Thanks to Peggy Malone for sharing this video. Make sure you see Peggy, along with other talented cowboy poets and musicians, at our 2019 Western Slope Cowboy Gathering, November 1 and 2! Find out more here. “Pickin’ Peggy” Malone, a local favorite, is the 2016 Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame Female Vocalist of the year and Entertainer of the year …
Nona Kelley Carver – “Chili Pepper Pete”
Thanks to Nona Kelley Carver for sharing this poem with us. Nona was one of our 4 poets and musicians at the KAFM Radio Room event on October 11. She will be with us again for the 2019 Western Slope Cowboy Gathering on November 1 and 2. Find out more here. Chili Pepper Pete Chili Pepper Pete was born …
Cowboy Poet Dale Page
Thanks to Dale Page for sharing this video. Make sure you see Dale, along with other talented cowboy poets and musicians, at our 2019 Western Slope Cowboy Gathering, November 1 and 2! Find out more here. Dale’s inspiration for this poem: The location in this poem is the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Cimarron, New Mexico, where I spent the …
Kaia Michaelis Joins Museums of Western Colorado as Executive Director
The Museums of Western Colorado is pleased to announce that Kaia Michaelis has joined our organization as our new Executive Director. Kaia has been the Director of both the Brigham City Museum of Art and History and the Box Elder Museum of Natural History for the past eight years in Brigham City, Utah. She has been very successful in building …
Western Slope Cowboy Gathering
Saved and Prospering! November 1 and 2, 2019 When everyone found out the Grand Junction Cowboy Gathering was not going to happen in 2016, Terry Nash, Nona Kelley Carver, and Peggy Malone said, “No way can this happen!” It was a real challenge to save it and rename it at the last minute. It is now called the Western Slope …
Rock the Way it Was!
Kicking off our History Alive! Colorado West Chautauqua will be a concert featuring George Gray and the Elvis Experience Band on September 12 at Las Colonias Amphitheater. Please note: One sealed or empty water bottle to fill at fountain is permitted. Other outside food or beverages may not be brought into facility. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. …
Hero Rick Arrives Just in Time to Save the Day!
It’s the end of dig season at Dinosaur Journey. We’ve taken down the tents, tarps, and tables, put away all the tools and shovels… but we had two more big jackets to bring into the museum. Usually, this is no problem. We have a very nice flatbed trailer (the decking was rebuilt this summer by volunteer Gary Verdick); we have …
Planned Giving: Join the Legacy Society
Your generous donations, no matter what size of gift, support everything you love about the Museums of Western Colorado — especially the Museum’s ability to spark curiosity in all ages, generate awe, encourage exploration, and sustain a love of learning through exhibits and hands-on activities. MWC inspires all ages to experience and value our region through the collections and preservation …
History Alive! Colorado West Chautauqua (formerly Two Rivers Chautauqua)
History Alive! Colorado West Chautauqua invites you to take a nostalgic look at the 1950s and 1960s, That’s the Way It Was: The Baby Boom Years. Join us in exploring the years before there was a Disneyland, before French cooking became a part of our culture, and when we all sat in front of our televisions to listen to “the …
Wish Granted
In July of this year, we had a very special family join our dig crew at the Mygatt-Moore Quarry. The young, six-year old Vincenzo was battling cancer. It took a long time, but his doctor said it was okay for him to travel and the family reached out through a law firm to the museum – Vincenzo had a wish. …