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may 2013
S o u t h e a s t
T e x a s
E v e n t s
Honoring Sheila and Walter Umphrey at
Cocktails&
American Red Cross Hurricane Party
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Sheila and Walter Umphrey at home with two of their three Labrador
Retrievers- Abby and Katie. The philanthropic couple will be honored
at the American Red Cross 25th Annual Hurricane Party, May 23 at
the Beaumont Civic Center. Find out why these generous Texans are
perfectly suited for an outdoorsy themed event on pages 6-8.
Photo by Hannah Breland.
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Editor's Letter
Chargois is Wrong... Shopping IS an Event
M
y boss, Mr. Paul Chargois, the founder, owner and voice of SoutheastTexas.com as well as the publisher
of the EventsBook, and I, have differing opinions about the categorization of shopping, which has precluded featuring
"shopping" topics in the EventsBook, until now.
See, Chargois doesn't think shopping is "an event,"
but rather an inconvenient act done only to procure
needed items for living- food, shelter and clothing.
From my life experiences, I can unequivocally declare shopping an “episode of importance in one’s
life,” oftentimes a scheduled, recreational and entertaining happening, therefore, undeniably, an event.
From our discussions about shopping, I’ve
learned that Chargois is a "get-it-and-go" (GIG)
purchaser. This kind of consumer has a list of specific items needed and goes, usually alone, in the
most organized, speedy way, like a missile to the
target, to the store, to the department where success in obtaining the necessity is most likely. The
GIG looks for the merchandise and, when found,
buys it and splits.
Shopping is a very task-oriented function, a
chore pursued on an as-needed basis, and canceled if weather is optimal for outdoor activity; a
televised sporting event is more engaging; or after
inspecting the aforethought item warranting a trip
to a retail outlet, like a navy blazer, deems the left
arm sleeve with three missing buttons good for a
few more business meetings.
In addition, a GIG cancels a planned outing to a
retail store if parking is shy, stores are crowded or,
after perusing two outlets, the item remains elusive.
You will not see a GIG dawdle, casually inspecting
the leather of 12 different pairs of shoes, lingering
in the perfumes spraying and smelling bottle after
bottle. There is no impulse buying or brand comparison, because a GIG has no feeling about shopping other than, get it done and get out. Shopping
is a buying mission with no entertainment value.
True shoppers, like the ones in my lineage, don't
shop out of necessity but for entertainment. Retail
excursions are a form of relaxation, escape and enjoyment. Consider my mother as a prime example.
If you hold her purse up to your ear, you can hear
the mall, which is your first clue that she shops to
awaken her senses and alter her mood.
Someone who sees shopping as an entertaining
event (SEE), like Mom, is calmed by the textures
of fabric as she touches all 5,659 garments in the
better dresses department; her head clears of worries and anxieties as she breathes deeply into the
insides of leather bags examining every compartment for appropriate lipstick, coin, key, Kleenex
and cell phone spaces. Beholding silver and gold,
dangling bling and other shiny things causes a feeling of euphoria like a runner’s high; muscles relax,
blood flow quickens to all extremities and the SEE
gets a second wind to shop beyond the time originally allocated, perhaps until store closing, completely escaping life’s responsibilities.
Unlike a GIG, a SEE never abandons or cancels
a shopping trip unless there is a birth or death in
the immediate family, the only other “events” worthy of retail postponement. Crowds indicate good
deals to be had, all the better reason to start early
and stay late. The most distinguishing factor between a GIG and a SEE is not gender, as you might
think from my illustration, but the absence of a list.
The SEE has no list because he/she doesn’t know
what is wanted until it’s found.
To further drive my “shopping is an event” point
home to Chargois, I have pointed out the opportunities for commerce in the events’ section
on SoutheastTexas.com for this month. The Art
Museum of Southeast Texas is hosting its annual
gARTage sale, a unique event where patrons peruse
to purchase from donated objet d’art, and launching a series of summertime garage sales in addition
to regular shopping opportunities like the Farmers
Markets, in the area, detailed on pages 26 and 27.
But then, there are events in these parts planned
and implemented in the middle of commercial
Meccas- Calder, Boston and Lincoln Avenues. The
home-grown business owners, with the respective cities Beaumont, Nederland and Groves, are
combining shopping and parties for retail revelry
appealing to all types of shoppers, even GIGs. See
page 13.
In addition to the shopping events, this month,
it’s camp time for kiddos, and SoutheastTexasEvents.com is proud to be the most comprehensive
source for summer camp listings. Find them on
pages 10-12. It’s also that time of the year when
we celebrate the generosity of the American Red
Cross and support the organization’s Hurricane
Party. This year a Cocktails & Camo event will
honor philanthropic couple Sheila and Walter
Umphrey, pages 6-8.
Our departments offer lots of fun this month
whether you’re picking a wine to sip with crawfish
(page 22) or planning to see Jewel at the Christus
LiveWell Conference, page 30, or birding in High
Island, we’ve got everything you need to know to
go plus a special tribute to moms with our infographic, too, pages 14 and 15.
Don’t forget to SHOP for mom and graduates
this month and thanks for reading the EventsBook.
Me with the top chefs of the Golden Triangle Chapter of the Texas Chefs Association: Traci Gates, Carly Andrews, Casey Gates,
Charles Duit and Debbie Bando. See these chefs in action at the 2013 Christus LiveWell Women’s Conference, May 9, page 28.
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Extraordinary Nonprofit. Distinguished Couple. Notable Night.
Cocktails&
25th Annual American Red Cross Hurricane Party
Honoring Sheila and Walter Umphrey
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ost women wouldn’t know what B&C 220 means, but Sheila Umphrey is not most women. This Southeast Texan not only knows what
“B&C,” stands for- Boone & Crockett- she’s got the trophy animals to
prove it.
Sheila is one half of the camo-clad duo responsible for a large portion of the philanthropic spirit they have for non-profit organizations
that help their communities. She, along with her fishing and hunting
male counterpart, Walter, a legendary lawyer, will be honored for their
contributions to Southeast Texas, Thursday, May 23 at the Beaumont
Civic Center at the 25th Annual American Red Cross Hurricane Party,
aptly themed for its outdoorsy honorees- Cocktails & Camo.
As Boone & Crockett is the standard of measurement for large game, Walter and Sheila Umphrey personify benevolence. Look no further than the campus of Lamar University for examples of their generosity.
The 16,000-seat multi-purpose stadium, home to the Lamar Cardinals football team, is named Provost
Umphrey Stadium, as a result of $3 million donation from Walter’s law firm, Provost Umphrey Law Firm,
and an additional personal donation from Walter and Sheila of $1 million. Also on the Lamar University
The extraordinary generosity of Sheila and Walter Umphrey has had a major impact on Lamar University. For many years, they have supported the university
in athletics, the arts, scholarships and many other areas. The state-of-the-art Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center is not only a major facility for Lamar
University, but also a signature facility to the region. Provost Umphrey Stadium is a landmark – the cornerstone in the return of football to Lamar University.
Private gifts can transform a university, and the generosity of the Umphreys and the Provost Umphrey Law firm enables us to provide the quality education our
students deserve and need to become globally minded graduates destined to lead in their chosen professions. We are grateful and appreciative of Sheila and
Walter’s leadership in stepping forward to further Lamar’s growth.
The Umphreys’ spirit of giving speaks to pride in Lamar University and a commitment to the future.
Dr. James M. Simmons
campus is the Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center, a 129,550-squarefoot center, built as a result of the Umphrey’s $5 million donation to the project and known on campus as “The Sheila.”
Head south to Pleasure Island on Mesquite Point, a state park with fishing
pier, boat launch, RV Park with camping area and picnicking space all made
possible by a donation of land from Sheila and Walter to Jefferson County. On
Lake Sam Rayburn, Umphrey Pavilion is a structure adjacent a boat ramp that
accommodates gatherings. The Pavilion was named for its key donors.
In 2011, Sheila and Walter , animal lovers and current parents of three yellow Labradors- Abby, Callie and Katie, donated $1 million to the Humane
Society of Southeast Texas.
“When choosing an honoree, we look for individuals who have been
a friend to the Red Cross as well as someone who has made a difference in our community,” said Sharon Tyler, executive director of the
American Red Cross Beaumont. “With the Umphreys, we chose to
honor both Walter and Sheila due to the tremendous impact their
generosity has had on Southeast Texas.”
Impacting Southeast Texas is the mission of the Red Cross during times of natural disasters, like hurricanes, earthquakes and floods,
which affect large numbers of people but also during individual crises.
Southeast Texas is home to the Beaumont and Orange Chapters
of the Red Cross, which include all 11 Southeast Texas counties. Tragically, they respond to one single-family house fire each day, providing food, clothing and shelter to help the family function
as they begin the long road to recovery.
The American Red Cross also provides immediate assistance anytime there is an emergency situation involving
the family of a member of the armed forces
through 24-hour worldwide
communication system.
Another of the lesser known
services facilitated by Red Cross and
funded by Entergy is the “Power to Care
Program”. The Power to Care objective is
to provide financial assistance for utility related expenses to the elderly in crisis who
reside in Jefferson and Orange Counties.
“Our mission is to help our communities
prepare, respond and recover from disasters,” said Tyler. “We do this by offering community disaster education as well as through
our health and safety classes and training like
CPR, first aid and lifeguard training.”
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W alter U mphre y
••Port Arthur Native
••Started his career as an insurance adjuster and was a “storm chaser”
••Personal Injury Trial Law and Labor and Employment Law
by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
••Football player at Southern Methodist University
••Graduate of Baylor College of Law
••Past director of the National Wildlife Association, Community Bank,
The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Regional Bancshares,
Inc., and Vice Chairman on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
••Loves his yellow Labradors: Abby, Callie and Katie
••Would rather be fishing but goes to work at
Provost Umphrey Law Firm every morning at 6:30 a.m.
••Hunts pigs and birds
••Enjoys a good Manhattan- See his recipe on the following page
••Primary shareholder of Cowboy-Harley Davidson of Beaumont
S heila U mphre y
••Raised in Port Arthur
••Studied Fine Arts at Lamar University
••Interior Designer
••Owns the Decorating Depot and enjoys residential and commercial design
••Has served on the board of Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital,
Landmanor and the Julie Rogers’ “Gift of Life”
••Has been a member of the Service League of Port Arthur
••Artist who loves to paint
••Enjoys reading
••Hunts large game, namely deer
••Collects birdhouses and she loves birds and bunnies
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The Red Cross is visible in the community when
involved in big recovery efforts, providing mental
health consults and replacing lost and damaged
belongings including prescriptions, glasses and
dentures. But Tyler says it’s the little efforts that
aren’t as visible that have a tremendous impact.
“We give a child a stuffed animal when they’ve
just lost all of their toys; we wrap a person in a
blanket and give a hug when their world has been
shattered; we make sure our first responders are
hydrated when they have been fighting a fire for
hours, participating in a search and rescue or responding to a 75-plus car pile-up on I-10, as well
as teach life-saving skills to all ages so they can be
effective in an emergency.”
For all of its services from teaching CPR to educating the public about fire safety and hurricane
preparedness to assisting with personal disasters
to large-scale regional emergencies, the American
Red Cross of Beaumont and Orange relies on the
generosity of the public to accomplish its mission.
The funds raised from this annual event support
local operations and train staff and volunteers
to help with the 70,000 nationwide disasters Red
Cross responds to each year.
Cocktails & Camo, in addition to honoring an
amazing philanthropic couple, will feature a variety
of food stations befitting the theme. Whether you
are hunting for some savory meat in a deer stand
or wading through the crowd to find the fowl in
a duck blind, you’re sure to enjoy the adventure.
Wearing your cocktail or camo attire, or combination of the two, sip a Walter Umphrey Manhattan
or indulge in a Hurricane (the liquid variety), while
joining in the Umphreys in giving back to the community through a silent and live auction.
The fun begins at 6 p.m. Individual tickets are
$125, tables and sponsorships begin at $1,000. For
information about the event, call the American
Red Cross at 409.832.1644.
Sheila, hunting season 2012-2013 at the Southern Star
Ranch in Uvalde, with her 22-point, nontypical White
Tail Deer, scoring 220 Boone & Crockett.
Walter’s Manhattans
2 parts Bourbon
1 part Sweet Vermouth
Stemmed Cherry (optional)
Walter with the BIG ONE- a 9-lb. bass - caught at Timberline Ranch in Woodville on Lake Allison August 2012.
You will never find another couple with such a successful vision for the future more down to earth than Walter and Sheila Umphrey. Their contributions to
Southeast Texas include the donation of land for a state park at Pleasure Island, development of a coastal marsh exhibit at the Texas Department of Parks and
Wildlife Sea Center, the Walter Umphrey Cancer Center, the Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center at Lamar University, the Provost-Umphrey Football
Stadium at Lamar University and their million dollar contribution to the Humane Society of Southeast Texas. Their philanthropy is not limited to Southeast
Texas, but includes the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center at Baylor University. All made possible by their hard work and professional vision. Walter
has been recognized nationally as a brilliant trial attorney, one of the top 100 lawyers of the 20th century, and is still the first lawyer at the office every day.
Walter and Sheila are an inspiration to all who know them and to many who have never met them. Becky and I are privileged to be their friends.
Larry C. Hunter
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Summer Fun Kid Camps
What’s a parent to do to fill the hot summer months? Find a day camp for kiddos that enhances their
learning, coordination, skills and creativity. Just the right camp for your kids is happening in Southeast Texas.
Find it below and check www.setxsocialcenter.com/kidcamps.asp regularly for updates.
Week of June 2
Cooking
- Culinary Camp/Swimming afterwards,
6-10 yrs, Beaumont Country Club,
409.892.9431
Day Camp
- Learn and Grow Day Camp, Sterling
Pruitt Recreation, 409.838.3613
Sports
-Lamar Tennis Summer Camp at Lamar
University 409.880.8056/409.880.8202
-Swim Like a Fish- Learn to Swim Session
I (5 group lesson times) at Christus
Health & Wellness Center, 409.454.0417
Week of June 9
Art
- Art Quest Summer Camp, Stark Museum of Art, 409.886.2787
Cooking
- Rao's Kid's Bake Camp (Cookies)
Ages 9-12, Rao's Bakery 3 Locations,
409.832.0252
Dance
- Ballet/Cr. Mvmt/Acro (2.5 - 4 yrs) at
City Dance Center, 409.832.7772
- Cheer/Acro/Hip Hop (5-7 yrs), City
Dance Center, 409.832.7772
- Ballet, Jazz & Hip Hop (5-7 year olds),
- Ballet, Jazz & Hip Hop (7-10 year olds),
- Int/Adv. Leaps n Turns (9-Teen), City
- Int/Adv Lyrical/Cont. (9-Teen), City
- Musical Theater/Ballet (7-10 yrs) City
- BOYS Hip Hop/Acro (5-12 yrs) City
- Ballet/Jazz (9-Teen) City Dance Center,
409.832.7772
- Cheer/Acro (7-10 yrs) City Dance
Center, 409.832.7772
- Hip Hop (7-10yr) City Dance Center,
409.832.7772
- Hip Hop (9-Teen) at City Dance Center,
409.832.7772
Day Camp
Educational
- Beaumont PD: Youth Academy for Law
Enforcement, 9-12 grades, Beaumont
Police Department, 409.880.3825
Music
- Wesley UMC Music Camp, 409.892.7733
Religious
- Vacation Bible School, St. Mark’s
Church, 409.832.2405
- Trinity UMC Vacation Bible School,
Trinity United Methodist Church,
409.892.8121
Sports
- Combo Golf and Tennis Camps/Swimming afterwards, 5-12 yrs, Beaumont
Country Club, 409.892.9431
- Kidz F.I.T. Camp, Rogers Park
and Municipal Tennis Courts,
409.504.9315/409.617.9298
-Southeast Texas 10th Annual Basketball
School Session I at Westgate Memorial
Baptist Church, 409.656.2785
-Lamar Women's Basketball Summer
Half Day and All Day Camp: Shooting &
Offensive/Defensive Skills at Montagne
Center at Lamar University, 409.880.7384
-Lamar Tennis Summer Camp at Lamar
University, 409.880.8056/409.880.8202
- Swim Like a Fish - Learn to Swim Session I (5 group lesson times) at Christus
- Lamar Football Summer Camp
(grades 1-9) Provost Umphrey Stadium,
409.880.7543
- Terra Bella Stables Summer Camp (8-12
yrs),Terra Bella Stables, 409.860.4084
- Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Youth
Camp I (grades 4-6), Lamar University,
409.880.8717
- Southeast Texas Baseball Academy
Summer Baseball Camp #1, Ford Fields,
409.842.3900
Theater
- Kidmunity, Beaumont Community Players (2-12 grades), Betty Greenberg Center
for the Performing Arts, 409.833.4664
Week of June 16
Art
- Summer ArtVentures Creative Kids
Camp (8-11 yrs) at Art Museum of
Southeast Texas, 409.832.3432
- Art Quest Summer Camp at Stark
Museum of Art, 409.886.2787
Cooking
- Rao's Kid's Bake Camp (5-8 yrs), Rao's
Bakery 3 Locations, 409.832.0252
Dance
- Ballet, Jazz & Hip Hop (5-7 yrs) at City
- Cheer/Acro/Hip Hop (5-7 yrs) at City
- Musical Theater/Ballet (7-10 yrs) at City
- BOYS Hip Hop/Acro (5-12 yrs) at City
- Beg/Int Leaps n Turns (7-12 yrs) at City
- Int/Adv. Leaps n Turns (9-Teen) at City
- Ballet/Jazz (9-Teen) at City Dance
Center, 409.832.7772
- Cheer/Acro (7-10 yrs) at City Dance
Center, 409.832.7772
- Ballet/Cr. Mvmt/Acro (2.5-4 yrs) at City
- Int/Adv Lyrical/Cont. (9-Teen) at City
- Hip Hop (7-10yr) at City Dance Center,
409.832.7772
409.832.7772
Day Camp
Educational
- Beaumont PD: Youth Academy for Law
Enforcement, 9-12 grades, Beaumont
Police Department, 409.880.3825
- Camp Invention Geo Quest Program (1-6) Regina Howell Elementary,
800.968.4332
- Girls Scouts Twilight Camp at West End
Music
- Lamar Band Camp- Middle School at
Lamar University, 409.880.8147
Sports
- Tennis Camp, Beaumont Country Club,
409.892.3415
- Games People Play First Tee of the
Golden Triangle Junior Clinics, 11 yrs and
under, Games People Play, 409.866.3883
- Lamar Men's Basketball Summer Camp
(6-18 yrs) Montagne Center at Lamar
University, 409.880.7384
- Lamar Tennis Summer Camp at Lamar
University, 409.880.8056/409.880.8202
- Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Skills
Camp I (grades 7-9) Lamar University,
409.880.8717
- Swim Like a Fish- Learn to Swim Session
2 (5 group lesson times) at Christus
- Lamar University Softball Summer Camp- Pitching and Catching
Camp (6-12 yrs) Lamar University,
409.880.8135/409.880.8974
- Junior Lifeguards Class- Session I at
Christus Health & Wellness Center,
409.454.041
- Lamar 2013 Jim Gilligan Baseball
Camp Session I- Ages 6-12 at Lamar
University Vincent Beck Stadium,
409.880.8135/409.880.8974
Week of June 23
Art
Camp (8-11 yrs), Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 409.832.3432
Cooking
- Rao's Kid's Bake Camp (5-8 yrs) Rao's
Bakery 3 Locations, 409.832.0252
Dance
- Ballet, Jazz & Hip Hop (5-7 year olds) at
- Ballet, Jazz & Hip Hop (7-10 year olds)
at City Dance Center, 409.832.7772
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Center, 409.832.7772
Center, 409.832.7772
409.832.7772
409.832.7772
Educational
- Shangri La EcoRangers Summer Camp
- Flocks of Feathered Friends at Shangri
La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center,
409.670.0803
- Lamar Band Camp- High School at
Lamar University, 409.880.8147
Day Camp
Sports
- Golf Camp, Beaumont Country Club,
409.898.7011
older, Games People Play, 409.866.3883
University, 409.880.8056/409.880.8202
Summer Baseball Camp #3 at Ford Fields,
409.842.3900
- Lamar University Softball Summer Camp- All Skills Camp (6-7 yrs),
409.880.8135/409.880.8974
- Terra Bella Stables Summer Camp, (6-7
yrs) Terra Bella Stables, 409.860.4084
- Lamar 2013 Jim Gilligan Baseball Camp
Session II (6-18 yrs) Lamar University,
409.880.8135/409.880.8974
- Junior Lifeguards Class- Session I at
409.454.0417
Week of June 30
Art
Teen Week Camp (12-14 yrs) at Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 409.832.3432
Cooking
- Rao's Kid's Bake Camp (5-8 yrs) at 3
Locations at Rao's Bakery 3 Locations,
409.832.0252
Day Camp
Educational
- Shangri La EcoRangers Summer CampGot Water? at Shangri La Botanical
Gardens & Nature Center, 409.670.0803
Sports
University, 409.880.8056/409.880.8202
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Art
Week IV Camp (4-7 yrs) at Art Museum
of Southeast Texas, 409.832.3432
Week IV Camp (8-11 yrs)at Art Museum
Cooking
- Rao's Kid's Bake Camp (9-12 yrs) at
Rao's Bakery 3 Locations, 409.832.0252
Dance
- Musical Theater/Ballet (7-10 yrs) at
- Ballet, Jazz & Hip Hop (5-7 year olds) at
Center, 409.832.7772
Center, 409.832.7772
409.832.7772
409.832.7772
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Educational
- Shangri La EcoRangers Summer CampWhat is your Element? at Shangri La
Botanical Gardens & Nature Center,
409.670.0803
- Girls Scouts Twilight Camp at
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church,
409.549.9701/409.728.0332
- Camp Lookinback Session I at John Jay
French Museum, 409.898.0348
Sports
- Combo Golf and Tennis Camps/Swimming afterwards, 5-12 yrs, Beaumont
409.504.9315/409.617.9298
- Southeast Texas 10th Annual Basketball
School Session II at Westgate Memorial
University, 409.880.8056/409.880.8202
Camp II (grades 7-9), 409.880.8717
Health & Wellness Center, 409-454.0417
- Lamar Summer Soccer Camp Session
I at Lamar University Soccer Complex,
409.880.7595
- Terra Bella Stables Summer Camp (8-12
yrs) at Terra Bella Stables, 409.860.4084
Camp (7-9 grades) Lamar University,
409.880.8717
- Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp:
One Day Varsity Team Camp at Lamar
Week of July 14
Art
Week V Camp (4-7 yrs) at Art Museum
Cooking
- Rao's Kid's Bake Camp (5-8 yrs) at 3
Locations, Rao's Bakery 3 Locations,
409.832.0252
Dance
- Musical Theater/Ballet (7-10 yrs) at
Center, 409.832.7772
Center, 409.832.7772
409.832.7772
409.832.7772
Day Camp
Educational
- Shangri La EcoRangers Summer Camp Tree-ology: Secrets of the Tree! at Shangri
409.670.0803
- Camp Lookinback Session II at John Jay
French Museum, 409.898.0348
Music
- Lamar All State Choir Camp at Lamar
Religious
- Wesley UMC Vacation Bible School at
Wesley UMC Praise Center, 409.892.7733
Theater
- PALT Fourth Annual CELT Kids
Summer Program at Port Arthur Little
Theater, 409.727.7258
Sports
- Tennis Camp, Beaumont Country Club,
409.892.3415
under, Games People Play, 409.866.3883
- YMBL/STPGA Jr. Golf Tournament at
Bayou Din Golf Course, 409.832.9991
University, 409.880.8056/409.880.8202
Summer Baseball Camp #4 at Ford Fields,
409.842.3900
- Lamar University Softball Summer
Camp- Elite All Skills Camp and Prospect
Scrimmage (13-JUCO yrs) at Lamar
University, 409.880.8135/409.880.8974
- Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Varsity
Camp at Lamar University, 409.880.8717
Week July 21
Cooking
- Rao's Kid's Bake Camp (5-8 yrs) at
Rao's Bakery 3 Locations, 409.832.0252
Dance
Center, 409.832.7772
Center, 409.832.7772
409.832.7772
409.832.7772
Day Camp
Educational
- Shangri La EcoRangers Summer
Camp- Plants in Perspective at Shangri
409.670.0803
Sports
- Golf Camp, Beaumont Country Club,
409.898.7011
older, Games People Play, 409.866.3883
- Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp:
Varsity Camp at Lamar University,
409.880.8717
University, 409.880.8056/409.880.8202
- Westend 22nd Annual Basketball
Camp at Westgate Memorial Baptist
Church, 409.673.8207
- Lamar Summer Soccer Camp Session
II at Lamar University Soccer Complex,
409.880.7595
Summer Baseball Camp # 5 at Ford
Fields, 409.842.3900
- Lamar Volleyball Summer Camp: Setter,
Libero & Middle Hitter One-Day Clinic
at Lamar University, 409.880.8717
- Junior Lifeguards Class- Session 2 at
409.454.0417
Theater
- PALT Fourth Annual CELT Kids
Summer Program at Port Arthur Little
Theater, 409.727.7258
Week of July 28
Art
- Wesley UMC Art Camp, 409.892.7733
Cooking
- Rao's Kid's Bake Camp (5-8 yrs) at Rao's
Bakery 3 Locations, Nederland, 409.832.0252
Day Camp
Educational
- Shangri La EcoRangers Summer CampNature Paparazzi: Snap to It! at Shangri
409.670.0803
Sports
Camp III (7-9 grades) at Lamar University, 409.880.8717
- Lamar Women's Basketball Summer
Camp: Elite Camp at Montagne Center
- Junior Lifeguards Class- Session 2 at
409.454.0417
Week of August 4
Day Camp
Educational
- SpaceVentures Summer Camp at Texas
Energy Museum, 409.833.5100
Sports
409.504.9315/409.617.9298
- Lamar Women's Basketball Summer
Camp: Elite Camp at Montagne Center
Week of August 11
Day Camp
Sports
Health & Wellness Center, 409-454.0417
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History of
Calder Avenue
1840
Alexander Calder was elected Beaumont’s first mayor.
1886
Eventful
Streets
The first in a three-part series
featuring Calder, Boston
and Lincoln Avenues
Alexander Calder’s widow deeded a 74-foot strip
of land to the City.
Some Southeast Texas
streets intersect at
commerce and cool.
This summer, yield
to history, culture,
shopping and events
on Calder, Boston and
Lincoln avenues,
paved to party.
1889
The strip of land was designed as Calder Avenue.
1910-1915
Calder was the most important residential street in
the City of Beaumont.
1903
The street was paved with impressive red bricks
that defied Beaumont rain and mud and allowed
trolleys and street cars and cars beginning in 1910.
1900-1910
Calder Avenue
Between I-10 and Willow Street down Calder First Thursdays
Avenue, there are six antique stores, two coffee
The first Thursday of every month, the Lower
shops, a pharmacy, a dry cleaners, a yoga studio, Calder Merchants Association hosts First Thuran event center, two historic museum homes, days centered around the Mildred Building at
resale shops and clothing boutiques and a smat- Calder and MLK Blvd. Shops and restaurants
tering of eateries offering Indian to Chinese cui- stay open late; local bands perform and vensine and every palette pleasing meal in between. dors, artists and craftsman set up their wares
The 1.8 mile newly paved, lamp-lighted and along the sidewalks.
sidewalk-enhanced strip is Beaumont’s Historical Antique District where you can purchase a Twilight Run
1930s Louis XV chest at Burns Antik Haus, get
On May 3 at 7 p.m. Southeast Texans will
a tattoo at Tattoo’s by Mundo, have pecan- gather for the Calder Twilight 5K, a closed
crusted chicken salad at Katharine & Co., pick course, chip-timed race starting and ending at
up your home brewing supplies at The Brew Rao’s Bakery at Calder and 10th that takes runShop and stop for afternoon coffee- Jamaican- ners through the historic Old Town. (RegistraMe-Crazy or the House Blend- at Rao’s.
tion is $25. Call 409.550.1809.)
But in addition to the 40-plus locally owned,
small businesses sprinkled up and down the Sweet Rides
Avenue and throughout the Oaks Historic DisThe gathering continues the following day,
trict, which encompasses the area from I-10 on May 4, at Rao’s from 5-9 p.m. for Sweet Rides
North to Rusk on the South; the Railroad track Car Show, a come-and-go family event where all
on the West and 11th street on the East, is the cars, classics and new, are welcome. Best of all,
largest historic district in the State of Texas. Es- Rao’s will be offering its sweet treats at classic
tablished in 1993, this mecca of entrepreneur- prices to celebrate its 72-year history. Zummo
Meats will host a link sale benefiting Boys Haven.
ship has become an event venue.
Next month- Lincoln Avenue in Groves.
The Oaks Historic District is launching a “Bicycle Art Racks” contest. Designers, artists
and all creative types will have the opportunity to submit drawings for bicycle racks to be
constructed at specifically identified spaces along Calder Avenue. Go to the Oaks Historic
District Web site for more information, http://www.oakshistoricdistrict.org/projects.
Calder was a street of culture also. The Kyle Opera
House for music and theatre was located at the corner of Orleans and Liberty Streets. The elegant Oaks
hotel was at the corner of Calder and Mariposa.
1910
Beaumont was a City of 26,000 residents and 300
cars and the most popular route was Calder from
Pearl to Eighth Street.
1920-1930s
Prosperity brought about a revival of buildings on
Calder namely commercial. At the same time three
large residential subdivisions which opened on to
Calder were constructed: Calder Terrace, Caldwood and Calder Place. Calder began to change
from residential to commercial.
1930s-1980s
Decentralization continued and the author’s noted that “the greatest years lie ahead, in the future
of Calder Avenue.”
2008-2012
The City of Beaumont improved Calder’s street
and drainage, installed sidewalks and street lights
as well as landscaping in three phases beginning in
July 2008 and ending February 2012.
Excerpted and paraphrased from Beaumont’s Historic
Calder Avenue by Lorise Ficken Thomas and John Baxton Thomas. Courtesy of the Tyrrell Historical Library.
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mother's
day infographic
may
Whether biological or the woman who played that role in your life, we cherish our moms. From fulfilling our emotional needs with reassurances of how special we
are, to doling out wisdom and advice (sometimes unwanted, but always with love), to taking care of our basic needs for survival- shelter and an endless supply of
peanut butter and jelly sandwiches- we are lucky to have them. So this Mother's Day, on Sunday, May 12, be sure to pay homage to that terrific woman in your life.
mommy make-up
healing lips
makes the nastiest of boo-boos instantly
feel better with just one kiss.
mom-isms
make kids roll their
eyes but then
repeat to their
kids when grown.
See Mom-isms
next page.
Haircutting
expertise
to remove pieces of
bubble gum and/or
trim above the ears
between cuts.
all the
answers
to all the
questions
What time is it?
When is the game?
Where are my socks?
When is dad coming home?
What’s for supper?
demanding
deliveries
Eyes in the back of her head
ensuring she knows everything at all times
and giving her an aura of omnipotence.
Anti-bacterial, multi-purpose spit
able to clean even the toughest of dirt spots from
a child's face and calm a wild hair or two.
super swift hand
coordination
allows her to change even the
dirtiest diaper in 2 minutes
and 5 seconds and make
a PB&J, crusts off, in only
one second more.
(The average mom
changes 7,300 diapers
by baby's 2nd birthday.)
Elastic-Like Spine
to twist into the backseat of the car,
while driving, and calm a fussy child or
swat a sassy one, with expert aim while
never taking her eyes off the road.
natal
numbers
85.4 million: Estimated
number of mothers in
the United States
54%: Percentage of
15- to 44-year-old
women who are mothers
How Many Children:
2.6/mom
25.1: Average age of
women when they gave
birth for the first time
July: The month with the
highest number of births,
with 375,384
Most Kids:
Total number of children
attributed to a woman
identified only as the first wife
of Feodor Vassilyev of Shuya,
Russia, who gave birth to
67 children over the course
of 40 years. According to the
Guinness Book of Records,
during 27 pregnancies, she
gave birth to 16 pairs of twins,
seven sets of triplets and four
sets of quadruplets.
Oldest Mom:
Rosanna Dalla Corte gave birth
to a baby boy when she was
63 years old in Italy in 1994.
Heaviest Newborn:
Signora Carmelina Fedele gave
birth to a 22 lb. 8 oz. boy
in Italy in 1955.
Tuesday: The most
common day to
deliver, with an average
of 13,415 births taking
place on Tuesdays
mom's the word
Strength of
all the Marvel
super heroes combined
so she can carry the pak-n-play,
50-lb. diaper bag, car-seat carrier with
baby and her purse all at the same time.
122.5 million:
Number of phone
calls to moms on
Mother's Day; 8 percent higher than at
New Year; 11 percent higher than
Valentine's Day; and, 62 percent up on Halloween.
3 percent are collect.
1914: President Woodrow Wilson declared
Mother's Day a national holiday in the United States.
time warping ability
enables her to create the science fair
project, bake and decorate 100 cupcakes
for the class party and make the costume
for the big school play by 8 a.m. the
morning it’s all due, even though she
learned about it the night before at 8 p.m.
sensible, rubber-soled shoes
Allowing her to run through parking lots
with babies and their bags because
parking is NEVER available.
50: Number of countries around the world
where Mother's Day is celebrated.
Bathroom Multi-Tasking
for Moms
Reading is the most common activity,
followed by talking on the phone, meditating,
watching TV, drinking coffee, eating
and balancing the checkbook
Sources: www.happyworker.com, U.S. Census Bureau, VIP Communications
Keep making that face and it'll stay like that.
Would you like me to give you something to cry about?
If everybody jumped off a cliff would you?
Because I said so.
You've got until the count of three.
Don't make me get up.
Nothing good happens after midnight.
Don’t cross your eyes; they’ll get stuck.
Just wait until your Dad gets home!
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Women
chore average
2.2 hours
daily
may 2013
domestic
duties
vs
One day you'll have kids and they'll act just like you.
least liked
chore
15
1.3 hours
daily
for men
Vacuuming
the stairs
dirty laundry
I'm not your friend, I'm your mother.
88% is done by moms, totaling 330 loads
of laundry and 5,300 articles
of clothing each year
Eat your veggies.
I don’t care what anyone else is doing.
I'm so proud of you.
(This statistic does not include the yearly
15.5 single socks lost per household in the
process of weekly laundry and never to be found.)
mad about mom
Percentage of Southeast Texans who, after
reading this, will give their mom a call to tell
her how much she is loved and appreciated
Infographics is loosely based on fact embellished with fun.
favorite mom-isms
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Patties from
Made
t o Order
America’s favorite sandwich is now being served counter-style on the corner of
Calder and Lucas at Daddio’s Burger.
At the recently open restaurant, all-natural beef and buffalo burgers are prepared any way you like them- stacked with one or two patties and served with
the usual trimmings plus options for adding avocado, mushrooms, grilled onions,
bacon, goat cheese, chipotle sauce and even a fried egg.
The menu isn’t overwhelming with choices, but be prepared to pick a bread,
cheese and choice of fries. We recommend the jalapeno cheese bun. It’s not spicy
but sweet with just a zing of zest. Goat cheese is a nice addition to the others offered, which include cheddar, American, Swiss and blue cheese.
Whatever you do, don’t pass on the fries. Any choice is a good one; they’re
all hand-cut from the tator and seasoned just right, a single order of the regular,
sweet potato or truffle oil topped with parmesan, is enough for two people,
especially if you’ve ordered the two-patty burger.
This latest joint to open in Beaumont’s West End is kid friendly with chicken
nuggets, mini dogs and desserts to satisfy any sweet tooth- adult or child. Nab
a cookie or brownie (gone late in the day) or order a malt or shake made Texasstyle with Blue Bell Ice Cream.
On average, prices are around $7. For burgers, fries and drinks, it cost your
humble critic $20 and change for two to eat.
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Treat Mom:
Breakfast Recipe for Dad and Kids
By Tabetha Franklin
Main Dish Studio Kitchen
May is the month we celebrate mothers, and I have a great recipe to treat mom!
Any time mom can take a break from cooking it’s a treat. Let dad or the
kids make her a special breakfast, like Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast.
This goes together easily and the whole family will enjoy the savory taste of
this special variation of a popular weekend breakfast or brunch feature. It
is a regular dish for my family on "special" occasion breakfasts and holidays,
and I hope you’ll make it for a special meal!
Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
• 1 loaf French bread
• 1 cup sugar • 4 eggs
• 1 cup half & half
• 1 - 8oz package cream cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Soften cream cheese (you can set it out overnight and it will be soft
enough in the morning to use). Blend cream cheese with sugar and walnuts
with hand mixer.
Slice the loaf of French bread into 12 pieces that are approximately 2 inches thick- discard the ends. Cut a slit (pocket) into each piece- do not cut all
the way through. Spoon cream cheese filling into the pocket you cut into
the bread. Set aside.
Blend eggs, half & half and nutmeg with a hand mixer or whisk. Dip each
stuffed bread slice into the egg mixture to coat.
Heat a little butter in a skillet and cook over medium heat until lightly
browned on each side and heated throughout.
To make an extra special syrup try this homemade fruit syrup. It makes more
than you will need, but keeps great in the fridge and is also good on biscuits.
Apricot Syrup
• 1/2 (half) - 18 oz jar Apricot Preserves
• 1/3 cup Orange juice
Put both ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a
serving bowl. Use with French toast. Save extra syrup for biscuits.
Tabetha Franklin is a blogger, mom and
entrepreneur. You can get her recipes
and tips in your inbox, Facebook or other
social media sites by visiting her Web site
at www.maindisheverydaymeals.com
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1. Parents and friends gather
ril 13: Amber Riedfundraising crawfish party Ap
li, Gerald Riedmueller,
mueller, Katie and Frank Cel
ley, Elle and Will Carter.
Worley and Tyler Coco, Ash
Anne Catholic School
2. Celebrating 75 years of St.
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at a crawfish boil Principal Am
lary Shanning.
chairs Christina Knolls and Hil
s Amy and
3. Lamar’s Le Grand Bal patron
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River Festival James
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4. The 65th King of the Neche
bara, at the King's
Bar
B. Broussard, Sr. with his wife,
unveiling April 16.
Le Grand Bal: Sonny and
5. On the “Cardinal Express” at
son and Thea Jackson.
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6. Networking at Business We
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7. Champagne & Ribs hono
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with his wife Vivian at the Juli
for cancer initiatives.
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Bee Aware of Birding
By Elizabeth Waddill
Magnolia Garden Club's BEE
AWARE conservation campaign
Herons, egrets, and spoonbills, oh
my! Look no further than your own
backyard... or just a few miles away. I
had heard that this area was known
for birding, but it wasn’t until I happened upon the movie "The Big Year"
starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and
Owen Wilson, that I realized how
true that is. The three actors portray
avid birders who compete to see
the most bird varieties and end up
on High Island during a spring "fall
out" (this is when migrating birds
encounter weather that causes them
to temporarily land) along the Gulf
Coast where they fillup their birding
books with various sought after spe-
cies. This movie coupled with my
friend Kim’s enthusiasm for birds that
she shares with her young daughters
made me want to investigate further
and focus this column on how to involve our kiddos in a local pasttime
We are just minutes away from
many prime viewing locations because of our proximity to The Great
Texas Coastal Birding Trail, which is
a state-designated system of trails,
bird sanctuaries and natural preserves along the length of the Texas
Gulf Coast. The trail offers some of
the very best opportunities for bird
watching as the "trail" boasts more
than 450 species of birds. Ecotourism
at its finest -and I hear that spring is
the best time for birding. In addition
to the Big Thicket National Preserve,
100,000 acres of diverse habitat, we
have High Island's Boy Scout Woods
and the Rookery, Cattail Marsh at
Tyrrell Park and Anahuac National
Wildlife Refuge.
This April I ventured with binoculars and my knowledgeable birding
friend Kim to High Island to visit the
Houston Audobon Society's Boy
Scout Woods, which is located just
off Hwy 124 on 5th street. My walk
through the trails was a delight for
the senses.... The path is alive with
the beauty of untouched nature,
the enchanting smell of blooming
honeysuckle and the music of the
birds. I saw, with help from Kim,
a Ruby-tthroated Hummingbird,
Black-and-white Warbler, Summer
Tanager, Louisiana Water Thrush and
an Eastern Kingbird. We also saw a
well-marked natural beehive abuzz
with activity on our path.
Next we ventured to the Rookery
at Smith just a short distance away
and observed water birds roosting
and tending to their nestlings in the
middle of Claybottom Pond. Children will love these large water birds
including the Great Egrets, Snowy
Egrets, Cormorants, Roseate Spoonbills, Great Blue Herons, Little Blue
Herons, Tricolored Herons, White
Ibis, Blue-Winged Teal Ducks and
Common Moorhens. You can't miss
the spoonbill’s pink colored feathers
and long flat spoon-shaped bills or
their low croaking sounds, as if they
are all having a lively conversation!
When I asked Kim's daughter, Emily, what she enjoyed most about
going birding with her mom, she responded that she "just enjoys being
outside," but in addition to the birds,
she likes "seeing the alligators, turtles
and the swamp bunnies. The rabbits are very tame and will let you get
within a foot or two of them. There
are usually some good lizards and
snakes in High Island."
For more information on birding in
our area, check out houstonaudubon.
org and chamberswild.com, where I
discovered that May 11th is Interna-
tional Migratory Bird day at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. You
can stop at the entrance pavilion to
pick up a wildlife bingo card for the
kids and show your completed card
when you leave to get a Junior Naturalist Achievement Award!
So let's bring the young ones along
and bee aware of these winged beauties and their natural habitats close
to home.
Elizabeth Waddill
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer.
It sings because it has a song." Chinese Proverb
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hot spot human highlight
Sending Kids to Yale Instead of Jail
Percy Pitzer, Founder Corrective Corrections Education Foundation
After spending 30 years in prison, Percy Pitzer is
determined to keep others from serving jail time.
Upon retirement as a warden with the Federal
Bureau of Prisons, Pitzer worked in private corrections for several years. In 2002, he began Creative
Corrections, an international consulting company
based in Beaumont. In 2012, Pitzer founded Creative Corrections Education Foundation (CCEF),
a nonprofit organization headquartered in Beaumont to provide educational opportunities to
children of incarcerated parents through scholarships and other creative strategies.
“It’s cheaper to send a kid to Yale than to jail and
that’s our goal…to keep young kids from going to
prison,” said Pitzer, a Vietnam Veteran. “As many
as 50 percent of juvenile delinquents are children
with an incarcerated parent, so second generation
crime is very real.”
The average annual cost of maintaining one prisoner is $24,000 while the average cost to send one
student to college for a year including books, room
and board is $17,000.
Pizer and his wife of 43 years, Sununt, initially
funded CCEF with a personal donation of $100,000,
and to date 12 scholarships have been awarded to
qualifying applicants around the country. However
more donations are needed to ensure success, and
Pitzer is carrying his message for support to the
community and back to prison.
“I visited a high security prison and talked to
400 inmates because I want inmates to contribute;
we’re supporting their kids. Talking to a group of
100 inmates at a time, I got a standing ovation. Just
because a person is in prison doesn’t mean they
don’t care about their kids. It means they ended
up in prison. The overwhelming majority still care
about their kids.”
Stopping the cycle of second generation crime
is a small pursuit to Pitzer’s mammoth long-term
mission- prison reform.
“I’ve seen a lot over 25 years. The Bureau of Prisons is a very good organization, one of the best in
government at trying to do the job the way it’s designed but there’s some shortcomings in government and it’s not the fault of the Bureau. They keep
locking up more people and the resources don’t
increase so what happens? They are expected
to do a lot more with a whole lot less. With the
amount of people being incarcerated, the resources are spread across. We need to revisit what we’re
doing and come up with alternatives.”
In April of this year, some of Pitzer’s alternative
ideas were published in the American Bar Association Journal titled, “Over Incarceration from the
Perspective of a Retired Warden.”
Some of Pitzer’s ideas include utilizing technology to monitor white-collar criminals (2/3 of inmates
in the U.S. are nonviolent criminals.) instead of sentencing them to serve time; reviewing mandatory
sentencing and giving judges more discretion; assisting inmates with reentry to society to reduce
the 41 percent recidivism rate and sending kids of
incarcerated parents to school instead of prison.
To join Pitzer in his efforts, contact CCEF at
409.861.2536 and visit the Foundation website at
www.creativecorrectionseducationfoundation.org.
Arresting Facts
• 1 out of every 28 children in the US has a parent behind bars.
• More than 50% of juvenile delinquents have a parent or guardian who is
or has been incarcerated.
• Nearly 3% of the US population is a child under age 18 with a parent in state
or federal prison.
• Currently there are 10 million adults incarcerated, on probation or paroled.
• In 1975 there were 27,000 prisoners in the United States;
today there are between 217,000 and 219,000 in the federal system.
• In 1975 there were 200,000 people incarcerated in the US; today there are 2.4 million.
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Heat & Sweet: Crawfish & Wine
By Gerald Patrizi
Wine Manager at Debb’s Liquor
It's crawfish time and I know it’s
hard to compete with a good beer to
wash down these succulent crustaceans, especially with all the great craft
brews available these days. But you
winos take heart; there are some wine
matches that are equally as refreshing.
First of all, with crawfish, whether
it is boiled, etouffee or even fettuccini, you are dealing with some pretty
strong flavors that embrace copious
quantities of sodium and red pepper.
Most wines would fall apart under this
onslaught, especially chardonnay and
red wines such as merlot and cabernet.
However, sauvignon blanc works
very well, especially those from New
Gerald Patrizi
Zealand. The crisp,
grassy and citrus flavors work with the
spices. Riesling and
gewürztraminer also
are great matches
because their semisweet flavors can
take the heat.
For reds you’ll need full
bodied and fruity ones such as red
zinfandel, shiraz/syrah or malbec.
A third category of wine, and
one I have mentioned
before because of its
versatility, is sparkling wine in either
brut or extra dry. These wines can
go with almost anything.
My choices:
Harbor Town Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough, New Zealand $12.99
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough, New Zealand $16.99
Klinker Brick Old Vine Zinfandel
Lodi, California $17.89
Michael & David 6th Sense Syrah
Lodi, California $14.59
La Marca Prosecco
Italy $14.19
Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut
Spain $6.99
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brew review
The Glass that Fits
By Brandon East
Recently, a friend of mine, Chad
King, asked me where he could buy
some tulip glasses locally for his
newly purchased Saint Arnold Divine
Reserve 13 (Belgian Style Quad), because for him, the obvious places to
look (liquor and department stores)
came up empty. My solution was
simple: use a large, stemmed red wine
glass or an oversized brandy snifter.
Opting for the glass traditionally used
Recommended
glassware and beers
Snifter:
Imperial ales, barleywines,
and strong or barrel-aged
American ales
Goblet:
Belgian Abbey ales
Stemmed Pokal:
for most lagers, session beers,
IPAs, brown ales, and
farmhouse style Saisons.
for cabernet was a great fit for Chad.
I own virtually every style of beer
glassware: tulip, flute, snifter, weizen,
goblet, pokal, stange, chalice, session,
stemmed ale, pilsner (footed and
standard), mug, lambic footed flute,
nonic pint, taster, stein, American
shaker pint and Kwak. A glass boot is
not in my collection because I don't
consume over a liter of a single beer
in one sitting...anymore.
But I must admit that I only have
about four different styles of glassware in regular rotation. For me, a
snifter, tulip, pokal and goblet fit the
bill to appreciate and enjoy the appearance, aromas and flavors for just
about every style of beer I drink…and
I drink just about everything.
What about the familiar American
shaker pint? This ubiquitous heavy
glassware is probably in your cabinet
and is used by just about every bar or
restaurant with a tap, but it’s not particularly good for beer. I rarely drink
beer from them, but I too own several, so instead I use them for water
or morning smoothies.
When buying craft beer at a restaurant I typically ask for their largest
red wine glass. Additionally, doing
this allows you to pour your beer
from that 'ice cold' shaker glass into
something that you'll enjoy.
How to pour a beer? It is quite simple really. First thing to know is that
you WANT about a half-inch to inch
of head (beer foam collar) to release
the aroma of the beer. Too many
servers don't do this and it's amateurish. Tilt your beer glass at about
45 degrees then pour your beer right
in the middle of your glass, which
will be its right side. As the beer fills
to the middle where you began your
pour, begin to turn your glass upright
and keep pouring the beer straight in
the middle of the glass until it fills to
the brim. Assuming you have a clean
glass, that pour should leave you
Tulip:
Lambics, American wild ales,
American Imperial ales,
Belgian (non-abbey) strong ales.
Brandon East and his
favorite beer glasses.
Brandon East
with an impeccable looking beer.
A tell-tale sign that your bar or
restaurant isn't cleaning and/or
sanitizing their dishes properly is to
look at the beer. If your beer has virtually little to zero head and as you
drink your beer, it doesn't leave small
rings or a spiderweb of lacing within
the glass then it isn't clean enough..
You've probably seen bars with a station where they are just quickly dipping the glass in an orderly fashion
through a few different solutions.
The food and beer residue does not
release very well from that process
alone. If you see that, then order a
beer from a bottle.
Wine and spirits don't have the
problem of quality variation; they
come straight from the bottle so you
know that for the most part each time
you have that brand or style of wine
or liquor it will be the same no matter where you go. For beer though,
it's a different story because not all
retailers, restaurants and bars have the
same standards and practices for serving and storing beer, not to mention
the tap systems that vary dramatically.
The importance of beer glassware
holds the same that it does for wine,
cocktails and spirits in that the vessel helps accentuate what the artisan
intended by bringing a stronger human element into the picture. Winemaking has more to do with Mother
Nature than beer brewing, which depends heavily on the crafter. Finding
the right glass for beer, then is even
more important to appreciate the
artisan’s intentions.
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visual arts
Release your inner artist
By Melissa Tilley
Creating art can be therapeutic,
revitalizing, relaxing, eye-opening
or whatever the creator makes of it.
Most importantly, you don’t have to
be a professional artist to embrace
your feelings through art and explore
its benefits. The month of May and
throughout the summer include opportunities for adults and children
to discover their inner artist.
For adults, the Port Arthur Art
Association and the Nederland Art
Guild offer classes in oil painting at
the Texas Artists Museum, 3501
Cultural Center Drive in Port Arthur,
every Tuesday and Friday. For details,
call 409.983.4881.
The Art Studio, Inc., located at
720 Franklin St. in Beaumont, offers
a life drawing class every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. The cost is $5. Call
409.838.5393 for more information.
The Beaumont Art League, lo-
“Every child
is an artist.
The problem is how
to remain an artist
once he grows up.”
~Pablo Picasso
cated at 4175 Gulf, is now hosting
an Artists Symposium Series the first
Friday of each month from 7-9 p.m.
The event will feature panel discus-
featured exhibits
Art Museum of Southeast Texas
500 Main, Beaumont, 409-832-3432
Sally Chandler: The Lost World
through June 30
David Everett: The Tie that Binds
through June 30
Artwork by Robert Brickhouse
in Café Arts
through July 14
“The Lost World” Family Art Day
May 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Beaumont Art League
2675 Gulf, Beaumont, 409-833-4179
OPENING RECEPTION:
The 51st Annual Juried Exhibition:
BAL National 2013
May 11, 7-9 p.m.
OPENING RECEPTION:
Senior Thesis
May 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Movie Night: Art School Confidential
May 7 at 7 p.m.
Opening Reception X 2!
Contemporary South African Artist
Mary Sibande- Downstairs Gallery
1st Annual Juried Student ExhibitionUpstairs Gallery
May 24, 6:30 p.m.
Museum of the Gulf Coast
700 Procter, Port Arthur, 409-982-7000
Exquisite Miniatures:
The Art of Wes and
Rachelle Siegrest
through May
Stark Museum of Art
Dishman Art Museum
712 Green Ave., Orange, 409-886-2787
Senior Thesis
May 3-16
Wild Beauty:
The New Mexico Setting
through June 8
1030 E. Lavaca, Beaumont, 409-880-8959
sions with local artists exploring their
methods and ideas.
For children, summer art camps
offer many opportunities that inspire
creativity in those little minds.
The Art Museum of Southeast
Texas’ ever-popular Summer ArtVentures Creative Kids Camp runs
from June 17 through July 19 with
week-long workshops for children
4-14 years old. Course offerings include 3D illustrating, impasto painting, sculpture using recycled materials, watercolor and more. Visit amset.
org or call 409.832.3432 for the complete course descriptions. Registration deadline is June 3.
The Stark Museum of Art and
Shangri La Botanical Gardens are
offering two exciting summer camps
where kids explore and learn about
nature and art together. Students entering grades 6, 7 and 8 are invited to
“Flocks of Feathered Friends” on June
24-28, which will allow them to experience the art and science of birds
while learning some great techniques
to illustrate them. Students entering
grades 5 and 6 are invited to “Plants
in Perspective” on July 22-26, which
will combine science and art as they
explore botany by observing, drawing, painting and sculpting flowers.
Call 409.670.0803 for more details.
These are just a few of the many
offerings around Southeast Texas.
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events and the EventsBook for more
developing opportunities in art instruction.
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performances
Nun Better, Habit Forming
OCP Presents Nunsense A-MEN
The all-male cast of Nunsense AMEN!, opening at the Orange Community Playhouse (OCP) and running through mid-May is sure to be
a blessing to the community.
Laugh out loud to hymn-humming hilarity when five nuns, men in
habits - ballet-loving Sister Leo, streetwise Sister Robert Anne, befuddled
Sister Mary Amnesia, the Mother
Superior Sister Regina and Mistress
of the Novices Sister Mary Hubert stage a talent show in order to raise
money for a funeral. Sadly, cook Sister
Julia, Child of God, has accidentally
poisoned all but the five remaining
sisters who are left with the cost of
burying their dead.
The musical comedy features
songs, “Nunsense is Habit-Forming,”
“Benedicite,” and “The Dying Nun
Ballet,” sung by Kevin Doss, Doug
Rogers, Paul Burch, Justin Sanders
and Jonathan McCollum. The five actors were precast by Jeff Hattman, a
charter member of OCP who was to
direct this show but died May 3, 2012.
“We dedicated the entire season
to Jeff and thank her for giving Orange Community Players her time,
talent and love for live theatre for so
many years,” said Diana Hill, Nunsense
A-MEN! director. “She taught us to
support each other and to keep live
theatre alive.”
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COMMUNITY
Nunsense A-Men!
Orange Community Playhouse
708 Division Street, Orange, 409.363.2541
May 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 & 18 at 7:30 p.m.
& 12, 19 at 2:30 p.m.
Camelot
McFaddin-Ward Auditorium
The Betty Greenberg Center for the
Performing Arts
4155 Laurel, Beaumont, 409.833.4664
May 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25 at 7:30 p.m.
May 18 at 2:00 p.m.
Dinner Theatre:
The Lady With all the Answers
The Woman's Club
575 Magnolia, Beaumont, 409.543.4915
May 31 at 6:30 p.m.
Nunsense-A-MEN! closes the Orange Community Players’ season but
kicks off a fundraising effort to update the theater located at 708 West
Division Avenue in Orange.
“We’re hoping to raise $10,000.00
for OCP,” said Hill. “The playhouse
needs a stage curtain; the one hanging now has been hanging for 50
years; new floors in the foyer, front
door repair and many other things
including replacing the costumes,
props and lighting lost as a result of
Ike. Big Ike took us to the cleaners,
but we are slowly recovering and so
proud of our playhouse.”
Tickets for the production are $15 for
adults and $8 for students. Performances
are 7:30 pm on May 9, 10, 11 and 16, 17,
18 and matinees at 2:30 pm on May 12,
19. Call 409.882.9137 or get tickets online
at orangecommunityplayers.com.
May’s Medieval Knights
BCP’s Camelot
Come to King Arthur’s Round Table
for Camelot, the perfect production
for showcasing the amazing talents
of Beaumont Community Players and
veteran director Paula Bothe.
Bothe, who directed the last show
in the old Beaumont Little Theatre
in Fair Park, The Fantasticks, and first
show in the new Betty Greenberg
Center for Performing Arts, Tintypes,
said Camelot is a sword swinging musical classic for the entire family.
“Camelot is a timeless, beautiful
show with incredibly gorgeous music,
fascinating characters, humor and romance for the entire family.”
Performances in the McFaddinWard Auditorium of the Betty Greenberg Center for the Performing Arts
are May 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 7:30
p.m. with a Sunday matinee on May
18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12, $22 and
$25 available by calling 409.833.4664
or online at www.beaumontcommunityplayers.com/tickets.htm.
DANCE RECITALS
Bridge City Strutters
Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts
707 W. Main, Orange, 409.886.5535
May 1, 6 p.m.
City Dance Center 5th Annual
Showcase "I Want it All"
Nederland Performing Arts Center
18th Street at Spurlock Rd., Nederland,
409.833.7222
May 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Thayer School of Dance Recital
707 W. Main, Orange, 409.886.5535
May 11 & 12 at 1:30 & 6:30 p.m.
Horizons School of Dance Recital
707 W. Main, Orange, 409.886.5535
May 12 at 6:30 p.m. & May 19 at 3:00 p.m.
Studio B School of Dance Recital
707 W. Main, Orange, 409.886.5535
May 24 at 7:00 p.m.
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AMSET’s gARTage Sale, a No-Sweat Finder’s Fare
Shop and dine or feast and find- it’s
the Art Museum of Southeast Texas
(AMSET) annual gARTage Sale May
17 with a free mega markdown market on May 18.
For $30, be the first to browse art,
collectibles and home décor available for purchase while also enjoying a delicious dinner on Friday from
7-10 p.m. Among the Museum’s original art and donated items, scattered
for slow scrutiny and consideration,
you’ll find a Sony boombox, several
computers, other home décor items
and much, much more.
High-quality items including two
Tuscany sconces/vases, a silver fashion necklace with two-tone silver and
white beads and a square pendant
decorated with bands of plain and
rope gold with white square stone in
the center and home pottery fountains are marked for a silent auction
along with some prints: Dancing on
the Water Together Making Magic
by Charmaine Locke and James Surls
and Simply Red by Joan Steinman.
The following day, prices on items
not sold Friday night will be slashed
and the Museum will be open to the
public for an indoor, air-conditioned
garage sale shopping experience like
no other. It’s Southeast Texas’ nosweat finder’s fare.
All proceeds will benefit
AMSET exhibitions and educational programs. Call
409.832.3432 for more
information or to donate an item to the
sale. Donors will
be given $5
off the Friday
night price of
admission and
AMSET will pick
up large pieces.
Garage Sales
in Your Future
May 23-25
Wesley United Methodist Church
Plant and Garage Sale
July 25-27
Trinity United Methodist Church
Garage Sale
Other Great
SHOPportunities
May 2 - Thursday
5:00 PM
First Thursdays at the Mildred at
Sidewalk and Shops on Calder
Avenue, Beaumont, 409.880.3749
Saturdays
8:00 AM
Beaumont Farmer's Market at
Beaumont Athletic Complex
950 Langham Road, Beaumont,
409.363.0495
May 17-19; June 14-6; July 12-14
9:00 AM
Orange Trade Days at 200 Turrett,
Orange, 409.883.4344
May 18 - Saturday
9:00 AM
Cajun Spring Fling in Downtown
Port Neches 1216 Port Neches
Ave., Port Neches, 409.722.4848
May 19 - Sunday
12:00 PM
SETX Fashion Expo at The Beaumont Event Centre 700 Crockett
Street, Beaumont, 409.365.8644
May 24-26; June 21-23; July 26-28
7:00 AM
Kountze Big Thicket Trade Days
at Hwy 69 North, Kountze,
409.246.3413
July 19-21 - Friday
3:00 PM
Peddler Show and Outdoor Expo: His
and Hers Weekend at Ford Park 5115
IH-10 S., Beaumont, 409.951.5440
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11:30 AM
Deliver the Difference benefiting
Meals on Wheels at Beaumont
7:00 PM
Night and Day Orchestra Benefit
Concert for Dyess Scholarship at
Beaumont Event Centre, 800.745.3000
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6:30 PM
American Cancer Chambers County
Relay for Life at Winnie/Stowell Park,
409.835.2139
6:30 PM
American Cancer Beaumont Relay
for Life at Ozen High School Stadium, 409.835.2139
6:30 PM
American Cancer Orange County
Relay for Life at Bridge City High
School Stadium, 409.835.2139
3&4
3:00 PM
2013 Golden Triangle BBQ Cook-Off
at Port Neches Park
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5:00 AM
Redfish Tournament- Salt Water
Boys Benefit at Walter Umphrey
Park on Pleasure Island, 409.866.2400
8:00 AM
Stable-Spirit Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebee’s, 4375 Dowlen,
409.365.5277
9:30 AM
4th Annual St. Paul's School Golf
Tournament at Rayburn Country
Club, 409.429.0718
4:00 PM
"Kentucky Derby Party" Fundraiser
at Betty Greenberg Center for the
Performing Arts, 409.833.4664
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2:00 PM
Triangle AIDS Network Annual Garden Party, The Orleans Street Pub
and Bar, 409.832.8338
6
8:00 AM
9th Annual Bruce Allred Golf Tournament at Beaumont Country Club,
409.892.8121x106
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6:00 PM
Literary Feast and Author’s Forum,
Bridge City Community Cntr,
409.735.4242
6:30 PM
St. Stephen's ECW Live & Silent
Auction, Broce Hall of St. Stephen's,
409.892.4227
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9:00 AM
2nd Saturdays At The Giving Field at
The Giving Field, 409.351.2612
11:00 AM
Boys' Haven Crawfish and Music Festival at Parkdale Mall, 409.866.2400
12:00 PM
Washer Tournament Benefitting EC
Project Graduation at Nutty Jerry's,
409.658.0606/409.658.0343
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1:00 PM
Annual Girls’ Haven Benefit Golf
Tournament, Beaumont Country
Club, 409.832.6223
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6:30 PM
Beaumont Children's Museum Gala at
Beaumont Event Centre, 409.351.3882
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8:00 AM
ARC of Greater Beaumont Recycle with
the Arc, Throughout City, 409.784.5556
1:00 PM
A Round to Remember at Iron Oaks
Golf Club, 832.276.9045
7:00 PM
AMSET gARTage Sale at Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 409.832.3432
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7:00 AM
gARTage Sale at Art Museum of
8:00 AM
Golf Tournament Fundraiser at Iron
Oaks Golf Club, 409.291.9131
9:00 AM
Armed Forces Freedom Ride at VFW
Hall, 409.383.4487
11:00 AM
Crawfish For Connor at Cow-
boy Church On The Rock,
409.781.8855/409.289.2400
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6:30 PM
American Red Cross Hurricane
Party: Cocktails and Camo at Beaumont Civic Center, 409.832.1644
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8:00 AM
Daisies and Dragons Duathlon for
Kids at Carroll "Butch" Thomas Education Support Center, 409.617.5500
12:00 PM
S.A.L.T. Fishing Tournament,
409.963.0433
4:30 AM
14th Annual Silsbee Volunteer Fire
Dept Bass Tournament at Mill Creek
on Lake Sam Rayburn, 409.385.6974
30 & 31
9:00 AM
Southeast Texas Motorcop Rodeo at
Ford Park, 409.880.3825
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12:00 PM
Sabine District Transportation Club's
Annual Golf Tournament at Bayou
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Health, Wellness & Education
Going Gluten-Free: The End of Flour Power
Demonstrations at LiveWell Conference
Going gluten-free is more possible than impossible, at least according to Chef Charles Duit, C.E.C.,
A.A.A, President of the Golden Triangle Chapter
of Texas Chef’s Association, and one of the chefs
demonstrating gluten-free cooking at the 2013
Christus LiveWell Women’s Conference on May 9
at Ford Park.
“There’s not anything we aren’t able to make gluten-free,” said Duit. “Although it’s hardest for bakers
to find wheat-flour substitutes, with the right substitutes you would be surprised what can be done.”
Duit, who is the Food Service Director at Calder
Woods and the Chef Instructor at Lamar University’s Hospitality and Culinary Arts Department,
and his catering wife, Debbie Bando, also a certified
executive chef and owner of Bando’s Catering on
11th Street, promote, practice and teach flourless
cooking or gluten-free living.
“Simple foods prepared simply is key,” said Bando.
“Make everything from scratch, which is cheaper,
controls the sodium, too; it’s the only way to know
what’s truly in your food to know your ingredients.”
To help Southeast Texas women prepare glutenfree foods from scratch, three food demonstrations are scheduled. During the demonstrations,
chefs will not only share recipes and serve what
they cook, but also share simple tips and acceptable substitutes for gluten-free living like how to
still make sauces and gravies without flour.
When a recipe calls for smaller quantities of flour,
Duit recommends substituting flour with cornstarch but says, with Paula-Dean enthusiasm, “butter” is an acceptable thickening agent for sauces.
“Butter,” said Duit, who will work side by side
with one of his students, Matthew Parrish, at 2:20
p.m.. “You make a lemon butter sauce using butter
at the last stage when the sauce is slowly cooling. It
allows the sauce to thicken a bit.”
Bando plans to help women identify what’s in
food when reading labels and menus during her
May 9: Gluten-Free Food Demonstrations in the Marketplace
9:50-10:20 a.m. - Chef Debbie Bando and Chef Wesley Mouton
1-1:30 p.m. - Glenda Shaw, Instructor at the Taylor Career Center Culinary Program
2:20-2:50 p.m. - Chef Charles Duit and student Matthew Parrish
Lounge seating provided.
conference at 9:50 a.m.
“A lot of times in restaurants even the broiled
and grilled seafood is brushed with flour,” said
Bando. “The toughest thing you have to do is determine if something is gluten-free, even flourless
cake has two tablespoons of flour.”
Soy sauce, salad dressings and frozen foods are
a few of the items Bando and Duit believe people
would never suspect to be made with flour.
Use the code to go online and get
gluten-free with two recipes:
Caramelized Onion Sweet Potato Salad
Massaged Kale Salad
"Gift of Life" June Men's Health
Month Prostate Cancer screenings
take place on the following dates:
Saturday, June 8 - Port Arthur
Saturday, June 15 - Beaumont
Saturday, June 22 - Orange
You may be eligible for the free screening if:
• You have limited income and are
underinsured or uninsured
• You are a man and at least 45 years
of age (or age 40 if you are African
American or younger if you have
a family history of prostate cancer)
• You have not had prostate cancer
Registration is required.
Please call "Gift of Life" 861-5940.
In the kitchen at Lamar’s Hospitality and Culinary Arts Department Chefs Carly Andrews and Traci Gates test
out a gluten-free Kale salad in preparation for the Christus LiveWell Women’s Conference May 9 at Ford Park.
See page 30 for even more highlights of this fun and educational event!
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family fun
One Month, Two Festivals
By Emily Wheeler
28th Annual Texas Crab Festival
The beloved Texas Crab Festival in Gregory Park
at Crystal Beach is celebrating its 28th year and the
offerings are better than ever before. The threeday Mother’s day weekend event kicks off on Friday, May 10 at 6 pm with a jam-packed line-up of
entertainment including Grammy winner Wayne
Toups. On Saturday, May 11 participants can lace
up for the 5K at 8 am, followed by a Gumbo cookoff, washers tournament and other fun activities
and entertainment for the entire family, which
continue on Sunday, May 12.
The Festival has something for everyone and
includes a midway, exhibits and vendors, contests,
several children’s activities, carnival rides and delicious food.
Adult admission is $8 on Friday and Saturday and free on
Sunday. Children under 12 are
free all weekend. No coolers or
pets allowed in the Festival. All
proceeds benefit area youth
through the funding of schol-
arship and youth development programs, in addition to promoting tourism on the Bolivar Peninsula.
For more information, visit www.texascrabfestival.org.
Med Fest
Opa! Be part of a 100-year-old tradition at St.
Michael’s Mediterranean Festival, Saturday, May
11 from 11 am until 9 pm. This exciting day of
cultural activities, delicious food and riveting entertainment takes place at St. Michael’s Orthodox
Church on 15th Street in Beaumont and with free
admission you can’t miss it! You can purchase a
$10 food and beverage ticket or individual $1 tickets for your choice of several Mediterranean delicacies at various outdoor booths including falafel,
kafta, tabouli, hummus, stuffed grape leaves, wine,
beer and so much more. The $10
Middle Eastern Plate Dinner, first
served in Beaumont in 1909, can be
enjoyed inside the Church Hall and
includes Kibbee (fried extra lean
beef stuffed with sautéed meat,
onions and pine nuts), cabbage rolls
(meat, rice and spices rolled in cabbage leaves), Arabic-style green beans
and a slice of pita bread. Live
music and dancing will take place
throughout the day and there are
several fun activities for children including a petting zoo and camel rides. Tickets
may be purchased at the gate the day of
the event or in advance at Abbie’s Imports, Wine Styles, Chas. S. Nacol’s,
The Schooner and other locations. For more information, visit
www.stmichaelmedfest.com.
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Christus LiveWell Women’s Conference 2013
By Emily Wheeler
A rare gem is headed to Southeast
Texas for the 2013 Christus LiveWell
Women’s Conference, Thursday,
May 9 at Ford Park. Jewel Kilcher,
professionally known as Jewel, is this
year’s keynote lunch speaker and has
everyone anxiously awaiting her arrival. The young star, known mostly
as a singer, songwriter, producer and
for her many Grammy nominations,
lives a relatable life as a busy mom
and wife on a working Texas ranch.
Yes…this Utah native is now a Texas
gal and is married to a highly successful rodeo cowboy.
During lunch, more than 1,800 at-
tendees at the women’s conference
will hear Jewel share her thoughts on
overcoming life’s struggles and challenges, using her own experiences
with everything from homelessness
to health issues.
In addition to lunch with Jewel,
the conference includes morning
and afternoon sessions that are so
riveting registrants will have a difficulty narrowing down the incredible
choices. With gluten-free cooking
demonstrations by the Golden Triangle Chefs Association (see page
28), advice and lots of laughs from Dr.
Brent Bost and tips on Texas traveling from local celebrity and Texas
Country Reporter, Bob Phillips, there
is something for everyone. Be sure to
register early for the sessions.
Transform!
Learn how to become more organized at “STUFF-ed: The Basics of Decluttering and Downsizing” with Janine Godwin. Janine has appeared on
TLC’s popular show, Hoarding: Buried
Alive and owns a successful Houstonbased company, Nooks & Crannies.
Become “Your Best Self” with Nancy
Cook, learn how to “Life Balance as
a Busy Woman” with Crystal Breaux,
start “Living Creatively” with Ashley
Hebert and you may even “Find Your
Warrior Within” with Patty Tanner. You
could “Make Your Bedroom a Sanctuary” with Janine Godwin and turn your
“Trash into Treasure” with Sabrina Grey.
Find “A Healthier You” with Lauren Rodriguez and Jerome Schrapps, MD, and
“Go Organic! Gardening Made Simple”
with Joseph Johnson.
Get Screened!
Take advantage of the free
health screenings available in the
lobby, which begin at 7 am during registration. You can have a
blood pressure check, total cholesterol, body mass index, posture
screening, foot screening, glucose
screening, and much more. There
will also be healthy lifestyle information available to take home.
Bring home the goods!
The popular Market is back this
year and the offerings are irresist-
Check out page 28 for just one of the many
demonstrations that will be held at the conference!
entertainment for kids
Beaumont Children’s Museum Gala
By Emily Wheeler
Do. Dream. Discover. That’s the motto and the
mission of the Beaumont Children’s Museum slated to open in Downtown Beaumont sometime in
the near future. Although kids are the center of
their world, this group has something exciting up
their sleeves that will bring out the inner-child in
us all. On Thursday, May 16 prepare to be mesmerized at the first ever Beaumont Children’s Museum
Gala at the new Event Centre. This evening of
interactive experiences includes a show with Michael Hoke, “Science Superstar” and retired Executive Director of Shangri La Botanical Gardens and
Nature Center.
Dancing is encouraged and with entertainment
by Katie Whitney and the Draw you’ll be sure to!
Tickets are $75 for general admission and $100
for reserved seats. Sponsorships begin at $1,000 for
a table of 10, with levels increasing beyond $10,000.
The ticket price includes beer and wine and a delicious meal prepared by local chef Chuck Harris.
All proceeds benefit the Beaumont Children’s
Museum which is currently a “museum without
walls” and hosts projects like Touch-a-Truck, which
took place in October 2012 and gave children the
opportunity to explore various vehicles- public
service, utility, construction, emergency, you name
it! Stuffee, another traveling exhibit hosted by the
group, is a seven-foot, kid friendly, plush doll that
visits area schools and makes learning about the
body and healthy lifestyles fun. The museum and
its organizers are committed to providing engaging
learning activities for children across the region and
this gala will become the museum’s main fundraiser.
For more information about the BCM Gala,
please visit www.beaumontchildrensmuseum.org.
ible. With an increase in vendors and
wider shopping aisles, participants
will find beauty products, children’s
items, clothing, essential oils, herbs
and other delicacies.
Enjoy!
Southeast Texas adult women are
in for a day of learning, laughing and
relaxation. The conference, which
lasts from 7 am until 4:30 pm, is a flexible environment where registrants
can come and go as they please. In
additional to health screenings and
other wellness opportunities, there
are several fun attractions throughout the Conference Center. Be sure
to stop by the photo booth, generously underwritten by Neches Federal Credit Union.
Registration is required and costs
$75. For more information, visit www.
christuslivewell.org/conference2013.
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featured events
Weekly
Mondays
11:00 AM
City of Beaumont Lunch at the Lake
at Beaumont Event Centre Plaza,
409.880.3789
8:00 PM
MaxBowl Monday's Bowl
Your Brains Out! at MaxBowl,
409.722.8300
Tuesdays
4:00 PM
Colorado Canyon Family Day at
Colorado Canyon, 409.347.4386
Wednesdays
10:30 AM
Weekly Story Time at Theodore
Johns Branch Library, 409.842.5223
10:30 AM
Story Time, Arts & Crafts at Willard
Library, 409.838.6606
4:00 PM
Winning Wednesdays at Colorado
Canyon, 409.347.4386
Thursdays
10:30 AM
Story Time at Beaumont Public
Library, 409.838.6606
Fridays
10:30 AM
Pre-School Story Time, 3-5 yrs at R. C.
Miller Memorial Library, 409.838.6606
Saturdays
8:00 AM
Beaumont Farmer's Market at
Beaumont Athletic Complex,
409.363.0495
10:00 AM
Big Thicket Spring Program Cardinal
Cruise at Riverfront Park Pavilion,
409.651.5326
1&2
9:30 AM
Lotus Garden and Bamboo Festival
at Buu Mon Buddhist Temple,
409.982.9319
2
5:00 PM
First Thursdays at the Mildred Building, 409.880.3749
2, 3, 4, & 5
10:00 AM
Port Neches Riverfest at Port Neches
Park, 409.722.9154
3
4:30 PM
Regina-Howell Elementary Carnival
2013 at Regina Howell Elementary,
409.617.6190
5:00 PM
Trinity UMC Kids Night Out at
Trinity United Methodist Church,
409.892.8121
7:00 PM
SETX Big Read - Reader's Theater:
Bless Me, Ultima at Little Cypress Mauriceville High School,
409.882.3083
7:00 PM
City of Beaumont Calder Twilight 5K
Run/Walk at Rao's Bakery & Coffee
Cafe, 409.550.1809
3&4
5:00 PM
Hardin County Musicfest at Kountze, 409.246.3413
4
9:00 AM
Conn’s Family Expo 2013, Beaumont
Civic Center, 409.896.5555
9:30 AM
Shangri La Saturday Adventure
Series: Secrets of Trees at Shangri La
Botanical Gardens, 409.670.9799
10:00 AM
Family Arts Day: The Lost World at
Art Museum of Southeast Texas,
409.832.3432
10:00 AM
Beaumont PD Bicycle Safety Rodeo
at Beaumont Event Centre, Beaumont, 409.880.3825
5:00 PM
Rao's Annual Sweet Rides Car Show
at Rao's Bakery & Coffee Cafe,
409.550.1809
7:00 PM
The Band Perry with Casey Donahew Band at Nutty Jerry's,
877.643.7508
5
3:30 PM
Lamarissimo! A Cappella Choir and
Grand Chorus at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, 409.880.8144
8
10:30 AM
Big Thicket Spring Program "Kids
Library Program" at Elmo Willard
Library, 409.951.6700
9
7:00 AM
2013 Christus LiveWell Women's
Conference at Ford Park, 409.899.7700
6:30 PM
Fair Park Deco Lecture by David
Bush at McFaddin-Ward House,
409.832.1906
10
5:30 PM
Parents' Night Out at Wesley United
Methodist Church, 409.892.7733
6:30 PM
Motherhood Out Loud Benefitting
Triangle Aids Network at Logon
Cafe, 409.832.1529
7:00 PM
2nd Fridays Monthly Drumming
Circles at Unity Southeast Texas,
409.842.0271
7:00 PM
LIT May Graduation at Montagne
Center, 409.880.2292
10, 11 & 12
6:00 PM
28th Annual Texas Crab Festival at
Crystal Beach, 409.684.5940
11
9:00 AM
2nd Saturdays At The Giving Field at
The Giving Field, 409.351.2612
9:30 AM
Shangri La Saturday Adventure Series: Caffeinated Plants at Shangri La
11:00 AM
Boys' Haven Crawfish and Music Festival at Parkdale Mall, 409.866.2400
11:00 AM
St. Michael Mediterranean Festival
at St. Michael Orthodox Christian
Church, 409.838.4951
1:00 PM
Barrel and Pole Practice Day at 3
Cross Cowboy Church, 409.659.3494
1:30 & 6:30 PM - Thayer School of
Dance Recital at Lutcher Theater,
409-886-5535
7:00 PM - Spindletop Roller Girls at
Ford Exhibit Hall, 409-951-5440
7:30 PM
World Raw Tour at Ford Arena,
409.951.5440
16
6:30 PM
ARC of Greater Beaumont Third
Thursdays of the Month Adult
Social Club at Spindletop MHMR,
409.784.5556
17
7:00 PM
3rd Fridays Game Night at Unity
17, 18 & 19
9:00 AM
Orange Trade Days at Orange Trade
Days, 409.883.4344
18
8:00 AM
Household Hazardous Waste and
Scrap Tire Collection Event at
Silsbee High School Parking Lot,
409.899.8444 x7520
8:30 AM
19th Annual Corvette Club and
Cowboy GM Corvette Show at Parking Lot in front of Gander Mountain
& Fuzzy's, 409.284.3357
9:00 AM
Cajun Spring Fling at Downtown
Port Neches, 409.722.4848
9:30 AM
Shangri La Saturday Adventure
Series: Flying Dinosaurs at Shangri La
9:30 AM
LU Graduation Ceremony Colleges
of Art and Science, Business and
Engineering at LU Montagne Center,
409.880.8060
1:30 PM
LU Graduation Ceremony Colleges
Fine Arts and Communication and
General Studies at LU Montagne
Center, 409.880.8060
2:00 PM
SETX Big Read: Book Discussion of Bless
Me, Ultima in the Museum Setting at
Stark Museum of Art, 409.886.2787
2:00 PM
8th Annual Kinsel Lincoln Beaumont
Jazz and Blues Fest at Crockett Street
Entertainment District
19
12:00 PM
SETX Fashion Expo at The Beaumont Event Centre, 409.365.8644
20
7:00 PM
Tim McGraw and Brantley Gilbert,
Ford Pavilion, 409.951.5400
21
9:00 AM
Catholic Diocesan Third Age
Celebration at St. Francis of Assisi
Church and Hall, 409.924.4415
4:00 PM
Miller Library Targets Tweens
at R. C. Miller Memorial Library,
409.866.9487
24, 25 & 26
7:00 AM
Kountze Big Thicket Trade Days,
Kountze, 409.246.3413
24
10:00 PM
Moonlight Madness Bike Ride at
Rogers Park, 409.860.5065
25
11:00 AM
H-E-Buddy Story Time at HEB Plus,
409.866.2007
30 & 31
9:00 AM
Southeast Texas Motorcop Rodeo at
Ford Park, 409.880.3825
31
7:00 PM
The Josh Abbott Band at Nutty
Jerry's, 877.643.7508
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business & networking
featured events
Weekly
Tuesdays
11:30 AM
SETX Referral Group at Rockin A
Cafe, 409.842.0010
Fridays
7:30 AM
Greater Beaumont Chamber of
Commerce Business Connection at
MCM Elegante Tavern, 409.838.6581
1
9:00 AM
Commerce Ribbon Cutting: Gulfside
Dental, 409.838.6581
2
4:00 PM
Commerce Ribbon Cutting: Victory
Medical Center, 409.838.6581
7:00 PM
Golden Triangle Rose Society
Monthly Meeting at Tyrrell Park,
409.899.1149
4-12
8:00 AM
National Travel & Tourism Week,
Ben J. Rogers Regional Visitors Center, 409.842.0500
7
12:00 PM
Vidor Chamber of Commerce
Monthly Luncheon at Lakewood
Business Community Room,
409.769.6339
5:30 PM
The 16th Annual TORCH AWARDS
for Marketplace Trust Presentation
Banquet at Beaumont Civic Center,
409.835.5951 X 117
6:00 PM
Orange County Christian Writers
Guild at Brown Hearing Center,
409.988.2588
6:00 PM
Tri-City Corvette Club Monthly
Meeting at Cafe Del Rio, Beaumont
8
9:00 AM
Greater Beaumont Chamber
of Commerce Ribbon Cutting:
Lone Star Indoor Gun Range,
409.838.6581
9
11:30 AM
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce May Volunteer Recognition
Lunch at Holiday Inn Plaza & Suites,
409.838.6581
6:30 PM
Monthly Meeting of the Progressive
Democrats of Southeast Texas at
The Beaumont Club, 409.898.7355
6:30 PM
Scottish Society of Southeast Texas
at St. Andrews PC, 409.898.4986
10
2:00 PM
Tourism Roundup, Ben J. Rogers Regional Visitors Center, 409.842.0500
4:00 PM
Commerce Ribbon Cutting: Samuels
Jewelers- Parkdale Mall, 409.838.6581
15
9:00 AM
National Law Enforcement Memorial Week Police Memorial Service
at Beaumont Police Department,
409.880.3825
17
10:00 AM
Commerce Ribbon Cutting: Edward
Jones, Keven Bohm, 409.838.6581
16
7:30 AM
Greater Port Arthur Chamber of
Commerce May Morning Business Connection at MaxBowl,
409.963.1107
11:00 AM
Better Business Bureau "Lunch
and Learn" - "No Bad Days: Part
Deaux!" at MCM Elegante' Hotel,
409.835.5951 Ext. 117
19
1:30 PM
Golden Triangle Computer Club at
celebrating seniors
financial fitness
Wesley United Methodist Church is hosting “Senior Financial and Wellness Checkup” May 11 free to all senior citizens.
The day, which begins at 9:15 a.m., includes lunch and ends at 3 p.m., will feature
speakers on topics such as needed legal documents, reverse mortgages and refinancing, changes in the Texas Windstorm Pool including rates and policies and long-term
care insurance. Also on hand a physician and pharmacist to discuss issues on the
minds of seniors.
Wesley United Methodist Church is located at 3810 N Major Drive in Beaumont.
For more information or to attend the event call 409.892.7733.
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Howell Furniture Community Room,
409.866.4398
21
10:00 AM
Commerce Ribbon Cutting: Lagniappe at Lagniappe, 409.838.6581
4:00 PM
Retirement Party for Claudia
Hawkins at Beaumont Event Centre,
409.838.3435
4:30 PM
Commerce Mix & Mingle: Forest
Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial
Park, 409.838.6581
25 & 26
7:00 PM
American Rose Society Judging
School at Tyrrell Park, 409.886.4616
28
7:30 AM
Greater Port Arthur Chamber
of Commerce Leadership Breakfast at Port Arthur Civic Center,
409.963.1107
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sports and recreation
Sea Rim Striders Summer Run Series
By Amie James
“It's too hot to run in the summer” is
something I hear all the time. Yet every summer on Monday night at various parks in the area, over 300 people
gather to run faithfully between June
and August. Why in the world would
anyone want to do that? Because it's
fun and if you make six of the twelve
runs there is a tech shirt involved. People will do a lot for a free shirt!
The Summer Run Series is an ongoing event hosted by the local nonprofit Sea Rim Striders. Their mission
is to promote walking, running and
fitness. The Sea Rim Striders started
as a small club in the 1970's. In 2009,
as promotion began for the Exygon
& Baptist Hospitals’ Gusher Marathon hosted by the non-profit Sports
Society for American Health the Sea
Rim Striders saw an increase in inter-
est. Participation grew, fresh board
members arrived and new programs
helped the club flourish. Turkey Trot,
which is one of the Sea Rim Striders’
Daises & Dragons Duathlon happens May 25th at the Carrol “Butch” Thomas Stadium at 8:00a.m. This is fun, fun, fun! Watch your child race a 1K run, 2 mile bike then finish with a 1K run. All participants are chip timed but the competition is against themselves, not the others. Help us help your child build self-esteem and healthy habits.
Benefits of a youth specific event:
1. Youth only competition of a solitary effort allows a child to experience a race environment and self-reliance.
2. Racing a clock teaches a child to compete in a way that encourages personal development
instead of comparison to others.
3. Running and cycling are events a child can carry into adulthood as
adult duathlons, cycling events and running events are easy to find in any community.
4. Experiencing success and failure helps to develop essential life skills. Graceful or unsuccessful goal achievement goal achievement followed by evaluation,
improvement and acceptance is healthy. Both of these scenarios play out in
real life.
5. Joy. Pure joy. Children make great participants and are often pleased simply
by making the effort. We help each and every child celebrate their accomplishment with a finisher's medal.
6. The obvious physical health benefits. Everyone knows childhood obesity is
on the rise. A child that enjoys running or cycling is participating in an activity
that can stave off these risks.
This is a great event that brings a lot of smiles, laughter and benefits to our community. Please register your child or consider supporting the event. Go to www.
sportssocietyforamericanhealth.org or find the event on Facebook for
more information.
main yearly events, saw an increase
from 172 finishers in 2008 to 1,373 \
in 2012. Running is definitely on the
move in Southeast Texas.
Derek McWilliams, the newly reelected president of the Sea Rim
Striders, gives a lot of credit to Brad
Boullion, who served as president before him, for implementing some new
programs and to Stacy Boullion for
directing Turkey Trot. He says “Teamwork is everything. It's how runners
function in life; it's how we run the
club. Our board members are great
people that believe in giving back to
the community.” It shows as more
and more people become members
of the club, which costs an annual fee
$20 for an individual, $25 for a family
and $10 for a student. Membership
gets you discounts on club runs, a free
breakfast at the New Year's Day Resolution Run and the potential to earn
that free tech shirt by completing a
minimum of six of 12 summer runs.
This year the series kicks off at the
Sea Wall in Port Arthur, which is a
new location. The series usually rotates through four parks-Tyrrell Park in
Beaumont, Claiborne West Park in Vidor, the Gulf Terrace Hike & Bike Trail
in Beaumont and Port Neches Park in
Mid-County. This year the rotation
through each park will begin after the
first run takes place on the Sea Wall.
“It's been a learning experience be-
ing President at a time when the club
has shown so much growth. Trial and
error. Sometimes you just have to go
for it. You have to try new things.
You have to trust yourself and trust
your team. We learn together. When
a road block pops up we keep training until we get over it.”
The Summer Run Series is not just
for runners. Walkers are encouraged to participate. It's a great opportunity to try a 5K without a lot
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last person finishes. Encouragement
and respect are the main values of
the club. For more information visit
www.searimstriders.org or find them
on Facebook.
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featured events
Daily
Pool Swimming- All Levels- BISD,
Natatorium, Beaumont
Weekly
Sundays
7:00 AM
Exygon Road Run- Beaumont Exygon
7:00 AM
Nederland High School, Golden
Triangle Riders, Nederland
12:00 PM
Sunday Specials at MaxBowl, 409.722.8300
Mondays
7:00 AM
Beginner TRX Boot Camp at Christus
10:30 AM
Fall Morning Drill Group at Christus
5:30 PM
Golden Triangle Strutters, Orange
Leaf/Delaware Extension
6:15 PM
Zumba Fitness at Sterling Pruitt
Activity Center, 409.838.3613
7:30 PM
Beginner/Intermediate Salsa Workshop
8:00 PM
MaxBowl Monday's Bowl Your Brains
Out! at MaxBowl, 409.722.8300
Tuesdays
5:30 PM
Cycling MobilOil Federal Credit
Union- Intermediate to advanced,
Beaumont to Sour Lake/30 miles
5:30 PM
Little Cypress Admin. Bldg.- Cycling
all levels, 20 mile loop in Orange
5:30 PM
FREE Zumba Class at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 409.892.8121
5:45 PM
6:15 PM
Zumba Fitness at Sterling Pruitt
Activity Center, 409.838.3613
Wednesdays
7:00 AM
4:00 PM
Working Women's Wednesdays at
MaxBowl 409.722.8300
5:00 PM
Open Water Swim Training- No
Lifeguard Duty, Boomtown in Vidor
5:30 PM
Golden Triangle Strutters, Orange
Leaf/Delaware Extension
7:00 PM
Exygon Road Run, Nederland Exygon
Thursdays
5:30 PM
Cycling MobilOil Federal Credit
Union- Intermediate to advanced,
Beaumont to Sour Lake/30 miles
5:30 PM
Little Cypress Admin. Bldg. Cycling
all levels, 20 mile loop in Orange
5:45 PM
7:15 PM
Adult Belly Dance Class at City
Fridays
7:00 AM
6:30 PM
On The Run- Beaumont
Saturdays
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
Cycling- All levels- various distances,
Colonnade Shopping Cntr., Beaumont
6:15 PM
Spring Group Swim Lessons at Christus
3
6:30 PM
Lamar Men's Baseball vs. Oral
Roberts at Lamar University,
409.880.8135/409.880.8974
7:00 PM
Calder Twilight 5K Run/Walk at Rao's
Bakery & Coffee Cafe, 409.550.1809
4
5:00 AM
Redfish Tournament - Salt Water
Boys Benefit at Walter Umphrey
Park on Pleasure Island, 409.866.2400
8:30 AM
Mud Races, The Mud Farm, Sour
Lake, 409.880.6356
2:00 PM
409.880.8135/409.880.8974
2:00 PM
Lamar Ladies Softball vs Houston
Baptist at Ford Fields, 409.951.5400
4:00 PM
5
1:00 PM
409.880.8135/409.880.8974
2:00 PM
6
8:00 AM
9th Annual Bruce Allred Golf Tournament at Beaumont Country Club,
409.892.8121x106
11
8:00 AM
Rise of the Minions at Orange
County Airport
1:00 PM
Barrel and Pole Practice Day at 3
Cross Cowboy Church, 409.659.3494
3:00 PM
Women’s Only Personal Protection
Skills Course, Tiger Rock Martial Arts
of Bridge City, 409.920.1462
7:00 PM
Spindletop Roller Girls at Ford
Exhibit Hall, 409.951.5440
13
1:00 PM
Annual Girls’Haven Benefit Golf
Tournament, Beaumont Country
Club, 409.832.6223
16
6:30 PM
Lamar Men's Baseball vs.
Nicholls at Lamar University,
409.880.8135/409.880.8974
17
1:00 PM
A Round to Remember at Iron Oaks
Golf Club, 832.276.9045
6:30 PM
409.880.8135/409.880.8974
18
8:00 AM
SETX Baseball Academy Commissioner's Cup at Ford Park Fields,
409.951.5400
8:00 AM
Golf Tournament Fundraiser at Iron
Oaks Golf Club, 409.291.9131
8:00 AM
LSC-PA Seahawks on the Seawall
5K at Lamar State College - PA,
409.984.6292
1:00 PM
409.880.8135/409.880.8974
18 & 19
8:00 AM
Lamar University Cheer Team
Tryouts at McDonald Gym Lamar
19
8:00 AM
SETX Baseball Academy Commissioner's Cup at Ford Park Fields,
409.951.5400
24
7:00 PM
Moonlight Madness Bike Ride at
Rogers Park, 409.860.5065
25
4:30 AM
14th Annual Silsbee Volunteer Fire
Dept Bass Tournament at Mill Creek
on Lake Sam Rayburn, 409.385.6974
8:00 AM
Daisies and Dragons Duathlon for
Kids at Carroll "Butch" Thomas Education Support Center, 409.617.5500
12:00 PM
S.A.L.T. Fishing Tournament, 409.963.0433
31
12:00 PM
Sabine District Transportation Club's
Annual Golf Tournament at Bayou
Din Country Club, 409.791.3259
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classified pick of the month
pens show your signature style
Sign on the line in style with a
hand-crafted pen perfect for that
special graduate.
Larry Williams III, learned woodworking from his late grandfather,
Larry Williams, Sr., and now makes
one-of-a-kind pens from antlers,
wood and acrylic in his Generations
Woodshop located in Vidor.
Williams’ pens are turned on a
wood lathe and polished to shiny
admiration. Not only is each pen
unique but can be customized with a
laser design or monogram and sized
to better fit each individual.
Pens come two to a set with replaceable cartridges and range in price
from $20-$50 depending on materials
and degree of customization.
Williams’ pens can last forever with
proper care.
For your pen, contact Larry Williams on his cell at (409) 679-1062 or
by email at [email protected].
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sneak peek june
1
- 2nd Annual Survivor Day Celebration, Altus Cancer Center
- 8th Annual Spindletop Spin Bike Ride, Crockett Street Entertainment District
- 36th Annual Babe Zaharias Golf Tournament, Brentwood Country Club
- 6th Annual Gator Rescue Tournament, Gator Country Adventure Park
- 36th Annual Babe Zaharias Dinner and Auction, Brentwood Country Club
- Dinner Theatre - The Lady With all the Answers, The Woman's Club
8
- 10th Annual Bringing Back Memories Car Show, Beaumont Civic Center
- SETX Mid-Summer Classic Wakeboarding Tournament,
SETx Wakeboarding Lake in Rose City
- Big Thicket Mushroom Walk, Big Thicket Research Station
- 2nd Saturdays At The Giving Field, The Giving Field
- Spindletop Roller Girls, Ford Exhibit Hall
2
- Lotus Garden and Bamboo Festival, Buu Mon Buddhist Temple
20
6
- McFaddin-Ward House Book and Movie Night: Ragtime, McFaddin-Ward House
- Tim McGraw with Brantley Gilbert, Ford Pavilion
- The Addams Family, Lutcher Theater
7
22
- 22nd Press Club of Southeast Texas Excellence in Media Awards,
University Reception Center, Mary and John Gray Library
May 20
The Addams Family
at the Lutcher Theater
- Bret Michaels, Nutty Jerry's
26
- Texas Energy Museum Presents: Bubble Day, Northend Community Center
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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 409838-3613, 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
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For Profit Members
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Accommodations
Julie Rogers’ “Gift of Life” Program, www.giftoflifebmt.org, 409-833-3663
Junior League of Beaumont,www.juniorleaguebeaumont.org, 409-832-0873
MCM Elegante Hotel,
www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com, 409-842-3600
k
Kirby-Hill House, www.kirbyhillhouse.com, 409-246-8000
Arts and Crafts
l
Painting with a Twist,
www.paintingwithatwist.com/beaumont, 409-866-0399
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
m
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
n
Nutrition and Services for Seniors, www.seniormeals.org, 409-892-4455
o
Orange Community Players, Inc., orangecommunityplayers.com, 409-882-9137
p
Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, www.portarthurtexas.com, 409.963.1107
Progressive Democrats of Southeast Texas, www.pdsetex.org, 409-898-7355
s
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. Mark’s Church, www.stmarksbeaumont.org, 409-832-3405
Symphony of Southeast Texas, www.sost.org, 409-892-2257
t
Trinity United Methodist Church, www.trinitybmt.org, 409-892-8121
u
Ubi Caritas, www.ubicaritas.org, 409-832-1924
w
The W.H. Stark House, www.whstarkhouse.org, 409-883-0871
Wesley United Methodist Church, www.wesleyumc.com, 409-892-7733
Winnie Chamber of Commerce, www.winnietexas.org, 409-296-2231
Wilton P. Hebert Health & Wellness Center, www.christuswellnesscenter.org, 409-899-7777
Y
YWCA, www.ywcabeaumont.org, 409-899-1011
Catering
MCM Elegante Catering,
www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com, 409-842-3600
Entertainment Venues
Ford Park, www.fordpark.com, 409-951-5400
Food and Beverage
The Main Dish Studio Kitchen,
www.yourmaindish.com, 409-866-MAIN
Sports and Recreation
City Dance Center,
www.beaumontcitydance.com, 409-833-7772
Trade Days
Kountze Big Thicket Trade Day,
www.tradedayskountze.com, 409-880-5667
Spas
MCM Elegante Getaway Spa,
www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com/getaway_spa,
409-842-3600
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