Preserving Texas history

Friends of The Bryan Museum celebrated at the annual gala, A Night in Mexico. Jim and Kate Lykes, Rick Smith, Rusty Hardin, Anastasia Gaido, Mary Kay Gaido were among the guests who gathered to celebrate museum’s efforts to promote the history and heritage of Texas and the American West. The gala weekend kicked off with an evening with rock legend Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Guests previewed a special exhibit of his life and work, titled The Billy Gibbons Texas History Experience and met the star himself. The second night of the gala weekend saw 375 guests and event emcee Shara Fryer, KTRH-AM anchor. Fryer presented Trini Mendenhall with the Museum’s Buck n’ Ball award, which recognizes distinguished individuals with roots in the American West who have demonstrated extraordinary resolve and history-changing achievement in their careers.

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