Waddie Mitchell

The First Annual Texas Hill Country Cowboy Gathering is slated for November 9-10, 2018 at the Steve W. Shepherd Theater, home of the Fredericksburg Theater Company, located at 1668 South US Highway 87 in Fredericksburg, Texas.

TUCSON, Ariz., March 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Pulitzer Prize winner T.J. Stiles, the prolific Joe R. Lansdale and an 11-year-old Maine girl highlight the 2016 Spur Award winners from Western Writers of America.

In an extraordinary show of Nevada pride and camaraderie, the artists, entertainers and celebrities who call the Silver State home came together last night at The Smith Center to celebrate the Nevada Sesquicentennial with a star-studded concert before a sold-out crowd, which included Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki and other dignitaries. Scroll down for photos!

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts will present a star-studded evening celebrating Nevada's sesquicentennial on Monday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. as part of the year-long observance of the state's 150th anniversary. The year will culminate on Nevada Day 2014.

The 30th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, which takes place fromJanuary 27 to February 1 in Elko, Nevada, is an official Nevada 150 event. The Gathering will celebrate Nevada's sesquicentennial through several special performances and discussions focused on the artistic traditions of the state's rural and ranching communities. Nevada's Lieutenant Governor, Brian K. Krolicki, will open the first show of the Gathering, "Home Means Nevada," on Monday, January 27, at 7:00pm in the G Three Bar Theater at the Western Folklife Center. The show will feature Nevada 150's Honorary Poet, Waddie Mitchell, poet Walt "Bimbo" Cheney, writer Carolyn Dufurrena and songster Richard Elloyan.

The 29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering -the nation's greatest celebration of the American West, its people, culture and traditions-will take place today, January 28 to February 2, 2013, in Elko, Nevada. Produced by the Western Folklife Center, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering features performances of poetry and music from the cowboy and ranching occupation, but also presents exhibitions, films, workshops, dances and discussions-all centered on land-based culture in the American West, its traditional arts and the challenges it faces in the 21st century.

The 29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering -the nation's greatest celebration of the American West, its people, culture and traditions-will take place January 28 to February 2, 2013, in Elko, Nevada. Produced by the Western Folklife Center, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering features performances of poetry and music from the cowboy and ranching occupation, but also presents exhibitions, films, workshops, dances and discussions-all centered on land-based culture in the American West, its traditional arts and the challenges it faces in the 21st century.

The 28th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering-the nation's greatest celebration of the American West, its people, culture and traditions-will take place January 30 to February 4, 2012, in Elko, Nevada.

The 28th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering-the nation's greatest celebration of the American West, its people, culture and traditions-will take place January 30 to February 4, 2012, in Elko, Nevada.

What do Hungarians and the Blues have in common with the cowboy poetry and music of the American West? Find out at the 27th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, the nation's largest and oldest annual assembly of cowboy poets, musicians and devotees of the American West, January 24-29, 2011, in Elko, Nevada.