Silver Dollar City, Branson

Silver Dollar City Presents Fall's Best of the Classic West: New Wild West Show Plus Stunt Show, Craftsmen & Music for the National Harvest & Cowboy Festival  September 12 - October 25 (Branson, Missouri 9/2014) The adventure-loving culture of the Great American Cowboy and  the best elements of the classic West flavor the fall harvest features as Silver Dollar City  presents a new high-action Wild West Show, the return of a stunt-packed Western stunt  show, top craftsmen from around the country and live bands, all part of the National  Harvest & Cowboy Festival.The Ozarks' leading fall festival famous for fine craftsmanship  and fall harvest activities runs September 12 - October 25 at the Branson, Missouri theme  park.  The NEW Silver Dollar City Wild West Show captures the excitement of the legendary  Wild West shows of the 1880s, presenting a trick riding troupe, a horse-riding female  sharpshooter, trick roping and bullwhip artistry, comedy canines and Native American  hoop dancing. Hosted by rodeo rider and roper A.J. Silver, named Act of the Year by the International Rodeo Association, the show features Nakotah LaRance, 6-time world champion Native American Hoop Dancer whose skills were showcased in Cirque du Soleil's touring show "Totem." Western action continues with the returning Western stunt show "The Pinkerton Man," with  high-flying action and special effects, including dramatic 3-story falls, high-slide rappels,  hero fights and pyrotechnic effects and explosions, with professional stunt men and women  leading a cast of 14, plus live animals. A major focus during the National Harvest Festival is craftsmanship, as the park features  125 top craftsmen from around the country, including Best of Missouri Hands juried artists  and a showcase of Western artists, all joining the 100 demonstrating craftsmen of Silver  Dollar City. Featured festival crafts include weaving, jewelry making, stained glass, basket making, gourd carving, leather crafting and painting. For its 5-decade presentation of  craftsmanship, Silver Dollar City was named "The Home of American Craftsmanship" by  the U.S. Congress. Guests can experience the thrills of the Old West with a ride on the park's Western-themed  world-famous wood coaster Outlaw Run, named Best New Ride of 2013 worldwide in an  industry poll conducted by Amusement Today magazine, winner of the Travel Channel's Insane  Coaster Wars: World Domination in Episode 2, and recently named one of the 12 biggest  game-changers in the history of theme park attractions by CNN.com. Additional Festival Features: Legendary Western star and water color artist Buck Taylor returns, hosting "Buck  Taylor's Cowboy Emporium"featuring a variety of Western crafts from water color to  saddle making. Western and bluegrass musicians perform in the Riverfront Playhouse, including  Nothin' Fancy, Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band and The Bankesters. Chuck wagon historian and chef Kent Rollins, a cattle rancher and chuck wagon cook  whose talents have landed him on the Food Network's "Chopped," "Throwdown with Bobby  Flay," and the new show "Food Fighters," demonstrates trail-side cooking. Extreme Mustang Makeovers' mustang expert Fred Woehl tames and trains rescued wild mustangs during the festival. A horseman with 35 years' experience training horses, Woehl  serves on the National Wild Horse & Burro Advisory Board. Cowboy Poet Chris Isaacs presents stories and poems in the style that made him a  three-time winner of the Academy of Western Artists "Will Rogers Award." The Barn Dance returns with an open dance floor for guests to strut, slide and stomp, with  live music by the Horsecreek Band. Fall harvest activities from sorghum and apple butter making are demonstrated on the Square and harvest-time foods are served up throughout the park, with favorites such as homemade soups and stews, smoked turkey legs and hearty skillet meals cooked on open grills. The Midwest Living Culinary & Craft School will feature fall recipe classes from fall favorite comfort foods to iron skillet cooking. The National Harvest Festival runs September 12 - October 25 at the Branson, Missouri theme park,  open Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturdays.  Information: 800-831-4FUN(386) or www.silverdollarcity.com. The National Harvest & Cowboy Festival is presented by Humana. ###

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