Cowboy Up! Arts Festival

Monday, August 13, 2012

Bob Greenlee and Jill Bock

The Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel rodeo ended with a bang with the Cowboy Up! Arts Festival sponsored by The Depot Museum on Aug. 11. The festival included an array of special events.

The parade comes up Kingshighway toward downtown Sikeston.
A youngster admires her hairbow selection from a vendor.
A group of easy riders bring up the end of the rodeo parade.
A clown entertains during the rodeo parade with rope tricks.

J.R. Watt portrays a "good guy" during the Wild West Shootout and bank robbery
John Graham with Willy Bill's Barbecue checks on his chicken as took part in the "No Holds Barred Bar-B-Q Cookoff at the American Legion Park.
Sadie Robbins of Palestine, Ill., watches the creation of her horse "tattoo."
Ronda Smith's puppy was dog-tired by the end of the parade route but got lots of attention from youngster's watching the event.
A member of the Wild Horse Fiddlers takes a break from performing at the Sikeston Depot.
The jewelry booth catches the eyes of patrons during the Cowboy Up! Arts Festival.
The rodeo clowns and royalty attract a lot of fans in search of autographs.
A youngster blows bubbles at a booth sponsored by the Bootheel Youth Museum.
It's a long reach for a young llama lover at the petting zoo.
A little cowboy watches the auction at the rodeo parade.
Heather Meks and Hunter Beck create some sand art.
Mauricio Bautista happily pets the burro at the petting zoo, one of numerous activities created for children during the festival.
Amara Orr gets a better view of the parade action with the help of her uncle, Jeff King.