There are several events happening this weekend starting as early as Thursday morning.
As of press time Tuesday morning, all of the following events are on tap countywide.
The Matagorda County Museum is hosting a one-day “Forrest Bess Appraisal Fair” from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the museum.
The appraisal fair is reserved only for Forrest Bess paintings.
Ray Simpson Jr., with Houston’s Simpson Gallery, will conduct the appraisals.
“If your Forrest Bess painting was bought at an auction, estate sale, yard sale, etc. please bring them for a free appraisal,” explained Matagorda County Museum Director Cynthia Armstrong.
The Bay City Lions Club is hosting a “Pancake Supper” from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the KC Hall, 63 CR 216.
Tickets are $10 per person and available at Ward Real Estate, Green Bro’s Jewelry, Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, and during the event.
There will also be a pancake-eating contest on the day of the event.
Plates are dine-in or carry-out and feature pancakes, syrup, bacon, sausage patty, and coffee or milk.
Holy Cross Catholic School has its annual “Lenten Catfish Fry” from 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 28, the KC Hall, 3070 Hamman Road.
Plates are $15 and include dessert for dine-in or drive-thru.
The fish fries are sponsored and prepared by Holy Cross Catholic School families and the Knight of Columbus Council 3070.
For more information, call 979-245-5632.
Bay City Parks & Recreation Department hosts its annual “Riverside Smoke Off” Friday-Saturday, March 28-29, at Riverside Park, 7330 FM 2668.
There are two options for camping and brisket entry (must enter brisket category): Colorado Cove at $200, or the Wilderness Area at $150; the entry fee includes one campsite and one vehicle.
Chicken, beans, pork ribs, chef’s choice, kid’s cook, and sweet dutch oven are $25 for each category.
For more information, contact Parks and Recreation at 979-323-1660 or Riverside Park at 979-245-0340.
Community Actors of South Texas (CAST) presents “Verses & Vingettes” starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the CAST Theater, 920 Nichols Ave.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and must be purchased online at casttx.booktix.com in advance.
“In a first-of-its-kind production for CAST, ‘Verses & Vignettes’ opens the door and the stage for local talent to shine,” said CAST Vice President of Productions Darve Smith.
“Verses and vignettes is a night of staged readings. The line-up features local writers and actors, reading or performing, their favorite pieces.”
Many of these artists have never performed on stage, and many are reading their own original prose or poetry.
“In a way, the idea came from Tim Bricker,” he explained.
“Tim asked if he could read something he wrote, on stage before one of the CAST plays. I ran with the idea and thought if one person wanted an audience for their writing, maybe others did too.”
This show will shine the spotlight on 16 local artists, performing a total of 22 separate pieces.
The performances will span two acts of about 60 minutes each, with one 15-minute intermission.
“For the first-ever ‘Verses & Vignettes’ CAST decided to start small and perform one night only,” added Smith.
“Hopefully the ‘open mic’ style production finds its audience and we can continue to expand and offer it every year.”
Bay City High School Project Graduation 2025 has a golf tournament starting with check-in at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, March 29, at Rio Colorado Golf Course, 7320 FM 2668 in Bay City.
It’s $400 per team to register and includes two beverage tickets, lunch, longest drive, and closest-to-the-line contests.
Awards will be given to first-third place teams and sponsorships are available.
For more information call Melanie Bradley at 979-429-7200.
Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture hosts a “Bowling Tournament” with warm-ups starting at 11 a.m. and bowling to follow at noon Saturday at Schulman’s MBG, 6655 7th St.
It’s $75 per individual to bowl and sponsorships for teams of four vary from $300-1,000.
For more information, call the chamber at 979-245-8333.
El Maton Country Club has its “5th Annual Crawfish Cook-Off” starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at El Maton National Hall, 565 FM 1095 in El Maton.
Crawfish will be served starting at 3 p.m.
Tickets are $30 and available online at https://www.elmatoncc.com/events/crawfish-cookoff-5th-annual or at the door the day of the event.
Cook-off proceeds go toward local youth scholarships.
