The Gathering is Here!

Today officially marks the beginning of our four-day celebration of the West. The 7th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Gathering starts tonight. Our own Doc Stovall will lead The Tumbleweed Cowboy Band in the Museum Atrium beginning at 5 pm. Guests may listen to music and also meet featured artist Nelson Boren. At 7 pm, Boren will present a lecture in the Booth Theatre, and will be available afterwards to sign copies of the official Gathering poster in the Museum Store.


If you are still undecided as to whether or not you should attend the Cowboy Gathering this weekend, hopefully this will help convince you:



We gonna listen to fiddles, taste some great food;
All this and more, will set ya in the mood.

Make a water color and recite poetry,
At the Grand, at the Booth and the TRC.

Yeah that’s right, it’s the Cowboy Gathering –
The annual event that’ll sure make ya scream!

For joy that is, excitement no doubt,
Fun for all, you’re not gonna want to pout!

Thursday hear the Tumbleweed Cowboy Band;
Our own Doc leads the group, that’s the finest in the land.

We’ll also have a guest – Nelson Boren in the house!
He’ll be speakin’ in the Theatre, so be quiet as a mouse.

Friday things pick up with a workshop and some music;
Sweethearts in Carhartts gonna make ya want to lose it!

Reciting that poetry, strummin’ that guitar;
Will be awesome no doubt, so don’t wander too far.

Things get wild Saturday on the hill;
Some entertainment, chuck wagons, ya can’t stay still!

Gonna want to taste the food, and meet the chefs fo’ sho’;
But don’t over do it - don’t want to miss the Grand show.

Yeah that’s right, Red Steagall gonna perform;
A Western god in his own right, so good you’ll want to mourn.

For not being so good, you can’t sing like he;
But definitely see his show – only cost ya a small fee.

Wake up early for Church Sunday at eleven;
Cowboy Church that is, we even got a cowboy reverend.

That afternoon we’ll have some Dutch oven cookin;
Gonna want to sample it all after takin’ a good lookin’.

There’ll be poetry, fiddles, guitars and more;
A crazy weekend lies ahead, so fun it make ya sore!

Be sure to visit the Booth Museum Web site for additional information, or call 770-387-1300. See you this weekend!