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XX The Western Film Fair, a 33-year love affair, may well hit its high-water mark in year 34. Not only has the three-day festival lured what could be argued is its finest lineup of stars, it is moving from the Clarion Sundance Plaza Hotel in Winston-Salem to the LJVM Coliseum.
XX This year's festival will take place July 20-23 and, as always, will feature classic Western films, guest panels, musical entertainment and a banquet, culminating since 1994 in the presentation of the Ernest Tubb Memorial Award. A shuttle service will take guests and out-of-town attendees from the Clarion to the Coliseum.
XX Typically, since moving from Charlotte to Winston-Salem in 2008, the event has drawn between 300 and 400 patrons, but this year it may be bigger.
XX “I wouldn't be surprised if we drew over 500,” said one of the organizers, Jerry Campbell, a retired Jamestown native and part-time Western swing musician and songwriter. “Based on this lineup, plus the fact it moved to a larger room in LJVM, we may even hit 600.” XX A glimpse at the roster confirms his rosy outlook. It includes not only names only Western buffs would recognize but some household names as well. Heading the list is Shirley Jones, best known as the star of the long-running TV hit “The Partridge Family,” who has a huge list of movie credits as well, including “Oklahoma,” “Carousel,” “The Music Man” and “Elmer Gantry,” for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1960.
XX Equally well-known is Connie Stevens, the multi-talented actress and singer who appeared in dozens of movies, TV shows and Broadway plays as well as being a Las Vegas headliner. She also recorded two Top 10 Billboard hit songs and was a regular on many of Bob Hope's USO tours. She was married briefly to singer Eddie Fisher, and her daughter is actress Joely Fisher.
XX Another much-loved TV star on the bill is Dan Haggerty, remembered most for his role as Grizzly Adams on the hit TV show of the same name as well as three spin-off movies.
XX Western buffs know Deanna Lund for her starring role in “Laredo,” but the general public would recognize her as a regular on the soap operas “One Life To Live” and “General Hospital” and as a star on the TV series “Land of the Giants.”
XX Julie Adams has over 50 TV and 100 movie credits.

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