9th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival and Symposium
at the Booth Western Art Museum
October 20 - 23, 2011

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 7 - $50 non-refundable deposit required
Concerts, Artists Workshops, and School Programs are additional fee. Please see event schedule for more information.

SCHEDULE

Map of Festival Grounds

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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 pottery making, blacksmithing, chair caning, spinning, beading, chuck wagon cooking, flint knapping, 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 2 – 12. Admission is $5 for students; $3 for adults; teachers are free. Call 770-387-3849 to schedule your school group.
Click here for a PDF version of the Passport to the West Field Trip Guide.

5:00 – 7:00 pm: Meet featured Artist Shonto Begay presented by Medicine Man Gallery

7:00 pm: Featured Artist Presentation presented by Medicine Man Gallery

Friday, October 21, 2011

10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Artist’s Workshop with Featured Artist Shonto Begay presented by Medicine Man Gallery
All skill levels are welcome to participate in this workshop. Cost is $125 for Booth members and $150 for not-yet members. Call 770-387-3849 for more information.

10:30 am - 3:30 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 60 minutes, with time for questions during each session.  This event is free for members and included in regular admission for not-yet-members.

10:30 am      Historic Native American Objects
Dr. David Penney, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

11:30 am      Contemporary Native American Objects
Dr. Steven Karr, Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Autry National Center

12:30 pm     Lunch Break (Museum Café)

1:30 pm       Historic Native American Painting and Sculpture
Dr. Joyce Szabo, University of New Mexico

2:30 pm       Contemporary Native American Painting and Sculpture
Stan Natchez, artist

Saturday, October 22, 2011

10:00 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 sand painting, 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.

	Festival Stage		Wild West Stage
10:00 am	Cowboy Music - Doc Stovall	10:00 am	Hopalong Cassidy (Code of the West)
10:30 am	Olde Time Medicine Show	10:30 am	Roping Demonstration
11:00 am	Mission Road Tinikling Team/4th and 5th Grade Chorus	11:00 am	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
11:30 am	Sounds of Appalachia	11:30 am	Fast Draw Exhibition
Noon		Noon	Native American Show & Dancing
12:30 pm	Cowboy Music/Poetry - Tom Kerlan & Doc Stovall	12:30 pm
1:00 pm	Sounds of Appalachia	1:00 pm	Comedy Skit/Wild Bill Shootout
1:30 pm	Olde Time Medicine Show	1:30 pm	Fast Draw Exhibition
2:00 pm	Children's Parade**	2:00 pm	Native American Show & Dancing
2:30 pm	Sounds of Appalachia	2:30 pm
3:00 pm		3:00 pm	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
3:30 pm	Cowboy Music/Poetry - Tom Kerlan & Doc Stovall	3:30 pm	Roping Demonstration
4:00 pm	Olde Time Medicine Show	4:00 pm	Native American Show Dancing

2:00 pm: Lynn Anderson Matinee Concert in the Grand Theatre. Tickets are $25 for non museum members, $20 for members, and $5 for children 16 and younger.
Sponsored by South 107

7:00 pm: Concert in the Grand Theatre featuring Lynn Anderson.
Tickets for the concert are $25 for non Museum members and, $20 for Booth Museum members.
Sponsored by South 107

Sunday, October 23, 2011

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. 

	Festival Stage		Wild West Stage
11:00 am		11:00 am	Cowboy Church
11:30 am		11:30 am
Noon	Cowboy Music - Doc Stovall	Noon	Hopalong Cassidy (Code of the West)
12:30 pm	Olde Time Medicine Show	12:30 pm	Roping Demonstration
1:00 pm		1:00 pm	Comedy Skit/Wild Bill Shootout
1:30 pm	Children's Parade**	1:30 pm	Native American Show & Dancing
2:00 pm	Cowboy Music/Poetry - Tom Kerlan & Doc Stovall	2:00 pm
2:30 pm		2:30 pm	Jim Dunham's Gun Tricks
3:00 pm	Music by Tom Stuart	3:00 pm	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
3:30 pm	Olde Time Medicine Show	3:30 pm	Native American Show & Dancing
4:00 pm	Western Music	4:00 pm	Native American Show & Dancing

**Join us for our first ever Children's Parade! We want to see all children ages 2-12 dressed in ther best Cowboy Festival attire. All participants are asked to gather by Cowpoke Corner 30 minutes before the Children's Parade is set to begin. Prizes will be awarded to the best dressed!

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CONCERTS (back to top)

Lynn Anderson Evening Concert
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm in the Grand Theatre

Lynn Anderson's two loves are music and horses. Billboard currently ranks Lynn among the Top 10 most successful female country artists for all-time record sales.  In a career that spans four decades, she has charted eleven #1, 18 Top-10, and over 50 Top-40 recordings. This country music legend has earned 17 Gold albums and won virtually every award available to a female recording artist:  CMA Female Vocalist, ACM Female Vocalist, American Music Award, and the prestigious Grammy Award. Her signature tune, (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden, remained the biggest selling recording by a female country artist for over 27 years. As an equestrian, she has won 16 national championships, eight world championships and several celebrity championships. Lynn Anderson is not only a singer and cowgirl, she's an entertainer - an entertainer who shows no sign of slowing down..

Saturday Matinee Concert Tickets

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

Saturday Night Concert Tickets

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

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VENDORS (back to top)

Vendor Rules and Regulations

Western Marketplace Vendor Application

 

Food Vendors (Food Vendor Area FULL)

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)

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

 

Additional Sponsorships are Available .
Please Contact the Development Department at 770-387-1538.