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The West: Singing Its Story featuring Mr. Ralph Estes
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 35.138540, -106.712470
Petroglyph National Monument Information Center Amphitheater Located at the intersection of Unser Blvd. NW at Western Trail Physical address is 6510 Western Trail NW. The amphitheater is located 100 yards west of the visitor center parking lot. Attendees must walk on the paved sidewalk to access the amphitheater.
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Take a trip through a thousand years of the American West, from Indigenous cultures to the Atomic Age. Like the Indians and cowboys and the trappers and traders, we'll sing as we go because their songs tell a big part of the story. We'll visit the ancient ones, whose lives we can envision in places like Chaco Canyon. We'll see Coronado, with his padres and conquistadors, searching for the Seven Cities of Cibola. Lewis and Clark, guided by the Shoshone girl Sacagawea. The Alamo, Santa Fe Trail, and the Forty-Niners followed by thousands of settlers. We'll saddle up and ride through the cowboy era, and meet characters like Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok, Geronimo, Billy the Kid, Buffalo Bill, and even Jesse James. Finally, we'll ponder how atomic power developed in our West, how it changed the world and often leads to a longing for a more innocent time. A longing that causes many of us to turn our faces to the West.
Ralph Estes is a troubadour singing and telling stories of the West. He is a member of the Western Music Association, Wild West History Association, and Western Writers of America. Ralph also organizes the Corrales Campfires series of house concerts.
This event is free to attend and is open to the public. This performance was made possible by New Mexico Humanities Council, which is supported by grants from National Endowment for the Humanities
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Ralph Estes