2000 COWBOYS POETRY & MUSIC FESTIVAL EXPANDED A DAY.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer Tickets go on sale today for Santa Clarita's Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival, a peek back at the Old West and its under-the-stars-style entertainment. The 2000 festival has been expanded to five days, scheduled March 29-April 2. Tickets tend to go fast, especially to headline events staged at the picturesque Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio and at Hart Park and Museum. ``One of the things we're most excited about this year is that we've added another day,'' said Michael Marks Michael Marks, (June 1859 – December 31 1907), was one of the two co-founders of the retail chain Marks and Spencer. Marks, who was born in Slonim, Belarus (then part of Russian Empire and Poland) as Michał Marks of Polish-Lithuanian and Jewish ancestry, emigrated , the city's cultural arts coordinator. ``This will keep tourists in town from Wednesday to Sunday.'' This year, the festival will include the renewal of the Newhall Walk of Western Stars, a tribute to western entertainers. Cowboy screen star Richard Farnsworth Richard W. Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000) was an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Biography Early life Farnsworth was born in Los Angeles, California to a housewife mother and an engineer father. , who played on TV's ``Bonanza,'' and Western balladeer Don Edwards For other persons named Don Edwards, see Don Edwards (disambiguation). William Donlon Edwards, (born January 6, 1915), usually known as Don Edwards, is an American politician of the Democratic Party, formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives from will be among performers inducted into the walk, honored with bronze plaques embedded in the sidewalk of Old Town Newhall. Dale Evans will be given a lifetime achievement award. The walk was established by Newhall merchants in 1981 to honor legends of Western films, the stage and television and radio, but has been dormant since the Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. in 1994. Returning to the festival for the first time since the inaugural event in 1994 is Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey is the best-selling performer of American Cowboy Music. Among the most respected singer-songwriters in pop and country-western music, Murphey has become the world's most prominent musical voice of the Western horseman, rancher, and cowboy. , a singer from New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). who performs original songs as well as traditional folk ballads. Headliners new to the festival will include singer Joni Harms Joni Harms (born November 5, 1959 in Canby, OR) is an American country music singer. External links
Persondata NAME Harms, Joni ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1959 and Bob Wills' Texas Playboys. New attractions will include The Great Poetry Tall Tales Train Trip, a 30-minute ride aboard the Fillmore and Western locomotive, The Great Western Film Showcase at the Plaza Cinemas in Newhall, featuring contemporary Western Films, and a production of ``The Majestic Kid'' at the newly renovated Santa Clarita Repertory Theatre. ``This is our big year,'' Marks said. ``We've really gotten lots of people interested in presenting events and a lot of really good venues.'' The festival features musical performances, poetry readings, chidlren's events, horseback rides, barbecues, roping shows and other entertainment. Brochures listing the events and schedules are available at City Hall, and tickets can be ordered by calling (661) 286-4021 or faxing order forms to (661) 255-1996. |
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