Dress
up and bowl.
I
had a memorable time judging this past year’s Greater Port Arthur Chamber of
Commerce Cosmic Costumed bowling tournament and now’s my chance to gather up a team
and have your own blast. Companies worked together for themes that blew me
away, like the Beverly Hillbillies. It’s a fundraiser that will bowl you over
and the silent auction will be fabulous. To register your team for this event,
Oct. 27 at MaxBowl, call Paige Snyder at 409-963-1107.
The
Clifton Steamboat Museum (8727 Fannett Road, Beaumont, TX 77705) is hosting
book reading and signing of Evangeline and the Mysterious Strangers, a new book
by Phoebe Hambright Dishman, on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 6-8 p.m., in
the Audubon Gallery of the Clifton Steamboat Museum. Evangeline and the
Mysterious Strangers will be available for purchase at this event.
About the Author
Phoebe Hambright Dishman of Beaumont, Texas, is an avid birder and observer of natural life. She is also an essayist, poet, and certified lay speaker in the United Methodist Church. The cover of the book features a red-shouldered hawk, a photograph she took on Christmas Day, 2009.
About the Book
Who are the mysterious strangers that regularly visit this quiet and unassuming street in Southeast Texas? Careful now. Things may not be as they appear. And the world you live in may be more mysterious than you think. In this collection of essays, the author expresses her amusement and enchantment with the enigmatic creatures in her own back yard on Evangeline Lane. For more information contact: Sarah@cliftonsteamboatmuseum.com or (409) 842-3162.
About the Author
Phoebe Hambright Dishman of Beaumont, Texas, is an avid birder and observer of natural life. She is also an essayist, poet, and certified lay speaker in the United Methodist Church. The cover of the book features a red-shouldered hawk, a photograph she took on Christmas Day, 2009.
About the Book
Who are the mysterious strangers that regularly visit this quiet and unassuming street in Southeast Texas? Careful now. Things may not be as they appear. And the world you live in may be more mysterious than you think. In this collection of essays, the author expresses her amusement and enchantment with the enigmatic creatures in her own back yard on Evangeline Lane. For more information contact: Sarah@cliftonsteamboatmuseum.com or (409) 842-3162.
“The Accidental Wife”
Dal,
kheer and paneer are words I already knew from “The Accidental Wife,” an Indian
romance novel from Simi K. Rao. It’s no wonder, these words have to do with
food: dal is a lentil I like made into a stew; kheer is a sweet rice pudding;
and paneer is a cheese that melts in your mouth to calm fiery spices.
In
this book a handsome, skilled and rich doctor feels family pressure to marry
and arranges a wedding, but not the surprise he finds after nuptials. This book
is so desi. That means means Indian, I learn from the glossary. This wife is
chaloo, or very sly.
Action
takes place in New York City, India and the suburban home of the doctor’s very
involved family. It’s funny and very romantic. Here’s part of the promotional
blurb:
“According
to him wives and girlfriends are annoying accessories that one can do without.
But when his mother dangles the sword over his head in classic Bollywood style,
he succumbs, and sets out in search of a bride who would fit his
‘requirements’.
But can Rihaan deal with what he gets instead?”
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