West Orange Stark High School Gets a New Gym Floor
Video courtesy of G&G Enterprises Construction Corp.
Lutcher Theater’s Incredible Kids Performances Announced
The Lutcher Theater’s Incredible Kids Events performing arts series creates “Page to Stage” experiences for thousands of students & educators throughout Southeast Texas & Southwest Louisiana.
Most performances are based on books, allowing the stories the students read in the classroom to come to life before their eyes on the performing arts stage. Working closely with education professionals and local school districts, the Lutcher’s daytime kids’ series is relevant and enriching to students while meeting Texas and Louisiana state learning criteria.
Lutcher Incredible Kids Events prompt students to explore world cultures, make connections with important works of literature, discover a variety of performing art forms including, theater, music, puppetry, and dance.
“The show was pure entertainment from start to finish! The set design was fun and innovative with rotating set pieces and the songs were fun to clap along with! It was a fun and new learning experience to introduce students to Shakespearean language!” – Kara LaCouture, Speech LCM HS & Theatre MMS
Educators and parents are encouraged to make plans now to enjoy the balance of the 2019-20 Lutcher Incredible Kids Events season! Check out Lutcher.org for show dates, descriptions & study guides.
Call the Box Office at (409) 886-5535 to plan your field trip or reserve tickets. Most shows are only $5.00 per ticket, perfect for school field trips and open to the public as well.
The Snowy Day – Wednesday, February 5 at 9:30 & 11:30 AM
Wilde Creatures – Tuesday, February 18 at 9:30 & 11:30 AM
1984 – Thursday, February 27 at 10:00 AM
Peter Rabbit – Wednesday, March 25 at 9:30 & 11:30 AM
Diary Of A Wombat – Monday, April 27 at 9:30 & 11:30 AM
The Lutcher Incredible Kids Events series is generously underwritten by the Stark Foundation, Gopher Industrial, Inc., Service League of Orange, Lutcher Theater Service Guild, National Endowment for the Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts.
For more information please contact Leah Stark at (409) 886-5535 or email her at leah@lutcher.org
Kunst Named Citizen of the Year by Vidor Chamber of Commerce
Current Orange City Manager, Mike Kunst was named Citizen of the Year during the Vidor Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet Thursday, January 30, 2020.
Kunst formerly served as Vidor City Manager.
Orange Public Library Celebrating Read Aloud Day
The Orange Public Library will be recognizing World Read Aloud Day, Wednesday, February 5th, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. In recognition, the Library will have a designated area for anyone interested to sit and read aloud… to friends, family, library staff and other patrons. The Library will have a selection of materials available, but patrons may bring or find in the library, a family-friendly selection (poems, chapters, short books, speeches, etc.) of their choice, to read aloud.
Can’t make it by the Library? Read aloud at home, work, or wherever you happen to be. Post pictures and tag #WorldReadAloudDay, @Scholastic, @LitWorldSays.
For more information, call 409.883.1086, or check out https://www.scholastic.com/worldreadaloudday, https://www.litworld.org/worldreadaloudday.
Upcoming Orange Area Weekend Events Jan. 31 – Feb. 6, 2020
http://orangeworthy.com/event/alter-bridge-walk-the-sky-tour/
http://orangeworthy.com/event/bc-baseball-1st-pitch-banquet-and-designer-purse-bingo/
http://orangeworthy.com/event/asian-show-celebrating-asian-new-year-the-year-of-the-rat/
http://orangeworthy.com/event/superbowl-party/
http://orangeworthy.com/event/phlebotomy-course-at-lamar-state-college-orange/
http://orangeworthy.com/event/anna-papa-junior-league-of-beaumont/
http://orangeworthy.com/event/the-snowy-day/
http://orangeworthy.com/event/britt-godwin/