ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:

The New York Chamber Soloists are a group of five musicians who have performed all over the world. They are brought to Clayton by Kendyl Monroe, for an afternoon chamber music program.

The Society of Outlaws and Gunfighters, based in Pueblo, Colorado, are members of the American Federation of the Old West Reenactors. They recapture the romance, danger and humor of the Nineteenth Century with historically accurate gunfights and other special events.

Fiddler Tom Perry of Angel Fire, New Mexico, has performed with Ray Price and the Louisiana Hayride and at concerts throughout New Mexico, Colorado and West Texas. He specializes in southwestern, Christian and family music.

The Black Jack Gang is a group of local musicians well-known and loved by Clayton-area folks. Included in the gang are Eloy Gonzales, Jay Leavitt, J.M. Cates, Martin Franz, Richard Arguello, plus any others who may wish to perform.

Explorer Post 80 of Amarillo, Texas, brings the Kwahadi Dancers, who perform a rich tradition of Indian dances to the accompaniment of songs and drums. The Kwahadi program is celebrating 50 years of prformances.

Shelby Jersig is a free-lance writer who specializes in interesting characters of New Mexico history. The Rio Rancho resident does ongoing research on Black Jack Ketchum, and will present new information about him and his gang.

D. Ray Blakeley has spent his life in Clayton, with the exception of a few years in Las Vegas, New Mexico, acquiring his college degree. D. Ray is recognized as the area's unofficial historian and is the Director of the Herzstein Memorial Museum.

Another lifelong resident is Alberto Sanchez, whose family was an intergral part of the early days of Union County and Clayton. His uncle, Saturnino Pinard, was the sheriff who arrested Black Jack Ketchum after the third robbery of the Coorado and Southern Flyer near Folsom.

The "Black Jack" Ketchum Centennial Festival is presented by the Clayton Retail Merchants, the Clayton-Union County Chamber of Commerce, and the Union County Historical Society, with grants from the Clayton Lodgers Tax and the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities.

This event takes place with the help and support of the entire community. Special thanks to the Farmers and Stockments Bank, the First National Bank of New Mexico, Texline State Bank, the Union County Commissioners, and Driftwood Photography for their generous donations, and to all those who have expended time and effort to make this festival an outstanding success.