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Missouri Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival 13th annual festival set for April 15-17 Mountain View, MO - One of the largest cowboy poetry and music events in the Midwest returns to Mountain View, Missouri, on April 15,16,17, 2011, when nearly 21 performers will participate in the 13th annual gathering of the Missouri Cowboy Poets Association. Held at the Mountain View Community Center, the annual festival attracts cowboy musicians, singers and recording artists, cowboy poets, storytellers, country humorists and rope spinners from throughout Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. The three-day event kicks off Friday afternoon, April 15, with a special Cowboy Poets performance for Mountain View Elementary students, followed by a "Supper with the Cowboys" dinner and show beginning at 5:00 p.m. Performances that evening will also feature the winners of the Mountain View Elementary 4th grade cowboy poetry competition. Dinner/show tickets are available at the door for $10 per person, or show tickets only for $5. Saturday morning, April 16, the poets will feature performances for residents, families and friends at the Mountain View Health Care Center. Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m., New and scheduled poets will perform in "Round Robin" fashion at the Community Center. New poets may sign up for an open microphone spot. The afternoon session is divided in groups of five poets with a designated time to perform. This is a free show! At 6:30 p.m. that evening, all performers will present a "grand finale" cowboy poetry and music show at the Community Center. Tickets will be available at the door for $6 per person. On Sunday morning, April 17,at 10:30 a.m., the poets and musicians will conclude the event with Cowboy Church at the Community Center. Mountain View is located in South-central Missouri, about 100 miles east of Springfield. The Missouri Cowboy Poetry Festival is organized by Jennie Cummings (417-934-2213) and Eulalia Polk (417-934-2756) of the Mountain View Art Council.Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. |
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