The band Breckenridge will entertain March 26 at the Gone to Texas Gala.

DALLAS _ Dallas Heritage Village will host its 7^th Annual Gone To Texas Gala, the largest fundraiser for Dallas Heritage Village, at 7 p.m. March 26 at Eddie Deen’s Ranch, 944 South Lamar St. 

 The annual event provides funds for hands-on history programs for area school children and tourists at the museum, located at Old City Park.  Annually, more than 25,000 school children participate in education programs at Dallas Heritage Village each year. 

“Leave your tux at home, grab your boots and enjoy an evening of big Texas fun for a good cause,” said Don Baynham, event chair and chairman-elect of the board at Dallas Heritage Village.   “We’ll have a Texas-style feast form Eddie Deen, boot scootin’ music by local Breckenridge Band and line dancing lessons from Millennium Dancers.” 

The evening will also include silent and live auctions, featuring a set of four tickets to game three of the World Series plus jewelry from Bachendorf’s and trips to San Miguel Allende, New Orleans, and Santa Fe.

“Gone To Texas” is named in honor of the 19th century Southerners who moved to a land of better opportunity.  Upon departure, they marked their front doors with “GTT” to announce they had gone to Texas.

Ticket prices start at $175 and are available for purchase online at www.dallasheritagevillage.org or by contacting Nancy Farina at 214-421-8468.   Underwriting opportunities are available from $3,500 to $15,000.   Tickets should be purchased by March 18, an they will not be sold at the door.

Dallas Heritage Village depicts life in Dallas from 1840 to 1910 with its 38 historic structures, including a log cabin, a Victorian Main Street and an 1861 farmstead. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.  For more information about the museum, go to http://wwwdallasheritagevillage.org or call 214-421-5141.

Don Baynham will trade his tuxedo for western wear when he chairs the Gone to Texas Gala.

Walt Garrison, always a cowboy

Cowboy fans of all types will want to be at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas on March 5th for the Saddles in the City Gala.

Those who like football-playing Cowboys will be happy to learn former Dallas Cowboy fullback Walt Garrison will be there as honorary chair. Those cowboys who prefer horses will be happy to raise money for The Texas Horse Park, an equestrian center currently under development south of downtown Dallas. 

Guests can expect barbecue, boot scootin’ and auctions as big as Texas. Auction items will include a half-Arabian hunter pleasure gelding, dinner for eight at Garrison’s ranch, custom Cowboy boots, fine art and luxurious jewelry.

Tickets cost $100 per person, with proceeds benefiting the 600-acre equestrian facility which will be a part of the Trinity River Project. Reservations can be made by contacting 214-269-5699 or by visiting the Web site at www.texashorsepark.com.