8th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival and Symposium
at the Booth Western Art Museum
October 21 - 24, 2010

Events and times subject to change.

Admission | Schedule | Concerts | Vendors | Sponsors

ADMISSION

Adults - $10
Seniors (65 and over) - $8
Students - $7
*Groups of 15 or more - $7 per person
Children 12 & Under - $3
Booth Museum Members - FREE
Active Military with I.D. - FREE
*Must book by October 8
Concerts, Artists Workshops, and School Programs are additional fee. Please see event schedule for more information.

SCHEDULE

Map of Festival Grounds

Thursday, October 21, 2010

9:00 am – 1:00 pm: School Program – Passport to the West
Bring your students to the Booth Museum for an unforgettable Western experience.  History comes alive for students with demonstrations of wood burning, pottery making, blacksmithing, chair caning, spinning, beading, chuck wagon cooking, lye soap making, and life at a trading post. Living history performers, Jim Sawgrass, and Little Big Mountain will present programs on Native American culture for students.  This program is appropriate for grades 3 – 12. Admission is $5 for students; teachers and chaperones are free. Call 770-387-3849 to schedule your school group.

5:00 - 7:00 pm: Doc Stovall and the Tumbleweed Cowboy Band will perform in the Museum Atrium. 

5:00 – 7:00 pm: Meet featured Artist John Coleman

7:00 pm: Featured Artist Presentation

Friday, October 22, 2010

10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Artist’s Workshop with Featured Artist John Coleman.
Call 770-387-3849 for more information.

10:30 am - 4:00 pm:  Art History Lectures in the Booth Theatre  
Scholars from around the country will present their research on a variety of Western art topics. All presentations are held in the Booth Theatre, lasting approximately 90 minutes, with time for questions during each session.  This event is free for members and included in regular admission for not-yet-members.

7:00 pm: Western Concert in the Booth Ballroom featuring Belinda Gail and JIm Jones 
Tickets for the concert are $15 for non Museum members, $12 for Booth Museum members, and $10 for students.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

9:00 am – 5:00 pm: Cowboy Festival, Children’s Activities and Western Marketplace on the grounds of the Museum
Sample the wares of vendors ranging from Western art to collectibles. Enjoy entertainment throughout the day on two stages, including Western music, fast draw competitions, three performances of the Re-enactment of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and demonstrations of traditional Native American dances by the Big Mountain Family. Plus, living history encampments with demonstrations of pioneer skills from bygone days.
The Kids Corner of the Festival and Symposium will feature a variety of free activities for children. They can create a slinky snake or a hand print horse, paint the “yard art” ponies, do some calf roping and have their face painted. There will also be pony rides available for a small charge.  

2:00 pm: Riders in the Sky Matinee Concert in the Grand Theatre. Tickets are $25 for non museum members, $20 for members, and $5 for children 16 and younger.

7:00 pm: Concert in the Grand Theatre featuringRiders in the Sky.
Tickets for the concert are $25 for non Museum members and, $20 for Booth Museum members. 

Sunday, October 24, 2010

11:00 am: Cowboy Church
A non-denominational service featuring cowboy prayers and Western spiritual music.

Noon to 5:00 pm: Cowboy Festival, Children’s Activities, and Western Marketplace on the grounds of the Museum. 

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CONCERTS (back to top)

Western Concert Featuring Belinda Gail and Jim Jones
Friday, Oct. 22, 7:00 pm in the Booth Ballroom

“America’s Western Sweetheart,” Belinda Gail, and Jim Jones will entertain guests at a Western Concert on Friday, October 22, in the Booth Ballroom. Gail has been honored by the Western Music Association and the Academy of Western Artists as female Performer of the Year and as Entertainer of the Year several times over the course of her career. While working with the late Curley Musgrave, they received many awards for their vocal and writing collaboration. Jim Jones is a gifted songwriter, instrumentalist and producer. He has been named the Western Music Association’s Male Vocalist of the Year and is in much demand at festivals and gatherings throughout the West.  Additionally, Jim is a best-selling author having penned “Rustler’s Moon”; he has completed the sequel and it is in the publishing phase at this writing.

Friday Night Concert Tickets

Booth Museum Members	$12
Students	$10
Not-Yet-Members	$15

Riders in the Sky Matinee Concert
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2:00 pm in the Grand Theatre

Saturday Matinee Concert Tickets

Children 16 and younger	$5
Booth Museum Members	$20
Not-Yet-Members	$25

Riders in the Evening Concert
Saturday, Oct. 23, 7:00 pm in the Grand Theatre

Riders in the Sky, made up of Ranger Doug, Woody Paul, Too Slim and Joey, has been entertaining audiences since 1977. In 1982, they became the first exclusively Western music artist to join the Grand Ole Opry. Riders in the Sky has also provided music for several Walt Disney/Pixar album, most notably “Woody’s Roundup Featuring Riders in the Sky” which was released as a companion album to “Toy Story 2.”  Riders in the Sky will be available to sign CDs and meet fans in the Encore Room adjacent to the Theatre following each show.

Saturday Night Concert Tickets

Booth Museum Members	$20
Not-Yet-Members	$25

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VENDORS (back to top)

Food Vendor Application

Vendor Rules and Regulations

Western Marketplace Vendor Application

2010 Vendor List

Western Cowboy Marketplace

Vintage clothing, saddles, leather carving, leather belts, old time photos,
metal-works, western furniture, etc.

Cheyenne Sweatman - Fireside Trail Camp and Black Iron Cafe This camp is representative of a "trail camp" that was used during the annual round up.  Set up by the ranch house cook as a semi-permanent camp, the "trail hands" would return at the end of a long hard day for a good cup of coffee, some "grub" and a bedroll to grab some "shut-eye".

Bill Posey - Bill's Bee Farm Honey and honey products

Cactus Rose Saloon - Proprietors Tom Roper & Johnny Watts The first documented "saloon" established in 1822, was Brown's Hole near the WY, CO, and UT border.  Used not only for liquid refreshment and good card game, saloons were used as bathhouses and barbershops; post offices and drug stores; cigar stores and even courthouses, making this the center of social activity in a newly formed western town. (Cowboy goods, leather and beadwork.  Cowboy line Camp & Period Cooking Demonstrations in Period Dress.)

Val Wunder Beading demonstrations

Alan & Donna Soellner – Chisholm’s Trail (www.chisholmtrailleather.com) Handmade holsters, belts, hatbands, knives & sheaths, authentic buckles, small jewlry items

Ron Bellamy - Buffalo Western Wear (www.buffaloswildwest.com) Cowboy clothing, hats, boots, etc.

Jeff Shubert - Moonsinger Designs (www.moonsingerdesigns.com) Big Turtle Powder Horns (www.bigturtlepowderhorns.com)

Karla Van Horne – Purdy Gear (www.purdygear.com) Custom leather goods, gun leather, chaps, etc.

Marvin Garner  Chair caning demonstrations

Larry Springfield – Hitching Post Saddle Shop

Butch Walker – Pure Junque

Richard Weeks Blacksmith

Murray County Saddle Club

Leslie Bronson - Spinning

Triple SSS - Charles D. Reid & Cathy Rabun

Native American Indian Village

Native American items such as, jewelry, blankets, beading, baskets, bow and arrows, etc.

Sue Two Feathers Emerson Feathers, jewelry, leather bags, knife sheaths, etc.

Richard and Grayce Wolcott  - Silver Lace Silver Jewelry w/ Real Stones, Award winning Designs

Ray Ziebell  - Creations by RAZ (www.creationsbyraz.com) Jewelry, knives, bows and arrows, fans

Sandra Cherokee and Malcolm Hill - 4-Direction Traders Unusual handmade shawls, jewelry with healing stones & accessories, hand carved staffs, children safe tomahawks, bows & arrows and accessories

East Meets the West Indian Encampment Jim Sawgrass and Little Big Mountain

Jimmy Taylor - Primitive Bow and Arrows

Andy Lee - Flintknapper

Art Under the Oaks

Paintings, sculpture, painted gourds, carvings, etc.  Many artists will be demonstrating and showing how their masterpieces are created.

Nikki Davidson - artist

Shannon Davidson - pioneer beads

Anita Herbert – Uncommon Crafts by Anita Tatted items, gourds, pine needle items, Swedish weaving, knitted & crochet items. Will demonstrate tatting, pine needle weaving, and French chair caning.

Sam & Shirley Harper Gourd – painted and wood burned, misc. wood-painted cross stitched ornaments and bookmarks

Sherry Mitcham – Artist (www.sherryamitcham.com)

Steve Carruth - Dry Creek Log Works

Eddie Smith - pottery

Henry Patton - artist www.laughingwolf.com

Boyd Greene - artist www.boydgreenewildlieart.com

Sharon Camp - pottery

Wendy Leedy - artist (www.wendyleedy.com)

Dave Bell - artist

Civil War Encampment

Gunfight at the OK Corral

Native Drum Dancers

 

Food Vendors

Optimist Club's Hot Dogs and Hamburgers Rueben Lowe's Authentic Homemade Root Beer

Ricky and Dawn Bryant - Hill-Billy Cafe

Johnny Mitchell - Johnny Mitchell's Smokehouse (www.johnnymitchellssmokehouse.com)

 

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS (back to top)

2010 Sponsorships Available
Please Contact the Development Department at 770-387-1538

Click here to see the 2009 Festival and Symposium Schedule, Vendors, and Sponsors.