Guns, Boots & Brands
A table-served dinner, a live auction, a silent auction, and a room in western attire. The art comes to LAC first, and the town votes on which pieces make the auction block.
- Oct 23
- Friday, October 23, 2026, Lander Community Center
- 5:00
- VIP doors open; general admission at 6:00
- 100%
- of proceeds to Fremont County youth
$50 a seat for a table-served dinner, both auctions, and entertainment.
The evening Vote on the artOctober 10 to 22 at LAC, 258 Main Street. Free, during open hours.
How voting works Sponsor the eveningFrom a $100 item sponsorship to a $1,200 Gold tier. Tables and donated items count too.
Ways to take part Bring your artWhat artists need to know, and the contract to download.
For artistsThe evening
- 5:00 PM
- Doors open for VIP tables, with a cocktail hour
- 6:00 PM
- General admission doors open
- 6:30 PM
- Dinner is served
After dinner come the auctions: a live auction of firearms and the artwork the town voted on, and a silent auction of donated items, with entertainment by local youth through the evening.
Western attire is suggested, not required.
The art, and how the voting works
- 1
- Walk in at LAC, 258 Main Street, any time October 10 to 22 during open hours.
- 2
- Take your beads and drop them in the jars beside the pieces you want to see on the auction block.
- 3
- The pieces with the most beads make the live auction on October 23.
No ticket needed, no cost, and it takes about five minutes.
Need an accommodation to see or vote on the art? Just ask, and there is no cost. How to ask.
Ways to take part
General admission
A seat at the dinner, both auctions, and the entertainment.
Sponsor an item
Your name on a gun, a piece of art, or a silent auction item, printed on the place cards on every table and shown in the slideshow during dinner.
VIP table for eight
Eight VIP tickets, the 5:00 cocktail hour, your choice of wine from a list provided by Mr. D's, and first service at dinner. Your name goes on the large table place card, the small place cards, and the slideshow.
Donate an item
Silent auction items are welcome, and every donation is recognized.
To claim any of these, call Ryan Flatt at 406-390-6759, Justus Jacobs at 307-349-2786, or Gabe Harris at 307-438-0777, or email Gabriel.Harris@LPNT.net. Tickets are also on sale at the Lander Chamber of Commerce and from any Kiwanis member, and tables are limited.
Kiwanis recognizes total support at three levels: Bronze at $600, Silver at $800, and Gold at $1,200 or more. Tables, item sponsorships, silent auction donations, and cash all count toward your total.
For artists
Your work hangs in the LAC gallery, the town votes from October 10 to 22 on which pieces make the live auction, and the auction is October 23 at the Lander Community Center. Drop your work off at LAC by October 10 to hang for the full show, or by October 22 at the latest. Payouts go out after November 7. The artist contract covers the rest; sign it and bring it with your work.
Questions about taking part go to Gabe Harris at 307-438-0777 or Gabriel.Harris@LPNT.net.The Kiwanis of Lander
Guns, Boots & Brands belongs to the Kiwanis of Lander, an all-volunteer service club, and Kiwanis handles the tickets, the tables, the sponsorships, and the money. LAC hosts the art and the voting at 258 Main Street.
The dinner is the club's biggest night. The rest of the year, the club shows up in the parks, on the ballfields, and in the classrooms. As club president Chuck Carr told County 10, "It's our main function, to raise money for youth and support youth programs."
Two weeks to vote, one evening to bid
The art is at LAC from October 10 to 22. The dinner is October 23 at the Lander Community Center. Call Ryan Flatt at 406-390-6759, Justus Jacobs at 307-349-2786, or Gabe Harris at 307-438-0777.