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June 01, 2007
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Friday
June 01, 2007
9:30 p.m.
Concrete Rose Cabaret Burlesque Show
Vortex; 2350 N. 11th St.; Beaumont
Phone: 409 892-5766
Admission: $10.
Also on the bill; the Blaggards performing Irish music.
June 01, 2007
11:30 a.m.
Red Cross Garden Party Benefit
Contact: American Red Cross Beaumont Chapter
Beaumont Civic Center; 701 Main St.
Phone: 409 832-1644
Admission: Tickets $70 per person; tables for 8 $500.
The fundraiser honors Jon M. Huntsman; founder of Huntsman Corporation.
The event includes lunch; silent auction and a fashion show.
Proceeds benefit the American Red Cross in Jefferson; Hardin; Jasper and Tyler Counties.
Annual.
June 01, 2007
6 to 9 p.m.
“First Fridays”
Contact: Patti Wolfe, CoC executive manager
Lincoln Avenue, Groves
Phone: 409 963-2924
E-mail: gchamberofcommer@gt.rr.com
Web site: www.grovescofc.com
Admission:
Event features shopping, food and entertainment.
June 01, 2007
June 1-2 ; gourd dance at 6 p.m., grand entry at 7 p.m. on June 1; gourd dance at 2 & 5 p.m. grand entry at 7 p.m. on June 2
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Annual Powwow
Contact: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
Alabama-Coushatta Reservation ballpark, US Hwy. 190 between Livingston and Woodville
Phone: 936 563-1100 or 936 563-1120
E-mail: PowwowAssociation@ACTribe.org
Web: www.alabama-coushatta.com
Admission: $5 per person for spectators. $5 dancer's registration. Free parking. Bring lawn chairs. No ice chests, pets or alcohol allowed.
Event also features Native American food, arts and crafts.
Powwow kicks off the Red Road Tour.
Read more about the event and see addtional photos.
Annual. Held Fri.-Sat. on 1st weekend in June.
Competition dancers surround the color guard during the Grand Entry at the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe 38th Annual Pow Wow on the Alabama-Coushatta reservation near Livingston on Friday, June 2, 2006.
Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise
June 01, 2007
6 p.m.
Chambers County Relay For Life Events
White’s Memorial Park; 306 White Park Road; Anahuac
Phone: 409 296-9810 or 409 296-2936
E-mail: marie0304@alltel.net
Admission:
Opening ceremony and survivors’ walk at 6 p.m.; luminaria service at 9 p.m. on June 1. Closing ceremony; 6 a.m. on June 2.
Event features music and activities; including a midnight madness event and a cancer survivor lap.
June 01, 2007
6-9 p.m.
First Friday In Groves
Celebration Park; Lincoln Avenue at Coolidge; across from Agape Christian Fellowship Church; Groves
Phone: 409 963-2924
Admission: Free. Bring lawn chairs.
The event includes family activities; disc jockey Donna Marks; Sunny the Clown and the Jester will paint faces and give away balloon animals.
Event also features moonwalk; street vendors with food and gift items; a display of vintage autos by the Golden Triangle Antique Car Club and two mini-concerts by vocalist-guitar player Chris Smith.
In the first of the 2007 Sweet Sounds of Summer First Friday Concert Series; Center Stage will perform a variety of 1960's and 1970’s pop and rock songs; 6:30-8:30 p.m.
June 01, 2007
7 p.m. to midnight
Hurricane Party
Contact: American Red Cross - Jefferson County
Harvest Club, 2600 Gulf Street, Beaumont
Phone: 409 832-1644
Admission: Tickets are $50 for individual, tables of 10 start at $500. Please call for reservations. The event will benefit disaster in Jasper, Jefferson, Hardin, and Tyler counties.
The Red Cross honors this year's Hurricane for dedication to Southeast Texas. Music provided, Coffee.
Annual. Est. 1989. Held 1st Fri in June.
June 01, 2007
June 1 - Sept. 9, 2007
“Light And Color” science exhibit
Texas Energy Museum; 600 Main St.; Beaumont
Phone: 409 833-5100
Admission:
¤Light And Color” is a hands-on interactive traveling science exhibit.
The exhibit; designed for children 3 and older; consists of 19 interactive stations where visitors learn about the properties of light and why we see color and mirror images.
Visitors may view lifelike holograms; split white light into a rainbow of color; view their reflections at odd angles; see colors produced by gasses and bend a laser beam.
June 01, 2007
June 1 - 9
Crosby Fair and Rodeo
Contact: Luther Brady
Crosby Fairgrounds, FM 2100, Crosby in Northeast Harris County
Phone: 281 328-2113
Web: www.crosbyfairandrodeo.net
Activities include a county fair, cowboy poetry, rodeo, carnival, commercial activities
The Crosby Fair and Rodeo is an official PRCA sanctioned event featuring top Nashville entertainers. The fair features many activities for children.
Crosby Fair and Rodeo Association sponsors.
Annual. Held 1st Fri to 2nd Sat in June.
June 01, 2007
June 1 - 2, 2007
Eagle Rock Energy Crappie Tournament
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
Annual. Est. 1996. Held Fri - Sun in June.
Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise
Fishers scout locations at Lake Sam Rayburn on Thursday, June 9, 2005. The lake, which has more than 500 miles of shoreline, is the largest lake completely contained within the Texas borders.
June 01, 2007
Festival of the Oak Nymph
Annual.
June 01, 2007
Hurricane season officially begins
Annual. Same date each year.
Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise
Port Arthur police S.W.A.T. teams prepare to secure the city after Hurricane Rita hit on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005.
June 02, 2007
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Saturday
June 02, 2007
8 a.m.
St. Catherine Of Siena School Golf Tournament
The Palms at Pleasure Island; Port Arthur
Phone: 409 962-3011; 409 289-1193; 409 728-0625 or 409 963-3417
Admission: Entry $60 per person; $240 per team. Fee includes green fees; cart; food; beverages and gift bags. Mulligans available for $5 each.
The 4-man scramble starts at 8 a.m.
Gift certificates awarded to first; second; fifth; 10th and 15th places. Hole; cart; and team sponsorships available.
Annual. Est. 2003
June 02, 2007
June 2 - 3 at 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Lotus Garden Festival and Vesak Celebration (Buddha’s birthday)
Buu Mon Buddhist Temple; 2701 Procter St.; Port Arthur
Phone: 409 960-1462; 409 960-8369 or 409 960-8370
E-mail: cbmtemple@yahoo.com
Admission: Free.
The event features blooming tropical water lilies; bamboo; tropical fruits and vegetables; Vietnamese food; lion dances and other folk dances.
Buddha’s birthday will be celebrated 1:30-3:30 p.m. on June 3.
Annual. Est. 1999. Held 1st Sat - Sun in June.
June 02, 2007
7-10 p.m.
Alternative Art Show Opening Reception
The Art Studio; Inc; 720 Franklin; Beaumont; TX
Phone: 409 838-5993
Web: www.artstudio.org
Show continues through June 30; 2007.
June 02, 2007
AIA Sandcastle Competition
Contact: Codi
East Beach, Galveston
Phone: 713 520-0155 or 888 GAL-ISLE
E-mail: codi@aiahouston.org
Web: www.aiasandcastle.com
Admission: $7 per vehicle
Teams have months to plan their themes, but only eight hours to complete the project from 10 cubic yards of sand.
The finished products must only include sand.
Event features more than 17 categories including The Golden Bucket (1 st place) to Stars and Stripes (most patriotic theme) to Public Favorite.
Annual, Est. 1987. Held 1st Sat in June.
American Institute of Architects sponsors.
June 02, 2007
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Annual Powwow continues
June 02, 2007
Baseball: Regional playoff deadline; all conferences.
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
June 02, 2007
Children's Miracle Network Telethon
Contact: Emily Sonier
Parkdale Mall, Beaumont
Phone: 409 983-5065
Web site: www.cmn.org
Annual, Est. 1988. Held on 1st Sat in June.
Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise
VaShayla LaFleur poses for a portrait with some of her daily medications at her home in Beaumont on Tuesday, May 31, 2005. LaFleur had sickle cell anemia and was formerly a Miracle Child by the Children's Miracle Network. She died in May 2007.
June 02, 2007
Crosby Fair and Rodeo continues
June 02, 2007
Eagle Rock Energy Crappie Tournament continues
June 02, 2007
Founding of the Republic Day in Italy
Annual. Same date each year.
June 02, 2007
Raise The Roof For Homeless Pets
Contact: GiGi
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: 409 384-5352 or 409 698-2790 (location)
E-mail: pressangler@jas.net
Web: www.fishingworld.com/SamRayburnPavilion
Annual. Est. 2005. Held 1st Sat. in June*.
June 03, 2007
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Sunday
June 03, 2007
1 p.m.
Mexican Heritage Folkloric Dancers practice
Call for venue.
Phone: 409 962-2433; 409 724-6134 or in Spanish 409 656-3420
Registration: $25.
Dance group is currently accepting boys and girls age 5-adult as new members.
June 03, 2007
Crosby Fair and Rodeo continues
June 03, 2007
Lotus Garden Festival continues
June 03, 2007
Trinity Sunday
Annual. Different date each year based on the Ecclesiastical Calendar.
June 04, 2007
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Monday
June 04, 2007
June 4-24; 2007 at M-F 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Summer Camps at Tyrrell Park Stables
Tyrrell Park Stables; Beaumont
Phone: 409 363-0181 or 409 842-1515
E-mail:
Web: tyrrellparkstables.googlepages.com/home
Admission: $350 per week.
A small deposit will hold your reservation. Limited slots available in all camps. Early drop off and late pick up available.
Annual.
June 04, 2007
Crosby Fair and Rodeo continues
June 04, 2007
June 4 - 8; 2007
Jim Gilligan's Lamar University Baseball Camp
Lamar University
Phone: 409 880-8135
Admission: Half Day Camp (9am-12pm)- $175 or All Day Camp (9am-4pm)-$250
Camp is for children ages: 6-12 years old.
Annual.
June 04, 2007
June 4 - 8; 2007
Summer ArtVentures Creative Kids' Camp Week 1
Art Museum of Southeast Texas; 500 Main Street; Beaumont; TX; 409 832-3432
Web: www.amset.org
Mornings; 9 a.m. - noon (ages 6-12); Afternoons; 1 - 4 p.m. (ages 6-12)
Annual.
June 05, 2007
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Tuesday
June 05, 2007
6:30 p.m. reception; 8 p.m. show
Lu-Llaby Of Broadway XV
University Theatre; Lamar University campus; 4400 MLK Blvd.; Beaumont
Phone: 409 880-8037
Admission: Tickets $50.
A reception and musical saluting Tony Award-winning musicals from the 1950s-the late 1990s
Jimmy Simmons directs a live jazz band to accompany the performers who include Fred Simon; Marty Craig; Betty Greenberg and Jo Vance.
Proceeds benefit Lamar Theatre scholarships.
Annual.
Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise
The LU-llaby Band performs "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" during the LU-llaby of Broadway - XIII on Tuesday, June 7, 2005.
June 05, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Ford Park Arena; 5115 Interstate 10 South
Phone: 409 833-7747
Admission: Tickets $14; $17 and $28
Show times are at 7:30 p.m. June 5; and 4 and 7:30 p.m. June 6
Circus features animal acts; clowns; aerialists and more.
June 05, 2007
Constitution Day in Denmark
Annual. Same date each year.
June 05, 2007
Crosby Fair and Rodeo continues
June 05, 2007
World Environment Day
U.N. member nations observes.
Annual. Same date each year.
June 06, 2007
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Wednesday
June 06, 2007
4 and 7:30 p.m.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Ford Park Arena; 5115 Interstate 10 South
Phone: 409 833-7747
Admission: Tickets $14; $17 and $28
Show times are at 7:30 p.m. June 5; and 4 and 7:30 p.m. June 6
Circus features animal acts; clowns; aerialists and more.
June 06, 2007
Crosby Fair and Rodeo continues
June 06, 2007
Flag Day in Sweden
Annual. Same date each year.
June 06, 2007
Memorial Day in Korea
Annual. Same date each year.
June 06, 2007
6/6-9/07
UIL Baseball: State Tournament (or June 7-9; depending on site availability).
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
June 07, 2007
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Thursday
June 07, 2007
Corpus Christi
Annual. Different date each year based on the Ecclesiastical Calendar.
June 07, 2007
Crosby Fair and Rodeo continues
June 07, 2007
UIL Baseball: State Tournament continues
June 08, 2007
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Friday
June 08, 2007
7 p.m.
Excellence in the Media/Newsmaker of the Year Banquet
Contact: Press Club Of Southeast Texas
University Reception Center; eighth floor; Mary and John Gray Library; 855 Florida Ave.; Lamar University; Beaumont
Phone: 409 9817930
Admission: Tickets $30.
The reception is at 7 p.m.; dinner and program at 7:30 p.m.
Newsmaker of the Year finalists are Johnny Brown; Chester Jourdan; Uliana Trylowsky; Sheila and Walter Umphrey and Ron Walker.
Other awards will honor print and broadcast journalists and public relations professionals.
Proceeds benefit the Press Club Memorial Scholarship Fund; which is awarded to Lamar University communication students.
Annual. Est. 1992
June 08, 2007
Crosby Fair and Rodeo continues
June 08, 2007
Muhammad's Birthday
Indonesia observes.
Annual. Same date each year.
June 08, 2007
UIL Baseball: State Tournament continues
June 09, 2007
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Saturday
June 09, 2007
6:30 a.m.
Spindletop Spin Bike Ride and Fundraiser
Contact: Jefferson County Bar Association Pro Bono Program sponsors
Crockett Street Entertainment District; downtown Beaumont
Phone: 409 839-2332
E-mail: probono@jcba.org
Web: www.spindletopspin.com
Admission: Registration $30 per person; family ride is $25 for the first parent; $15 for the second parent; children younger than 18 free.
Check-in at 6:30 a.m.; 72 and 45 mile rides; at 7 a.m.; 10-mile ride at 7:30 a.m.
Bike ride travels through historic and scenic Jefferson County with rest stops focusing on the history of Jefferson County.
Annual. Est. 2006.
June 09, 2007
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summerfest
Contact: Edwina L. Lewis
Courthouse Square, Newton
Phone: 409 379-5527
E-mail: chamber@newton-texas.com
Web: www.newton-texas.com
Event features food, crafts, live entertainment, patriotic parade.
Parade begins at 2 p.m.
Annual, Est. 2001. Held the 2nd Saturday in June.
June 09, 2007
11 a.m.
“Flying Solo” casting call
500 Franklin St. (formally Nell’s Place); Beaumont
Phone: 409 866-7611
E-mail: tianawithlove@yahoo.com
Volunteers will act as an audience for a staged musical comedy show.
Those wishing to audition should dress in solid colored clothing with no logo’s or heavy patterns.
Bring bottled water and be prepared to stay and film until 5 p.m. Lunch & Refreshments will be served.
¤Flying Solo” is a faith-based; independent family film that is being produced locally with a cast and crew of volunteer local talent and Lamar students.
The film is a 90-minute comedy-drama set in a small city and featuring original songs composed by Reginald Cooper of the Jazz Innovators.
Dances are choreographed by Winetta Roy; Tina Simpson; Danielle Brown; and Shana Logan.
The story follows an aspiring singer/songwriter who relocates to Texas with her aunt and younger siblings where she is challenged to conquer her fears and follow her dreams.
June 09, 2007
7 p.m.
Dance Attitudes presents Treasure Hunt
Julie Rogers Theatre; Beaumont; TX
Phone: 409 838-3435 ext. 1
Web: www.beaumont-tx-complex.com
Admission: Reserved seating is $5.
June 09, 2007
Beaumont Drillers vs. Pasadena arena football
Ford Park; 5115 IH-10 South; Beaumont; TX
Phone: 409 951-5400
Web: www.getdrilled.com
June 09, 2007
Crosby Fair and Rodeo continues
June 09, 2007
June 9-10; 2007
Dog Days of Summer Baseball Tournament
Ford Park; Ford Fields; 5115 IH-10 South; Beaumont; TX
Phone: 409 951-5400
Web: www.fordparktx.com
June 09, 2007
Queen's Official Birthday
Great Britain observes.
Annual. Celebrated on second Saturday in June.
June 09, 2007
UIL Baseball: State Tournament continues
June 10, 2007
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Sunday
June 10, 2007
7 p.m.
George Carlin comedy performance
Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont; TX
Phone: 409 838-3435 ext. 1
Web: www.beaumont-tx-complex.com
Admission: Reserved seating is $42 / $38
June 10, 2007
June 10 - July 7
Celtic Tree Month of Oak begins
Learn more
Annual. Same dates each year based on the druidic lunar calendar.
June 10, 2007
Dog Days of Summer Baseball Tournament continues
June 10, 2007
Portugal Day
Portugal observes.
Annual. Same date each year.
June 11, 2007
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Monday
June 11, 2007
June 11-14 at 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Larry Tidwell's Lamar Lady Cardinals Basketball Camp
Contact:
Lamar University
Phone: 409 880-1740
Admission: $125.
Summer Camp I is for girls in grades 5-12
Each camper receives: Daily lunch buffet; basketball T-shirt; personal written evaluation; certificates for contest winners and a camp certificate.
June 12, 2007
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Tuesday
June 12, 2007
Independence Day in the Philippines
Annual. Same date each year.
June 12, 2007
Republic Day in the Commonwealth of Independent States
Annual. Same date each year.
June 13, 2007
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Wednesday
June 14, 2007
Flag Day
U.S.A.
Annual. Same date each year.
June 14, 2007
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Thursday
June 15, 2007
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Friday
June 15, 2007
6 p.m.
Juneteenth Celebration
Jefferson Theatre, 345 Fannin, Beaumont TX
Phone: 409 835-LIVE (5483)
E-mail: info@jeffersontheatre.org
Web: www.jeffersontheatre.org
Admission: Tickets are $50 for reception (6 p.m.) and screening (7:30 p.m.). Screening only is $15.
Event will also feature a golf tournament earlier in the day at The Brentwood Country Club, 4201 South Major, Beaumont.
Annual. Est. 1980. Held on Friday before June 19*.
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The Rev. George Clements (left) and Louis Gossett Jr. (right) applaud a speaker during a press conference at the Hotel Elegante in Beaumont Thursday, June 16, 2004.
June 15, 2007
mid-June
Midsummer Celebrations
Sweden observes.
Annual.
June 15, 2007
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Annual. Different date each year based on the Ecclesiastical Calendar.
June 15, 2007
mid-September
Sherry Wine Harvest
Spain observes.
Annual.
June 16, 2007
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Saturday
June 16, 2007
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory Kick-off Event
Big Thicket National Preserve; Kountze; TX
Phone: 409 951-6802
Web: www.nps.gov/bith
Learn about and be part of the project that attempts to inventory all living organisms that inhabit the Big Thicket National Preserve and surrounding areas.
Meet the scientists conducting the inventory and go in the field with them to help document life in the Big Thicket.
There will be activities for everyone from hands-on family activities; educational programs; children's programs; nature hikes and more.
June 16, 2007
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bringin' Back Memories Car Show
Crockett Street Entertainment District
Phone: 409 838-2508
Admission: Free for spectators.
Car show open to any street legal vehicle. Proceeds from show benefit The Best Years Senior Center Of Beaumont
June 16, 2007
A Juneteenth Celebration
Ford Park; 5115 IH-10 South; Beaumont; TX
Phone: 409 951-5400
Web: www.fordparktx.com
Magic 102.5 / AT&T Present
Annual. Held on Saturday before June 19*.
June 16, 2007
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Annual. Different date each year based on the Ecclesiastical Calendar.
June 16, 2007
Soweto Day
U.N. member nations observes.
Annual. Same date each year.
June 16, 2007
June 16 - 17
Trade Days on the Avenue
Port Neches
Phone: 409 722-4023
Event features antiques, arts and crafts. Occurs 3rd weekend of every month.
June 17, 2007
Father's Day
Send a free e-card from Hallmark.
Annual, celebrated the 3rd Sunday in June.
June 17, 2007
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Sunday
June 17, 2007
Beaumont Drillers vs. Fort Worth arena football
Ford Park; 5115 IH-10 South; Beaumont; TX
Phone: 409 951-5400
Web: www.getdrilled.com
June 17, 2007
Bringin' Back Memories Car Show
Contact: Bill Linker
Crockett Street Entertainment District, Beaumont
Phone: 409 838-2508
Admission: Early Registration fee is $20, by mail, and $25, day of show.
Open car show. First, second & third place awards in 10 different classes, along with at least seven other special awards. First 50 entries receive a dash plaque & goody bag. DJ, 50/50 pot, lots of door prizes. Early Registration fee is $20, by mail, an
The Best Years Senior Center of Beaumont sponsors.
Annual, Est. 2004. Held in early June.
June 17, 2007
Father's Day
Send a free e-card from Hallmark.
Annual, celebrated the 3rd Sunday in June.
June 17, 2007
Juneteenth Celebration
Downtown area, Port Arthur
Phone: 409 983-6944
Family, community and cultural celebration. Event includes pageants, art, exhibits, lectures, parade, park activities and church services.
Annual. Held Sun. before June 19.
June 17, 2007
Trade Days on the Avenue continues
June 18, 2007
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Monday
June 19, 2007
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Tuesday
June 19, 2007
7 p.m.
Jack Flash the Piano Man concert
Hogwild on Crockett; 270 Crockett St.; Beaumont
Phone: 409 833-0155
Admission: No cover.
June 19, 2007
Emancipation Day / Juneteenth (Texas)
State holiday in Texas.
Emancipation Celebration: Juneteenth Activities
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves January 1, 1863.
Unfortunately, Texas slaves were still hard at work in the fields over two years later when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston to spread the news.
This event is celebrated annually with pageants, parades, carnivals and sporting events.
Annual. Same date each year.
June 20, 2007
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Wednesday
June 20, 2007
Flag Day in Argentina
Annual. Same date each year.
June 20, 2007
NFL Free agent deadline
Contact: National Football League
Web: www.nfl.com
Deadline for old clubs to withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned restricted free agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting tender of 110 percent of previous year's salary.
Annual. Held on 3rd Wednesday in June*.
June 21, 2007
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Thursday
June 21, 2007
Litha / Midsummer
First day of summer.
Annual. Date changes each year based on solstice.
June 21, 2007
Summer Solstice
First day of summer.
Annual. ~ Celebrated within two days of 6/21 depending on solar position.
June 21, 2007
Sun enters Cancer
Annual.
June 22, 2007
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Friday
June 22, 2007
Festival of Herne the Hunter
Annual.
June 23, 2007
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Saturday
June 23, 2007
June 23 - 24 at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Allbreed & Household Pet Cat Show
Contact: Mark Pennington
VFW Hall Highway 87 North (one mile from I-10), Orange
Phone: 281 461-3516
E-mail: mystre@houston.rr.com
Admission: Adults are $6; Children (6 thru 12) are $4; Children 5 & under are free. Sr. Citizens (older than 60 are $4. Bring a can of cat food to be given to a local Shelter and receive $1 discount.
Orange Blossom Cat Club sponsors.
Annual, Est 2005. Held 4th Sat. - Sun. in June.
June 23, 2007
9 a.m.
Babineaux Family Foundation Golf Tournament
Contact: Barbara Babineaux
The Palms at Pleasure Island, 1901 T. B. Ellison Pkwy., Port Arthur
Phone: 409-960-1912
E-mail: barbarababineaux@yahoo.com
Web: www.babineauxbrothers.com
The tournament features Jordan Babineaux of the Seattle Seahawks; and Jonathan Babineaux of the Atlanta Falcons.
Annual. Est. 2005. Held on Sat around mid-June.
June 23, 2007
WWE Smackdown & ECW
Ford Park; 5115 IH-10 South; Beaumont; TX
Phone: 409 951-5400
Web: www.fordparktx.com
WWE Smackdown & ECW present the Biggest Party of the Summer Tour.
Event includes the World Heavyweight Championship Match (The Undertaker vs. Mr. Kennedy) and a Triple Threat match for The United States Championship (Chris Benoit vs. Finlay vs. MVP)
June 24, 2007
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Sunday
June 24, 2007
7 p.m.
Celebration Day Concert
Beaumont Civic Center; Beaumont; TX
Phone: 409 838-3435 ext. 1
Web: www.beaumont-tx-complex.com
Admission: Reserved Seating is $30 / $20
Event includes performances by The Williams Brothers; Dorinda Clark-Cole; and Shirley Caesar
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church presents
June 24, 2007
Allbreed & Household Pet Cat Show continues
June 24, 2007
St. Jean Day
Quebec
Annual. Same date each year
June 25, 2007
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Monday
June 26, 2007
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Tuesday
June 27, 2007
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Wednesday
June 28, 2007
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Thursday
June 28, 2007
6/28-29 at 7 p.m.
Jack Flash the Piano Man concert
Hogwild on Crockett; 270 Crockett St.; Beaumont
Phone: 409 833-0155
Admission: No cover.
June 28, 2007
Asian senior celebration
Annual.
June 29, 2007
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Friday
June 29, 2007
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Jack Flash the Piano Man concert
Tuffy’s Texas Highway 12 & Hwy 62; Mauriceville
Phone: 409 745-3170
Admission: No cover.
June 29, 2007
June 29 and 30 at 5:30-8 p.m. on Fri and 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m. on Sat
Old Glory Celebration
Wildwood Country Resort City; Wildwood; 35 miles northwest of Beaumont
Phone: 409 834-2262 or 409 834-2342
Admission: Adults $10; children 12 and younger $5.
The event kicks off with a barbecue dinner; 5:30-8 p.m. June 29 at the Mill House.
Saturday’s activities are 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Lodge and include a parade; a home and garden bake sale; raffle; food booths; flea market; a water slide; water funnel; water palm tree; dunking booths and rides on the “Wildwood Express.”
Children should bring a bathing suit and towel.
Fireworks at 9 p.m.
June 29, 2007
6-10 p.m.
Herbie Stutes and the Grand Shin Band concert
Larry’s French Market and Cajun Restaurant; 3701 Pure Atlantic Highway; Groves
Phone: 409 962-3381
Admission: $10.
June 29, 2007
7 p.m.
“Alice In Wonderland” performance
Beaumont Community Players Playhouse; 5515 Phelps Road near Tyrrell Park
Phone: 409 842-4664
Web: www.beaumontcommunityplayers.com
Admission: Adults $10; children 12 and younger $5.
Performers are children exiting grades 4-7
KidMunity Players present.
June 29, 2007
8 p.m.
Creatures of Crystal Lake Tour concert; featuring First Jason and Freak 13
The Vortex; 2350 N. 11th St.; Beaumont;
Phone: 409 892-5766
Web site: www.thevortexonline.com
Admission: $5.
Please see the entire 51-frame slideshow (without sound - listen to Freak13's MySpace page).
June 29, 2007
8 p.m.-midnight
Crossfire concert
Jefferson County Singles Club; 7725 Green Ave.; Nederland
Phone: 409 727-0013
Admission: $5.
June 29, 2007
8 p.m.
Jamie Talbert; Mickey and the Motorcars and Cross Canadian Ragweed concert
Antone's; 240 Crockett St.; Crockett Street Entertainment District; Beaumont
Phone: 409 833-9113
E-mail: booking@crockettstreet.com
Web: www.crockettstreet.com/Antones/
Admission: $12
June 29, 2007
8 p.m.
Walter Allen and Joe Solis concert
Thirsty’s; 229 Dowlen Road; Beaumont
Phone: 409 866-6066
Admission: No cover.
June 29, 2007
9 p.m.
Silsbee Fourth of July Fireworks Show
Kirby Elementary School, 1205 N. 5th St., Silsbee
Phone: (409) 385-7777
Admission: Free.
Annual. Est. 1986. Held on Friday before July 4*.
June 29, 2007
9 p.m.
The Larry Tillery Band concert; blues and rock
Logon C@fe; 3805 Calder Ave.; Beaumont
Phone: 409 832-1529
Web: www.logoncafe.net
Admission: $5.
June 29, 2007
9 p.m.-1 a.m.
The Roy Mannino Band concert; variety
Arthur's Pub; in the Ramada Inn; 3801 Texas 71 East; Port Arthur
Phone: 409 962-3400
Admission: $5.
June 29, 2007
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Peru, Spain, Vatican City, and Venezuela observes.
Annual. Same date each year.
June 30, 2007
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Saturday
June 30, 2007
Old Glory Celebration continues
June 30, 2007
11 a.m.
Ice Scream Festival
Ice House Museum; 818 Earnest Ave.; Silsbee
Phone: 409 385-2444
Admission: Free; but there is a minimal charge to participate in some games.
Activities include the Second Great American Churn-Off; an ice cream making contest.
The event includes food booths; samples of ice cream; a pie-baking contest and auction; a pizza-eating contest; ice sculpture demonstrations; a Slip 'n Slide; dunking booth; games involving ice and music by Kenny Gibson.
June 30, 2007
3 p.m.
Gator Country Independence Day
Gator Country Alligator Theme Park; 21159 FM 365, Fannett
Phone: 409 794-WILD
Web: www.gatorcountrytx.com
Celebrate Independence Day with barbeque; a Cajun band and an alligator wrangling competition; at 3 p.m.
Alligator wrestlers have 15 minutes to wrangle and tag gators in a pond filled with 80 alligators. The one with the most tagged alligators wins. The first round starts at 3 p.m.; round two is at 7 p.m.
At 4 p.m.; Gator Country pros wrestle Kong; the 12-foot; 900-pound alligator; out of his pond and onto the runway. Cajun Harmony will perform 3-7 p.m.
There will be a fireworks show at dark; followed by a flashlight walk around the park where visitors can learn what alligator eyes look like in the dark. Bring lawn chairs and flashlights. 
Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise
Gator Country co-owner Sarah Saurage throws a hot dog into the mouth of Kong at the theme park in Fannett in 2005.
Video © Mark M. Hancock / NewsEagles.com
June 30, 2007
6/30 and 7/2 at 5:30 p.m.
Jack Flash the Piano Man concert
Tuffy’s Texas Highway 12 & Hwy 62; Mauriceville
Phone: 409 745-3170
Admission: No cover.
June 30, 2007
5:30 p.m.
Jack Flash the Piano Man concert
Tuffy’s Texas Highway 12 & Hwy 62; Mauriceville
Phone: 409 745-3170
Admission: No cover.
June 30, 2007
6-10 p.m.
Chris Miller and Bayou Roots concert
Larry’s French Market and Cajun Restaurant; 3701 Pure Atlantic Highway; Groves
Phone: 409 962-3381
Admission: $8.
June 30, 2007
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Slow Rolling Lows concert; country and light rock
Fat Mac’s Smokehouse; 5555 Calder Ave.; Beaumont
Phone: 409 892-5087
Admission: No cover.
June 30, 2007
8 p.m.
Aaron Williams concert
Antone's; 240 Crockett St.; Crockett Street Entertainment District; Beaumont
Phone: 409 833-9113
E-mail: booking@crockettstreet.com
Web: www.crockettstreet.com/Antones/
Admission: $7 and $12.
June 30, 2007
8 p.m.-midnight
Mike Calais and Music Connection concert
Leon’s Fish Camp; 16630 Boondocks Road; Beaumont
Phone: 409 794-2681
Admission: No cover.
June 30, 2007
8 p.m.
Randy Balsano & Triangle concert; blues
The Place; 5875 W. Port Arthur Road; Port Acres
Phone: 409 736-2650
Admission: No cover.
June 30, 2007
8 p.m.
Retroactive concert; rockabilly
Logon C@fe; 3805 Calder Ave.; Beaumont
Phone: 409 832-1529
Web: www.logoncafe.net
Admission: $5.
June 30, 2007
9 p.m.-1 a.m.
Cajun Harmony concert
Texas Swing; Texas 124; Winnie
Phone: 409 296-3448
Admission: $5.
June 30, 2007
10 p.m.
Joe Jitsu; 41 Gorgeous Blocks and O’Doyle Rules concert
The Vortex; 2350 N. 11th St.; Beaumont
Phone: 409 892-5766
Web site: www.thevortexonline.com
Admission: $5.
June 30, 2007
TBA - June 2007
Gulf Coast Jam
Carl Parker Multi-Purpose Center, Port Arthur
Phone: 409 722-3699
June 30, 2007
4 p.m.
Independence Day Celebration
Contact: Debbie Foster, KJAS Radio
Sandy Creek Park Gazebo on Marvin Hancock Drive, Jasper
Phone: 409 384-2626
E-mail: dfoster@kjas.com
Web: www.kjas.com
Admission: Entry to the park is free. However, donations are appreciated for the privately funded event.
Games and festivities begin at 4 p.m. The fireworks show begins at 9:30 p.m.
Events include a dunking booth, duck derby, water slide, face painting, balloon animals, temporary tattoos, putt-putt golf, food vendors and musical entertainment.
Annual, Est. 1975. Held on July 4 or the Saturday prior if 4th falls on a weekday.
