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Fort Concho celebrates Western heritage with upcoming events

Fort Concho will host two events in late July that celebrate two very important aspects of our shared western heritage in San Angelo. American Plains Artists Summer Art Show On Saturday, the fort celebrates National Cowboy Day at the American Plains Artists Summer Art Show in Barracks 6, starting with a light continental breakfast at 9 a.m. At 9:30 a.m., Laura Huckaby, curator at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, will give a gallery talk on the show that features 55 paintings from the six artists chosen as the best by guests at last year's show. At 10 a.m. the Concho Cowboy Company will present one of their skits in the nearby courtyard. This event is free to all. The art show remains open that day until 4 p.m. All of the paintings are for sale with proceeds supporting the artists and Fort Concho. The event is part of dozens of programs across the nation marking the heritage and traditions of the American Cowboy on this day. Members of the Concho Cowboy Company lead young audience members in a pledge to be law-abiding citizens after the actors performed their skit, 'The Bank Robbery," at Fort Concho in San Angelo on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The fort's annual Frontier Day showcased aspects of pioneer life in the early days of the Concho Valley. Buffalo Soldiers anniversary On Monday, the fort and the Buffalo Soldiers West Texas Memorial will mark the 159th anniversary of the Act of Congress that created four all-Black infantry and cavalry regiments that served with distinction across the American West after the Civil War. All four regiments served at Fort Concho between 1869 and 1885 with the famed 10th Cavalry having its headquarters at Fort Concho between 1875 and 1882. Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Ronnie D Hawkins Jr, president of Angelo State University, will give the program at the memorial at 5:30 p.m., followed by an opportunity to view the fort's Buffalo Soldier exhibits across the street in Barracks 1. The event is free to all. For more information, call Fort Concho at 325-481-2646. More: Debris collection beginning in San Angelo More: San Angelo woman arrested, charged with murder in fentanyl overdose death This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: Fort Concho to host Western heritage events in July