2009 Performances

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29th Annual Harvest Fair
An Old West Festival for the Whole Family

November 7 & 8
November 14 & 15, 2009
San Bernardino, California

Harvest Fair is two exciting fun-filled weekends of Old West Re-enactments, Old West history, live entertainment, vendors, food, and excitement. The Harvest Fair is a benefit for the CID (Center for Individual Development) of San Bernardino, California, supporting therapeutic recreational programs for people with disabilities. 

http://www.harvestfair.net/index.html


"29th Annual Harvest Festival" at San Bernardino, California.  Photograph by P'lette Tcherkasky.
Tumbleweed Stage at San Bernardino Harvest Festival, 2009.


2010 Performances

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Naugatuck River Review presents and AWP offsite event:
Poetry Reading
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 
8:00 pm
     

The Mercury Cafe
2199 California Street  
Denver, Colorado


Featured Poets include:
Lana Ayers                                 Carol Willette Bachofner                     Caleb Barber
Shaindel Beers                           Allen Braden                                         Laurie Junkins
Christina Lovin                          Terry Lucas                                            Marie-Elizabeth Mali
Keith Leonard                            Leslea Newman                                     Melinda Palacio
Wendy Gren Simpson               Derek Sheffield                                      Jeff Streeby
Pamela Uschuk                           Ellen Waterston

Hosted by Lori Desrosiers, Managing Editor, Naugatuck River Review 
Photo from Link below: 
www.naugatuckriverreview.com

 

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Association of Writers and Writing Programs

2010 Annual Conference & Bookfair
April 7-10, 2010
Denver, Colorado
Hyatt Regency Denver & Colorado Convention Center

A Rattle Reading: Cowboy & Western Poetry
Description: The image of the cowboy has long been mythologized, and so, too, has the image of the cowboy poem. Modern cowboy and western poetry is as complicated and eclectic as the modern cowboy--there are plenty of appearances by cattle and corrals, but topics range from love and politics to ecology and philosophy. And while some of the poems speak in meter and rhyme, plenty of others roam wild and free. Six diverse poets from Rattle's Tribute to Cowboy and Western Poetry perform their work.
Participants: Jeff Streeby, JV Brummels, Donald Williams, Lisa Lewis, David Romtvedt, Joshua Dolezal
(Photo from link below)

http://www.awpwriter.org/conference/2010sched.php

 

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Virginia City Cowboy Poetry Gathering

June 26, 2010
Virginia City, Montana

 2011 Performances

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We don't  "support or celebrate the cowboy culture" we ARE cowboy culture!
Texas Crossroads Cowboy Poetry Gathering
February 4, 5, 6, 2011
Van Horn Special Events Center
Van Horn, Texas
http://texascrossroadscowboypoetry.org/entertainers.html 

 

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Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Spring, 2011
Alpine, Texas
Sul Ross State University

Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering
The oldest cowboy poetry gathering in Texas brings poets and listeners to Alpine every February to enjoy chuck wagon cooking, blacksmithing, exhibitions of western art and custom cowboy gear, musical performances, and readings by select cowboy poets. www.cowboy-poetry.org 
(text and photo from http://bigbendtexasmountains.com/communities/alpine/ )
 
2011 details coming soon.