[ KANSAS EVENTS CALENDAR ]

Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Jun 13, 2002 by Capital-Journal

KANSAS EVENTS CALENDAR

KANSAS EVENTS

CALENDAR

See EVENTS CALENDAR, page 7

See EVENTS CALENDAR, page 8

See EVENTS CALENDAR, page 9

June

Every Saturday in June --- KANSAS CITY, MO.: Summer walking tours of the Country Club Plaza. 10 a.m. Meet at the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain on the northeast corner of J.C. Nichols Parkway and Emmaunuel Cleaver III Street. $5 per person. No reservations needed. Guide will highlight the architecture of the plaza. Learn more about the beginnings of the Nichols legacy to Kansas City that residents and visitors enjoy today. See many art treasures. Call tour coordinator for groups of 10 or more at (816) 444-1335.

Every Saturday in June --- KANSAS CITY, MO.: Summer walking tours of the Quality Hill Historic District. 10 a.m. The guided walking tour begins at the Quality Hill District at 8th and Broadway by the fountain. $5 per person. No reservations needed. Call tour coordinator for groups of 10 or more at (816) 444-1335.

Through June 14 --- LIBERAL: "Yesterday's Tomorrows," traveling Smithsonian exhibit. Call (620) 624-7624.

Through June 16 --- MONTEZUMA: These Rare Lands, Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service. Call (620) 846-2527.

Through June 26 --- ATCHISON: Art of Susan and Bill Tinker on display at Muchnic Art Gallery, 704 N. 4th. Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

Through June 30 --- LINDSBORG: Aesthetics 2002, juried national art exhibition. Call (785) 227-2220 or www.sandzen.org.

Through June 30 --- MCPHERSON: "Something Old, Something New," period wedding gowns spanning over 100 years of fashion. Call (800) 324-8022 or www.mcphersonks.org.

Through August --- CHANUTE: Captain of Adventure: The Story of Carl Von Hoffman in the Selsor Art Gallery, second floor, Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (620) 431-2730 or safarimuseum.com.

Through Sept. 8 --- HAYS: "In The Dark" Interactive Exhibit at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History.

Through Oct. 31 --- COTTONWOOD FALLS: Prairie Drifter Sunset Tour, an open air, two-hour ride in a 1958 grain truck through 20 miles of scenic Flint Hills back roads. Fridays and Saturdays only. Call (620) 273-6763 or go to www.grandcentralhotel.com.

1-Aug. 17 --- HAYS: Twilight Tours. Call (785) 628-8202 or www.haysusa.net.

1-30 --- WICHITA: Dinosaur Exhibit featuring a 70-million-year- old Triceratops, a T-Rex named Stan, mosasaur and other fossils. Call (316) 263-1311.

1-19 --- KANSAS CITY: Passport to Adventure Hunt. Discover nature, science and history and get your passport stamped at each participating site to be eligible to with prizes. Call (913) 299- 0373 or www.kshs.org.

1-16 --- MONTEZUMA: These Rare Lands. Stan Jorstad's large panoramic images of America's national parks and monuments, using light and landscape, reveals nature's purist form. Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service. Call (620) 846-2527.

1-14 --- LIBERAL: Yesterday's Tomorrows, traveling Smithsonian exhibit presents an historical overview of what Americans thought the future would be like, 1900 to the present. Call (620) 624-7624.

5-16 --- GARDEN CITY: Beef Empire Days with a cattle show, sporting events, art show, parade, PRCA rodeo, carnival and barbecue. Call (620) 275-6807 or www.beefempiredays.com.

10 --- MANHATTAN: Alzheimers Caregivers Support Group at 11:45 a.m., Riley County Seniors Center, 412 Leavenworth.

10 --- SENECA: Alzheimers Caregivers Support Group at 2 p.m., Countryview Estates, 512 Community Drive.

11 --- CLAY CENTER: Alzheimers Caregivers Support Group at 7 p.m., St. Paul Episcopal Church, 6th and Clark.

11 --- ATCHISON: Summer Sounds Concert by Nathan Fabrizius Trio with Doug Talley Quartet at 7 p.m. on the lawn of the Atchison Library, 401 Kansas Ave. Donations appreciated. Call (913) 367-1525.

14 --- COUNCIL GROVE: Alzheimers Caregivers Support Group at 1 p.m., Morris County Hospital, Eberle Conference Room, 600 N. Washington.

14-15 --- MCLOUTH: Jefferson County Relay For Life begins at 7 p.m. with the cancer survivors walk, followed by the luminary ceremony at 8:30 p.m. at the McLouth Athletic Field. Biscuits and gravy breakfast at 5:30 a.m. and closing ceremonies at 7 a.m. To register call Maxine Buttram at (785) 876-2369.

14-15 --- WILLIAMSBURG: 2002 Jayhawker Days will include quilt show, pig roast, ice cream social, cowboy poet and singer Jim Hoy, pancake breakfast, baby show, parade and street dance with Silver Bullet. Activities begin at 5 p.m. Friday and conclude Saturday night.

14-16 --- WICHITA: Kansas Junior Quarter Horse Show at 7:30 a.m. in Pavilion, Pavilion II and Arena Building, Kansas Coliseum. Free.

14-15 --- ATCHISON: International Forest of Friendship Celebration honoring contributors to aviation and aerospace exploration. Call (913) 637-1419.

14-15 --- MANHATTAN: Juneteenth Festival. Call (785) 776-0244.

14-15 --- DOVER: Dover Heritage Day 2002. On Saturday, events start with a pancake feed at the fire station from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. A children's parade begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by a community open quilt show at 10 a.m. There will be train rides, other rides, children's games, antique booths and old-time craft demos from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A turtle race will take place at 10:30 a.m. A Lifestar landing and an extraction demo by the fire department will take place at 11:30 a.m. at the ball diamond. A community parade will take place at 1 p.m. with the theme of "Showing Our True Colors." A draft horse pull will take place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The barbecue supper will take place at the grade school cafeteria from 5 to 7 p.m. A free antique appraisal will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Musical entertainment will be provided by the Harveyville Pickers. Fireworks will begin at dusk.