The 11th Southeast Texas SENIOR CELEBRATION and Consumer Expo is set for Thursday, October 14th, from 8:30am to 2:30pm at the Beaumont Civic Center. It’s an exciting day for adults of all ages. Admission is FREE! Parking is FREE!
On the HealthSpring Main Stage, enjoy Jerome the Magician, the Lamar University 17-piece Jazz Band, a style show with Dillard’s Department Store, celebrity models, BINGO with BIG prizes, special presentations, and more!
The Consumer Expo will feature over 100 booth exhibitors, health screenings, live music from Rick Danna, refreshments, ACES Classic Cars, clowns, door prizes, lots of valuable information, and fun! The Area Agency on Aging of Southeast Texas Benefits Counseling Program will be on hand to help with Medicare Part D Open Enrollment.
For more information and to secure a booth(s) space, call 409/835-5951 x117 or debbiebridgeman@bbbsetexas.org. It’s the 11th Southeast Texas SENIOR CELEBRATION & Consumer Expo, which is a project of the Consumer Education Foundation of the Better Business Bureau, and sponsored in part by the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission’s Ozone Action Days and Southeast Texas Transit.
More than fifty breast cancer survivors provided their support and artistic flare during the “Gift of Life’s” BRA-vo! Applause for the Cause recent Kickoff highlighting breast cancer awareness. BRA-vo! Applause for the Cause is a unique endeavor that uses bras as an expressive palate to convey breast cancer survivors’ stories and further emotional healing while sharing the importance of early detection. At the kickoff, BRA-vo! Co-Chairs, Vicki Bauer, and breast cancer survivors, Phyllis Loeb and Jane McBride, presented “Bra Starter Kits,” generously donated by Dillard’s.
Opportunity for survivors to tell their personal stories while raising breast cancer awareness and letting the community know about the ‘Gift of Life’s’ mission,” said McBride, an author and newspaper columnist. “Following the gallery showings, we hope to have the bra creations displayed at select Pink Shopping Card venues throughout the region.” After being designed and embellished, these one-of-a-kind works of art will be displayed at local art museums during Putting on the Pink, the “Gift of Life’s” month-long celebration of survivorship and hope in October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. BRA-vo! participants are also asked to share their own inspiring stories of courage in brief essays, which will accompany their unique bra creations. “This is such an exciting project to create awareness,” Bauer said. “We hope to engage survivors and allow them to relay their stories through creativity. While I was constructing my bra, called ‘Back in the Saddle,’ I thought of a close friend who is currently battling cancer. I know my time working on this bra is nothing compared to what she is going through with treatment.” Bras unveiled during the kickoff were BBS Collection’s “BRAzilliantly Bedazzled!,” Bauer’s “Back in the Saddle,” Ania Bender’s “Who Let the Dogs Out?,” Peggy Bordelon’s “Steel Magnolias,” Roger Iker’s “Hooters” (an owl-themed creation), Leigh Gibson’s “King Tuts,” Susan Mosier’s “The Blessed Nest,” and Jana Nichol’s “Get Carried Away.” The BRA-vo! exhibit will debut at a Gallery Show & Reception at Lamar University’s Dishman Art Gallery on Friday, October 1, followed by a showing from Tuesday, October 19 – Friday, October 29, at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas. Additional Putting on the Pink activities include free mammograms for medically underserved women; extensive educational outreach; the Pink Shopping Card Project (Discount Shopping Days: Thursday, October 21 through Monday, November 1); and on Monday, October 18, “An Evening with Marie,” featuring dinner and dancing at the Beaumont Civic Center, the Breast Cancer Survivors’ “Walk of Courage” and an exciting performance by renowned entertainment icon, Marie Osmond, at the Julie Rogers Theatre. (Tickets and sponsorships are currently available.) For more information about BRA-vo! Applause for the Cause, Putting on the Pink or to find out if you qualify for a free mammogram, please call the “Gift of Life” at (409) 833-3663 or visit giftoflifebmt.org.
Home football game weekends: Sept. 11, Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Nov. 13, Nov. 20 GET YOUR RED ON Individuals are asked to wear red on Friday and Saturday of home game weekends Businesses are asked to decorate inside and out with Lamar University gear Prizes will be awarded for the groups and businesses that show the most Cardinal Spirit Visit: www.lamar.edu/alumni and follow the GET YOUR RED ON link for updates and to locate vendors who carry Lamar University gear.
Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010 Lamar University delegation, including university officials, representatives of the football program, alumni, local business owners and students athletes, visits Beaumont City Council to promote Get Your Red On and receive a proclamation. 1:30 p.m., Council Chambers at Beaumont City Hall.
Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 Football: Lamar Cardinals vs. Webber International Warriors 6 p.m., Provost Umphrey Stadium
Monday, Oct. 4, 2010 Red, White & You Celebration* 5:30 -7:30 p.m., Bistro LeMonde, 3199 N. Dowlen Road, Beaumont (complimentary appetizers and cash bar) Reservations: 409-880-7984 OR rsvpalumni@Lamar.edu
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 Lamar University delegation, including alumni, officials and students (members of marching band, Cheer Squad, Dance Team, Big Red mascot) visits Beaumont City Council to promote Red, White & You-Homecoming 2010 and receive a proclamation. 1:30 p.m., Council Chambers at Beaumont City Hall.
Friday, Oct. 8, and Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010: Homecoming Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 Cards and Techsans welcome party * 6:30 p.m., University Reception Center, eighth floor of Mary and John Gray Library Reservations: Reunion registration information at advancement.lamar.edu/reunion-2010
Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 Cards and Techsans self-guided tours of campus * All day Marching band reunion cookout, John Gray Center * 12:30 p.m., John Gray Center, 855 Jim Gilligan Way Reservations: Reunion registration information at advancement.lamar.edu/reunion-2010
Pre-game tailgate parties for Cards, Techsans and marching band alumni * 4 p.m. Cardinal Club/Alumni Tent, Provost Umphrey Stadium parking lot Football: Lamar Cardinals vs. Langston University Lions 6 p.m., Provost Umphrey Stadium
Friday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 50th Anniversary Reunion of Class of 1960 *
Friday, Nov. 19, 2010 Class of 1960 welcome party * 6:30 p.m., Dishman Art Museum Reservations: Reunion registration information at advancement.lamar.edu/reunion-2010
“Get Your Red On” activities at Lamar University and across Southeast Texas will begin the week of Sept. 6, with Lamar encouraging individuals, organizations and businesses to don their Cardinal colors to celebrate the return of football to the university. In addition, a Lamar delegation with visit Beaumont City Council at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 7 to promote “Get Your Red On” and receive a proclamation. To spur school spirit, Lamar is asking supporters to wear red to work on the Friday and all day Saturday before each home football game and for businesses and organizations to decorate with Lamar merchandise, logos and signs. The home games are Sept. 11, Oct. 2, Oct. 9 (Homecoming), Oct. 16, Nov. 13 and Nov. 20, all beginning at 6 p.m. in Provost Umphrey Stadium. Lamar also is staging a “Get Your Red On” contest to select the most spirited Cardinal fans, with winners to be announced at football games Oct. 9 and Nov. 20.For additional information or to enter or vote in the spirit contest, visit the “Get Your Red On” web site at www.lamar.edu/alumni.
Art and flower lovers will have a few more days to see the Stark Museum of Art’s special exhibition Blooms: Floral Art in the Stark Collections, before it closes September 4, 2010.
Blooms focuses on the flower as an inspiration for the visual arts in printed rare books, decorative arts and twentieth-century still life paintings. The exhibition includes an educational area for children and families with interactive learning elements such as a matching game, reading area and flower drawing station.
“This will be the last opportunity to see together the Stark Museum’s important collection of Joseph Henry Sharp’s floral paintings. Sharp’s work has gained attention through a new publication, In Poetic Silence: The Floral Paintings of Joseph Henry Sharp by Thomas Minckler, which explores Sharp’s artistry and includes many reproductions from the Stark collection,” said Sarah E. Boehme, Director.
When Blooms ends, the Museum will close its Gallery 5 for remodeling. “We are planning some upgrades to the Museum including new lighting. Our intention is to proceed by working in one gallery at a time, so that four galleries remain open and our major masterworks are always on view. In the near future, we will install some small exhibits, but Blooms will be the last major special exhibition until the remodeling is concluded,” explained Boehme.
Located at 712 Green Avenue in Orange, Texas, the Stark Museum of Art is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is free. Group tours are available by appointment. For more information call 409.886.ARTS (2787) or visit www.starkmuseum.org.
The question that has been on Beaumont area billboards for the last two months is about to be answered. Nutty Jerry’s: What is it? Nutty Jerry’s is a 60,000 square foot multi-purpose entertainment complex, currently under construction at the corner of Englin Road and Highway 73 in Winnie Texas. Jerry Nelson is Nutty Jerry, and he has big plans for his new club.
“For years I wanted to have a facility in this area, where we could rodeo, bull ride, have concerts, And make it affordable to the General Public” said Nelson. “After years of playing with this idea, I finally pulled the trigger…. Nutty Jerry’s will offer Southeast Texas more variety of music and entertainment, as well as a dining environment, never before seen here.”
The original concept for Nutty Jerry’s started out as the Double J Rodeo Palace in 1993. Jerry hosted PRCARodeos and Professional Bull Rider events in the semi-enclosed arena. As the popularity of his rodeos grew,Nelson started to book major concert acts in conjunction with his rodeos. In the early and mid 90’s people came from all over Texas to see acts as diverse as Paul Rogers and Bad Company, Johnny Winter and Ray Price. After building a successful national touring rodeo and bull riding business, Nelson acquired the SETX Mavericks professional basketball team in 2008. After two successful basketball seasons, including winning the 2010 ABAChampionship, Jerry started to envision a new venue to showcase basketball…but why stop at basketball? What about concerts? What about rodeo and bull riding? What about anything to show people a good time…Nutty Jerry’s is unlike any club in the Golden Triangle area! The fully air-conditioned Nutty Jerry’s will have 8 acresof parking for easy access. The main distinction that will separate Nutty Jerry’s from other venues is the 60,000square foot main floor which will provides ample space for any type of event. There is virtually not a bad seat in the house! Customers will be able to take in shows from an upper level VIP seating section, bleacher seating and VIPfloor seating. Nutty Jerry’s will have the largest sound and light show of any club between Houston and NewOrleans and customers will be able to watch the show via many large-screen video monitors. Nutty Jerry’s is also the new home of the ABA Champion Southeast Texas Mavericks. Nutty Jerry’s acquired theoriginal basketball floor form the Philadelphia Spectrum for the Mavericks’ home games. The legendary ABA starJulius Erving first played on the floor that will be installed at Nutty Jerry’s. In addition to top notch entertainment, Nutty Jerry’s will feature 3 full service bars serving beer wine and frozen drinks. Nutty Jerry will also feature a full service restaurant serving a mix of Seafood, Steaks, Chicken and Barbeque dishes. Weekly specials will be offered. A full slate of concerts and sporting events is scheduled for Nutty Jerry’s with more events to be announced: 9/18 GRAND OPENING – Dwight Yoakam with Stoney LaRue & Whiskey Myers 9/23 Jamie Talbert with Allen Duhon & the Gulf Coast Cowboys 9/24 Asleep at the Wheel with Jamie Talbert 9/25 Travis Matte & the Kingpins with Mike Trahan & the Highstreet Band 9/30 Doug Stone 10/1 Don Gay’s Championship Bull Ride featuring Pat Green in concert 10/2 Don Gay’s Championship Bull Ride featuring Pat Wade Bowen in concert 10/8 Lou Gramm from Foreigner 10/9 Lee Ann Womack 10/15 Daryle Singletary 10/16 John Conlee & Bobby Bare 10/21 EXILE Reunion Tour featuring all original members 10/22 Get off the Pain Tour featuring Gary Allan & Jerrod Neimann 10/23 Marshall Tucker Band 10/29 Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin Cajuns 10/30 George Jones & Jason Meadows 115-7 World’s Largest Yearling Bucking Bull Sale 11/6 David Ball 11/11 SETX Mavericks Basketball – Exhibition w/ Jarrod Birmingham concert 11/12 Jake Hooker and the Outsiders 11/13 Moe Bandy 11/20 Grand Funk Railroad 11/26-28 THANK GOD FOR TEXAS WEEKEND 11/26 Alan Duhon / Roger Creager / Jack Ingram 11/27 Alan Duhon / Rio Grande / Brandon Jenkins / Johnny Cooper / Reckless Kelly / Randy Rogers 11/28 Willie Nelson 12/2 SETX Mavericks Basketball 12/3 Kansas 12/4 SETX Mavericks Basketball vs. Dallas 12/10 A night at Galveston with GLEN CAMPBELL 12/11 SETX Mavericks Basketball 12/11 T Graham Brown 12/16 SETX Mavericks Basketball vs. Houston 12/17 The Bellamy Brothers 12/23 SETX Mavericks Basketball vs. Mobile Bay 12/28-30 SETX Mavericks Basketball Holiday shootout 12/31 New Years Eve with Wayne Toupes Tickets for the listed events are available by calling 877-643-7508. General admission tickets are available at allparticipating Fastlane convenience stores. Tickets will also be available at Nutty Jerry’s during regular business hours. As Nutty Jerry’s is truly a multipurpose entertainment complex, it is also available for private parties and corporate functions. Nutty Jerry’s staff can help plan and book entertainment for any type of event. For facility tours andprivate booking information contact the Nutty Jerry’s at 877-643-7508 Nutty Jerry’s regular business hours will be Thursday through Saturday from 6pm – 2 am. Nutty Jerry’s kitchen will be open from 6-10 pm. Nutty Jerry will be open for special occasions outside regular business hours. Nutty Jerry’sis located at 18291 Englin Road, Winnie TX 77665. For More information call 877-643-7508.
The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET) requests the assistance of local art collectors and artists in its search for artwork created by Southeast Texas artists from 1925 to 1965 for an exhibition scheduled to open in January 2011 titled Southeast Texas Art: Cross-Currents and Influences. The deadline for loaning artwork is Nov. 1, 2010.
“There was such an abundance of talented artists working in Southeast Texas during this time period that this exhibition has great potential,” said AMSET Curator of Exhibitions and Collections Sarah Hamilton. “We are trying to bring that artwork together into a cohesive exhibition to share with the community that represents its history.”
Southeast Texas Art: Cross-Currents and Influences will feature a wide array of paintings, drawings and sculptures. The exhibition will examine and address the strong artistic, stylistic, and geographic connections and influences that prevailed between artists’ work produced in Southeast Texas (particularly Beaumont and Port Arthur) and the important early Texas artists working around the state during a span of 40 years from 1925 to 1965. Many of these highly influential Texas artists include, among others, Otis Dozier and DeForrest Judd of Dallas and Robert Preusser of Houston, who traveled to Beaumont during the middle of the 20th century to serve as jurors in various local fine art competitions. Their impact was pivotal to the local art scene of Southeast Texas.
Some of the significant Southeast Texas artists working during the mid-20th century whose work will be featured in AMSET’s exhibition include: Lorene David, Maudee Carron, Lillian Hayes, Katherine Green Baker, Lynn Sweat, Dennis McCarthy, Jack Shofner, Clarice Holloway, Eva Hogeland, Watson Neyland, Naiman Woodland, Merle Cox, Herman Hugg, Erin O’Brien, Will-Amelia Sterns Price, Richard Stout, Jerry Newman, John Alexander, David and Patricia Cargill, Robert Rogan, Robert Madden, George Hampton, Waifie Hoffman and Vallie Fletcher, among others.
Collectors are asked to loan pieces fitting this description to the museum for the exhibition, and they will be returned once the show closes in April. Hamilton adds that pulling artwork from private collections throughout the community adds to the intrigue of exhibitions like this one.
If you can be of assistance in our search for these artworks, please contact Sarah Hamilton at (409) 832-3432 or by e-mail at shamilton@amset.org by Nov. 1, 2010.
Through unique collections, exhibitions, public programs and outreach in the visual arts, the mission of the Art Museum of Southeast Texas is to provide education, inspiration and creative vision throughout Southeast Texas.
Following a year full of impressive accolades and her first ever headlining tour, Miranda is prepared to hit the road again this fall as the headlining act for CMT ON TOUR: MIRANDA LAMBERT REVOLUTION. When Lambert won top female honors for both the ACM and CMT Awards earlier this year, her first reaction was “shock” followed by gratefulness. It wasn’t until she hit the road again on her first headlining tour that the gravity of her astounding accomplishments hit home and an overwhelming sense of responsibility set in. That responsibility to deliver a live show even better than she was already known for is what fans will witness as Lambert headlines CMT’s ninth annual tour. The nationwide tour includes special guest Eric Church and introducing Josh Kelley kicks off in New York on September 29, and will cross 28 cities. Produced by AEG Live, previous CMT Tours have featured such superstars as Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland and Keith Urban.
“Having that Texas club circuit experience at an early age and also touring with some of the best in the business for several years, I know what it takes to bring it every night and give fans more than their money’s worth,” says Lambert. “The CMT Tour is a great way for me to thank fans for their support this year and show them I can live up to the honors.”
Church added, “I’m very excited to be on what I believe will be one of the best tours going out this fall. I’ve been on a lot of tours and this one is gonna be the heat! I love what Miranda does and we are gonna take the stage every night locked and cocked. The crowd better be ready for it, cause we are!”
Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 1 @ 10:00 am. Ticket prices will be announced later.
Who: The “Gift of Life” Program and mobile mammography van sponsor, Mrs. William C. (Sallye) Keith
What: The “Gift of Life” will provide 34 free mammograms and clinical breast exams for medically underserved women on UTMB’s mobile mammography van. To find out if you qualify for a mammogram, please call (409) 860-3369 or toll-free at (877) 720-GIFT (4438). Appointments are necessary as space is limited.
When: Monday, August 23, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Cristo Rey Catholic Church 767 Avenue A Beaumont
Why: Since 2001, Keith has annually sponsored “Gift of Life” van sites, making available nearly 350 free mammograms and helping extend the lives of women, whose cancer is detected at “Gift of Life” screenings. Since inception, the “Gift of Life” has helped extend the lives of over 100 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer following “Gift of Life” screenings and provided access to treatment through its efforts.
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Home football game weekends: Sept. 11, Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Nov. 13, Nov. 20