October 2006 Events

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October 01, 2006
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Sunday

October 01, 2006
8:30 a.m.
Closing of the Beach volleyball tournament
Contact: E-mail: Vic Clifford, Gulf Coast Volleyball Association president and tournament director
Stewart Beach, 6th and Seawall Blvd., Galveston
Phone: 832 928-4120, 409 797-5182, 409 797-5182 (beach mgr.) or 866 505-4456
E-mail: gcva@juno.com
Web: www.gcva.net
Admission: Parking $7 per vehicle, $14 for oversize vehicles. Registration required to compete.
Play starts at 9 a.m. Park hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

October 01, 2006
Armed Forces Day in Korea
Annual. Same date each year.

October 01, 2006
ESPN/BASSMaster Weekend Outdoors Series
Contact: Deb Wilkerson
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: 334-272-9530 or 409 698-2790 (location)
E-mail: pressangler@jas.net
Web: www.fishingworld.com/SamRayburnPavilion

October 01, 2006
Oct. 1 - 2
National Day in People's Republic of China
Annual. Same date each year.

October 01, 2006
National Fire Prevention Month
Annual.

October 01, 2006
National Holiday in Nigeria
Annual. Same date each year.

October 01, 2006
USS Rogers Reunion

October 02, 2006
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Monday

October 02, 2006
Festival of the Guardian Spirits
Annual.

October 02, 2006
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
India observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

October 02, 2006
Yom Kippur
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Day of Atonement: a very solemn day of the year, devoted to fasting, prayer, and repentance.
The Jewish date is a tabular date, which begins at sunset on the previous evening and ends at sunset on this date.
Annual. Observed on a different day according to the Jewish Calendar.

October 03, 2006
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Tuesday

October 03, 2006
National Day in the Federal Republic of Germany
Annual. Same date each year.

October 03, 2006
National Foundation Day in Korea
Annual. Same date each year.

October 04, 2006
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Wednesday

October 04, 2006
Oct. 4 - 7 9 a.m. to midnight (see actual day schedules)
Texas Rice Festival
Winnie-Stowell Park, Winnie
Phone: 409 296-4404
E-mail: Web-mail
Web: www.TexasRiceFestival.org
Admission: No charge to watch the festivities. Free parking. Daily carnival unlimited ride wristbands are $20.
Event celebrates everything to do with rice.
Events include youth livestock competitions, craft show, parades, big name entertainment, street dances, rice cooking contest and food vendors.
Annual, Est. 1970

October 04, 2006
Animal blessing for St. Francis day

October 04, 2006
Oct. 4 - 28
Gulf Coast National Juried Art Competition show
Texas Artist Museum; 3501 Cultural Center Drive; Port Arthur TX
Web: www.texasartistsmuseum.org
Awards and artists' reception occurs at 6 p.m. on Oct. 14.
Annual competition. Est. 1994.

October 05, 2006
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Thursday

October 05, 2006
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Senior Celebration & Consumer Expo
Contact Debbie Bridgeman
Beaumont Civic Center, 701 Main Street, Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 409 835-5951 x 117, 409 838-3435 or 800 782-3081 ext. 1
E-mail: bureau@bbbsetexas.org
Web: www.bbbsetexas.org
Admission: Free. Parking is free.
Event features 100 booth exhibitors; health screening; a style show; entertainment; special presentations; refreshments; door prizes; local media personalities and lots of information for seniors.
Special features include an appearance by Bob Phillips of On the Texas Backroads with Bob Phillips as well as a classic car display.
The Better Business Bureau presents.
Annual.

October 05, 2006
5 p.m.
Beaumont Downtown Live!
Downtown Beaumont
Phone: 409 880-3788
Join Beaumont the first Thursday of every month for a celebration for the whole family.
Event features live music, comedy at Sugas and movies at the Jefferson Theatre.

October 05, 2006
7:30 p.m.
"Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway"
Contact: Amy Ehrman
Lutcher Theater, 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 range from $555 to $56 per seat. Single tickets - if any are available - go on sale beginning Sept. 1.
Shows and dates are subject to change.

October 05, 2006
Republic Day in Portugal
Annual. Same date each year.

October 05, 2006
Texas Rice Festival continues

October 06, 2006
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Friday

October 06, 2006
"Remains to Be Seen" murder mystery dinner theater performance
Contact: Kirby-Hill House
Kirby-Hill House Museum, 210 West Main Street, Kountze
Phone: 409 246-8000 or 409 246-3413
E-mail: info@kirby-hillhouse.com
Web: kirby-hillhouse.com
Admission: *Tickets are $50 per person by check, cash, Visa or MasterCard.
The play; written by local playwright Nancy Gandy; will be presented Sept. 22; 23; 30 and Oct. 6 and 7 in a dinner theater format.

October 06, 2006
Oct. 6 - 7
Coushatta Pow Wow
Mikko Entertainment Center at Coushatta Casino Resort, 777 Coushatta Drive, Kinder, La.
Phone: 800 584-7263
E-mail: Web-mail
Web: www.gccoushatta.com

October 06, 2006
Dog Jam 06
Contact: Mike Davis or Kaleb Dainwood at Big Dog 106
Ford Pavilion
Phone: 409-896-5555
Admission: $45.00 Pit tickets - $35 reserved section (100 Tickets) - $25 reserved section (200 Tickets) - $15 lawn seats. Tickets go on sale Saturday Aug. 12.
Line up includes Staind; Breaking Benjamin; Three Days Grace; Hinder and Blackstone Cherry.
Annual.
Big Dog 106 FM and Bud Light present.

October 06, 2006
Texas Rice Festival continues

October 07, 2006
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Saturday

October 07, 2006
6:30 p.m.
"Some Enchanted Evening" dinner theater
Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza; 3950 Interstate 10 South at Walden Road
Phone: 409 842-4664
Web: www.beaumontcommunityplayers.com
Admission: The price for the dinner and show is $38.
Performance features the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein and is presented in a dinner theater format.
Cocktails at 6:30 p.m.; dinner and show at 7 p.m.
Beaumont Community Players present.

October 07, 2006
7:30 p.m.
"Shaken Not Stirred" – The Music of James Bond
*Julie Rogers Theatre, 765 Pearl St (at Forsythe), Beaumont TX 77701
Phone: 409 892-2257
Web: www.sost.org
Admission: Adult season tickets are $55 to $110. Adult single tickets are $12 to $30. Seniors and student tickets $48 to $110. Seniors and student single tickets $10 to $27.
Symphony of Southeast Texas presents.
Annual performance season.


October 07, 2006
7:30 to 10 p.m.
Symphony presents "Pops Shaken Not Stirred"
Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont
Web: lamar.edu
Symphony presents "Pops, Shaken Not Stirred" - the Music of James Bond Jeans 'n Classics

October 07, 2006
"Remains to Be Seen" murder mystery dinner theater performance
Contact: Kirby-Hill House
Kirby-Hill House Museum, 210 West Main Street, Kountze
Phone: 409 246-8000 or 409 246-3413
E-mail: info@kirby-hillhouse.com
Web: kirby-hillhouse.com
Admission: *Tickets are $50 per person by check, cash, Visa or MasterCard.
The play; written by local playwright Nancy Gandy; will be presented Sept. 22; 23; 30 and Oct. 6 and 7 in a dinner theater format.

October 07, 2006
Coushatta Pow Wow continues

October 07, 2006
Oct. 7 - Dec. 31
Shared Visions: Texas Artists Then and Now
Contact: Janna Fulbright
Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET), 500 Main, downtown Beaumont
Phone: 409 832-3432
E-mail: info@amset.org
Web: www.amset.org

October 07, 2006
Oct. 7 - 15, 2006
Sukkot / Shmini Atzeret
Annual. Observed on a different day according to the Jewish Calendar.

October 07, 2006
Texas Rice Festival continues

October 09, 2006
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Monday

October 09, 2006
Kitchen Shop Cooking Class features chef Rick Davis
Contact: Owner Stevie Edwards & Chef Chris Edwards
Kitchen Shop @ The Green Beanery, 2121 McFaddin, Beaumont TX
Phone: 409 832-9738
Learn cooking tips from chef Rick Davis of Poblano Grill.

October 09, 2006
Korean Alphabet Day
Korea observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

October 10, 2006
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Tuesday

October 10, 2006
7:30 p.m
100 years of Broadway
Crockett Civic Center; Crockett.
Phone: 936 544-4276.
Admission: Signature series tickets are $110; $120 and $130. Unlimited tickets may be ordered with season ticket purchase or designated contribution.
Renewal deadline for season tickets is 8/4. New season tickets go on sale 8/16; single tickets will be available starting 8/28.
Piney Woods Fine Arts Association presents.

October 10, 2006
Founding of Republic of China in Taiwan
Annual. Same date each year.

October 11, 2006
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Wednesday

October 11, 2006
9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
"A Midnight Cry The Underground Railroad to Freedom" performance
Contact: Amy Ehrman
Lutcher Theater, 707 W. Main Street, downtown Orange, Texas
Phone: 409 745-5535 or 800 828-5535
E-mail: amy@lutcher.org
Web: www.lutcher.org
Dallas Children's Theater presents a true story based on a slave narrative of a young girl's journey to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Recommended for children in 4th to 6th grades.

October 12, 2006
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Thursday

October 12, 2006
Columbus Day
Spain and throughout Latin America observe.
Annual. Same date each year.

October 12, 2006
Oct. 12 - 22
YMBL South Texas State Fair
Contact: Adriene Tanamachi, Ford Park marketing manager
Ford Exhibit Hall, Ag Barns and Midway, 5115 IH-10 S., Beaumont
Phone: 409 832-9991 or 409 951-5400
E-mail: ccolletti@ymbl.org
Web: www.ymbl.org
Young Men's Business League sponsors.
Annual, Est. 1942

October 13, 2006
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Friday

October 13, 2006
Hootie and the Blowfish concert
Pavilion at Coushatta Casino Resort, 777 Coushatta Drive, Kinder, La.
Phone: 800 584-7263
E-mail: Web-mail
Web: www.gccoushatta.com
Admission: Concerts at the Pavilion are not free.

October 13, 2006
Navy Day
Annual. Same date each year.

October 13, 2006
Oct. 13 - 15
Texas Amateur Softball Association Annual Convention
Beaumont

October 13, 2006
YMBL South Texas State Fair continues

October 14, 2006
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Saturday

October 14, 2006
6 p.m.
Gulf Coast National Juried Art Competition awards and reception
Texas Artist Museum; 3501 Cultural Center Drive; Port Arthur TX
Web: www.texasartistsmuseum.org
Gulf Coast National 13th Annual Juried Art Competition show continues Oct. 4 - 28.
Annual competition. Est. 1994.

October 14, 2006
Girls' Haven Gumbo Cook-Off
Beaumont TX
Phone: 409-832-6223
Gumbo will be judged in three categories: seafood; poultry and combination. There is also a People’s Choice award given each year.
Annual. Est. 1995

October 14, 2006
Oct. 14 - 15
Healthy Body-Healthy Mind Seminar
Hosted by the Ladies Professional Golf Association

October 14, 2006
YMBL South Texas State Fair continues

October 15, 2006
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Sunday

October 15, 2006
(postmarked)
Pulitzer Prize: Letters (books) deadline
The Pulitzer Prize Office, 709 Journalism, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212 854-3841
Web: www.pulitzer.org
Admission: $50 entry fee per piece.
Annual.

October 15, 2006
YMBL South Texas State Fair continues

October 16, 2006
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Monday

October 16, 2006
9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and other Eric Carle Stories
Contact: Amy Ehrman
Lutcher Theater, 707 W. Main Street, downtown Orange, Texas
Phone: 409 745-5535 or 800 828-5535
E-mail: amy@lutcher.org
Web: www.lutcher.org
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia presents this blacklight production that follows the adventures of a very tiny and very hungry caterpillar.
With glow-in-the-dark puppets and music; the caterpillar munches his way through an array of fruit until his metamorphosis into a butterfly is complete.
Recommended for Pre-K through 2nd grades.

October 16, 2006
YMBL South Texas State Fair continues

October 17, 2006
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Tuesday

October 17, 2006
YMBL South Texas State Fair continues

October 18, 2006
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Wednesday

October 18, 2006
Girls Basketball: First day for practice.
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

October 18, 2006
Great Horn Fair, England, honoring the horned god
Annual.

October 18, 2006
Oct. 18 - 21
National Community Development Association Southwest Region VI Conference

October 18, 2006
YMBL South Texas State Fair continues

October 19, 2006
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Thursday

October 19, 2006
7:30 p.m.
Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernanadez
Contact: Amy Ehrman
Lutcher Theater, 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 range from $555 to $56 per seat. Single tickets - if any are available - go on sale beginning Sept. 1.
Show features mariachi and marimba musicians as well as colorful costumes as it moves through history and geography to encapsulate the spirit of Mexican dance.
Shows and dates are subject to change.

October 19, 2006
Ascension of Muhammad Day
Indonesia observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

October 19, 2006
Oct. 19 - 21
Golden Triangle Writers Guild Annual Writers Conference
Beaumont

October 19, 2006
YMBL South Texas State Fair continues

October 20, 2006
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Friday

October 20, 2006
10 a.m.
Ballet Folklórico de México - Amalia Hernandez
Contact: Amy Ehrman
Lutcher Theater, 707 W. Main Street, downtown Orange, Texas
Phone: 409 745-5535 or 800 828-5535
E-mail: amy@lutcher.org
Web: www.lutcher.org
Recommended Grades 3 & up

October 20, 2006
Kenyatta Day
Kenya observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

October 20, 2006
Revolution Day in Guatemala
Annual. Same date each year.

October 20, 2006
YMBL South Texas State Fair continues

October 21, 2006
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Saturday

October 21, 2006
Diwali
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Annual. Observed on different dates according to the Hindu calendar.

October 21, 2006
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
DOG-tober Fest - "A Canine Celebration"
Contact: Beaumont Main Street
Crockett Street; downtown Beaumont TX
Phone: 409 838-2202
E-mail:
Web:
Admission: Free admission and free parking
Beaumont Main Street's first ever DOG-tober Fest welcomes families and their favorite canines to food; music and dog festivities.
Contests include Master/Dog Look Alike; Most Congenial Dog; Cutest Dog; Best Costumed Dog; a Canine Style Show and Most Talented Dog.
BarkArt will feature "craft-y" things to do with your pet and a Blues Clues Moonwalk will provide hours of fun.
Other features include PAW Readings and a PAW of Fame; Glam-FURR shots and dog-related vendor booths.
Beaumont Main Street is the downtown development corporation

October 21, 2006
YMBL South Texas State Fair continues

October 22, 2006
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Sunday

October 22, 2006
YMBL South Texas State Fair continues

October 23, 2006
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Monday

October 23, 2006
Kitchen Shop Cooking Class -- chef Chuck Harris
Contact: Owner Stevie Edwards & Chef Chris Edwards
Kitchen Shop @ The Green Beanery, 2121 McFaddin, Beaumont TX
Phone: 409 832-9738
Learn cooking tips from the chef Chuck Harris of L' Auberge du Lac in Lake Charles.

October 23, 2006
Shemini Atzeret
Eighth Day of Assembly and Simchat Torah- Rejoicing of the Law.
Annual.

October 23, 2006
Sun enters Scorpio
Annual.

October 24, 2006
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Tuesday

October 24, 2006
Festival of the Spirits of Air
Annual.

October 24, 2006
Simchat Torah
Annual.

October 24, 2006
United Nations Day
U.N. member nations observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

October 25, 2006
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Wednesday

October 25, 2006
Boys Basketball: First day for practice.
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

October 25, 2006
Chinese Festival of Han Lu, Moon and Harvest goddess
Annual.

October 26, 2006
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Thursday

October 26, 2006
7:30 p.m
The Temptations concert
Crockett Civic Center; Crockett.
Phone: 936 544-4276.
Admission: Signature series tickets are $110; $120 and $130. Unlimited tickets may be ordered with season ticket purchase or designated contribution.
Renewal deadline for season tickets is 8/4. New season tickets go on sale 8/16; single tickets will be available starting 8/28.
Piney Woods Fine Arts Association presents.

October 26, 2006
Marching Band: Last day for region contests; 3A & 5A.
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

October 26, 2006
National Holiday in Australia
Annual. Same date each year.

October 26, 2006
Oct. 26 - 28
Volleyball: Bi-district; 4A.
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

October 27, 2006
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Friday

October 27, 2006
Oct. 27 - 28
Team Tennis: Regional 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

October 28, 2006
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Saturday

October 28, 2006
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Halloween Frolic at the McFaddin-Ward House
McFaddin-Ward House; 2121 McFaddin; Beaumont TX
Phone: 409 832-2134
Web: www.mcfaddin-ward.org

October 28, 2006
Oct. 28 - 29
Beaumont Rockin' Blues Festival
Riverfront Park; Beaumont TX
Annual. Est. 2004.

October 28, 2006
Oct. 28 - Nov. 24
Celtic Tree Month of Reed begins
Learn more
Annual. Same dates each year based on the druidic lunar calendar.

October 28, 2006
Dinosaur Day
Energy Museum; Beaumont TX
Phone: 409 833-5100
Web: www.texasenergymuseum.org
Dinosaur Day is an outdoor family day dedicated to fossils and paleontology. Under the guidance of real dinosaur hunters; children search for real fossils and take part in numerous dinosaur activities and crafts.
Texas Energy Museum and ExxonMobil Present

October 28, 2006
Girls Basketball: First day for scrimmages.
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

October 28, 2006
Greek National Day
Greece observes.
Annual. Same date each year.

October 28, 2006
Marching Band: No 1A; 2A or 4A 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

October 29, 2006
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Sunday

October 29, 2006
2:30 p.m.
Houston Symphony concert
Nederland High School Performing Arts Center; Spurlock Road and 18th Street; Nederland
Phone: 409 727-4898 or 409 962-7684
Admission: Student memberships $15; adults $40; single parent family $50 and family $90. Patron memberships $100; grand patron $150; sustaining sponsor $250; sponsor $500; benefactor $1;000.
Concert Association of Southeast Texas presents.

October 29, 2006
Beaumont Rockin' Blues Festival continues

October 30, 2006
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Monday

October 30, 2006
Oct. 30 - 31
Volleyball: Bi-district, 1A; 2A; 3A & 5A; Area; 4A.
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

October 31, 2006
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Tuesday

October 31, 2006
Halloween
Send a free e-card from Hallmark.
Annual. Same date each year.