MINDEN, Nev. – Family fun, lively bands, Chautauqua, historians, and more return to Dangberg Historic Park beginning in May, with more than 30 events announced for the Dangberg Summer Festival schedule. “We are looking forward to.
Family fun, lively bands, and historical characters return to Dangberg Historic Park beginning in May. Favorite presenters, bands, and Chautauquans will be joined by new ones as well. A returning favorite event is the Kite Weekend on Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15, from 10 am until 3 pm both days.
Family fun, lively bands, and historical characters return to Dangberg Historic Park beginning in May. Favorite presenters, bands, and Chautauquans will be joined by new ones as well. A returning favorite event is the Kite Weekend on Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15, from 10 am until 3 pm both days.
By Kim Harris - Events Manager
August events open with a Chautauqua of Calamity Jane and a presentation on Tales Along El Camino Sierra at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.
On Wednesday, August 4, at 6:30 pm, Chautauquan Kim Harris will present “Calamity Jane: Heroine of the Plains”.
Perhaps no woman embodies the spirit of the Western expansion more than Martha Jane Canary better known as “Calamity Jane”. She challenged society’s standards of behavior for women, and at the same time was admired for her generosity, honesty and lack of pretentiousness.
Calamity Jane could drive a team of mules as well as any man. Her bullwhacking skills were invaluable to several scouting expeditions, along with her skills with a rifle and a six-shooter. Calamity could also out-drink and out-cuss any man alive, keeping many a saloon owner in business. Yet her good heart and zest for adventure propelled her into the annals of our Western history.