March 2008 event listings for San Angelo

Arts & entertainment listings from our editors.

Museums/Galleries

SAN ANGELO MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS Thru Mar 30: Moments in Nature—this showcase of paintings by Houston artist Dixie Friend Gay comprises more than twenty landscapes. Open Tue–Sat 10–4, Sun 1–4. Gen adm $2, senior citizens and children 12 & under $1, military, museum members, ASU & SAISD students free. samfa.org 1 Love (325-653-3333). [map] +

Other Events

REPUBLIC OF TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION Snap open a can of Lone Star and pull back your sleeve to display that bluebonnet tattoo on your bicep: It’s time to show off your Texas spirit in all of its glory. Commemorate Texas Independence Day (that’s the day—March 2, 1836—that the Republic of Texas broke away from Mexico) by browsing the Texas Rangers traveling museum, revving your engine in the motorcycle and car show, taste testing the entries in the chili and barbecue cook offs, and watching historical re-enactments. Thru Mar 2. Call for schedule & prices. rot-idc.com El Paseo de Santa Angela Park, 20 E. Avenue D (325-653-6519). [map] Variable.