Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise
Keri Burnside (No. 11, right) of the Stockton, Calif. Runnin' Rebels slides safely across home plate as Beaumont Blast's Amanda Hill (No. 12, left) moves for the tag during the American Fastpitch Association national softball tournament at Ford Park in Beaumont on Saturday, July 30, 2005.
Organization addition:
Rape and Suicide Crisis Center of Southeast Texas
Contact: Patty Williams
Phone: 409 832-6530
E-mail: mentalhealthcg@hotmail.com
Web: www.rapesuicidebeaumont.org
Volunteer Advocates support clients at the hospital and to answer our hotline. Comprehensive training is provided. Flexible hours.
Regularly scheduled event additions:
1st Friday
6 to 9 p.m.
First Friday Trade Day in Groves
Contact: Kaye Jones
Lincoln Avenue, Groves
Phone: 409 963-2924
Event features trade day and entertainment.
2nd Sunday
10 a.m.
HEART homeschool group meets
Contact: Caroline Breaux
Claiborne West Park (off I-10), Orange County, TX
Phone: 409 697-3664
E-mail: romans3_24@hotmail.com
Anyone who is homeschooling or thinking about homeschooling is welcome to attend.
Event additions:
August 03, 2005
1 to 6 p.m.
CCHC Blood Drive
Carlito's restaurant, 890 Amarillo, Beaumont
Phone: 409 839-8011 or 409 866-4140
CCHC requests all area residents and businesses to participate. Refreshments and goody bags are distributed to blood doners.
The Concerned Citizens for the Hispanic Community (CCHC) holds in conjunction with Lifeshare Blood Center. Drive benefits the Hispanic Community in Beaumont.
August 06, 2005
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Seminar for Port Arthur ISD parents and community
Central Mall, Port Arthur (inside the mall's former GAP clothing store near the Target Penny end)
Phone: 409 989-6222
Web site: www.paisd.org
PAISD parents and community "We're ALL Part of the Education Team" event includes district supervisors conducting rotating mini-sessions to focus on core educational subjects.
The mini-sessions last about 15 minutes each and cover science, social studies, reading, math, special education, bilingual language and health.
School principals are on hand to field questions from the audience during the last three segments of the workshop. All seminars are held at the same location in Central Mall.
Annual. Est. 2004. Held on Saturday before the first day of school.
August 08, 2005
2:35 a.m. CDT
Space shuttle Discovery returns to Earth
Web: www.nasa.gov
Payload bay door closing at 12:55 a.m., Deorbit burn at 2:35 a.m., Kennedy Space Center Landing at 3:37 a.m., Post-Landing News Conference at 4 a.m. (all times Central Daylight Savings Time).
August 08, 2005
8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.
Port Arthur ISD Convocation 2005
Held at different locations (see below).
Phone: 409 989-6222
Web site: www.paisd.org
Willis R. Mackey, PAISD superintendent of schools and key leaders in the district presents special sessions highlighting each employee's role in helping to bring the district to its full potential.
Employee door prizes and several education-related exhibits are located at the convocation sites. All employees are to report to their regular work sites at their regular scheduled times, except for the time they are in the convocation related to their area.
The schedule is as follows: 8 a.m. - elementary school employees - Franklin Auditorium, 10:30 a.m. - middle school employees - Edison Auditorium, 1 p.m. - high school employees - MHS Auditorium, 3:15 p.m.- all other PAISD employees - MHS Auditorium
August 08, 2005
7 p.m.
Meet and greet U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Ann Radnofsky
Contact: Scott Renick, Young Democrats of Southeast Texas
Pipe Fitters Local 195, 3194 Hwy 69, Beaumont TX
Phone: 409 981-1000
Web: www.radnofsky.com
Meet and greet US Senate candidate Barbara Ann Radnofsky when she comes to Jefferson County. She is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate against Kay Bailey Hutchinson.
Any further questions regarding this event contact the Jefferson County Democratic Party at 409 835-3000.
Texas Young Democrats and the Jefferson County Democratic Party sponsor.
August 09, 2005
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
2005 Casa Ole' Breakfast
Casa Ole', Central Mall location, Nederland
Phone: 409 724-2391
Admission: Tickets are $10.
The Nederland Educational Foundation sponsors the fund raiser.
August 09, 2005
10 a.m.
Azalea Garden Club of Vidor planning meeting
Contact: Margie Brown
Lanny & Margie Brown's home, 1685 Redbud, Vidor TX
Phone: 409 768-1190
E-mail: msb1685@aol.com
Members of the Azalea Garden Club of Vidor hold a planning meeting.
August 09, 2005
7 to 9 p.m.
Adult Student Seminar and Open House at Lamar
Contact: Lisa Cowart
Cardinal Club Room, Montagne Center (4400 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway), Lamar University, Beaumont
Phone: 409 880-7989
E-mail: Lisa.Cowart@Lamar.edu
Web: www.lamar.edu
Admission: Free.
The event informs adult students of the benefits and flexible programs to start or complete bachelor's degree at Lamar Univeristy.
The open house includes presentations by academic advisors over the four most popular degree plans for adult students, admissions representatives, financial aid representatives, and the veteran's affairs coordinator. All information will be available in one place at one time-after student work hours.
August 11, 2005
First day of school in Port Arthur ISD
Phone: 409 989-6222
Web site: www.paisd.org
August 18, 2005
6:30 p.m. reception and 7 p.m. dinner
"Spice of the Season" dinner
Contact: Shirley Bartos, CoC senior vice president
Beaumont Country Club, 5355 Pine St., Beaumont TX 77703
Phone: 409 838-6581 or 409 898-7011 (location)
E-mail: sbartos@bmtcoc.org
Web: www.bmtcoc.org (PDF)
Admission: Prices from $2,500 tables to $75 per person. Reservation required.
Join the Jungle Style celebrity-waited event. Dress up in your favorite Tarzan, Jane, Cheeta, or jungle outfit.
Leadership Beaumont is a program founded and initiated by the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and the Junior League of Beaumont.
Each year, about 35 men and women from a wide spectrum of community life are invited to participate in the 9-month program. Participants represent business, labor, government, minority groups, religious organizations, civic groups and a variety of professional fields.
Classmates work in groups of five or more to study problems, challenges, or issues confronting the community. Each small group presents awareness programs and solutions to the entire class throughout the year. Often, the solutions become reality for the community.
Annual. Held on the 3rd Thurs in August*.
August 20, 2005
7 p.m.
Starving Poets: Poetic Rockstars - Starving Poets, Inc performance
Art Studio, 720 Franklin, Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 866-811-4111 or 713 866-6548
E-mail: info@starvingpoets.org
Web: www.starvingpoets.org
Soak up some positive energy and intellectual soul food.
September 03, 2005
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Barbecue benefits Gilchrist VFD
Contact: Debbie Smith
Firehall, Hwy 87 Gilchrist TX
Phone: 409 286-5228
Event features a barbecue, auction, raffle and dance.
Gilchrist Volunteer Fire Department sponsors.
Annual. Est. 1989. Held 1st Saturday in September*.
September 16, 2005
Sep. 16 - 17 at 7 p.m. on Fri., 4 p.m. on Sat.
La Dolce Vita
Dishman Art Museum and University Reception Center of the Mary and John Gray Library, Lamar University, Beaumont TX
Phone: 409 880-8959
Admission: Tickets are $150 per person for the dinner and $45 each for the cooking seminar and the wine pairing. Reservations are required.
Event features fine wine and haute cuisine. Events include a vintner dinner, cooking seminar and wine pairing.
The weekend begins with the dinner at 7 p.m. on Friday, as Executive Chef Michael Bomberg of San Antonio presents Vino Magnifico, a gourmet meal in seven courses. Each is served with a specially selected wine.
Guests dine in the Dishman Art Museum, where the evening begins with a reception and silent auction.
Saturday, Chef Bomberg presents a cooking seminar, Bella Cucina, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the University Reception Center of the Mary and John Gray Library. A wine pairing, Buena Sera, is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. in the reception center, offering samples of gourmet cuisine with wines to complement the selections.
La Dolce Vita – Italian for “the sweet life” – is the centerpiece of a campaign to create an endowment to ensure continuation and enhancement of the museum’s collections and educational programs.
Lamar University’s Dishman Art Museum in Beaumont hosts
Annual fund-raiser. Held on 3rd Fri. and Sat. in September.
September 26, 2005
11:30 a.m.
The Beaumont Chamber Foundation Golf Tournament
Idylwild Golf Club, 1100 Pineshadows Dr, Sour Lake TX 77659
Phone: 409 838-6581 or 409 753-2521 (location)
E-mail: chamber@bmtcoc.org
Web site: www.bmtcoc.org
Admission: Registration required. The sponsor and player registration deadline is September 19. Free admission to watch.
Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
The Beaumont Chamber Foundation Golf Tournament to benefits the Leadership Beaumont Program.
Annual. Held 4th Monday in September*.
October 06, 2005
7:30 p.m.
Lamarissimo! kick off performance
Contact*: Randall Wheatley, asst. professor
Julie Rogers Theatre, 765 Pearl St (at Forsythe), Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 409 880-8144
E-mail*: wheatleyrl@hal.lamar.edu
Web: dept.lamar.edu/cofac/mtd/index.htm
Admission: Season tickets are priced at $35 for adults and $18 for students and include admission to all five concerts.
Lamarissimo! season tickets and gift certificates for the 2005-2006 concert series are on sale at the Lamar University Department of Music, Theatre & Dance in the Lamar Music Building.
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Julie Rogers Theatre.
This off-campus showcase for Lamar student and faculty talent opens Oct. 6 with performances by Lamar Wind Ensemble and Concert Band.
The 2005-2006 season also features Faculty Artists on Nov. 8, Holiday Choir Concert on Nov. 29, Jazz Bands on March 7, Cardinal Singers and Lamar Dance Company on April 25.
Annual series. Est. 1990
November 08, 2005
7:30 p.m.
Lamarissimo! series features Faculty Artists
Contact*: Randall Wheatley, asst. professor
Julie Rogers Theatre, 765 Pearl St (at Forsythe), Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 409 880-8144
E-mail*: wheatleyrl@hal.lamar.edu
Web: dept.lamar.edu/cofac/mtd/index.htm
Admission: Season tickets are priced at $35 for adults and $18 for students and include admission to all five concerts.
Lamarissimo! season tickets and gift certificates for the 2005-2006 concert series are on sale at the Lamar University Department of Music, Theatre & Dance in the Lamar Music Building.
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Julie Rogers Theatre.
The series is an off-campus showcase for Lamar student and faculty talent.
The 2005-2006 season also features Holiday Choir Concert on Nov. 29, Jazz Bands on March 7, Cardinal Singers and Lamar Dance Company on April 25.
Annual series. Est. 1990
November 29, 2005
7:30 p.m.
Lamarissimo! series features Holiday Choir Concert
Contact*: Randall Wheatley, asst. professor
Julie Rogers Theatre, 765 Pearl St (at Forsythe), Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 409 880-8144
E-mail*: wheatleyrl@hal.lamar.edu
Web: dept.lamar.edu/cofac/mtd/index.htm
Admission: Season tickets are priced at $35 for adults and $18 for students and include admission to all five concerts.
Lamarissimo! season tickets and gift certificates for the 2005-2006 concert series are on sale at the Lamar University Department of Music, Theatre & Dance in the Lamar Music Building.
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Julie Rogers Theatre.
The series is an off-campus showcase for Lamar student and faculty talent.
The 2005-2006 season also features Jazz Bands on March 7, Cardinal Singers and Lamar Dance Company on April 25.
Annual series. Est. 1990
March 07, 2006
7:30 p.m.
Lamarissimo! series features Jazz Bands
Contact*: Randall Wheatley, asst. professor
Julie Rogers Theatre, 765 Pearl St (at Forsythe), Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 409 880-8144
E-mail*: wheatleyrl@hal.lamar.edu
Web: dept.lamar.edu/cofac/mtd/index.htm
Admission: Season tickets are priced at $35 for adults and $18 for students and include admission to all five concerts.
Lamarissimo! season tickets and gift certificates for the 2005-2006 concert series are on sale at the Lamar University Department of Music, Theatre & Dance in the Lamar Music Building.
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Julie Rogers Theatre.
The series is an off-campus showcase for Lamar student and faculty talent.
The 2005-2006 season also features Cardinal Singers and Lamar Dance Company on April 25.
Annual series. Est. 1990
April 25, 2006
7:30 p.m.
Lamarissimo! series features Cardinal Singers and Lamar Dance Company
Contact*: Randall Wheatley, asst. professor
Julie Rogers Theatre, 765 Pearl St (at Forsythe), Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 409 880-8144
E-mail*: wheatleyrl@hal.lamar.edu
Web: dept.lamar.edu/cofac/mtd/index.htm
Admission: Season tickets are priced at $35 for adults and $18 for students and include admission to all five concerts.
Lamarissimo! season tickets and gift certificates for the 2005-2006 concert series are on sale at the Lamar University Department of Music, Theatre & Dance in the Lamar Music Building.
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Julie Rogers Theatre.
The series is an off-campus showcase for Lamar student and faculty talent.
The 2005-2006 season concludes with this performance.
Annual series. Est. 1990
