Today
Registration check-in table open from 7 a.m. until noon.
Breakfast on your own. Gunsmoke videos all day near pool.
Symposium
8:30 a.m.
Welcome, introduction and notes.
Master of ceremonies: Kent Stehlik
Dodge City Marshal Allen Bailey
“Gunsmoke is born” video program by Jody Singer.
8:45 a.m.
Keynote speaker Ben Costello on “Gunsmoke: A Historical Perspective.”
9 a.m.
Break — vendors, book signings, autographs.
9:40 a.m.
Keynote speaker Beckey Burgoyne on “Amanda Blake: Gunsmoke's Leading Lady.”
10 a.m.
Break — vendors, book signings, autographs.
10:40 a.m.
Cowboy poetry and music: Jeff Hildebrandt, Marshal Allen Bailey and Jim Johnson.
11 a.m.
Lunch: On your own.
11:40 a.m.
Special "Gunsmoke" episode
1 p.m.
"Gunsmoke" and TV/movie westerns: Bo Hopkins.
2 p.m.
Break — vendors, book signings, autographs.
2:30 p.m.
Special "Gunsmoke" episode
2:50 p.m.
"Gunsmoke" Memories: Jim Byrnes.
3:50 p.m.
Break — vendors, book signings, autographs.
4 p.m.
Panel discussion — Q and As.
Jim Byrnes, Bo Hopkins, Buck Taylor, Ben Costello, Inga Ojala,
Julie Ann Ream, Beckey Burgoyne, Jeff Hildebrandt.
4:45 p.m.
Friday session ends
5:45 p.m.
Cash bar and mixer in the dome ("Gunsmoke" videos near the pool).
6:30 p.m.
"Gunsmoke" Western dress banquet: Conference/banquet room.
"Gunsmoke" fun and entertainment. Speaker: Julie Ann Ream — Uncle Glenn Strange. Tribute to Kitty, Festus & Doc — Amy Reinert, Don Steele, Kelly Carroll, Jim Johnson.
Big-screen "Gunsmoke" videos in the dome near the pool until ?
Saturday
Symposium
8:30 a.m.
Notes and announcements: Master of ceremonies Kent Stehlik.
8:45 a.m.
Special "Gunsmoke" episode: “Patricia.”
9:45 a.m.
Break — Vendors, book signings, autographs.
10:05 a.m.
"Gunsmoke" Memories: Buck Taylor.
10:45 a.m.
Break — Vendors, book signings, autographs.
11:05 a.m.
Symposium-ending remarks.
11:30 a.m.
Lunch on your own. Free time after lunch. Try the Boot Hill Casino and free admission to Boot Hill Museum with your name tag! Hotel courtesy vans are available.
5 p.m.
Dedication of medallions: Glenn Strange, James Nusser, Burt Reynolds. Gather on your own at 310 Gunsmoke St. near Visitors Center and Applebee's.
5:30 p.m.
Dinner on your own.
7 p.m.
Closing reception and goodbyes.
Special champagne toast to "Gunsmoke," cash bar, snacks.
Big-screen "Gunsmoke" videos through the day and evening until ?
