Everything You Need to Know about the 2013 Fandangle
# 2 Railroad St. Albany, Texas 76430 (325)762-3838 e-mail:
Dates for the 75th FortGriffinFandangle are June 20-21-22 & June 27-28-29
Gate opens: 7:30.The show starts at dusk-about 8:45 pm. FANDANGLE PARADE: Saturday, June 22- 5 p.m..
FortGriffin FandangleTicket Prices: $20.00 Box Seats $15 $10 Reserved
All seats are reserved. Payment must accompany all ticket orders. We accept cash, personal check, MC, Visa or Discover. There is a 20% discount on 20 or more. All Military- ½ price. Ticket refunds will be issued only when tickets are turned in to the Fandangle office 24 hours prior to the performance so we can try to resell them. No refunds will be issued for tickets not resold or turned in to the office or theatre. Check the web for seating chart. All boxes are for 4, 6 or 8 seats only.
Calliope Concert each night at the Prairie Theater @ 8 p.m by Louann George, Musical Director of Fandangle!
LOOK AT ALL THE FUN ACTIVITIES ON FANDANGLE DAYS:
Prairie Star BBQ Brigadewill be serving fantastic chuck wagon meals at our new venue: stroll down to the downtown park (next to the Albany Visitor’s Center/Fandangle office on the main street). You will love the shade, the beautiful water fountainwhile munching on the new expanded menu for supper: brisket, sausage, coleslaw, beans, okra gumbo, corn on the cob, BBQ sauce, relish, bread, tea and apple cobbler! You will not want to miss it!
Supper is served 5-8 p.m. Adults: $12 Children 10 & under: $7.50
Lunch will be served: 11-1 pm.Enjoy a BBQ sandwich, fixins, chips, drink and cookie all for $7.50.Brisket will be sold by the lb and take-out dinners available. After supper, bring your own chair to enjoy live music!
FortGriffinState Historic Site:located 15 miles north of Albany, presents living histories daily and tours of the old fort. Also see the Official Longhorn Herd of the State of Texas. RV facilities and tent space may be available.
Two for one admission with Fandangle ticket. For more info: call 325-762-3592 or e-mail: .
Daily: Longhorns on the Courthouse Square.
Will C Cradduck, Ph D -Manager of the State of Texas Longhorn Herd
Albany’s unique specialty shops are open late on performance days. These shops feature a wide variety ofspecialty merchandise-antiques, collectibles, local & regional history books, arts & crafts,apparel & accessories, western wear, outdoor outfitters & Old Fashioned Soda Fountain, etc. Be sure to allow time to stroll downtown!
THE OLD JAIL ART CENTER, a critically acclaimed art museum, is located in the original county jail. View a local history video about Robert Nail, the writer and first director of Fandangle. See the fabulous permanent collection that includes such artists as Pablo Picasso, Renoir, Rembrandt, Toulouse-Lautrec and Modigliani. Also enjoy the incredible Pre-Columbian art and unique Sallie Reynolds Matthews Cowboy Room. NO CHARGE. Contact the OldJailArtCenter by
e-mail: or call 325-762-2269 Visit the Website:
The really“cool” Icehouse Restaurant & Cantina serves a Cowboy Breakfast onFriday & Saturday mornings only. June 21-22-28-29: From 7-10 a.m. Eat like real cowboys at the chuck wagon
behind the restaurant. Incredible Buffet: Adult prices are: $10 Children under 8: $5
Also, at the Icehouse Cantina, listen toLIVE MUSIC by: “TWISTED COUNTRY”
Call for more information: 325-762-EATS. No Cover Charge!
Quilt@WHITNEYTHEATER EVERY DAY 3-8 PM (ACROSS FROM THE COURTHOUSE)
“LIVE AT THE AZTEC” THEATER EVERY AFTERNOON 5:15-6:15PM (except for Parade Day-see below)
Always great stuff going on forFREE! Enjoy the beautifully restored Aztec Theater & get out of the heat!
The FANDANGLE “PET Parade”! Enter your llama, goldfish, Hereford, dog, bird or catdressed
up in costume. Prizes awarded. FREE! Friday, June 21 6:15 pm BankPark
Free Entertainment during the evening Prairie Star Brigade BBQ! After Dinner, bring your chair & enjoy:
****If you are an aspiring singer or picker & grinner, come to Open Mic Night!!!****
Take a nice driveto the Actual Spot of the Town of Fort Griffin? A beautiful & short 15 minute drive takes you back in time & place where you can actually walk in the same spot that Doc Holliday, Lottie Deno, & buffalo hunters roamed. See where the real Beehive Saloon stood! See the 1880’s Jail, recently restored Masonic Lodge & more! (This is a self guided tour!) For more info, check in at the Albany visitor’s center.DIRECTIONS: From Albany, go north on Hwy 283(Throckmorton Hwy). After 13.80 miles, turn left on CR 184. Go approx. ½ mile. Turn right at fork in road (where the historical markers are). Lynne & Cliff Teinert have restored many buildings at the town site at their Collins Creek Ranch.
The Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church offers beautiful concerts on their unique tracker organ.
Concerts are held on all performance days at 4:00 p.m. The tracker organ was hand built and designed.Sandy Abel is our
incredible “artist in residence”. Sandy will play patriotic, classical music and your favorite hymns.The church is also very gorgeous andcool! Free! This is a “do not” miss! ½ block from Courthouse
The brand new beautiful building across the street from MMPC, THE FEED STORE will be open for
visitors on Fandangle Days from 5-6:30 p.m. enjoy the air conditioning and lemonade!
First Christian Church will be serving Free Lemonade and Cookies on June 21-22-23 and June 28-29-30 from 3-5 p.m.
(in the basement of the church) and is across the street from the courthouse square.
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Be sure to visit other historic sites,such as the 1876 Picket House & Georgia Monument at the bank park. The Ledbetter Picket House will be open 4:00 until 7:00.The oldest home in Albany, the Jacobs House is also open.
ALSO! THE HISTORIC SHACKELFORD COUNTYCOURTHOUSE IS OPEN UNTIL 8 P.M. Go upstairs!
Restaurants
Ft Griffin General Merchandise & Beehive Saloon Icehouse Restaurant & Cantina
Pizza Pro & Albany Minit Mart Grill Biscuit Prairie Star Convenience Store Deli & Grill
Dairy Queen Los Cazadores Mexican Food Vintage Vanilla Star Emporium Donuts and Kalaches
LODGING
Albany Motor Inn & RV PARK & Hereford Motel: 1-888-5ALBANY
Deep Creek B & B 325-762-2888 The Dyess Manor: 1-800-245-5163
Bed & “Biscuit”: 325-762-3535 or 762-2085 Ann’s B & B: 325-762-3200
Stasney’s Cook Ranch: 1-888-762-2999 or 325-762-3311
RV PARK-and CAMPING @ FT GRIFFINSTATE PARK: 325-762-3592 City Park RV: 325-762-3133
Other overnight accommodations are available in Breckenridge (25 miles east of Albany)or in Abilene (I-20: 30 miles south of Albany).
(The FortGriffin Fandangle office reserves the right to changeor add to this memo.)
Please read REFUND policy on your tickets and
*We implore you to check your tickets to make sure there are no mistakes!!*
*************PLEASE READ BELOW ABOUT TICKET REFUNDS!!!**********
REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED ONLY WHEN TICKETS ARE TURNED IN TO THE FANDANGLE OFFICE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE PERFORMANCE SO WE CAN TRY TO RESELL THEM. NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED FOR TICKETS NOT TURNED IN AT THE OFFICE OR RESOLD.
RAIN POLICY************:
NO REFUNDS FOR RAIN!!! THE FANDANGLE IS PERFORMED IN RAIN AND IS SELDOM CANCELLED. WE OFFER RAINCHECKS ONLY IF A PERFORMANCE IS CANCELLED BEFORE INTERMISSION. IF CANCELLED, PATRONS MUST RETURN TICKET STUBS TO:
FANDANGLE OFFICE BOX 2017 ALBANY, TEXAS 76430
************RAINCHECKS ARE VALID FOR 6 YEARS**********
AT TIMES, WE HAVE SHORT PERIODS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS----WE WILL EITHER KEEP PERFORMING OR WILL
THE SHOW SHORTLY. BRING AN UMBRELLA JUST IN CASE and also bring your Bug Spray!
The Fort Griffin Fandangle Association is a non-profit 501-C3 Organization website: e-mail: 325-762-3838