Beaumont Events & Blogs: March 2006

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March 01, 2006
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Wednesday

March 01, 2006
Ash Wednesday
Annual. Observed 46 days before Easter.

March 01, 2006
March
National Women's History Month
Annual. Same month each year.

March 01, 2006
ILPC: Max Haddick Teacher of the Year and Edith Fox King Awards Nominations due.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 01, 2006
Solo and Ensemble: First day for on-line registration.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 01, 2006
Constitution Day in Panama
Annual. Same date each year.

March 01, 2006
Independence Movement Day in Korea
Annual. Same date each year.

March 02, 2006
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Thursday

March 02, 2006
Sam Houston Day
State Recognition Day, designated by the Texas Legislature.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 02, 2006
Texas Flag Day
State Recognition Day, designated by the Texas Legislature.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 02, 2006
Texas Independence Day
State holiday in Texas.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 02, 2006
March 2 - 4
Girls' Basketball: State Tournament.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), Austin
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 03, 2006
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Friday

March 03, 2006
March 3 - 4
Boys' Basketball: 1A semi-state tournaments
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 03, 2006
March 3 - 5, Hours are Fri. 1 to 10 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Golden Triangle Home Show
Adriene Tanamachi, Ford Park marketing manager
Ford Exhibit Hall, 5115 IH-10 S., Beaumont
Phone: 409 951-5400
E-mail: atanamachi@fordparktx.com
Web: www.fordparktx.com
Admission: $7 gate fee (includes parking).
Talk to decorators, remodelers and builders in person. Event features decorating ideas, interior designs, home security systems, building materials, bathroom show cases, carpet to wood flooring, kitchen cabinets & tops, air conditioning & heating, windows
Annual, Est. 1981

March 03, 2006
7:30 p.m.
“The Trip to Bountiful”
Contact: Amy Ehrman
707 W. Main Street, downtown Orange, Texas
Phone: 409 745-5535 or 800 828-5535
E-mail: amy@lutcher.org
Web: www.lutcher.org
Admission: Season Ticket packages are currently available and start at $73. Single ticket sales (if available) begin August 15, 2005.
This play tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly woman who flees the stifling confinement of the city apartment she shares with her son and daughter-in-law to revisit her hometown in the low farmland of the Texas coast.
The Lutcher Theater is a privately-owned not-for-profit organization. Dates, times and performances are subject to change.

March 03, 2006
Time TBA
Opening reception for "Protege Competition Exhibition"
Contact: Janna Fulbright
Conn Take pART Gallery, Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET), 500 Main Street, Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 409 832-3432
E-mail: info@amset.org
Web: www.amset.org
Show continues from March 4 to April 2.
Annual. Est. 1988

March 04, 2006
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Saturday

March 04, 2006
Boys' Basketball: 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A regional playoff deadline
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 04, 2006
Golden Triangle Home Show continues

March 05, 2006
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Sunday

March 05, 2006
Golden Triangle Home Show continues

March 07, 2006
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Tuesday

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: www.lamar.edu
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

March 08, 2006
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Wednesday

March 08, 2006
International Women's Day
U.N. member nations observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 09, 2006
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Thursday

March 09, 2006
March 9 - 11
Boys' Basketball: State Tournament.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), Austin
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 09, 2006
7 p.m.
Tony Waag's Tap City performance
Jefferson Theatre, 345 Fannin, Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 409 835-LIVE (5483)
E-mail: info@jeffersontheatre.org
Web: www.jeffersontheatre.org

March 10, 2006
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Friday

March 10, 2006
March 10 - 12, 2006 at 8 p.m. on Fri. and Sat. and at 2 p.m. on Sun.
USHRA Monster Jam trucks returns to Beaumont
Contact: Adriene Tanamachi, director of marketing, or Patti Mapes, promoter
Ford Arena, 5115 IH-10 South, Beaumont 77705
Phone: 409 951-5400 or 630 566-6100
E-mail: atanamachi@fordparktx.com or pattimapes@clearchannel.com
Web: USHRA.com
Admission: $20 for adults, $8 for children ages 2-12. Adult tickets increase $2 day of show and are subject to convenience and handling fees. Ticket prices include taxes, parking and facility fees.
The 10,000 pound, 11 feet tall and 12 feet wide monster trucks race and perform freestyle stunts during all three shows.
*Confirmed.

March 10, 2006
March 10 - 11, 2006
Texas Tournament Trail
Contact: Susan Stover, Jasper Chamber of Commerce
Umphrey Family Pavilion, located next to Sam Rayburn Lake in Twin Dikes Park off RR 255; west of Hwy 69 and north of Jasper
Phone: 409 384-2762 or 409 698-2790 (location)
E-mail: pressangler@jas.net
Web: www.fishingworld.com/SamRayburnPavilion

March 11, 2006
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Saturday

March 11, 2006
Academics: Last day for invitational meets using Set B materials.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 11, 2006
USHRA Monster Jam trucks continues
*Confirmed.

March 12, 2006
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Sunday

March 12, 2006
USHRA Monster Jam trucks continues
*Confirmed.

March 12, 2006
Bass-N-Bucks
Contact: David & Tricia Concienne
Umphrey Family Pavilion, located next to Sam Rayburn Lake in Twin Dikes Park off RR 255; west of Hwy 69 and north of Jasper
Phone: 409 727-8941, 409 727-8941 or 409 698-2790 (location)
E-mail: (Web mail)
Web: www.bassnbucks.com

March 13, 2006
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Monday

March 13, 2006
March 13 - 14
CX Debate: 1A, 2A and 3A State Tournament
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), Austin
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 13, 2006
March 13 - 17, 2006
Spring Break: Beaumont ISD, Bridge City ISD
Web site: www.beaumont.k12.tx.us/default.htm

March 14, 2006
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Tuesday

March 14, 2006
March 14 - 19 at Time TBA
Nederland Heritage Festival
Contact: Wanda Hollier
Boston Avenue and 17th Street, by Central Middle School, Nederland
Phone: 409 724-2269 or 409 722-0279
E-mail: nhfestival@gt.rr.com
Web: www.nederlandhf.org
Admission: Free admission. Carnival ride passports are available for a fee.
Event features live music, parade, fun run, treasure hunt, art & photography shows, crafts & collectible markets, carnival rides & games, chili cook-off, cuisine walk, golf tournament, softball tournament, washer tournament, motorcycle show, pageants, tal
Annual.

March 15, 2006
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Wednesday

March 15, 2006
The Ides of March
Annual. Same date each year.

March 15, 2006
March 15-16, 2006 at noon to 7 p.m.
LOBO Industrial Trade Show
Presented by: LOBO Industrial Trade Show
Beaumont Civic Center, 701 Main Street, Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 800 225-2899, 409 838-3435 or 800 782-3081 ext. 1
E-mail: bmtciviccenter@ci.beaumont.tx.us
Web: www.lobosservices.com
The show lets industrial buyers and users weigh options in a short time and in one place. Save time and money by meeting new suppliers, experiencing product demonstrations and having questions answered on the spot. The show is designed to bring buyers and

March 15, 2006
March 15 - April 14
Celtic Tree Month of Alder begins
Learn more
Annual. Same dates each year based on the druidic lunar calendar.

March 15, 2006
Nederland Heritage Festival continues

March 15, 2006
March 15 - 19
South by Southwest
Austin, TX
Annual. Third week in March, Wed. - Sun.

March 16, 2006
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Thursday

March 16, 2006
March 16 - 19, 2006
BASSMasters
Contact: Ed Snyder
Umphrey Family Pavilion, located next to Sam Rayburn Lake in Twin Dikes Park off RR 255; west of Hwy 69 and north of Jasper
Phone: 409 698-2790 (location)
E-mail: pressangler@jas.net
Web: www.fishingworld.com/SamRayburnPavilion

March 16, 2006
Nederland Heritage Festival continues

March 17, 2006
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Friday

March 17, 2006
St. Patrick's Day
Ireland, Northern Ireland and America observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 17, 2006
March 17 - 18
CX Debate: 4A and 5A State Tournament
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), Austin
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 17, 2006
Nederland Heritage Festival continues

March 18, 2006
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Saturday

March 18, 2006
9 a.m. to noon
Nederland Art Guild Meeting open show entries accepted
Contact: Doris Webb
Port Arthur Library
Phone: 409 729-2628, or 409 722-2950
E-mail: We4Dor@aol.com
Web: www.lonestarartguild.org/NAG_homepage.html
Annual dues are $10 per adult, $15 per couple or $5 per student.
Part of the Nederland Heritage Festival Art Show.
Pick up paintings the same day at 4 p.m.

March 18, 2006
4 p.m. (after the Heritage Festival Art Show)
Spring Lone Star Art Guild meeting
Contact: Doris Webb
City Hall, Boston Avenue
Phone: 409 729-2628, or 409 722-2950
E-mail: We4Dor@aol.com
Web: www.lonestarartguild.org/NAG_homepage.html
Annual dues are $10 per adult, $15 per couple or $5 per student.
Nederland Art Guild sponsors.

March 18, 2006
Nederland Heritage Festival continues

March 18, 2006
Time TBA
Rotary Taste of Gumbo
Contact: Dan Wingate
Robert A. Bowers Civic Center, 3401 Cultural Center Drive, Port Arthur
Phone: 409 727-3392 or 409 982-7716
E-mail: pacvb@portarthurtexas.com
Web: www.portarthurtexas.com

March 19, 2006
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Sunday

March 19, 2006
St. Joseph's Day
Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, and Spain observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 19, 2006
3 p.m.
“Die Fledermaus”
Contact: Amy Ehrman
707 W. Main Street, downtown Orange, Texas
Phone: 409 745-5535 or 800 828-5535
E-mail: amy@lutcher.org
Web: www.lutcher.org
Admission: Season Ticket packages are currently available and start at $73. Single ticket sales (if available) begin August 15, 2005.
The Helikon Opera Company of Moscow presents. Easy-to-read projected English translation accompany the play set in Vienna in the late 1900s. Johann Strauss’s comedy features disguised identities, infidelity and mischief.
The Lutcher Theater is a privately-owned not-for-profit organization. Dates, times and performances are subject to change.

March 19, 2006
Nederland Heritage Festival continues

March 20, 2006
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Monday

March 20, 2006
Spring Equinox
First day of spring.
New Year's Day in India
Annual. Same date each year.

March 20, 2006
March 20 - 25
Academics: First week for academic district meets.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html
High school music contests shall not be scheduled in conflict with academic district meets.

March 20, 2006
March 20 - 25
One-Act Play: First week for one-act play zone and district meets.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html
High school music contests shall not be scheduled in conflict with academic district meets.

March 21, 2006
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Tuesday

March 21, 2006
Soccer: 4A district certification deadline
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 21, 2006
Benito Juarez's Birthday
Mexico observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 22, 2006
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Wednesday

March 22, 2006
Arab League Day
Arab League countries observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 23, 2006
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Thursday

March 23, 2006
March 23 - 25
Soccer: 4A Bi-district championships.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 23, 2006
Pakistan Day
Pakistan observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 24, 2006
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Friday

March 24, 2006
7:30 p.m.
The National Tour of “Thoroughly Modern Millie”
Contact: Amy Ehrman
707 W. Main Street, downtown Orange, Texas
Phone: 409 745-5535 or 800 828-5535
E-mail: amy@lutcher.org
Web: www.lutcher.org
Admission: Season Ticket packages are currently available and start at $73. Single ticket sales (if available) begin August 15, 2005.
The Lutcher Theater is a privately-owned not-for-profit organization. Dates, times and performances are subject to change.

March 25, 2006
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Saturday

March 25, 2006
March 25 - 26 and May 20 - 21
Rio Grande Turkey, hunting season: * Special Youth Season
Contact: Texas Parks and Wildlife
Phone: 800 792-1112
(Web mail)
Web: www.tpwd.state.tx.us
* In all counties that have an open season for those species.

March 25, 2006
Soccer: 5A district certification deadline
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 25, 2006
Solo and Ensemble: Last day for region contests.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 25, 2006
BASSChamps
Contact: Chad Potts
Umphrey Family Pavilion, located next to Sam Rayburn Lake in Twin Dikes Park off RR 255; west of Hwy 69 and north of Jasper
Phone: 817 439-3274 or 409 698-2790 (location)
E-mail: pressangler@jas.net
Web: www.fishingworld.com/SamRayburnPavilion

March 25, 2006
Independence Day in Greece
Greece observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 25, 2006
Lady Day (Quarter Day)
Great Britain observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 26, 2006
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Sunday

March 26, 2006
7 p.m.
"Riverdance" performance
Julie Rogers Theatre, 765 Pearl St (at Forsythe), Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 409 838-3435 ext. 1, 409 838-3435 or 800 782-3081 ext. 1
E-mail: mlee@ci.beaumont.tx.us
Season - Now / Single Tickets - TBA. Premiere Series: Level 1 - $220/ Level 2 - $192/ Level 3 - $149, Classic Series: Level 1 - $177 / Level 2 - $155 / Level 3 - $120
Performance is part of the Hibernia Broadway Series.

March 26, 2006
Fiesta del Arbol (Arbor Day)
Spain observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 27, 2006
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Monday

March 27, 2006
March 27 - April 1
Academics: Last week for academic district meets.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html
High school music contests shall not be scheduled in conflict with academic district meets.

March 27, 2006
March 27 - April 1
One-Act Play: Last week for one-act play zone and district meets.
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html
High school music contests shall not be scheduled in conflict with academic district meets.

March 27, 2006
March 27 - 28
Soccer: 4A area championships
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 27, 2006
March 27 - 28
Soccer: 5A Bi-District championships
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 29, 2006
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Wednesday

March 29, 2006
Youth and Martyrs' Day
part of China (formerly Taiwan) observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

March 30, 2006
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Thursday

March 30, 2006
March 30 - April 1
Soccer: 4A regional quarterfinals
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 30, 2006
March 30 - April 1
Soccer: 5A Area championships
Contact: Bonnie Northcutt
University Interscholastic League (UIL), location TBD locally
Phone: 512 471-5883
E-mail: uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Web: www.uil.utexas.edu/admin/odd-even_cal.html

March 31, 2006
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Friday

March 31, 2006
March 31 - April 2
Sammy Dryden Annual trail ride
Contact: George Moye or Cecil Jones
Phone: 936 402-5453 or 409 994-5271
E-mail: se_tx_trailriders@yahoo.com
Web: www.geocities.com/se_tx_trailriders
Admission: Ride is $10 per person, 10 and under free. BYOH (bring your own horse).
All proceeds benefit a charity or someone in need.
Annual. Held 1st weekend in April.

March 31, 2006
Date and Time TBA
Drillers Indoor Football 2006 Season starts
Contact: Adriene Tanamachi, Ford Park marketing manager
Ford Arena, 5115 IH-10 South, Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: 409 951-5400
E-mail: atanamachi@fordparktx.com
Web: www.fordparktx.com
Annual.

March 31, 2006
Date and Time TBA
Foster Parent Association Magic Show
Contact: Weldon Grice
Port Arthur
Phone: 409 721-6463

March 31, 2006
Dogwood Festival Ride trail ride
Contact: George Moye or Cecil Jones
Phone: 936 402-5453 or 409 994-5271
E-mail: se_tx_trailriders@yahoo.com
Web: www.geocities.com/se_tx_trailriders
Admission: Ride is $10 per person, 10 and under free. BYOH (bring your own horse).
Southeast Texas Trail Riders sponsors.
Annual. Held in March.

March 31, 2006
Jasper Rodeo trail ride
Contact: George Moye or Cecil Jones
Phone: 936 402-5453 or 409 994-5271
E-mail: se_tx_trailriders@yahoo.com
Web: www.geocities.com/se_tx_trailriders
Admission: Ride is $10 per person, 10 and under free. BYOH (bring your own horse).
Southeast Texas Trail Riders sponsors.
Annual. Held in May.

March 31, 2006
Superskirt trail ride
Contact: George Moye or Cecil Jones
Phone: 936 402-5453 or 409 994-5271
E-mail: se_tx_trailriders@yahoo.com
Web: www.geocities.com/se_tx_trailriders
Admission: Ride is $10 per person, 10 and under free. BYOH (bring your own horse).
The guys all dress as women and the women run (coordinate) the ride.
Southeast Texas Trail Riders sponsors.
Annual. Held in March.

March 31, 2006
March 31 - April 2
Time TBA
Motorcycle Rally
Contact: Adriene Tanamachi, Ford Park marketing manager
Ford Park, 5115 IH-10 South, Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: 409 951-5400
E-mail: atanamachi@fordparktx.com
Web: www.fordparktx.com
Annual.

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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

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