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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A video that says it all…
Do you want to know what our event is all about? Have a look at this! Thanks so much to Rich Hoffman for the great compilation!
Jul
28
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Another year in the can, Annie Oakley Western Arts Showcase 2013 – Happy Trails!~
Greenville, OH – What a great year at the 2013 Annie Oakley Festival and the 11th Annual Annie Oakley Western Arts Showcase! This year, AOWAS producers Kirk Bass and Gery Deer hosted friends Chris “The Whip Guy Camp,” Robert and Mary Dante, Richard and Donna Best (Black Lightning Wild West Show), whip maker / percussionist David Crain (Heartbeat Artistry), Rich and Wendy Hoffman and young up-and-coming whip performer Luke “Whiplash Lucas” Taylor. After 5 performances, a host of lessons for […]
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What A Great Success At This Year’s Showcase
Gery L. Deer and Kirk Bass would like to thank all of the participants and especially the wonderful audiences from this year’s Western Arts Showcase at the Annie Oakley Festival, 2012! We had a great weekend with young whip artist Luke Taylor, percussive artist (and whip maker) David Crain, Richard and Donna Best (the Black Lightning Wild West Show), Miss Annie Oakley 2012, and many others! It was a fantastic turnout for each of our 5 performances and the Saturday […]
