscenter.org,
409-899-7777
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YWCA, www.ywcabeaumont.org, 409-899-1011
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www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com, 409-842-3600
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www.lakerayburncountry.com, 409-698-2444
Catering
MCM Elegante Catering
www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com, 409-842-3600
Entertainment Venues
Ford Park
www.fordpark.com, 409-951-5400
Food and Beverage
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www.yourmaindish.com, 409-866-MAIN
Sports and Recreation
City Dance Center
www.beaumontcitydance.com, 409-833-7772
Coushatta Casino Resort
www.coushattacasinoresort.com,1-800-584-7263
Paradise RV Resort & Waterpark
www.pwoftexas.com, 409-385-7946
Rayburn Country
www.lakerayburncountry.com, 409-698-2444
Spas
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www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com/getaway_spa, 409-842-3600
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