GCCC to Host Buffalo Jones Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Runs until Saturday, June 11, 2022 (See all dates)
- Time
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Venue
- Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Auditorium, Garden City, KS, 67846
- Price
- $5 at the door
[Garden City, KS] May 17, 2022 -- Garden City Community College will host the Buffalo Jones
Cowboy Poetry Gathering on June 10 th at 7 PM and June 11 th at 2 PM and 7 PM inside the
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Auditorium on the GCCC Campus. Admission is sold at the door, $5 per
person per performance.
The event will feature music, comedy, poetry, and more from some of the greatest cowboy
poets and entertainers including:
• Bob Bird
• JD Blanton
• Keith Downer
• Don Eves
• Leonard Hitz
• Yvonne Hollenbeck
• Bonnie Krogman
• Jean Prescott
• Gary Prescott
• Sky Shivers
Also in attendance to bring history to life will be Lary Cole as Charles J. “Buffalo” Jones.
Charles Jesse Jones, known as "Buffalo Jones" (January 31, 1844 – October 1, 1919), was an
American frontiersman, farmer, rancher, hunter, and conservationist. He co-founded Garden
City, Kansas. He has been cited by the National Archives as one of the "preservers of the
American bison".
The proceeds from the event will go through the GCCC Endowment Association to be used
towards the goal of hosting this gathering annually.
For any questions about the event, please contact Jeremy Gigot, GCCC Endowment Association
Director, at 620-276-9570 or Leonard Hitz at 620-287-1562.
Venue
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Auditorium
801 Campus Drive
Garden City, KS
67846
Dates
The event runs from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM on the following dates.
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