Come see 4-H exhibitors, open class events, entertainment, grandstand events, rodeo and educational events.
In recognition of Junction City's Sesquicentennial, each Open Class Department of the Geary County Free Fair has designated a Sesquicentennial class.
The Rex serves Clay Center by hosting live performances and cultural exhibitions in addition to its regular weekend movie schedule.
See you in the Kansas Flint Hills! ;-)
Check their website at: http://eldoradomainstreet.org/festival.htm for more details. This is the "2nd Annual" festival event sponsored by the El Dorado Main Street organization. The World Famous Budweiser Clysdsales are returning for their second year. The NABA Sanctioned "Extreme Bull Blowout" bull riding competition takes place Saturday night.
In it's 45th year, PrairieFest presents a wide variety of visual and performing art. The four-day community celebration of the arts includes quality art, good food, and activities for children. For artists, a great kick-off party and a quick-draw contest precede the weekend art festival.
The Museum is proud to be supported through public and private funds, owned by the City of Wichita and managed by a private entity, Wichita Art Museum, Inc. Located at 1400 West Museum Boulevard, the Museum and Museum store are open Sunday noon – 5 p.m., and Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free through September 30 and scheduled school groups are always free.
School House to White House: The Education of Our Presidents Exhibit
Dates: 3/3/08 - 5/31/08
An exhibit that reveals fascinating details about children that would grow up to be Presidents.
The family-friendly "School House to White House" exhibition focuses on the early education of American Presidents from Herbert Hoover through George W. Bush. Journey back to a time of one room school houses, large public schools and private tutors. See these future presidents as young sports stars, choir members and musicians. Watch them mature into serious college and military academy students. Together these experiences demonstrate the variety of educational and extra-curricular experiences that trained and influenced our nation's future leaders.
Eisenhower Presidential Museum and Library, 200 SE 4th, Abilene.
See you in the Kansas Flint Hills! ;-)
See you in the Kansas Flint Hills! ;-)
and a Historical Monument on North Broadway, erected in 1904 by the Quivira Hisotrical Society.
Go to the Florence, Kansas, site to download a registration form.
A few days out, it looks like the weather may be great! Check it out!May 17, 2008, at the Kaw Mission State Historic Site, 500 North
http://www.kshs.org/calendar/detail.php?eventID=798
(be sure click on “more information”)
See you in the Kansas Flint Hills! ;-)
If you would like to get the ArtWorks 360, Inc., Newsletter, contact Dallas Jordan <daljordan@netscape.com> - the April 2008 issue, just out, has details on the ScultureWalk Winfield, for example.
Turkey image from the website above.
We are starting a new tourist season, people are making plans. Errors can be killers. It is also VERY difficult to keep the website current. We have dozens of folks "in charge" of keeping it current, but even they are not going catch everything, get everything listed... as hard as we try.
St. Mary's Mission was the Pottawatomie Tribal headquarters and service center until the tribal lands were greatly reduced in about 1867.
Photo Courtesy of Linda CragheadThey come in the spring and fall on their way to migration territory. They send a scout a week ahead of time. When you see one, you know that others will be coming within a week or ten days. They usually stay a couple of days to rest up. Sometimes just overnight. Just one of the benefits of the Lake!
This is where we find out about and openly discuss the pros and the cons of working toward designation of the Kansas Flint Hills as a National Heritage Area. Whether you now think you are for it or against it, you need to be at this Spring Heritage Conference to get the factual information to make an informed decision - and to have your voice be heard.
