WENDY PERFORMS AT NEWMAN, CA SHOW

Wendy performed live at the West Side Theatre in Newman, CA on Saturday, June 21st. The show was billed as “Celebrating the American West”.

WENDY REPORTS LIVE...FROM NEWMAN, CA

The West Side Theatre is a wonderful old movie theatre, designed in the Art Deco style, that has been totally restored to its original splendor. The workers were all volunteers, and they did a fantastic job- it was a fun place to perform! Kevin and I left a lightning storm behind as we headed to Newman to celebrate the American West with our friends Mick Vernon and his wife Lisa, John Silveira, who emceed the show, and Rosalie Sorrels, a noted performer who came all the way from Idaho.

Wendy and Mick Vernon backstage at the West Side Theatre

We were greeted with warm hospitality from the Nagles, who hosted the event, and enjoyed a great home cooked meal. It was a real friendly crowd, and we liked meeting new friends in Newman. The next day we received a call from the pet sitter that there was a fire just over the hill from us in Mariposa, and that she was taking the cats and dogs to her house just in case it came our way. So, we hurried on home. It was a nervous week. Luckily, the fire moved away from us! We’re breathin’ easier now.

Click on this link: westsidetheatre.org for more details about the West Side Theatre and for directions and info on future shows. Tickets are available on-line, or you may reserve through the box office by calling (209) 862-4490 or by e-mailing: info@westsidetheatre.org

***If you would like to contact Wendy with inquiries regarding performances, poetry workshops, event organizing, etc., please e-mail Wendy by clicking here: Email WENDY BROWN-BARRY or call Wendy at: (209) 966-3095 (message phone line)

Wendy Books Show at Cathey-Westfall Family Reunion

Wendy has just been booked to do a show at the upcoming Cathey-Westfall Family Reunion, scheduled for October 4th, 2008. The reunion will be held at the McKay Hall in Cathey's Valley. For all the details and current updates on the planned festivities, please go to the official Cathey-Westfall Reunion website at: www.dcwfamily.com

Wendy & Kevin Enjoy Mariposa's Butterfly Days Festival

Wendy & Kevin in Costume

Kevin, Hazel & Friends

Wendy and Victorian Parade Gals

Hi! My name is Wendy Brown-Barry...and I am a Cowboy Poet. Are you interested in keeping the Spirit of the West alive in your community? I provide quality Western entertainment for people of all ages. My works have been published in newspapers and magazines, and I have helped organize the Cannonball Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Mariposa, CA since 1999.

I believe that the spirit of the Wild West lives in each of us and that the "Code of the West" that so many have lived by is still pertinent today. Cowboy poetry will make you laugh...and make you cry. It touches a common thread that runs through each of us, no matter what our walk of life.

I especially enjoy working with young folks in schools, and I have discovered some exceptional talent in classrooms!

It has been my privilege to perform with well-known cowboy poets such as Mick Vernon, Pat Richardson, and Waddie Mitchell. Also, I have entertained at the Carnegie Center for the Arts, The Stevenson Ranch, the Fresno Flats Historical Society, the Mariposa County Wagon Train, and the Coarsegold Historical Society, and I have been named a Benefactor of the Mariposa County Arts Council.

I am also available to compose customized poems just for you and your loved ones, as well as for special occasions, events, etc. Click on “Special Poetry” to view some of my “best of” examples!

***If you would like to contact Wendy with inquiries regarding performances, poetry workshops, event organizing, etc., please e-mail Wendy by clicking here: Email WENDY BROWN-BARRY or call Wendy at: (209) 966-3095 (message phone line)

Mick Vernon Cowboy Poet, Musician, Executive Director of the Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival "She's pretty, she's feisty, and she wrangles a good rhyme. What more could a feller ask for?"	Pat Richardson Cowboy Poet of the Year 2003 "Wendy performed with Waddie Mitchell and myself in Mariposa and she stole the show!"

 LIFE IS A TRAIL

BY WENDY BROWN-BARRY

It's in the getting there not the being there that's important

The destination ignites the spark that fuels the fire of adventure

It's the journey, the trail, the quest

The quest for something more

It's the trail that leads to ourselves

wendybrown-barry.com

copyright 2008 

So come on down and gather 'round

Build us a campfire and sit on the ground

Let's preserve the Code of the West

Cowboy Poetry does it best!

- Wendy Brown-Barry

Click on the links below to visit these other great sites!

Bar-D Ranch Cowboy Poetry.com

Mariposa County Arts Council

Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival

Mariposa County Pioneer Wagon Train and Cannonball Poetry Gathering

Mariposa Mountain Riders.com

Mariposa County- Home of Yosemite

Yosemite National Park

Artwork of John Bruce - BruceArt.net

Photography of Linda Gast - Hummingbird Press.com