Past Lectures and Adult Programs

December 7, 2022, 12:15 pm

Join author of “First Pony Out”, Samuel Renken, as he discusses the history of the Pony Express. Samuel will also recite cowboy poems paying homage to the Natives who once inhabited this land while the Pony Express ran through it. Watch virtually on Booth Museum’s Facebook page or YouTube channel.

November 9, 2022, 12:12 pm

Paper casting artists Allen and Patty Eckman will talk about what they’ve been working on and the details of creating paper art. Watch virtually on Booth Museum’s Facebook page or YouTube channel.

October 5, 2022, 12:15 pm

Join Booth Western Art Museum Executive Director Seth Hopkins for his annual review of interesting people and places he has recently visited. He will also discuss the new art hanging in the galleries of Booth Museum.Watch virtually on Booth Museum’s Facebook page or YouTube channel.

September 29, 2022, 7:00 pm

Tune in on Booth Museum’s Facebook page or YouTube channel on Thursday, September 29, 7:00 pm EDT for a look at the art created by members of the Booth Artists and Photography Guilds. These pieces will be available for purchase in the Holiday Show and Sale.

September 7, 2022, 7:00 pm

Brian Yablonski is the chief executive officer of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC). He regularly contributes commentary on conservation topics to outlets such as The Hill, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, Fox News, NPR’s Morning Edition, Mountain Journal, and National Review. PERC is a research institute dedicated to promoting conservation by exploring how free market environmentalism can produce positive environmental outcomes. Brian will join us from Montana via Zoom to discuss land use policies in that state and how the TV show Yellowstone has represented these issues. Watch virtually on Booth Museum’s Facebook page or YouTube channel.

August 18, 2022, 7:00 pm

Join us for an Evening Lecture with award winning artist Steve Penley in Booth’s Bergman Theatre or watch virtually on Booth Museum’s Facebook page or YouTube channel. Penley has authored several books of his own. He has received a number of awards and honors for his talents and has donated countless paintings to charities and organizations. He especially considers it an honor to be involved with numerous organizations that benefit our service men and women as well as our veterans.

August 3, 2022, 12:15 pm

Cowboy James Edwards, the cowboy poet and multi-Grammy winning music producer Brent Maher will be the guest speakers discussing the first ever released Rhythms & Rhymes of the American Cowboy album. “Cowboy James” discusses the history of cowboy poetry and recites some of his favorite poems.  Watch virtually on Booth Museum’s Facebook page or YouTube channel.

July 22, 2022, 12:15 pm

Join artist Phil Starke as he performs an art demonstration on Booth Museum’s Facebook page or YouTube channel. Phil is associated with the Scottsdale Artists‘ School and the Tucson Art Academy Online, as well as years of teaching workshops to students around the world.

June 15, 2022, 12:15 pm

Watch Marc Hanson as he performs a live art demonstration. He is a Master Signature Member of The Oil Painters of America. In 2011 Marc’s painting ‘Right or Left’ was awarded Bronze Medal for Painting at the OPA National Exhibition in Coeur d’Alene, ID, Marc has also placed four times in The Pastel Journal’s ‘Pastel 100’ competition.

June 1, 2022, 12:15 pm

Booth’s Historian Jim Dunham discusses a group of seven Westerners. A trail blazer, a gambler, a top U.S. Marshall, a gunfighter/outlaw, a famous con-man, the West’s Pathfinder, and the first African-American graduate of West Point all from Georgia. Watch on Booth Museum’s Facebook page or YouTube channel.