NEW YORK/NYC
Museum of Modern Art
Into the Sunset: Photography’s Image of the American West March 29-June 8, 2009
Held in conjunction with the film exhibitions The Old West: Myth, Character, and Reinvention and The West: Myth, Character, and Reinvention by Andy Warhol. * read Bucko’s review here
Rodeo Bar Every Sunday Songwriter’s Showcase Open Mic 7 to 9pm: Hosted By Jack Grace Sign up @ 6:45 pm. Songwriters, performers welcome. 1 drink minimum.
Sing your inner cowboy/honky tonk/cowgirl/swingabilly out. What are you waiting for? A horse?
ARIZONA
The High Chaparral Reunion October 16-18, 2009
Celebrate with the cast, crew and fans of The High Chaparral as they gather at Old Tucson Studios, where the show was filmed. For more info, click here.
CALIFORNIA
The Autry National Center of the American West takes you on a tour through the life and times of American Music with Sparkle and Twang: Marty Stuart’s American Musical Odyssey. For more information click here.
COLORADO
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering at the historic Strater Hotel. October 1-4, 2009
The Beats don’t have anything on these gents and ladies.
For American Cowboy mag’s events listings, click here.
Riders in the Sky performing April through May (everywhere but New York #@!*$!). For dates and locations click here.
EVERYWHERE ELSE
ICELAND
Country and Western in Iceland
Ride into the restaurant Kántrýbær in Skagaströnd, the only place of its kind in Iceland. Best time is during “opening season,” from the 1st of June to the 30th of August.
Kántrýbær is owned and run by Cowboy Hallbjörn Hjartarson. His Web site calls him the King of Icelandic Country Music, and no lie, this guy is country through and through. If you can’t make it to Iceland, listen in on his radio station.
ITALY
Cowboyland: In their words, translated to English: Welcome to Cowboyland, the only park to topic western in Italy. You are ready in order to discover old the wild one west? Cowboyland is an ideal place for the family where to above all pass an entire day between the funny activities dedicated to more the little ones.
