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Fall Weekend Blast

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Staying at home can be boring and lonely when you don’t have anyone to be with, or when you want to do something but you aren’t sure what. Going out at least every once in awhile can be fun and exciting! So, here is a few events going on this weekend that we think you might enjoy!

At Thanksgiving Shopping, there will be food from the Snack Shack and more, lots of fun, and shopping! Go on down and enjoy yourself this weekend by having fun at Thanksgiving Shopping, you won’t want to miss it!

Save the Date for the Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Grand on First!

Come on down and experience the First Annual Friendsgiving Market in Downtown Lufkin!

This unique shopping experience will include the Downtown Merchants as well as local & small businesses as vendors on First Street.

Food Truck Alley & Live Music will keep you full and smiling while you shop Downtown Lufkin!

M5 Mexican Brass have established themselves as Latin America’s most successful Brass Quintet. Their recipe is the mix of high-class music making and humor. Combining their skills at virtuosic chamber music in all styles, non-stop interaction with the audience, inborn showmanship, inimitable Latin American charm, and their very own sound, M5 concerts are unique musical-theatrical experiences.

If these events are not what you are looking for, don’t worry! There are plenty more events during the week, on other weekends, and in the upcoming months! If you would like to see more events, visit our event page here!

NL Prayer Meeting (Angelina County)

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Rachel Lauren
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Join New Life Lufkin at their monthly prayer meeting. They will have a time of individual and corporate prayer. Everyone is invited!

Thanksgiving Shopping (Angelina County)

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Rachel Lauren
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There will be food, fun, and shopping, for all ages! Wine samples for older ages will be at The Cheese Ball Factory, and there’ll be amazing food from the Snack Shack, as well as samples from Michelle’s Sweet Dreams sugar free, and you can sample coffee from JTs creation and lots lots more!

Annual Thanksgiving Banquet (Angelina County)

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Rachel Lauren
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Save the Date for the Annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Grand on First!

Friendsgiving Market Downtown Lufkin (Angelina County)

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Rachel Lauren
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Come on down and experience the First Annual Friendsgiving Market in Downtown Lufkin!
This unique shopping experience will include the Downtown Merchants as well as local & small businesses as vendors on First Street.
Food Truck Alley & Live Music will keep you full and smiling while you shop Downtown Lufkin!

A Ticket to the Big Dance

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Gary Stallard
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Angelina College soccer players and coaches pose following Tuesday’s watch party for the NJCAA Division I Soccer Selection Show. The Roadrunners will play in the national tournament beginning Nov. 13 in Melbourne, Florida. (Gary Stallard/AC Athletics photo)

Angelina College Men’s Soccer Earns National Tournament Berth

The broadcast announcer didn’t even have time to finish his monologue. As soon as the NJCAA posted “Angelina College” in the national tournament bracket, the room full of Roadrunners and Roadrunner backers erupted in celebration, drowning out everything else on the screen.

During Tuesday’s watch party on the AC campus, the Roadrunner soccer team heard – rather, saw – its name posted on the screen as one of the participants in the upcoming NJCAA Division I soccer tournament kicking off in Melbourne, Florida this weekend.

Angelina College soccer players react to seeing the team’s name listed on-screen during Tuesday’s watch party for the NJCAA Division I Soccer Selection Show. The Roadrunners will play in the national tournament beginning Nov. 13 in Melbourne, Florida. (Gary Stallard/AC Athletics photo)

The announcement marks the first time an AC soccer team has participated in the national tournament in the program’s six-year history.

“I’m elated. It’s been a journey, it’s been a process, and to see the hard work over the course of these past two years rewarded with a trip to the big dance is very, very special,” AC head coach Nataki Stewart said.

The tournament will follow a pool play, double-elimination format starting on Sunday, Nov. 13. The Roadrunners enter the tourney as the No. 10 seed and will start off in Pool C with No. 3 Monroe College and No. 6 Jefferson College. AC first will face Monroe College at 3 p.m. on Sunday the 13th.

The ‘Runners finished the season with a 15-2-1 record and a No. 6 ranking in the final national polls.

AC’s Lady Roadrunners were hoping for an at-large berth after a 15-2-1 season and a No. 12 national ranking, but the team was squeezed out of the 12-team tournament, ending their season.

“The women had a fantastic year,” Stewart said. “We were the only team in the country to go toe-to-toe with the No. 1 team in the nation (AC’s only losses came to No. 1 Tyler Junior College, and each of the three losses came by a single goal) three times. I thought with that kind of resume, and with some of our big wins in the regular and postseason, our ladies had a shot.

“It certainly doesn’t take anything away from the history this special group has created.”

Stewart said his team isn’t going “just to say we went.” He believes his Roadrunners have a shot at a deep run toward a national title.

“To be honest, we had a reset yesterday after discussing our loss in the conference finals,” Stewart said. “We had to refocus with a very tough session with hopes of hearing our name called today.

“Now that we know, now comes the preparation and getting back to who we were a few weeks ago. We have a ticket, so we definitely have a chance, and I expect us to make a great showing.”

The email address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.

Angelina College Baseball Holding Evaluation Camp

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Gary Stallard
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Session for Prospective Players Taking Place in December

The Angelina College Roadrunner baseball program has established itself as a pipeline for players seeking to advance to the next level, including those at the university levels and the major leagues. With numerous former Roadrunners having earned their way to the next level – including Major League Baseball’s ranks – AC Baseball has long been a proven source of locating and developing young talent who launched their careers from the diamonds at Angelina College.

In an effort to find more future Roadrunners, the AC baseball team will hold an evaluation camp for prospective players ages 16 and older in December. The session will take place at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11 at Poland Field on the Angelina College campus.

The fee for each camp is $40.00, and there is no requirement for pre-registration. Athletes may simply walk up and pay (via cash or check) at the gate starting at 9:15 on the morning of the camp.

The camps will focus on skill evaluation only; there will be no game. Staff will grade on running, arm strength, fielding, hitting and power. Pitchers will throw brief bullpens in order to grade pitches and velocity.

For further information, contact the AC baseball staff at (936) 633-5367, or e-mail head coach Jeff Livin at jlivin@angelina.edu.

Nacogdoches: Parker McCollum at Exposition & Civic Center (Nacogdoches County)

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Rachel Lauren
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Born in 1992 in Houston, Austin-based Parker McCollum may be young but already he’s established quite a name for himself in Texas country music. His 2015 debut album, The Limestone Kid, released to widespread critical acclaim. For his efforts, he earned himself the T-Birds Songwriter Award.

Get tickets here!

Coldspring Cars, Coffee and Donuts (San Jacinto County)

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Rachel Lauren
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Come show off your antique, vintage, new, or hobby vehicle on the Courthouse Square while enjoying fresh Donuts and Coffee. Meet other car enthusiasts! Bring a chair and stay awhile. Free event- all are welcome. Event starts at 9am.

Dia De Los Muertos (Nacogdoches County)

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Rachel Lauren
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Venture downtown Nacogdoches on the square for a colorful cultural event that has become a Nacogdoches tradition. Expect excellent music, dance, food, drink, and vendors around the square and all over downtown. This is a family friendly event, so all ages are allowed, and it’s free!

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