March 11 through 14, 2010

Cartersville: Booth Western Art Museum/ 7th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Gathering/ A four-day celebration of the West including featured artist Nelson Boren; featured entertainer Red Steagall; the finals of the Georgia Youth Poetry Contest; children’s activities and much more/ Nominal fee for some activities/ For a complete listing of events visit www.boothmuseum.org or 770-387-1300

March 13, 2010

Cartersville: Grand Theatre/7th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Gathering: A Western concert on Saturday evening presenting the best cowboy poets in the U.S. along with top names in Western music/ 7 pm/ Adults: $25 Booth Members and students: $20 (A CD signing will follow the performance in the Encore Room adjacent to the Grand Theatre. Museum admission charged. For complete details see www.boothmuseum.org

March 20, 2010

Cartersville: Red Top Mountain State Park/ “Hills of Iron”; Annual celebration of the iron industry that gave Red Top Mountain its name. Take a hayride tour of the iron mine area, pay a visit to a nearby iron furnace, and end the day by creating a piece of unique iron artwork as you smelt iron in the cupola furnace known as ‘Maryanne’/Fee for iron molds, plus $5 parking/ 770-975-0055 or www.gasstateparks.org

March 26 and 27, 2010

Cartersville: The Grand Theatre/ “100 Grand”; the Grand Theatre celebrates its centennial year/ To mark this historic event, The Grand will host Masters of Ceremony Don Kordecki and Betty Crane to provide historical commentary along with vintage pictures, video, and music from early movies and shows prior to the theatre’s 1988 renovation. Act II will include songs and stories from stage performances from 1989 to the present/ 7 pm/Tickets: Advance $12 adults, $10 students; At the door $15 adults, $12 students/ 770-386-7343 or www.thegrandtheatre.org