Susie McEntire to Entertain at Fifth Annual Heritage Center Gala
Make your reservations soon! Tables are filling fast for the Sterling & Spurs Gala, September 5 at the Hiland Towers Ballroom in Enid. The evening will feature a great Prime Rib dinner and great show by Susie McEntire. There will be plenty of activity including a wine pull and a game of chance for some great gifts. Prizes for the Cut the Deck drawing include tickets to a Thunder game, tickets for an OU football game, a $150 gift card, jewelry, membership to the Heritage Center and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, décor items and other great prizes.
To top off the night there will be a live auction featuring three exclusive gifts. The first is a custom leather hanging hand crafted especially for the gala by the remarkable Western artist, John Rule. The second is a unique reversible sterling silver necklace featuring a large pearl encircled by diamonds on one side and a sterling rope design on the other. The last but certainly not least item is a private concert in your home with Susie McEntire!
The gala is the major fundraiser of the year with all the proceeds going to support Heritage Center operations. Thank you to our major event sponsors, Ward Petroleum Corporation, Central National Bank and Andrew Real Estate Co., Inc.
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Native Oklahoman, Susie McEntire will be the featured entertainer at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center’s Fifth Annual Gala, “Sterling & Spurs.” The gala will be held on Friday, September 5, at the Hiland Partners Ballroom. “We are thrilled to have Susie McEntire as our special guest for the gala. She puts on a marvelous show of songs and inspirational life stories,” said Director Andi Holland. “It’s also really fun for Enid that both McEntire sisters will be coming to town this year.”
Susie McEntire-Eaton is another prodigy of the legendary McEntire singing and rodeo family. Like her brother Pake and sister Reba, Susie began singing in the back seat of the McEntire’s car as they drove from one rodeo arena to the next. To pass the time, mother Jac taught the kids harmonies, the fruit of which was The Singing McEntires. After graduating from Oklahoma State University, Susie toured with Reba until she began her family.
Later Susie began singing and recording Christian music. She quickly was signed with a recording label and garnered numerous awards as her music climbed the charts. As a pioneer of the Positive Country movement, Susie courageously blended her faith into mainstream country music and returned to her farming and ranching roots. Today she performs at rodeos, fairs and numerous special events for loyal audiences that keep her touring schedule full.
In addition to her singing career, Susie and her husband Mark Eaton launched the Eaton Leadership Foundation and are sought-after speakers for schools, seminars and retreats.
The Heritage Center’s Cherokee Strip Days Gala is the museum’s major fundraising event of the year to support museum operations. Susie McEntire has generously agreed to auction off a private concert at the event, and she and Mark will be the special dinner guests at the gala sponsor’s table.
For more information on the Fifth Annual Cherokee Strip Days Gala or event sponsorship, please contact Director Andi Holland at 580-237-1907 x223.
