Super Fitness Health BlogCheck out the Cochise Cowboy Poetry Festival
Headline stage performances by leading Western poets and musicians are presented Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon in the comfortable modern auditorium of the Buena Performing Arts Center in Sierra Vista. The Cochise Cowboy Poetry Gathering is held heach year in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Tickets are available online or at the following outlets in Sierra Vista: Spur Western Wear, Ace Hardware, Safeway, Sierra Vista Convention and Visitors Bureau, and National Bank of Arizona.
The theme of this year’s gathering is Territorial Ranches. Our history section features two illustrated articles by Frederic Remington portraying the colorful life of vaqueros on ranches in Mexico. Beginning in the fall of each year, Cochise County public and private school students have been introduced to the history and language of the West by artists from the Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering. Free materials are provided for librarians and teachers by the Gathering. As many as 3,000 students from grades 3 through 12 compete for awards and scholarships in the poetry and music contests. There are prizes for three divisions: elementary school, middle school, and high school. From time to time a high school senior with a special talent is awarded a scholarship presented by the Gathering. The winning poems are also published in a softcover book entitled, A Saddlebag of Poems. The poetry and music program is free on Fridays and tickets are available for a modest fee for the Saturday and Sunday programs and activities. This Southern Arizona Attractions destination is an annual gathering that draws thousands from all across the country.
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