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This week -- June 29
- 6 July |
Independence
Day on the Trails
The National Frontier Trails Museum is
celebrating Independence Day throughout the month of July with a
guided Exhibit Gallery Walk at 2 p.m. each Thursday. This
special tour focuses on how Independence Day was celebrated by the
pioneers traveling west.
On Saturday, July 11, the museum is
hosting a Visitors Appreciation Day with several special events -- a
crazy quilt totebag workshop at 10 a.m. and a 2 p.m. lecture by the
author of a new book about legendary baseball personality and 1938
Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, Alexander Cartwright. Free
wagon rides will also be available with paid admission to the museum
that day.
An evening wagon ride and swales walk is
scheduled for July 30. Explore the 1830s swales, enjoy a wagon
ride and investigate the Santa Fe exhibit gallery. Advance
reservations are required and the tour is subject to the
weather.
For more information on the museum and
its July events visit their
web site.
Photos courtesy
of the National Frontier Trails Museum
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Booms and Blooms
begins weekend of fireworks celebrations
Powell Gardens,
Kansas City’s botanical garden, kicks off July with one of its
most popular festivals - Booms & Blooms. This
day-long event will be held Friday, July 3 from 9 a.m. to 10
p.m. with a rain date of July 5. Booms and Blooms features summer flowers
in peak bloom, homemade frozen custard, two concerts and a
dazzling fireworks show.
Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are allowed at this
family-friendly event, or purchase food from Café Thyme’s
outdoor grill.
Children of all ages are welcome to splash in the Fountain
Garden or help turn the crank on an old-fashioned ice cream
churn. A local ice cream maker will be selling homemade frozen
custard in various flavors.
Live music begins at 4:30 p.m. and continues throughout the
evening. A dramatic fireworks display over the dark
country sky immediately follows. Festival admission is
$10/adults, $9/seniors and $5/children 5-12. See the
Powell Gardens web site for additional information.
Photo and editorial courtesy of Powell Gardens
Next Generation Jazz Summit at
18th and Vine features talent from Missouri, Monterey & beyond
 The
best and brightest young jazz musicians and spoken word artists from
Kansas City and across the country will meet July 6 and 7 for roundtable discussions, master
classes/workshops, and live performances in the Blue Room in Kansas City. With a lineup
featuring Kansas City's All-District Jazz Ensemble, Kansas City's
National Teen Poetry Slam Team, the American Jazz Museum Jazz Future
Ensemble, the Kansas City Youth Jazz Ensemble, the Houston All-City Jazz
Ensemble and the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Jazz Orchestra,
the Summit at 18th & Vine will be buzzing with the sounds of the talented
youth who will advance jazz music and spoken word into new territories,
injecting it with fresh ideas and concepts, matched with youthful energy
and enthusiasm.
Free performances will be held for the public
at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7. See the
American Jazz Museum
web site for additional information.
Photo and editorial courtesy
of the American Jazz Museum
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Area summer camps |
 Looking
for summer camps that will enhance your child's interest in history and
natural resources while providing lots of entertainment? Take a
look at the offerings provided by area museums, historic sites and
nature centers at our
Summer Camp Directory.
We invite area museums, historic
sites and nature centers
to send their listings to
WindingRiver.com. |
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Events This Week |
Descriptions and Contact Information
on our
Calendar of Events |
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Full Descriptions, Web Links
and Contact information for these events
can be found on our
Calendar of
Events
30 June, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. (6 p.m. reception)
Meet the Past: Jesse James
Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)
1 July, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
The Battle of Gettysburg: Why it Mattered
Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)
2 July, Thursday, 2 p.m.
Independence Day on the Trails
National Frontier Trails Museum
3 July, Friday, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. (rain date
July 5)
Booms and Blooms
Powell Gardens
4 July, Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Independence Day at Missouri Town 1855
Missouri Town 1855
4 July, Saturday, Dusk
Celebrate Independence – in Independence!
Independence Mormon Visitors Center
4 July, Saturday, Time to be announced
Vintage Base Ball Game
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and
Farm
4 July, Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Independence Day at Fort Osage
Fort Osage and the Fort Osage Education Center
4 July, Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Rin Tin Tin Descendant Appearance and Free Movies
National World War I
Museum at Liberty Memorial
6 July, Monday, 5:30 p.m.
Jazz Future Ensemble Performance
The American Jazz Museum
6 July, Monday, 7 p.m.
Blue Monday Jam
The American Jazz Museum
7 July, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Steven Hawley: Galileo, Apollo, and Beyond
Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)
7 July, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Poetry and Jazz Performance
The American Jazz Museum 7 July, Tuesday, 10 a.m.
Mrs. Harris & the Covered Wagons of the Santa Fe Trail
Westport Historical Society (Event at the Westport Branch Library)
Full Descriptions, Web Links
and Contact information for these events
can be found on our
Calendar of
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Exhibitions |
Additional Exhibitions
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Lanesfield School
Presents Independence Day, 1904
27 June - 12 July
 Discover a piece of the rich Independence Day history by
visiting Independence Day, 1904 - a special
presentation at the Lanesfield School Historic Site which opens next
Saturday. The one-room schoolhouse, a
National Register of Historic Places property, will be
festooned with period decorations and a costumed school
teacher will tell the story of a rural Fourth of July
celebration a century ago. The school will be closed on
Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4.
Lanesfield School Historic Site (Johnson County Museum of
History) [Web
Site]
18745 S Dillie Road, Edgerton, KS 913-893-6645
See our listing
of other exhibitions at area
museums, historical sites, nature centers
and natural resource organizations.
[Exhibitions] |
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Special Announcement |
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Dear Friend of the American Association
of State and Local History,
AASLH, The Federal Formula Grant Coalition, AAM, and others have worked
hard to find a champion for America's museums. And we have great news!
Representatives Paul Tonko (NY-21) and Louise Slaughter (NY-28) are
asking other members of the House of Representatives to join them in
signing a "Dear Colleague" letter urging the House Appropriations
Committee to fund the Office of Museum Services (OMS) at the Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) at $50 million for FY 2010, a $15
million increase over FY 2009 for OMS. We don't have to tell you how
poorly museums are funded in America; this is your chance to help do
something about it!
AAM has set up a link that will let you send a letter to your member of
the House. Just copy and paste this url into your web browser
http://www.congressweb.com/cweb4/index.cfm?orgcode=aam&hotissue=16
to ask your representative to sign the Tonko/Slaughter letter today! And
please let me know when you do so we can track letters going to the
House.
Thanks so much for being an active and engaged member of the museum
community!
Terry Davis
President & CEO
American Association for State and Local History [Web
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