Got this today email, have not checked it out yet, just catching up after another track meet. The Western Folklife Center is what I was thinking of for covering Elko
Friends of the BAR-D
>
> There's a new newsletter at CowboyPoetry.com:
> http://www.CowboyPoetry.com/news.htm
>
> It rounds up the news that we post nearly daily, including the
> announcement
> of "The BAR-D Roundup" CD and news about the fifth annual Cowboy Poetry
> Week (April 16-22). There are pages of news; cowboy poetry and western
> music features; classic and new poems; regular columns from contributors;
> event listings; gathering reports; and much, much more.
>
> Newsletter: http://www.CowboyPoetry.com/news.htm
>
> News Since the Newsletter (there's always more, posted just about daily):
> http://www.CowboyPoetry.com/sincenews.htm
>
>
> MORE ABOUT COWBOY POETRY WEEK and THE CENTER FOR WESTERN AND COWBOY POETRY
>
> This year, Cowboy Poetry Week will be celebrated in activities and events
> across the West. Recognized by a unanimous United States Senate resolution
> in 2003, a number of Western Governors have issued official proclamations
> this year, including those in Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon,
> Arizona, Missouri, Washington, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Colorado.
>
> Our Center for Western and Cowboy Poetry's Rural Library Project is an
> important part of Cowboy Poetry Week, carried out as a part of our mission
> to serve a mostly underserved community of rural Westerners. This year,
> our
> new annual compilation CD of top classic and contemporary cowboy poetry,
> "The Bar-D Roundup," has been offered, along with Cowboy Poetry Week
> posters, to many rural libraries across the West.
>
> More about Cowboy Poetry Week: http://www.CowboyPoetry.com/week.htm
> More about "The BAR-D Roundup: http://www.CowboyPoetry.com/CD.htm
>
> The CD and all of our projects, including CowboyPoetry.com, are made
> possible by the generous support of our sustaining supporters, BAR-D
> Founders. They help us continue to bring you all of the features and
> programs you rely on, such as CowboyPoetry.com, and let us expand our
> efforts and take on new projects.
>
> We have a limited supply of the beautiful 2006 Cowboy Poetry Week poster
> (12
> x 17), which features Joelle Smith's painting, "Heading Home." Posters
> aren't for sale, but you can have one: new and renewing supporters at the
> Donor level ($40) and higher will receive a 2006 Cowboy Poetry Week poster
> while the supply lasts.
>
> Those of you who support us in this first year are particularly important:
> your support shows institutional funders that our community is interested
> and engaged in the work we do. Starting in June, 2006, we'll retire the
> Founder program, so that Founders will remain a special group of donors.
> If
> you make a donation before June 1, 2006, you can be a part of that group
> (and receive our limited edition Founder pin and your poster).
>
> Please join us in our first annual campaign and make a donation of
> whatever
> you can afford. Our early supporters have sent donations from $10 to
> $1000,
> and we are grateful for them all. Consider making a donation as a gift to
> an individual, to commemorate a special occasion, or to honor the memory
> of
> someone who treasured our Western heritage. Read what others say about why
> they support the Center here:
> http://www.cowboypoetry.com/aboutus.htm#What
>
> If you value CowboyPoetry.com and our other projects, please join other
> Founders and be a part of it all. Your support makes a difference:
> http://www.cowboypoetry.com/aboutus.htm#Support
>
> You can donate now on line or by mail:
> http://www.cowboypoetry.com/aboutus.htm#Support
>
> Read more about the Center here, including supporters' comments:
> http://www.CowboyPoetry.com/aboutus.htm
>
> We're always interested in your comments, and your news. Email us:
>
[email protected]
>
> Please join us, and spread the word. Pass this newsletter on to your
> email
> list.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Margo Metegrano
> for the Center for Western and Cowboy Poetry, Inc.
> and www.CowboyPoetry.com
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> Visit our Sponsor Supporters:
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> The Western Folklife Center, http://www.Westernfolklife.org
> Ken Cook, http://www.kencookcowboypoet.com/
>
> (Read more about the benefits of being a Sponsor Supporter here:
> http://www.cowboypoetry.com/donors.htm#Founder)
>