Have plans this Saturday (10/16)? If you are free, why not quote rock out unqoute with Centro-matic in beautiful Goldthwaite, Texas? There will be free music, camping, beer and BBQ; not to mention a great selection of prizes donated to a silent auction. It’s all to benefit a children’s charity, New Horizons. Please do come on out, partake in some good times, and donate what you can to a worthy cause.
For the past 40 years, New Horizons (non-profit 501 (c) (3)) has provided specialized treatment and care to children who have often suffered from sexual, physical and/or emotional abuse. From a 150 acre ranch in Goldthwaite, to regional programs in Abilene, Brownwood, Wichita Falls, Midland and other Central Texas counties, New Horizons provides a full spectrum of care including residential treatment, emergency placement, foster care and family preservation. www.newhorizonsinc.com
If you wanna come out, just show up. No ticket is required. Directions are posted below, and please drop the organizers an email with any questions you might have: goldthwaitemusicfest@hotmail.com
Donations are wonderful, but not mandatory.
Here’s a little information from the event’s organizers:
2nd Annual Goldthwaite Music Fest
The event’s Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104771186253309
Music Schedule:
12:00 – The Angelus
1:00 – Burgess Meredith
2:00 – Zapruder Sequence
3:00 – J.Charles And The Trainrobbers
4:00 – The Naptime Shake
6:00 – Matthew And The Arrogant Sea
8:00 – The Lemurs
10:00 – Centro-matic
with DJ Dirty Cha-cha spinning great tunes between sets
Silent Auction Items (so far…)
* 2 round-trip Southwest Airlines tickets
* SXSW – 2 Film Badges
* Autographed Guitar- Monsters of Folk (M.Ward, Jim James, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and
Will Johnson)
* Autographed football – 3 NFL players – Tim Brown – Heisman Trophy winner, Rickey Dixon – Jim Thorpe Award Winner, and Frank Harris
* Blackberry Phones
* Waterloo Records – CDs
* Good Records- Gift Certificate
* Electric Guitar
* Autographed Guitar, CD & Picture – Pat Green
* Bombat Washers – washer set
* Framed Eric Clapton picture – A Moment in Time Photography
* Idle Rich Gift Basket – 2 $50 gift certificates & Chimay Beer
* The Belmont Hotel Dallas – $50 gift certificate to Smoke Restaurant
* Amanda Wood Belt Buckle
* Wine Basket
….AND MORE!!!!
Texas Monthly featured poster artist, Dirk Fowler, has again agreed to design hand-signed and numbered letter press posters to commemorate the event and will be available. Dirk’s work can be seen at f2-designcom.
We are also providing free bbq and have secured Real Ale Brewing, Atomic Moss and Franconia Brewing Company as our beer sponsors.
**T-Shirts & Koozies designed by Marc Ferrino!
Location:
Here is the address you can use to pull up directions on Google Maps or to input to your GPS phones, devices, etc: 140 CR 327, Goldthwaite, TX 76844
We found that using the address above in Google maps will direct you to Bootjack Ranch. There are several ways other ways to get to the Ranch, depending on your origination.  As such, please be aware that most of the County Roads (CR) are “dirt†roads. GPS devices may plot the shortest route, which can include several county roads. The “farm to market†or “ranch Roads†are usually paved roads.
On Google Maps you will see ranch road 572 (I think also referred to as FM 572). If you can get to 572 (paved road) then you will only have less than 1 mile of dirt road driving if you take CR 327 from 572. Hope this doesn’t confuse everyone.
We recommend you give yourselves plenty of time to get to the ranch in case you get lost. Try to make your way into Goldthwaite and stop at the Exxon: 1418 Fisher Street, Goldthwaite, TX 76844 /Ranch Road 574. (325) 648-3020
It is across the intersection from The Redbud Inn. We will drop-off directions to the station and they should be able to give you directions from that location if necessary.
Ranch Property Rules:
We encourage everyone in attendance to camp at the ranch. It’s a very spacious, clean, and beautiful ranch. The owners of the ranch are very supportive and accommodating to this benefit. We ask that everyone be good stewards of the property and not litter or start unsanctioned fires. A fire pit will be available after the festivities if necessary. We also ask everyone to be considerate to the family who lives at the ranch house and the other families who will be camping and refrain from loud car stereos during the late night hours. We will have a separate camping area for families. To those bringing children, although we will have activities that are kid-friendly, we are unable to provide babysitting for the children in attendance. We ask parents to supervise their own children.