T.J. Casey – Chautauqua Series Summary
Meet-and-greet reception held for cowboy poet T.J. Casey
The Madison Area Arts Council hosted a community reception for cowboy poet T.J. Casey as part of the Chautauqua Series. Casey spent a week as an artist-in-residence at the Madison Elementary School. He spent time teaching students how to write cowboy poetry, including how to use meter and rhyme in a poem. About 25 to 30 people stopped by the meet-and-greet at the Madison Public Library.
Copies of four of T.J.’s music CDs were for sale, including “Pure ‘D’ Cowboy,” which was named Country-Western CD of the Year through the National Traditional Country Music Association and the Rural Roots Music Commission in 2009. His CDs “Giving Back” and “Giving Back 2” are part of his Giving Back Foundation, which supports farmers and ranchers affected by natural disasters. T.J.’s CDs can be purchased from his website at www.tjcasey.net/. He is also a singer/songwriter, composer, humorist and storyteller.
T.J. said he enjoyed working with Madison’s students throughout the week. All of the students wrote a poem, he said, and some of them even wrote two. Several students came to the reception to say hello, get an autograph or ask that question on so many youngsters’ minds: how long did it take T.J. to grow his mustache? He said he’s been growing his mustache for two years.
Refreshments were served at the reception and T.J. drew Angela Behrends’ name as the winner for a free Dairy Queen Blizzard.
