Midway to Mardi Gras

By Darragh Doiron

August 25, 2006 01:52 pm

— Midway to Mardi Gras
Accordint to Curtis Breaux & The Cadillacs, it’s midway to Mardi Gras and the band hopes krewe captains will rally their members for a party, complete with second lines. The fun will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pine Tree Lodge, LaBelle Road.
Call 796-1600 for details.
“We’re expecting standing room only,” Breaux said.

A novel approach
Kent Conwell, a local author and Port Arthur News columnist, is willing to share his writing ways.
Conwell, author of 31 westerns and mysteries, will conduct a ‘Writing the Novel’ class through Lamar University Continuing Education. Class will be Thursdays for six weeks, beginning Sept. 14.
Conwell says that by the end of the class, the student will have developed the premise of a novel, written the beginning and the end, and will have the knowledge and techniques to fill in the middle.
Class will be from 6 to 8 p.m. in room 104 of the Montagne Center.
Tuition is $79. Register at 880-8209.

Travelin’ news
The Beaumont Convention & Visitors Bureau reports success of a promotion called Summer Blast of Family Fun. The Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza reports 260 room nights with a monetary value of over $26,000. Texas Energy Museum, Colorado Canyon and Taste of Orleans operators say they have also seen increased activity. Special rates continue through Sept. 4.
On September 2, Labor Day Weekend, the Spindletop/Gladys City Boomtown Museum is arranging the replica of the Lucas Gusher to blow at 2:30 and 4 p.m. The museum will have Rita photo displays and a continuous showing of the Spindletop video. The Gulf Coast Living History Association will have a Civil War Encampment including regular and silent drills with a Civil War era cannon on display. Capital One is sponsoring FREE shuttle service for visitors and residents alike. The shuttle will travel between Downtown Beaumont's Historic Museum District, Beaumont hotels and the Spindletop Museum from noon until 5 p.m. Call 880-3170 for details.
Contact this reporter at ddoiron@panews.com.