Todd Morgan & The Emblems and the History of the Nevada Buckaroo at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sun, 07/14/2019 - 1:03pm
Event Date:
July 25, 2019 - 6:30pm This month, Todd Morgan & the Emblems return for a third season and historian Dr. Michael Fischer will speak on the history of the Nevada Buckaroo at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.
On Thursday, July 25, at 6:30 pm, Todd Morgan & the Emblems will be performing modern pop/rock and roll, blues, funk, disco, hot jazz, country and early rock ‘n’ roll.
Todd Morgan has been fronting his band, The Emblems, or performing solo for more than ten years in the Sacramento area, as well as throughout California and Nevada. Morgan has been nominated for a SAMMIE three times. In 2015 his album, Sweet Pretender, was rated one of Submerge Magazine’s “Top 15 Albums of the Year”. The song, “Running Wild”, from the album, won West Coast Songwriters’ “Best Song of the Year” and is currently a semi-finalist in the 2019 Nashville “Music City Songstar” competition.
Recording and producing music has become a big love and pursuit in Todd Morgan’s life along with his love of live performance.
The ticket price is $15 for adults, $10 for members and free for 16 years and younger. Space is limited and the event could sell out. Non-member tickets can be purchased at dangberg.eventbrite.com.
On Saturday, July 27, at 10:00 am, Dr. Michael Fischer’s program “The Nevada Buckaroo from the Ground Up – His Heritage, Gear and Traditions” will focus on the cowboys of the Great Basin.
Deeply rooted in the vaquero tradition, connections of vocabulary, equipment and procedure are easily noted in today’s Nevada cowboy. At its conclusion, the audience will have an in-depth knowledge of why so many things are done the same way they were 100 years ago.
Dr. Fischer will also speak on the livestock management practices and agricultural personnel of the old H.F. Dangberg Land and Live Stock Company. The question will be answered as to whether it was a sheep or cattle operation.
Dr. Michael E. Fischer was raised and educated in Reno public schools, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nevada Reno and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Southern California. After working in private practice for 31 years, Fischer retired from dentistry and was appointed Director of the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs, serving in both Governor Gibbons' and Governor Sandoval's Cabinet until the department was formally disbanded. He is now an independent scholar whose interests include the history of Nevada cowboys and ranching, politics, bootlegging, gambling and crime.
Please bring your own seating to all events and no pets allowed - service animals only. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy as no food or beverages will be sold at either of these events.
The Dangberg ranch house will be open for one hour before each event for anyone who would like an introduction to the park’s history.
The full 2019 Dangberg Summer Festival event schedule is available at Dangberg.org.
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