40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

The 40th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering—Be the Poem. Be the Song.
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9:30am PST

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

1:45pm PST

Between the Silences Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomMaria Lisa Eastman • Amy Hale • Henry Real Bird • M.L. Smoker

4:00pm PST

Wild Women Elko High School Performing Arts Building - AuditoriumJuni Fisher • Patricia Frolander • Amy Hale • Kristyn Harris

6:00pm PST

Class of '85 & That Other Guy Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterDick Gibford • Ross Knox • Waddie Mitchell • Gail Steiger

9:00am PST

Celebrating Landscapes of the West Western Folklife Center - G Three Bar TheaterAmy Hale • Matt Robertson • Dick Warwick • Wylie & the Wild West The Lost Cowboy Elko Convention Center - Turquoise RoomGail Steiger • J.B. Zielke

12:00pm PST

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

2:15pm PST

Cow Sense Elko Conference Center - Ruby Mountain BallroomVenessa Carpenter • Amy Hale • Trinity Seely

6:00pm PST

Cohorts & Collaborators Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumJuni Fisher • Pipp Gillette & Lloyd Wright • Andy Hedges • Brenn Hill • Waddie Mitchell • Trinity Seely • Dave Stamey • Gail Steiger

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

8:00pm PST

Cow Trails & Cowboy Tales Elko Convention Center - AuditoriumDom Flemons • Ross Knox • Matt Robertson • Trinity Seely • Gail Steiger