Cariboo Country Night has a reputation for showcasing great live entertainment, says organizer Mark McMillan.
And this year, it's no different.
“Everybody who has been there in the past knows how good it was. “We always try to bring in at least one, if not two, new faces every year.”
New stars this year include The Hanson Family Singers from Oregon, which won the 2013 Kamloops Cowboy Festival “Rising Star” Award, and cowboy poet Rae-Lee Fraser from Barriere.
“They play some really old type western music and some western swing,” McMillan says of the Hanson Family.
Local entertainers include Ernie Doyle and Leslie Ross.
Now in its 14th year, Cariboo Country Night is an annual fundraiser for the Watch Lake/Green Lake Business Association, which uses the funds for area promotion that benefits the tourism industry.
McMillan has been involved for 14 years.
“It's a favourite every year. It started out, originally, I think the first year there was a petting zoo and some old-time horse-drawn equipment on display and it was around a campfire outside. It went over really well, but I think over the next couple years ... the entertainment moved inside and it sort of seemed nobody was interested in the animals and old equipment.
“They just wanted to hear the entrainment. It turned into an indoor theatre type concert.
“It's all country entertainment.”
The event goes Sept. 14 at the Watch Lake Community Hall. Admission is $25 and “includes the concert, the (steak) dinner and the dance.”
Tickets are on sale at the Watch Lake Lodge, the 70 Mile Store and through McMillan. For more information, contact 250-456-2425, or visit www.cariboovacations.com.
“Normally we sell out,” says McMillan.
