Entertainment Archives - Cheyenne Frontier Days

To show our appreciation to our volunteers and the community for the success of the 126^thcelebration, Cheyenne Frontier Days will be hosting a Volunteer and Community Appreciation Party on August 25 featuring Chancey Williams with special guest Josh Dorr.

Cheyenne Frontier Days invites our community, sponsors, and volunteers to come out and enjoy the evening at Frontier Park. Admission is free and the show starts at 7 p.m.

QUICK FACTS:

What: Free Volunteer and Community Appreciation Party

Who: Chancey Williams with special guest Josh Dorr

When: Thursday, August 25 at 7 p.m.

Where: B Stand — Frontier Park Arena

Why: Celebrating a successful 126^th Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days with our volunteers, sponsors, and community!

Participating Sponsors: #1 Properties, 4Rivers, Bison Beverage, Dyno Nobel, Peth Holdings LLC, Reiman Corp and Visit Cheyenne

Oklahoma steer wrestler Denard Butler is enjoying his first Cheyenne Frontier Days. He won the Saturday afternoon performance with expert assistance from Cheyenne native Aaron Vosler hazing. Butler, who does some modeling work for Wrangler, had to coax Vosler to help because he was planning to be at another rodeo. It all worked out for both of them.

A mother of four from a town of 80 people in South Dakota set a new barrel racing arena record Wednesday at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Summer Kosel and her horse Apollo finished the big arena pattern in 17.02 seconds to win the qualifying round that trimmed the field from more than 190 barrel racers to 72. Kosel has never been to ‘The Daddy’ and came this year at the urging of a friend. She beat the previous Frontier Park time by one one-hundredth of a second.

Sundance, Wyoming’s Peggy Garman set a breakaway roping record at Cheyenne Frontier Days on Wednesday morning with a three-second flat run. She won the wild card round in which just twelve of 140 ropers advanced to afternoon performances starting Saturday at ‘The Daddy.’ Garman is an alum of Casper College where she spent two years on the rodeo team. It may be some time before a smile leaves her face.

The Etbauer name has been synonymous with success at Cheyenne Frontier Days because a trio of Oklahoma saddle-bronc riding brothers ruled the roost for a long time. Robert Etbauer’s son Trell is a bit stouter, and he wrestles steers. Etbauer was faster than 130 of his bulldogging pals in qualifier Round 1 competition at ‘The Daddy’ Tuesday with a run of 5.7 seconds.

Oklahoman Mike Johnson is Chute 9 royalty at Cheyenne Frontier Days. He won his first of two tie-down roping titles a quarter century ago and Johnson has entered ‘The Daddy’ for nearly four decades. He’s not going to many rodeos these days but the man who holds the NFR record for appearances in his event (23) was back in Cheyenne to easily advance out of the tie-down qualifying round with a solid 12.4 second run on Monday.

Those in the know say Sunday at Cheyenne Frontier Days was as good a display of team roping skill as you’d ever encounter. A total of 72 teams advanced out of the qualifying rounds to performances that begin next weekend and did so with runs ranging from seven to twelve seconds. A number of former Central Rocky Mountain Region college stars were among those to move on for a chance at a coveted buckle from ‘The Daddy.’ If you aren’t aware of strategy in team roping stick around for the last run here by Hershey, Nebraska’s Cooper and Tucker White. Cooper was an all-around cowboy for Gillette College.

Qualifying rounds of team roping Sunday at Cheyenne Frontier Days trimmed the field of more than 160 to 72 teams that advance to afternoon performances starting next weekend. Brothers Riley and Brady Minor from Ellensburg, Washington were fastest stopping the clock at 7.1 seconds. Heeler Brady has confidence in his horse no matter where they compete.

The 41^st Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days™ Invitational Western Art Show & Sale will take place from Thursday, July 21 to August 14. The Western Art Show features the nation’s top Western artists who bring to life the celebration, the heritage, and the outlook of the American West.

The Opening Reception begins at 3:30 p.m. on July 21 with the ticket holder preview. At 4:30 p.m., guests will hop on a bus for hors d’oeuvres on the lawn of the Governor’s Residence. The exhibit and Jump-the-Gun will open at 6:00pm at the Museum. With Jump-the-Gun, patrons can immediately purchase artwork at a premium price. To round out the night, we will have our sales drawing at 7 p.m. and a western dinner with live music.

If you miss the Opening Reception, you will still have a chance to view and/or purchase art when the Western Art show is released for public viewing on Friday, July 22 and will remain open until August 14.

Admission for the Invitational Western Art Show on July 21:

Member/Volunteer: $165
Non-member: $185

Admission for the Western Art Show from July 22 – August 15:

Included with Museum Admission

Tickets and art available for view at: cfdartshow.com

Quick Facts:

What: Cheyenne Frontier Days™ Western Art Show and Sale

When: Opening Reception – Thursday, July 21, 2022 from 3:30 – 9 p.m.; The show can be seen through Sunday, August 14, 2022 during regular Museum hours

Where: Cheyenne Frontier Days™ Old West Museum – 4610 Carey Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001

Cost: Opening Reception – $185 per person or $165 per person for Museum Members and Museum Volunteers.

Contact: Amanda Byzewski, Art Shows and Events Coordinator, (307) 778-7289

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