Texas History Overnighter, San Angelo, TX, Saturday and Sunday,
November 3-4, 8:15am
SOLD OUT.
CLICK
TO GET ON WAIT LIST (indicate name, # of people then send). WE WILL APPRISE IF
SLOTS BECOME AVAILABLE.
If you are informed of an
available slot, please complete ALL registration instructions
below to secure your spot. Please (1) complete and submit the signup sheet, (2) reserve your
room with
DJ de Jesus (817) 319-3033, and (3) pay the event fee. First
come, first served for COMPLETE registrations only.
CLICK
TO DOWNLOAD SIGNUP FORM.
Print and complete. You can scan or take a picture
of the completed form and email to
DJ de Jesus,
or you can mail the paper form to the address below.
This
Fall driving event will be a fun-filled Texas History themed overnighter
in San Angelo, TX. We will visit some of the many attractions the
city has to offer, eat at local-flavor restaurants (all serving great
food, order from the menu, separate checks), enjoy a social, and play one of our world-famous
games for prizes Our headquarters will be the Marriott Residence
Inn, and we have reserved 10 beautiful Studio Suites (all with King
Beds) for the club.
On Saturday we will make our way to San Angelo on roads less traveled. We will head directly to The Grill for lunch.
After lunch, we will visit Fort Concho, which was built in 1867 to
protect frontier settlements, patrol and map the vast West Texas region,
and quell hostile threats in the area. It housed up to 500 men from some
of the most famous frontier units after the Civil War. It
preserves twenty-three original and restored fort structures.
After we get settled in our hotel, we will have a private tour of Miss
Hattie's Bordello Museum. Miss Hattie’s was an infamous house of
ill repute from the turn of the century until the Texas Rangers shut it
down in the 1950s. It is a prominent part of San Angelo’s history.
We will access the bordello through Legend Jewelers, a San Angelo
jewelry store which crafts and sells jewelry with Concho River pearls,
found only in the Tampico pearlymussel in the Concho River and its
environs. Dinner
will be at the unique Miss Hattie's Restaurant and Cathouse Lounge,
owned by Brenda Gunter, mayor of San Angelo. The restaurant used to
be a bank, and it had a secret tunnel to the bordello in case its
clients wanted to engage in some discreet extracurricular activities. After dinner, we will
go back to the hotel to play another of our world-famous games at the
hotel's meeting room - winners will get great prizes. After the
game, we will spend the rest of the evening catching up with old
friends, and hopefully make new ones, at the social in the meeting room.
On Sunday, we will see the San Angelo Riverwalk, which we will access
via the magnificent saddle-shaped San Angelo Visitors' Center and its
beautifully-maintained grounds. Then, we will visit the International
Water Lily Collection. One person owns this collection, and this will
only be 1/2 of 1% of the water lilies he owns and cares for. He rotates
the exhibit every year. It is located in a public park and he converted
the area from an eyesore to what it is today. Depending on the weather,
he will be there to tell us about his water lilies. We timed the
visit to increase the chances of the plants blooming while we are there,
but this depends on the temperature and the weather. Our lunch venue
will be at the Zero One Ale House, which also brews its own beer.
After lunch, we will drive back home on our own.
SIGN UP NOW!
See below for accommodations, registration instructions
and schedule of activities. Questions? CLICK
to email DJ de Jesus, 817-319-3033.
IMPORTANT!
SIGN UP AND RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM WITH DJ DE JESUS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Space is limited. In some overnighters we ran out of
rooms and had to close registration.
Unlike in big cities, some San Angelo venues cannot accommodate large
groups. See below for complete event details and registration instructions.
I. Hotel Accommodations:
Do NOT wait until the last minute!
We have
reserved only10 beautiful Studio Suites, all with King Beds, at the
Marriot Residence Inn, 2545 Southwest Blvd, San Angelo under the name of
DJ de Jesus. First come, first served. To reserve your room,
CLICK
to email DJ de Jesus
or call him at 817-319-3033. Pay your own at check out. The
cost of your room will be $105 (one night) plus
taxes and fees.
IMPORTANT!
1) The room block and group rate expire when the rooms run out or by
Halloween, on Wednesday, October 31,
whichever comes first.
If you delay, you may need to pay a higher room rate or the
hotel may run out of rooms.
It is in your best interest to book ASAP if you wish to attend this fun
event. In previous events we have had to turn away members who did
not sign up on a timely basis.
2) If you must cancel your room reservation, please do so as early as
possible prior to the October 31 deadline, otherwise the club will bill
you for the room.
Please cancel as soon as you
know you can't make it so that others can take your place. Call or email
DJ de Jesus
to do so.
3) Just booking your room does not mean you are registered. You
also need to complete your registration per the below. If you do not register, we can only assume you will not attend.
Your room will need to be freed up for the next in
line so folks who are able to attend can do so, and to avoid
penalties to the club.
II. Registration and Event Fees:
Please follow the steps below to sign up and secure your spot.
We will charge an event fee of $20 per person for MBCA members
and their immediate families. This fee helps cover museum
admission fees, cost of prizes,
room rentals and other miscellaneous event expenses. Non-members will be charged $30 per person.
Accommodations, meals and other expenses are pay-your own. You may pay the event fee online or by check.
1) Make your room reservation
ASAP (see above) to assure your accommodation.
2)
CLICK
to download signup form (PDF).
Print and complete. You can scan or take a picture
of the completed form and email to
DJ de Jesus,
or you can mail the paper form.
Send
completed paper forms and checks (if you wish to pay this
way) to DJ de Jesus, 4159 Charron Lane, Fort Worth, TX
76116. See below to pay the event fee online or by check. Please sign up as soon as possible,
so we know how many members to expect for activities, caravans and meals.
Note: If you choose to mail a
paper signup form and/or check, please
CLICK to email DJ
and let him know you are coming.
IMPORTANT!
Some of the San Angelo venues we visit may
need to staff up to accommodate our group. These businesses are
apprised of our expected attendance, and may be caused some hardship if
we do not meet that, not to mention probable hardship caused to
our volunteer event planners and to the club in the form of penalties. If you sign up for an activity please endeavor to
attend it. We ask that you do not back out of an activity you commit to
attend without reasonable notice.
3) The event
fee can be paid online with your credit card via PayPal. You do not need a PayPal Account to do so. If you have a mix of members and non-members attending,
use the drop-down menu below to select "MBCA Member", then click the "Add to
Cart" button. From the PayPal screen, click "Continue Shopping". Then, use the
drop-down menu below to select "Non-Member", then click "Add to Cart" . After
you are done, click "Proceed to Checkout" from the PayPal screen. Please ensure
the quantities for members and non-members reflect the number of attendees in
your party.
4) To pay the event fee by check,
make it out to MBCA and send to DJ de Jesus, 4159 Charron Lane, Fort Worth, TX
76116. Note: If you choose to mail a
paper signup form and/or check, please
CLICK to email DJ
and let him know you are coming.
III. Schedule of Activities
(ETA's are approximate):
Saturday,
November 3
08:15am: Briefing at the Cracker Barrel,
8010 SW Loop 820, Fort Worth.
Depart for San Angelo after briefing.
01:00pm: Lunch at The Grill, 5759 Sherwood Way, San Angelo, (325) 944-2843.
Order from menu. Pay your own.
02:30pm: Visit Fort Concho Museum, 630 S Oakes St, San Angelo, (325) 481-2646.
Admission included in event fee.
04:00pm: Arrive Marriott Residence Inn, 2545 Southwest Blvd, San Angelo.
Check in under your name. Pay your own.
05:30pm: Visit Legend Jewelers and Miss Hattie's Bordello Museum, 18 E Concho Ave, San Angelo, (325)
653-0112. Included in event fee.
07:00pm: Dinner at Miss Hattie's Restaurant, 26 E Concho Ave, San Angelo, (325)
653-0570. Order from menu, pay your own.
08:30pm: Game at the Residence Inn's meeting room.
09:00pm: Social.
Sunday, November 4
07:00-9:45am: Come-and-go breakfast at hotel. Included in room charge. Check out.
09:45am: Form caravan at hotel parking lot. Visit the San Angelo Riverwalk via
the San Angelo Visitors' Center, 418 W Ave B, San Angelo.
10:45am: Visit the International Water Lily Collection, 2 S Park St, San Angelo,
(832) 274-3377.
12:00pm: Lunch at Zero One Ale House, 20 W Beauregard Ave. San Angelo, (325)
653-5123. Order from menu. Pay your own.
01:30pm: Depart for home on your own.
IV.
Meeting Place:
At 8:15am
(come earlier if you wish to have breakfast),
we will meet for a briefing at the Cracker Barrel at 8010 SW
Loop 820, Fort Worth
(I-20 and Winscott Road, west of Fort Worth), (817) 249-3360 (see map below).
We will depart immediately after the briefing.
