The lotus lowdown in Port Arthur draws visitors packing cameras. “Please bring cameras, because the flowers are going to be beautiful,” The Rev. Kassapa Bhikkhu says. Buu Mon Buddhist Temple & Lotus Gardens will host its 14th annual Lotus and Bamboo Festival, and Buddha’s Birthday Celebration on Saturday and Sunday, June 2-3 of 2012. There is no admission charge for guests to take … [Read more...]
If a little birdie tells you to see the Texas Artists Museum membership show, listen. That bird is part of the show. TAM artists have been waiting all year to show off their prize-winning skills. Besides feathery friends, art topics include adventurous men, adorned women, irises, sunsets and fern. Paintings, drawings, photography and sculpture fill the museum this May. Port Arthur is … [Read more...]
Zombies are headed to Pleasure Island in Port Arthur ! They’ll hang out, take in a few horror flicks and hit the Hot Zombie Beauty Contest. Rick Buxton knows zombies are all the rage, and he’s bringing Zombie Voodoo Fest 2012 to his neck of the woods. Fans from as far as California and Georgia are expected to be part of the Zombie Survival Run and Tag Competition, “Thriller” After … [Read more...]
Brian Best and Lora James are two headliners for the 5th annual Zachary Breaux Jazz Festival, June 8-9 in downtown Port Arthur. It honors Breaux, who has been hailed as a musician ahead of his time. Breaux grew up in Port Arthur and was 36 when he died attempting to save the life of another swimmer in Miami Beach. He had successfully saved a swimmer before. “He had made so many imprints … [Read more...]
“If those rocks could talk,” actor G.W. Bailey queried, reminiscing about the pink granite slabs along Port Arthur’s Sea Wall. When a guest presented him with a “chip” off the wall, Bailey got a sentimental tone, and recalled his youth and good times on the waterfront. Bailey graciously posed for photos at classmates at the recent Thomas Jefferson’s Class of ’62 high school … [Read more...]
Learn how a children’s book comes alive as Museum of the Gulf Coast hosts “Roscoe and the Pelican Rescue.” The temporary exhibit features original children’s book illustrations by Lynn Rowe Reed. Here’s the story: Two cousins head to a Louisiana beach, but it’s closed. When their dog finds an oil-covered pelican, the cousins learn how to rescue oil-covered animals. Responders to the … [Read more...]
Even other artists have thought Red Allen’s detailed oil paintings were photographs. “Hurry Up and Wait” is an example of his skill. The canvas features three cowboys on horseback passing time in the field. An unforgiving sun casts shadows from their hats onto their denim work shirts. Viewers can almost swat flies and smell the hay as they, too, work up a sweat. Allen’s work is up in … [Read more...]
The party is at Sea Rim State Park. Bring sunscreen. The beach is getting a spring cleaning and Tracy Ferguson will check in Adopt-A-Beach volunteers who want to make this natural beach sparkle. Be prepared to work from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 28. “It’s our Texas beaches and we need to keep them clean,” Ferguson, park supervisor, said. “You never know what exotic things … [Read more...]
Hickman 2012 002Silver-haired, spiritual and sassy, Betty Williamson Hickman once turned down touring with the pros. She refused to play in honky tonks. But the National Steel Guitar Champion will make her guitars sing with country, blues and rhythm and blues at Groves Affair of the Arts, Saturday, April 21, at Celebration Park. The Port Arthur woman has played across the south and says playing … [Read more...]
Andy Sanford is a Patagonian Conure kind of guy. Two kinds of greens, black, yellow and red are colors on his personal birds. This self-professed “bird man” invites those considering owning a bird, or who just want to gaze at their beauty, to visit the Triangle Bird Club show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14-15 at the Robert A. “Bob” Bowers Civic Center. Birds are like friends, Andy … [Read more...]
Ever heard of a Mexican Plum tree? Volunteer yourself at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 14, and you’ll get up-close with them. Julie Saunders is rounding up supporters to green Sabine Pass. Residents are asking for help planting a thousand trees. Show up at the R.L. Eldridge Community Center at 8 a.m. with shovels, trailers, gloves and mosquito repellent. Volunteers will haul, plant, deliver … [Read more...]
Vintage will be visible when Contraband Antique Automobile Club of America hits Port Neches Park. Louisiana car lovers will cross into Texas with ’57 Chevys, Model As, coups and Corvettes. They’ll join the third annual Cajun Jam and Car Show in the Park, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 14. Port Neches Park, on Grigsby Avenue, is set on the banks of the Neches River and includes La … [Read more...]
Did you scream for Frankie? Remember “Venus?” Fifties heartthrob Frankie Avalon will rock the ninth annual Gulf Coast Gala Saturday, April 28, at the Carl A. Parker Multipurpose Center at Lamar State College-Port Arthur. Avalon has been a star feature in more than 30 movies and two dozen hit records including “Venus”, “Bobby Sox to Stockings” and “Why. “ “The gala has … [Read more...]
Pork, rice and onions get squeezed into a link we Southeast Texans call boudin. Or, sometimes it's spelled boudain. We’re serious about the spicy stuff, and its one of the things Cajuns love to share with newcomers. It’s a popular breakfast food with eggs and biscuits, can serve as a snack with saltines and fits right into a bun for carnival food. Boudin is welcome on most any … [Read more...]
Forgive him for his tall tales. Mike & His Trike grab attention at the South Texas State Fair. It isn’t just his rainbow pants. Look him up, literally. “I’m 10 feet tall, and my trike is 7 feet,” says Mike, who writes poetry. Chatty Mike can rhyme a name like Sarah with “mascara” to let a fair-goer know how beautiful she is. Here’s something else he can do from … [Read more...]
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