BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Booth Western Art Museum will host its ninth-annual Southeast ern Cowboy Gathering from March 8 to 11. Scheduled events include the op ening of two new art exhibitions\; a concert by featured entertainer Mar ty Stuart\; chuck wagon and Dutch oven cooking contests\; mandolin\, fid dle\, guitar and banjo contests\; finals of the Writing Through Art Lite rary Contest\; horseshoe tournament\, children&rsquo\;s activities\; and an evening lecture by featured artist Tom Gilleon.\nThe event will take place at Booth Western Art Museum and the Grand Theatre. Here are the d etails:\nThursday\, March 8 10 am &mdash\; 8 pm Museum Open 1 pm &nda sh\; 4 pm: Home School Day at Booth Museum Tours will be offered seve ral times throughout the afternoon\, art activities will be located a t different stations around the museum\, free audio tours will be off ered that day and there will be a special 10 percent discount for you a nd your family in the store and café\;. Call 770-387-3849 to s chedule your group. Click here for more information. 4 pm: Gallery walk with Tom Gilleon in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery\n5 &ndash\; 7 pm: Exhibit Openings &\; Meet the Artist Reception. View American Legac y: Our National Parks\, On Location with the Plein-Air Painters of Amer ica in the Special Exhibition Gallery and The Iconic West of R. Tom Gill eon in the Temporary exhibition gallery. Meet featured artist Tom Gille on and enjoy refreshments available in the Ballroom. 7 pm: Featured Ar tist Presentation: Tom Gilleon will present a lecture on his artistic s tyle and career highlights in the Booth Theatre. Gilleon will be avail able to sign copies of the official Cowboy Gathering poster in the Muse um Store following the lecture.\nFriday\, March 9 9 am &ndash\; 4 p m: Artist Workshop with Tom Gilleon. All skill levels are welcome to p articipate in this workshop. Cost is $125 for Booth members and $150 fo r not-yet-members. Call 770-387-3849 for reservations. 11 am: Lectur e and Movie Clips from films depicting Native Americans in the West wi th Jim Dunham in the Booth Theatre.1:30 pm: Western Movie in the Booth Theatre featuring Little Big Man.\n5 &ndash\; 7 pm: Cowboy Music and P oetry at Fairplay Cattle Co.&rsquo\;s chuck wagon on the Museum festiv al grounds. Coffee\, hot chocolate and dessert will be available for a nominal fee. Saturday\, March 10\, 2012 8 am &ndash\; noon: So utheastern Chuck Wagon Cook-off on the Museum festival grounds. Teams o f cooks will prepare beans\, meat\, potatoes\, bread and desserts just as they did on the cattle drives of the 1800s. Ticket holders will be served at Noon. Tickets are $12 and should be purchased in advance at the Museum or by calling 770-387-1300. Winners will be announced at 2: 00 pm. Click here for Chuck Wagon Rules and Entry Application. 10 am &n dash\; 4:30 pm: Open Fiddle\, Mandolin\, Guitar\, and Banjo Contests in the Booth Ballroom. Top musicians from around the Southeast compete for cash prizes and bragging rights\; mandolin begins at 10:00 am\, banj o at 11:00 am\, guitar (flat-picking) at noon\, junior fiddle division (under 18) at 1:00 pm\, and open fiddle division at 2:30 pm. Partici pation is limited\; contestants should register in advance by calling Doc Stovall at 770-387-1265. Regular Museum admission will be charge d to the public for this event. Click here for Contest Rules and Applica tion. 10:30 am &ndash\; noon: Adult Cowboy Poetry Workshop in the bord erlands Conference Room. 11 am &ndash\; 4 pm: Children&rsquo\;s Saturda y Activities\, hands-on activities where children can make their own W estern art masterpieces offered at stations throughout the Museum. 7 p m: Western Concert with Marty Stuart at the Grand Theatre. Tickets are $25 for Booth members and $30 for not-yet-members. Call 770-387-1300 to purchase tickets. Sunday\, March 11 11 am &ndash\; 5 pm: Museum Open 11 am: Cowboy Church in the Booth Ballroom &ndash\; A non-denominationa l church service with a Western flair. Noon &ndash\; 4 pm: Dutch Oven Cooking Contest on the Museum festival grounds. Top cooks will compete for prizes and bragging rights in three categories: bread\, main dish and dessert. Teams will turn food into the judges beginning at 1:00 p m and serve samples to the public. Winners will be announced at 4:00 p .m. Click here for Dutch Oven Rules and Entry Application. Noon &ndash\ ; 4 pm: Children&rsquo\;s Activities\, hands-on activities where childr en can make their own Western art masterpieces offered at stations thro ughout the Museum. Noon - 4 pm: Writing Through Art Literary Contest F inals in the Booth Ballroom URL:http://cartersville.patch.com/events/southeastern-cowboy-gathering-at -the-booth SUMMARY:Southeastern Cowboy Gathering at the Booth LOCATION:Booth Western Art Museum: 501 N Museum Dr\, Cartersville\, GA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR