Brad will be the speaker for the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources commencement ceremony.
This event brings together living history demonstrations, storytelling, music, ranch traditions, historic photography, art, and cultural food traditions that tell the story of Florida’s cattle culture, a heritage that stretches back more than 500 years.
Brad will be there featuring his artwork and sharing cow culture history with a live presentation on Saturday May 2nd.
A live event at the Clewiston Museum discussing Florida’s cow culture in the 19th century.
During this week long event, Brad will be joining the Cowhunter Crew on the cattle drive from Yeehaw Junction to the Okeechobee Cattlemen’s Rodeo Arena concluding with a cowboy heritage festival. During the weeklong event, he’ll be capturing reference photos and working sketches that will be used to create a painting commemorating the 2026 cattle drive. On Tuesday evening, Brad will be performing cowboy poetry and sharing cow hunting stories along with 4 other special guests. The general public is welcome to the End of the Trail Heritage Festival on Saturday 9AM - 5PM where Brad and his family will have a vendor booth featuring Cowhunters Unlimited merch and his artwork. Location: 1885 US HWY 441N Okeechobee, FL 34972
For more info: www.greatfloridacattledrive.com
This is a limited engagement so be sure to RSVP early if you'd like to join us for an evening of entertainment benefiting a worthy cause.
Celebrate Florida’s Cattle Heritage at Lightsey’s Restaurant and Fish Company!
Lightsey’s proudly welcomes Brad Phares for the official book release & signing event for his new book “Celtic Cowhunter."
Meet the author/artist, view the paintings and pick up your signed copy of the book while enjoying Lightsey’s laid back atmosphere & fresh seafood
Friday December 9, 2016
6-9pm
1506 HWY 441 S
Okeechobee, FL34974
Wide Open Spaces is an art exhibit hosted by the Southwest Florida Community Foundation featuring the work of artists Martin Gembecki of Buckingham and Brad Phares of Okeechobee.
The exhibit will be available through mid-January. For more information, contact Sydney Roberts at 239-274-5900.
For more info, please visit www.adamsranch.com
