Let's Go! April 4 and Beyond

JASPER AIR SHOW, April 5 and 6 at Jasper County Bell Field Airport, U.S. 290 west of Jasper. The show features displays of modern and vintage military and civilian aircraft, an aerial fly by from Barksdale Air Force Base, aerial shows, stunt flying, a radio-controlled aircraft demonstration, stock car racing, parachute jump and free airplane rides for children. Food will be available for purchase. Lawn chairs welcome. Ice chests, large bags, backpacks or animals are not permitted. Gates open at 8 a.m. both days, show at noon April 5; and 1 p.m. April 6. Adults $10, free for children 12 and younger. (409) 384-2626 or www.jasperairshow.com
ROUND TOP ANTIQUES FAIR, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 4; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 5 at the Carmine Dance Hall, U.S. 290, and the Big Red Barn and the tent at the Big Red Barn, U.S. 237 North in Round Top. (512) 237-4747.
“EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY,” an art exhibition by San Antonio folk painter, M.F. Creese, continues through April 6 at the Art Gallery and Museum, 343 Texas 87 in Crystal Beach. (409) 684-6468. The Bolivar Peninsula Cultural Arts Foundation sponsors the event. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, and noon-4 p.m. Sundays. (409) 684-6468, (409) 286-2288 or www.bolivarfoundation.com
“THE ART GUYS: CLOUD CUCKOO LAND,” an exhibition by Houston artists Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing, continues through April 6 in the Steinhagen Gallery at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, 500 Main St. The exhibition features selections from 25 years of the team’s “drawings, proposals, failed schemes and pipe dreams. Also on view, “Defining Moments: An Exhibition of Works by Bryan Collier,” featuring 47 original works in watercolor and collage by the award-wining children’s book illustrator, continues through April 27. The exhibition focuses on people who have greatly affected American culture and influenced the world, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. One of the highlights of the exhibit will display Collier’s newest book, “Rosa - A Tribute to Rosa Parks.” Visitors may board a replica of the bus on which Parks made history. There will be a video focusing on the act that changed a nation, and information about other heroes featured in the exhibit. In conjunction with the exhibition, the museum will have a series of free “Read and Draw” programs, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. April 5 and 12. Children will listen to age-appropriate stories and create their own illustration for the story. Librarians from City of Beaumont Libraries and the Vidor Public Library will select books, one for ages 4-7, and one for ages 8-12. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Free. (409) 832-3432 or www.amset.org.

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