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The NCSC Board recognizes the fluidity of COVID-19 and its impact on hosting events in a public space. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Texas, and behavioral risk mitigation strategies are the best option for slowing its spread. This is especially important because mildly symptomatic individuals can transmit COVID-19 unknowingly. Given these considerations, coupled with a more unfavorable outcome of COVID-19 in older adults, we have decided to recommend against hosting the 2020 event.
The decision was a hard one and we took as much time as possible to allow for a significant decrease in cases in our state. Our decision on the hosting of the annual NCSC event is further affected by resources, which beyond our control, may not be readily available during this unusual pandemic time.
We trust you will understand this decision is in the interest of public health including visitors, performers, and volunteers.
However, in lieu of hosting a face-to-face event, the NCSC Board has approved the presentation of virtual sessions which will be available on Facebook or our You Tube channel. Details on these 2020 special presentations will be available soon on this web site. We appreciate your support of our event, and hope you and your family will come see us in person at the 2021 event!
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Saturday, September 7th
9:00 am – 7:00 pm Exhibits, Entertainment & Special programs (see concurrent sessions schedule)
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions of music, poetry, storytelling, history, & special presentations
10:00 am Parade of the Horse on Mac Davis Lane
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Quanah Parker Heritage Society – Native American activities in the Exhibit Hall and in the park EAST of the LMCC – Music & Dancing, demonstrations & children’s activities
10:00 am Book Signings Consignments Area in the LMCC Exhibit Hall
11:00 am – 3:00 pm Youth Activities in the LMCC Pedestrian Mall. Individual youth activities including paper construction of cowboy vests & hats, paint branding, creating a personal brand, and a sheriff’s badge for completing the activities. Come & go as you please and create these fun items to take home with you!
11:00 am Cleaning & Care of Cast Iron by Mike Querner, LMCC Banquet Room 2 (east). Learn how to take care of your prized cast iron heirlooms as well as today’s variations on ever-popular cast iron cooking utensils.
11:00 am NEW Horse Training by Justin Stanton, Stanton Performance Horses
11:30 am NEW The Legends of Texas – at the Outdoor Stage in the park EAST of LMCC
Noon – 1:00 pm National Championship Chuck Wagon Cook-Off ®
CHUCK WAGON LUNCH – wagon prepared meals are available to the public. Meal & musical entertainment in the park EAST of the LMCC.
Noon – 1:00 pm BBQ Brisket Sandwich with beans, condiments & iced tea
1:00 pm NEW SURE ‘NUF COWBOY – LMCC Banquet Room 2 (east). Real-life cowboys tell stories of their true experiences and lifestyle.
1:00 pm Quanah Parker Heritage Society Special Presentations in the LMCC Banquet Room 1 (west)
1:00 am NEW The Legends of Texas – at the Outdoor Stage in the park EAST of LMCC
1:00 pm Youth Book Reading by Nathan Dahlstrom – LMCC South Meeting Room 104-105
1:30 Youth Contest Awards Presentation – LMCC South Meeting Room 104-105
2:00 pm “TUB TALK” with Washtub Jerry at the LMCC Exhibit Hall Stage. Learn how the washtub bass works & see this “Western Music Assn. Instrumentalist of the Year demonstrate his unique talent for making music with a washtub.
2:00 pm “Billy & Olive Dixon: The Plainsman & his Lady” by former Texas State Historian, Bill O’Neal, LMCC Banquet Room 2 (east). During the Battle of Adobe Walls, Billy triggered the most famous shot in western history, knocking a Comanche warrior off his horse at seven-eighths of a mile. Three months later Dixon won the Medal of Honor during another desperate engagement. He married a pioneer schoolmarm of the Texas Panhandle, Olive King, who became the mother of their eight children and a historian perpetuating the memory of her famed husband.
2:00 pm Dance – Ballet Folklorico Nuestra Henericia in the park EAST of LMCC. Literally “folkloric dance” in Spanish, also known as ballet folklórico, is a collective term for traditional Mexican dances that emphasize local folk culture with ballet characteristics – pointed toes, exaggerated movements, highly choreographed.
3:00 pm NEW Chuck Wagon Cook Stories – LMCC Banquet Room 2 (east). Hosted by Monica Hightower, NCSC Executive Director, and including other chuck wagon cooks with real-life stories about cooking on an authentic chuck wagon. Learn more from their experiences and humorous escapades.
3:00 pm NEW Horse Training by Justin Stanton, Stamton Performance Horses LMCC Exhibit Hall.
4:00 pm National Championship Chuck Wagon Cook-Off® Awards – in the LMCC Pedestrian Mall north
5:00 pm Evening Performance in the LMCC Theatre. Please note the Day Pass includes General admission seating to the night performance. Reserved seating is available for $20.
COWBOY DEVOTIONAL SUNDAY
Sunday, September 8, 2019
In the new park area EAST of the Civic Center
7:30 a.m. Chuck Wagon Breakfast Serving Line begins
8:00 a.m. Live Music by The Martin Family
9:00 a.m. Program begins
Color Guard Entrance – Boy Scout Troop 157
Master of Ceremony & Prayer – Mike Querner – Lubbock, TX
Music – Robert Beene – Oktaha, OK
Poetry – Teresa Burleson – Ft. Worth, TX
Music – Stan Mahler – Olney, TX
Devotional Message – Jack Blease – Rio Vista, TX
Music – Stan Mahler
Dismissal Prayer & Poetry – Mike Querner
Entertainment
Please Click Links Below To View:
Chuck Wagons
It’s the original “Cowboy Kitchen” of the Old West! For more information about chuck wagons, the National Championship Chuck Wagon Cook-Off® event at the National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration®, please contact us at ncowboysymposium@gmail.com. If you’d like to order meal tickets for the Cook-Off, visit our store by clicking “Store” on the tab above. If you’d like to bring a chuck wagon to this year’s Cook-Off, please click “Participate” (above), and then the tab marked “Bring A Chuck Wagon.”
Chuck Wagon Meals
The noontime chuck wagon meal includes chicken-fried steak, potatoes, gravy, bread, beans, and dessert, and is served with water or tea. Served with the ambiance of the Old West, we guarantee it’ll be one of the most remarkable meals you’ve ever eaten. Enjoy!
Chuck Wagon Awards – 2018
Trail Division
1st – Shadow Peak – Reserve Champion Wagon
2nd – Moreland Wagon Shop
3rd – Robertson Wagon
4th – Block Y
Ranch Division
1st – C4B – Champion Wagon
2nd- C Bar C
3rd – Firehouse Camp
4th – JS Chuck Wagon
Bread
4th place: JS Chuck Wagon
3rd place: Firehouse Camp
2nd place: Robertson Wagon
1st place: C Bar C
Meat
4th place: Block Y
3rd place: C Bar C
2nd place: Shadow Peak
1st place: Moreland Wagon Shop
Potatoes
4th place: Moreland Wagon Shop
3rd place: Firehouse Camp
2nd place: Robertson Wagon
1st place: Shadow Peak
Beans
4th place: Shadow Peak
3rd place: Firehouse Camp
2nd place: C4B
1st place: Robertson Wagon
Dessert
4th place: Shadow Peak
3rd place: C4B
2nd place: C Bar C
1st place: Firehouse Camp
Trail Drive Category
4th place: C Bar C
3rd place: Firehouse Camp
2nd place: C4B
1st place: Robertson Wagon
Overall Food
4th place: C Bar C
3rd place: Shadow Peak
2nd place: Firehouse Camp
1st place: Robertson Wagon
Hotel Information
Performers
Please see concurrent sessions schedules for exact date and time of appearances.
Friday
Friday Night Performance in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theater - 6:00 pm
6:00 pm Evening Performance featuring:
Pat Meade
Deanna McCall
Jim Wilson
Daryl Knight
Doug Figgs
Jim Jones
Washtub Jerry
The LMCC Theatre. Please note the Day Pass includes general admission seating to the night performance. Reserved seating is also available for $20.
Saturday
Saturday Night Performances in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theater - 5:00 pm
5:00 pm Evening Performance featuring:
Jack Blease
Glenn Moreland
Stan Mahler
Doug Figgs
Jim Jones
Teresa Burleson
Washtub Jerry
The LMCC Theatre. Please note the Day Pass includes General admission seating to the night performance. Reserved seating is available for $20.
Entertainment Map
The entertainment for the 2017 National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration may be downloaded by clicking on the link below.
2017 FLOOR PLANSpecial Presentations
There are numerous special presentations that are part of the National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration. Just click on your area of interest to the left. These include:
Sure ‘Nuf Cowboy is a special session of past and present cowboys telling stories about their real-life experiences.
Chuck Wagon Cook Stories – Monica Hightower-Emcee – a session of real-life chuck wagon cooks and stories from their actual experiences – hold onto your hat for this one!
2019 New Chuck Wagon Food Category – a special undisclosed category for the chuck wagon cooks to submit for judging. The cooks will be given the ingredients and instructions during the Cooks meeting on Friday, September 7th.
2019 Spur Raffle – Spurs made by Gary Williamson Spurs are all 4130 steel construction with 1” band, rounded and tapered with 3-1/4” heelband opening. Shank is about 1-3/4”, with 1-1/2” hardened rowel on a stainless steel pin. Spurs are double-mounted with nickel, copper and brass.
30th Anniversary Aprons – on sale to the public in consignments.
Friday Luncheon will feature western poetry and music.
Washtub Jerry presents “TUB TALK”: Learn how the washtub bass works & see this “Western Music Assn. Instrumentalist of the Year demonstrate his unique talent for making music with a washtub.
Horse Training sessions by Justin Stanton. Stanton Performance Horses is a family owned horse training operation that prides itself in providing professional horse training for people across the U.S. Horse training is an art, that when done correctly the connection between man and animal is nearly undivided. Horses have played a significant role in human culture since the beginning of time. They are a sign of power, wisdom and grace; at Stanton Performance Horses we work hard to preserve the western tradition, heritage and versatility of the horse. Our emphasis is on reined cow horses, which in our opinion is the most versatile discipline in the industry today. By the time our horses are 6 years old they should be able to delicately cut a cow, guide effortlessly through the reining, powerfully manipulate a cow down the fence and have the gritty determination to rope a steer. All of these tasks are necessary skills needed every day in today’s working ranches. Our goal is to continue to add world champion horses to our resume that perform in the show pen and on the ranches across the U.S.
Bill O’Neal, Former State Historian of Texas, will present a program on Billy Dixon. During the Battle of Adobe Walls, Billy triggered the most famous shot in western history, knocking a Comanche warrior off his horse at seven-eighths of a mile. Three months later Dixon won the Medal of Honor during another desperate engagement. He married a pioneer schoolmarm of the Texas Panhandle, Olive King, who became the mother of their eight children and a historian perpetuating the memory of her famed husband.
Monte Monroe – The State Historian of Texas, will present “The Great Western Trail”
The Great Western Trail, was blazed in 1874 by cattle-drover John T. Lytle, who herded 3,500 longhorn cattle along the leading edge of the frontier from South Texas to the Red Cloud Indian Agency at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Lytle’s route supplanted the farmer-laden Chisholm Trail to the east. By 1879 the Great Western Trail was the principal thoroughfare for Texas cattle bound for northern markets.
“The Legends of Texas” group was founded in 1981 in Fort Worth, Texas with the goal of preserving the rich Western heritage which Texas and surrounding states have inherited from the hard work and determination of our forefathers. They are dedicated to the conservation and preservation of that history between 1835 and the early 1900’s – the true western days of our country. www.thelegendsoftexas.com
You can catch the “Legends” gun fights during the National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration, on Friday and Saturday of the event.
Norman W. Brown, will present “Man Hunter in Indian Country: George Redman Tucker”
Tucker served a dual role as a marshal and deputy sheriff. He established a group of brave men, who were ready and willing to back Tucker when called upon. He crossed the Red many times to apprehend criminals and many gangs had hideouts in Indian Country.
Youth Events
Youth Activities on Friday and Saturday
Poetry
Each poem can be no longer than 36 lines. Judging will be based on interest, rhyme, and meter. Complete details are available in the Rules and Entry Form PDF below (just click the link).
Stories
Each story should be no longer than two pages. Judging will be based on interest and structure. Complete details are available in the Rules and Entry Form PDF below (just click the link).
Photography
Each photo must be representative of western heritage and/or ranching. Each photo must be a 5" x 7" shot mounted on an 8" x 10" mat with appropriate identification information on the back of the mat. Photos will be judged on representation of the subject and/or theme, clarity, focus, and lighting. Complete details are available in the Rules and Entry Form PDF below (just click the link).
Coloring
Each entry must be colored by the contestant without assistance. Age divisions are 3-5 years old and 6-8 years old. Complete details are available in the Rules and Entry Form PDF below (just click the link).
Youth Cook-Off
If you have specific questions about educational opportunities for youth at this year's National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration, just send an e-mail to ncowboysymposium@gmail.com.