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GOURMET DINNER, AT HOME SAT, FEB 27TH
The Cultural Affairs Council presents “Gourmet Dinner, At Home (It’s In Tne Bag!)”this Saturday, Feb 27th from 6-7 pm.
This is a Benefit for Visual and performing arts with Gourmet Cuisine & Wines, delivered in San Angelo and within a 15-mile radius. FMI and to purchase dinner packages, visit
www.sanangeloarts.com
BUFFALO SOLDIER HERITAGE DAY SUN, FEB 28TH
In partnership with the Fort Concho Foundation and the San Angelo Chapter of the NAACP, Fort Concho will celebrate Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day this Sun, Feb 28th from 2:00 – 3:30 pm in the Fort Concho Stables with free admission. This year’s program theme is “Buffalo Soldiers and the Frontier Army: Men, Mission and Myth.” Seating is limited and masks are required. For more information, call 481-2646.
Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day Kicks Off Sunday at Ft. Concho.
SAN ANGELO, TX – The Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day is set for Sunday at Fort Concho.
According to the City of San Angelo s Public Information Office, on Feb. 23, the Fort Concho Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day program will be held from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Fort Concho Stables Hall, located at 210 Henry O’Flipper St. This year’s program theme is “Buffalo Soldiers and the Frontier Army: Men, Mission and Myth.”
The program is free to all and is co-sponsored by the Fort Concho Foundation and the San Angelo chapter of the NAACP. Masks will be required for all attendees and social distancing will be in effect. Please note that the Buffalo Soldier Living History Training Class scheduled for Feb. 27 has been canceled.
San Angelo Honored as Top True Western Town
You can read the full press release below.
The rush of westbound settlers after the Civil War led to the founding of Fort Concho in 1867. With military protection, a settlement sprouted around a trading post across the North Concho River. The area got a boost in 1888 when the Santa Fe railroad came through. The fort closed the following year, but cattle and sheep ranching had already established a solid economic base. Today, Fort Concho is a National Historic Landmark featuring 23 original and restored buildings. Along with museum exhibits, artifacts, and the well-preserved buildings, Fort Concho is one of the many reasons why San Angelo is #2 among True West Magazine’s 2021 Top Western Towns. San Angelo will be featured in the February-March 2021 issue, hitting newsstands in February 2021. Along with the story of San Angelo’s Historic Fort Concho, there are ample reasons why San Angelo took the Top Ten True Western Town’s number tw