Kathy Mattea belts out “Standard Lonesome Time” to a nearly sold-out crowd Saturday night at the Platte Valley Community Center. Brush Creek Presents sponsored the concert, “Valley Strong”. Several organizations sold tickets to the concert and were the benefactors of the tickets they sold. For more photos of the concert, see the Saratoga Sun’s Facebook page.

Avid outdoorsmen can experience American Old West-style shooting and throwing competition at the Sierra Madre Muzzleloaders Mountain Man Rendezvous.
The all-ages, Old West-themed event is sponsored by the Sierra Madre Muzzleloader Rifle Club, and runs July 26-28 in Encampment. The public is invited to all events and activities, and kids’ games take place during all three days.

The 2013 WHAT Fest music festival is ready to entertain in Riverside for the second time this Friday.

Local country music fans can expect another superstar performance in Saratoga this weekend.
This Saturday, the Lodge and Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, presents “Valley Strong,” featuring Grammy Award-winning country singer Kathy Mattea at the Platte Valley Community Center. Proceeds from the concert fundraiser go to benefit local area non-profit organizations and charities.

Three Wyoming-based artists will kick off the music season for The Yard Saturday night.
The WYOmericana Caravan featuring Jalan Crossland, Screen Door Porch and JShogren Shanghai’d is the first of three concerts sponsored by Chris Shannon and ‘Toga Productions.

Mike McGraw, a rancher and artist from Medicine Bow, shared his Doodle Land children’s literature creations at the final spring season HEM Literary Dinner May 21.