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In this issue:
✅ List of Orange County Events
✅ Ghosts, Candlelight, and Dickens — The W.H. Stark House Invites You to a Very Victorian Book Club
✅ Your Neighbors Need a Thanksgiving Meal — Here's How You Can Help
✅ Flip, Click, and Crawl — Shangri La Gardens Brings Eric Carle’s Clumsy Beetle to Life
Orange County Local Events
Thursday, October 22
Larry Tillery: 6:00 PM at Tia Juanita’s Fish Camp, Orange. Link →
Bridgerton Designer Purse Bingo: Doors 5:30 PM, games after dinner. 21+. Regency attire encouraged. Hosted by the Bridge City Chamber. Link →
80s Horror Movie Night: Silver Bullet: After dark, about 6:45–7:00 PM at Free State Cellars. Link →
Friday, October 23
W.H. Stark House Guided Tours: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM. Link →
Chris Cagle: 8:30 PM at Golden Nugget, Lake Charles. 21+. Link →
OCP Jr Board Presents 2nd Annual Haunted Theater: 6:00 PM at the Jeff Hattman Center, 3330 Bowling Ln, Orange. Link →
Patio Night at War Wagon: 6:00 PM at War Wagon Cigars, 8480 Hwy 87 N, Orange. Link →
Saturday, October 24
Sunday, October 25
Monday, October 26
Envision Orange 2050 Open House: 7:30 AM–7:30 PM at the Neighborhood Facility Building. A second session runs Wednesday, Oct. 28, same hours. Link →
Tuesday, October 27
City Council Meeting (Orange): 5:30 PM. Link →
Wednesday, October 28
Open Mic Wednesday (every Wednesday): 7:00 PM at Rikenjaks, Vidor. Link →
Thursday, October 29
Friday, October 30
Saturday, October 31
LA Roxx Rockin Halloween: 7:30 PM at the Bridge City Community Center. Link →
Ghosts, Candlelight, and Dickens — The W.H. Stark House Invites You to a Very Victorian Book Club
Get in the holiday spirit early at the W.H. Stark House Classics Book Club on Thursday, November 12, where the group will dig into A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Inspired by Miriam Stark’s own love of books, the evening explores the story’s publication history, its roots in Victorian England, and Miriam Stark’s deep admiration for Dickens. Guests will also enjoy a candlelit tour of the Stark House dressed in its full Christmas splendor. Advanced registration is encouraged. (Note: reaching the front porch requires ascending six steps.)
Your Neighbors Need a Thanksgiving Meal - Here's How You Can Help
Be Blessed Orange, TX is collecting non-perishable food items to provide full Thanksgiving meals to families in need right here in our community. Drop-off runs October 29 – November 3 at two locations: the County Commissioner Chris Sowell Office (11867 Hwy 62 N, Orange) and Angie’s Lane (11261 Hwy 12, Suite 800, at the end of the porch). Needed items include dry beans, instant mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, cornbread mix, mac & cheese, stuffing mix, green beans, corn, rice, and more. Every donation makes a difference — and monetary donations are also accepted.
Flip, Click, and Crawl — Shangri La Gardens Brings Eric Carle’s Clumsy Beetle to Life
Inspired by Eric Carle’s The Very Clumsy Click Beetle, Shangri La Botanical Gardens is hosting a free Saturday Adventure Series program on Saturday, November 7 from 10–11 AM. Kids will hear the story, learn how beetles adapt and survive, move like beetles, and even meet some of Shangri La’s resident insect ambassadors. It’s first come, first served — registration is open now. Meet at the SLG porte-cochere at 2111 W. Park Ave., Orange.
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