COWBOY FETE TO WIDEN ITS HORIZONS\Poetry festival to be expanded.Byline: Sherry Joe Crosby Daily News Staff Writer Baxter Black Baxter Black (born January 2, 1945) is an American cowboy, poet, philosopher, former large-animal veterinarian, and radio commentator. Black grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. , Sons of the San Joaquin San Joaquin (săn wäkēn`), river, c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing W then N through the S Central Valley to form a large delta with the Sacramento River near Suisun Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay. and Riders in the Sky are just some of the acts expected to belt out tunes, love ballads and more at the city's 3rd annual Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival. The entertainers are part of an expanded festival that includes twice as many trail rides, two square dances and, for the first time, a poetry reading at the Hart Mansion. "We have twice the number of ticketed events," said city spokeswoman Gail Ortiz. "We sold out the last two years. We want to provide people opportunities to see performers." More than 10,000 people are expected to attend the three-day extravaganza, which will take place March 29, 30 and 31 at Melody Ranch and Motion Picture Studio in Placerita Canyon. This year, the city is offering four trail rides: two at Vasquez Rocks Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park is a 905 acre (3 km²) northern Los Angeles County, California USA park acquired by LA County government in the 1970s. It is in the Agua Dulce vicinity between the Antelope Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley just north of Los Angeles and seen easily in Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
Other acts scheduled for the event include 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 and Herb Jeffries and poets R.W. Hampton, Stephanie Davis, Randy Rieman, Paul Zarzyski, Sue Wallis, Mike Logan Mike Logan may refer to:
And for those who aren't sure they want to attend ticketed events that can cost up to $20, a $3 general admission ticket will be available that will give you admittance Admittance The ratio of the current to the voltage in an alternating-current circuit. In terms of complex current I and voltage V, the admittance of a circuit is given by Eq. (1), and is related to the impedance of the circuit Z by Eq. (2). to the Melody Ranch grounds where "High Noon" and "Gunsmoke" were shot. General admission also buys admittance to a western gear show where wanna-be cowboys can buy boots, hats and jewelry. For those interested in kicking up their heels, dances will be held throughout the weekend ranging from $6 to $10 for admission. "We see this as a tourist event as part of our economic development to draw people here," Ortiz said. But profits have been elusive for the city, which has broke even for the past two years. Last year, the event generated about $140,000, Ortiz said. |
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