Elko County native and cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell will give the keynote address for the Gathering. Poets Baxter Black, Wallace McRae, Randy Rieman, Paul Zarzyski, and Virginia Bennett will return to recite their rhymes. Included will be 19th and early 20th century equipment and contemporary pieces by craftsmen who continue the tradition. Buckaroos of Elko County, a retrospective of artist William Matthews' 15 years of chronicling the working buckaroos and ranch folks of Elko County through watercolor, will complement the gear exhibit. Workshops at the 2001 Gathering Workshops offered cover a wide variety of topics.
Enrollment is limited.
Here is a sample of the workshops scheduled. The Western Folklife Center, a nonprofit organization in Elko, Nev., is funded by contributions from foundations, sponsors and individual memberships. All Rights Reserved.