CHEYENNE, Wyo. — With summer still in full swing, daylong and evening events are occurring throughout Cheyenne every weekend. The following is a list of events going on Friday night to check out.
To view a full list of events going on in Cheyenne, click here to access Cap City News’s online calendar page.
Laramie County Fair
Where: Event Center at Archer
When: All day
The Kiwanis Club of Cheyenne is hosting its 60th Annual Kiwanis FFA Livestock Sale of Champions. Also, head to the Event Center at Archer for Friday Night Funnies.
The following is the full schedule for Friday’s fair lineup:
- 6 a.m.: Barns Open
- 8 a.m.: FFA Large Animal Round Robin (Show Ring)
- 8 a.m.: 4-H Large Animal Round Robin – Junior and Intermediate show together as one class (Show Ring)
- 10 a.m.–8 p.m.: 3-D Printer demo (Exhibit Hall)
- 10 a.m.–8 p.m.: Kids Crafts (Exhibit Hall)
- Noon: PeeWee Sheep lead (Show Ring)
- 1–3 p.m.: Wire Bracelet with Melissa Cullen (Exhibit Hall)
- 1:30 p.m.: Youth Beef Fitting Contest
- 2 p.m.: 4-H Small Animal Round Robin (Show Ring)
- 7 p.m.: FFA Kiwanis Livestock Sale (Wyoming Hereford Ranch)
- 7 p.m.: “Friday Night Funnies” featuring Peterson Farm Bros. (LG Drilling Motorsports Park)
- 7 p.m.: Milk A Goat (Dairy Goat Area)
- 10 p.m.: Barns Closed
- 11 p.m.: Curfew
Fridays on the Plaza: The Barlow with Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts
Where: Cheyenne Depot Plaza, 121 W. 15th St.
When: 6–9 p.m.
You’ve heard of Texas country and Oklahoma red dirt. No doubt you’re also familiar with outlaw country and Southern rock. Now take all those Americana music styles and change the scenery. How about Denver, Colorado? That’s exactly where you’ll find The Barlow, a rugged, four-piece band brewing its own mountain-high version of Colorado country. One listen to The Barlow’s third full-length album “New Year, Old Me” available June 24, and you hear a fresh spin on a familiar sawdust-floor friend.
Lorcana Shimmering Skies Prerelease (Sealed)
Where: Game Masters, 1612 Central Ave.
When: 6:30–8 p.m.
The magic is calling, and the adventure awaits. Be part of the action at our Lorcana Shimmering Skies Sealed Prerelease Event and be among the first to experience the latest set before it’s officially released.
Friday Night Magic
Where: Olympus Games Cheyenne, 1710 Central Ave.
When: 6:30–10 p.m.
Join for Friday Night Magic draft and release events.
Family Fundraising Bingo
Where: Beacon Hill Cheyenne, 4556 Cheyenne St.
When: 6–8 p.m.
Come and play some bingo. Last round is a game of blackout. Each card is $5 (cash and card accepted), and the winner gets $250. Beginning rounds will be 50% to the fundraiser, 50% to the winner, and $2 per card. The first game starts at 6:15 p.m. The event will have daubers, snacks and drinks for purchase. The fundraiser benefits Beacon Hill Cheyenne.
Chris Cagle
Where: The Lincoln, 1615 Central Ave.
When: 7–11 p.m.
When he was 4 years old, Chris Cagle moved from Louisiana to the outskirts of Houston, where he grew up. He began taking guitar lessons at 6, but gave them up after a year. He took piano lessons during high school and returned to the guitar in his senior year. After high school, he enrolled at the University of Texas at Arlington, but dropped out at 19 to pursue a musical career.
He moved to Nashville in 1994 and struggled for five years. His earliest songs were published by famed Nashville songwriter Harlan Howard, after which he landed a publishing deal and placed some of his songs with David Kersh. He was discovered by the assistant to the president of Virgin Records Nashville, whom he met in a restaurant where he was working. Virgin signed him and released his debut single, “My Love Goes on and On,” which reached the country charts in July 2000, eventually peaking in the Top 20. His first album, “Play It Loud,” followed in October. It reached the country charts, and its track “Laredo” made the country Top 40.
In 2001, Cagle switched from Virgin to Capitol Records (both are subsidiaries of EMI), and his new label reissued “Play It Loud” in June 2001 with two bonus tracks. A self-titled album came in 2003, followed by “Anywhere But Here” in 2005, which reached the Top 40. “My Life’s Been a Country Song” appeared in 2008. The compilation album “The Best of Chris Cagle” appeared on Capitol in 2010. After a few years spent away from the music industry, during which time he built a ranch, got married and had his first child, Cagle signed with the label Big Picture Music Group. In 2011, Cagle issued the single “Got My Country On” as a precursor to the studio album “Back in the Saddle,” which was set for a 2012 release. — William Ruhlmann, Rovi
Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $30–60. To purchase tickets, click here.
