Rhymers Rodeer is coming

Cowboy poetry - along with a smattering of cowboy music - will be featured at the 19th annual Rhymers Rodeer in the Carson Valley Inn's Shannon Ballroom on Nov. 3 and 4. Jim King, Jim Parsons and Ron Brinegar will provide the rhyme, trail tales and stories; Juni Fisher will display the musical talents that garnered the Academy of Western Artists 2005 Female Western Vocalist of the Year award; and McAvoy Layne in his Mark Twain character will attempt again to keep it all under control.

All five artists will perform at a Friday evening cocktail show and a Saturday evening dinner show and advance ticket purchases are a must. Tickets for the Friday evening show are $23 with no-host cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening's dinner show is $48 with no-host cocktails at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:15 p.m. and show time at 7:45 p.m. An open mic session will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. All performances are non-smoking.

Rhymers Rodeer information is available online at www.cvinn.com or by calling the Carson Valley Inn's sales department at 783-6679. There is an easy-to-use form for ordering tickets and/or making hotel reservations at special Rhymers Rodeer rates. Advance ticket purchases are a must - the sooner the better as both shows have sold out in advance the last few years. Sorry, phone orders for tickets are not accepted.

The Carson Valley Inn is located on Highway 395 in Minden. Visit www.cvinn.com for more information.