Shop hosts evening of cowgirl poetry

Jill Charlotte Stanford and Kate Aspen invite the public to the campfire in front of Cowgirls & Indians, 160 S. Oak St. in Sisters at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7, for an evening of cowgirl poetry and stories with Jessica Hedges.

This event kicks off Jill Stanford's newest book, "She Speaks to Me: Western Women's View of the Real West Through Poetry and Song," to be released in September by Two Dot Publications/Globe Pequot Publishers.

Hedges is in the book, along with 30 other award-winning cowgirl poets and songwriters, and a few of those poems and stories will be read and told at the event.

Jessica Hedges of Lovelock, Nevada, shares her real-life adventures as a day-working cowboy, wife of a cowboss, and mom to two "buckaroos in training" through her poetry and stories.

The Sisters on the Fly will be special guests at the campfire. One of their tiny, decorated trailers will be there and the Sisters would love to answer questions about their group.

There will be CDs of Jessica's poetry available for purchase, as well as all Jill Stanford's books.

The event is free and open to the public. Bring a chair and enjoy a real Western experience.