GREENVILLE, OH – The American Western Arts Showcase (Formerly the Annie Oakley Western Arts Showcase) will expand into two days of events this summer, Friday and Saturday, July 28 – 29, 2017. Everything kicks off on Friday, July 28 at 12 Noon with open practices and rehearsals plus some great educational sessions scheduled throughout the day for public view. Whip cracking, knife throwing and more will continue all day until the Friday Night Feature Show at 5PM! Saturday’s event schedule begins […]
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Award-winning Wild West performers headline showcase at Annie Oakley Festival July 29-31.
The 19th Annual American Western Arts Showcase is slated for July 29-30, 2022, during the Annie Oakley Festival at the Darke County Fairground, 800 Sweitzer St., in Greenville, Ohio. Each of the stage-style Wild West shows features whip marksmanship and knife throwing performances as well as some trick roping, stunt demos, comedy routines, and audience participation. The showcase event is free and open to the public. Presented in the spirit of the stage-style Wild West shows of the late 19th Century, each […]
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2019 American Western Arts Showcase at Annie Oakley Festival
Entrepreneur and professional whip artist Gery L. Deer and Xenia thrown weapons expert, Kirk Bass, will lead a full troupe of Wild West arts experts during the 2019 American Western Arts Showcase at the Annie Oakley Festival, July 26 and 27 at the Darke County Fairground in Greenville, Ohio. The event is free and open to the public. Presented in the spirit of the stage-style Wild West shows of the late 19th Century, each production will include some detailed history about […]
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Las Vegas Prop Company Hosts Whip Crackers, Trick Ropers and More at 1st Annual Wild West Arts Fest
Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2, 2019 – Western Stage Props, a stage and film prop supply company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is sponsoring the 2019 Wild West Arts Fest, May 2nd through the 4th at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The festival consists of three full days of classes focused on the four classic Western art forms of gun spinning and handling, knife throwing, trick roping and whip cracking. The festival will also include open practice […]
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Annie Oakley Festival returns to Darke County Fairground in 2018
After three successful years at York Woods in Ansonia, Ohio, the Annie Oakley Festival will be returning to the Darke County Fairground in Greenville for the 2018 season, July 27-29. The American Western Arts Showcase will be returning as scheduled for its 15th year and run Friday and Saturday of the festival.
