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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 2007
Page
2
A humorous reminiscence by Randy Cunningham from Baytown celebrates dirt as timeless play, contrasting hi tech gadgets with a dirt pile that kids crave. The piece narrates children trading stories about new cell phones and massive song libraries, then returning to dirt for imaginative fun.
Lee College theatre presents David Auburns Proof opening Thursday April 19 at 8 p.m. in the Melva Johnson Theatre with Dustin Butler directing. Additional performances run April 20 at 8 p.m. and April 21 at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets are 5 for adults and 2 for students and seniors. For reservations call 281-425-6255.
The Concert Band in Residence at Lee College invites all to a Sunday concert featuring tuba soloist Fred Angerstein at 3 p.m. in the Sports Arena. Angerstein, band director at Kinkaid for 30 years, has led an award winning ensemble that toured China in 2004. He studied at Oberlin Juilliard and the University of Houston earning degrees in applied music. Contact 832-556-4096 or 281-425-6821 for details.
Under director Dennis Eichler the Baytown Symphony Orchestra invites the community to a Sunday concert at Lee College Sports Arena featuring high school soloist winners Betty Macias and Josué Gonzales. Admission is free and more information is on the BSO site or via contact details for Eichler.
Community calendar items list events across Baytown area venues including Vew Post 912 turkey shoot at North Main with shotgun use and shells supplied, church services at St John s United Methodist Church, and radio program features. Also listed are art receptions, theater auditions for Wait Until Dark, seniors programs, quilting and line dancing, oil painting and watercolor classes, senior bowling, card games, baby time, book talks, and a bridge club. Several organizations provide contact numbers and locations at Eddie V Gray Wetlands Center, Sterling Municipal Library, Highlands Community Center, and Baytown Little Theater.
Fourth grader Tiffany Triola recalls a Highlands Elementary field trip to NASA also known as Johnson Space Center. She details the train ride, learning about Ed White and Neil Armstrong, the size of space shuttles, and a gift shop visit.
On April 15 numerous historical milestones are listed, including Titanic sinking in 1912, San Francisco incorporation in 1850, Lincoln presidency events, Bergen-Belsen liberation, Jackie Robinson debut, Sartre death, and Garbo death. Local Baytown notes mention Sunrise Service, campaign contribution refunds, a Bridge City motel incident, Mont Belvieu mayor resignation, and bank night for Relay For Life at Community Resource Credit Union.
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