Beaumont Senior Gardening Opportunity – Public Vegetable Gardens let SETX Seniors Exercise their Green Thumbs

Beaumont Senior Activities Raised Garden Lets Southeast Texas Seniors Exercise their Green Thumbs!   The Giving Field 2895 Liberty St. Beaumont, TX 77702 Learn More Lamar University Community Garden 4400 S. MLK Beaumont, TX 77710 Learn More Mid County Victory Garden 1028 Nederland Ave. Nederland, Texas Learn More Mobile Farmer’s Market Slow Food Beaumont Beaumont, TX Learn More Farmer’s Market 6455 College Beaumont, Texas 77707 Learn More    Read More

Beaumont Seniors Can Report Illegal dumping. Dial 311.

Beaumont Seniors News – 311 What is it and how does it benefit Beaumont Senior Citizens? Beaumont 311 knows that our Beaumont seniors take pride in their homes, yards, neighborhoods, and the community. Southeast Texas is a beautiful region combining many of the most desirable attributes people look for in choosing where to live. First, all of the Golden Triangle is tantalizingly close to the water. For those who love saltwater fishing and recreation, Port Arthur, Orange,... Read More

SETX Senior Exercise Options – Tennis Anyone? Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center

SETX Senior Exercise Options – enjoy tennis at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center. Today on Southeast Texas Senior Fun we take a look at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center. Southeast Texas Seniors are a pretty active group. We walk, we ride bikes, we swim, we do yoga and aerobics. Many of us still see ourselves as the athletes we once were. While we may never play football or box again, we don’t have to give up all of our childhood sports.  Golf, bowling, basketball,... Read More

Opportunities for Southeast Texas Senior Excercise – The Best Years Center Beaumont TX

Senior Exercise Beaumont TX – Best years Center Beaumont TX Has it been hard for you to find the right Southeast Texas senior exercise opportunities? When I was younger, I did a lot of different activities that were both a lot of fun and where I got most of my exercise. My college roommate and I would lace up our sneakers and just run in whatever direction looked good. At one point we were going three and four miles a day. At one of my first “grown up jobs” I talked... Read More

Be a Part of the “Christmas Tour of Homes” in Nederland

Decorating your Southeast Texas home for the holiday is hard work- and who gets to see it? A few family members, a couple of neighbors and friends. Not a whole lot of people for all the work you put into making your home festive. The kind of hard work and dedication you put into your holiday decorations deserves a real audience. First Baptist Nederland is having a “Christmas Tour of Homes” this year. If you are proud of your decorations and would like to share them... Read More

Senior Day Trip to Huntsville. Friday 11/9.

There will be a great “Senior Day Trip to Huntsville on Friday November 9th. Be at the Best Year’s Center by 6:30a and you’ll be back  between 5 and 6pm.  The trip was organized by Dr. Deborah Queen, Director of the YWCA H.E.A.R.T.S. Museum: New Permanent Museum was completed with a Grand Opening Ceremony appropriately held on Veterans Day November 11, 2009. To compliment the inside exhibits, New Permanent Building has acquired several historically significant... Read More

SETX Legend: Babe Zaharias

Less than one percent of professional athletes maintain name recognition a decade after they stop playing. Their great deeds fade out of the memories of all but their family and a handful of their biggest fans. Even fewer are ever acknowledged, even fleetingly, as the greatest to ever play their sport. Ask in any bar, barbershop, or sports radio show for the greatest player in any single sport and you will set off hours or days of debate and possibly a fist fight. Michael Jordan... Read More

Movie Night, in the Park

One of the iconic memories shared by seniors in Southeast Texas is the drive in movie. It combined our American love of fantasy and independence. Our Golden Triangle drive in movie theaters are gone, but we do have something that will bring back some of those feelings- movies in the park. These are available in a number of our Southeast Texas communities and are generally appropriate for all ages- making them great activities for seniors looking to spend some quality time with... Read More

Simple Gifts from the Symphony of Southeast Texas – A Night with The Symphony of SETX

For many seniors in Southeast Texas, the symphony is a symbol. Beaumont has continued to grow and evolve. With the Julie Rogers Theater, we have a truly first class venue for seeing classical music live. When you’re inside the theater, it could be a famous concert hall in Dallas, San Antonio, or Seattle. The quality of our symphony has continued to climb as well. If you haven’t been in the last few years, treat yourself to this special event. In addition to being a celebration... Read More

Barn Buster – Family Social

The Beaumont Heritage Society is throwing a huge social. They are creating a party perfect for Southeast Texas seniors, adults, and children. Seniors will love the historic setting, the boiled shrimp, the wonderful ambiance, and the sounds of “River Rock”. Cash strapped parents will love the opportunity to take their kids to a big, fun, event that’s also free. Kids will enjoy the opportunity to learn to lasso, hotdogs and popsicle, and the chance to play on a historic farm. Barn... Read More

Neighbors and Concerts – Rogers Park: Saturday, September 8th

Remember when Southeast Texas neighborhoods were places you gathered with your neighbors to have fun and celebrate life- and not just on major holidays? Beaumont Parks and Recreation does too- and they are doing their part to bring the good times back. Their next big community event is called “Neighbors and Concerts in the Park” coming up on Saturday, September 8th from 4p until 8p, at Rogers Park (1455 Dowlen Road). 3:30 – 4:30 has been designated “Family Fun” time... Read More