For the fourth consecutive year, Booth Western Art Museum presents the Summer Entertainment Series. The events will be held on the third Thursdays of June and July and will include food, drinks, and excellent entertainment. Tickets are $25 for members and $30 for not-yet members. Cash bars will be available at both events. The August event will be a kick-off celebration of the Booth’s 10th birthday!
Thursday, June 20 – An Evening with Cathy Smith: Artist, Costume Designer, and Historian
Guests and members are invited to enjoy An Evening with Cathy Smith: Artist, Costume Designer, and Historian. Cathy Smith designed the authentic costumes in films such as Dances with Wolves, Geronimo and Son of the Morning Star – for which she won the Emmy for Excellence in Costume Design. She has consulted on a majority of the Western genre films over the past 20 years. Growing up near two Sioux reservations, Smith was led to her pursuit of authentic, traditional Native American art forms, design, and techniques including the sacred art of porcupine quillwork. She has recently begun a new career as a painter. Cathy Smith presents the West and Native Americana in fascinating detail, captivating the audience with images and stories gathered from her years of western filmmaking, life on the reservation, and adventures in Indian country. Amusing and entertaining, her stories will educate and illuminate attendees.
Dinner menu includes:
Pot Roast with Potatoes & Carrots
Black-Eyed Peas
Turnip Greens
Cornbread & Rolls
Lemon Meringue Pie
Thursday, July 18 – Bullets and Ballads
Spend an evening reminiscing about your favorite Western movies and Hollywood cowboys in a special performance of Bullets and Ballads with Jim Dunham and Jim Dorsett. Watch as Dunham does amazing gun tricks like the cowboys of the silver screen while Dorsett performs classic songs from Western movies.
Saturday, August 3 – 10th Anniversary Western Swing Dance
Join friends of the Booth by celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Museum with a party! Members and guests are invited to an evening of entertainment, hors d’oeuvres and drinks, a visual presentation of the Museum’s 10 year history, and dancing with music by Swing South. Tickets are $60 for Booth Museum members and $75 for not-yet-members. Ticket prices include a souvenir 10th Anniversary Booth Western Art Museum Belt Buckle and two drink tickets. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the round desk inside the Museum, or by calling 770-387-1300.