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from the cover MCM Eleganté Hotel and Conference Center employees Jacquetta Walker, corporate sales manager, and Devin Lee, bartender, are part of a winning team that makes Southeast Texas’ largest hotel a hub of entertainment and hospitality for travels and locals. Find out why on pages 8 and 9.

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oremont! You know you’ve said it. We all have, especially natives like me, who in 1986 at the age of 18 packed my Laura Ashley twin comforter in my Honda and drove off announcing to all: I’m leaving here and I’m never coming back.

And I didn’t come back, for good, until Christmas, 2003. Ironically, the place I’d ridiculed for what I felt was a lack of culture was the only place I wanted to be. My “Boremont” was my safe haven, a refuge where people knew and loved me. I didn’t care about music, food, art or entertainment; I just wanted to be with good people.

Now I enjoy it all- the good people and a surprisingly and increasingly diverse culture. The EventsBook is intended to expose all of it, especially the little known. For example, did you know BFC (Beaumont Fried Chicken) on the corner of Seventh Street and Calder, offers authentic Indian food on Friday nights? I’m sure the chicken is divine but I can tell you that the Friday night dinners are outstanding! Call Susan to order yours- 409-813-1200.

Here’s another “underground” entertainment venue- Victoria House, located at 2110 Victoria, “hosts shows to accommodate bands passing through Beaumont.” Find them on Facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/VictoriahouseTX. The murder mystery dinners at Kirby Hill House in Kountze that run twice a year are seemingly nonmainstream; Studio 33, a newly formed theatrical troupe, kicked off with a production of Doubt in September at The Art Studio. The performances run through mid-October.

For further evidence of our area’s culture, simply peruse the Beaumont Farmer’s Market on a Saturday morning like I did recently. I purchased shrimp and some kind of Asian squash that I stir-fried to delicious, tender tastiness. While eating sausage and egg casserole for breakfast, I sampled organic coffee from Tanzania; sniffed 15 different homemade soaps, purchased fresh goat cheese, watermelon gazpacho and sweet potato greens. Yes, sweet potato greens! These I sautéed with olive oil and garlic and folded them into an omelet with a little goat cheese. Yum. This weekly Saturday morning market is just one addition to our cultural landscape in the recent past. Others include events and venues like ReCreate, First Thursdays, the Event Centre, DogTober Fest (page 36), Lamar football, revitalization of Boston Avenue, increased programs at The Big Thicket and the founding of a Children’s Museum. I under-

stand there is also a movement underway to launch a slow food group, and this month on page 35, you’ll learn about Beaumont’s first community garden.

This month in Southeast Texas you’ll find charity walks and festivals, bull riding, lectures and speed networking. Kids can Touch-A-Truck, Eat-A-Bug, win a playhouse or participate in a Dinosaur Day. And parents can see The Pointer Sisters, buy a spooky spud to feed the fam or chug brews at The Art of Beer.

So I say enjoy Moremont this month- a place of more culture and more entertainment than ever before. If you hear that other word that is far from describing our area, give the naysayer an EventsBook and tell them, “The best is yet to come!”

Listen to any Clear Channel Station on Sunday to hear SoutheastTexas.com’s Event’s Showcase featuring all “Moremont” and Southeast Texas has to offer for the coming week. Also hear me with Dan Gresham every Friday at drive time – 5:45 p.m.- to hear the preview of what’s happening every weekend.

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Good Sports for all Seasons, Travelers & Locals here can you get a tall, low-fat, venti latte, a slenderizing body wrap, hear live Texas country music and see the Houston Texans go first and goal on the largest high-definition projection screen in Southeast Texas, in the same day and all in one place? The MCM Eleganté Hotel and Conference Center.

Yeah, great you say for one of the guests staying in one of the 273 rooms in Beaumont’s four-star hotel but what’s in it for me, my area code is 409?

“We’re in the people business and here for the community needs as well as the traveler,” said Steve McGaha, Food and Beverage Director. “The hotel has acclimated to the needs of Beaumont and the surrounding areas by offering services to meet the needs of the community and transient travelers.”

During the past eight years, as a result of two hurricanes, the Eleganté Hotel completely remodeled its old Sundance nightclub, turning the area into a tavern and ballroom, the Fountainview Room.

The Tradewinds Tavern is a nautically themed two-room bar and entertainment venue. The first room is a multi-level space with scattered tables and oversized chairs and couches creating nooks and private areas but also a spacious open area with expansive bar, walk-in wine cellar, several wallmounted, large-screen televisions, chess set and an antique phone booth.

The second room is the TV room. The area’s largest high-definition projection screen television wraps around the back corner of the room that also includes comfy furnishings as well as bistro sitting.

The Tradewinds (and side patio with anothermassive hi-def TV) accommodates collegiate football and NFL fans. For all big games, the bar is open Saturdays and Sundays beginning at noon with happy hour – 25% off all drinks – until 8 p.m. For Monday night football the happy hour begins at 4 p.m. All fans - Texan, Cowboy and even Packer fans, like McGaha, get free game food including hot dogs, nachos, pretzels and all the trimmings.

“And we have more than 200 kinds of liquor and

50 kinds of beer,” said McGaha. “We have people come in here from all over the world so we want to make everyone feel welcome with what they are accustomed to drinking.”

Meeting the food and beverage needs of a traveler, who may just want a good old chicken fried steak he’s been missing from home, or accommodating the event planner, who wants to host an elegant dinner for 575 and feed guests the ultimate fine cuisine- Coquilles St Jacques Mornay, is what “Team Eleganté” has the experience and expertise to achieve.

Since entering the market in 1988, General Manager Bill Bianchi and his service-oriented team members have altered services to accommodate their community of guests, whether local or passing through. This includes Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night entertainment from 6 to 10 p.m. Local musicians like Alex Rozell, Jimmy Kaiser and John Cecac play a mix of adult contemporary cover tunes and old and new Texas country.

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generous portion of beef complements a baked potato, salad bar and dessert.

This traveler’s home-away-from-home locale, with a Concierge Floor including breakfast and evening snacks and cocktails, is also the community’s place for week-day business and a weekend respite. During the week, business people meet in the full-service restaurant, open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., ordering from the menu or just grabbing a Starbucks coffee, for a quick interview or longer networking session. Daily, the Getaway Day Spa, accommodates all sojourners, open til 9 p.m. The professional, accredited and fully licensed spa offers manicures and pedicures, facials and massages, body wraps, spray tanning and sugar scrubs. It’s one of the only spas in town that accommodates a couples’ massage where a couple can be massaged in the same room.

“Guests of our spa get a complimentary beverage including a Starbucks drink and have access to all of the amenities in the hotel,” said Linda Heitz, Spa Manager. “We have people who come for a massage and then stay for lunch.”

Located at 2355 I-10 South, the MCM Eleganté Hotel and Conference Center has a winning team of 120 staff, which is 45 percent more than nearest competitor, and includes a professional banquet staff.

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Fun Facts

• Becky Ames was the first Director of Sales for the MCM Eleganté Hotel.

• During Hurricane Ike, CNN and Fox News broadcast from the Eleganté ballroom.

The two fought over ballroom space. Food and Beverage Director Steve McGaha remembers that CNN won, essentially getting the best space in the ballroom for satellite uplink.

• During Hurricanes Ike and Rita, the Eleganté was booked to capacity with first responders; 23 staff members serviced guests with no power for three days. Hotel Concierge Charlotte Rumsey recalls making “camp stove coffee.”

• The 10 Commandments are prominently positioned outside every property owned by John Bushman,who owns MCM Eleganté Hotels located in Texas in Abilene, Beaumont, Odessa and Dallas; Albuquerque, New Mexico and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

MCM Grande Hotels are located in Desoto and Odessa, Texas.

• The only physical “firewall” in Southeast Texas is located on the back wall of the Tradewinds Tavern in the MCM Eleganté Hotel.

The wall contains framed patches from every fire training group that has stayed at the hotel; commemorative flags, fire suits and even a listing of the firefighters who gave their lives in New York on 9/11 and sent from the firefighters there. Patti Owens, Director of Sales, also changes the shirt of a firefighter mannequin that stands in the room to represent firefighters staying in the hotel.

“We’ve morphed to the needs of our community instead of them to ours.

We’re a community partner; it’s just that simple.”

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Makes Casas Possible for Kids in Southeast Texas This month some kids in Southeast Texas will dream about winning a custom playhouse for their backyards while others will dream about having a home… one place where they can go and know they are safe and loved.

CASA of Southeast Texas is working to make both dreams a reality.

Thanks to the time, talent and generosity of a group of volunteers (see “Playhouse” sidebar), this month five playhouses have been constructed and will be raffled off to fulfill the dreams of kiddos in our area to “play house.”

The unconditional love, acceptance and time of caring CASA volunteers like Vernice Monroe, means that neglected and abused children in Southeast Texas obtain real homes and success through foster care every day.

Monroe, a retired Lamar University professor, is a CASA board member and volunteer who enjoys working with teenagers versus younger children because she likes to help young adults transition from the foster care system into the real world.

Recently, Monroe rejoiced as a 19-year-old girl, she has worked with since her a junior year in high school, moved away to attend college at the Univer-

sity of Texas at Kingsville.

“I tell my kids, when they age out that they are not officially my CASA kid, but they are always my CASA kid,” said Monroe. “Just because I don’t have to do a report on them doesn’t mean I don’t care. I call them. I touch base with them, and they call me, too.”

Monroe, like all CASA volunteers, is assigned a child – sometimes two or three, if siblings are involved – who has been removed from a family by Child Protective Services. Monroe spends time with her children, gets to know them, builds trust and becomes a regular contact and support in their lives.

This allows her to accurately advocate for the child in a courtroom where decisions are made about child’s living arrangements.

“Getting to know a child can be a slow process; it depends upon the child and how many times they have been wounded by an adult,” said Monroe. “A child needs warmth, love, kindness and trust; we have the time and we can do that so we develop those kinds of relationships.”

The stability and continuity of these relationships is what Monroe believes leads to the success of a child, like the young woman who recently moved away to college. Not only did that young woman have Monroe as a consistent presence in her life, but she had a loving foster parent who she calls, “Mom” and who she comes home to on holidays and weekends.

“Stability is key. We provide a continuity of service, which means children may get moved from one place to another – home to home, foster parent to another - but the CASA volunteer remains the same,” said Monroe. “They get someone who they know genuinely cares about them; when we visit and call,

Everyday Heroes Playhouses & Their Builders 1. Police Station Long Architects and Kizzah Construction 2. School House Brent Weaver & Friends 3. Hospital Zachry Industries, Inc. 4. CASA Volunteer House Bevilacqua Construction 5. Fire Station Ryan Bean (Boy Scout Eagle Project)

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we want to make sure everything is alright.”

According to CASA, kids are sometimes moved away from siblings and placed in as many as three, five or even 15 different homes before they age out of the state system. There are currently 400 children in the CASA program and not enough volunteers or money to ensure their continuity of service.

“We supervise 92-100 volunteers every year,” said Lanis McWilliams, executive director of CASA of Southeast Texas. “Our main focus is court advocacy to get kids to that permanent home. The most rewarding outcome is to see kids get into a happy permanent situation either reunited with family, adopted or successfully able to move forward in the working world or in college.”

CASA pays for everything needed to provide advocacy in court, including a small staff to recruit, train and supervise volunteers. Some funding for advocacy and services comes from the Crime Victims Act and from fees and fines paid by offenders. However the majority of funding comes from local community support and grants, or, “everyday superheroes,” which is why CASA is celebrating superheroes this year with its week-long annual event “Casas for CASA 2012 Celebrating Our Everyday Superheroes.”

Kicking off with a CASA Superhero 5K and Kids Fun Run at Hollywood Theaters at Parkdale Mall, October 13 at 8 a.m. CASA’s run is timed with chips from Run Houston Timing, and prizes will be awarded. Kids are encouraged to dress as superheroes, make a mask and participate in the run as well. Prizes will be given to the first girl and boy to cross the finish line.

After the run, CASA playhouses will be on display. Tickets to win a playhouse are $2 each or $5 for three. In addition to gifting playhouses to children, CASA is offering some very special packages (see sidebar) to make adults’ dreams come true, too.

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Ryan Bean building the CASA Fire Station as part of his Eagle Scout project.

Only 200 tickets at a price of $100 each are being sold for three distinctive packages: a fly fishing trip to North Platte Lodge in Alcova, Wyoming, a oneweek condo stay in Cozumel and a $2500 gift certificate from For Heaven’s Sake in Beaumont.

On Saturday October 20th at 3 p.m. CASA will draw names of the winners of the playhouses and packages, concluding the week-long superhero celebration.

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Following Claudie Hawkins Green:

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In the August EventsBook, Claudie Hawkins Green, who has been the director of event facilities and libraries for the City of Beaumont for 34 years, told the story of her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Claudie was diagnosed with breast cancer on May 5, 2011, her 67th birthday, and referred to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston where she underwent a lumpectomy and radiation.

During last fall’s “Putting on the Pink” event, Green awaited results from her first mammogram following treatment to ensure she was cancer free.

And she was, in fact, cancer free, giving her the “Gift of Life” as a survivor during this year’s breast cancer awareness events.

In the September EventsBook, Claudie showed off her disco bra currently on display at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas with other survivors’ bras

decorated cup to strap. And this month Claudie shares the outcome of her most recent visit at M.D. Anderson and her ongoing celebration of being cancer free which she commemorates in the most natural of womanly ways – by shopping.

When I have a checkup scheduled at MD Anderson I tend to get a little antsy, restless and nervous because of the fear of the unknown. What if they find something new? What if the treatments didn’t do what they were supposed to do? I can’t keep those thoughts from floating back and forth in my mind. I have my faith to hold on to, but in the very back of the mind there is doubt and the questions: Will it be ok one more time? Is this the time that I won’t get the news I wanted? It’s very stressful because I want to hurry up and get the results but yet don’t want to hear what they have to say.

I am blessed, once again, as my most recent report was a good one. “Everything looks great; come back in February and we will do more mammograms but you are doing great.” Those were the words I heard. I felt relief start to slowly run through my body and the tension unclench from my limbs.

My husband and I started a tradition after each radiation treatment to reward me by going to a favorite restaurant or to shop for a pair of shoes. My husband loves to buy shoes for me and my daughter, so on the days we celebrate good news, my daughter and I buy new shoes. Because of breast cancer I now need a bigger closet! Who would have thought?

Then again, who would have thought I would have breast cancer to begin with? I have no family history of it and have always been healthy. What saved my life was my annual mammogram. October 19 is National Mammography Day. If you have not had your annual mammogram, I urge you to stop whatever you are doing and pick up that phone to make an appointment. If you don’t have insurance, then call the “Gift of Life.” You have no excuse. Your life could be at risk by not making an appointment. My annual mammogram did not stop me from having breast cancer but my cancer was caught in Stage I, which is a lifesaver. I cannot stress it strong enough - please make that appointment today. Do it for your family.

Now that I have days and days to celebrate survivorship, I plan to shop more often and for more than just shoes. I’m looking forward to The Pink Shopping Card fundraiser that allows the “Gift of Life” to be able to pay for the mammograms for women who cannot afford one or who do not have insurance.

This is our chance – yours and mine - to help someone who is not as fortunate as I was. When you buy a Pink Shopping Card for $50 you fund a mammogram for someone else and get incredible deals from more than 600 merchants in Southeast Texas.

Every year I use my Pink Shopping Card to get an early start on my Christmas shopping for the gifts that have to be mailed. I have done this since the first Pink Shopping Card I bought. I get a discount on the gift and it motivates me to get those packages wrapped and in the mail prior to the Christmas rush. So if you have gifts that have to be mailed, take this chance to get it done early and mark it off your list of things to do. You will never have to worry about your gifts not getting to someone on time.

This year, the Pink Shopping Card comes with Pinkpons - instant savings valued at more than $500. Some of the redeemable values include a free brow wax at OnStage, one zoom whitening pen at Gulf Side Dental with Dr. Ashley DeMarco, valued at $40, a “Newborn Goodness” mini session with complimentary 5X7 portrait for a newborn infant

by Mark Low Photography, valued at $250, a large bucket of range balls at Games People Play, a $15 value and a free aqua chi foot soak at Solutions Day Spa. Pink Shopping Cards are valid October 25 through November 5 but many of the Pinkpons have expiration dates up to 11 months.

I also encourage everyone to get tickets to The Pointer Sisters on October 27. I will be working the

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event – Saturday Night Fever - but my work is the “fun” type that I get to do for “Gift of Life.” Although I will be in work mode, I will still be able to enjoy the concert, see all the great outfits and visit with friends while watching the Pointer Sisters.

And I plan to have a great disco outfit. I have a wonderful, dear friend who has a closet full of things that we are having fun pulling out and putting together for the show. Everyone needs a friend that has a closet full of goodies when you need them, and her closet is full! It will even be a surprise for me as I have not yet gotten anywhere near the bottom of the pile! I’m sure I’ll be a sight to see and I hope others have fun with their disco garb, too.

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Last year, for the Putting on the Pink with Tony Orlando, I was still trying to determine if I was a survivor.

This year I am a survivor, for sure. “Survivor” is such a wonderful sounding word when you come through breast cancer and you feel you can finally claim that title. This year I truly feel I can lay claim to my new title, Breast Cancer Survivor, and I’ll be partying with The Pointer Sisters! Join Me in the Celebration!

“Pinkpon” List for Pink Shopping Card 1. American Steam-A-Way – 2 free bottles of Spot Out valued at $22 2. Body Balance Massage Therapy Center – Free 30 minute massage session (relaxing scalp, neck, hands & feet) with Melinda McWherter valued at $35 3. Cowboy Silsbee – $15 off any service or part 4. Cyndy’s Upscale Resale – $10 off anything in store 5. Divas Hair Salon – Free can of hair spray (any brand in stock) valued at $12 6. Fleur de Chic – free make-over with new “Chic Face” product valued at $30 7. Florida Tans – Free UV-free Mystic Spray Tan valued at $30 8. Games People Play – Free large bucket of range golf balls valued at $10 Claudie Hawkins Green relaxes with an 9. Gulfside Dental – 1 Free Zoom Whitening Pen Aqua Chi foot bath at Solutions Day Spa. with Dr. Ashley DeMarco, DDS valued at $40 10. Hazel House – Free MOR Luxurious Skin Care and Lifestyle products valued at $25 11. IZ Funky Resale – $10 off anything in store 12. Luv Lingerie & Boutique – $10 off anything in store 13. Mark Low Imagery, Photography – Babies by Alison – Free “New Born Goodness” mini session with complimentary 5 X 7 portrait for newborn infants two weeks and younger only valued at $160 14. On Stage – Free eyebrow wax valued at $15 15. Prince Jewelers – Free inspection, polish and RHODIUM plating (in-store service) valued at $35 16. Solutions Day Spa – Free Aqua Chi Foot Soak (relax your feet in a warm bath while ionic detoxification occurs throughout your body) valued at $40

Get your Pink Shopping Card online: giftoflifebmt.org/cart Purchase The Pointer Sisters: Saturday Night Fever Disco Dinner at: giftoflifebmt.org/eventtickets/saturday-night-fever-dinner-disco

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living well ATTENTION WOMEN : DON’T BE SCARED. SAVE YOUR LIFE AND SAVE YOUR BREASTs BY GETTING YOUR SCREENING MAMMOGRAM!

By Rufus Mark, M.D. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimated that 229,060 women would be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States in 2012. Of these, the ACS projected that 39,920 would die from the disease. Every two years, more women die from breast cancer than all the American GIs (58,000) who died during the Vietnam War from 19631973. Yet, the last two decades have witnessed major victories in the war against breast cancer. Between 1989 and 2007, the death rate from breast cancer fell by more than 30%. More than 75,000 lives have been saved.

The two major factors for this are early detection through screening mammograms and better treatment.

Early detection not only saves lives. It gives the chance of saving the breast.

When breast cancers are discovered early, the breast can be preserved without compromising cure or cancer control. Multiple studies enrolling thousands of patients in the 1970s and 1980s, compared breast conserving treatment with limited surgery and radiation treatment to

removal of the breast (mastectomy).

No advantage was found with mastectomy. The National Cancer Institute concluded in 1992, that breast conservation therapy was the preferred method of treatment for the majority of women with early stage breast cancer, because it provided survival equivalent to mastectomy while preserving the breast. In interviews of women who underwent radiation therapy, the National Cancer Institute reported that 90% of women rated their cosmetic results as good to excellent. Not surprisingly, millions of women have undergone breast conserving surgery and radiation therapy. Their ranks include such celebrities as Jill Eickenberry, Olivia Newton John and Sheryl Crow.

Despite this record of success, concern has been raised about the radiation exposure from mammography.

The radiation dose from screening mammogram is about 4 mSv. What does this dose mean? This is the same radiation dose we receive when flying from Los Angeles to New York in a jet plane at 30,000 feet. We are exposed to radiation from the natural environ-

ment everyday. The sources of this include the earth, sun exposure and cosmic radiation from space. The annual background dose is 2.5 mSv. There have been publications which claim that radiation dose from mammograms can cause cancer. These calculations are based on estimated risk, rather than actual proven cases.

Mammograms are far from perfect.

About 15-20% of breast cancers are not detected by mammography. This, in part, can be explained by dense breast tissue and certain breast cancer pathology subtypes. Therefore, self breast examination and breast exami-

nation by health care professionals remain an important part of breast cancer screening. MRI scan screening is indicated in certain situations.

Based on overwhelming evidence, the National Cancer Institute recommends that women over the age of 40 undergo screening mammogram every 1-2 years. Clinical breast examination and self breast examination are recommended as well. Through such actions women can save their lives, and save their breasts!

Rufus Mark, M.D. can be found at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, TX. Contact him at 409-212-5990.

Breast Cancer Awareness Events: 1 8:00 AM - Breast Cancer Survivors Breakfast at David Self Ford, 800-817-5255 1-31 BRA-vo! Applause for the Cause: Survivor Project Gallery Exhibit at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 409-832-3432 11 12:00 PM - Cancer Education: Breast Cancer - Avenging the Enemy at Rogers Park Community Center, 409-833-3663 19 National Mammography Day

20 7:30 AM - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk at Lamar University, 409-835-2139 25-November 5 10:00 AM - Pink Shopping Card Days, Julie Rogers’ “Gift of Life” Program, 409833-3663 27 7:30 PM - Putting on the Pink: Saturday Night Fever featuring The Pointer Sisters at Beaumont Civic Center, 409-833-3663

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etiquette Socially Savvy : Football Stadium Etiquette

By Vicki Bauer Certified Etiquette Teacher with The Etiquette School of Southeast Texas at Bauer Ranch Football season is synonymous with crisp, fall weather and excitement in the air. As a retired principal and mother of three, I have attended my share of Friday night lights, so I thought I would share a little gridiron etiquette that applies to

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most sporting competitions. However, it must be understood that the competitive nature of football sometimes does not bring out the best in some fans… and rudeness happens. Hopefully, these pointers are in your playbook.

• Firstly, stand and show respect during the National Anthem. Men should remove their hat/cap; ladies are exempt from this rule. Placing your hand over your heart is optional but a noticeable patriotic gesture. One should also be respectful during the opposing team’s school song.

• As with other public gatherings, put away your cell phone. Obviously, if you try to have a phone conversation, it might be interrupted by loud cheering, not to mention that you are in close quarters and everyone around you is not interested in hearing your conversation. Text instead.

• Know when to stand and when to sit down. Sounds simple, doesn’t it?

Rising to your feet as a spectator usually follows the spontaneous nature of the game. On exciting plays or third down and inches or after a touchdown, it is your right as a fan to stand and celebrate… but sit back down after the play. It is not okay to stand for an extended period of time when no one else around you is standing. Everyone has paid the price of a ticket to watch the game, and someone standing during the game and blocking the action is just plain rude. If you must stand during the entire game, go to the uppermost level of the stadium.

• Watch your language; keep in mind that you are in a public place.

• Respect the game officials. Unless there is instant reply, no amount of fan reaction will change the outcome of a play on the field.

• If you have to excuse yourself and pass in front of other individuals on your row, always face forward with your back

side facing the person you are passing.

If there are stadium seats, lean towards the row in front of you making sure you do not disturb fellow fans. If someone rises for you to pass, say “thank you.”

Likewise, it is proper to edge your way down the aisle saying, “excuse me.”

• And finally, have fun and practice good sportsmanship!

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southeast Texas foodie Squash: Hard Exterior, Tasty Tenderness for Fall Recipes

By Chuck Harris Chuck’s Catering and Special Events Fall is here!

Besides cool weather, football and the World Series, we have squash to look forward to! Yes, I said squash.

Not only yellow

squash or zucchini, but acorn, spaghetti, butternut, carnival and chayote. All of these fall varieties are available in our local stores and farmers’ markets.

Each squash varietal differs in flavor and potential uses. Squash can be roasted, sautéed or pureed. Most people steer away from the harder squash varieties because of the hard exteriors. The best way to work with these squash is to cut them in half, clean out the seeds, place them flesh side down onto a baking sheet and roast them in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees. The squash will be tender but still firm enough to hold its shape when working them into your favorite recipes.

Squash sautéed in olive oil with garlic and sage or

any of your favorite herbs is a classic.

If sautéing isn’t your favorite technique, toss the chopped squash with the same oil and herbs and roast in it the oven instead. These are very simple, everyday delicious ways to prepare squash. Get creative by adding flavors like ginger and lemongrass to squash dishes! Or, put vegetable stock or heavy cream into your blender with already cooked squash for a great soup or a healthy sauce without using butter. Imagine an acorn squash and ginger puree with a five spice roasted chicken or crab and butternut squash bisque!

Winter squash have unlimited uses. Their mild flavors and hearty texture pair nicely with all types of cuisine and flavor palates. Examples of winter squash recipes include roasted squash and caramelized onion grilled pita pizza or spaghetti

squash ribbons tossed in light marinara sauce and topped with parmesan, a tasty low-carb option.

When planning for fall gatherings or to impress your family for Thanksgiving dinner, think about squash and create something seasonal and delicious!

For the recipes I’ve suggested here, go to: setxsocialcenter.com/chucksrecipes

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brew review Creating Your Own Oktoberfest

By Brandon East In case you missed our last issue, I wrote on lagers and featured those brewed in Germany. This month, we’ll continue the conversation on lagers and how it relates to the largest beer festival in the world - Munich’s Oktoberfest. This 200-plus year tradition was started by Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (who later became King Ludwig I) because he wanted the entire city of Munich to celebrate his marriage to Princess

Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. That year, 40,000 guests showed up to party hard and watch a horse race organized by Prince Ludwig. After the celebration, Munich repeated the horse race the next year in conjunction with its Bavarian agriculture fair, which gave rise to Oktoberfest.

Today, European beer prices are climbing to rates of 9.5 euros per liter, i.e., $4.25 per 12oz. at Oktoberfest, but this is not expected to deter the six million avid beer drinkers who attend this event between September 22 and October 7.

An estimated 7.5 million liters of beer will be served!

Oktoberfest holds tight to tradition, only allowing the “Big Six” breweries of Munich (Löwenbräu, Hofbräuhaus, Augustinerbräu, Paulaner, HackerPschorr and Spaten) to serve beer at Oktoberfest. Those breweries are also responsible for setting prices and for their beer tents. More importantly, these breweries also produce their beer according to the 1516 German

Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) that bans any beer not solely made with water, hops, yeast and barley. This is important because these brews do not contain any of the chemical additives or corn and rice that are found in many of today’s mass produced lagers.

Most of us won’t be trekking to Munich; however, so here are a few ways to celebrate the fall season Oktoberfest style, with or without donning your lederhosen.

Oktoberfest is as much about the food as it is the beer….okay, maybe not…but, you’ll definitely need something hearty in your stomach to soak up those suds.

Having enjoyable Oktoberfest party food is fairly simple. Serve brats or natural-case hot dogs with homemade pretzel buns (recipe here http://goo.gl/05eUZ), mustards, whole roasted chicken, roast pork with sauerkraut and German potato salad. A Southeast Texas staple, gumbo, can be tweaked by subbing bratwurst instead of andouille sausage, and topping the bowl with a couple of spoonfuls of German potato salad. The Schnitzel restaurant in Vidor dishes out authentic, homestyle German fare, so make a quick trip there to pick up catered items.

Oktoberfest beers, also known as Märzen, can vary from a light amber color to a dark brown, but all have a nice toasted or bread flavor, a medium to full body and a crisp dry finish. These beers are extremely easy to find in Texas and are available locally from Texas breweries like Real Ale, St. Arnold’s, Rahr & Son and Shiner. In the major liquor and grocery stores around Southeast Texas you’ll also be able to find German Oktoberfest/ Marzen and heartyseasonal lager beers like: Hofbrau, Paulaner,

Späten Munich Dunkel, Ayinger Späten Oktoberfest, Warsteiner and Hacker-Pschorr. I recommend picking up at least one six pack from Texas and one from Germany. You’ll walk out spending less than $20.

Das Boot drinking game: Popularized by the movie BeerFest, this game centers on a one or two liter beer boot. Get yours at BeerFestBoots.com and make sure it’s machine pressed instead of hand blown because it will have higher durability, is thicker and is less susceptible to breakage, chipping or cracking. I’m not recommending the 2L Das Boot in a single chug speed-drinking challenge, but pass around one boot of beer between your friends. If the neighbor to your left finishes the boot, your beer fills the boot for the next round. There are many variations to Das Boot, so search them out or feel free to make your own rules. Drink responsibly.

And if Munich is out of the question and you really don’t feel like hosting your own party, I highly recommend taking a day trip with family or friends on a weekend getaway to one of the numerous Oktoberfest festivals in Texas. Visit funtober.com/ oktoberfest/texas/, but hurry and make plans since several have already passed, including my favorite in Addison. Another notable festival is in Fredricksburg October 5th, 6th, and 7th -- OktoberfestInFBG.com Prost!

Brandon East See Brandon at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas’ Art of Beer, October 4.

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wining Scary but Savory: Halloween Wines

By Gerald Patrizi Wine Manager at Debb’s Liquor One of my favorite wineries, noted for its fantastic blended wines, is Orin Swift of Rutherford, California.

There, master wine maker Dave Phinney brainstorms a number of quirky labels for these wines. One of the most interesting is, “The Prisoner,”

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with a new vintage released every Halloween. It has a slightly scary label inspired by an original Francis Goya etching called “The Little Prisoner” that depicts a prisoner bound by chains. The wine is a blend of Zinfandel, Cabernet, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Charbono and Grenache. Smelling of ripe cherries and cedar, The Prisoner explodes in the mouth with flavors of chocolate, fig and black currant and has a full bodied, ripe finish that seems to last forever.

Another wine with a quirky label

by Phinney is “Papillon.” The label consists of a black and white photograph of Vince Tafanelli’s grape and mud smeared hands with the word Papillon written across the knuckles.

The photo was taken by Greg Gorman, photographer of the stars. The blend consists of Cabernet, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit

Verdot and is sourced from some top vineyards in Napa Valley, including Tafanelli’s own. This wine is just plain intense and smells of plums and dark fruit, which also dominate the flavor palate.

A third fantastic wine from Orin Swift is “Abstract,” which began its first vintage with a collage of a label but for reasons unknown has been totally blacked out for the current vintage. Sounds scary, right? Abstract is a blend of Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino Grenache, Petite Sirah and Syrah. Phinney has an obsession with Grenache and it shows.

Inky in color, this wine is dominated by dark fruit aromas and finishes with cherry and strawberry flavors that are characteristic of Grenache. Sound yummy? Well, it is and flies off the fun factor scale!

Happy Halloween!

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visual arts Innovative quilt exhibit on view at Dishman Art Museum

By Melissa Tilley Currently on view through Nov. 16 at the Dishman Art Museum at Lamar University is “Quilt National,” a showcase of the best and most exciting contemporary art quilts from around the world. These pieces are called “quilts” by virtue of their structure, but are much more than the traditional bedcovers with recognizable patterns.

The Quilt National exhibition was created by The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio with the purpose to “carry the definition of quilting far beyond its traditional parameters and to promote quilt making as what it always has been- an art form.”

The works in this 17th biennial inter-

national juried competition and exhibition continue to uphold that purpose and display the wide range of creativity, talent and innovation of the quilt makers. Viewers will see the traditional methods of piecing and patching in many of the pieces. At

the same time, however, it also evident that the Quilt National artist is intrigued by the challenge of expanding the boundaries of traditional quilt making by utilizing the newest materials and technologies.

In addition to the prestigious Quilt National show, the Lamar University Department of Theatre & Dance will collaborate with the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music to present the musical Quilters. Also in conjunction with the exhibition,

a variety of workshops will be presented by regional and national quilt artists, as well as faculty from the Department of History. Call (409) 8808959 for more information.

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exhibits the Art Museum of Southeast Texas Left: Crazy Dang Genes

by Nancy Cordry Above: Shimmer

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by Janet Bass

500 Main, Beaumont, 409-832-3432 Works by Jane Peterman in Café Arts, August 23 through November 4 BRA-vo! Exhibit, September 20-October 31 Espoused Exhibition, September 22-January 6, 2013 ART OF BEER: October 4 at 6 p.m.

FAMILY ART DAY: Eat A Bug, October 27 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

art studio 720 Franklin, Beaumont, 409-838-5393 Andy Coughlan’s “Caravanserai: A Solo Exhibition”

Beaumont Art League 2675 Gulf Street, 409-833-4179 Membership Show, October 10-31

Dishman Art Museum 1030 East Lavaca, Beaumont, 409-880-8959 Quilt Nationals Exhibition through November 16

Museum of the Gulf Coast 700 Proctor, Port Arthur, 409-982-7000 Lights, Camera, Action! Southeast Texas Ties to Film, October 7-January 6 Art Express: Tuesdays through-November 13 at 3:30 for kids grades 2-5

Stark Museum of Art 712 Green Avenue, Orange, 409-886-2787 Creating from Traditions: Arts of the American Indians through October 13 Great Photographs of the American West, October 27-January 26

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performing arts Lamar Celebrates American Pioneering Spirit with Quilters Quilters, the musical, is a series of short tales and musical numbers, pieced together to create a dramatic montage celebrating and chronicling the spirit of American pioneer life. Coming to the Lamar University Theatre October 1114 at 7:30 p.m. each night with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m., the performance accompanies “Quilt National” at the Dishman Museum of Art. Based on the book, Quilters, by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek with lyrics and music by Barbara Damashek, the production is directed by visiting Lamar University Director Ronald Zank in conjunction with the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music and the Department of Art at Lamar.

Each musical number tells a tale of varying aspects of pioneering life and womanhood as women quilt patches depicting girlhood, marriage, childbirth, spinsterhood, twisters, fire,

illness and death.

Quilters ran on Broadway for 24 productions and 5 previews in 1984 and has been performed around the country by numerous community

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theaters and colleges.

Tickets are $15 for general admission; $10 for senior citizens, students

and Lamar University faculty and staff and and $7 for LU students. For more information, call 409-880-2250.

professional Theater

Community Theater

The Man Who Planted Trees “School Performance” 1 at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.

22nd Season Murder Mystery Dinner Drama: “Without A Hitch” 6 at 7 p.m.

Cirque Chinois 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Kirby Hill House, 409-246-8000

Lutcher Theater, 409-886-5535

Studio 33 presents “Doubt” 12, 13, 14 at 7:00 p.m.

student Theater

The Art Studio, 409-838-5393

Quilters 11, 12, 13 at 7:30 p.m. and 14 at 2 p.m.

University Theatre, 409-880-2250

The Full Monty at Orange Community Playhouse 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 7:35 p.m. and 21, 28 at 2:35 p.m.

Jessica Healy (Fiddler) Chilton sisters (Vocal) Dillon Nicholson (Baritone Saxophone) 14 at 2 p.m.

Young Audiences Young Artists, 409-782-6859

Orange Community Players, 409-363-2541

A Dead Man’s Cell Phone 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7:30 p.m. and 27 at 2 p.m.

Betty Greenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 409-833-4664

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something for seniors The 13th annual Southeast Texas Senior Celebration & Consumer Expo One of the largest free events for adults of all ages returns to Southeast Texas this fall. The 13th annual Southeast Texas Senior Celebration and Consumer Expo is Thursday, November 1, from 8:30am to 2:30pm at the Beaumont Civic Center.

Featuring more than 100 booths and a day of entertainment, including BINGO, a style show with JC Penney – Parkdale Mall, celebrity models, special presentations, refreshments, classic cars, clowns, door prizes and the return of Kevin Adams.

Performing his “Revue of the Stars,” national singer/impressionist Kevin Adams, is a unique one-man variety/comedy/musical tribute show that includes impressions of Sammy Davis Jr., Willie Nelson, Buddy Holly, Stevie Wonder, Sonny & Cher, Elvis, and more! Adams was awarded the Gigmasters “Rising Star” award for the top impersonator in 2010 and a

favorite of the Expo.

New to the Expo, CHRISTUS Hospital-St. Elizabeth will have 10 health screenings available in the front lobby; all but two will be FREE! Not only is admission FREE but so is parking, with complimentary shuttle service to the door.

The Southeast Texas Senior Celebration & Consumer Expo is a project of the BBB Consumer Education Foundation and brought to the community in part by Home Instead Senior Care.

For further information and/or to secure your space at the event, call 409/835-5951 x117 or debbiebridgeman@bbbsetexas.org.

this month: Weekly Mondays 8:00 AM - Low Impact Aerobics at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 9:00 AM - Ceramics, Knitting & Crocheting, Exercise-Line Dancing at Best Years Senior, 409-838-1902 12:00 PM - Bridge at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 1:00 PM - Oil Painting and Ceramics at Best Years Senior, 409-838-1902 Tuesdays 9:00 AM - Intermediate Bridge Lessons at

Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 9:00 AM - Quilting at Best Years Senior, 409-838-1902 9:30 AM - Jazz and Tap at Best Years Senior, 409-838-1902 10:00 AM - Decorative Art at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 12:00 PM - Choir Practice at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 2:00 PM - Line Dancing-Advanced (Boot Scootin) at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 2:15 PM - Computer Class at Best Years Senior, 409-838-1902 Wednesdays 8:00 AM - Low Impact Aerobics at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 9:00 AM - Ceramics, Exercise-Line Dancing at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 1:00 PM - Cards & Table Games at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 2:00 PM - Computer Class at Best Years Senior, 409-838-1902 Thursdays 9:30 AM - Trinity UMC Ripples - Older Adults at Trinity United Methodist Church, 409-892-8121 1:00 PM - Computer Classes - Beginners at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 1:00 PM - Line Dancing - Beginners at Best Years Senior Center , 409-838-1902 1:00 PM - 42 Dominoes at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902

Port 2:00 PM - Line Dancing-Advanced at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 Fridays 8:00 AM - Low Impact Aerobics at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 9:00 AM - Quilting at Best Years Senior, 409-838-1902 12:00 PM - Bridge at Best Years Senior Center, 409- 838-1902 1:00 PM - Duplicate Bridge at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 8 11:30 AM - Prime Timers at St. Mark’s at St. Mark’s Church, 409-832-3405 11 11:00 AM - Texas Senior Citizens Covered Dish Lunch at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 12 10:00 AM - Greater Sabine Area Activity Directors and Social Worker Association Meeting at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902 11:00 AM - AARP #923 at Best Years Senior Center, 409-838-1902

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business and networking Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce Mixing Business with Bowling The ambassadors of the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce are seizing the season and hosting a Cosmic Costume Bowling Tournament the day before Halloween.

All Chamber members and their friends are invited to get outfitted for the occasion, organize teams and do a little bowling plus a lot of networking.

“It’s really about letting loose and networking with people from other businesses,” said Paige Snyder, membership director and events coordinator for the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce. “And it’s a great way to reward employees by participating in something fun. Dress up a whole lot

or just a little bit.”

This first-time event is being held at MaxBowl, 3500 Regional Drive, near Central Mall on October 30 beginning at 6 p.m. The cost for a four-person team is $150 and includes shoes, bowling, a fun drink tasting, pizza, soft drinks and beer.

There are 40 bowling lanes at MaxBowl and the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce plans to fill them all with witches, ghosts, goblins and ghouls.

For more information about the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce or to participate in this event contact Paige Snyder at 409-963-1107 or paige@portarthurtexas.com.

this month: Weekly Tuesdays 8:30 AM - BNI-Golden Triangle Referral Group Meeting at Broussard’s Event Center, 409 899-9975 11:15 AM - Southeast Texas Networkers (BNI) Weekly Meetings at Beaumont Country Club, 409-892-7956 Fridays 7:30 AM - Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Business Connection at MCM Elegante Tavern, 409-838-6581 1 11:30 AM - Golden Triangle Republican Women Monthly Luncheon at MCM Elegante Hotel, 409-866-5965 2 8:00 AM - U.S. Congress - District 14 Candidate Forum at Holiday Inn, 409838-6581 6:00 PM - Better Business Bureau Laws of Life Banquet at Holiday Inn & Suites Beaumont Plaza, 409-835-5951 Ext. 117 11 7:30 AM - Better Business Bureau Morning Mix Tour at MCT Credit Union, 409-835-5951 Ex. 117 9:00 AM - Coastal Windstorm Conference at MCM Elegante’ Hotel and Conference Center, 409-838-6581 10:00 AM - Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting at J.A.C.K.K.’s Diner (Formerly Willy Ray’s),

409-838-6581 1:00 PM - Kountze Chamber Meeting at Kountze Public Library, 409-246-3413 6:30 PM - Monthly Meeting of the Progressive Democrats of Southeast Texas at The Beaumont Club, 409-898-7355 18 11:30 AM - Speed Networking Event at Lamar University, 409-838-6585 6:00 PM - Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting at Julie Rogers Theater, 409-838-6581 25 7:30 AM - Better Business Bureau Morning Mix Tour at Capital One Bank, 409-835-5951 x117 4:30 PM - Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Mix & Mingle at Painting with a Twist, 409-838-6581 30 11:00 AM - Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce Valero Membership Luncheon at Holiday Inn Park Central, 409-963-1107 6:00 PM - Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce Cosmic Costume Bowling Tournament at Max Bowl, 409-963-1107

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entertainment The Largest Scarecrow Festival in Texas: Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center The most familiar figure on the rural landscape, the scarecrow, will populate the grounds of Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center this fall. But don’t expect to see ragged, hay-stuffed, droopy-armed creatures. The Shangri La scarecrows for this fourth annual festival have gone from ragged to recycled and are, by all definitions, objects d’art.

“Every known, non-hazardous material seems to have been used,” said Michael Hoke, executive director of Shangri La. “I have seen people make scarecrows from old tires, paint cans, soda cans, bamboo, straw, old car parts and everything else you might imagine.”

Last year, more than 200 scarecrows on 72 different sites were displayed throughout the Gardens.

A mossy-headed Oscar the Grouch, the green muppet from Sesame Street, was propped in a giant blue recycling bin that read, “Recycle or I’ll be Grouchy.” Magic Touch Hair and Nail Salon assembled pumpkin-headed beautician scarecrows gathered around a bubbly tub (Styrofoam popcorn) and won second place.

Local organizations, businesses, schools, families and individuals create the scarecrows and assemble them on designated spaces within the 252-acre Gardens. During the Festival, October 19- November 10, visitors are asked to vote for their favorite

Festivals 3-6 5:30 PM - 43rd Annual Texas Rice Festival and Events at Winnie Stowell Park, 409-296-4404 5 9:00 AM - Entry Deadline - 4th Annual Scarecrow Festival at Shangri La

scarecrow, and the winners are awarded prizes.

This year, winners will be announced at Shangri La’s Autumn Fair on November 10, a day full of activities including pumpkin decorating, a pumpkin pie contest, arts and crafts, outpost tours in the Cypress Swamp and general fun and games for all ages.

“The ability to make a scarecrow from something you might have thrown away is important both as our mission and as an incentive for the community,” said Hoke.

“We encourage recycled scarecrows but don’t require them.”

Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is the first project in Texas and the 50th project in the world to earn the U.S. Green Building Council’s Platinum certification for LEED®-NC, which verifies the design and construction of Shangri La reached the highest green building and performance measures.

Come and stroll with the scarecrows!

Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409-670-9113 6 8:00 AM - Fire Prevention and Family Safety Festival at Fire Museum of Texas, 409-880-3927 9:30 AM - Orchid Festival - The Poetry of Plants at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409-670-9113 11:00 AM - Orchid Festival Paradise Preserved! Adventures in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409-670-9113 2:00 PM - Orchid Festival - Exhibition Greenhouses Tours at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409-670-9113

7 2:00 PM - Orchid Festival - Exhibition Greenhouses Tours at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409-670-9113 9-12 10:00 AM - Orchid Festival - Exhibition Greenhouses Tours at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409-670-9113 13 2:00 PM - Orchid Festival - Exhibition Greenhouses Tours at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409-670-9113 16-November 10 9:00 AM - 4th Annual Scarecrow Festival at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409-670-9113 19-21 9:00 AM - Heritage Village Museum

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24th Annual Harvest Festival at Heritage Village Museum, 409-283-2272 19 2:00 PM - Tattoo & Arts Festival at Beaumont Civic Center, 409-838-3435 20 10:00 AM - Octoberfest at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 409-892-3286 11:30 AM - Tattoo & Arts Festival at Beaumont Civic Center, 409-838-3435 21 12:00 PM - Tattoo & Arts Festival at Beaumont Civic Center, 409-838-3435 27 3:00 PM - Fall Fest at Lions Park, 409-790-0587 30 6:00 PM - Fall Festival, Christus Health and Wellness Center, 409-899-7777

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Halloween Happenings Fridays & Saturdays 7:30 PM - Halloween & Brimstone Haunted Museum & Spookhouse, 409-794-WITCH 7:13 PM -The Haunted Hotel Extreme at Sports Connection, 409-729-3300 10:00 PM - Dam B Haunted Village, 409-283-3471 Sundays October 7, 14, 21, 28 7:13 PM - The Haunted Hotel Extreme, 409-729-3300 Sundays October 14, 21, 28 7:30 PM - Halloween & Brimstone Haunted Museum & Spookhouse, 409-794-WITCH 7 11:00 PM - The Haunted Hotel Extreme Special Attraction at The Haunted Hotel Extreme, 409-729-3300 8-31 Times vary daily - Annual Pumpkins and More Festival, Woodcrest United

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Methodist Church, 409-755-4403 12-27 Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 6:00 PM - Gator Country Haunted Swamp Walk, Gator Country, 409-794-9453 27 6:00 PM - HF Trunk or Treat, Hampshire Fannett High School, 409-658-3669 29 6:00 PM - HF Trunk or Treat, Hampshire Fannett High School, 409-658-3669 29-31 7:13 PM -The Haunted Hotel Extreme at Sports Connection, 409-729-3300 7:30 PM - Halloween & Brimstone Haunted Museum & Spookhouse, 409-794-WITCH 31 5:30 PM - Trunk-or-Treat and Haunted Jail at Beaumont Police Department 5:30 PM - Dam B Haunted Village, 409-786-1463 6:00 PM - Halloween

Haunted House at Sterling Pruitt Center, 409-838-3613 6:00 PM - City of Port Arthur Trunk or Treat at Bob Bowers Civic Center, 409540-0009 6:00 PM - Haunted Halloween at Sterling Pruitt Center, 409-838-3613 10:00 PM - Dam B Haunted Village, 409283-3471

15 1:00 PM - American Contract Bridge League: Regional Tournament at Holiday Day Inn Beaumont Plaza, 409-299-5095 16 7:30 PM - Lecture: Thomas Jefferson on the American Presidency at John Gray Center 16-20 9:00 AM - American Contract Bridge League: Regional Tournament at Holiday Day Inn Beaumont Plaza, 409-299-5095 17 10:15 AM - Lecture: Thomas Jefferson on the American Presidency at Galloway Business Bldg.

18 5:00 PM - Fall Community Picnic at McFaddin-Ward House, 409-832-1906 7:00 PM - ARC of Greater Beaumont Family Hoe Down, Nutty Jerry’s, 409-838-9012 8:00 PM - Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Presents: Michael Grimm 19 2:00 PM - Texas Style Cool Autumn Nites: Cars, Trucks and Bikes Show at Cowboy Harley, 409-769-7599 6:00 PM – Salute to Industry with Craig Morgan and Joe Nichols at Ford Park Pavilion, www.carlrgriffith.com/salute 20 8:00 AM - Texas Style Cool Autumn Nites: Cars, Trucks and Bikes Show at Cowboy Harley, 409-769-7599 10:00 AM - Longleaf Legacy at Big Thicket Nat’l Preserve Visitor Center, 936-274-1181 7:00 PM - Big Thicket “An Evening with the Stars” at Big Thicket Nat’l Preserve Field Research Station, 936-274-1181 7:30 PM – Calder Baptist Church Chamber Music Series featuring the

Symphony of Southeast Texas, Calder Baptist Church, 409-892-4251 21 8:00 AM - Texas Style Cool Autumn Nites: Cars, Trucks and Bikes Show at Cowboy Harley, 409-769-7599 9:00 AM - Migration Watch at Kirby Nature Trail in The Big Thicket, 409-951-6700 10:00 AM - American Contract Bridge League: Regional Tournament at Holiday Day Inn Beaumont Plaza, 409-299-5095 25 6:30 PM - Free Movie Night: “The Birds” at McFaddin Ward 1906 Calder, 409-832-1906 27 9:30 AM - Shangri La Saturday Adventure Series: Night Life at Shangri La at Shangri La Botanical Gardens, 409-670-9799 10:00 AM - Fourth Annual Open Car Show, W.H. Stark House, 409-883-0871 2:00 PM - Up Close with Nature at Shangri La Botanical Gardens, 409-670-9113 7:30 PM - Putting on the Pink: Saturday Night Fever featuring The Pointer Sisters at Beaumont Civic Center, 409-833-3663 28 1:00 PM - “Useful Plants of the Big Thicket” at Sundew Trailhead CR, 409-951-6700 31 7:00 PM - PRCA Extreme Bulls in Concert featuring Sunny Sweeney at Nutty Jerry’s, 877-643-7508

entertainment for all this month: Daily 9:00 AM - Pumpkin Patch at Wesley United Methodist Church, 409-892-7733 Weekly Saturdays 7:00 AM - Orange Farmers’ Market, Parking Lot of Big Lots, 409-882-7010 8:00 AM - Beaumont Farmer’s Market at Beaumont Athletic Complex 10:00 AM - Neches River Adventure “Cardinal Cruise” at Neches Riverfront Park Pavilion Main Street, 409-651-5326 Wednesdays 3:00 PM - Orange Farmers’ Market, Parking Lot of Big Lots, 409-882-7010 3 6:30 PM - Orange Lions Club Carnival, Orange Lions City Park, 409-313-0827 4 5:00 PM - First Thursdays at the Mildred at The Mildred Building Corner of Calder 5 7:00 PM - Creedence Clearwater Revisited In Concert at Nutty Jerry’s, 877-643-7508 6 9:35 AM - Halloween Hits – Dress up and Sweat Exercise Class, Christus Health & Wellness Center, 409-899-7777 7 9:00 AM - Migration Watch at Kirby Nature Trail in The Big Thicket, 409-951-6700 9 4:30 PM - Women’s Reading Group at Wesley United Methodist, 409-892-7733 10 6:30 PM - Orange Lions Club Carnival, Orange Lions City Park, 409-313-0827 11 7:00 PM - Chondra Pierce Live. Love.

Laugh. Tour at Julie Rogers Theatre, 409838-3435 ext. 1 12 6:00 PM - 1929 Birthday Celebration Tour at Chambers House Museum, 409-898-0348 7:00 PM - Don Williams with special guest Jason Eady In Concert at Nutty Jerry’s, 877-643-7508 13 7:00 AM - Casas for CASA Playhouse Event “Casa Superhero” 5K Run at Parkdale Mall at Hollywood Theater, 409-832-2272 9:30 AM - Shangri La Saturday Adventure Series: “I Scream for Orchids” at Shangri La Botanical Gardens, 409-670-9799 10:00 AM - Casas for CASA Playhouse Event at Parkdale Mall at Hollywood Theater, 409-832-2272 10:00 AM - DOGtober Fest at Fire Museum of Texas, 409-838-2202 10:00 AM - Wildcatter Weekend - The Hamill Brothers at Spindletop Gladys City, 409-880-1750 1:00 PM - 2012 Lamar University Homecoming All Alumni Tailgate Party at Porch of the Montagne Center, 409-880-8922 2:00 PM - Black Bears in the Big Thicket at Big Thicket Nat’l Preserve Field Research Station, 936-274-1181 7:30 PM - Texas Country Music Show, Palace Theater, 409-423-3319 8:00 PM - Charlie Wilson Now & Then Tour, Beaumont Civic Center, 409-8383435 ext. 1 14 7:00 PM - Big Thicket Program “Night Hike in the Thicket” at Sundew Trailhead CR 1910, 409-951-6700 1:00 PM - Beaumont Wedding Show, MCM Elegante, 409-842-3600

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entertainment for kids The Beaumont Children’s Museum’s 2nd Annual Touch-A-Truck Kids love to sing about the “wheels on a truck go round and round,” but this month they’ll also love touching those wheels. The Beaumont Children’s Museum is hosting Touch-ATruck, October 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the BISD Bennie Hickman Agricultural Science Facility, 6150 North Keith Road.

For the second year, Touch-ATruck will provide a unique opportunity for children to explore vehicles of all types – public service, emergency, utility, construction, landscaping, transportation, delivery – all in one place! Children will be allowed to touch, climb on and ask questions about their favorite trucks in a safe, supervised environment. Accompanying personnel will teach the children about the equipment displayed

and how these machines help us and our community. Crafts, activities and kid-friendly food will be available to make this a perfectly entertaining day for the entire family!

The Beaumont Children’s Museum is currently a museum without walls.

However, Beaumont’s Oil City Brass Works Building on the corner of Neches and Crockett in downtown has been designated as the future home of Beaumont’s Children’s Museum, and a Board of Directors is in the process of determining the cost of renovating, creating exhibits, writing grants and seeking donors, to finalize its plans for a place that offers “creative, interactive programming to all children and families with an accessible environment that opens a window to the world around them and encourages them to look within and beyond.”

Currently, the Beaumont Children’s

Museum takes its creativity and fun learning on the road to schools, preschools, day cares and anywhere children are with two traveling exhibits.

The first is Stuffee, a giant doll that aids in teaching children about the body systems, healthy eating and how to care for their bodies. The second traveling exhibit is LEGOs, which teaches kids everything from colors and sorting, to simple machines and creative free play.

Bring kids out to the Touch-ATruck. Cost of admission is $5 per adult and $3 per child. Children under two are free.

Stay tuned to the Beaumont Children’s Museum’s growth, activities and educational outreach on Facebook.

See the proposed exhibits and renderings on the website at www.beaumontchildrensmuseum.org. For more information about Touch-A-Truck, call Beth Schreck at 409-651-8435.

this month: Weekly Tuesdays 3:30 PM - Arts Express Presented by Museum of the Gulf Coast Wednesdays 10:30 AM - Story Time, Arts & Crafts

at Willard Library 3590 E Lucas Drive, Beaumont, 409-838-6606 10:30 AM - Weekly Story Time at Theodore Johns Branch Library, 409-842-5223 5:00 PM - Wednesday Kids Adventure Club at Wesley UMC, 409-892-7733 5:00 PM - Wednesday Night Boost at Wesley UMC, 409-892-7733 6:00 PM - Kids Time at Trinity United Methodist Church, 409-892-8121 Fridays 10:30 AM - Pre-School Story Time ages 3-5 yrs at R.C. Miller Memorial Library, 409-838-6606 3 10:30 AM - “Cowboys are Coming Town” at Willard Library Branch, 409-892-4988.

10 10:30 AM - Big Thicket: Kids’ Library Program at Elmo Willard Library, 409-951-6700 20 1:00 PM - Parent’s Nite Out - Orange and Beaumont Locations at Taekwondo Jiu Jitsu Beaumont, 409-838-6667 27 9:00 AM - Dinosaur Day at Texas Energy Museum, 409-833-5100 10:00 AM - “Eat a Bug” Family Arts Day at Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 409-832-3432 31 10:30 AM - Story Time: Have no Fear...

Ghost Busters are Here! at Willard Library, 409-838-6606 10:30 AM - Weekly Story Time at Theodore Johns Branch Library, 409-842-5223

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sports and recreation philanthropy, fitness & fun Make strides for breast cancer, grab a buddy for the ARC or fly through the finish line like Superman for CASA of Southeast Texas. There are FOURTEEN, yes, 1-4, opportunities to run or walk for a cause between now and the end of the year. Pick a few dates, a few causes and a few other bipeds and step out this fall for your health and for fun.

6th 8:00 a.m.

Live United 5K Run- Walk in the Park & 1K for Kids Port Neches Park $25 409-729-4040 Register: unitedwaymsjc.org/ Timed race benefiting the United Way.

8:30 a.m.

Parental Care Ministries, 5K Run & Relay Northway Park, Orange $25 903-526-0499 7th 5:30 p.m.

Sabine Causeway 5K on Pleasure Island 8000 T.B. Ellison $25 Register: sportssocietyforamericanhealth.org/styled-4/index.html Race belt for the first 500 registrants.

13th 7:00 a.m.

CASA Superhero 5K Run Hollywood Theater at Parkdale Mall $25 adult/$10 kids 409-832-2272 Register: active.com/running/beaumont-tx/casa-superhero-5k-run-and-kids-fun-run-2012

The Casa Superhero 5K and Kids Fun Run is a timed run for those who wish to compete. The event kicks off the Casas for CASA Playhouse event to raise awareness and funds for the fight against child abuse and to promote the need for Court Appointed Special Advocates. Warm-up, late registration begins at 7 a.m. The 5K Run starts at PETCO at 8 a.m. Walkers will start after runners and kids (10 and under) will begin at 9:15 a.m. Awards will be presented to the overall male and female winners and the top three finishers in each age division. All children in the Kids Fun Run will receive medals. The first boy and first girl in the Kids Fun Run to cross the finish line will receive a gift basket. Packets can be picked up Friday, October 12th between 5-8 p.m. at Jason’s Deli on Dowlen Road. Wear your superhero costumes. Prizes will be award for both original and traditional superheroes.

18th 5:30 p.m.

3rd Annual Domestic Violence Prevention Walk Lamar University Setzer Center No charge 409-880-7984 Sponsored by Bruised But Not Broken to raise awareness of the problems with domestic violence and offer information to aid in solutions to those problems. All are invited to a reception with entertainment, information and refreshments after the walk.

20th 8:00 a.m.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk Lamar University Dolphin Athletic Complex No Charge 409-835-2139 A 5K noncompetitive walk to unite the Southeast Texas community to honor breast cancer survivors, educate people about steps they can take to reduce their risk or find breast cancer early, and raise funds to support programs and services for those facing the disease. There is no registration fee and no minimum dollar amount to fundraise.

Every dollar raised makes a tremendous difference in the fight. Registration for the event will begin at 8:00 a.m., and the walk begins at 9:00 a.m. Breast Cancer survivors will be recognized and honored during the 8:00 a.m. program and will receive special gifts and participate in activities. Funds raised through this event will support the American Cancer Society’s efforts to save lives by finding cures through breast cancer research, and by providing FREE local services and programs to cancer patients including: wigs, turbans, bras, prosthesis, transportation assistance, support groups, (I Can Cope®), breast cancer support/mentoring (Reach to Recovery®), Look Good…Feel Better® Program and lodging for out-of-town cancer patients undergoing treatment.

8:00 a.m.

HJ5K Sour Lake Lions Club Park

$25

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s Crockett Street No Charge Register: alz.org/walk

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The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s™ is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, this inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to reclaim the future for millions. Together, we can end Alzheimer’s disease, the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death.

9:00 a.m.

All Saints 5K Family Fun Run All Saints School $25 409-892-1755 21st 3:00 p.m.

CROP Hunger Walk Wesley Student Center on the Lamar Campus 713-252-7506 CROP Hunger Walks are community-based and interfaith walking to end hunger one step at a time. The goal is to raise awareness and funds for international relief and development as well as local hunger-fighting initiatives.

27th 9:00 a.m.

ARC of Greater Beaumont Buddy Walk Rogers Park $10 409-838-9012 Register: buddywalk.kintera.org/arcgb This non-competitive walk will offer a fun and heart-warming day of food, games, music and prizes. Chris Burke, a.k.a., “Corky” from “Life Goes On,” will serve as the emcee and grand marshal as well as provide musical entertainment with his trio of band members.

The Buddy Walk was established in 1995 by the National Down Syndrome Society to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness month in October and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. What started as 17 walks has grown to more than 250 walks across the country and around the world. Last year alone, 285,000 people participated in a Buddy Walk and collectively raised over 11 million dollars to benefit local programs and services, national research, education and advocacy efforts.

This is Southeast Texas’ first Buddy Walk to inspire and educate and celebrate the many abilities and accomplishments of people with Down Syndrome. Southeast Texans are encouraged to form a team for the walk and seek donations. Sponsorships are available for individuals or businesses, and all contributions are tax-deductible to the ARC. The majority of the proceeds will remain local to help those with intellectual disabilities.

Noncompetitive walk for the whole family.

9:00 a.m.

2012 Golden Triangle Heart Walk Lamar University Montagne Center 888-433-7220 x 2643 4th 7:30 a.m.

Pleasure Island Bridge Half Marathon

Moore for Kids 10K & Kinsel Ford 2 Miler Logan Park $90/$50/$25 sportssocietyforamericanhealth.org

Join us in the national fight against obesity. We have a distance for everyone. If you can walk two miles, you can take steps toward the cause. Everyone finishing the10K or the Half Marathon receives a finisher’s medal for conquering the bridge. Everyone who registers receives a t-shirt.

22nd 8:00 a.m.

22nd Annual Triangle Therapeutics Turkey Trot 5K, 10K, and Kids K The Event Centre $25/$35 TurkeyTrot@SeaRimStriders.org Chip timed event with awards to the top three females and males in selected age brackets for the 5K and 10K. The Kids K is $10. Shirts guaranteed with early registration.

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health, wellness and education Kids Get What They Want Without Yelling Everyone has feelings of anger and anxiety from time to time, even kids.

But not everyone knows how to express these oftentimes overpowering emotions, especially kids.

The Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeast Texas is offering a series of workshops to teach children, ages 6 to 18, better ways to communicate their feelings and discover the root causes.

“These workshops are a great opportunity for kids to share ideas and learn effective communication,” said Melinda Philen King, a licensed professional counselor and workshop leader. “There is no other children’s group or platform to allow children to hear other children, to share ideas and talk and know you’re not along with these issues.”

The two-hour interactive, creative and hands-on group sessions divide children by age and teach assertive, not aggressive, communication and how to “get what you want without yelling.”

Unlike adult group therapy, where participants sit in a circle and talk, kids use paints, crayons, markers and other creative ways to express themselves and document alternative communication techniques that they can take home.

“These workshops are for children who have trouble communicating at home and/or at school; perhaps they

don’t work well with others or have outbursts, slams doors and don’t communicate at all,” said King. “The feeling of anger is not bad as long as it’s expressed correctly and that’s what we’ll teach.”

King, a former teacher with 14-years experience in the classroom, said this is the first work group the Samaritan Counseling Center has started for children, but the nonprofit organization has plans for future series on different topics, including how to handle divorce.

The next sessions are October 20 and November 10. Cost is $20 a session. Some insurance policies cover therapy. For more information, contact the Samaritan Counseling Center, located at 7980 Anchor Drive in Port Arthur, at 409-727-6400.

this month:

and Wellness Center Gym, 409-899-7777 Wednesdays 2:00 PM - Anger Management For Women at Family Services of Southeast Texas, 409-833-2668 5:30 PM - Families and Schools Together (FAST) Program at Varying School Locations, 409-833-2668 7:30 PM - Narcotics Anonymous Meeting at First United Methodist Church, 409-832-0295 Thursdays 2:00 PM - Spirituality in Touch at Hope Women’s Resource Clinic, 409-898-4005 4:00 PM - Pure Love- It’s Possible at Hope Women’s Resource Clinic, 409-898-4005 4:30 PM - MaxFit at Wilton P. Hebert Health and Wellness Center Gym, 409-899-7777 5:30 PM - Families and Schools Together (FAST) Program at Varying School Locations, 409-833-2668

Weekly Mondays 6:00 PM - Batterers Intervention and Prevention Program at Project Hope, 409-833-2668 6:00 PM - Anger Management For Men at Family Services Counseling Center, 409-833-2668 7:30 PM - Narcotics Anonymous Meeting at First United Methodist Church, 409-832-0295 Tuesdays 2:00 PM - Parenting at Hope Women’s Resource Clinic, 409-898-4005 2:00 PM - Batterer’s Intervention and Prevention Program Orientation at Family Services Counseling Center, 409-833-2668 4:30 PM - Positive Parenting Class at Family Services of Southeast Texas, 409-833-2668 4:30 PM - MaxFit at Wilton P. Hebert Health

1 11:00 AM - American Cancer Society: Look Good Feel Better - Cancer Treatment Patient Skin Care Class at Baptist Hospital Dauphin Center, 409-351-9788 2:00 PM - American Cancer Society: Look Good Feel Better - Cancer Treatment Patient Skin Care Class, 409-351-9788 3:30 PM - Positive Parenting Class Orientation at Family Services of Southeast Texas, 409-833-2668 5 9:00 AM - Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM) Dental Care at Beaumont Civic Center, 409-838-3435 6 9:00 AM - Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM) Dental Care at Beaumont Civic Center, 409-838-3435 9:00 AM - LIT Microsoft Excel at Robinson Center, 409-880-8114 9:00 AM - LIT AutoCAD Intermediate, 409-880-8114 8 11:30 AM - Lunch and Learn at Health and Wellness Center, 409-899-7777 5:30 PM - American Cancer Society: I Can Cope Support Group at Baptist Hospital Dauphin Center, 409-212-5974 6:00 PM - Suicide Survivor Support Group at Christy Mellen’s office, 409-833-9657 6:00 PM - LIT Calligraphy for Beginners, 409-880-8114 6:00 PM - LIT Medical Billing and Coding, 409-880-8114 9 1:00 PM - LIT Presentation Success, 409-880-8114 6:00 PM - LIT Dental Assisting, 409-880-8114 10 4:00 PM - Stroke Wise Support Group at Olga Wiess Auditorium, 409-212-6030 11 12:00 PM - Cancer Education: Breast Cancer - Avenging the Enemy at Rogers Park Community Center, 409-833-3663 1:00 PM - LIT Presentation Success, 409-880-8114 12 8:30 AM - LIT Fundamentals of Business Writing, 409-880-8114 13 8:30 AM - Anger Management Class at Samaritan Center, 409-727-6400 9:00 AM - Academic Open House at Lamar University, 409-880-1881 9:00 AM - LIT Microsoft Excel, 409-880-8114 9:00 AM - LIT Basic Welding for Home Projects, 409-880-8114 15 7:00 AM - LIT Professional Truck Driving Academy Class, 409-880-8114 17 11:30 AM - Good News About Bad

Knees/Hips at Christus Hospital - St. Elizabeth, 866-683-3627 18 12:00 PM - Pink Power Network Support Group, Baptist Hospital Dauphin Center, 409-833-3663 1:00 PM - SIDS/Shaken Baby Syndrome at Hope Women’s Resource Clinic, 409-898-4005 6:00 PM - Pink Power Network Support Group, Baptist Hospital Dauphin Center, 409-833-3663 19 9:00 AM - Immigration Services Outreach Session at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 409-924-4400 20 8:00 AM - Teacher Workshop: STARLAB: Using a Portable Planetarium to Teach Science at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 409-670-9113 8:30 AM - LIT Substitute Teacher Certification at Robinson Center, 409-880-8114 9:00 AM - LIT Basic Computer, E-mail & Internet, 409-880-8114 9:00 AM - LIT Hunting Safety for Young Hunters, 409-880-8114 9:00 AM - LIT Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, 409-880-8114 9:00 AM - LIT Aerial Lift Training, 409-880-8114 10:00 AM - Children’s Group Therapy 2012 Series “Extinguish The Fires of Anger” Ages 6-8 at Samaritan Counseling Center, 409-727-6400 12:00 PM - Children’s Group Therapy 2012 Series “Extinguish The Fires of Anger” Ages 9-12 at Samaritan Counseling Center, 409-727-6400 1:00 PM - Children’s Group Therapy 2012 Series “Extinguish The Fires of Anger” Ages 13-16 at Samaritan Counseling Center, 409-727-6400 22 11:30 AM - Lunch and Learn at Health and Wellness Center, 409-899-7777 26 8:00 AM - LIT How to Develop a Strategic Plan, 409-880-8114 27 9:00 AM - LIT Microsoft Access 2010, 409-880-8114 29 6:00 PM - LIT Phlebotomy Course, 409-880-8114

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my hot spot for a cool time in southeast texas The Giving Field You’re Gonna Dig This: Sharon Begnaud and Mary Mahlie Throw Dirt on Seeds of Education and Chop Down Obstacles to Feed the Hungry When the pastoral counsel of St. Anne Catholic Church on 11th Street began contemplating what to do with a one-acre vacant plot of land the church owned, Mary Mahlie suggested planting a garden as part of the Church’s parochial school’s curriculum.

Mahlie, a private wealth advisor for businesses, foundations and endowments with Aegis Capital Corporation by day and master gardener during all other waking hours, then talked to her friend, Sharon Begnaud, a healthy foodie, once employed by Jason’s Deli in food development, about her garden idea.

Before a sweet potato had time to sprout in a mason jar of water, the two brainstormed and launched an initiative for a community garden, not only as part of the St. Anne’s curriculum, but also to supply local soup kitchens with fresh food.

“This was an opportunity to provide a service to kids, teach organic gardening and partner with soup kitchens at Some Other Place and the Hospitality Center in Port Arthur,” said Begnaud. “It’s real impor-

tant for kids to know what happens when you put pesticides on plants and that our area soup kitchens get fresh fruits and vegetables, which is not happening now.”

Mahlie and Begnaud have partnered with Land Interactive in Austin, specifically native Beaumonter Brian Beadle, who has planned many community gardens with added educational components. They have traveled the country to research other community gardens; taken classes from Urban Harvest to learn how to start a community garden and sought the advice of Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center’s Executive Director Michael Hoke about sustainability.

Blueprints are finalized, and the public groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for October 13.

The garden. located between Liberty and Laurel at the base of the Maury Myers Bridge on 11th Street will be developed in seven phases and feature raised beds, including handicapped accessible garden plots, fruit orchids, rainwater collection cisterns, a chicken coop, a children’s garden, a learning pavilion, compost bins and labyrinth.

“It’s open to everybody because this mission is

to feed the hungry and hunger includes everyone,” said Begnaud. “St. Anne is involved but we’re open to all schools - have field trips and hold classes here.

It’s a group effort and we’re not excluding anybody.”

Short term, Begnaud and Mahlie hope the community garden encourages families to start their own gardens at home. In the future, the two envision abundantly feeding the hungry and also providing fresh, farm-to-table baskets to provide sustainable revenue for the Giving Field.

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charity Meet at the Hydrant for A Bone-A-Fido Furry Fete Beaumont’s downtown fire hydrant, one of the largest in the world, has always been a place for paws. In the last few years, however, the 24foot spotted hydrant located in front of the Fire Museum of Texas between Main and Walnut Streets has become known for its party animals.

For the fifth consecutive year, Beaumont Main Street is hosting the furriest fete, the most bone-afido fall party in Southeast Texas and the yappiest day of the entire year DOG-tober Fest, on October 13.

Canine carousing parades and contests begin on the red carpet at 9 a.m..

All vaccinated and leashed furry friends are invited to participate at no charge.

Afterwards, the entire area around the grandstand opens for dog and human treats and activities.

Bipeds can hang in the Hollywood Hound Theater and eat barbeque and homemade goodies from the

Baking Brood Café while they watch DVDs of the previous years’ DOGtober Fest events.

Dog-modities will be available at the Neiman Barkus shopping area and features brands like Ruff Lauren, Yves St. Bernard and Canine Klein.

There will be the reading of paws and blessings for pets accompanied by a certificate of absolution.

Favorite activities include the young audiences art show, showcasing school-aged children’s artwork of their “best friends” as well as Bark Art activities to entertain and thrill. Several new activities are also planned to make this year’s event paws-itively perfect. Puttin’ for Mutts, a putting contest, and Dunkin’ for Dogs, a dunking booth, will cost only a $1 and allow all aged kiddos the opportunity to compete.

“Celebrating your own furry friends but making sure that Beaumont Main Street can continue their good work is what DOG-tober Fest is all about,” said Robin Troy, Sole Proprietor at For more Neil-Troy Advertising and owner of four dogs – Callie, Sable, Francis and inFURmation about this event or Beaumont Ginger. “The event is perfect for people who love their dogs and Main Street, contact want to support our downtown.”

Beaumont Main Look for Troy’s Ginger, a GoldStreet Executive en Retriever, to be entered into Director Carolyn Howard at the ultimate DOG-tober Fest 409.838.2202 or visit them contest – Mrs. DOG-tober Fest. on the web at Other dog contests include: beaumontmainstreet.com.

Best Dressed, Master/Dog Look Alike, Cutest Dog, Best Tail Waggin,’ Most Talented, Best Howling and Mr. and Mrs. DOG-tober Fest. Humans pay a nominal $2 fee for entry.

this month: 1 8:00 AM - World Habitat Day at Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County , 409832-5853 8:00 AM - Bayou Jam Golf Tournament at Bayou Din Golf Club, 409-832-0421 1:00 PM - Bayou Jam Golf Tournament at Bayou Din Golf Club, 409-832-0421 1:00 PM - Home Builders Association Annual Golf Tournament and Cook-Off Contest at Idylwild Country Club, 409-899-1507 4 11:00 AM - “Gift of Life” Day at Chili’s at Chili’s, 409-833-3663 6:00 PM - Art of Beer Fundraiser at Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 409-832-3432 5 8:00 AM - First Annual Children’s Miracle Network “Swinging for a Miracle” Golf Tournament at Bayou Din Golf Club, 409-899-7555 8:00 AM - Annual Resale Shoppe, Buna United Methodist Church, 409-994-9020 8:00 AM - Groves City Wide Garage Sale, Groves Activity Center, 409-962-6281 6 8:00 AM - Live United 5K Run- Walk in the Park & 1K for Kids at Port Neches Park Merriman & Grigsby , 409-729-4040 8:30 AM - LU Cardinal Alumni Helping the Hungry in Our Community at Food Bank of Southeast Texas, 409-880-8922 9 6:00 PM - 24th Annual Chef’s Delight at Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza, 409-833-8854 12 6:00 PM - White Cane Banquet Fundraiser, Holiday Inn & Suites, 409-334-1005 13 7:00 AM - Casas for CASA Playhouse Event “Casa Superhero” 5K Run at Parkdale Mall at Hollywood Theater, 409-832-2272 9:00 AM - Hampshire Fannett FFA Alumni Association Longhorn Shoot Out, Lowrance Skeet Field, 409-673-7362 13-20 1:00 PM - CASA Superhero 5K Run and

Kids Fun Run at Hollywood Movie Theatre at Parkdale Mall 4455 Dowlen Road, Beaumont, 409-832-2272 20 7:30 AM - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K Walk at Lamar University, Dolphin Athletic Complex, 409-835-2139 8:00 AM - HJ5K at Sour Lake Lions Club Park, 409-981-6400 10:00 AM - Beaumont Children’s Museum: Touch a Truck Day at Bennie Hickman Agricultural Science Center, 409-651-8435 2:00 PM - Casas for CASA Playhouse Event Drawing at Parkdale Mall 69 and Dowlen Road, Beaumont, 409-832-2272 21 3:00 PM - CROP Hunger Walk at Wesley Student Center on Lamar Campus, 713-252-7506 23 11:00 AM - Beaumont Children’s Museum Day at Chili’s, 409-832-1253 25-November 5 10:00 AM - Pink Shopping Card Days at Julie Rogers Gift of Life, 409-833-3663 25 11:00 AM - Spooky Spud Sale at Nutrition and Services for Seniors, 409-892-4455 26 6:00 PM - Harbor Hospice “Taste For Life” at BrickHouse Catering & Events, 997-433-3108 27 9:00 AM - ARC of Greater Beaumont Buddy Walk at Rogers Park, 409-838-9012 30 7:00 AM - Beaumont Public Schools Foundation, Inc. Fiesta Breakfast, Crazy Jose’s, 409-617-5134

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The number of babies affected by Down’s syndrome out of every 733 live births. Down’s syndrome is a chromosomal disorder and one of the leading clinical causes of intellectual disability in the world. Individuals with Down’s syndrome are at higher risk for medical problems and language delays.

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The number of women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the State of Texas.

Nearly 2,800 will die from the disease. The need to find a cure for breast cancer is great, so participate in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, October 20.

10,000 Square footage of the new proposed Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club facility to accommodate 150 youth ages 6-12, versus 85 kids, the current 1800-sq. ft. facility’s capacity. The new facility will have a teen center, multi-purpose room, art room, learning center, full-service kitchen and computer lab. The Salvation Army has launched a capital campaign for the new facility. For further information, contact Commanding Officers Majors Floiran and Eloisa Estrada at 409-896-2363.

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Pounds of meat, plus 75 pounds of onions and 6012 oz. cans of tomatoes used during the 10 weeks it takes volunteers at St. Mark’s Church to make enough chili to feed the community on November 1 during St. Mark’s Chili Supper. Ticket prices are $10 for ALL YOU CAN EAT at lunch and dinner. Frozen chili goes on sale this month. Call 409-832-3405 to order yours.

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The variety of beers expected at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas Art of Beer event on October 4.

$100

The cost of winning a new 2013 Convertible Ford Mustang in “Race Red” if you buy a ticket from The Garth House. The drawing will be held on November 15 at the annual Pour Les Enfants fundraiser (need not be present to win). 100 percent of ticket sales will benefit children and families served by Garth House.

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The number of single hit songs by The Pointer Sisters that reached the top 30 in either the U.S. or the UK album charts, including “He’s So Shy,” and “Neutron Dance.” See The Pointer Sisters October 27 at the Beaumont Civic Center as part of the Julie Rogers’ “Gift of Life” Putting on the Pink: Saturday Night Fever Dinner and Disco. Call 409-833-3663 for information and tickets.

sneak peek november 1 - 13th Southeast Texas Senior Celebration & Consumer Expo at Beaumont Civic Center - Chili Lunch & Supper at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church - Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society Annual Concert at First United Methodist Church - Triangle AIDS Network: Paint the Town Silver at Beaumont Country Club

3 - Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Crockett Street - All Saints 5K Family Fun Run at All Saints School - Stark Museum of Art Family Day at Stark Museum of Art - Kirby-Hill House Art Show And Contest at Kirby-Hill House - “A Taste of Italy” Master Series 2 Concert at Julie Rogers Theatre - Catch Me If You Can at Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts

8 - 10th Annual Catholic Charities Harvest of Hope Gala - Lamarissimo! Jazz Band Concert at Julie Rogers Theatre

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- American Cancer Society’s Bark for Life at Tyrrell Park - Autumn Fair 2012 at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center - Wildcatter Weekend: Yount-Lee Day at Spindletop Gladys City

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- Family Portrait Luncheon Supporting Dementia Education Programs and Awareness in Southeast Texas at The Beaumont Country Club

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- Better Business Bureau Lunch and Learn: “Increasing Your Productivity!” at MCM Elegante’ Hotel - 22st Anniversary Pour Les Enfants: Gala of Hope at Garth House

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- Family Movie Night at Sterling Pruitt Center

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- A Chorus Line at Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts

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- The Junior League of Beaumont’s “A Very Merry Main Street Market” at Beaumont Civic Center

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- Reception: Senior Thesis Exhibition at the Dishman Art Museum - YWCA Inaugural Gala at the Event Centre

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- Harbor Foundation’s 3rd Annual Dinner for Life Gala at MCM Elegant Hotel

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- Wesley UMC Fall Bazaar at Wesley United Methodist Church

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Holiday Inn & Suites Beaumont Plaza, www.ichotelsgroup.com, 409-842-5995 MCM Elegante Hotel, www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com, 409-842-3600

Arts and Crafts

Painting with a Twist, www.paintingwithatwist.com/beaumont, 409-866-0399

Banking

Dupont Goodrich FCU, www.dugood.org, 409-899-3430

Car Dealers

Philpott Motors, www.philpottmotors.com, 409-724-7177

Catering

MCM Elegante Catering, www.mcmelegantebeaumont.com, 409-842-3600

Clothing

Hannah Bay’s, 409-962-3400 The Collection, www.thecollectioningroves.com, 409-963-0626 Serenity & Co. Boutique and Salon, www.facebook.com/serenityandco, 409-386-6085

Entertainment Venues

Ford Park, www.fordpark.com, 409-951-5400 Nutty Jerry’s, www.nuttyjerrys.com, 877-643-7508

Food and Beverage

Dixie Dance Hall, www.dixiedancehall.com, 409-833-3090 Tequila Rok, www.crockettstreet.com/the-bars, 409-833-4002 The Gig, www.thegigbeaumont.com, 409-839-3000 The Grill by Arfeen, Smith & Payne, www.thegrillbysmithandpayne.com, 409-866-0039 The Main Dish Studio Kitchen, www.yourmaindish.com, 409-866-MAIN Whiskey River, www.whiskeyrivertexas.com, 409-832-2999

Health and Wellness

Golden Triangle Yoga, www.goldentriangleyoga.com, 409-861-0003 Kim Shuffield-Johnson, MSW, LCSW, CCH Wellness Resources, kimshuffield.com, 409-926-8009

Sports and Recreation

Beaumont Taekwondo & Jiu-Jitsu Academy, tkdtexas.com, 409-838-6667 City Dance Center, www.beaumontcitydance.com, 409-833-7772 Golden Triangle Raceway Park, www.motoramaspeedway.com/index.htm, 409-752-7200

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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All Saints’ Episcopal School, allsaints-beaumont.org, 409-892-1755 Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org/texas, 409-833-1613 American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org, 877-227-1618 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

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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

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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 409838-1902, Sterling Pruitt Center/Athletic Complex 409-838-3613, Henry Homberg Golf Course 409-842-3220

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Family Services of Southeast Texas, Inc., www.westrengthenfamilies.org, 409-833-2668 First United Methodist Church, www.firstbeaumont.org, 409-832-0295

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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

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 The Hughen Center, www.hughencenter.com, 409-983-6659 j

Julie Rogers’ “Gift of Life” Program, www.giftoflifebmt.org, 409-833-3663 Junior League of Beaumont,www.juniorleaguebeaumont.org, 409-832-0873

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Kirby-Hill House, www.kirbyhillhouse.com, 409-246-8000 Kountze Chamber of Commerce, www.kountzechamber.com, 409-246-3413

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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- Orange, www.lsco.edu, 409-883-7750 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

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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

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Nutrition and Services for Seniors, www.seniormeals.org, 409-892-4455

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Orange Community Players, Inc., orangecommunityplayers.com, 409-882-9137 Our Mother of Mercy, www.josephite.com/parish/tx/omom, 409-842-5534

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Pioneering Women Inc., 409-842-1577 Progressive Democrats of Southeast Texas, www.pdsetex.org, 409-898-7355

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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 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. Anne’s Catholic School, stannecatholic.org, 409-832-5939 St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic School, www.stcats.org, 409-962-3011 St. Mark’s Church, www.stmarksbeaumont.org, 409-832-3405 Symphony of Southeast Texas, www.sost.org, 409-892-2257

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Triangle Aids Network, www.tanbmt.com, 409-832-8338 Trinity United Methodist Church, www.trinitybmt.org, 409-892-8121

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Ubi Caritas, www.ubicaritas.org, 409-832-1924

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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

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