Fall Roundup

Empire Ranch Roundup & Open House
Empire Ranch Headquarters, Sonoita, AZ

Saturday, November 5, 2011
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Public Invited!
(Click here for descriptive flyer) --2011 Roundup & Open House (.pdf 1.5mb)



	The 2011 Roundup & Open House on Saturday, Nov 5 from 10am to 4pm is an Official Arizona Centennial Event. The Roundup showcases the Empire Ranch, engaging children and adults in the history and lore of the Old West. Sponsored by the Empire Ranch Foundation, the family-friendly event draws more than 2000 anually. This year's theme is "A Centennial Celebration of the Cowboy" paying tribute to this icon of the West. Throughout the day relive cowboy traditions, watch exciting arena events featuring roping and riding, skill demonstrations, horseshoeing, saddle making, mule packing, and so much more! Enjoy your Western experience with "Cowboy Conversations," Western re-enactors, wagon rides, kid's corral, live Western music entertainment, Western authors pavilion, food, auctions, raffles, auctions and more! Please join us at the Roundup... *-- Where the Cowboy Spirit Comes Alive!--* Free Admission. ($10 donation requested per vehicle includes wagon ride and program.)

The Roundup is a community effort. All help or support is greatly appreciated. Click here to learn about being a Sponsor, Auction Donor, or Volunteer. We would particularly like to recognize the generous support of Jack Furrier Tire and Auto Care for advertisement of the Roundup.
*Empire Ranch Roundup -- Events and Features*
*Special Events* § B Troop, 4th U.S. Cavalry (Mem.) Military Riding § Cowboy Mounted Shooters § Cattle Handling and Roping - Joel Eliot, Deanna Welsh, Steve Schmitt § "Buffalo Bill" Reenactment and Roping - Dane Johnson § *& More!* *Western Skills* § Packing Mules for the Back Country - Lyman Family § Making Your Own Reata - Dick Schorr § The Art of Horseshoeing - John Russell § Leather Carving Demonstrations - Ben Claridge § Make Your Own Adobe Brick - Chris Schrager, David Yubeta § Learn to Use a Branding Iron - Bill Shock, Ian Tomlinson § Silver, Spurs & Bits - Byrd Moss § *& More* *Music & Entertainment Featuring* § The Bill Ganz Western Band § Mariachi Apache Nogales High School Ensemble § Bruce Andre, Western Balladeer § *& More!*	Cowboy Conversations Featuring "The Story of Laura "Dusty" Vail - Glenda Bonin "The Empire Ranch - A Prominent Past and a Promising Future" - Alison Bunting "The Total Wreck Mine & the Empire Ranch" - Greg Dowell "Reenactment of Walter Vail" - by Van Fowers "The Reel Story of Arizona's Western Movies" - Bob Shelton & Don Collier "Guns of the Old West" - Cowboy Johnnie Larkin "An Empire Cowboy Remembers the Boice Era" - Norman Hinman "Vail Legacy Vignettes" - Susan Vail Hoffman "Working the Empire Ranch" - Gerald Korte "Arizona Rangers, Rustlers & Ranchers" - Cowboy Johnnie Larkin "A Reata in the Making" - Dr. Dick Schorr "Evolution of the American Cowboy" - Jim Easterbrook *Plus* § Kid’s Corral § Authentic Wagons from the Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum § Complimentary Cowboy Coffee from Arbuckles’ Coffee Roasters § Western Author’s Pavilion § Non Profit Land & Conservation Partner Exhibits And § Western Barbeque with Fixins, Dutch Oven Cobbler Desserts

Click here for descriptive flyer -- 2011 Roundup & Open House (.pdf 1.5 mb)

Be sure to join us for your Western experience at the Empire Ranch!

Admission is free. ($10 parking donation requested includes wagon ride and program.)
Membership contributions supporting the Empire Ranch Foundation will be greatly appreciated.

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Send e-mail correspondence to: info@empireranchfoundation.org

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