This celebration of western heritage includes cowboy poets, musicians, storytellers,
crafts, and cook-offs. Lubbock has the nation's largest event of its kind, drawing
international participants to the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
800 692 4035 / 806 795 2455
2007
NATIONAL COWBOY SYMPOSIUM TRAIL RIDE
Enjoy a grilled
hamburgers on Wednesday evening, for only $7.00 per meal
plus live entertainment. On Thursday morning, enjoy a cowboy
breakfast for only $7.00 per meal and take a trail ride
(starting at 9:00 am) on one of Texas' historic.
Limited pens
for overnight campers available. Bring your own feed, hay,
water, buckets and lawn chairs. Current Coggins test
(within one year of the Trail Ride date) and liability
release required. Horseshoes are highly recommended. We also
recommend leggings and long sleeved shirts!
Price for the
ride is $25.00 - pre-registration and payment are required
through the Symposium office. There will be a limited number
of riders allowed on the property.
For
information, forms or questions contact: (806) 798-7825
Friday - September 7th
and Saturday - September 8th, 2007
Friday - September 7th and Saturday -
September 8th, 2007
2007
AMERICAN COWBOY CULTURE AWARDS
presented by The American Cowboy
Culture Association, Inc.
Previously on Thursday, the Award
Presentations have been incorporated into Friday and Saturday Evening
Performances.
Miss Rodeo America: Ashley Andrews -
Bowman, North Dakota
Ranching:
Mrs. Linda Davis - Cimarron, New Mexico
Western Art:
Gary Niblett - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Cowboy Culture Event:
Durango Cowboy Gathering - Durango, Colorado
Working Cowboy: Bill McClelland - Sterling
City, Texas
Western Museum:
Desert Caballeros Museum - Wickenburg, Arizona
Western
Writing & Publishing: Randy Witte - Peyton, Colorado
Rodeo-Barrel Racing
and Roping: R.E. & Martha Josey - Karnack, Texas
Special Award:
Carl Nafzger - Lexington, Kentucky and Olton, Texas
Special Award:
Mel & Wendy Potter - Marana, Arizona and Bancroft, Wisconsin
Friday, September 7th
8:00 am 'till 5:00 pm --
Registration
10:00 am
'till 6:00 pm --
Concurrent Sessions (click here for schedule time and locations).
Poetry,
music, songs, stories, papers, panels, and special presentations inside the
Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, and in the park north of the Civic Center.
9:00 am 'till 9:00 pm --
Exhibits and Sale of Western Items in the Exhibit Hall and Pedestrian Mall
inside the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
With 150 - 200 booths of
western wear & equipment; boots, saddles & leather goods of all kinds;
bits and spurs; sculpture, paintings & drawings; decorative items;
jewelry; collectables; educational exhibits etc. It is the largest array
of western items of all kinds to be found in one place, anywhere.
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
-West Texas Native American Association Events - Educational Events for
Children.
Located in park North of Lubbock Civic Center, along Avenue O between 4th Street
and Mac Davis Lane (formerly 6th Street)
Noon - 1:30 pm - BBQ
Brisket Sandwich with Beans & Iced Tea.
With Musical entertainment and
volunteer awards presentations on the outdoor stage. Located in the park
area North of the Civic Center.
3:00 pm
Craig Cameron Horse Training
Seminar & Demonstration. Located in the park area North of the Civic Center.
5:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. - West Texas Native American Association – Regional
Indigenous Musical Artists, Art/Crafts Vendors, Indigenous Food (Located
in park North of Lubbock Civic Center, along Avenue O between 4th Street and
Mac Davis Lane (formerly 6th Street)
7:30 - 9:30 pm --
Evening Performance -- Music, Poetry, Storytelling and The American
Cowboy Culture Awards in the Theater inside the Lubbock Memorial Civic
Center. Please make note, there is only one
scheduled performance on Friday night.
Saturday, September 8th
9:00 am 'till 9:00 pm -
Exhibits and Sale of Western Items in the Exhibit Hall and Pedestrian Mall
inside the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. With 150 - 200
booths of western wear & equipment; boots, saddles & leather goods of all
kinds; bits and spurs; sculpture, paintings & drawings; decorative items;
jewelry; collectables; educational exhibits etc. It is the largest array of
western items of all kinds to be found in one place, anywhere.
10:00 am 'till 6:00 pm -
Concurrent Sessions (click here for schedule time and locations).
Poetry, music, songs, stories, papers, panels, and special presentations
inside the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, and in the park north of the Civic
Center.
10:00
am -- Parade of the Horse - Sponsored by the Llano Estacado Driving Society
10:00 am -
10:30 pm
West Texas
Native American Association Pow-Wow, Art/Crafts Vendors, Indigenous Foods
Located in the park area North
of the Civic Center. Along Avenue O, between 4th Street and Mac Davis Lane
(formerly 6th Street).
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HOST DRUM - Otter Trail, OK
and Atsa Butte, AZ
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MASTER OF CEREMONY - June
Sovo, OK.
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HEAD MAN DANCER - Israel
Sotelo Ramirez, Lubbock, TX,
Pascua Yaqui
of Arizona
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HEAD LADY DANCER - Tavia
Torralba Ramirez, Lubbock, TX, Comanche
Nation/Pascua Yaqui of Arizona
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COMANCHE NATION/PASCUA
YAQUI OF ARIZONA
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ARENA DIRECTOR - Jimmy
Hitchcock, OK
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10:00 am-Gourd dancing
-
1:00 pm and 7:00 pm GRAND
ENTRY
-
Dinner Break
5:00-6:00 pm
For more information call (806)
747-4932, (806) 832-4207
Email: wtnaa@yahoo.com
US mail: 904 14th ST., Shallowater, TX 79363
11:00 am and 2:00 pm
Craig Cameron Horse Training
Seminar & Demonstration. Located in the park area North of the Civic Center.
Noon 'till 1:30 pm - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHUCK WAGON COOK-OFF
Meal and Musical Entertainment
Located in the park area North
of the Civic Center.
The chuck wagons of the old
west that followed the trail herd and cooked at the roundups are gone. But
the National Championship Chuck Wagon Cook-off is a revival of the skills
that were used to keep the cowboys fed and fit. The cook-off is an event
that brings to the wagon crew and those who eat at the wagon a chance to
taste a part of western history.
Noon - 1:30 pm BBQ Brisket
Sandwich - with Beans & Iced Tea.
2:00 pm - Craig Cameron Horse
Training Seminar & Demonstration. Located in the park area North of the
Civic Center.
5:00 pm -- 7:00 pm - BBQ
Brisket meal - with Iced Tea.
7:00 - 9:30 pm --
Evening Performance -- Music, Poetry, Storytelling and American Cowboy
Culture Awards in the Theater inside the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
Please make note, there is only one scheduled
performance on Saturday night.
Sunday, September 9th
7:30 am 'till 9:00 am - CHUCK WAGON BREAKFAST
Located in the park area North of
the Civic Center.
Meal includes eggs, bacon, sausage,
biscuits, juice & coffee.
9:30 am - 11 am - NON-DENOMINATIONAL COWBOY DEVOTIONAL SERVICE
Located in the park area North of
the Civic Center.
Music and Poetry by scheduled
performers
Bible lesson brought by Dr. Kenneth
Wyatt, Tulia, Texas
10:00 am - 5:00 pm - West Texas
Native American Association Pow-Wow, Art/Crafts Vendors, Indigenous Food
Located in park north
of Lubbock Civic Center, along Avenue O between 4th Street and Mac Davis Lane
(formerly 6th Street)
West Texas Native American
Association Pow-Wow Lunch Break 12:30-1:30 pm
West Texas Native American
Association Pow-Wow 2:00 pm Grand Entry
