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A Cowgirl Shin-Dig
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame turns five
and hosts a Colossal Cowgirl Celebration on Saturday, June 2 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fort Worth, TEXAS – A party is brewing at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and it’s going to be big.  On Saturday, June 2 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is throwing a free family festival honoring five years since its new building opened and everyone is invited to attend.  Museum admission will be free all day and there will be plenty of activities going on inside and outside the Museum for the entire family to enjoy.

In June 2002, cowgirl spirit filled Fort Worth’s Cultural District when the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame opened a brand new building near the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the Will Rogers Memorial Center.  Since that time, children and adults from across the globe have visited the Museum and heard incredible stories of courage, determination and strength about women who possessed the pioneering spirit of the American West.

In saying “Thank you” to Fort Worth for welcoming cowgirls into the city, the Museum has invited National Cowgirl Hall of Fame honorees, trick ropers, a chuck wagon chef and others to help celebrate this remarkable date in the Museum’s history.

Check out some of the events lined up:
At 11 a.m. Pam Minick, 2000 National Cowgirl Hall of Fame honoree, kicks-off the festivities.

Cowgirl poet Teresa Burleson shares Western tales in rhyme followed by the Cowtown

Opry Saddle Gals harmonizing melodic tunes about cowgirls.

Yodeling mini-workshop and contest.
Story teller Dee Cee Cornish whips up tall tales about life in the Old West.

Mitzi Lucas Riley, 1996 National Cowgirl Hall of Fame honoree, and Garlene Paris, daughter of Velda Tindall Smith, 2003 National Cowgirl Hall of Fame honoree, will reminisce about their younger years as “Rodeo Rascals” while out on the rodeo circuit with their mothers.

Taste delicious treats made from scratch in an authentic chuck wagon.

Radio Disney on-site from noon to 3 p.m. with fun games and giveaways.

J.W. Stoker and his trusty side-kick doing some fancy trick-roping.

Dynamo the Dinosaur from the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History stops by for a visit

Cowgirl karaoke and line dancing

Write a special birthday message on the Museum’s sidewalk with colorful chalk

Free Museum admission all day

The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and documents the lives of women who have distinguished themselves while exemplifying the pioneer spirit of the American West.  Located at 1720 Gendy Street in Fort Worth’s Cultural District, the museum includes interactive exhibit galleries, three theaters, a retail store and a grand rotunda housing the Hall of Fame.  The museum is open seven days a week – 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday.  Adult admission is $8 and $7 for children ages 3 to 12 and seniors ages 60 and up.  Please visit www.cowgirl.net or call 817/336-4475 or 800/476-FAME (3263) for more information.

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Danny Latham, Jr.
Media & Marketing Manager
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
T: 817/509-8991
F: 817/336-2470
www.cowgirl.net