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Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Jun 14, 2002 by Capital-Journal

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.

14 --- DOVER: Dover Heritage Day 2002. Children's Pedal Tractor Pull. Dover ball field. Registration at 7 p.m. Pull starts at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Dover Fire Department and Dover Deli.

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.

14-16, 21-23 --- ATCHISON: "Man of La Mancha," at 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. on Sunday) at Theatre Atchison, 401 Santa Fe. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students. Call (913) 367-1647.

14-Oct. 26 --- ATCHISON: Amelia Earhart: Icon in Advertising at the Atchison County Historical Society Museum, Santa Fe Depot, 200 S. 10th. Call (913) 367-6238.

15, 22, 29 --- LEAVENWORTH: Farmers Market from 7:30 a.m. at 4th and Cherokee. Call (913) 682-3050.

15 --- WESTMORELAND: Thirty-fourth annual barbecue, sponsored by Westmoreland Community Service Club. United Methodist Education building. Parade, with a theme of "Red, White and Blue," at 4 p.m. Serving following parade. Classic Car Cruise' In and Rally, string instrument recital by Jennifer Marek students, 3 to 4 p.m., K-99 highway. Band in concert, 5 to 8 p.m. Meal is $4.50 in advance, $5 at gate. Children 11 and under enter free.