Here's what's up in SETX,
A fried-bug family day at AMSET, a Calder Avenue bookstore that had a line out the door at 8 AM on opening day, and twice-fried orange chicken in Vidor. Busy week.
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AMSET's Free Family Arts Day Serves Fried Bugs Saturday
Art: Art Museum of Southeast Texas
Crunch Time : The theme is Eat-A-Bug, which AMSET calls its most popular family day. Brave visitors can try a freshly fried bug.
Paint The Town : Art projects, gallery time and live entertainment fill the rest of the day, part of Beaumont's Museum Madness Month.
📍 Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 500 Main St, Beaumont
🕐 Sat, Oct. 17 · 10 AM to 2 PM
🎟️ Free
Chef Leo's Fries Its Orange Chicken Twice in Vidor
Photo: Google Maps
Twice As Nice : Reviewers single out the twice-fried orange chicken and the dumplings, crisped on both sides.
Booth Camp : Every dish is cooked to order and served in a small room of tufted booths on Main Street.
📍 345 N Main St, Vidor, TX 77662 · (409) 769-1888
⏰ Mon to Fri 11:30 AM to 8 PM. Call for weekend hours.
🤤 Had a great meal somewhere in SETX lately? Reply and tell us. We feature reader picks.
Boss Lady Books Opens Its New Calder Avenue Home
Photo: Shelf Awareness
Booked Solid : Open on Calder since Aug. 29, after runs as a mobile bookstore and in a shared Lumberton shop. Opening day drew a line from 8 AM and 270 checkouts.
Write At Home : Shelves cover general-interest titles across genres, and a consignment program puts local authors' books beside them.
📍 2462 Calder Ave, Suite B, Beaumont, TX 77702 · Instagram
⏰ Tue to Fri 11 AM to 6 PM · Sat 10 AM to 5 PM · closed Sun and Mon
The Squirrel's Nest Antique Shop Opens in Silsbee
Photo: Lilly Drake / The Squirrel's Nest
Branching Out : Open since Aug. 29, the multi-vendor shop rents booths to local sellers, and new booths are opening on a second side.
Sweet Stash : It's a drop-off point for candy for the Silsbee Downtown Halloween Bash trunk or treat. Bring bags of individually wrapped candy.
📍 185 E Avenue H, Silsbee, TX 77656 · (409) 373-4738 · Facebook
⏰ Mon to Fri 10 AM to 6 PM · Sat 10 AM to 4 PM
🎯 3 FUN THINGS TO TRY THIS WEEK
A refuge full of ducks, a cypress swamp boardwalk and a 1906 mansion, all free this week.
✅ Sign up for the Vidor Main Street Mile : Sign up free online by 2 PM race day, Fri, Oct. 23, and pay at the start: $20, kids $10. RunSignup →
✅ Register for the Ribbon Run : Gift of Life's 5K, Sat, Oct. 31, 9 AM, 701 Main St, Beaumont. Gift of Life →
✅ Book a $75 massage by Tue, Oct. 27 : Elite Wellness Med Spa's October rate with its new therapist, Mon and Tue 10 AM to 4 PM. Elite Wellness →
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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.
Which event are you hitting up? Reply and let us know! 🎉
📌 GOOD TO KNOW
🚧 Envision Orange 2050 : Weigh in on Orange's draft master plan Mon, Oct. 19, 5:30 PM, City Council Chambers, 220 N 5th St. City of Orange →
🩸 Blood Drive-In : LifeShare and Boomtown Film Society pair a blood drive with The Monster Squad, Thu evening, Oct. 15, 999 Calder Ave, Beaumont. Boomtown →
🩸 Clays to Raise : Baptist Hospitals' sporting-clays fundraiser, Fri, Oct. 16, 8 AM, Lumberton. Teams of four from $750. Chamber →
🎉 Hope Restored : Ribbon cutting on a location with more than double the space, Tue, Oct. 20, 10 AM, 3871 Stagg Dr, Unit 130, Beaumont. Chamber →
🏆 THE SPORTS DESK
🔴 Jojo Rising : Jojo Uga ran for 144 yards and 3 TDs as No. 10 Lamar held off UIW 38-35. Next: at Southeastern Louisiana Sat, 4 PM.
🏈 Final Answers : Vidor 63, Lumberton 34 · PN-G 55, Texas City 23 · West Brook 55, Sterling 23 · Silsbee 59, Jasper 14.
🕰️ THIS DAY IN SETX HISTORY
October 12, 1886 : A hurricane hit Sabine Pass with a surge that swept homes away, killing 86 people and leaving 2 of the town's 77 houses standing. Beaumont and Orange sent boats and aid, residents' 1886 taxes were waived, and the storm helped drive the town's long decline.
Source: Texas Historical Commission marker 12425 · Portal to Texas History, Galveston Daily News, Oct. 15, 1886 · TSHA Handbook of Texas, "Sabine Pass, TX"
💼 JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Industry pulse: Beaumont Fire/Rescue just added 21 hires and has five openings left. Port Arthur's Fall Job Fair is Wed, Oct. 14, 10 AM to 1 PM, Bob Bowers Civic Center.
🚒 Firefighter | City of Beaumont | Beaumont
$75,300 a year. Firefighter certification and EMT-Basic required. Apply by Sun, Oct. 25. Apply →
⚖️ Deputy Court Clerk | City of Beaumont Municipal Court | Beaumont
$17 an hour, full time. A diploma plus 3 years of clerical work. Open until filled. Apply →
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Looking for work? Outdoor work, local routes. Call or text Frederick: (409) 365-4887
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📣 YOUR TURN
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