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Look for the "Wild West Gazette" Booth at the "Wild Western Festival"!

3rd ANNUAL WILD WESTERN FESTIVAL
HONORING IN 2007,
THE CLASSIC TV WESTERN "HIGH CHAPARRAL"

{SPONSORED BY BISON HOMES & TRUE WEST MAGAZINE}

September 28, 29 & 30 th , 2007

Festival location: Pioneer Village, I-17 North, Pioneer Exit #225

Contact: DR. Buck Montgomery (623)521-3856 Email: DRBuc@cox.net

www.wildwesternfestival.com

The West is Alive...and Wilder than ever at this year’s 3rd Annual Wild Western Festival, Voted one of the Best Western Festivals in the U.S. by American Cowboy Magazine and called "Arizona’s Answer To A Wild West Renaissance Fair" by the Arizona Press. This "History meets Hollywood" family-oriented event was created by D.R. Buck Montgomery, a former Hollywood Stuntman and General Manager of the Ponderosa Ranch Studio and Theme Park, home of the famous T.V. series "Bonanza" who thinks..."You’re Never to Old to Play Cowboy!"

SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES!
This year’s Wild Western Festival has it all...6 stages of "Best in the West" Entertainment, Music, and Classic Hollywood Western T.V. and Movie Stars. A Kids’ Korral, complete with bounce houses, pony pics, face painting, craft activities, and guided horse and wagon rides. A Vendor Encampment and authentic Sutlers Row where you can browse 100's of artisans featuring the best western clothing, leather goods, gift items, unique craft’s and one-of-a-kind rare finds. NEW! For 2007, Experience Life in an Authentic Mountain Man Camp. Feast on a variety of Festival foods, treats, and drink that is sure to satisfy even the biggest appetite... and for a True West Taste of the old West, visit our Dutch Oven and Chuck Wagon Camp...Heck!, even "Hoss" Cartwright would be proud!...and remember, as Always.
.."ALL Stage Shows are FREE with Price of Admission!"

NEW FOR 2007!...SATURDAY NITE "FANDANGO" DANCE !Come Dressed in your "Best of the Wild West!" Attire!, and perhaps you’ll walk away with the top prize at this Years Wild Western Festival Costume Contest! Live Music!, Great Eats & Drinks, Gypsy Fortune Tellers...Plus!, A "Who’s the Fastest Gun Alive" Quick Draw Contest!...{is it You!} $5 Adults, $2 Kids {5-12}

                                  *** 2007 ENTERTAINMENT ROUND-UP ***
* KOWBOY KAL-World Champion Trick Roper and Guinness World Record Holder for the largest lariat loop, 100 feet!

*SOURDOUGH SLIM- The King of the Yodeling Cowboys!...Star of Stage, Screen and...Carnegie Hall!

*PISTOL PACKIN’ PAULA- Reigning World Champion Six-Gun Spinner and Bullwhip Expert & Trick Shot!

*WILD WEST COMEDY GUNFIGHT & STUNT SHOW- Action-Packed Show featuring Real Hollywood Stuntmen!

* WILD WEST ARENA SHOW- Fast Ride’n & Trick Shoot’n with the West’s Best!...Gary "BAD DOG" Bennett!

*NATIVE AMERICAN PERFORMERS - Moontee Sinquah, "The Peoples" Spirit Lives on through Dance & Song!

*TOM HIATT and the SUNDOWN RIDERS - Arizona’s Top Trio of Cowboy Balladeer’s!

*COWBOY & COWGIRL SINGERS & POETS- A Variety of "Best of the West" Performers Entertain All Day!

                                 * SPECIAL GUEST *
*
DAVE BOURNE- Saloon Piano Player and Actor from the hit HBO series...DEADWOOD!

*2007 "STARS OF THE WEST" {Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 28, 29, 30 th }*{As Of Press Time}

* PETER BROWN- Star of the "Laredo" TV Classic and still appearing in numerous Movies and TV shows today!

*WHITEY HUGHES- Actor & Stuntman from the "Wild Wild West", "Bonanza", and countless TV westerns & movies.

* DON COLLIER- Actor famous for his role in "High Chaparral" and classics like "The War Wagon" and "Tombstone."

* BOB HOY- Stuntman & Actor, another "High Chaparral" star, and stunt double for actors such as Charles Bronson.

*TED MARKLAND- Another "High Chaparral" alumni & star of a variety of feature films.

* BARBARA LUNA- With "High Chaparral" credits & many other TV & Movie Roles, including...Star Trek!

{Celebrities May Change, be Added or Deleted, Due to Availability, Without Notice}

*CHARLIE LeSEUR- Noted Author and Film Historian will be conducting Celebrity Panel Discussions, Friday,

Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss this chance to get "Up-Close and Personal" with Famous Western Stars of Yesteryear!

                            * DAILY FESTIVAL ADMISSION *

DAILY FESTIVAL ADMISSION: $10 Adults, $9 Seniors, $5 Kids 5-12, Under 5 FREE.

{Discount coupon & Special Multi-Day Ticket Packages Available On-Line at www.wildwesternfestival.com}

* Entertainers, Performances, Celebrities and Show Times are subject to change without notice.

42nd Annual Cowboy Artists of America
Exhibition & Sale Rides Again

The most anticipated Western American fine art event in the country, is the Phoenix Art Museum’s 42nd Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition and Sale, will be at the Museum’s Steele Gallery, October 20th, 2007 – November 18th, 2007.
The 42nd Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition and Sale presents a depiction of the West only the members of Cowboy Artists of America can capture with such realistic skill and spirit. It is presented each year by Phoenix Art Museum’s Men’s Arts Council, and the Sale has become one of the Museum’s most successful fundraising events.
 
For more information about Phoenix Art Museum’s Men’s Arts Council, call (602) 307-2060 or visit online at
www.mensartscouncil.com . For more information about Phoenix Art Museum, visit its Web site at www.PhxArt.org , or call the 24-hour information line at (602) 257-1222.

 

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Features include:
 

  • Wild Western Festival

  • Alibi Wanted 

  • William Floyd "Billy"  Clairborne Article

  • The Battle of Picacho Peak

  • Arizone Weather Facts by Marshal Trimble

  • Pioneer Pepper Interview

  • Museum List

  • Wild West Fest Announcement
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Western Events

We all love to attend western festivals, rodeos, pageants, markets, and shows. Wild West Gazette will try to keep you abreast of the latest news with links to sites of many exciting events across the country. If you know of an event not listed, drop us a line!

               
September Events                
ARIZONA              
Wild Western Festival  Pioneer Village AZ 28-Sep 30-Sep 623-444-7121   www.wildwesternfestival.com/default.htm
               
COLORADO              
Second Annual Colorado Homestead Art Show Near Loveland CO 22-Sep 24-Sep 970.532.4793   www.homesteadartshow.com
               
KANSAS              
Age of the Gunfighter Wichita KS 2-Sep 3-Sep 316.660.1864   www.oldcowtown.org  
Peace Treaty Trail Drive Medicine Lodge KS 8-Sep 14-Sep 620.826.3649   www.longhorn-cattle.com  
Historic Fort Hays Days Hays KS 22-Sep 23-Sep 785.625.6812      
Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Re-enactment Medicine Lodge KS 22-Sep 23-Sep 620.886.9815   www.peacetreaty.org  
Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Re-enactment Medicine Lodge KS 29-Sep 30-Sep 620.886.9815   www.peacetreaty.org  
Medicine & Healing vs. Charlatans & Quackery Wichita KS 23-Sep 24-Sep 316.660.1864   www.oldcowtown.org  
Great American Cattle Drive Ellsworth KS 28-Sep 30-Sep 785.472.4670   www.nationaldrovers.com  
               
MINNESOTA              
Defeat of Jesse James Days Northfield MN 6-Sep 10-Sep 800.645.9268   www.defeatofjessejamesdays.org
Younger Brothers Capture Madelia MN 15-Sep 16-Sep 888.941.7283      
               
NEBRASKA              
Grand Duke Alexis Rendezvous Hayes Center NE 29-Sep 1-Oct 308.286.3470   www.granddukealexis.com  
               
NEW MEXICO              
San Vincente Art Fair Silver City NM 2-Sep 3-Sep 505.538.1082   www.silvercityartists.org  
               
OREGON              
Pendleton Round-Up Pendleton OR 13-Sep 16-Sep 800.45.RODEO   www.pendletonroundup.com   
               
OKLAHOMA              
Appetite for the Arts Festival El Reno OK 7-Sep   888.535.7366   www.elreno.org   
               
SOUTH DAKOTA              
Fifth Annual Spirit of the West Festival Sioux Falls SD 15-Sep 17-Sep 605.334.9202   sotw@spiritofthewestfestival.com
               
TEXAS