In this issue:
✅Orange Boys Head to the Dominican Republic for Team USA
✅Vidor Veteran Walking 1,000 Miles Across Texas for Diabetes
✅Orange Filmmaker Earns Statewide Media Arts Award
Orange County Local Events
Monday, July 13
Auditions: Always A Bridesmaid — 6:30 PM at Orange Community Players. Southern comedy about four lifelong friends; casting 6 women for the show. More info →
Tuesday, July 14
City Council Meeting — 9 AM, City of Orange. Regular public session. More info →
The Greatest Gift Is A Plan — 11:30 AM & 6 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp, Orange. Complimentary lunch & learn on funeral pre-planning from Claybar Funeral Home, RSVP requested. More info →
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting — 5:30-6:30 PM at the City of Orange Neighborhood Facility Building. More info →
Summer Reading Program: Unearth a Story — All day at Orange Public Library. Drop-in reading activities, runs most of the week. More info →
Wednesday, July 15
Customer Appreciation Hot Dog Day — 11 AM-2 PM at Affordable Home Furnishings, Orange. Free hot dogs, chips, and drinks, no purchase necessary. More info →
Auditions: The Rocky Horror Show — 6:30 PM at Orange Community Players. Open auditions for all roles, running July 15-24. More info →
Thursday, July 16
Heritage Happy Hour at Moyle Manor — 5:30-7:30 PM at Moyle Manor, Beaumont. Complimentary beer and a look inside a restored 1926 residence, hosted by Beaumont Heritage Society. Tickets →
Friday, July 17
Escape Room: Paradox of Time — All day at Orange Public Library. Timed puzzle challenge. More info →
Crossroads Band — 6:30-9:30 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp, Orange. Local Vidor-based band, hard-hitting rock and soul. More info →
I Am Woman Experience — 7-10 PM at Julie Rogers Theatre, Beaumont. Two-day live production, doors at 6 PM. Tickets →
Saturday, July 18
Bow's Brilliance & Becoming Her — 2-5 PM at Junior League of Beaumont. Girls empowerment event for young ladies. Tickets →
Jesse Peyton's Standup Comedy Showdown — Doors 7 PM, show 8 PM at The Hattman, Orange. Live comedy competition, six touring comedians. More info →
Dueling Pianos Event — 6:30 PM at VFW Post 2775, Orange. Charity dinner and live music benefiting United Way of Orange County. More info →
Orange Boys Head to the Dominican Republic for Team USA
Three Orange youth baseball players — Easton Searles (10), Easton Gay, and Tristin Ticas — were selected out of 4,700 Texas kids to represent the USA in the Latin America Baseball Classic this August. Mayor Larry Spears Jr. recently honored all three.
→ Orange Leader, July 2 | KOGT
Vidor Veteran Walking 1,000 Miles Across Texas for Diabetes
Christopher Smith, 44, a Marine Corps vet from Vidor and father of four, is trekking 1,000 miles across Texas to raise awareness for diabetes and disabled veterans — a cause born from his own diagnosis and PTSD recovery.
→ Orange Leader, July 10
Orange Filmmaker Earns Statewide Media Arts Award
Penny LeLeux, founder of Barefoot on the Bayou Film Group and the Texas Film Belt Project, was named the 2026 Art Spark Texas Lynn Marie Johnson Media Arts Award winner for championing independent filmmaking in East Texas.
→ Orange Leader, July 10 | The Record, July 8