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2023 Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show

The 2023 Medicine Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show was held on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at the Medicine Hat College Theatre. This year the afternoon program was expanded to five hours, including those of many ages performing for the first time, local poets and musicians, and some from away.

Something new this year, the Chuckwagon Supper was a big hit. The stew, biscuits, pie and fellowship were delicious! Also new this year were some “country” vendors selling their wares. The audience bought raffle tickets and bid on silent auction items.

The evening show featured MHCP Vice-President, Singer Songwriter, Shelley Goldbeck, DTM, as the emcee and “warm-up poet”. Then John Glawson, aka Ol’ Ugly kept the audience in stitches for over half and hour. After a short break, Eli Barsi, Singer Songwriter and her husband, bass player, John, from Saskatchewan, shared many of Eli’s own compositions, as well as covering many of our favourite cowboy songs.

By all reports it was a great event. See you next year!

2024 Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show will be held on October 4 and 5, 2024. Details to follow.

Here are some photos highlights of our 2023 show.

See Jen Zollner’s interview on CHAT-TV here.

Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors and Partners

2023 Supporters of MHCP: Many thanks to all of you!!

Platinum Plus Sponsor:
Drowning Ford Grazing Assoc

Gold Sponsors:
Home Inn Express, print sponsor of “Paws & Poems”
Velma Pancoast, we’re editing her memoir

Silver Plus Sponsor:
Landon Halmrast, CHS, Western Financial Group

Silver Sponsors:
MHFC Livestock Supply Store
-partial printing of programs (see ad)
Clarion Point/Travelodge
-Sunday Breakfast for MHCP Debrief Meeting (see ad)

Service Donors:
Gena LaCoste, cover art for “Paws and Poems”
Faye Moria Fedrau, illustrations “Paws & Poems”
Hale Hearing, selling our books and event tickets

Raffle Items:
Western Wisdom blanket, designed and stitched by Jen Zollner
Patio Smokeless 22” Fire Pit from Peavey Mart

Silent Auction Donors:

Blondie’s, Murray Chev Olds, Jim Koch, Duster Video, Jerry and
Sharon Schock, Louise Maier, Rudy & Jen Schinschick, Phoenix Land & Cattle, Renny
Campbell, Summer Straub, Elizabeth Kirschenman, Jen Zollner, Josie Fitterer, Donna Moore,
Verna Dunwald, Harold Schnee.

Volunteers:

Diane Meyers, Faye Moria Fedrau, James Koch, Josie Fitterer, Kay Campbell,
Louise Maier, Nancy Pahl, Pat Hauck, Pam Zollner, Penita Schnell, Penella & Donnie
Musgrove and all the performers who came from near and afar.

Partners:
The Meliora Service Dog Group
Ken Faser, chief librarian, MH Public Library

Paws and Poems Book Launch

The Medicine Hat Public Library was the scene of the Paws and Poems Book Launch on June 16, 2023.

For almost two years Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation has been working on a project, Paws and Poems, with Meliora Service Dogs Redcliff. Read all about it by purchasing your own copy of Paws and Poems. View the videos on Paws and Poems page.

See photos from the Launch Party:

2022 Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show will be held on October 1 at the Medicine Hat High School Theatre. See poster for details.

Jen Zollner Presents Cheque to Redcliff Legion

MHCP Founder, Jen Zollner Interviewed by the Prairie Post

Link to Interview

Jen Zollner, MH Cowboy Poetry Foundation founder was recently interviewed by the Prairie Post. She explains how Covid-19 forced a shift in our activities, resulting in Stories from Seniors and Country Stories

2021 Show Cancelled

Due to rain and Covid restrictions removing our back-up venue, we were forced to cancel our September 2021 Cowboy Poetry and Western Music Show. We hope to see you next year.