Need something to do? Check out these Lubbock-area community events
SPC to host STEM Summer Camp
LEVELLAND – South Plains College will host Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Summer Camp June 12-16 for students in high school incoming 9th through 12th grades. The weeklong camp begins at 8 a.m. daily through 3:45 p.m.in the Science Building.
The camp will feature interactive, hands-on activities in the subject areas of robotics, biology, forensics and geology.
The cost of the camp is $60, and it includes all materials, travel, meals, shirt and backpack.
In robotics, students will build mBot Ranger robots and use computer programming language to manipulate the robots. Students will compete in robot challenges and obstacles.
Campers will explore pathogens and immune response with printed 3D models while studying biology. They will discover unknown viruses via gel electrophoresis.
Curious investigators will uncover evidence using fingerprinting and blood splatter detection methods during forensics training.
The campers will travel to Carlsbad Caverns on a day trip to discover geologic formations and learn about preservation.
Sign up, use the link: https://secure.touchnet.net/C20027ustores/web/productdetail.jsp?PRODUCTID=256&SINGLESTORE=true
For more information, contact Camp Director Dr. Laci Alexander, professor of chemistry at South Plains College, at (806) 716-2322 or email lalexander@southplainscollege.edu.
Christian Women's Connection meets June 13
Is your "Closet Calling" you to organize and sort out your life?
If so, join the Lubbock Christian Women's Connection on Tuesday, June 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Lubbock Country Club, 3400 Mesa Road.
Special speaker will be Debbie Monahan, from Lewisville, who will demonstrate how to be the organized woman you've always wanted to be.
Cost is $23 for a buffet lunch, program and a chance to win a door prize.
Contact Sharen at (806) 392-0264 or LubbockCWC@gmail.com to make a reservation. The deadline is June 9.Payment is at the door. While they always accept walk-ins, they would prefer reservations to ensure seating and quantity of food.
Model Railroad Association hosting summer show
The Lubbock Model Railroad Association is hosting its Summer Model Train Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily from June 13-17 at the American Windmill Museum, 1701 Canyon Lake Drive.
Admission is $5 per person with kids 5 and younger admitted for free. AWM members are also admitted for free.
The LMRA will have model train layouts of all sizes on display throughout the museum in addition to the AWM's permanent large G-scale display.
Train-themed raffle prizes will be drawn each day. Raffle tickets will be $1 each and all proceeds go to LMRA.
Covenant Health hosts Ready Summer Camp
Covenant Health is once again welcoming area middle schoolers (grades sixth through eighth) to learn about different careers in health care with our Second Annual Covenant Ready Summer Camp.
Students can experience first-hand what it is like to work at the hospital. Our camp will help them explore different health care opportunities and hear from professionals like doctors, nurses, pharmacists, medics, respiratory, occupational, physical, and speech therapists, and more.
The camp will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and lunch will be provided. Dates for the camp are June 14 or 15 or July 11 or 12, at Maxey Park, 4007 30th St.
Camp is one day only and only 100 students can attend. There will be a waiting list for each day.
For more information, contact Terri Morris by email at morristl1@covhs.org.
TTU Museum Association hosting art show, sale
The Museum of Texas Tech University Association’s 9th Annual Art on the Llano Estacado Show and Sale is open free to the public June 17 and 18, 2023.
The event is in the Museum of Texas Tech University’s Helen DeVitt Jones Sculpture Court, 601 Indiana Ave. Art is available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis. The event is open Saturday, June 17 from 10:00 a.m. – 4 pm and Sunday, June 18 from 1-4 pm.
Art on the Llano Estacado Show and Sale was established not only as a fundraiser for the Museum of Texas Tech Association, but also to bring a variety of art to Lubbock. The event is an opportunity to purchase high quality art and support the Association mission to assist the Museum in providing free exhibitions and public programming. Art on the Llano gives visitors an opportunity to not only buy art but see art not readily available in Lubbock and to visit with artists working in a variety of mediums.
The event will feature about 250 original works of art by more than 40 artists from across the southwest representing a wide variety of styles and media.
Jim Eppler is the 2023 Art on the Llano Estacado Legacy Artists. Jim is a sculptor and painter who uses his love of nature to give his work a life-like feeling. Eppler hand-finishes each bronze in his limited editions. Using patina and paint, his intricate knowledge of his subject matter is expressed with distinctive markings unique to each species. Jim received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Texas Tech University.
For more information, contact the Museum of Texas Tech University Association at (806) 742-2443 or by e-mailing jouana.stravlo@ttu.edu.
Buckner sets foster care, adoption informational meeting
Nonprofit Buckner Children and Family Services is hosting a free informational meeting on foster care and adoption June 22, 7-8 p.m. At the meeting, attendees will learn more information on the process of becoming a foster parent or adopting through Buckner.
Attending a virtual information meeting is the first step in starting a foster care and adoption journey with Buckner. Attendance and completion of the information meeting is required to proceed in the process for all Buckner foster care and adoption programs.
To register for the virtual foster care and adoption meeting, visit Buckner.org/foster-care-adoption/events
For additional information, call Buckner at (806) 795-7151.
Night to Remember benefits Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Lubbock will hold its annual fundraising event, Night to Remember – Casino Royale Gala, at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion on the Texas Tech University campus on Friday, June 23.
It will include a welcome reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner, casino-style games, a raffle drawing, silent and live auctions, plus dancing. The gala will be a time to “bond together,” and make a change for those in need.
Various sponsorship packages are available to support the agency’s mission, and can be secured by contacting Development Director, Geneva Aragon-Allen at geneva@cclubbock.org or at 806-765-8475, ext. 131. Night to Remember – Casino Royale Gala tickets are $80 per person and can be purchased by emailing geneva@cclubbock.org.
A raffle drawing provides an opportunity to win three prizes, $1,500, $500, and $250, at a price point of $20 a ticket. The winning raffle ticket will be drawn that evening, and the winner does not need to be present to win.
All proceeds from the event will be used to support local Catholic Charities’ programs that help meet critical needs for families and individuals in Lubbock and 29 surrounding counties. To learn more about Catholic Charities programs, visit www.cclubbock.org.
Bubba's raises funds for veteran homes
Through Tuesday, July 4, Lubbock’s Bubba’s 33, 6210 Slide Road, will partner with Homes For Our Troops to raise money to help build specially adapted homes for veterans. For every Patriot Burger purchased, Bubba’s 33 will donate $1 to Homes For Our Troops.
Donations will also be accepted for Homes For Our Troops at all locations and the goal for Bubba’s 33 is to raise $100,000 as a brand.
One lucky Lubbock guest will win free burgers for a year, when they enter, in-person, at the restaurant.
Home For Our Troops is a nonprofit organization that builds and donates specially adapted custom homes for post 9-11 veterans, severely injured in the line of duty. The organization has completed more than 354 homes in 47 states with an additional 76 projects currently underway. To date, Bubba’s 33 and parent company, Texas Roadhouse, have raised more than $2 million to help build homes.
Throughout these dates, guests are also invited to register to win a free burger, every week, for a year. See store for details.
Youths encouraged to attend ‘Explore the Arts’ camp in July at SPC
LEVELLAND – Area youngsters ages 5 to 17 are welcome to participate in South Plains College’s “Explore the Arts" camp July 24-27 in the Fine Arts building. The cost is $90.
The four-day camp will feature rotating classes from 9 a.m. to noon for participants. Students ages 5-11 will attend theater, visual art, music and photography. Participants ages 12-17 can create their own camp schedule by registering for the specific classes they wish to attend.
To register online, click on the link: https://secure.touchnet.net/C20027_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=1&CATID=1&SINGLESTORE=true. Registration will be accepted through the first day of the camp.
For more information, contact Camp Director Brent Wheeler, associate professor of commercial music, at (806) 716-2023 or email bjwheeler@southplainscollege.edu.
Frenship ISD to provide free summer meals
Frenship ISD and Aramark are teaming up once again to combat child hunger during the summer months. The sixth annual Tiger Bites Summer Feeding program will provide free meals for all children age 18 or younger across the Lubbock and Wolfforth communities.
Starting June 5 until July 28, children can receive a free lunch each day Monday through Friday at the two designated Tiger Bites feeding locations. All children are welcome, and they do not have to be a Frenship student to receive the meal.
Due to state and federal restrictions, children must be present in order to receive the free lunch and they must eat on site. Families will be able to enjoy games and activities at each Tiger Bites location.
Tiger Bites Summer Feeding Locations and Times:
Frenship High School Soccer Complex, 702 Donald Preston Drive, Wolfforth; 11 a.m. to noon
Duran Park, 26th Street and Kewanee Avenue, Lubbock; 12:30-1:30 p.m.
There will be no Tiger Bites during the Fourth of July holiday week (July 3-7). For more information on Frenship ISD’s Tiger Bites program, visit www.Frenship.net.
Pre-registration under way for Vamos a Pescar
Pre-registration is now available for the annual Vamos a Pescar, Let's Go Fishing event set for 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5.
Those who pre-register can check in as early as 5 a.m. the day of the event.
The event is free, does not require a fishing license, no registration fee, and no cost for lunch.
Pre-registration is urged so that organizers can ensure enough food and supplies for everyone.
For more information or to register, visit https://www.loshermanosfamilia.org/vamos-a-pescar-let-s-go-fishing
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Need something to do? Check out these Lubbock-area community events
