Events Calendar, December6, 2005

For health-related items and support groups, see Sundays Valley/State section.

THE UTB/TSC CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT along with Texas C-Bar (Texas Community Building with Attorney Resources) will offer a non-profit organizations a workshop on legal compliance, from 5:15-7:30 p.m. at the Acacia Room in the UTB-TSC Education and Business Complex. Call Marian Whitley, (956) 982-0143 or mariana@civicengagement.com

THE ENLIGHTENMENT SOCIETY meets at 7 p.m. at Shoneys Restaurant meeting room. Topics will be The Many Causes of Arthritis and Islamic Revolution. Guest speaker will be Dr. J.A. Caquias. Call Lynn David Livsey, (956) 542-4307.

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH presents a Christmas Concert at 7:30 p.m. at the church, 901 Boca Chica Blvd. Donation $5 per person. Call (956) 542-7024.

DOWNTOWN LIONS CLUB OF BROWNSVILLE meets at noon at the Stardust Caf in the Galaxy Bowling Center. Visitors and those interested in membership information are welcome. Call (956) 542-8291.

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS SACRED HEART OF MARY COURT NO. 2448 meets at 6:30 p.m. for rosary and prayer hour at 658 Greenfield. Call (956) 546-1396.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL NO. 1553 meets at 8 p.m. every first and third Tuesday at the K.C. Hall, 525 Old Port Isabel Road. Call Grand Knight Evaristo Gamez Jr., (956) 548-1112.

MASONS RIO GRANDE LODGE NO. 81 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Call Joe N. Rodriguez, (956) 266-9837.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND/PORT ISABEL DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB meets at 1 p.m. at Louies Back Yard. There will be food and door prizes. Call Andrea Klein, (956) 459-0526.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASSEMBLY 1127 meets at 8 p.m. every second Tuesday at K.C. Hall, 525 Old Port Isabel Road. Call Faithful Navigator Al Senteno, (956) 459-1350.

NATIVE PLANT TOURS at Sabal Palm Audubon Center and Sanctuary are at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Call (956) 541-8034.

THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1225 Boca Chica Blvd., has beginning line dancing classes from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call (956) 546-5364.

THE STARLAB PROGRAM meet at 6:30 and 7:15 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at The Brownsville Public Library, 2600 Central Blvd. Call (956) 548-1055.

THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BROWNSVILLE Board of Directors meet at noon every third Tuesday of the month at 1338 E. 8th Street. Call Alex Barrera, Executive Director, (956) 546-4254.

Wednesday, Dec. 7

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE AND TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE-VALLEY PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER wil hold a Contracting Basics Workshop for all existing business , at 1:30 p.m. at the ITEC Campus, 301 Mexico Blvd. Suite F6A. The workshop is free of charge. Call Rosalinda Enriquez at (956) 548-8741.

AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 43 and Auxiliary meet at 7:30 p.m. at 615 Billy Mitchell Blvd. Call Commander Raul Leal Jr., (956) 542-5460.

BROWNSVILLE REPUBLICAN CLUB meets at noon at Valley International Country Club, 95 Country Club Drive. Christmas gifts of toys are requested for Operation Good Samaritan sponosred by the Brownsville Firefighters Assoc. Call Ed Padron, (956) 542-7315.

CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS meet at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at 1260 Ruben Torres Blvd. Public invited. Call (956) 546-6546.

FRIENDSHIP OF WOMEN, INC., sponsors La Hora Caf, a womens group in which participants will become aware of their thoughts, behaviors, values and strengthen their self-concept and much more. Meetings take place at 10 a.m. at Amistad de Mujeres, 302 Kings Hwy, Suite 113. Call Lillie or Natalia, (956) 541-1644 or (956) 547-9356.

GRIEF AND LOSS CENTER GROUP meets from 5 to 7 p.m. at 409 E. 13th St. Call Juan Kenigstein, (956) 541-5577 or (956) 343-8446.

VFW POST 2035 offers Karaoke from 8 p.m. to midnight with Larry Wright at the corner of Paredes Line Road and Los Ebanos Boulevard. Call (956) 541-3671 or (956) 542-9494.

REPUBLICAN CLUB OF BROWNSVILLE meets at noon the first Wednesday at Valley International Country Club. Call Melvin Newland (956) 546-0835.

BIRDING 101 CLASSES are at Sabal Palm Audubon Center and Sanctuary from 9 to 11 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Reservation required. Call (956) 541-8034.

SOUTH TEXANS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT meet at 6:15 p.m. every third Wednesday of every month at the Brownsville Public Library, 2600 Central Blvd. All are welcome. Call Beto Medrano, (956) 544-2751 or Margaret Ames, (956) 546-4377.

KIWANIS CLUB OF BROWNSVILLE meets at noon every Wednesday at Shoneys Restaurant, 2355 N. Expressway. Visitors and guests are welcome. Call (956) 548-6070.

SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II meet at 11 a.m. every third Wednesday of the month, October through March, for a social period followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Anns Restaurant on Highway 83 in San Juan. Call Stanley G. Coates at (956) 550-9103.

THE BROWNSVILLE NITE LIONS meet at 7 p.m. the second and third Wednesday of the month, at the Brownsville City Library, 2600 Central Blvd. Call Joe Ponce, (956) 266-4190.

VFW LADIES AUXILIARY meet at 6:30 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month at the Antonio Vilano and Franklin Beal Hall, 349 Paredes Line Rd. All new and present members are urged to attend. Call (956) 541-3671.

Thursday, Dec. 8

THE ENLIGHTENMENT SOCIETY meets at 7 p.m. at Shoneys Restaurant meeting room. Topic will be Beyond Treason. Video Gulf War Illness, will be shown. Call Lynn David Livsey, (956) 542-4307.

ASSOCIATION OF BROWNSVILLE EDUCATORS are having a presentation on Identity Theft from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Brownsville Public Library. Guest speaker will be Liz Picone. Call Diana Villarreal, (956) 459-9184.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. OF BROWNSVILLE will be having a Self Help Housing Program at 6 p.m. at 901 E. Levee Street. Call (956) 541-4955 or email info@cdcb.org

THE ARNULFO L. OLIVEIRA LITERARY SOCIETY is hosting a book signing for the book Fort Brown The First Border Post by Carl S. Chilton Jr. at 10 a.m. at the Arnulfo L. Oliveira Memorial Library (Benito Longoria Room), 80 Fort Brown St. Call Millie Hernandez, (956) 882-7410 or e-mail milagro.hernandez@utb.edu

H2U Lunch Bunch meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Sunrise Mall food court. This is a Dutch treat. Call Oscar Medrano, (956) 544-4448.

THE NARCISO MARTINEZ CULTURAL ARTS CENTER in San Benito offers beginning conjunto accordion lessons at 7 p.m. at 225 E. Stenger St. Students of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Registration for the lessons takes place at the classes.

WEST BROWNSVILLE LIONS CLUB meets at noon at Shoneys Restaurant. Call Oscar Masso, (956) 592-0739.

SOUTH TEXAS ASTRONOMY SOCIETY meets at 8 p.m. the third Thursday in room A104 at the Brownsville Public Library, 2600 Central Blvd. Telescope viewing offered after the meetings.

BROWNSVILLE MUSEUM OF FINE ART Board of Directors meets at noon every third Thursday in the museum, 230 Neale Drive. Call (956) 542-0941.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/MOBILE HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, INC. Executive Committee meets at 8 a.m. the third Thursday of every month. A membership meeting follows at 9 a.m. at the American Legion of La Feria. Meetings are held between the months of October up to and including March. Call E. Robert Bosse, (956) 831-8502 or Carl Carlson (956) 797-3657 or visit www.rvmhoav.org

BOY SCOUT TROOP 1 meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Elks Ballroom. Call (956) 542-3545.

THE RIO GRANDE CHAPTER OF MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (active duty, guard, reserve and retired) meets every first Thursday of the month at the Lone Star Restaurant in Harlingen. Call Jarl D. Bergland, (956) 838-2874.

THE SOUTH TEXAS TOASTMASTERS meet at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Marriott Residence Inn,. Call (956) 882-7326.

PARTY BRIDGE meet at 12:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Fort Brown Golf Course. All seniors and guests welcome. Call Virla McGlumphy, (956) 541-5080 or Nancy Garringer, (956) 350-2267.

Friday, Dec. 9

THE SOUTHMOST LIONS Raffle scheduled for today has been re-scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18. Call Manny Ortiz, (956) 546-8581.

BROWNSVILLE ELKS LODGE, 400 Ruben Torres Blvd., offers a Ribeye steak dinner for $11.95 or all you can eat fried fish for $6.95. Served 6-9 p.m. and dancing to music by Bobbyville from 7:3011:30 p.m. every Friday. Members and guests are welcome. Call (956) 542-3545

BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES are offered from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday at 301 Mexico Blvd., Suite H3A. Services are offered by a consultant from the Service Corps of Retired Executives. Call (956) 648-8710.

Saturday, Dec. 10

BROWNSVILLE ELKS LODGE, 400 Ruben Torres Blvd., has Karaoke by Larry Wright from 8 p.m. to midnight every Saturday. Members and guests are welcome. Call (956) 542-3545

THE FRENCH TABLE, an informal conversation group for those who speak or are learning French, meets from 1 to 2 p.m. every Saturday at Lubys inside Sunrise Mall. Call (956) 550-9077.

ORDER OF DEMOLAY PHOENIX CHAPTER meets every Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 12th and Jefferson Street. This is an international organization for boys ages 12 to 21. It promotes the refinement of the young and an allegiance to civil, educational and filial duties. Call Joe N. Rodriguez, (956) 266-9837 or the DeMolay International Web site http://www.demolay.org .

Sunday, Dec. 11

EAGLE ACADEMY OF BROWNSVILLE is having a Merienda at 2 p.m. at 955 Paredes Line Road. Call (956) 550-0084.

BROWNSVILLE BOOK CLUB meets monthly on Sunday evenings to discuss books chosen by the group. Call John or Barbara, (956) 459-7390.

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH BINGO NIGHT is from 7 to 9 p.m. every Sunday. Doors open at 5 p.m. in the bingo hall, 555 W. St. Francis St. Call (956) 542-2709.

Monday, Dec. 12

THE NATIONAL ACTIVE and Retired Federal Employees Assoc. (NARFE) Brownsville, chapter 522 meet at 11:30 a.m. at Shoneys Restaurant, Expressway 77/83 frontage road. Guest speaker will be Veronica Farias. Call Tony Trevino, (956) 371-5110.

ZONTA CLUB meets at 7 p.m. every second Monday of each month at the Four Points Hotel Sheraton. This club is a service organization consisting of business executives and professionals. Call Rosalie Gutierrez, (956) 546-0824.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS has bingo at 8 p.m., at 525 Old Port Isabel Road. Call Felo Gonzalez, (956) 546-2946.

BOY SCOUT TROOP 61 meets at 7 p.m. at St. Cecilias Church in Los Fresnos. Boys, sixth-grade and older, are invited to join. Call Terence Schraut, (956) 233-9216.

THE HEALING ROOMS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALEY, BROWNSVILLE CHAPTER meets from 7 to 9 p.m. at 1200 Mackintosh, behind Brandywine Apartments. Healing Rooms are a free, inter-denominational prayer ministry to the sick. People of all faiths are welcome. Call (956) 542-4136.

SOUTHMOST LIONS CLUB meets at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, 2308 E. Tyler St. Call Lucino Rosenbaum, (956) 639-3656 or (956) 541-4135.

THE NORTH BROWNSVILLE ROTARY meets at noon at Bennigans Restaurant. They have weekly guest speakers. Guests and visitors are welcome. Call Isaac Martinez, (956) 546-7466.

BROWNSVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY meets every fourth Monday of the month. Call Mina Garza, (956) 541-8315.

THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1225 Boca Chica Blvd., has Sit & Be Fit exercise classes from 10 to 10:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Call (956) 546-5364.

SANCTIONED ACBL DUPLICATE BRIDGE meets at 1 p.m. every Monday at Valley International Country Club. Call Hank Harmon, (956) 423-7051or (956) 357-3899.

BROWNSVILLE JAYCEES meet every second and fourth Monday at 7:30 p.m. at 1175 W. Price Road, Suite 8. Call Roberto De Anda, at (956) 455-5983.

Tuesday, Dec. 13

THE ENLIGHTENMENT SOCIETY meets at 7 p.m. at Shoneys Restaurant meeting room. Topics will be Understanding the Patriot Act and In Search of Lemuria. Call Lynn David Livsey, (956) 542-4307.

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN, members and friends of the First Presbyterian church are invited to attend the annual Christmas Tea from 4-6 p.m. at 5330 Wilderness Dr. Bring a gift for residents at The Good Samaritan Home, designated for a man or woman. Call Marge, (956) 544-7231.

Thursday, Dec. 15

THE ENLIGHTENMENT SOCIETY meets at 7 p.m. at Shoneys Restaurant meeting room. Topic will be The End of Time. Video Tower of Infamy, will be shown. Call Lynn David Livsey, (956) 542-4307.

Friday, Dec. 16

ASSOCIATION OF BROWNSVILLE EDUCATORS are invites all their campus representatives and guests to attend the annual Christmas party from 7-midnight at Galaxy Bowling Center Banquet Room. Call Diana Villarreal, (956) 459-9184.

Thursday, Dec. 22

THE ENLIGHTENMENT SOCIETY meets at 7 p.m. at Shoneys Restaurant meeting room. Topic will be The Anasazi. Video The Grays Aganda, will be shown. Call Lynn David Livsey, (956) 542-4307.

Thursday, Dec. 29

THE ENLIGHTENMENT SOCIETY meets at 7 p.m. at Shoneys Restaurant meeting room. Topic will be Countdown to Armageddon. Video Psychic Animals, will be shown. Call Lynn David Livsey, (956) 542-4307.