Bosque Arts Center’s Big Event turns 40

  • The all-volunteer Bosque Band performed throughout the day at the first Big Event held March 28, 1982. Pictured at right conducting is Clifton Band Director Larry Snider. Photo Courtesy of the BAC Scrapbook
    The all-volunteer Bosque Band performed throughout the day at the first Big Event held March 28, 1982. Pictured at right conducting is Clifton Band Director Larry Snider. Photo Courtesy of the BAC Scrapbook
  • A large crowd gathers for the live auction at the first Big Event on March 28, 1982. This is the Tin Building Theatre before it was finished out with dropped ceiling, stage, or central heating and air. Photo Courtesy of the BAC Scrapbook
    A large crowd gathers for the live auction at the first Big Event on March 28, 1982. This is the Tin Building Theatre before it was finished out with dropped ceiling, stage, or central heating and air. Photo Courtesy of the BAC Scrapbook
The Bosque Arts Center was chartered in 1981 and this year marks the 40th anniversary of its annual “Big Event,” the sole fundraiser which has helped transform the non-profit fine arts organization into an acclaimed cultural oasis for young and old alike deep in the heart of rural Central Texas. The Bosque Arts Center was formally dedicated in Clifton on September 7, 1981, as the Bosque County…

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