January 27–February 1, 2020 · Elko, Nevada NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SUNDAY January 26 Poetry/Prose Music Dance Talk/Discussion Open Mic Film Workshop Tour Story Swap Demo Sign-Up

Western Folklife Center Elko Convention Center Other Venues Silver Room

9am am–pm · $ Rawhide Braiding In this four-day workshop, Doug Groves will guide each student in creating a handsome set of button-studded leather bridle reins with a 12-strand rawhide romal. (Day 1 of 4)

MONDAY January 27

Western Folklife Center Elko Convention Center Other Venues Silver Room Gold Room

9am am–pm · $ am–pm · $ am–pm Rawhide Braiding Hatmaking Veterans Writers Project (Day 2 of 4) Build your own 100% fur felt hat in this three- The Veterans Writers Project, hosted by the day workshop with master hatters Roy Jackson Veterans Resource Center at Great Basin College, and Bernice (Ben) McNeven, owners of Jaxonbilt provides a place for soldiers and their loved ones Hat Co. International based in Salmon, Idaho. to tell and refine their stories. (Day 1 of 3) Veterans Resource Center, McMullen Hall 114 Great Basin College

7pm – : pm · $ Ready, Set,... GO! Join Carol Heuchan, Brigid Reedy, Maria Lisa Eastman, and RattleSnail for a first glimpse at the extraordinary talent traveling to Elko-town! G Three Bar Theater Sponsored by Best Western Elko Inn

TUESDAY January 28

Western Folklife Center Elko Convention Center Other Venues Silver Room Gold Room

9am am–pm · $  am–pm · $ am–pm Rawhide Braiding Hatmaking Veterans Writers Project (Day 3 of 4) (Day 2 of 3) Veterans Resource Center, McMullen Hall 114 Great Basin College

am– pm · $ Simply Sourdough Dan Landa will walk you through the sourdough process using natural leavening to create homemade loaves that your friends and family will crave! First Presbyterian Church

36TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING Free Ticket Required Day or Deluxe Pass Required Members Only Schedule · 1 TUESDAY January 28 Poetry/Prose Music Dance Talk/Discussion Open Mic Film Workshop Tour Story Swap Demo Sign-Up CONTINUED Western Folklife Center Elko Convention Center Other Venues Silver Room Gold Room Turquoise Room 9am am–pm · $ CONVENTION CENTER Build Your Own Western Tickets Membership Silent Auction Guest Services Gift Shop Eclectic Jewelry Learn how to build a pair of earrings and a MON 9am–5pm 9am–5pm 9am–5pm CLOSED CLOSED wrap-style ring from start to finish with TUE 9am–5pm 9am–5pm 9am–5pm CLOSED 11am–4pm silversmith Nevada Miller. (Day 1 of 2) Arts Annex 103, Great Basin College WED 8am–8pm 8am–8pm 9am–9pm 8am–9pm 9am–8pm

THU 8am–9pm 8am–8pm 9am–10pm 8am–9pm 9am–9pm 1pm –pm · $  FRI 8am–11pm 8am–8pm 9am–10pm 8am–9pm 9am–11pm Clay Pot Cooking SAT 8am–11pm 8am–8pm 9am–5pm 8am–9pm 9am–11pm Reem Odeh, owner of Elko restaurant Odeh’s SUN CLOSED Mediterranean, will show you how she prepares a meal for a traditional Palestinian family CONFERENCE CENTER WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER gathering. Western Mercantile Guest Services Gift Shop/Gallery Pioneer Saloon First Presbyterian Church

VENUE HOURS OF OPERATION MON CLOSED 8:30am–9pm 9am–9pm 10am–10pm

3pm TUE CLOSED 8:30am–9pm 9am–9pm 10am–10pm –:pm · $  WED 3pm–6pm 8:30am–9pm 9am–9pm 10am–10pm The Perfect Pour Take some poetic license on a few classic THU 9am–6pm 8:30am–9pm 9am–11pm 10am–1am cocktails and learn to make some of Duncan FRI 9am–6pm 8:00am–9pm 9am–11pm 10am–1am LittleCreek’s exclusive signature drinks. SAT 9am–6pm 8:00am–9pm 9am–11pm 10am–2am Also offered on Wednesday Duncan LittleCreek SUN CLOSED CLOSED 8am–1pm 8am–1pm

7pm –:pm · $ Cowboy Stew Pipp Gillette, Chris Isaacs, and Waddie Mitchell serve up a hearty concoction of poetry and music. G Three Bar Theater Sponsored by Ledgestone Hotel

WEDNESDAY January 29

Western Folklife Center Elko Convention Center Other Venues Silver Room Gold Room Cedar Room

9am –:am am–pm · $ am–pm · $ am–pm · $ am–pm Oregon Experience: Rawhide Braiding Hatmaking Rhyme or Reason Veterans Writers Project The Logger’s Daughter (Day 4 of 4) (Day 3 of 3) John Dofflemyer knows that Veterans Resource Center. McMullen Hall 114 Host: Gwen Trice time is the key ingredient in Great Basin College a poem, and he will guide G Three Bar Theater am–pm · $  Program provided courtesy of Oregon Public Broadcasting workshop participants in lively and personal discussions of Dutch Oven Cooking am–pm · $  what triggers poetry. Cowboy poet Chris Isaacs and master fiddler A Day at the Ranch Alex MacLeod will guide you through the use Spend the day at the Dalton and Brough family of seasoned cast iron Dutch oven cookware ranches in scenic Clover Valley, at the base of to prepare bread, stews, pies, and other the East Humboldt range of the Ruby Mountains. traditional fare. First Presbyterian Church :–:am Fire on the Hill am–pm · $ Build Your Own G Three Bar Theater Western Eclectic Jewelry (Day 2 of 2) Arts Annex 103, Great Basin College

2 · Schedule Free Ticket Required Day or Deluxe Pass Required Members Only WWW.NATIONALCOWBOYPOETRYGATHERING.ORG WEDNESDAY January 29 Poetry/Prose Music Dance Talk/Discussion Open Mic Film Workshop Tour Story Swap Demo Sign-Up CONTINUED Western Elko Convention Center Other Venues Folklife Center Auditorium Silver Room Gold Room Cedar Room Turquoise Room

10am am– pm · $ :– :am Banjo 101 YOUTH Library Story Time Lloyd Wright will teach you some simple chord Maria Lisa Eastman shapes and strumming Meeting Room patterns, as well as a Elko County Library tune or two to practice 720 Court Street 11am :– :am on your own front porch. Rodeo Shorts G Three Bar Theater

12pm – pm Struggle & Hope Host: Kari Barber G Three Bar Theater Kari Barber Kari

1pm : –:pm –pm · $ –pm · $ Cowboys Writing Southern Trail Ride John Langmore Workshop Cooking G Three Bar Theater with Doris Enjoy an afternoon with & Carol Kelvin Arnsworth as he Doris Daley and shares recipes and stories 2pm –pm · $ Carol Heuchan will from the deep-rooted, make the case that Banjo 202 horse-loving riding clubs all styles of poetry For those with some of east Texas. are like a sports banjo experience, First Presbyterian Church event — natural Banjo 202 will explore talent is good, but alternate tunings, 3pm :–:pm –:pm · $ hard work is better. picking styles, and Walking Tour: accompaniment The Perfect Pour Elko Murals techniques. Also offered on Tuesday Meet at Guest Services, Duncan LittleCreek Pioneer Saloon

4pm –pm Sign-ups: Teen Poetry + Music Open Mic G Three Bar Theater Gathering the

5pm –:pm Next Generation Teen Poetry + Music Open Mic If you are 35 or younger, a limited Hosts: Joel Nelson, number of Single Day Passes and Randy Rieman evening show tickets are available at G Three Bar Theater the discounted price of $20!

7pm –:pm You’re also eligible to buy up to two $/$/$ tickets per show as well as up to two Western Vernacular Day Passes at that price. Discounted shows are indicated by the icon R.W. Hampton, The Munsick Boys, and next to the price. Wylie & the Wild Discounted tickets and passes are West take the stage to kick the Gathering will-call only, and all purchasers must into high gear. show valid proof of age at pick-up. Marla Aufmuth Marla Sponsored by Stockmen’s Casino Ramada Hotel

36TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING Free Ticket Required Day or Deluxe Pass Required Members Only Schedule · 3 THURSDAY January 30 Poetry/Prose Music Dance Talk/Discussion Open Mic Film Workshop Tour Story Swap Demo Sign-Up

Western Elko Convention Center Elko Conference Center Other Venues Folklife Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain Center Auditorium Silver Room Turquoise Room Ballroom Music Stage Lamoille Room

8am :–:am :am :am am–pm 9am Keynote Sign-ups: Sign-ups: Veterans Writers Address Anything Take Your Project Derek Knapp, Goes: Poetry Turn: Music See page 1 for details Ghuan Featherstone, Open Mic Open Mic Veterans Resource Center Bryan Neubert McMullen Hall 114 Sponsored by Nevada Great Basin College Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities

10am :–:am :– :am– :–:am :– :am– Ranch Knowledge :am pm A Good Dose :am :pm & Ingenuity Anything Community, of Humor Take Your Cowboys Jonathan Odermann, Goes #1: Continuity, Chris Issacs, Turn #1: Jim Brooks, Yvonne Hollenbeck, Poetry Conviviality: Doris Daley, Music John Langmore The Munsick Boys Open Mic Trail Rides in Jake Riley, Open Mic Delta Country G Three Bar Theater Jarle Kvale Myrtis Dightman Sr :–:am & Jr, Rory Doyle, Henry Harris Kelvin Arnsworth, Les Sweeney Geno Delafose Wiegand Gallery Black Box Theater

11am am–pm :am–:pm Rawhide Braiding The Veterans’ Demo Equine Doug Groves and friends Rehabilitation Wiegand Gallery Project Derek Knapp Room 203, Diekhans Center for Industrial Technology, Great Basin College

12pm –:pm –:pm –:pm :– –:pm –:pm :–pm –pm $ :pm Paul Zarzyski FREE TO MEMBERS Anything Joel Nelson Jessie Veeder Oregon Struggle & Hope G Three Bar Theater WITH TICKET Goes #2: Oregon Experience: Kari Barber Members’ Poetry Outback The Logger’s Northeastern Nevada Show 1: Open Mic Voices Daughter Museum Cowboy An American Forrest, Gwen Trice –:pm Classics Annie Mackenzie, Program provided Conversation Randi Johnson, courtesy of Oregon A healthy dose of Public Broadcasting with Pete Taylor tradition with Randy Clare McKay, Host: Geralda Miller Rieman, Jay Snider, Anna Rose Pozzi Wiegand Gallery and Michael Black Box Theater Stevens.

1pm –:pm –pm · $ :–pm –:pm –pm :–:pm :–:pm Home Bones Rodeo Poet Ramblin’ Jack Fire on the Hill T-Galop Maria Lisa Eastman, Learn the knack of Stories I Laureates Elliott Ghuan Featherstone Northeastern Nevada Carolyn Dufurrena, clacking the bones Luke McKay, Patricia Frolander, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Museum John Dofflemyer with the American Jim Brooks, Henry Real Bird Andy Hedges G Three Bar Theater Songster, Dom Gabe McKay Flemons! –pm Bones are available Southern Riders to purchase in the Rory Doyle Gift Shop Wiegand Gallery Black Box Theater

4 · Schedule Free Ticket Required Day or Deluxe Pass Required Members Only WWW.NATIONALCOWBOYPOETRYGATHERING.ORG THURSDAY January 30 Poetry/Prose Music Dance Talk/Discussion Open Mic Film Workshop Tour Story Swap Demo Sign-Up CONTINUED Western Elko Convention Center Elko Conference Center Other Venues Folklife Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain Center Auditorium Silver Room Turquoise Room Ballroom Music Stage Lamoille Room

2pm : – : pm – pm :– :pm –:pm :– –pm · $ MEMBERS & SPONSORS Room to Roam Strengthening History & :pm Square Dance Exhibition Reception Wylie & the Wild Community for Historical Take Your Alex MacLeod will call Pipp Gillette & Lloyd Wright, West, Ned LeDoux Rural Voices Figures Turn #2: the steps while his band Michael Stevens, Brian Farrow, and Artistic Tracy Morrison, Music RattleSnail cranks out Geno Delafose & French Expression The Munsick Boys Open Mic the tunes. Live music and Rockin' Boogie Exclusively sponsored by fast-paced dancing — Wiegand Gallery E. L. Wiegand Foundation don’t miss it! Elko High School Old Gym

: – :pm A Brief History of African Americans in Nevada Quintard Taylor Room 123, High Tech 3pm : –:pm : –:pm : – :–pm – :pm : –:pm – : pm Center, Great Basin FREE TO THE PUBLIC Corb Lund : pm All in a Gail Steiger Contemporary The Hard Ride College Exhibition Reception Anything Day’s Work I Songs Pipp Gillette & Lloyd Wright, Goes #3: Rodney Nelson, Jessie Veeder, Michael Stevens, Brian Farrow, Poetry R.P. Smith, Marinna Mori, :–pm Geno Delafose & French Open Mic Carol Heuchan Clare McKay, Ramblin’ Jack Rockin' Boogie Anna Rose Pozzi — Beyond the Wiegand Gallery Music

4pm –:pm :–: pm Cycles of Life R.W. Hampton Randi Johnson, Tom Swearingen, Jay Snider

5pm : – :pm –: pm Sign-ups: Brigid Reedy Young Buckaroo Open Mic

6pm –: pm · $/$  –: pm :– That Seventies Show $/$ /$ : pm DW Groethe, Carol Heuchan, California Dreaming Young Waddie Mitchell, Rodney Songwriters Miko Marks, Buckaroo Nelson, and Vess Quinlan prove Mike Beck, and Dave Stamey Open Mic that with age comes wisdom... testify to the country and a sense of humor! sensibilities of the G Three Bar Theater Golden State. Sponsored by Red Lion Hotel & Casino

8pm –: pm · $/$  –: pm · $/$ /$ Blazing Trails Michael Martin An evening of guts, glory, Murphey and the guitar-slinging, and grabbing Rio Grande Band life by the horns with An Michael Martin Murphey and American Forrest, Cat Clifford, his stellar Rio Grande Band and Dylan Clough presents a special G Three Bar Theater performance of songs from his over 40 years of performing.

9pm pm–am : pm–am 10pm Jam Session with Jam Session Hot Club of Cowtown The Stage Door Pioneer Saloon

36TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING Free Ticket Required Day or Deluxe Pass Required Members Only Schedule · 5 TICKETS & INFORMATION There are two kinds of shows and events at the Gathering: ticketed and non-ticketed.

TICKETED SHOWS two hours prior to the performance and picked up at the ticket Ticketed performances showcase special themes and office. Tickets to performances in the G Three Bar Theater can be combinations of Western musicians and cowboy poets. purchased in the Western Folklife Center lobby one half hour before These shows require purchase of individual tickets and are the show (subject to availability). listed in the schedule grid, designated with a ticket price and A FEW SIMPLE RULES DURING PERFORMANCES color-coded in gold. »» Turn off all cell phones. DAYTIME NON-TICKETED SHOWS AND EVENTS »» No flash photography. Non-ticketed shows and events take place during the »» No video unless approved in advance by Western Folklife day Thursday through Saturday, January 30–February 1, Center staff. This includes cell-phone video. only. These require the purchase of a 3-Day Deluxe Pass »» Enter and exit performance rooms during applause only. ($80) or a Single Day Pass ($30). There are over 100 non- ticketed shows and events during the three main days of the ACCESSIBILITY Assisted-listening devices are available in the Elko Convention Gathering. They are blue in the schedule grid. Center Auditorium and the G Three Bar Theater at the Western TICKET PURCHASE OPTIONS Folklife Center. Volunteers will be available to assist wheelchair All passes and tickets can be purchased at the ticket office in the users and to guide visitors with disabilities. If you need assistance, lobby of the Elko Convention Center. Passes may also be purchased please call (775) 738-7508 to prearrange these services. Wheelchair in the Gift Shop at the Western Folklife Center. Tickets can be seating is limited — get your tickets early. Our shuttle vans are purchased online at nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org up to unfortunately not equipped with lifts.

MAP OF ELKO VENUES ELKO CONVENTION CENTER & ELKO CONFERENCE CENTER 700 and 724 Moren Wy The Convention and Conference Centers are home to performances of poetry, music, GREAT BASIN COLLEGE films, discussions and dances during the Gathering. A pass or ticket is required for most 1500 College Pkwy events. The Gift Shop, Silent Auction and Western Mercantile are free. Great Basin College is host to selected programs.

ELKO EUZKALDUNAK (BASQUE) CLUBHOUSE WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER 1601 Flagview Dr 501 Railroad St A workshop and a dance will take place here on Saturday. The Center’s G Three Bar Theater is the venue for many performances for which a pass or ticket is required. The Wiegand Gallery, Gift Shop and historic Pioneer Saloon gview Dr Golf Course Rd Fla are open daily during the Gathering and admission is free. Convention Dr

Moren Wy Chilton Dr FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1559 Sewell Dr College Pkwy 13th Shuttle Route The Church’s kitchen and multi-purpose room Country Club Dr Idaho are the site of this year’s cooking workshops. Burns Rd

7th NORTHEASTERN NEVADA MUSEUM 6th 1515 Idaho St EXIT 301 College Av Elko Downtown 5th Film screenings and exhibitions Willow take place throughout the 12th week here. Walnut 4th 11th

Sage 3rd 10th Elm 9th

R 2nd Oak 8th E V Aspen Wy Maple I R Juniper 7th Sewell Dr Ash Pine 1st T Court D THE STAGE DOOR L Cimarron Wy Sage Fir Idaho O 303 3rd St B ELKO HIGH SCHOOL A Railroad M Commercial U OLD GYM The Stage Door is host Cedar H to nightly jam sessions Silver 987 College Av River The Gathering’s dance Douglas workshops are held here. Mountain City Hwy Water Idaho Terminal Wy 6 · Schedule ELKO CONFERENCE CENTER 724 Moren Way

Lamoille Room

RESTROOMS Western Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain Mercantile Ballroom Music Stage Vendor Booths

OGI DELI Dining Area RESTROOMS

Western Mercantile Vendor Booths

TO ELKO CONVENTION CENTER

ELKO CONVENTION CENTER 700 Moren Way

TO ELKO CONFERENCE CENTER Rear Lobby Dining Area

WHOA BACK ODEH’S SALOON MEDITERRANEAN Sage Lounge

Gift Shop Stage Auditorium RESTROOMS

Silver Room

Fife Archives Gold Room

Membership, Guest Services & Ticket Desk Lobby

Silent Atrium Auction Cedar Room Turquoise Room Press O ce

LAS BRISAS TACO TRUCK COWBOY JOE FRONT ENTRANCE ECVA O ce

36TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING Schedule · 7 FRIDAY January 31 Poetry/Prose Music Dance Talk/Discussion Open Mic Film Workshop Tour Story Swap Demo Sign-Up

Western Elko Convention Center Elko Conference Center Other Venues Folklife Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain Center Auditorium Silver Room Turquoise Room Ballroom Music Stage Lamoille Room

8am :–am :am :–:am :– :am :–:am am–pm 9am Of Horses & Riders I Sign-ups: All in a :am Sign-ups: T-Galop Veterans Writers Pete Taylor, Ghuan Anything Day’s Work II Sense of Take Your Turn: Project Featherstone, Derek Goes: Poetry Annie Mackenzie, Place I Music Open Mic Veterans Resource Center Knapp, Mike Beck Open Mic Carol Heuchan, John Dofflemyer, McMullen Hall 114 Great Basin College G Three Bar Theater Maria Lisa Eastman An American Forrest, Johnathan :– :am :– Odermann, Tracy :– :am :am African American Morrison Cowboy Anything Take Your Goes #4: Turn #3: Wiegand Gallery Poetry Music Black Box Theater Open Mic Open Mic

10am am–pm :– :am–pm :–:am :–:am :–:am am–pm · $ Braid a Button :am Rodeo Vess Quinlan Poems That Ramblin’ Jack Country Waltz Drop-In Workshop Anything Stories II are Also — Beyond the Amy Mills will teach you Bobbie Yokum, Goes #5: Rodney Nelson, Songs Music the tricks to gliding, Jill Hinderberger Poetry Cat Clifford, Myrtis Michael Stevens, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot twirling, and whirling your Purchase a $15 key fob Open Mic Dightman Sr & Jr Dylan Clough, way across the dance floor in the WFC Gift Shop Andy Hedges in triple time. Wiegand Gallery Elko High School Old Gym

:–:am Henry Harris Les Sweeney Wiegand Gallery Black Box Theater

11am :am–pm am–:pm · $ :am– :am– :–:pm :am–pm Ned LeDoux FREE TO MEMBERS WITH TICKET :pm :pm A Hard Ride Fire on the Hill Members’ Show 2: G Three Bar Theater Waddie Dom Flemons Brett Fallentine, What Can’t a Ranch Mitchell Woman Do? Ghuan Featherstone Northeastern Nevada Della Johns scholarship Museum recipients Yvonne Hollenbeck, Doris Daley, Carolyn Duferrena, Patricia Frolander, and Randi Johnson provide a glimpse of their everyday lives on the ranch, where roles know no gender.

12pm –:pm –:pm :–pm :– :– :–:pm Conversation with Anything A Rumor :pm :pm Oregon Kelvin Arnsworth Goes #6: of Humor Classic Take Your Experience: Host: Geralda Miller Poetry Jay Snider, Poems Turn #4: The Logger’s Open Mic & Songs Music Daughter Wiegand Gallery Chris Isaacs, Black Box Theater R.P. Smith RW Hampton, Open Mic Gwen Trice Brigid Reedy, Program provided :–:pm Jake Riley, courtesy of Oregon Public Broadcasting Lesson Poems, Pipp Gillette, Songs, and Stories Lloyd Wright Tom Swearingen, Dylan Clough, Jessie Veeder G Three Bar Theater

LEARN MORE IN THE PROGRAM BOOK For more information about films, talks, discussions, and special sessions listed, see pages 23–34 of the Program Book. For a digital copy of this schedule, visit ncpg2020.sched.com

8 · Schedule Free Ticket Required Day or Deluxe Pass Required Members Only WWW.NATIONALCOWBOYPOETRYGATHERING.ORG FRIDAY January 31 Poetry/Prose Music Dance Talk/Discussion Open Mic Film Workshop Tour Story Swap Demo Sign-Up CONTINUED Western Elko Convention Center Elko Conference Center Other Venues Folklife Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain Center Auditorium Silver Room Turquoise Room Ballroom Music Stage Lamoille Room

1pm – pm –:pm – :pm :– :pm :– :– :– :pm Southern Riders Dave Stamey $  A Brief History :pm :pm Stories from Rory Doyle Cowboy of African Andy Hedges Miko Marks Owyhee Chords Wiegand Gallery Americans Talliah Hachor, Black Box Theater Hot Club of in Nevada Destiny Max, Cowtown’s Whit Quintard Taylor Lance Owyhee, Smith will give a Host: John Peede Isabella Pasqual tour of vintage Sponsored by Nevada Western swing Humanities & the music, its influence, National Endowment and how to play it for the Humanities on the guitar.

2pm –:pm :– :–:pm :–:pm :–:pm :–pm –pm · $  Cowboys :pm Poet’s Choice Randy Rieman The Munsick Stories Zydeco Jim Brooks, John Langmore Anything Tom Swearingen, Boys & Film: The ‘Catch the bug’ with Amy Goes #7: G Three Bar Theater Carolyn Dufurrena, McKay Family Mills as you learn to dance Poetry Chris Isaacs Clare McKay, Gabe along to the zydeco beat of Open Mic McKay, Joe McKay, Geno Delafose & French Luke McKay, Rockin’ Boogie. Anna Rose Pozzi Elko High School Old Gym Host: Alan Thompson

3pm :–pm –:pm :–:pm :–:pm :–:pm :–:pm Discussion: Cowboys $ Fun, Play, Nature, DW Groethe Pipp Gillette & Jim Brooks, John Langmore The Pranks Weather, Lloyd Wright Rambling Wiegand Gallery Jonathan Odermann, Seasons Black Box Theater Boys Jarle Kvale, John Dofflemyer, Legendary Doris Daley Patricia Frolander, :–:pm performers and Yvonne Hollenbeck Walking Tour: longtime friends Elko Murals Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Bob Meet at Guest Services, Pioneer Saloon Weir are joined by trailblazer Forrest Van Tuyl to take you on a musical journey you won’t forget!

4pm –pm :–:pm :– :–:pm Sing-Along Cat Clifford :pm Struggle Wiegand Gallery Take Your & Hope Turn #5: Kari Barber Music Open Mic

6pm –:pm · $/$ –:pm The Sound of Horses $/$/$  Marinna Mori, Joel Nelson, Better Part Gail Steiger, and Trinity Seely of Living bring to life the long-standing Road-tested and companionship between horse home-rooted, and human in verse and song. Jessie Veeder, G Three Bar Theater Jake Riley, and Ned LeDoux are part of a rising generation of artists grounded in tradition while coming into their own.

36TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING Free Ticket Required Day or Deluxe Pass Required Members Only Schedule · 9 FRIDAY January 31 Poetry/Prose Music Dance Talk/Discussion Open Mic Film Workshop Tour Story Swap Demo Sign-Up CONTINUED Western Elko Convention Center Elko Conference Center Other Venues Folklife Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain Center Auditorium Silver Room Ballroom Music Stage Lamoille Room

8pm †– :pm · $‡/$ †– :pm Tribute to $/$/$ Don Edwards Battle of the Bands Dom Flemons, Pipp Gillette, Wylie & the Wild West, RW Hampton, Andy Hedges, Corb Lund & the Hurtin’ Brenn Hill, Hot Club of Albertans, and Geno Delafose Cowtown, Michael Martin & French Rockin’ Boogie cut up Murphey, Joel Nelson, Randy the stage with the same ease Rieman, Dave Stamey, and that comes from cutting horses Denise Withnell come together and cutting hay. for this special tribute to Sponsored by Blach Distributing cowboy balladeer Don Edwards. G Three Bar Theater Sponsored by Santa Cruz Guitars

9pm pm–am pm–am · $ :pm–am 10pm Jam Session with Friday Night Dance Jam Session Hot Club of Cowtown Warm up with Seattle-style The Stage Door Pioneer Saloon square dancing from 9 to 10pm with Alex MacLeod and RattleSnail, then get down to the red-hot zydeco beats of Louisiana’s Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie!

SATURDAY February 1

Western Elko Convention Center Elko Conference Center Other Venues Folklife Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain Center Auditorium Silver Room Turquoise Room Ballroom Music Stage Lamoille Room

9am :–am †:am :–:am –:am †:am :–am Of Horses Sign-ups: Stories from Working Sign-ups: The Hard Ride and Riders II Poetry Owyhee Relationships Music Open Maria Lisa Eastman, Open Mic Talliah Hachor, Carolyn Dufurrena, Mic Maddy Butcher, Destiny Max, Annie Mackenzie, :– :– Bryan Neubert, Randy Rieman Lance Owyhee, Jonathan Odermann :am :am G Three Bar Theater Isabella Pasqual Anything Take Your Goes #8: Turn #6: Poetry Music Open Mic Open Mic

10am :–:am :– :–:am :–:am :–:am am–pm · $ All Creatures :am Blending Fiddle Jam Managing for Lindy Hop & Their POV Gathering Borders Brian Farrow, Abundance: Amy Mills will teach you Jay Snider, Veterans’ Yvonne Hollenbeck, Brigid Reedy How Ranchers a dance that’s been rockin’ John Dofflemyer, Stories, Songs, Doris Daley, are Stewarding coast-to-coast since it was R.P. Smith and Poetry Carol Heuchan the Land for born in Harlem in the ’20s. Increased Ghuan Featherstone, Elko High School Old Gym Ted Howard, Biological Bill Jones, Outcomes :am–pm Derek Knapp, Spencer Smith $ ADULTS, KIDS FREE Karen Lloyd, Host: Gary Reese Square Dance Joel Nelson, Sponsored by the for the Family Dave Richmond Northeastern Nevada Alex MacLeod will teach Stewardship Group all the movements for an experience the entire family can enjoy! Basque Clubhouse

10 · Schedule Free Ticket Required Day or Deluxe Pass Required Members Only WWW.NATIONALCOWBOYPOETRYGATHERING.ORG SATURDAY February 1 Poetry/Prose Music Dance Talk/Discussion Open Mic Film Workshop Tour Story Swap Demo Sign-Up CONTINUED Western Elko Convention Center Elko Conference Center Other Venues Folklife Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain Center Auditorium Silver Room Turquoise Room Ballroom Music Stage Lamoille Room

11am – :am am– :am– :am– am– pm A Shout Across :pm · $ :pm :pm Ramblin’ Jack — the Valley: The Cowboy Anything History & Beyond the Music Unlikely History Caffeine, Goes #9: Historical Northeastern Nevada of Cowboy Yodeling Extra Strong Poetry Figures Museum Host: Fil Corbit Ease into Saturday Open Mic Annie MacKenzie, Wiegand Gallery with cowgirl Randi Johnson, Black Box Theater chanteuse Trinity Chris Isaacs Seely, sagebrush : am– pm storyteller Ned Family, Friends, LeDoux, and & Community cowpuncher entertainer Marinna Mori, Jake Riley, R.W. Hampton. Dave Stamey G Three Bar Theater

12pm : – : pm :– : pm :– : pm – :pm – pm :–pm Conversation with Horses Dylan Clough Geno Delafose Struggle Cowboys Myrtis Dightman Sr. Jarle Kvale, & French & Hope Jim Brooks, John Langmore Myrtis Dightman Sr. & Jr. Tom Swearingen, Rockin’ Boogie Northeastern Nevada G Three Bar Theater Maria Lisa Eastman Museum

1pm – :pm –pm :–pm :– : –pm – :pm –:pm · $ Songs from Kids’ Activity Fire on the Hill :pm Wylie & the Oregon Conversation Other Genres Hour Brett Fallentine, Love, Wild West Experience: with Hot Club Ghuan Featherstone Romance, The Logger’s of Cowtown Corb Lund, Heartbreak Daughter Tracy Morrison Join Whit, Elana, and Jake Miko Marks, Gwen Trice in a candid workshop Patricia Frolander, Program provided exploring all aspects of Joel Nelson courtesy of Oregon living the dream, traveling Public Broadcasting the world, and making :–pm music as a Western Discussion: swing trio. Struggle Basque Clubhouse & Hope, The Logger’s Daughter Kari Barber, Gwen Trice

2pm :–pm · $ : –pm :–:pm :– : –: pm –pm · $ Blues on the Range Anything Michael :pm Southern Old Time Through song and verse, Goes #10: Stevens Take Your Riders Ranch Dance musician-historians Dom –: pm · $ Poetry Turn #7: Rory Doyle Craig Miller will lead you Flemons, Pipp Gillette & FREE TO RANCH Open Mic Music through simple steps like FAMILIES WITH TICKET Lloyd Wright, and Andy Hedges Open Mic the Virginia reel, circle chronicle the impact African- Ranch Family dances, and a variety of American cowboys have had Show other traditional dances. on Western culture and music. Celebrate family Elko High School Old Gym G Three Bar Theater ranching and music- making with three 3pm :–:pm father-led family : –:pm –:pm :–:pm :–:pm :–:pm –: pm Walking Tour: bands: Brigid Reedy Cowboy Discussion: Story Songs Trinity Seely Henry Harris T-Galop with her brother, Elko Murals Stories Fire on the Hill RW Hampton, Les Sweeney Northeastern Nevada Johnny “Guitar,” and Meet at Guest Services, Kelvin Arnsworth, Brett Fallentine, Dave Stamey, Museum father, John; Jessie Pioneer Saloon Jim Brooks, Ghuan Featherstone Tracy Morrison Veeder with her dad Pete Taylor Gene; and the Munsick Boys. Host: Ted Howard Sponsored by Home2 Suites by HIlton Elko

36TH NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING Free Ticket Required Day or Deluxe Pass Required Members Only Schedule · 11 SATURDAY February 1 Poetry/Prose Music Dance Talk/Discussion Open Mic Film Workshop Tour Story Swap Demo Sign-Up CONTINUED Western Elko Convention Center Elko Conference Center Other Venues Folklife Ruby Mountain Ruby Mountain Center Auditorium Silver Room Ruby Room Ballroom Music Stage Lamoille Room

4pm :–:pm :–:pm :–:pm :–:pm Sing-Along Artist Mike Beck An American Outside of Meet & Greet Forrest Sage Lounge

6pm –:pm · $/$ –:pm Straight Chutin’ $/$/$ Champions I Just Wanna Be Cat Clifford, Miko Marks, a Comic Cowboy Henry Real Bird, and Paul Doris Daley, Yvonne Zarzyski bring you stories of Hollenbeck, Rodney Nelson, far-flung arenas and the and R.P. Smith promise an roads in between. evening of giggles G Three Bar Theater and guffaws. Sponsored by KNPB Sponsored by McMullen, McPhee, & Company, LLC

8pm –:pm · $/$ –:pm Highlights of $/$/$ the Open Mic Stay a Little Longer From inspirational newcomers Hard-singing songster Dom to impressive old hands, Flemons and hard-swinging amateurs to professionals, trio Hot Club of Cowtown you can expect highlights that share this bill with undeniable range from raw to polished. chemistry. G Three Bar Theater Sponsored by Nevada Goldmines

9pm pm–am · $ :pm–am Saturday Night Dance Jam Session We’ll start at 9 with some more The Stage Door Square Dancing led by Alex MacLeod and RattleSnail, then at 10 Wylie & the Wild West will rev you up with their rugged yet refined rhythms.

10pm pm–am Jam Session Pioneer Saloon Food at the Gathering

LAS BRISAS is known for their fresh and authentic Mexican cuisine, and bestsellers include am –am · $ 12 breakfast burritos, seafood tostada, and the famous California burrito. The Las Brisas food truck is Midnight Dance located in front of the Convention Center and stays open Thursday–Saturday 8am–6pm. Make or shake some memories at the midnight COWBOY JOE has been voted Best Coffee Shop in Elko and will be open Monday-Saturday from dance as Corb Lund & the Hurtin’ Albertans bring the 8am in the Convention Center Artrium. Their signature blend coffee is made with beans roasted in- Gathering home. house. They also offer hot chocolate, baked goods, and other snacks.

ODEH’S MEDITERRANEAN serves warm sandwiches and mouthwatering platters including falafel, shish kebab made with fresh angus beef, and shwarma made with fresh petite sirloin or lamb. Desserts are available. You can find Odeh’s in the Convention Center Sage Lounge. Their hours are Thursday 9am–6pm, Friday 9am–8pm, and Saturday 9am–3:30pm.

OGI DELI specializes in Basque food and will be in the Conference Center on Thursday-Saturday from 9am–5pm. Hot sandwiches, including Ogi’s famous Solomo and tri tip beef, homemade baked beans, chili, baked pastries, muffins, cookies, and brownies. Ogi will be running a $10 meal deal.

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