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Liz Masterson: A Real Cowboy Girl
Liz Masterson
Liz, a nationally recognized "cowgirl historian" and Western singer, presents a highly entertaining and educational program which ties in perfectly with Western and women's history units.  She sings, yodels, plays guitar, and tells stories intermixed with discussing the cattle drives, the development of the cowboy as a popular cultural image, and the introduction of some rodeo vocabulary. The students leave with a deeper appreciation of the rewards and hardships of rural life, and a knowledge of the cowboy's and cowgirl's role in taming the West.

CMCS: History 1; Music 4, 5
For Ages: Elementary, Middle, and High School
Max Group: 250

Price:  $285 base + 10 cents per student for first assembly

           $125 base + 10 cents per student for add'l assembly on same day

Pioneer Music: Colorado and the West
Julie Davis
A multi-cultural look at Colorado and its colorful history through songs and stories from the Old West. You'll see Colorado through the eyes of the homesteaders, miners and early settlers of different cultures who sculpted the history of our region. Stories and music include: Native American, Hispanic, and European (Anglo, Irish, Italian, German, and more). This assembly is especially appropriate for Colorado History units, and supports the following Colorado Model Content Standards: Geography 4; History 1, 4; Music 4, 5.

For Ages: K-2; 3-6; middle school; high school
Max Group: 300

Price:  $250 base + 10 cents per student for first assembly

           $125 base + 10 cents per student for add'l assembly on same day

Stories of Colorado and the West

Julie Davis and Susan Kaplan

Stories about men, women, and children who came into Colorado and the West - the Indians, trappers, miners, children who rode the orphan train, famous ghosts, and more. Ranging from true stories to tall tales, the stories illustrate much about Colorado's early history. Susan and Julie are well-known and gifted storytellers who bring the stories alive in a way that lets you see into what life in the early West was like.

For Ages: K-2; 3-6; middle school, high school
Max Group: 250

Price:  $385 base + 10 cents per student for first assembly

           $190 base + 10 cents per student for add'l assembly on same day