CARSON CITY, Nev., June 6 -- Western Nevada College issued the following news release:
Guest speaker Dr. Michael Fischer, a local historian and former director of Nevada's
Department of Cultural Affairs, will discuss the "Nevada Buckaroo," June 17, from
5:30 to 7 p.m. at Western Nevada College's Bristlecone Gallery.
Dr. Fischer's free discussion will include what distinguishes the Nevada cowboy tradition
and how cowboys in the region became known as buckaroos. This special presentation
is part of the Selections from "The Last Cowboy" exhibit by photographer Adam Jahiel,
now on display through Sept. 9 at WNC. Light refreshments will be served.
The works in this exhibition are on loan from the Armuth Hellwinkel Family Collection.
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