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SUMMARY:Cowboy Days (School Day)
DESCRIPTION:Cowboy Days at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum begins with a special day of educational presentations on Friday\, March 3. \nThe Museum welcomes area school children for field trips from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The students will visit about 20 stations around the facility as they learn about cowboy life and more. The Sheep to Shawl program\, with shearing demonstrations\, takes place most of the day at the Sheep & Goat Barn. \nSome of the presenters on March 3 are musicians and storytellers Crow & Karla of Las Cruces\, Fort Selden Historic Site\, Master Gardeners\, Back Country Horsemen\, Mesilla Valley Cowbelles\, High Noon Leather\, City of Las Cruces Museums\, Branigan Library\, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish\, NMSU Cooperative Extension Services\, Asombro\, Doppler Dave Speelman from KVIA in El Paso\, New Mexico Ag in the Classroom\, and fiber arts demonstrations by Museum volunteers. \nThe Western Writers of America will have a presentation called “Writing the West” at 2 p.m. in the Museum’s Theater. Authors participating include Ollie Reed Jr.\, Natalie Bright and Carol Potenza. \nThe public is invited to check out the activities\, shop at the plant sale\, and visit the Museum’s exhibits\, and livestock. The Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular Museum admission applies on Friday\, March 3: $5 for adults\, $4 for senior citizens\, and $3 for children 4 to 17.
URL:https://nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/event/cowboy-days-school-day/
LOCATION:New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum\, 4100 Dripping Springs Road\, Las Cruces\, NM\, 88011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cowboy Days
DESCRIPTION:Culture\, skill\, and entertainment will be in abundance at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum’s 23rd-annual Cowboy Days celebration. \nThe fun is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday\, March 4. The family-friendly admission price is $10 per carload. \nThis year marks the return of the Castro family performance group of Lienzo Charro El Pedregal in Vado\, N.M. Daniel Castro and several of his family members perform trick roping and traditional charreada demonstrations from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Charreada is a festive event that features a variety of equestrian activities\, as well as costumes and music that bring a uniquely Latino culture to a sport that has its roots in Spain. Seating is limited for these performances in the Round Pen. \nThe Parade of Breeds cattle program is a staple of Cowboy Days. Livestock Manager Greg Ball brings each of six breeds of beef cattle into the Round Pen to discusses their history and characteristics. This popular program is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m. \nLinda McDaniel of Alamogordo will be at Cowboy Days with her working dogs. They will demonstrate herding at 10 a.m.\, 12 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Pony rides for children ($5) are from 9-11 a.m. and from 1-3 p.m. with a limited number of tickets available. \nHorseshoeing demonstrations are scheduled for 10-10:30 a.m. and 1-1:30 p.m. Chuck wagon cooking\, blacksmithing\, and fiber arts demonstrations also will take place throughout the day. The local chapter of the Back Country Horsemen will do horse care demonstrations\, such as saddling and grooming\, at 10:45\, 11:45\, 12:45\, 1:45\, 2:45 and 3:45. \nCowboy Days guests will enjoy listening to the music of Las Cruces’ Neal McCowan (12:30-3:30 p.m.)\, having lunch at the food trucks\, and shopping at the craft booths and Museum plant sale. \nThe Western Writers of America will do a presentation called Writing the West in the Museum’s Theater at 2 p.m. The authors participating include Jane Little Botkin (WWA two-time Spur Award winner)\, Natalie Bright (Will Rogers Medallion Award winner)\, Carol Potenza (Tony Hillerman Prize winner)\, and Ollie Reed Jr. (WWA Stirrup and Branding Iron Awards recipient. \nReed\, Potenza and Bright also will do a presentation at 2 p.m. on Friday\, March 3 in the Theater. This special “school day” of Cowboy Days is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with several hundred area school children touring the Museum and visiting about 20 educational activity stations. Some of the presenters on March 3 are musicians and storytellers Crow & Karla of Las Cruces\, Fort Selden Historic Site\, Master Gardeners\, Back Country Horsemen\, Mesilla Valley Cowbelles\, High Noon Leather\, City of Las Cruces Museums\, Branigan Library\, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish\, NMSU Cooperative Extension Services\, Asombro\, Doppler Dave Speelman from KVIA in El Paso\, New Mexico Ag in the Classroom\, and fiber arts demonstrations by Museum volunteers. \nA highlight on Friday\, March 3 is the Sheep to Shawl program with sheep shearing most of the day\, beginning at 10 a.m. The public is invited to enjoy the educational activity stations\, the sheep shearing\, plant sale\, and see the Museum’s exhibits and livestock. Regular Museum admission applies on March 3: $5 for adults\, $4 for senior citizens\, and $3 for children 4 to 17. \nAdmission to Cowboy Days on March 4 includes all the Museum’s regular offerings\, including the popular exhibit: Riding Herd with Billy the Kid: The Rise of the Cattle Industry in New Mexico. Pets are not allowed at the Museum. \n  \nSchedule: \n  \nSaturday\, March 4 \n  \n9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Continuous activities: Wool carding\, spinning and weaving demonstrations\, chuck wagon cooking\, blacksmith demonstrations\, craft booths\, food trucks\, plant sale\, exhibits. \n  \n9-11 a.m.: Pony rides for children near the Pony Barn. ($5). Limited number of tickets. \n9:30-10 a.m.: Horseshoeing demonstration on the South 20. \n10-10:30 a.m.: Working dog demonstration near the Sheep Barn. \n10:15-11:15 a.m.: Parade of Breeds cattle program in the Round Pen. \n10:45 a.m.: Back Country Horsemen’s horse care demonstration near the Bridge. \n11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Charreada and trick roping performance in the Round Pen. \n11:45 a.m.: Back Country Horsemen’s horse care demonstration near the Bridge. \n12-12:30 p.m.: Working dog demonstration near the Sheep Barn. \n12:30-3:30 p.m.: Neal McCowan music in the Courtyard. \n12:45 p.m.: Back Country Horsemen’s horse care demonstration near the Bridge. \n1-3 p.m.: Pony rides for children near the Pony Barn ($5). Limited number of tickets. \n12:30-1 p.m.: Horseshoeing demonstration on the South 20. \n1:15-2:15 p.m.: Parade of Breeds cattle program in the Round Pen. \n1:45 p.m.: Back Country Horsemen’s horse care demonstration near the Bridge. \n2 p.m.: The Western Writers of America in the Theater. \n2:30-3:15 p.m.: Charreada and trick roping performance in the Round Pen. \n2:45 p.m.: Back Country Horsemen’s horse care demonstration near the Bridge. \n3:30-4 p.m.: Working dog demonstration near the Sheep Barn. \n3:45 p.m.: Back Country Horsemen’s horse care demonstration near the Bridge. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/event/cowboy-days-2/
LOCATION:New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum\, 4100 Dripping Springs Road\, Las Cruces\, NM\, 88011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Culture Series: Cotton in the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:Cotton and its history in the United States is the subject of the next Culture Series at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. \nThe presentation is at 7 p.m. on March 9 in the Museum’s Theater. The monthly Culture Series is organized and hosted by the Friends of the Museum. Admission is free. \nEd Hughes\, a longtime lead researcher for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Lab near New Mexico State University\, is the speaker. Hughes\, who worked in the cotton industry from 1976 until his retirement in 2017\, will cover the history of cotton ginning and production in the U.S. from the earliest days on the East Coast to its migration to New Mexico and beyond. Hughes will talk about the importance of cotton over the history of its production. \nHughes was born in Quay County New Mexico and grew up on a small cattle ranch near Nara Visa\, N.M. He received his bachelor’s degree from NMSU in 1972 and a master’s degree in agriculture engineering from Ohio State University. Hughes and his wife\, Patricia\, moved back to Las Cruces in 1976 when he went to work for the USDA’s Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Lab.
URL:https://nmfarmandranchmuseum.org/event/culture-series-cotton-in-the-u-s/
LOCATION:New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum\, 4100 Dripping Springs Road\, Las Cruces\, NM\, 88011\, United States
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