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Pride comes to SETX

Coming Out Ball set for June 4 followed by Festival on June 11­­ Beaumont Pride will present a dozen LGBTQ debutantes ages 15 – 50 at the second annual Coming Out Ball, June 4 at MCM Elegante. “We are trying to make everything Pride bigger and better,” Shawn Hare, Pride chair, said. “We are confident

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View From The Top

It is always a wonderful time during TASIMJAE, the membership show. Not only do I get to interact with all returning artists bringing work in, but I get to meet the new entrants as well. This year I was impressed by how many new entrants we had and how young some of them are. It

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Listen To Your Mother

Storytelling event set for April 29-30 The third annual Southeast Texas “Listen to Your Mother” show has selected local writers to share their personal stories on stage April 29 and 30, at the Betty Greenberg Center for Performing Arts. “Our production of Listen To Your Mother will feature heartfelt, hilarious, and inspirational live readings from

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Around & About

The Beaumont Art League will host  its 3D, Classic Nude and Portrait show, May 7 through May 21. Winners will be announced at the opening reception, May 13, 7 pm to 9 pm. A maximum of three entries per artist will be accepted  per artist. Entry fee for BAL members is $10 per entry; non-members

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21st-century archetypes

Printmaker Abelman’s project spans media Last December, printmaker Maurice Abelman asked me to put on a swimsuit and be covered with wheatpaste, plastic and paper to try out an idea he had about applying collaged trademarks and brands to the human form. The process took hours and I nearly froze upstairs at The Art Studio.

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