Booking the Guns of the Golden West

Please feel free to download our printable press kit to assist with event planning. To learn more about our shows, please continue reading and/or visit the Frequently Asked Questions section. If you would like to enlist our sevices for involvement in an event, please refer to our contact details in the Contact Us section and connect with us to discuss your scenario and initiate your booking. To receive our booking form, please contact us via email. We will email you our booking form which can be completed electronically and emailed back to us as an attachment.

About Our Shows

The Guns of the Golden West provide flexible entertainment which may be orientated for all types of audiences and for a variety of different events. Our shows typically involve 5 to 8 performers, and can be customized to include aspects clients would like to see as part of the show. The general basis for most of our shows involves a 10 to 15 minute old west shootout skit, accompanied by a 10-15 minute skills show, exhibiting demonstrations of old west Pistolero skills such as fast draw, trick shooting, and gun spinning. We often also provide safety a demonstration on the blank ammunition we use, which is akin to that used in the motion picture industry. After the show is complete, guests are welcomed to take pictures with us and get a closer look at our Victorian-era costuming and gear.

Our involvement in an event may be adaptable, and our presence can be tailored to suit the needs of the event. Our appearance can consist of simply a presence for “color” to enhance the western atmosphere of an event, adding some old west feel without the discharge of blank ammunition. Alternatively, our appearance may involve a skit only, or both a skit and skills demonstration.

Our shows can involve the audience or be done as a stand-alone feature more theatrical in composition. Shows can be planned as a scheduled part of an event or done as a fun, unexpected surprise for guests. We are able to perform shows indoor or outdoor in venues that are small or large. Though the summer months are typically the busiest, we are active all year long and available for all types of events, both public and private.

We are also a knowledge and resource base for material related to the settlement era of the Western Americas generally known as the time period of the “old west,” and can be consulted as a reference for information on period events, historical figures, clothing, firearms, gear, ways of life, customs, colloquialisms, etc. that concern both Canada and the United States. This is often useful function for entities such as independent film and theatrical productions looking to draw from our knowledge and resource base. The production crew of the Calgary-based independent film “Dead Walkers” found our resources and skills as armourers useful in the production of their 2009-released zombie western film.

Some events to consider having us as entertainment at, involved in, or obtaining consultation for are (but not limited to):

	Birthday Parties	Summer Barbeques / Parties
	Weddings	Calgary Stampede Parties
	Anniversary Parties	Festive Year-End Holiday Parties
	Galas	Parades
	Awards and Recognition Dinners	Town Heritage and Celebration Days
	Corporate Events and Retreats	Theme-Park Orientated Events and Venues
	Fundraiser Events	Historically-Orientated Events and Venues
	Charity Events	Independent Film & Theatrical Productions

Venues we have typically performed at and entities we have relations with in Calgary are (but not limited to):

	Classic Country AM1060 Radio Station
	Heritage Park Historical Village
	Weadickville at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede
	Fluor Rope Square (Olympic Plaza) during Stampede week
	The Pengrowth Saddledome for Lacrosse and Hockey Games
	Downtown Calgary in the Annual Calgary Stampede Parade
	Olympic Plaza for the Annual Season of Wonder Festival
	“Dead Walkers” Independent Film
	Numerous private venues

Other venues we have typically performed at and entities we have relations with in Alberta are (but not limited to):

	The Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta
	The Fairmont Chateau at Lake Louise, Alberta
	Em-Te Town old west town, campground, and lodging resort
	Drama Nutz, and Fort Whoop-Up, in Lethbridge, Alberta
	Big Valley, Alberta, for Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions
	Water Valley, Alberta, for Water Valley Heritage Days
	Cochrane, Alberta, for the Cochrane Labour Day Parade
	Bed & Breakfasts (such as Hummingbird Haven)
	The Saskatoon Farm
	Guest Ranches around Alberta (Rafter Six Ranch, Boundary Ranch, Lynnwood Ranch, Cross Zee Ranch, Anchor D Ranch, Maximum West Ranch)
	The Antique Photo Parlour
	The Keister Family Fiddlers
	Numerous other establishments in the hospitality industry around Alberta

While most of our shows are performed in and around Alberta, our repertoire has on occasion been extended to include shows in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the United States, including an Annual show in the historic western town of Cody, Wyoming at the Irma Hotel alongside the Cody Gunfighters, and an appearance in the historic western town of Tombstone, Arizona, alongside the Wild Women of the West.

We also perform in the community for charitable causes such as (but not limited to):

	Willard's Whisky Hill Farm for the Firewagon Chuckwagon Association
	The Annual Stars Air Ambulance “Stars & Spurs” Gala
	The Annual Kensington Sun & Salsa Festival
	The Mustard Seed Street Ministry

There are a wide variety of occasions where we provide a good entertainment fit. Please feel free to contact us if you have ideas, questions, or comments and to inquire about pricing tailored to fit your unique event.