Friends of the Ellis Public Library
ELLIS — Friends of the Ellis Public Library will host “Ridin’ Trails and Writin’ Rhymes,” an interactive presentation and demonstration by Ron Wilson that will take place on Sunday, July 19 at 4:00 p.m. at the Ellis Public Library, 907 Washington Street. Members of the community are invited to attend the free event.
The event is part of “Kansas Folklife: Celebrating Kansas Traditions,” a series of folklife presentations developed by Humanities Kansas recognizing the nation's milestone 250th anniversary.
Kansas was a key crossroads of frontier trails, and it was the state which helped bring the legend of the cowboy to life, from Abilene to Dodge City and from the Chisholm Trail and “Gunsmoke” fame to the beef industry of today.
This presentation shares the rich cowboy history and folklore of Kansas using stories and cowboy poems, presented by poet lariat (NOT laureate) Ron Wilson. Audience members will enjoy Ron’s poetry that he says is “all original, humorous, family-friendly, patriotic, and most of the time, it even rhymes.”
Ron Wilson is a nationally known cowboy poet and an ambassador for Western heritage.
“Kansas Folklife: Celebrating Kansas Traditions” is part of "By the People: Beyond 250," a national initiative of the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
For more information about “Ridin’ Trails and Writin’ Rhymes: Cowboy Culture of Kansas” in Ellis, contact the Ellis Public Library at 785-726-3464 or visit them on Facebook.