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Friends DF William S. Hart Park Newsletter

Cowboy Festival p1 CowboyFestival2018 Eventin HartMansion!
Critter Corner p2
The Trading Post p3 By Alexandra Gooch, Friends of Hart Park director
Hittin' the Trail 4-5 Come join what is sure to be a fun filled Friday
John Chandler & night on April 20, 2018 at the William S. Hart
Ernie Martinez Mansion, the Historic 'La Loma de los
Join the Friends p 7 Vientos'. The Friends of Hart Park's annual
fundraising event is being held on the
evening of April 20th at this year's Cowboy
Festival! We are excited to announce the
Cowboy Festival return of award-winning author and
Fri & Sat Apr 19 & 20 songwriter Jon Chandler accompanied by
Pacific Islander Festival multi-instrumentalist Ernie Martinez. Tickets
Sat & Sun May 5 & 6 are limited and attendees will get a unique chance to experience the mansion after hours
Free Music in the Park while enjoying live music in the mansion's charming living room, followed by a cocktail
Sat May 12 June 2, 16 reception with the artists on the majestic back patio. The cost is $80 and tickets are available
at cowboyfestival.org/tickets which include entry, 2 drink tickets, and 3 raffle tickets.
Artisan Row Home Arts
& Crafts Show
Sat & Sun May 19, 20 Jon Chandler is a three time winner of the prestigious Spur Award from the Western Writers of
America. In 2009 his song describing a fictional examination of the last hours of the notorious
Goin' Country in the
Park evening music gunman Doc Holliday's life, Linwood, won the Spur for Best Song. This was followed in 2012
May 26 & July 28 with another Spur for his song Morning Star Moon. His novel The Spanish Peaks received the
SCV Quilt Show WWA's Medicine Pipe Bearer Award (Spur Award) for Best First Novel, and he was named
Sat/Sun June 9-10 True West Magazine's Best Western Musician. Wyoming Wind, A Novel of Tom Horn, was a
"Saxtravaganza" finalist for the Colorado Book Award.
Free Chamber Concert
Sunday, June 24 After enjoying the intimate performance, the patio will host a meet and greet with books
Free Movies in the Park and CDs available for purchase.
Fridays at Dusk
July 13 & Aug 3, 17 After parking in the lower Hart Hall parking lot, guests will be shuttled up the scenic hill past
Silents Under the Stars the Bunk House and American Bison outlook to the picturesque mansion backyard. Once
Saturday, Aug 11 guests have arrived they will be surrounded by the breathtaking night sky and the
High Desert Model shimmering lights of the Santa Clarita Valley. Guests will be able to tour the mansion
Train Show accompanied by knowledgeable volunteers and board members who will be available to
Sat & Sun, Sept 15 & 16
answer questions, prior to and after the performance. Thanks to wonderful donors, a wine
SCV Artists Association and beer bar will be open the hour before the performance as well as during the meet and
Arts Classic greet. Throughout the evening guests will have a chance to purchase additional raffle
Sat & Sun, Sept 29 & 30
tickets for the donated raffle items, and all winners will be announced at the end of the
Native American evening.
Pow Wow and Craft Fair
Sat & Sun, Oct 6-7
Annual events like the 2018 Cowboy Festival: An Evening with Jon Chandler and Ernie
Bow Wows & Meows Martinez are the Friends of Hart Park's main source of raising funds. The Friends of Hart Park
Sun Oct 14
mission is to provide personal and financial assistance to the L.A. County staff responsible for
25th Annual SCV maintenance, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of the Wm. S. Hart legacy and to
Rose Society Show provide an educational liaison with the community. All the proceeds from this event support
Sat Nov3
the needs of the Park including maintaining 265 acres of grounds, all buildings including the
Cowboys & carols historic Hart Mansion along with care and feeding of our menagerie of barnyard animals,
Fri & Sat Apr 21 & 22
and American Bison herd. There is no better way to help the Park while enjoying a unique
Hart Holiday Boutique
and unforgettable evening in the historic William S. Hart Mansion!
Sat & Sun, Dec 8-9