HOWDY California… Count Down to Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival
OutWest Marketing has been counting down the days to this weekend’s major Western event, the annual Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, held at historic film studio Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita, Calif.
{30 minutes north of downtown Los Angeles}.
April 25 and 26 is the only weekend during the year that this famous, and very active, film studio is open to the public. Major Western musicians and poets Joni Harms, Sons of the San Joaquin, Don Edwards, Dave Stamey,Hot Club of Cowtown, Baxter Black, R.W. Hampton among others will perform throughout the weekend.
Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell of OutWest Marketing are coordinating a new venue for the Festival, the Buckaroo Book Shop featuring Buckaroo Story Time and authors of Western film, fashion, history, fiction, and non-fiction books. Authors will read from their books, chat with visitors, and personalize and sign their books.
** Here’s just a sampling of the authors that will be at the Buckaroo Book Shop…
The official biographer of Gene Autry, Holly George-Warren, will be there both days signing her book Public Cowboy #1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. Gene, one time owner of Melody Ranch, and Champion filmed many a movie here.
Other authors of note are Cheryl Rogers-Barnett, author of Cowboy Princess: Life with My Parents Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Horse lovers will enjoy Petrine Mitchum’s book, Hollywood Hoofbeats: 
Trails Blazed Across the Silver Screen. If you are a film buff you’ll want Michael F. Blake’s books Hollywood and the O.K. Corral or Code of Honor: The Making of Three Great American Westerns. Well known award winner author, and local resident, John Boston, will be launching his “hot off the press” new book on the fascinating history of the Santa Clarita Valley.
If there are young ’uns in your life don’t miss the 5 books by Peggy Sundberg, known as the 
“Cowgirl Peg Series”. A real Wyoming cowgirl, she writes wonderful books for children and will be reading them aloud. Other participants in Buckaroo Story Time are Joni Harms, Jack Hannah, Janet Squires, Uncle Rock, and Gail Heath.
** For a FULL list of titles and authors at the Buckaroo Book Shop Click HERE
It’s not too early to think about the holidays. Books are the ideal gift! Pre-order any titles with your personalization request, the author will sign, and OutWest will ship during the week of April 27. Order online and then contact OutWest by phone toll free at 877.340.West (9378) or by email at info@outwestmktg.com with your signing requests.
Live in Southern California and want to attend? Go to CowboyFestival.org for full information on events, tickets, directions, and performers. Visit OutWest Marketing’s Buckaroo Book Shop-Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival for the author information and to see what other fun things you’ll find along with great books!
Thanks, Bobbi Jean… Have a fun weekend!! xo,fancy
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