COWBOY SONG, POETRY SET AT STAR'S RANCH EVENT'S AIM TO RAISE CASH TO RESTORE VINTAGE SADDLES.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer NEWHALL - Cowboy cowboy Horseman skilled at handling cattle in the U.S. West. From c. 1820, cowboys were employed in small numbers on Texas ranches, where they had learned the skills of the vaquero (Spanish: “cowboy”). poet J.D. Seibert is familiar with working pens - those that hold cattle and those that write poetry. The Canyon Country resident who has a hankering for things Western has taken a liking to the William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart Museum in Old Town Newhall. So it didn't surprise museum administrator Janis Ashley that Seibert wanted to organize a fundraiser for one of the museum's projects: preserving its saddle collection. ``I've always been a writer,'' Seibert said. ``I guess I've officially been a cowboy poet for three years. I worked my friend's ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. in Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
``Cowboy Crooners and Prairie prairie Level or rolling grassland, especially that found in central North America. Decreasing amounts of rainfall, from 40 in. (100 cm) at the forested eastern edge to less than 12 in. Poets'' takes place at 6 p.m. Sunday at Hart Hall, in the shadow of the late silent movie actor's hilltop home. Seibert will be reciting some of his original works with fellow poet Gary Robertson Gary Keith Robertson (b. 15 July, 1960) in New Plymouth was a New Zealand Cricketer. He played only one Test and 10 one-day internationals for the New Zealand cricket team.. Robertson also played for Taranaki in the Hawke Cup. , a friend he made at Santa Clarita's cowboy festival, where he worked as a stage manager. Music will be provided by Canyon Country resident Eddie Villalobos, who is a member of the popular Buckaroo Balladeers, and The Pedersen Family, a group of singers that have performed at events in Acton. Seibert has performed at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and at the Cowboy Festival, Ashley said. ``He's a very talented young man,'' Ashley said. ``He just wanted to do something to help us out.'' Money raised during the event will go toward conservation of the saddles that are part of the museum's collection. Because of their age and the effects of time, the saddles are due for some professional restoration. ``We'd also like to work on curating the textiles in the museum collection. We have so many of Hart's costumes; there are movie stills on display where you can see the costumes that we have and would like to display.'' Hart wore several of the outfits more than once, she said. ``In pictures from different movies, you sometimes see the same pieces.'' Tickets for the event are $8 per person and may be obtained in advance by calling (661) 254-4584. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO Cowboy Crooners and Prairie Poets WHEN: 6 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Hart Hall, William S. Hart Regional County Park 24171 San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the , Newhall COST: $8 per person WHY: Conservation of saddles in the Hart museum collection INFO: (661) 254-4584 CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color -- ran in AV and SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. editions only) Cowboy poet J.D. Seibert hopes to help raise money to save silent film star William S. Hart's vintage saddles in an upcoming cowboy song and poetry festival on Sunday at Hart Park. David Crane/Staff Photographer Box: (ran in Valley and AV editions only) IF YOU GO (see text) |
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