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Fine Art at the Stock Show

The 102nd National Western Stock Show opens in Denver on January 12, 2008. But it’s not all rodeos and roping, prize steers and quarter horses. The show is also a great venue for fabulous Western art. Well-knowns like Mark Daily, Len Chmiel and William Matthews share exhibit space with new favorites including Karmel Timmons, Robert D. McFarland, Brad Rude and Sophy Brown, whose painting, “Balancing Act” is pictured below.

You can view—and buy—works by these artists and many more (there are 50 in all) at the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, January 12-27, 2008.

For more information, visit www.nationalwestern.com.

“Balancing Act” by Sophy Brown

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Stockman’s Special at The Fort

There’s no better place to celebrate the 102nd annual National Western Stock Show than The Fort. An exact replica of historic Bent’s Fort, this restaurant serves foods of the old West, from Rocky Mountain oysters to buffalo steaks. From January 12-27, 2008, The Fort offers a prix-fixe Stockman’s Special featuring a 12-ounce Coleman Natural beef boneless ribeye steak, served with The Fort’s signature white-cheddar-and-shallot mashed potatoes and tender haricot verts.

The Fort is located 20 minutes southwest of Denver on Highway 8, just north of the Highway 285 intersection.

$35 per person; www.thefort.com or 303-697-4771 for reservations.

The Fort restaurant

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