Heritage Center Events of the Past

OUR MISSION:

The Fred Oldfield Western Heritage Center is dedicated to the preservation of Fred’s dream of sharing his love of life, his Western Art, and the history of the American West. As an interactive learning center it celebrates and promotes this dream for all generations.

Heritage Center Events held in 2008

The Celebration of Western & Wildlife Art Show and Sale

will be at the Expo Hall at the Gold Gate

Friday, October 10 through Sunday October 12, 2008

Fred Oldfield Cordially invites you to join him for a fun filled October weekend! Meet over 100 of the country's top artists. See over 20,000 square feet of art displays. There will be:

• Free Parking
• Free Show
• Free Auctions
• Free Receptions,
• and of course - Free Peanuts!

 
For this year we have planned some interesting and fun demonstrations such as paper making, Leather Tooling, Pioneer Basket Weaving and Quilting, and Black Powder Gun Building.

Returning to the show by popular demand will be the Ranier "2 Cylinder Club" with their tractors and other equipment.

We will again have a variety of exciting Auctions by Auctioneer Steve Mitzner with free Wine and Cheese.

Entertainment will include the ever popular Rockin' HW with Alan Halvorson, Morrey Walter, and Mike Whittaker and also Donn Allard and his Country Music.

Western and Wildlife Art has something for everyone such as paintings, carvings, bronzes and jewelry to name a few mediums. Besides wildlife the show will feature western scenes, Victorian scenes, historical scenes, landscapes, florals, portraits and marine life -- truly something for everyone! We'll all be looking for you, so please do plan to come on down and enjoy our old west hospitality!

Schedule of Events

For more information including accomodations, call 253-752-9708
or Toll Free 1-866-445-9175
or Email us at foldfield@comcast.net
 
Remember, this is at the Expo Hall at the Gold Gate
located at the corner of 9th SW & Meridian Ave
rather than at our Center here at the Red Gate!

East Pierce County Open Studio Tour

October 31 through November 2, 2008 - 10am-4pm

We will be participating in the 2008 Open Studio Tour again this year.

The Sunday, November 2^nd closing event for the tour will be held here and we will be open all three days.

Make plans now to attend as we will have Peggi Rowe, Aletha Deuel, Paul Langston and of course Fred Oldfield on site painting and greeting guests.

Please visit the Open Studio Tour site at openstudiotour.homestead.com for information on participating artists. Contact Karen Lucas for more information Phone: 253.847.0858 Email: karenlucasart@yahoo.com

We do hope to see all of you and stand ready to answer any of your questions about our artists and the media they use as you observe them at work.

Summer Wine Festival in Puyallup

will be held here at the FOWH&AC

Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm

Artists in Action
Live Music

  Tickets $13.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door
Purchase online at www.artsdowntown.org
 
  Proceeds will benefit:
Valley Arts United/Arts Downtown
and Oldfield Western Heritage Center
Sales by Taste, Bottle or Case.
$1.00 Tastes (bottle and case pricing will vary)

  Must be 21 years or older.

12 local Washington Wineries will participate:
Airfield Estates Chandler Reach Vinyards Eaton Hill
FairWinds Winery Kalamar Winery Masset Winery
Scatter Creek Winery Sorensen Cellars Stina’s Cellars
Westport Winery Widgeon Hill Winery
Windy Point Vinyards

For more information call 253-840-6015

We'll all be looking for you, so please do plan to be here.

2008 Fiddler's Contest

August 8^th and 9^th, 2008

We will be hosting the 2008 Fiddler's Contest again this year.

Friday, 8 August, 2008 will be the day of the Old time Fiddle and Variety Show for Seniors which will commence at 2:00 PM. This year there will also be a Junior and Open Picker's Division which should liven things up even more!

Make plans now to attend and enjoy a real old time tradition brought into this country from the British Isles that has lived and traveled west with the settlers of this country.

Follow this link for the Schedule of Events, Contest Rules, Registration, and additional information and bookmark it as it will be updated as and when more information becomes available.

The FOWHC Proudly Presents

Juni Fisher in Concert May 10, 2008

The West's Best Cowgirl Balladeer

Join us at 7 PM on May 10, 2008 for an evening with Juni Fisher and the Rockin HW. Stay after the concert for a meet 'n greet with Juni, buy her CD's and maybe even get an autographed poster.

Also present for the evening will be Michael Whitaker, Alan Halvorson, and Monty Walter of the ever popular Rockin' HW

as well as Andy Bales, another singer of Cowboy Music and songs of the trail.

Tickets can be ordered online through this link for $15.00 plus a small handling fee -- http://www.ticketalternative.com/

Tickets can also be obtained by calling 253 531-5595 or at the door for $15.00 but seating is limited so we advise having your ticket in hand when you arrive.

Additional information can be found through this link to Juni's site.

Spring is in the air and we want to invite you to...

Do the Puyallup! Spring Fair Style

April 17-20, 2008

Come and join Fred Oldfield & Friends at the Center inside the Red Gate at the Puyallup Fair Grounds for Spring Fair 2008

See the new works of: David Craig, Aletha Deuel, Mark Hoppmann, Paul Langston, Karen Lucas, Peggi Rowe, and Katherine Caughey (and maybe even get a chance to discuss their works with the artist).

• Thursday, April 17th - 3pm to 10pm
• Friday, April 18th - 10am to 10pm
• Saturday, April 19th - 10am to 10pm
• and Sunday, April 20th - 10am to 7pm

These scheduled events should provide fun and excitement for all no matter which day you can attend although we certainly hope you can be here for all of it!

• Quick Draws Fri & Sat at 5pm & Sun at 2 pm
• Auctions Fri & Sat at 6pm & Sun at 3 pm
• Western Music & Poetry by the Rockin HW
  • Fri 5 & 7pm
  • Sat 2 & 6pm
  • and Sun at 2pm
• or Sit & Listen a spell and the NW's favorite Country singer Donn Allard Friday thru Sunday

Parking available in the grass lot across from the Red Gate. Red Gate is on 9th Ave SW . Puyallup, WA. Please call for more information or visit our website for upcoming events or to register for art classes. Hope to see you at the Spring Fair!

email: info@fredoldfieldcenter.org or phone us at 253-445-9175 or 253-752-9708 or toll free 1-866-445-9175

Whoop, Whistle, Shout and Stomp!

March 29, 2008 - Fred's 90 year Birthday Bash

Come and wish Fred a Happy Birthday and enjoy some cake while you see the great pieces of work that the Center students have created over the winter. Noon to 4pm at the Center. Entertainment will also be provided by the Rockin HW Musicians and Poets and also County Singer Donn Allard.

JONI HARMS Will be our Featured Entertainer! Joni is a frequent guest of the famed Grand Ole Opry and has lit up the stage at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Her numerous awards include the 2002 Academy of Western Artists coveted Entertainer of the Year Award and the 2003 Western Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year.

Our Host for the evening will be Country’s Favorite ICHABOD CAINE! He says "We’re going to Paint the Night Red! Think Red. That’s the only hint I can let out of the bag - Fire Engine Red -- Red Coats -- Red Dresses"

Out downloadable Invite has Schedule of events and pricing information and can be viewed by clicking this paragraph. The top panel is a collage of life events and the bottom panel contains the information. (193KB)

We're located at the Red Gate at the Puyallup Fairgrounds, and lots of Parking is available in the grass lot across from the Red Gate. Red Gate is on 9th Ave SW . Puyallup, WA.

Please don't hesitate to call for more information at:
253-445-9175 or 253-752-9708 or toll free 1-866-445-9175.
Or email us at info@fredoldfieldcenter.org

We could always use more sponsors for this well attended annual event, so if you or your business are interested please take a look at this Sponsorship_Letter_and_Form.pdf and get involved.

Free Fun Family Day

March 22nd - 11am to 5pm

Come and wish Cowboy Fred

  "Happy 90th Birthday"

  *Enjoy the Student Art Show*

  Listen to the Music of -
Donn Allard
Rockin HW
and Brenda Nowlin

  Delicious Bithday Cake for all!

  Free Fun Free Fun

  We'll see you inside the Red Gate at the Puyallup Fair & Events Center

  253-445-9175

  or toll free at 1-866-445-9175

March 18th to be named Fred Oldfield Day!

To honor Fred for his contribution for so many years of service to the community the Governor is going to name March 18th - Fred Oldfield Day in the state.

They will have the ceremony in Olympia on the 22nd of February. He will be honored in the Senate at 10:00 AM and I just got word we can all go to watch the ceremony!!. I think it will be a great opportunity for the kids as well as adults.

I should hear from them in the next day or two & will have all the info at that time - where - when - driving directions etc. Please let me know if you think you'd like to make the trek to Oly to be with Dad and I'll get you all the info. Email me at foldfield@comcast.net or you can call 253-445-9175 or toll free at 1-866-445-9175.

In the meantime mark your calendar for March 29th for the birthday party of the decade.

Now that this has already happened and also for those who were unable to be there, here is a link to a movie of the ceremony.

Winter Wine Festival in Puyallup

will be held here at the FOWHC

Saturday, February 23, 2008 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm

Fresh German Pretzels
Artists in Action
Live Music

  $5.00 entrance fee

  Proceeds will benefit:
Valley Arts United/Arts Downtown
and Oldfield Western Heritage Center
Sales by Taste, Bottle or Case.
$1.00 Tastes (bottle and case pricing will vary)

  Must be 21 years or older.

12 local Washington Wineries will participate:
Benke Cellars Heymann Whinery Chandler Reach Vineyards
FairWinds Winery Hoodsport Winery Marchetti Wines
Rusty Grape Vineyard Scatter Creek Winery Sorensen Cellars
Stina’s Cellars Waving Tree Vineyards & Winery Widgeon Hill Winery

For more information call 253-840-6015

We'll all be looking for you, so please do plan to be here.

FOWHC Events Over the Years