September 8th to 10th - Miles of Memories Country MusicFest
Hastings, Nebraska. The Punches Family, Les Gilliam, Roger Tibbs, Janet McBride, Tex & Mary Schutz and more.
Concert, theme shows, workshops, barn dances and fun for any fan of traditional country or bluegrass music.
Held at the Adams County Fairgrounds, plenty of camping. Visit
www.texandmary.com/Festival.htm for more information.
September 9th to 11th - Barkerville Cowboy and Drover Jubilee
www.barkerville.ca
September 9th - Ed Peekeekoot Showin Chase
Opening act: Colin Butchart - fiddle and Denise Ford - piano. 7:00pm at the Chase Community Hall, Chase, BC. Tickets:
$15 available at: Chase Chamber of Commerce Visitor centre, The Horse Barn, and Long and McQuade Music Store. Early
Bird draw for advance ticket holders! For more information or tickets call Denise Ford at 250-577-3857 or
dford5@hotmail.com.
September 10th - Ed Peekeekoot joins Cariboo Country Night
BBQ Steak Dinner, Cowboy Concert with Ernie Doyle, Ed Peekeekoot, and others. Dance to follow.
www.CaribooVacations.com
September 16th - 18th - Western Spirit Celebration
A Cowboy Gathering - Friday: 7:00 FREE outdoor concert with Church of the Western Swing Band. Saturday: 9:00 am events
begin and continue until 6:00 pm. Longhorn cattle drive, Western singers/poets, blacksmithing, horse pulling contest,
Dutch oven demonstration, quilt auction, children's area and chuck wagon grub. Saturday: 7:30 pm "A sleep at the Wheel"
will be performing at the Simmons Center. Sunday: 8:30 am. Chuck wagon breakfast followed by Cowboy Church. Free admission
to the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center all weekend.
www.onthechisholmtrail.com
December 16th - Cowboy Christmas Concert
In the Calvary Community Church in Kamloops. Featuring only Christmas music by Jeremy Willis, Gordie West, Hugh McLennan,
Butch Falk, Shirley Field, Matt Johnston, and Santa Claus himself. Bring your camera and get your photo taken with Santa - no
charge - for kids and kids with kids! In the concert itself the entertainers will sing in the first half and then things will
turn into an audience driven concert - the audience can yell out a request for the performers to sing and and then everyone can join
in. All proceeds will go to the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame and the BCCHS Student Scholarships and the Kamloops Food Bank.
Email:
cowboys@bcchs.com or phone 1-888-763-2221 for details!
January 3rd to 18th, 2012 - Spirit of the West Annual Cruise
Leaving LA and off to Hawaii on the Golden Princess. And yes, the 2012 cruise is 14 days! ... and it includes a private tour of the
World's biggest cattle ranch, Parker Ranch, on the Big Island.
www.hugh-mclennan.com
January 30th to February 4th - National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Their 28th Gathering in Elko, Nevada. Every January for the last 27 years, cowboys, ranchers, rural and urban people have
traveled to Elko to join with friends, family and all those who share their love of rural life in the West. Together, they
listen to poetry and music, learn about cowboy culture in the US and around the world, experience great art, watch western
films, learn a craft, and gather together to eat, drink and swap stories. Programs at the 28th Gathering will focus on
the southwestern United States, specifically Arizona and New Mexico - which are celebrating their centennials this year.
In addition to the Southwest Ranch Country exhibition, the Gathering will present poets and musicians from the region, as
well as workshops and panel discussions focused on regional food, culture and agriculture.
see their web site here!
February 4th - Don Loewen Fund Raiser
at the Grand Pub and Grill, Nicola ave & Garcia St. 250-378-4618 Tickets are available at Cowboys Corner Store, Purity Feeds
[Merritt] and the Grand. $20.00 per person for a steak dinner. Silent auction 11:30 am til 9 pm!
February 11th - 100 Mile House Cowboy Concert
Two shows - 2:00pm matinee and 7:00 pm evening. 16 year old Dale McEachern, Gord Colliar, The Loose Rooster Band, and
10 year old Jayden Stafford. Tickets $15 each and available at Work n Play, 100 Mile Feed, and The Log Cabin Western
Wear - or phone 1-888-763-2221 or email:
cowboys@bcchs.com
February 16th to 19th - 8th Annual Spirit of the West Cowboy Gathering
In Ellensburg, Washington. Michael Martin Murphey, Dave Stamey, Bar J Wranglers, Brenn Hill, Sourdough Slim, Chris Isaacs,
Adrian, Gary Allegretto, Carin Mari, and the CWU Symphony Orchestra will be held at the CWU Concert Hall and the Kittitas
Valley Event Center. A number of western entertainers perform at downtown venues providing free entertainment on Friday
and Saturday, as well as a Western Gear & Art Show, Rodeo Cowboy Reunion, Chuck Wagon Cook Off, Fiddle Contest and a Western
Dance Saturday night featuring The Saddle Cats. For more information, go to our website:
www.EllensburgCowboyGathering.com or call 1-888-925-2204.
Febeuary 18th - Hitch'n'Post Restaurant
443 Hwy 8, Lower Nicola, BC. Steak & Lobster Dinner & Cowboy Concert Evening with Butch Falk, Camel Dave Howell & Dave
Longworth. Reservations call 250-315-1350. Dinner at 5 PM.
March 8th to 11th - The Kamloops Cowboy Festival See Festival Page
April 13th to 15th - Columbia River Cowboy Gathering
Kennewick, WA. 9th Annual Columbia River Cowboy Gathering and Western Music Festival, Contact: Budd Massengale:
budd@horsesrun.net 509-851-4288 or Judy
Massengale 509-851-4287. Website:
www.columbiarivercowboygathering.com
April 13th to 15th - The 4th Annual "Cowboy Idol" competition.
The above event, The Columbia River Cowboy Gathering, will include The 4th Annual "Cowboy Idol" competition.
Contact Smoke Wade at: Email:
smokewade@clarkston.com
Phone: 208-746-7652
May 19, 2012 - Louisiana Hayride comes to 100 Mile House!
The South Cariboo Community Concert Group is bringing this show to 100 Mile House on May 19th, 2012 for rodeo weekend!
Check back for details to be announced soon.
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