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Forge, TN – January 2010 – Cowboy poets, western singers and chuckwagon
cooks are just over the horizon preparing for the 10th celebration of Saddle
Up!, a perhaps unexpected celebration of cowboy ways east of the Mississippi
River.
Saddle Up!, Feb. 25-28,
2010, is the last major component of Pigeon
Forge Winterfest, a four-month season of activities that started in
November. The entire Winterfest celebration is on the American Bus Association’s
list of the Top 100 Events in North America.
Like stars over a clear
prairie sky, the entertainment lineup sparkles with Don Edwards, Waddie
Mitchell, R.W. Hampton, Dave Stamey, Ray Doyle and Jeff Gore. Two western
swing dances will get guests showing off their best two-stepping techniques.
The pop culture side of
the cowboy life will be featured through appearances by James Drury and
other stars of “The Virginian,” the 1962-1971 hit TV Western. “The Virginian,”
the first 90-minute Western, told the story of the fictional Shiloh Ranch
near Medicine Bow, Wyo.
Autograph sessions and
question-and-answer opportunities are planned with Drury, Roberta Shore,
Gary Clarke and Randy Boon. Drury appeared throughout the series.
A competitive chuckwagon
cookoff is another Saddle Up! highlight. Teams of chuckwagon cooks will
prepare an authentic trail hand lunch for guests’ enjoyment—and the critical
evaluation of judges.
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The closing event is
Cowboy Church, a non-denominational service preceded by strong coffee and
a chuckwagon breakfast.
Admission information:
Concert day passes are $20 per day and $50 for the weekend (free through
age 17). The chuckwagon cookoff lunch, chuckwagon breakfast and western
swing dance are $5. Admission to “The Virginian” event is free.
The complete festival
schedule is online at www.MyPigeonForge.com/saddleup.
Information about all aspects of visiting Pigeon Forge is at www.MyPigeonForge.com
or by calling toll-free 1-800-251-9100.
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Contact:
Tom Adkinson
tadkinson@bohanideas.com
615-341-3640
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