Local cowboy music performer John Tyson is bringing his American Cowboy show back to the Gold Hill Hotel on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Tyson, a Vietnam veteran, has worked as a law enforcement officer, range manager, working cowboy, train engineer, entertainer and journalist. He is known regionally as a former reporter for KOLO-TV Channel 8. He also contributed to the Wild Horse Crossing CD produced by Lacy J. Dalton in the 1990s.
Tyson’s performance is at 7:30 p.m. in the Gold Hill Hotel’s Great Room, 1540 Main St., Gold Hill. Dinner is available from 4 to 8 p.m. at the hotel’s Crown Point Restaurant. The cost is $25 for the dinner and lecture and $10 for the lecture only.
Reservations are required by calling 775-847-0111.
Upcoming lectures include: Historians Ron Gallagher and Joe Curtis on “Stories of Life In Virginia City” on Nov. 19; Jerry Aaron’s “Teamsters and Trucking in Nevada” on Dec. 3; Patty Cafferata’s “History of how Nevada Celebrates Christmas” on Dec. 10; a lecture by Kristin Hamlet on Dec. 17; and Steve Botts’ “Life of Mark Twain” on Jan. 7.