40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

The 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering—Be the Poem. Be the Song.
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9:00am PST

Wiegand Gallery & Gift Shop

9:00am PST

Wiegand Gallery & Gift Shop

9:00am PST

Badger Clark: Poet Among the Pines Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar Theater Wiegand Gallery & Gift Shop

10:15am PST

Learning From the Land: Women in Ranching Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar Theater

10:30am PST

Story Time Elko County MybraryDarrell Holden

10:45am PST

Indian Relay Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar Theater

12:00pm PST

First Came Collaboration: Managing for Riparia Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar Theater

12:30pm PST

Cowboys Without Borders Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar Theater

2:15pm PST

Bring Them Home Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar Theater

TBA

Between Grass & Sky: Rhythms of a Cowboy Poem Western Folklife Center - Wiegand Gallery

9:00am PST

Wiegand Gallery & Gift Shop

11:00am PST

Why the Cowboy Sings Western Folklife Center - Black Box Theater

12:15pm PST

Cowboy Poets Western Folklife Center - Black Box Theater

1:30pm PST

Deep West & Ranch Communications Western Folklife Center - Black Box Theater

3:00pm PST

Semblances Western Folklife Center - Wiegand GallerySean Sexton

5:30pm PST

Young Buckaroo Open Mic Signups Elko Convention Center - Turquoise Room

6:15pm PST

Young Buckaroo Open Mic Elko Convention Center - Turquoise Room

10:00pm PST

Saloon Session: Jessie Veeder Western Folklife Center - Pioneer SaloonJessie Veeder

9:00am PST

Wiegand Gallery & Gift Shop

12:00pm PST

Cowboy Connections Great Basin College - Greenhaw Tech Arts Room 130 (Bldg 8 on map)Gail Steiger

12:30pm PST

Deep West & Ranch Communications Western Folklife Center - Black Box Theater

2:00pm PST

Don Weller Western Folklife Center - Wiegand GalleryDon Weller

2:45pm PST

Cowboy Poets Western Folklife Center - Black Box Theater

4:00pm PST

Why the Cowboy Sings Western Folklife Center - Black Box Theater

10:00pm PST

Saloon Session: Matt Robertson Western Folklife Center - Pioneer SaloonMatt Robertson

9:00am PST

Why the Cowboy Sings Western Folklife Center - Black Box Theater Creeks & Communities Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterSteve Boies • Kathryn Dyer • Agee Smith • Sherman Swanson Wiegand Gallery & Gift Shop

10:15am PST

Cowboy Poets Western Folklife Center - Black Box Theater

11:30am PST

Deep West & Ranch Communications Western Folklife Center - Black Box Theater

2:00pm PST

Rancher-to-Rancher—Interactive, Entertaining, Regenerative Rangeland Management Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterBuffalo Kin • Amy Hale • Lara Manzanares • Henry Real Bird • Brigid & Johnny Reedy • Kent Reeves • Sean Sexton

9:30pm PST

Saloon Session: Sam Platts & the Plainsmen Western Folklife Center - Pioneer SaloonSam Platts & the Plainsmen

10:30pm PST

Open Jam Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar Theater