Here's what's up in SETX,
Gabriel Iglesias brings his rescheduled show to Doggett Ford Park, Orangetober gives away its pumpkins in Orange, and a Beaumont kitchen fires tandoori and momo off Eastex. Busy week.
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Gabriel Iglesias Brings The 1976 Tour to Doggett Ford Park
Image: Doggett Ford Park
Take Two, Fluffy : The show was booked for April 25 and moved to Saturday, Oct. 3 after a scheduling conflict.
Fresh Fluff : The 1976 Tour is all-new material, following his Netflix special Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy. Tickets are on sale now through Doggett Ford Park.
📍 Doggett Ford Park Arena, 5115 I-10 S, Beaumont
🕐 Sat, Oct. 3 · 8 PM
🎟️ doggettfordpark.com
Orangetober Fills Riverside Pavilion With 10,000 Pumpkins
Photo: City of Orange
Gourd Times : The Pumpkin Village holds more than 10,000 pumpkins, with a vendor market, a gumbo cook-off, a pumpkin pie eating contest and live music on the pavilion stage.
Squash and Grab : On Sunday at 1 PM, kids 8 and under each pick a pumpkin to keep. At 1:30 the Pumpkin Scramble gives away every pumpkin left. Bring a chair.
📍 Riverside Pavilion, 708 Simmons Dr, Orange
🕐 Fri, Oct. 2 to Sun, Oct. 4 · gates 4 PM Fri, 10 AM Sat and Sun
🎟️ Free, parking included
Taz Grill N Bar Pairs a Clay Tandoor With Himalayan Momo
Clay Pit Stop : Meats marinate overnight, then go on skewers into the tandoor, a clay pit oven. The $24.99 Mix Grill stacks chicken tikka kebab, tandoori chicken, shrimp and lamb sheekh kebab.
Momo the Merrier : The Himalayan side of the menu runs momo dumplings five ways: fried, chili, jhol, steamed and pan-broiled kothey. Goat biryani and garlic cheese naan round it out.
📍 5868 Eastex Fwy, Beaumont, TX 77708 · (409) 899-5203 · tazgrillnbar.com
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Riceland Sleep Center Sets an Oct. 23 Ribbon Cutting
Photo: Riceland Healthcare
Rest Assured : Overnight sleep studies run in private rooms, and patients get a light breakfast and coffee in the morning. The Beaumont Chamber ribbon cutting is Fri Oct. 23, 11 AM to noon.
Snooze Control : It diagnoses and treats sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs and shift-work sleep disorder, as part of Winnie-based Riceland Healthcare's network of physicians, hospital, hospice and home health.
📍 2685 Broadway, Beaumont · ricelandhealthcare.com
🎯 3 FUN THINGS TO TRY THIS WEEK
This week's side quests: a cypress creek trail in the Big Thicket, a Music Hall of Fame in Port Arthur and a Disney hydrant in downtown Beaumont.
✅ Catch The Color Orange by Saturday : The Stark Museum of Art's show on one color's history, uses and effects closes Oct. 3. Free, Wed to Sat 9 AM to 5 PM, 712 Green Ave, Orange. Stark Museum → 🟠
✅ Book a party space by Sept. 30 : 25/8 Event Center, 1281 N. Major Dr, Beaumont, takes $100 off its Bronze package or $200 off Gold if you book before Oct. 1. 25/8 Event Center → 🎉
✅ Get the storm fridge hauled : Groves picks up storm-damaged refrigerators and freezers free on your regular garbage day, once a technician's tag shows the refrigerant was removed. City of Groves →
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📅 THIS WEEK IN SETX
📅 Every SETX Event, One Calendar
View all the events in Southeast Texas at events.whatsupsetx.com. Browse the full calendar and submit your event to be featured.
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📌 GOOD TO KNOW
🚧 Second debris pass : Beaumont's second citywide pass for heavy trash and Edouard debris follows the first, which wrapped around Sept 25. Keep piles at the curb.
🚧 WIC deadline this week : Families who lost September WIC benefits to Edouard outages or damage should contact their local WIC office before Sept 30.
🎉 Ribbon on Washington : The Foundation for Community Health and Wellness cuts its ribbon Tue Sept 29, 2 to 3 PM, 2160 Washington Blvd, Beaumont.
🎉 Pollinators at Tyrrell Park : The new Rotary Pollinator Garden opens with a ribbon cutting Thu Oct 1, 4:30 to 5:30 PM, 3930 Babe Zaharias Dr.
🏆 THE SPORTS DESK
🔴 Lamar rolls at Nicholls : The Cardinals won 49-18 Saturday to go 3-1, with Aiden McCown throwing three touchdowns. Northwestern State visits Provost Umphrey Stadium Sat Oct. 3 at 6 PM.
🏈 PN-G hangs 63 : Port Neches-Groves beat Santa Fe 63-21, and Beaumont United topped Lufkin 62-27.
🏈 District openers : Bridge City beat Lumberton 31-10, and Orangefield shut out Kirbyville 35-0.
🕰️ THIS DAY IN SETX HISTORY
September 29, 1923 : Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips Jr. was born in Orange. He went to French High in Beaumont and coached at Nederland and Port Neches before leading the Houston Oilers' "Luv Ya Blue" teams to back-to-back AFC Championship games.
💼 JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Industry pulse: The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro added 400 jobs in August, up 2,100 on the year, per the Texas Workforce Commission. Unemployment sits at 5.9%.
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⚙️ Process Engineer | Motiva Enterprises | Port Arthur
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📣 YOUR TURN
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🎤 Catching Gabriel Iglesias Saturday, or were you holding tickets for April?
🎃 Orangetober pumpkin: carving it, or straight to the porch?
🥟 Momo or the Mix Grill: what's your order at Taz Grill?
👏 Got someone to brag on? A graduation, a new business, a milestone, a neighbor who showed up. Reply and we'll put them in Community Notices.
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