Dec
31st
Archive for December, 2009
Here’s an event every Southeast Texan should schedule in 2010 – Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Training. It’s FREE and is a day-long tour that takes you all over Beaumont to learn about the history of the area from Spindletop at Gladys City to McFaddin Ward and the Chambers Houses to the downtown museums and more. Each tour is little bit and lunch is included. Here are the dates for 2010: Jan. 13, Mar. 17, May 12, Jul. 14, Sep. 15, Nov. 10. See pics from this year’s Destination Trainings here.
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Dec
31st
See photos from 2009 here.
The 13th Annual TORCH AWARDS for Marketplace Trust 2010 Presentation Banquet
Hosted by the Better Business Bureau® and the Lamar University College of Business
Tuesday Evening, May 4, 2010 at the Beaumont Civic Center
Silent Auction & Reception at 5:30 PM Meal, Program & Presentations at 7:00 PM
Special Guest Speaker
Brian Tracy
Noted author, international speaker/trainer, and consultant to Fortune 500 companies
Presentation of finalists and two winners of the Torch Award for Marketplace Trust
Revenues from the Banquet and Auctions benefit the endowed BBB Lamar University College of Business Scholarships and the
BBB Consumer Education Foundation, Inc.
Diamond Partner Benefits
Color logo identification on 12,000 Torch Award application mail pieces and over 4,000 banquet invitations . . . private
pre-banquet reception with Brian Tracy . . . front & center table seating for 10 with special decorations, wine, cheese, special appetizers, color logo table sign . . . dominant color logo in the program . . . banquet video banner identification . . . framed 8 x 10 photo of group . . . business featured in press releases and other promotion of the event . . . one year logo/name identification on the BBB website home page & telephone information system ($2,000 value!)
BBB Accredited Businesses only – $4,750 *
For more information call Debbie Bridgeman at 409.835.5951 x117
Dec
30th
2009 was the first year of Mr. Habitat, a friendly contest among Southeast Texas gentlemen for a manly title and a great way to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity. Check out the pics here and save the date for the 2010 event February 27. If you are interested in being a contestant for Mr. Habitat 2010, let us know. See the great photos from 2009 here.
Dec
30th
Let’s look at some of the events that made 2009 great in Southeast Texas while announcing event dates for 2010.
La Soiree benefiting the expansion of services at the Charline & Sidney “Chief” Dauphin Cancer Screening & Prevention Center. Last year’s prestigious event was held at the Beaumont Civic Center and it’s silent auction, fashion show, food and atmosphere was a huge success. See the photos (HERE) and then save the date for January 30, 2010 when back by popular demand, the highlight of “La Soirée” is the area’s premier fashion show featuring “Couture for a Cure.” Commanding the runway will be alluring professional models who will wear the latest trends by a host of designers. Southeast Texas fashionistas will see what is hot and “in” for spring. Following the display of high fashions, guests will move to the sounds from Houston-based band, Doppelganger.
Dec
27th
…the calendar is light but from January 1-December 31, 2010, there are more than 4300 events on the Southeast Texas calendar. We’ll keep you posted starting here:
Southeast Texas, December 27 – SETXsocialcenter.com, a free calendar for all events in Southeast Texas, complementary thanks to Tim and Cody Bauer with Texas Financial in Winnie, Texas, is pleased to announce the events of its member organizations for the week of December 27, 2009.
TUESDAY, December 29
- 4:00 p.m. Charity Night at Chili’s in Silsbee benefiting the American Red Cross, 409-832-1644.
- 6:00 p.m. Free Surgical Weight Loss Clinic at Christus Southeast Texas Bariatric Center, 409-839-5673
THURSDAY, December 31
-6:00 p.m. Live Music and New Year’s Eve Event at Spindletop Steakhouse and Continental Cuisine, 409-832-2433.
SATURDAY, January 2
-7:30 p.m. The Southeast Texas Mavericks take on the Texas Fuel at Ford Arena, call 409-951-5440.
Training and Teaching Programs
Family Services of Southeast Texas, call 409-833-2668.
-Transparenting, January 2 at 8:30 a.m. Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Nederland
-Twogether Marriage Workshop, January 2 at 8:30 a.m., Silsbee Public Library
Christus St. Elizabeth, call 409-892-7171
- Childbirth Classes, January 2 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.at St. Elizabeth Outpatient Pavilion
City Dance Center, call 409-833-7772
- Salsa Romantica Classes, Mondays in January and February from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Weekly Events with the exception of New Year’s Day
- AMSET exhibits include Eyes to Fly with feature photographs by Graciela Iturbide and The Madonna as Muse: The Paintings of Rene Alvarado. Tropical Delights: Flora and Fauna, 20 paintings by international artist Shyamala Rao in the Café Arts.
- Spindletop Steakhouse and Continental Cuisine events – BeHere Tuesdays:$3 beer and food parings; Wine-d Down Wednesdays: Half-price wine and 3 wine flights with appetizers for $12; Thirstini Thursdays – $5 Martini and $1 appetizers and live music; Friday and Saturday night live music. All events are from 4 – 7 p.m.
- Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Business Connection, 7:30 a.m. every Friday morning at the Tradewinds Tavern at the MCM Elegante Hotel and Conference Center.
- City Dance Center Classes every day for children and adults: Hip Hop, Ballet, tap, Latin dance, contemporary dance and including open Belly Dancing for adults and teens at 6:15 p.m. every Monday. Salsa Romantica Classes, Mondays through December 28, 6:30 p.m.
- Hope Women’s Resource Clinic Men’s Parenting Classes, every Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
-YMCA Classes including Senior Cardio; Circuit City aerobics; Cardio Jam; Shotokan Karate; Toddler, Kid and Adult dance. Charter membership campaign and registration for youth basketball and soccer. Call 409-898-1651.
- Family Services of Southeast Texas offers VIEP Classes on Mondays -2 classes at 6 p.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m.; Anger management for females on Mondays at 2 p.m.; Positive Parenting on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m.; Anger Management for Men on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Call 409-833-2668.
At A GLANCE: The Week of January 3 (Not including regular weekly events)
- January 4: Christus St. Elizabeth Adult and Infant CPR
- January 4: Christus St. Elizabeth Breastfeeding Classes
- January 5: Free Surgical Weight Loss Seminar Christus Southeast Texas Bariatric Center
- January 5: Lil Wayne and the Young Money Crew with Special Guest Sean Garrett and Lil Flip Ford Arena
- January 6: Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Groundbreaking Port of Beaumont New Rail Project
- January 6: Garth House Day at Chili’s
- January 6: Christus St. Elizabeth Childbirth Classes
- January 7: Christus St.Elizabeth Baby Care Classes
- January 9: Family Services of Southeast Texas Twogether Marriage Workshops in Jasper and in Orange
- January 9: Julie Rogers Gift of Life Breast Cancer Educational Outreach Program
- January 9: Ron White Behaviorial Problems Tour – two shows at the Julie Rogers Theatre
Major Date Announcements in 2010:
December 28 and 29: The American Red Cross is moving to 3260 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703.
April 22: Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program will host “Champagne and Ribs” honoring Henri (Hal) Clarke and Joe Domino.
Don’t miss SETXsocialcenter.com’s socialseen here highlighting the new YMCA.
For more information about these events and more than 4,000 events happening in and around Southeast Texas in the next 18 months, from blood drives to galas, see www.setxsocialcenter.com or contact Shelly Vitanza at svitanza@setxsocialcenter.com or phone 409-201-9934 or Kathy Catalano at kcatalano@setxsocialcenter.com or by phone at 409-658-6936.
Dec
27th
Resolve to Get Healthy at the YMCA
SETXsocialcenter.com’s Danielle Kosir heads to Parkdale Mall this holiday season, but not for a shopping trip! Watch as she works with personal trainer Gabe Wells to burn off those seasonal calories. Also, Paula Gresham gives us a sneak peek of the YMCA’s new location on Dishman Road.
Dec
23rd
You know the party song “Auld Lang Syne,” got your resolutions listed, some friends to sing with and even someone to kiss when the clock strikes 12. Only one problem. Where ya gonna be come Dec. 31 for your New Year’s Eve (NYE) festivities? How about Spindletop Steakhouse and Continental Cuisine?
Chuck Harris, executive chef and owner, has not only put together an outstanding menu or two but he’s also got
live entertainment lined up, party hats and horns secured, the bubbly and varying seating times to accommodate early and
late night diners and partiers!
Bring in the New Year with either a three or four course dinner. The three-course meal is $52 a person and includes
a choice of three salads and three entrees. You’ll select from diver scallop cochon, a Mediterranean salad or a tomato or a goat cheese salad. The entrees include a New York strip, a filet or an herbed crusted line-caught Monk fish.
Heartier appetite? Choose a four-course meal for only $7 more. The first course includes a choice of the diver scallop cochon, calamari or Kobe tartar; the second course includes a choice of salad, either Mediterranean or an Ahi Tuna stack. The third course includes those entrees offered in the three-course meal with the inclusion of a surf-and-turf selection. Both meals offer grand finales of either a champagne butter cream cupcake or a Grand Marnier white chocolate mousse tower. (Don’t forget all resolutions start on Jan. 1, so indulge.)
NYE celebrations aren’t celebrations at all without a little music and a little bubbly. Harris has both covered! Then n’ Now featuring Wayne Cook and Elizabeth Kibodeaux will play tunes all night long from 9 p.m. until midnight!
Spirits will flow through the evening but a wide variety of wine and champagne options as well as wine flights will be offered.
Bring your friends and someone to kiss, be ready to sing and head down to Crockett Street cause Harris has the hats, horns, and most importantly, the bubbly and the food.Make reservations before it’s too late by calling (409) 832-2433. Spindletop Steakhouse onCrockett Street in downtown Beaumont will be hopping on New Year’s Eve.
Dec
23rd
Help IEA Inspire Encourage and Achieve/ Ben’s Kids Do the Write Thing! An anti-violence initiative program taking place in school districts across Texas and throughout Region 5!
Join IEA/ Ben’s Kids Do the Write Thing! Become a volunteer reader today! Learn how violence is impacting the lives Southeast Texas youth. Hear what students have to say about violence in their community and hear their solutions!
To become a volunteer reader call 839-8778! That’s 839-8778. Again, call 839-8778 and ask to speak with Erica Ledet.
Dec
21st
The Julie Rogers “Gift of Life” Program is pleased to announce community leaders, Henri (Hal) deS. Clarke, MD, and Joe Domino, will be honored at Champagne & Ribs, the “Party of the Year,” benefiting the organization’s Prostate Cancer Initiative, on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 
Cowboy Harley-Davidson.
As a recent prostate cancer survivor, Clarke knows the importance of early detection and is an advocate of prostate cancer awareness and annual prostate cancer screenings. A well-known and beloved retired Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Clarke was in private practice in Beaumont for nearly three decades, delivering thousands of babies to happy families.
After graduating with a Doctorate in Medicine from the Medical College of Georgia, Clarke began an accomplished career, which included an internship at the University of Virginia Hospital, a residency at Duke University, and two years of service in the Air Force. He is a retired member of the American Fertility Society, the American College of OB-GYN, the American Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, and the Jefferson County Medical Society.
Clarke, along with his wife, Betty, supports many causes throughout Southeast Texas, including serving as a board member of the “Gift of Life” and former board member of Ubi Caritas.
Domino, President and CEO of Entergy Texas, has been an avid supporter of the “Gift of Life’s” efforts as a board member, sponsor and volunteer. Both professionally and personally with his wife, Linda, Domino’s numerous contributions have helped further the efforts of the organization’s prostate and breast cancer initiatives and provide thousands of free screenings for medically underserved individuals. Recognizing the need for volunteers at the “Gift of Life” Prostate Cancer Screenings, each year he gives his time and talents to guide clients through paperwork and increase prostate cancer awareness in the community.
In addition to his work with the “Gift of Life,” Domino holds leadership positions in civic organizations and serves on various boards, including Boy Scouts of America Three Rivers Council, the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lamar University Foundation, and the Southeast Texas Emergency Relief Fund.
Domino has received recognition from many community organizations, including being named a Distinguished Alumnus of Lamar University in 2005, Newsmaker of the Year by the Press Club of Southeast Texas in 2006, and King of the Neches River Festival in 2008. In 2009, Domino and his wife, Linda, were recipients of the American Heart Association’s J.C. Crager Award.
Since 2000, the “Gift of Life” Program has conducted over 5,800 free prostate cancer screenings and helped extend the lives of more than 40 men who were diagnosed with prostate cancer and provided access to treatment. Additionally, the organization conducts educational outreach presentations that discuss critical prostate cancer issues and provide valuable tips for preventative care. The proceeds generated through the fundraising efforts of Champagne & Ribs further the “Gift of Life” mission and enable the program to continue the deliverance of these lifesaving services in Southeast Texas.
For more information about Champagne & Ribs, please call the “Gift of Life” at (409) 833-3663.
Dec
20th
SETXsocialcenter.com’s Danielle Kosir heats things up at this month’s Salsa Social, a City Dance Center event. Next Salsa Socials- January 20 and January 22.
See the video here.
Listed in this video, in order of appearance, are:
Jacey Garcia / Owner & Director, City Dance Center
Gordon Williams / LUTV, Lamar University