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Western Folklife Center at Trailing of the Sheep |
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Tickets to National Cowboy Poetry Gathering on Sale |
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 Tickets to the 25th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, January 24 to 31, 2009, are now on sale to the general public. The Silver Anniversary of the Gathering will be a grand reunion of cowboy poets and musicians from 25 years of Elko performances. Click here for more information and a complete brochure of all the 2009 ticketed shows and workshops. Click here or on the blue button at the left to purchase tickets. Visit our membership section to join the Western Folklife Center: ticket sales to members begin one month before the general public.
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Poetry Nights in Elko on Ranch Rhymes |
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 Photo by Kevin Martini-Fuller
As we continue to explore poems and music inspired by the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, this week on our Ranch Rhymes podcast, we feature a Chuck Powell recitation of a poem by Randy Hamill, "What is a Cowboy Poet?" followed by John Hollis' original song, "Elko Nights," both recorded in Elko at the 1999 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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Elko's Cowboy Poets are Going to Reno |
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 Photo by Bill Watts
For the first time in its 25-year history and in celebration of its Silver Anniversary, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is taking two of its perennial favorite performers to Reno: Paul Zarzyski and Wylie & The Wild West will appear at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, for a special one-night-only performance. Read more.
Tickets are $10, $30 or $50 and can be purchased in advance at www.pioneercenter.com, by phone at 775-686-6600 or in person at the Pioneer Center Box Office, 255 E. Plumb Lane in Reno, and at the door prior to the performance. A limited number of tickets are still available at Shepler's Western Wear, 255 E. Plumb Lane in Reno. Click here to view the poster.
For a special VIP sneak preview, attend our fundraising event prior to the public performance: meet the performers and enjoy a short private performance while sampling hors' d'oeuvres and cocktails. Passes to this VIP event are available in limited quantities for $250. Contact Marianne Gellman at 888-880-5885 or
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