Editing Cody, Wyoming (section)

==Arts==

Visual Arts are celebrated and displayed within the [[Buffalo Bill Center of the West]], Whitney Western Arts Museum as well as many other collective local/regional galleries around town such as the Cody Country Art League,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cody Country Art League |url=https://www.codycountryartleague.com/ |website=Cody Country Art League |access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> By Western Hands<ref>{{cite web |title=By Western Hands |url=https://www.bywesternhands.org/ |website=By Western Hands |access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> and more. Many photographers, painters, sculptors, designers, and artists love to capture the surrounding natural wonder and western aesthetics.

For nearly twenty years Cody has also been the home to the Rendezvous Royale art festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rendezvous Royale |url=https://rendezvousroyale.org/rendesvous-royale |website=Rendezvous Royale |access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> The week-long festival includes the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale,<ref>{{cite web |title=Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale |url=https://rendezvousroyale.org/buffalo-bill-art-show |website=Rendezvous Royale |access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> a nationally renowned art show that features a wide range of interpretations of western art from emerging artists and contemporary masters. Rendezvous Royale features the art show sale, lectures, workshops, and a patrons ball.

The live music scene in Cody is especially vibrant in the summer when the City of Cody hosts an annual Concert in the Park series,<ref>{{cite web |title=Concerts in the Park |url=https://concert-in-park-cityofcody.hub.arcgis.com/ |website=City of Cody}}</ref> The Cody Cattle Company does a nightly show,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cody Cattle Company |url=https://www.thecodycattlecompany.com/ |website=Cody Cattle Company |access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Revue is up and running, and several bars in town host touring artists.

Cody is also the home to several theatre and dance companies that promote community theatre and dance education from pre-k through high school. These companies produce many seasonal projects as well as annual productions. Throughout the year various dance recitals from the companies, as well as musical theatre and theatre productions from community members are produced and performed. The annual performing arts events in Cody are produced from The Rocky Mountain Dance Theatre. They have been doing [[The Nutcracker]] annually in December for 25 years,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nutcracker |url=https://rockymountaindancetheatre.org/nutcracker/ |website=Rocky Mountain Dance Theatre |access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> and The Wild West Spectacular Musical for seven seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Wild West Spectacular |url=https://www.codywildwestshow.com/the-show |website=Wild West Show}}</ref>