Center for Training and Development

Spring Roundup 2012

Entertainment

Baxter Black

Described by the New York Times as '...probably
the nation's most successful living poet.'

January 19, 2012; 7:00 pm
Nelson Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $25/person,
$30/person at the door,

Tickets available at NWC Bookstore, Dan's Boot and Saddle in Powell, by calling 307.754.6062 or

This former large animal veterinarian can be followed nationwide through his column, National Public Radio, public appearances, television and also through his books, cd's, videos and commercial radio. Baxter lives in Benson, Arizona, between the Gila River and the Gila monster, the Mexican border and the Border Patrol and between the horse and the cow---where the action is.

He still doesn't own a television or a cell phone, and his idea of a modern convenience is Velcro chaps. Baxter's philosophy is simple enough - in spite of all the computerized, digitized, high-tech innovations now available to mankind, there will always be a need for someone who can "think stuff up."

Everything about Baxter is cowboy; his cartoonish mustache, his personality and his poetry. He makes a living shining a spotlight on the flaws and foibles of everyday cowboy life. He demonstrates that it is the truth in his humor that makes it funny.

So, in a nut shell (where some believe he may have evolved) there is considerably more to Baxter than just an entertainer. He is the real thing. Because, as he says, "It's hard to be what you aren't."

More information can be found at http://baxterblack.com.