Spindletop Museum offers jazz, wine amid a step back in time

Kim Brent, Staff writer
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Friends socialize as Seth Wade Melancon performs while they enjoy a night of wine and jazz at the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum Friday. Photo made Friday, June 18, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
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Friends socialize as Seth Wade Melancon performs while they enjoy a night of wine and jazz at the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum Friday. Photo made Friday, June 18, 2021 Kim Brent/The Enterprise

Kim Brent/The Enterprise

Seth Wade Melancon played on the porch of the old saloon at Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum Friday night as guests socialized and strolled the grounds during the museum’s second wine and jazz event.

Four such events are scheduled throughout the year, according to museum director Troy Gray, who is always searching for new ways to bring the community to the historic venue which serves as a real life tribute to the glory days of Beaumont’s beginnings thanks to the Lucas Gusher.

The War Wagon Cigar Lounge was also parked on site for those wishing to round out their wine, jazz and nosh experience.

Artist Andrea Beck had a booth set up outside the post office to sell her hand-crafted typewriter key jewelry, with an old typewriter on hand for those wishing to remember the days of old before cell phone and computer keypads became the norm for typed communique.

kbrent@beaumontenterprise.com