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Ignite Life Chiropractic’s 8th Annual Undie 500

Donate new packages socks and underwear sizes pre k through 12th grade to the ignite life chiropractic front desk. All donations given to communities in schools to be given to […]

Family dance

Activities where entire families can participate together are rare—but dancing can be an incredible experience for the whole family. Kids get a thrill from dancing with their parents, and parents […]

A Texas ramble- cowboy poetry

Dee Brown (director), Bruce Bryant (director) 75 minutes | 2020 This new documentary lets viewers ride shotgun with Ramblin’ Jack as he rambles across Texas, climbs high on the old […]

Sourdough Slim and Robert Armstrong

Performer - Musician, Workshop Instructor Sourdough Slim, aka Rick Crowder, is a hoot to say the least. Sourdough hails from California’s gold country and is the recipient of the Academy […]

Dave Stamey

Performer - Musician Dave Stamey has been a cowboy, a mule packer, and a dude wrangler. Now, he is one of the most popular western entertainers working today. Dave has […]

Frontier music: how the west was scored

Why do Westerns sound the way they do? Fil Corbitt, host of the podcast The Wind, presents a live podcast performance on the history and evolution of film music in […]

An Elko that works: for people, land and animals

Good work is happening not just across the West, but also right here at home in Elko County. Gather for this session with local ranchers, organizations, and other stewards of […]

Music open mic 7

Saturday February 4, 2023 11:30am - 12:15pm PST Ruby Mountain Ballroom #3 - Conference Center 724 Moren Way, Elko, NV 89801 USA Open Mic

Andy Hedges- cowboy poetry

Performer - Poet/Musician Andy Hedges is a songster, reciter, storyteller, guitarist, and collector of cowboy songs and poems. The son of an Italian schoolteacher and a rodeo-cowboy-turned-preacher, Andy grew up […]

Poetry open mic 10

Saturday February 4, 2023 11:30am - 12:30pm PST Silver Room - Convention Center 700 Moren Way, Elko, NV 89801 USA Open Mic

Red Steagall & the Boys in the Bunkhouse

Performer - Poet/Musician Red Steagall is a native Texan whose career as a recording artist, songwriter, poet, storyteller, and television and motion picture personality covers more than 45 years and […]

La Recua- The Mule Pack Train

Trudi Angell (director, producer), Darío Hiquera Meza (director) 86 min | 2021 Spanish with English subtitles Darío Higuera Meza, a traditional saddlemaker in Baja California Sur, Mexico, turned 70 in […]

Carin Mari- Cowboy Poetry

Saturday February 4, 2023 12:30pm - 1:15pm PST Ruby Mountain Ballroom #3 - Conference Center 724 Moren Way, Elko, NV 89801 USA Daytime Session

Ranch family show

Deanna McCall, Matt Robertson, Gail Steiger, Jessie Veeder Ranching is not a solitary affair. After all, you can’t have a family ranch without a ranch family. And, in many families, […]

Juni Fisher

Performer - Musician, Workshop Instructor Don’t call Juni Fisher a cowgirl. What she is, is a horseman. Training horses paid the bills. She played music with her sisters as a […]

Cowboy poets – cowboy poetry

Mike Day (director, producer), Intrepid Cinema and Sue Turley (producer) 80 min | 2022 Every year since 1985, cowboys have gathered at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering to share their […]

Bitterbrush – Cowboy poetry

Emelie Mahdavian (director, producer), Su Kim (producer) 91 min | 2021 Emelie Mahdavian’s sweeping documentary Bitterbrush follows Hollyn Patterson and Colie Moline, range riders who are spending their last summer […]

Yvonne Hollenbeck- cowboy poetry

Performer - Poet Yvonne Hollenbeck is a South Dakota cattleman’s wife who writes poetry about her life on a beautiful, remote ranch where she helps with everyday duties–putting up hay, […]

The Munsick Boys- cowboy poetry

Performer - Musician The Munsick Boys (Dave, Sam, and Tris) have a natural appeal to enthusiasts of western culture. Hailing from northern Wyoming, they have ranched and made music together […]

John Ware Reclaimed

Cheryl Foggo (director) 73 min | 2020 Part ode, part eulogy, part mystery, with views of sweeping prairie landscapes and music inspired by the film’s subject, John Ware Reclaimed follows […]

Sam Platts & the Plainsmen

Performer - Musician Sam Platts & the Plainsmen is an energetic Americana band that brings traditional country and western swing to modern audiences. Sam got his start in music on […]

Cowboy poet talk session

Gail Steiger and Henry Real Bird https://www.nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org/around-town

Close the gate behind you-cowboy poetry

Performer - Musician Dave Stamey has been a cowboy, a mule packer, and a dude wrangler. Now, he is one of the most popular western entertainers working today. Dave has […]

Wylie Gustafson- cowboy poetry

Performer - Musician Wylie Gustafson is an American original. He was born into a fourth-generation ranching family on the empty sprawl of northern Montana. A singer, songwriter, rancher, horseman, and […]

Margo Cilker- Cowboy Poetry

Performer - Musician Originally from California, singer-songwriter Margo Cilker has spent the last few years on the road–from South Carolina to Montana, then the Basque Country and back to the […]

Chris Isaacs- cowboy poetry

Performer - Poet Chris Isaacs has lived the life that he writes and talks about, from being a working cowboy to packing mules, from rodeoing to horseshoeing. Chris has performed […]

Both feet on the ground- cowboy poetry

Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Andy Hedges, Ismay, Lara Manzanares Bask in an evening of well-grounded rural vibrations. Texas folkster Andy Hedges and living legend Ramblin’ Jack Elliott may have an eye […]

Highlights of the open mic- cowboy poetry

Hosts: Floyd Beard, Denise Withnell For the second year, the G Three stage hosts a handful of poets and musicians who have graced the open mic stages during the week. […]

Rosin the Bow- Cowboy Poetry

Kristyn Harris, Hot Club of Cowtown, The Quebe Sisters Rosin up the bow and watch the strings fly. These three female-fronted acts put the swing in western music. Kristyn Harris […]

Music Jam at the Stage Door

Saturday February 4, 2023 9:30pm - 11:00pm PST The Stage Door 303 3rd Street, Elko, NV 89891 USA Jam Session

Saturday night dance- cowboy poetry

Heat yourself up before you venture back out on the snowy sagebrush sea. Close out the Gathering with a hot night of moving and grooving. Saturday night’s back-to-back dances start […]