40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

The 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering—Be the Poem. Be the Song.
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Barry & Cathy

7:00pm PST

Kicking Up a Ruckus Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumYvonne Hollenbeck • Dave Stamey • Wylie & the Wild West

11:00am PST

Andy Hedges Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain Music StageAndy Hedges Have I Told You About My Horse Elko High School Performing Arts Building - AuditoriumMaria Lisa Eastman • Doug Figgs • Dakota Holdaway • Jarle Kvale

1:00pm PST

Crittering Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumDW Groethe • Darrell Holden • Betty Lynne McCarthy • Jonathan Odermann • Dick Warwick

2:45pm PST

Thrown but Not Broken Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterMarleen Bussma • Jarle Kvale • Kye Rieff • Sandy Seaton Sallee

3:15pm PST

Sterling Drake Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain Music StageSterling Drake

8:30am PST

Music Open Mic Signups Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain Music Stage

9:00am PST

The Lost Cowboy Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomGail Steiger • J.B. Zielke

10:30am PST

Nature Calls Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomDick Gibford • Jonathan Odermann • Kye Rieff • Jake Riley

12:00pm PST

Michael Martin Murphey Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterMichael Martin Murphey

1:00pm PST

Cattle Calling & Mountain Hollering Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumGary & Kurin Haleamau • Kristyn Harris • Wylie & the Wild West

1:00pm PST

Ranch Family Show Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumJuni Fisher • Brenn Hill • Andy Nelson • Kye Rieff • Sandy Seaton Sallee

6:00pm PST

Bellyaches & Heartbreaks-A Humor Show? Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumDoug Figgs • Yvonne Hollenbeck • Jarle Kvale • Jake Riley • R.P. Smith