We're a big believer in supporting our community. Throughout the year, we stay involved with lots of truly wonderful charities and local organizations that help make our area a better place to live, like the West Texas Boy’s Ranch, Meals for the Elderly, the West Texas Rehab Center, the San Angelo Coalition of Police, Toys for Tots, and just about every local school, church, and hospital.
Well, this Saturday, May 11, Family PowerSports is proud to help sponsor another great local institution in San Angelo: the Simply Texas Blues Festival.
Now in its 5th year of existence, the Simply Texas Blues Festival is a guitar strumming, bass thumping, harmonica blowing, sax wailing, piano playing, vocal celebration of what the blues is all about, put on by the San Angelo Blues Society. If you've never been, go. The Simply Texas Blues Festival is free to the public and it lasts all day long. You can show off your ride, drink some beer, eat some delicious food, and hear some amazing blues music.
Here's a quick breakdown of the events:
8:00 AM, McDonald’s Biker Breakfast
8:30 AM, Blessing of the Bikes
9:30 AM, Opening Ceremonies
–Welcome, Pledge, Invocation, National Anthem – Opening entertainment
10:00 AM - 12:40 PM, Lots of Local Blues Bands
Introduction of Sponsors and Scholarship Recipients and Judges Lunch
(Sponsors & Scholarship, 12:45 –1:00 and Ft.Concho Elem. Band 1:00 -1:15)
1:20 - 5:50 PM, Blues Bands
6:00 PM, Winners of Car, Bike Show & Cookoff
6:30 PM, Intro of Judges & Winners Announced
6:40 - 7:10 PM, Solo/Duo Winner
7:15 - 7:45 PM, Band Winner
8:00 - 9:30 PM, Samantha Fish
9:45 - 11:15 PM, Carolyn Wonderland
The Simply Texas Blues Festival doesn't come around every other weekend. You need to experience this thing for yourself, this Saturday, May 11th, at the 200 Block of Oakes Street in historic downtown San Angelo.
Hope to see you out there!
-The Blog "Rider"
