Spindletop/Gladys City Museum to host Black Gold Bash
September 21, 2020 | by Troy Gray
The Spindletop/Gladys City Museum will present the “Black Gold Bash,” an outdoor festival celebrating the birth of the oil industry on Sat., Oct. 10 on the museum grounds. Activities suitable for all ages will include presentation of winners in the photography contest, multiple blowings of the gusher, gun fights, live re-enactors in the town’s shops, printing demonstrations and turn of the century children’s activities.
One of the outstanding activities of the day will be the “battle of the bots,” a live robotics competition
featuring robots built by contestants from throughout Southeast Texas and Houston.
All appropriate safety precautions including social distancing will be observed and the open-air nature of the event will add to the enjoyment of the day. Activities will begin at 10 a.m., and the first gusher will blow at 10:30 a.m. The Battle of the Bots will take place at 1 p.m. A craft beer tasting will begin at 5 p.m. The day will conclude with a final gusher at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Anyone who wants participate in either of the contests - the Battle Robot competition or the photography contest, should contact the museum to sign up. Booths for businesses and non-are available for $40 and $20, respectively. can contact the museum. The museum is also accepting donation online, at https://www.lamar.edu/spindletop-gladys-city/ways-to-give.html.
The Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum is located on the corner of Jimmy Simmons Boulevard and Cardinal Drive on the Lamar University campus. For more information, please call 409-880-1750 or visit www.spindletop.org.
One of the outstanding activities of the day will be the “battle of the bots,” a live robotics competition
featuring robots built by contestants from throughout Southeast Texas and Houston. All appropriate safety precautions including social distancing will be observed and the open-air nature of the event will add to the enjoyment of the day. Activities will begin at 10 a.m., and the first gusher will blow at 10:30 a.m. The Battle of the Bots will take place at 1 p.m. A craft beer tasting will begin at 5 p.m. The day will conclude with a final gusher at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Anyone who wants participate in either of the contests - the Battle Robot competition or the photography contest, should contact the museum to sign up. Booths for businesses and non-are available for $40 and $20, respectively. can contact the museum. The museum is also accepting donation online, at https://www.lamar.edu/spindletop-gladys-city/ways-to-give.html.
The Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum is located on the corner of Jimmy Simmons Boulevard and Cardinal Drive on the Lamar University campus. For more information, please call 409-880-1750 or visit www.spindletop.org.