A Night in Mexico: The Bryan Museum GALA 2022

You are invited to An Evening at The Bryan’s

Saturday, March 26 | 6:00 – 10:00 P.M.

Honoring Trinidad Mendenhall Philanthropist and Co-founder of Fiesta Mart, Inc.

Gourmet Mexican Cuisine Silent and Live Auctions Recommended Attire: Mexican Formal Valet Parking

All proceeds from the event support the education and outreach programs of The Bryan Museum.

The Buck’ N Ball Award The Buck n’ Ball Award recognizes distinguished individuals with roots in the American West who have demonstrated extraordinary resolve and history-changing achievement in their careers.

The History: The award pays homage to an unknown Texan who showed incredible tenacity and determination during the Texas Revolution (1835-1836). Relentless rains caused Texas roads to fill with mud as Antonio López de Santa Anna led his Mexican Army into the region to punish rebelling Texans. Throngs of panicked residents began to flee east, among them a wagon carrying a mother and two daughters became stuck in a muddy rut in the road. Other evacuees passed the bogged down vehicle in their haste, but Emily Austin Bryan and her family stopped to lend a hand. After unsuccessfully digging around the wheels of the entrenched wagon, Bryan proposed attaching her own mules to the vehicle in an effort to pull it from the mud. The fierce woman declined the offer. Thanking Bryan for her efforts, she determinedly drew out a bullwhip, cracked it over the heads of her own team and cried, “Rise up Buck and Ball and do your best.” And so, they did and the lady was able to continue on her journey to safety.

Generations of Bryan family members have used the phrase “Rise up Buck and Ball and do your best” and the memory of this remarkable Texas woman as a rallying cry in challenging times. Designed by the founder of The Bryan Museum, J.P. Bryan, and sculpted by local artist, Doug McLean, this award pays tribute to like-minded pioneers of today.

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FridayMarch March25 25| |6:30 6:30p.m. p.m.

Friday

$100,000 Title Sponsor • Head table for 12 and invitation to Friday VIP experience with Billy Gibbons for you and all your guests • Recognition as Title Sponsor on all Gala promotional materials and Museum website • Company logo projected at event and on Museum exterior • Sponsor recognition of Special Exhibit celebrating the history and music of Billy Gibbons.

• Verbal recognition during program • Premier champagne preset at your table and personal butler service • Corporate Membership to The Bryan Museum for one year • Recognition in The Bryan Museum’s Annual Report $50,000 Presenting Sponsor • Prominent table for 12 and invitation to Friday VIP experience with Billy Gibbons for you and all your guests • Recognition as Presenting Sponsor and logo inclusion on all Gala promotional materials and Museum website

• Presenting sponsor of the Museum’s Hidden Histories lectures in 2022 • Verbal recognition during program • Personal butler service • Corporate Membership to The Bryan Museum for one year • Recognition in The Bryan Museum’s Annual Report $25,000 Archer Sponsor (Limited Availability) • Preferred table for 10* and invitation to Friday VIP experience with Billy Gibbons for you and all your guests • Name/Logo on all Gala promotional materials and Museum website • Sponsorship of one Museum collection piece of your choice • One Archer Membership to The Bryan Museum for one year • Recognition in The Bryan Museum’s Annual Report $10,000 Empresario Sponsor • Table for 10* • Logo on all GALA marketing materials and Museum website

• One Empresario Membership to The Bryan Museum for one year • Recognition in The Bryan Museum’s Annual Report $5,000 Alcade Sponsor • GALA Tickets for 4 • Name/Logo on all GALA marketing materials and Museum website • One Alcade Membership to The Bryan Museum for one year • Recognition in The Bryan Museum’s Annual Report Underwriting Opportunities • $5,000 – Program (Back Cover ) • $5,000 – Valet (Sponsor name displayed at drop-off and pick-up) • $5,000 – Signature cocktail (create and name the drink!)

• $2,500- Named Bar – (3 available) • $2,500 – Welcome Champagne • $2,500 – Flowers • $2,500 – Cigar Bar • $2,500 – Logo on Napkins

Individual Tickets March 25 – Friday Night Kick Off Celebration with Billy Gibbons – $750 Each (Limited Availability) March 26 – Individual Tickets -$1,000 Each (Limited Availability) Butler Service available for any table for $500 Auction Items will be available for preview online and proxy bidding.

For additional information contact MaryLou@thebryanmuseum.org or by phone (409) 220-3223

Gala Co-Chairs Andrea and John Bryan Tiffany and David Montgomery

Auction Co-Chairs Kate and Jim Lykes Tissy and Rusty Hardin

2020 Gala Co-Chairs Jeffrey and Marc Hill Jolyn and Russell Scheirman

Sponsors $100,000 Title Sponsor (Table for 12) $50,000 Presenting Sponsor (Table for 12) $25,000 Archer Sponsor (Table for 10) $10,000 Archer Sponsor (Table for 10) $5,000 Archer Sponsor (Tickets for 4) $500 ADD-ON | Butler Service (Available for any table) Underwriting $5,000 – Program (Back Cover ) $5,000 – Valet (Sponsor name displayed at drop-off and pick-up) $5,000 – Signature cocktail (create and name the drink!) $2,500 - Named Bar – (3 available) $2,500 – Welcome Champagne $2,500 – Flowers $2,500 – Cigar Bar $2,500 – Logo on Napkins Individual tickets may be available at $750 each for Friday March 25 – Friday Night Kick Off Celebration with Billy Gibbons and March 26 –-$1,000 Each. These will only be sold on a case per case basis through contacting Mary Lou Hollender after January 31, 2022, and dependent on space availability after sponsorship opportunities have been filled.

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Please contact Development at (409) 497- 4614 to provide your guest list or via email to marylou@thebryanmuseum.org