Summary
Organization name
Colorado Cowboy Gathering
2012
Tax id (EIN)
46-3517365
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
P.O. Box 985Golden, CO 80402
Jefferson County, CO, US
$1,644 raised by 24 donors
16% complete
$10,000 Goal
Ride for the Brand… That's a powerful statement in the west. It's a value we hold dear, and one we like to know we can count on. It means loyalty to the outfit; giving your best effort no matter what; working together on the trail, even when days are long and dusty. When you ride for this brand, you ride with some pretty good hands. We take pride in presenting the best of the West - the finest in cowboy poetry, music and storytelling. We invite you to saddle up and ride with us!
"We had a fantastic time! Every show had something new and wonderful to make us laugh or bring a tear to our eyes. We are your loyal members!" - Judy and Jack S., Santa Fe, NM
"My wife and I have loved the Colorado Cowboy Gathering for years! In fact, we like it so much that we became the Gathering's first Legacy Members!" - Bill P., Denver, CO
"As a Golden City Council member, I know I speak for all my fellow councilors when I say that here in Golden, we've been waiting a long time for the Colorado Cowboy Gathering to come home! Golden is synonymous with the spirit of the west, and we are proud to welcome the fans and performers each January!"
- Marcie Miller, Golden City Council
The Colorado Cowboy Gathering is an educational and cultural organization seeking to preserve and raise the awareness of Western culture with a specific emphasis on educating younger persons regarding the cultural heritage that surrounds the Colorado Cowboy Gathering by offering opportunities for appropriate exhibits of western culture including, but not limited to cowboy poetry readings, western music and other artistic endeavors.
For more than 20 years, the Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering thrived as a program at the Arvada Center. Shortly before the 2010 Gathering, the Arvada Center management made the decision to move in a different direction, and to discontinue the Poetry Gathering program. Shocked, the Gathering organizers scrambled to figure out how to continue what had become a beloved institution here Colorado.
With no money, but a lot of faith, they passed the hat, rented the a hall and created a magical weekend of music and poetry. A few angels threw some money in, and the musicians and poets came to play with no guarantee of payment. It was a total leap of faith by those early organizers and their fellow lovers of the Cowboy Way... They survived.
Fast forward to today, and we have a dynamic and visionary board of directors with their eyes firmly on the future of the Colorado Cowboy Gathering. This new board has set about creating a Gathering that will celebrate the last quarter century, but also lean into the next.
We strive to educate and inform the general public, and specifically students about the historic cowboy way of life. We utilize music and poetry as our primary tools for communication, and we hope that our influence is felt throughout the western region, as we continually invite participation by diverse populations.
Organization name
Colorado Cowboy Gathering
2012
Tax id (EIN)
46-3517365
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
P.O. Box 985Jefferson County, CO, US