Showdown at Sunset

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Award-Winning “Showdown at Sunset” to begin June 29th in Downtown El Dorado

El Dorado – Nexans Amercable is proud to present Main Street El Dorado’s award-winning Showdown at Sunset for three performances this summer. The productions will take place the last Saturday of each month, June 29th, July27th and August 31st beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the steps of the Union County Courthouse in the center of historic Union Square (101 N. Washington Street). This award-winning event was named one of the Top-100 Events in North America by the American Bus Association and received the Community Trademark Award by the Arkansas Festival & Event Association.

In 1902 in broad daylight on the courthouse square, city Marshal Guy Tucker confronted his bitter rivals, the Parnell Brothers. In one swift moment, a flurry of gunfire left three men dead and several others wounded. Witness the historic re-enactment of the infamous Parnell-Tucker gunfight three Saturdays in downtown El Dorado. The re-enactment supports a cast of area actors and chronicles the events that led up to this historic event.

Characters include: City Marshal Guy Tucker, grandfather to former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker; store owner Tom Parnell; brother Matt Parnell; photographer Bob Mullens; Sheriff Norris and others. This historic portrayal of life in El Dorado in the early 1900s includes live music prior to the re-enactment. Musical entertainment begins at 6 pm with the re-enactment starting at 6:30 pm. This season’s cast includes Rob Bosanko, Jimmy Bennett, Marcia Antoon, Steve Splawn, David Joyner, Bill Meyer and Keith Owens.

Live music and entertainment will begin at 6pm leading up the Showdown at Sunset performance at 6:30. Entertainment on June 29th will be feature the cast of the South Arkansas Arts Center summer musical production, Oliver as well as the Bravo Dance Centre Cloggers and appearances by Woody & Jessie from Toy Story. Covered Wagon rides will be available throughout the day as well.

Other sponsors for this year’s performances include BancorpSouth, Elm Street Bakery, Rascals, the South Arkansas Historical Foundation Preservation Society, Bancorp South, PJ’s Coffee, the El Dorado Federal Center, the Balcony on the Square, the City of El Dorado and the El Dorado Advertising and Promotions Commission.

Showdown at Sunset is open to the public and there is no admission fee. Group seating is available and each person attending receives a free Showdown at Sunset souvenir trading card.

For more information, contact:
Mark Givens, Executive Director of Main Street El Dorado
870-862-4747 mainstreeteldorado@suddenlinkmail.com
www.mainstreeteldorado.org
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