Join us in celebrating John Wayne’s Birthday here in Winterset on May 29-30, 2009 with exciting events including:

VIP Fund Raising Dinner Event with NEW Auction 
Birthplace Tours with Actual Rio Bravo Hat & Coat!
FREE Western Mercantile Marketplace
FREE Special High-resolution Digital Cinema BIG Screen Presentation of Warner Bros. Rio Bravo
NEW! Dean Martin’s Daughter Deana Visits Saturday
NEW! FREE Digital Cinema BIG Screen Showings of Paramount’s True Grit Saturday with A. C. Lyles & Luster Bayless (prior to the 5pm showing only) 

Special discounted rates available at these West Des Moines hotels:
Call (515) 276-1126	Call (515) 270-2424

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Watch a video from the VIP Event: Lynn Anderson invites Carin Mari to join her singing “Cowboy’s Sweetheart”!

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VIP FUND RAISING DINNER EVENT FOR THE NEW JOHN WAYNE MUSEUM Friday, May 29th at the brand-new Jackson Building at the Madison County Fairgrounds you’ll enjoy a very special evening. Social hour is at 6pm, with a delicious meal at 7pm. As the evening progresses, you’ll be entertained by country/western superstar Lynn Anderson and her band. One of the top-ranked female vocalists in any genre, she is best known for her megahit “Rose Garden” which won her a Best Female Country Vocal Grammy and the Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year. An avid horsewoman with a long horse racing career, she has won numerous national championships and still raises horses on her ranch in New Mexico. NEW! Join us for a fast-moving auction of special gift sets and John Wayne-related collectibles, including the following: Commemorative John Wayne knife from Case Longaberger Gift Basket Famous Dave’s sauces and gift card Framed oversized print of American Cowboy magazine’s commemorative Rio Bravo cover Bradford Exchange illuminated John Wayne stained glass wall decor art (23" x 11.25") Set of 4 tickets to the Cody, WY Nite Rodeo Sideshow Collectibles John Wayne True Grit and Flying Tigers figurines Stagecoach and True Grit ceramic cookie jars Hand-signed autographed movie photos from some of Duke’s famous leading ladies, including: Maureen O’Hara Angie Dickinson Constance Towers Linda Cristal Ann-Margret Katharine Ross Claudia Cardinale Barbara Streisand (with Best Actor Oscar) Following at 9:00 p.m. will be a big-screen 50th Anniversary Presentation of Rio Bravo. NOT a run-of-the-mill showing but a high-definition digital cinema projection on a giant, 25-foot screen with pristine crystal clarity that’s actually better than when the film was first shown in theatres! At the top of many critics’ lists as the best Western ever made, this classic Technicolor film directed by the legendary Howard Hawks stars John Wayne as Sheriff John. T. Chance. With Dean Martin as a drunken deputy, Walter Brennan as a crippled deputy and young gunfighter Ricky Nelson, they stand off an army of a rancher’s hired guns bent on freeing their boss’ brother from their jail. Angie Dickinson has her first major film role as Wayne’s love interest, Feathers. The first 500 to reserve for the VIP Event also receive a Deluxe 2-disc Rio Bravo DVD to take home! As an extra bonus, those attending the VIP Event will also receive a commemorative Rio Bravo issue of American Cowboy magazine, feturing John Wayne as Sheriff John. T. Chance on the cover. The number of attendees is limited, so reserve your place today! #7525  2009 VIP DINNER FUND RAISING EVENT $100.00   SOLD OUT!

MORE JOHN WAYNE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION EVENTS BIRTHPLACE TOURS From 10:00am to 6:00pm on Friday, May 29th and Saturday, May 30th, take a tour of the home where Marion Robert Morrison was born on May 26, 1907. The house features a unique collection of John Wayne memorabilia including such items as an eyepatch from True Grit, a prop suitcase used in the film Stagecoach, and a hat from Rio Lobo. For this weekend, Wayne’s actual hat and coat from Rio Bravo will also be on display.

WESTERN MERCANTILE MARKETPLACE Be sure to visit the marketplace at the Madison County Fairgrounds with fabulous western-related merchandise and fantastic food to delight the palate. MARKETPLACE HOURS: The Western Mercantile Marketplace will be open 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. Friday, May 29th and 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 30th. There is no admission charge! Parking is available on the grounds for $5.00 per vehicle. While you’re strolling the Fairgrounds, partaking of delicious edibles, listen and watch for great musical entertainment as well: Carin Mari and Pony Express consists of Carin and older brother Colin on the Flat Iron mandolin, and younger brother Evan on bass guitar. This amazing band will delight you with the their renditions of traditional Western music. The North America Country Music Association has awarded Carin the Female Entertainer, Songwriter of the Year and Most Promising Album of the Year awards for 2009. Click for a sample: Pride of the Prairie Recording artist, singer/songwriter, performer with the San Juan Symphony and visiting faculty at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, Queen of the Old West Piano Lacey Black has a vast and varied repertoire that delights audiences of all ages and will be sure to set your toe a tappin’! Click for a sample: Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight

SPECIAL BIG-SCREEN OUTDOOR FREE SHOWING OF RIO BRAVO Saturday, May 30th at 9:00 p.m. bring your blankets or lawn chairs and gather under the stars at the Fairgrounds with your fellow John Wayne fans for a special 50th anniversary showing of the 1959 Howard Hawks classic Rio Bravo on a giant, 25-foot screen. This is a special high-definition digital cinema projection with pristine crystal clarity that’s actually better than when the film was first shown in theatres! Popcorn and drinks will be available.

DEAN MARTIN’S DAUGHTER DEANA VISITS SATURDAY, MAY 30TH Deana will be available to sign autographs and greet visitors Saturday at the Fairgrounds, and will also attend the VIP Fund Raising Event on Friday evening. Rio Bravo, she says, was her father’s favorite film. Deana is an internationally-known singer, actress and author, with a top-ten album “Memories Are Made of This” and a best-selling book “Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter’s Eyes” soon to be a major motion picture directed by Joe Montegna with screenplay written by Bonnie Hunt. Deana Martin

FREE BIG-SCREEN SHOWINGS OF TRUE GRIT SATURDAY, MAY 30TH 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Jackson Community Building on the Fairgrounds, join us for a FREE special 40th Anniversary Presentation of True Grit in a crisp digital cinema projection on a giant, 25-foot screen. Duke earned his only Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as drunken U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, hired by 14-year old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) to capture her father’s murderer. They’re joined by Glen Campbell as a young Texas Ranger (Campbell also sings the film’s theme song). Featuring a stellar cast including Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper and more, and directed by Henry Hathaway, True Grit remains a classic film. At 4:00 p.m., right before the 5:00 p.m. showing only, join legendary Paramount producer and long-time John Wayne friend A. C. Lyles and Duke’s personal costumer Luster Bayless for an animated discussion about the making of True Grit. Special Edition DVDs of the film will be available at the showings.

PROCEEDS FROM THE JOHN WAYNE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION EVENTS BENEFIT THE NEW JOHN WAYNE BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM Learn more about the plans for the new Museum