"Wild West Tale Spins," a hootin' and hollerin' performance of storytelling, song and humor of the west featuring Deborah Blanche, will kick-off the summer schedule of live entertainment and Dinner Theatre at the Brass Rail this Thursday, June 28.

    Doors open at 6PM, with dinner beginning at 6:30PM. Tickets are $25 for adults, $12.50 for kids 12 years and under, under 2 years free. For reservations or information, call the Alpine Lodge at 754-2952.

    Deborah is no stranger to Red River audiences. She made her last appearance at the Brass Rail last autumn during Senior's Week, performing her popular "Women of the West" show before a sold-out and appreciative crowd. She has also played her famous "Mrs. Custer's Last Stand," the touching story of Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife (and widow) of George Armstrong Custer.

    Weaving a tapestry of colorful characters and events into her performances is something that Deborah does best as she combines the stories, poetry and songs of Western Americana from Hispanic, Native American, ranch and frontier folk cultures. Hers is not just a sit-down, front porch style of storytelling, it is a highly dramatized program that puts the audience right in the middle of what is happening, and is designed for the enjoyment of all ages.

    The Brass Rail will be featuring dining and entertainment seven nights a week through the summer.

    Back for a second year following a successful run in 2000, Doc Thurly Bilkem's Red River Medicine Show and BBQ Dinner will be every Monday and Friday. The show which features a rollicking blend of folk music and dubious comedy, is a glimpse of a popular form of entertainment during the late 19th century: a traveling medicine show. Fritz Davis portrays the unflappable Doc and Peter Wooten is the comic relief.

    Saturday nights will be reserved for intrigue and laughter as the Brass Rail Murder Mystery hits the boards. "Death By Fishing," a whodunit set at the Troutman Fishing Camp in Red River, will run June 30, July 7 and 14.

    Sunday will offer a special Children's Show with Jeep Tour Jeff and His Furry Forest Friends. Jeff Fagan, a real-life Jeep Tour guide, will have songs, stories, dancing and Pizza for the whole family.

    Tuesday and Wednesday will be reserved for family entertainment as the Wild West Magic Show presented by Blair. St. Productions will dazzle the audience with unbelievable feats of prestidigitation

Thursday, June 28 & July 28
Wild West Tale Spins
Suffragettes to outlaws, medicine women to ranch hands. They are all women of the West. Meet them in a lively mix of somg, story and anecdote as Deb gives a potpourri of characters and events, both historical and fictional.

Thursday, July 5 & August 2
An Oft Repeated Dream:
Marion Sloan Russell and the Old Santa Fe Trail
She crossed the trail five times as a young person; then stayed in New Mexico to marry an army officer at Fort Union. A quintessential Westering woman, she was trail pioneer, army wife, trading post manager, ranch woman and plantiff against the Maxwell Land Company.

Thursday, July 12 & August 9
Lincoln County Women: They Knew Billy the Kid
Deb portrays four different women from the Lincoln County War that made Billy the Kid famous and infamous. M'am Jones, Sue MacSween, Juanita Chavez de Baca, and Deluvina Maxwell....each sees the conflict and Billy from a slightly different angle.

Thursday, July 19 & August 16
Mrs. Custer's Last Stand:
The Story of Elizabeth Bacon Custer
George Armstrong Custer's military career ended in 1876 at the Battle of Little Big Horn, but you won't know the last word on Custer until you've heard from his widow Libbie. She'll be telling of her years with the "Boy General" and answering your questions in person.

Watering Hole Open at 6:00 for Cocktails & Soft Drinks,
Dinner served at 6:30, Show Time is 7:30PM.

$25 adults, $12.50 children 12 & under, Children 2 & under free

For Tickets call or come by the Alpine Lodge Office
1-800-252-2333

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Red River, NM 87558
Phone: (505) 754-2952
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