EVENTS

>> CASA of the Permian Basin Area is accepting gift cards for teenagers and toys younger children who are in foster care for the annual CASA Christmas party.
Donations may be dropped off at CASA, 300 N. Grant, Suite 207.
Call 498-4174.

>> The Ellen Noël Art Museum has scheduled a brown bag lunch series at noon every Tuesday through December at the museum, 4909 E. University Blvd.
Tuesday: "In search of Shakespeare."
Oct. 14: "Sister Wendy's Story of Painting: Modernism."
Admission is free and open to public. Bring a lunch.
Call 550-9696.

>> FORT STOCKTON The Historic Fort Stockton and the Fort Stockton Historical Society has scheduled Old Fort Day starting with the raising of the U.S. flag by the Fort Stockton Living History Unit at 9 a.m. Oct. 18 on the grounds of the old Indian Wars around the Fort Officer Quarters No. 8, corner of Fourth Street and Rooney Streets, Fort Stockton.
An Old-Timer's morning will begin with several speakers at 9:30 a.m. through 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served; donations will be gratefully accepted.
The Texas Historical Commission archeology steward Teddye Stickney will present a program on "Cowboy Art" recently located in the Panhandle of Texas and found interspersed with Native American petroglyphs at 1:30 p.m. Soldiers, Army laundresses and Wild West gunfighters will re-enact throughout the day through closing at 5 p.m.
Call 432-336-2167 or 336-2400.

>> The Ellen Noel Noël Museum has scheduled the following exhibits on display during museum gallery hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 2 at the museum, 4909 E. University Blvd.
Featured artists are: David Aylsworth, "Fugure for Tinhorns Sounds Like Frère Jacques;" Janet Chaffee, "Drawn and Cut;" and John Boydell, "Boydell's Shakespeare Prints."
Call 550-9696, ext. 10.

>> The White-Pool House Museum has scheduled "Watercolor Horizons Group" exhibit from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, through Nov. 8 at the museum, 112 E. Murphy St.
Admission is free. Call 333-4072.

>> The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has scheduled the Falcon Fledgling Storytime at 9 a.m. each Wednesday through Nov. 19 at the library, 4901 E. University Blvd.
Wednesday: "Tiger Can't Sleep" by S.J. Fore.Oct. 15: "Mittens" by Lola M. Schaefer.
Call the UTPB School of Education at 552-2120 or 552-2134.

>> Around the Clock Fitness has scheduled a benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at 1 p.m. Oct. 25, at the gym, 4239 N. Dixie Blvd.
Call 550-3488.