Show msm CN szOsscd ' Fcstlual £ rfi i "7 f you’re taking for fop-notch western entertain- r 2-d-ay ay - -- " yean onTNNstaoed in their X- : s i i ' American West I guitarist Mike Christiansen will perform s free concert at 7 pjn Monday July 29 at die Thggarf Student Center-JBallroom on die USU cam- pus Theconcert will consist' of a wide Variety of mnrfic including classic jazz Irish and even some' v ‘ t ' S5WJfSA'-V- i : V:'A a7 “ 'I- : 3 The American ’ -- J West Heritage Center on Whit svi lie Kig Way 89-9- 1 six miles south of Logan: A- aanissxm of $15 for adults $ 1 3 for seniors $1 0 for student 12 years and older and $3 for children 3 to 11 with 2 and under freeTtm ticket gets you into die fasti- vd alfaaY from 1 1 am to closing: ratting is also free For information call (435) 245-60- 50 (800-225-FES- and tickets or (3378) T own television specials and ere performing members of die Grand Ole Opry On the last weekend of the festival cowboy legend Ian tyson takes the center stage on Friday August 2 “Ian Tyson is one of a tad — authentic and durable In the tough worid of show business where an artist can consider himself lucky to have one hit and a few good years Ian lyson has had two distinctly brilliant careen Spanning three decades Tyson has forged a trail of musical innovation Starting wife the legendary folk duo of Ian and Sylvia in die ’60s die trail has culminated pith the seminal “Cowboyography” collection reaching platinum status in die n f Baxter Black to among the heedKnera scheduled to perform at the Festival of the American West mid '90s Wrapping up the western concert series on Saturday Aug 3 is die hilarious cowboy poet Baxter Black Black can shoe a hone string a brabed wire fence and bang out a Bob WUGa classic on hi? flat top guitar He’s cowboy poet ex- veterinarian and sorry team roper and he says he has mare hmr around his lip than on his head Raised in New Mexico he spent his woridn' life in die mountain west tormenting cows He now lives in Anzona and says he travels die country tormenting cowboys Since 1982 Barter Black has been rhyming his way into the national spotlight He's written 12 books recorded over a dozen audio and videotapes and achieved notoriety as a ' syndicated cotumnist and radio commentator From the heard by millions All die concerts in this TbmgbtShowaDdPBStq 9 pjn NPR and the NFR Baxter’s wacko verse has been seen and Western series will begin at 8 pm Midweek concerts include Blenn Hill on Monday July 29 Rockin’ M Wranglers Tuesday July 30 Thunderbeing Dance Theatef (Native American) Wednesday July 31 and Thursday August 1 will feature die Spanish Mariadu group Los Reyes de Albuquerque Weekday concerts begin at 7 pjn widi the festival closing at -A- WHC Staff Piano students on stage Christiansqi and Nelson lour extensively as LightwoodDup They per1: fonnedt in New York and : Pittsburgh last week and have" performed in Hawaii r California Arizona Nevada and Montana aa well throughout The concert is free Utah-'Brazilia- 3 Weekends July 26 - s clarvj htagrasavM' T heOghtwoodDuo inetist Eric Nelson and i f vs tilths Festival of dm Duo In concert Uoltfijood t - CM' Concert 'i0Ve-i!e- ment The Festival of the American West's Concert fanes is the right atop This year the festival will present four headliner concerts on the weekends nH muriity MtertMirniwit Air' ing the week Starting Friday July 26 the Festival will present the opening concert with western recording artists Mitchell has performed interDon Edwards and cowboy poet nationally for audiences from Waddie MitohelLThe duo will Los Angeles to New York perform their famous die Bard Zurich to Melbourne and all and the Balladeer at 8 pjn at points in between with televithe American West Heritage sion appearances raoging from Center located six miles south The TOnight Show” “Larry of Logan on Highway 89-9- 1 King Live" Good Morning Doo Edwards is no stranger America TNN PBS and to die Festival of the American CMT Waddie hss also been West as he has been a favorite featured in People Life USA for Festivalgoers Edwards conTbday Fortune and National tinues to build a legacy that Geographic enriches our vision of the Mitchell will also host the American WesL ln tiles of the Cowboy Poetry Gathering lives and emodoos at die Festival of the American of those who have lived it his West July 26 and 27 and will ballads paint a sweeping landride in die all Hone Parade scape of bothmind and heart July 27 at 9 ajn in downtown Bobby Weaver of the National WdlsviOe seven miles south of Cowboy Hall of Fune in "Logan Oklahoma Qty summed up Saturday July 27 will feature Edwards importance as 'Vie die popular western group best purveyor of cowboy musk In The Sky Riders America in today" “Most people will remember Edwards has received many from their winning a Riders awards including the National ‘ Award in 2001 far Grammy Cowboy Hall (Fame’s Musical Album far Best Award: far "Mangier Children with their Walt Disney Outstanding Traditional Records release ‘Woody's Western Music” twice received Roundup from Toy Story 2’ “Male and four yean in a row said Thompson ” The group WcaGst of tbe Year award was also named entertainer of from die Western Music the year at the 2001 Wfestem Association In 1997 Dan porMusic Awards” in the role of "Smokey trayed The Riders have recorded Robert Redford’sfilm ‘The 20 albums andhave over Hone Whisperec " “Anyone who loves Cowboy broadcast radio programs on over 170 public and commerPoetry knows Wtokfie Mitchell cial stations since 1989 Tmly a muswidi bia tag handle-ba- r family idiow thisgroup shared tache" said Ronda Thompson ' in their own Saturday morning Executive Director of die West Heritage fATV series for CB$ hosted Centra: Tie was one of the TtableweedTheates for four day-to-d- O addsncstcm concert series to line-u- p first to be recognized as what is now called a cowboy poet" A real cowboy and rimeher Whddie was immened in the cowboy way of entertaining the ait of spherin' tales in rhyme and meter that came to be called cowboy poetry a Western tradition that is as rich aa the lifestyle that gave birth to it niit CM s'-- ' Students of GaqrAmanotoill in the “Cool Classics” concert Iseriesat Utah State University Aug 7 8 and 9 Piano recitals will be presented each tight at 7:30 pm in room 214 of the Chase Fine Arts Cotter on campus The focus will be on concerti and professor Amano will accompa' ny the students f ‘'ip v fY -- i Performers include die prize- winning students who study with Amano many of whom are preparing for a vanety of piano competitions inchuiing the Utah State Fair competition the largest in die state Pianists ages will form over the duee day period Concerto selections are by Tchaikovsky Rachihaninoff v 11-- 22 Beethoven Chopin and Mozart "among others Ten to 15 pianists will be featured Admission for the recitals is $5 general admission $4 for senior citizens and a family ticket is $10 Fbr information on the Cool Classics series contact van der Beek at Utah State at (435) 797-30- 33 |