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In this issue:
✅ Orangetober Kicks Off Tomorrow — Rain Boots Welcome!
✅ Texas Homeowners and Landowners Can Get Help Removing Invasive Plants
✅ Orange County Students Can Win Up to $9,000 in Stark Reading Contest Scholarships
Orange County Local Events
Thursday, October 1
Jace Nunnelly — 6:00 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp, Orange. More info →
Friday, October 2
First Friday Cigar Specials — 1:00–11:45 PM at War Wagon Cigars, Orange. More info →
Orangetober Festival — 4:00 PM, kicks off a 3-day run through Oct. 4 at Riverside Pavilion, Orange. 6th annual. More info →
Scott McGill — 6:30 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp, Orange. Live music. Event page →
Misery — Evening at 3330 Bowling Ln, Orange. Halloween season haunt/attraction night. Event page →
Randall King (21+ Event) — Doors 7:30 PM, show 8:30 PM at Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, Lake Charles. Tickets →
Saturday, October 3
Dean Granger Memorial 5K and Kids' Run — 7:00–10:00 AM at 708 Simmons Dr, Orange. More info →
Cory Sellars at Free State Cellars — 5:00–7:30 PM. Live music, local wine, and frozen sangria (21+). More info →
Chloe Overstreet — 6:30 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp, Orange. Live music. Event page →
Oktoberfest at War Wagon — 4:00 PM at War Wagon Cigars, Orange. Event page →
An Evening With Bobby Orozco, Composer and Pianist — 7:00 PM at the Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont. Bridge City native's album release performance blending classical and contemporary influences. Event page →
Beaumont Comic Con — Also running Sunday, Oct. 4. Details still being finalized. More info →
Sunday, October 4
Slow Down Sundays (every Sunday) — 7:00 AM at Lynnwood Pine Forest.
Wednesday, October 7
Colton Horner — 6:00 PM at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp, Orange. Live music. Event page →
Orangetober Kicks Off Tomorrow — Rain Boots Welcome!
A little rain won't stop the fun — Orangetober is going on as planned this weekend, October 2–4, rain or shine at Riverside Pavilion off Simmons Drive in Orange. The free festival features thousands of pumpkins and gourds, food trucks, live music, and activities for the whole family. Friday gates open at 5 p.m. with music from Barbara Hickey and the Daybreakers, Dani LaCour, and Britt Godwin and Company. Saturday kicks off at 7 a.m. with the Dean Granger Memorial 5K Fun Run, followed by the Orange Lions Club Gumbo Cookoff, games, a pumpkin pie eating contest at 2 p.m., and live music from The Drywater Band and Vibe City starting at 5:30 p.m. Sunday gates open at 10 a.m. for the big free pumpkin giveaway with jazz from saxophonist Perry Richard. Everything is free — just bring your boots! Read More
Texas Homeowners and Landowners Can Get Help Removing Invasive Plants
Texas property owners dealing with invasive plants have a new resource available. The Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting applications for the Texas Invasive Plant Solutions (TIPS) Cost-Share Program, which covers 75% of eligible removal or treatment costs — up to $7,000 per landowner. A total of $140,000 in funding is available statewide on a first-come, first-served basis. Eligible treatments include mechanical control, chemical control, prescribed burning, and combination methods. All treatment plans must be approved by a local Texas A&M Forest Service forester or woodland ecologist before work begins. Funding is available until it runs out or June 1, with all work required to be completed before that date. For more information and to apply, visit tfsweb.tamu.edu/grants-financial-assistance/landowner-grants. Read More
Orange County Students Can Win Up to $9,000 in Stark Reading Contest Scholarships
High school students across Orange County have until Friday, November 6 to enter the 123rd annual Stark Reading and Declamation Contest — and the scholarship money is significant. First place at the school final earns $2,500, with the county final winner taking home $6,500. Second place pays $2,000 at the school level and $3,500 at the county level. Students compete in Declamation (speeches) or Interpretive Reading (prose and poetry) through school-level rounds, with winners advancing to the county final. Entry forms are available at starkfoundation.org/reading-contest and must be submitted by November 6 — though some schools set earlier internal deadlines, so check with your director. The contest is open to students at Orangefield, LCM, West Orange-Stark, Bridge City, and Vidor high schools. Read More