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THE 5TH ANNUAL San Angelo Cowboy Gathering will be happening Sept. 8-9 at the Wells Fargo Pavilion in San Angelo, Texas. I hope that you will mark your calendars and purchase a good pair of boots for one of the best western swing music festivals in the state. Yes, in case you haven't heard, the SACG was the Ameripolitan Music Awards' "Festival of the Year" winner in February 2016. We were also honored by the Cowtown Society of Western Music as the 2016 "Venue of the Year" and received a "Tourism Award" from the San Angelo Convention and Visitors Bureau in 2016. We were very honored to receive these awards considering the relativley young age of our event.
The SACG is a 501 (cX3) not-for-profit organization that promotes western swing music and the cowboy way of life, held the second weekend of September. A portion of the proceeds of the event is given to another local notfor-profit organization. The 2017 event will benefit the West Texas Rehabilitation Center.
As the director of the SACG, I am pleased...