LBJ Museum Benefit Gala is set for January

The board of directors of the LBJ Museum of San Marcos stated that they are excited to announce that Douglas Brinkley will be the featured speaker at the 2024 LBJ Museum Benefit Gala scheduled for Saturday, January 20, 2024.

According to a press relsease, this is the primary fundraising event for the Museum. The gala will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the LBJ Student Center at Texas State University. Besides a wonderful evening with good food, visiting with friends and new acquaintances, there will be a silent auction with some amazing offerings all benefiting the museum.

The highlight of the evening will be the presentation by Douglas Brinkley, U.S. Presidential Historian. He is the KatherineTsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and professor of History at Rice University, a CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Brinkley has received seven honorary doctorates in American Studies.

In addition he works in many capacities in the world of public history, including for boards, museums, colleges, and historical societies. Six of his books were named New York Times “Notable Books of the Year” and seven became New York Times bestsellers. Brinkley’s latest book Silent Spring Revolution will be available at the event.

Individual tickets are $80 and table sponsorship for eight is $600. Visit our website at lbjmuseum.com/ events/2024 for additional sponsorships and benefits or to purchase tickets. We are pleased to announce that HEB is once again a Presidential Sponsor of the event and joining HEB as a Congressional Sponsor is Ozona Bank and the LBJ Debate Society at Texas State University.

To date, silent auction donations from area businesses include: Kissing Tree Golf Course, Club Carwash, Douglas-Smith Soap Company, Plum Creek Golf Course, Cardinal Framing, LBJ Presidential Library, The Wimberley Players, Capital Cruises, James Avery Artisan Jewelry and Lady Bird Wildflower Center and State Sen. Judith Zaffirini. Donors to the Dining Adventure include: from San Marcos: the Root Cellar Cafe, Cafe on the Square, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, San Marcos BBQ, Casa Maria Restaurant Bar & Bakery, Ivar’s River Pub, Chuy’s Tex-Mex, Black’s BBQ, Grin’s Restaurant, Jorge’s Mexican Restaurant, Industry, Tarbox & Brown and Texas Roadhouse Steakhouse. Supporting the LBJ Museum from surrounding areas are Hermanos Taqueria & Bakery in Martindale, Schulze's Pit Room in Sequin and BJ’s Restaurant in New Braunfels.

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum located on the Courthouse Square is entering its 18th year. The museum commemorates the formative role LBJ’s years as a college student and school teacher played in the landmark Great Society legislation he passed as the 36th president of the United Stats between November 1963 to January 1969.

The museum is free to the public and is open Thursday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.