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WHO ARE BASS & BELLE?
SIDNEY THOMPSON-SPEAKER BIO
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEE-FRED STAFF-BIO
BIO-BRETT WILLIAM MAUSER
BIO-JUDY BELSHE-TOERNBLOM-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
MEET OUR FEATURE FILMMAKERS
MEET OUR ACTORS & ACTRESSES
SALUTE TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
TRUE WEST SALUTE
FLASHBACK PHOTOS-2022 FEST
FLASHBACK PHOTOS-2022 FEST
FLASHBACK-DISCOVERY OF BASS REEVES GRAVESITE
VIP-VOLUNTEERS-info
HOST HOTEL-BEST WESTERN PLUS THE INN AND SUITES-MUSKOGEE
VIRTUAL GRAVESITE TOURS-BELLE STARR-BASS REEVES

IN REMEMERANCE OF LAWMAN BASS REEVES &
OUTLAW BELLE STARR

"Maybe the law ain't perfect, but it's the only one we got, and without it, we got nuthin'"
BASS REEVES

"I regard myself as a woman who has seen much of life."
BELLE STARR

Bass & Belle Wild West Film Fest proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.

Special Festival Showcase during the Ft. Smith Fall Festival-Oct. 5, 2024 Details-TBA

LIVE Muskogee festival dates: Oct. 11-13, 2024

BASS REEVES WESTERN HISTORY CONFERENCE
KICKS OFF WITH THIS DOCUMENTARY
JUNE 20, 2024 6PM ROXY THEATER
Still time to register for full conference
JUNE 21-22, 2024
Special Guest Speaker from the U.S. Marshal Museum
Ft. Smith Arkansas, David Kennedy
Keynote Speaker: Sidney Thompson-Noted Author of 3 books: A Bass Reeves Trilogy
AVAILABLE ON DVD-AMAZON
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RED CARPET RECEPTION WITH "SONNY" -A MAGNIFICANT HORSE-KID TO POSE FOR PHOTOS.

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BRINGING THE WESTERN FILM GENRE TO LIFE, ONE STORY AT A TIME.

PROUD SPONSOR-NATIVE VISION AWARD
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CLICK IMAGE TO VISIT LKRUS HISTORICAL ARCHIVES
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BASS REEVES & BELLE STARR MUSEUM EXHIBITS
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OPEN WED-SAT 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

     

GET RED CARPET AND AWARDS NOW POSTED!

BASS REEVES LEGACY PRESERVATION AWARDS

3 RIVERS MUSEUM-MUSKOGEE, OK
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SONS OF BASS-GREENHILL CEMETERY-MUSKOGEE, OK
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LEGACYKEEPERSRUS-Oscar & ShIronbutterfly Ray

LEGACY Re-Enactors for Winnie & Bass Reeves
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LEGACYKEEPERSRUS-Oscar & ShIronbutterfly Ray

Owners of the Bare Bones FilmWorks Independent Production Company headquartered in Muskogee, OK.

Founders of the Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival, since 1999.

Founders of the Bass & Belle Wild West Film Festival

Producers of numerous historical documentaries about the Old west. Founders of LegacyKeepersRus non-profit organization dedicated to preserving History: People-Places & Events.

click for ODE TO US MARSHAL BASS REEVES MUSIC
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HAROLD ALDRIDGE-AUTHOR-BLUESMAN PERFORMS

BELLE STARR LEGACY PRESERVATION

YOUNGER'S BEND-PORUM, OK
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YOUNGER'S BEND-PORUM, OK
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BELLE STARR'S LAST RIDE
Ballad of Belle Starr Vocals by LeighAnn Matthews

Meet Ron & Donna Hood, owners of Younger's Bend, gravesite & Replica cabin of Belle Starr in Porum, OK.

MAIN FEST TO BE HELD IN THE LAST TOUR OF DUTY AND FINAL RESTING PLACE OF LEGENDARY LAWMAN BASS REEVES!

MUSKOGEE, OK USA. EPI-CENTER OF THE OLD WEST


NOW IN DEVELOPMENT!! LOOKING FOR PARTNERS!

THE SONS OF U.S. DEPUTY MARSHAL BASS REEVES
an independent motion picture production with Legacykeepersrus. Featuring the trial of Bennie Reeves.

More details coming soon.

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OFFICIAL PARAMOUNT PLUS MINI-SERIES LAWMEN: BASS REEVES SERIES PREMIERED-SUN. NOV. 5TH

A Festival to celebrate and honor the Wild West experience of lawbreakers and peacemakers along with the many characters in between. Re-enactors, Actors, pay homage to a time long gone.

Lawman Bass Reeves & Outlaw Queen Belle Starr

Grab your ponies, badges, guns and wagons!

OFFICIAL FESTIVAL CONTACT: ShIronbutterfly Ray
# 918-351-9662 voice/text/message for return calls
918-348-9585 legacykeepersrus@gmail.com

Mailing Address for Festival Posters, Flash drives, DVD's:
735 TERRACE Suite A Muskogee, OK 74401

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