JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LUFKIN PRESENTS SPRING INTO SPRING 5K FUN RUN

On Saturday, March 24, 2012, The Junior League of Lufkin presents Sprint into Spring 5K Fun Run and 1 Mile Kids Run.  The race is a chip-timed event and thecourse highlights the area in CrownColony neighborhood in Lufkin, Texas.The course will feature two aid stations forthe 5K race and 1 aid station for the 1 MileKids Run. Awards will be presented to thetop male and female finishers and medals forthe top three finishers in each age group.Medals will also be provided to the topthree male and female finishers for the 1 MileKids Run (ages 5-12).  The first male and female to cross the finish line for the 5K Runwill win an iPod Nano. Also, the first boy and first girl to cross the finish line for the 1 Mile Kids Run will receive a $50.00 gift card to Best Buy. 

All race proceedsbenefit the Junior League of Lufkin.

For more information and to register for this event go to: www.juniorleagueoflufkin.org

www.facebook.com/JLL5K or www.active.com

ABOUT THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LUFKIN

Since its beginning in 1953, the Junior League of Lufkin has supported many local projects and has made a positive impacton countless lives in Lufkin.  The vision of our organization’s members is to enhance the lives of children and women in our community.  To date, the JLL has donated close to $2 million dollars to Angelina County.  The Junior League of Lufkin is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.  Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.  For more information, visit the website, www.juniorleagueoflufkin.org

The Museum of East Texas presents Art, Science, Music with Charles Jones, David Kulhavy, and Miki Lynn Fryar on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 2 p.m.

In conjunction with the exhibition A Forest Insect Alphabet at the Museum of East Texas, Charles Jones, David Kulhavy, and Miki Lynn Fryar will present a performance at the Museum entitled: Art, Science, Music at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 29. This performance is appropriate for all ages and is open to the public. 

Jones and Kulhavy will present a brief overview about the motivation for A Forest Insect Alphabet and how science and art came together to produce the book. During the book’s creation, Jones and Kulhavy knew that they wanted to add the dimension of music and dance to their work. The quatrains are playful and meant to be read aloud or sung. As a result, each book contains a compact disc of songs that are David Kulhavy’s texts set to music and sung by Nacogdoches musician Miki Lynn Fryar accompanying herself on guitar, with mandolin and frailing banjo by Charles Jones. This Sunday, once Jones and Kulhavy introduce their Forest Insect Alphabet, Fryar will sing alphabet songs while Jones plays the mandolin and Kulhavy dances as Dr. Bug.

Charles D. Jones is the Director and Master Printer of Lanana Creek Press, which he co-founded in 1998. He was named Regents Professor of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University in 2003. He became Professor Emeritus in 2010. His books may be found in major collections in both the United States and Great Britain. He has had a long career in Printmaking with a major interest in the relief print.

David Kulhavy is a Regents Professor, Forest Entomology and Landscape Ecology at the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture at Stephen F. Austin State University.

A Forest Insect Alphabet is an alphabet book that features fifty-one original woodcuts drawn and cut by Charles Jones. Twenty-six of the images are color woodcuts of forest insects chosen to represent each letter of the alphabet and are accompanied by twenty-three black and white wood engravings. A descriptive poetic quatrain, written by David Kulhavy, and printed by handset type is below each color print. The wood engravings give a more detailed study of the insects and are accompanied by scientific text, also written by Kulhavy. The book features forest insects important for their beauty, impact on the forest environment and intricate ecology. Jones designed and cut capital letters for each insect name making them an integral part of the compositions. The colors used for each woodcut are based on those of the named insect.

This program is open to the public and free of charge and appropriate for all ages.  The CD from A Forest Insect Alphabet is available for purchase in the Museum Shop. This event is made possible by the I.D. and Marguerite Fairchild Foundation, the Ernest L. Kurth, Jr. Charitable Foundation, and the Simon and Louise Henderson Foundation.

About the Museum

The Museum is a non-profit organization whose primary mission is education through exhibitions of art and history. The Museum is located at 503 N. Second Streetin Lufkin, Texas(across from the CivicCenter, near downtown). For general information, to schedule a docent-guided tour, to become a Museum member, or for facility rental information, call 936.639.4434 or visit our website at www.metlufkin.org. The Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free of charge.

Contact: J.P. McDonald, Executive Director, Museum of EastTexas, 936.639.4434, jmcdonald@metlufkin.org; or Allyson Langston, PR/Marketing, Museum of East Texas, 936.639.4434, alangston@metlufkin.org

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The Texas Forestry Museum invites all Kid’s Club members to attend Fun in the Forest After Dark on Thursday, February 9, 2012, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. The event will begin with our featured presenters, Alissa Boothe from Ellen Trout Zoo, followed by a brief discussion on fire safety lead by Karen Stafford of the Texas Forest Service. Then, we’ll roast hot dogs and make delicious S’mores! After dinner we will be taking a night hike on the Museum’s Urban Wildscape trail. On the night hike we will be discovering what goes on in the forest after dark.

If you are planning to attend please RSVP by Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 936-632-9535. If you are not a current Kid’s Club member, you may join at the event for just $5.00. Members receive 10% off purchases from our gift shop, discounts on our summer programs, personal invites to all Museum events and free admission to all Kid’s Club-only events.

The Texas Forestry Museum an independent non- profit organization is located at 1905 Atkinson Dr. in Lufkin, open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except major holidays. For more information about scheduled events, museum membership or museum classroom rental, call 936-632-9535 or visit our website at www.treetexas.com.