40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

The 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering—Be the Poem. Be the Song.
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Ginger Manley

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9:00am PST

The Spirit of Place Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomPatricia Frolander

7:00pm PST

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

9:30am PST

Keynote Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumPainted Horse • Gail Steiger • Chief Phillip Whiteman Jr.

12:15pm PST

The Bull Got Out Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomYvonne Hollenbeck • Katie McCall-Owen • Andy Nelson • Tom Sharpe

1:00pm PST

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

6:00pm PST

Cowboy Schoolin' Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumDoris Daley • Pipp Gillette & Lloyd Wright • Hot Club of Cowtown • Sourdough Slim & Robert Armstrong

9:00am PST

The Little Things Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomDW Groethe • Betty Lynne McCarthy • Henry Real Bird • Sandy Seaton Sallee

10:30am PST

Test Our Mettle Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterMaria Lisa Eastman • Lara Manzanares • M.L. Smoker • Jessie Veeder

12:00pm PST

Just a Little Misunderstood Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomDakota Holdaway • Melanie LaRue • Katie McCall-Owen

1:00pm PST

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

1:15pm PST

Grace & Grit Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomMaria Lisa Eastman • Patricia Frolander • Betty Lynne McCarthy • Sandy Seaton Sallee

1:30pm PST

Yvonne Hollenbeck Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterYvonne Hollenbeck

8:00pm PST

Get Ridin', When You Get the Blues Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumBuffalo Kin • Dom Flemons • Andy Hedges • Jessie Veeder

9:00am PST

Growing Up at the Gathering Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomRiata Brown • Brenn Hill • Terri McCall Knight • Katie McCall-Owen • Chaz Mitchell Doris Daley Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomDoris Daley

4:00pm PST

It Didn't Seem Funny at the Time Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomBill Lowman • Annie Mackenzie • Betty Lynne McCarthy • Andy Nelson

6:00pm PST

I Held You as a Pup Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterAdrian Brannan • Dick Gibford • Dave & Tris Munsick • Jessie Veeder