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Celebrate Kansas's entry into statehood with dancing and refreshments. Attendees are requested to dress up in their best 19th century duds and dance the night away with historic music provided by the Kansas Brigade Band and special guest caller, Rod Krehbiel.
Tickets can be purchased at the door on the night of 1/27. $4.00 for Dickinson County Historical Society members, $6.00 for non-members and $2 for children.
The Statehood Ball begins at 7 p.m. and runs through 10 p.m.
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These 10 Homes In Kansas Hold History You've Probably Never Heard Before
Abilene is home to a number of beautiful homes including this one! Click here to read story.
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Get a jump start on your New Year's resolution - register for the 2018 Eisenhower Marathon, Half, 10k or 5k.
The Eisenhower Marathon was created as a benefit to low-income families in Dickinson County, Kansas. Annually the profits are divided among up to 24 nonprofits which also assist in running the event. Those nonprofits then use the funds to help families according to the mission of each organization. In helping those nonprofits, Viola Family members carry out the teachings of their grandparents, Ralph and Mattie Viola, who believed in giving to those less fortunate in need.
Click here to learn more.
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Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home
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City Hall Auditorium
City Hall Auditorium in the 1920s.
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Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home
Kubo and the Two Strings, Arts Council of Dickinson County Winter Film Festival
Sunday, January 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Visitors Center Auditorium
Kubo lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. Kubo must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior, in order to defeat this vengeful spirit. This stop-motion film features the voices of Charlize Theron, Ralph Fiennes and Matthew McConaughey.
Chisholm Trail and the Cowtown that Raised a President
Exhibit in the Museum Tem
porary Gallery u
ntil May 2018
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm Trail, which brought nearly two million cattle from Texas to the railhead in Abilene, Kansas, between 1867 and 1871. See rare artifacts and historic photographs. Learn about the square meal, the real McCoy, origins of the cowboy boot, and "the wickedest town in the West." Discover stories behind the legends of T.C. McInerney, Bear River Smith, and Wild Bill Hickok among others. Find out why Dwight Eisenhower developed a love for all things western in the Cowtown that raised a President!
Eisenhower and the Great War
Exhibit in the Upstairs Library Gallery until May 2018
War erupted in Europe in 1914 and soon involved nations around the globe. The Great War, as it became known, shocked the world with its massive scope and the industrial-like slaughter created by advances in military technology. The United States reluctantly joined the conflict in 1917 and began to build a large professional army from the ground up. One of the young officers who helped in this endeavor was a lieutenant by the name of Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower showed remarkable talent for organization and leadership during the years of American involvement in the war. Tasked with training thousands of inexperienced troops in the new and untested art of armored warfare, Eisenhower quickly built a strong and motivated group of soldiers while overcoming severe obstacles and setbacks. This exhibit tells the story of the Great War and its influence on Eisenhower's leadership abilities. World War I, as it would become known later in the century, proved critical to the making of this American Icon.
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Great Plains Theatre
Great Plains Theatre Cinema
Great Plains Theatre Stage Right
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Season Sponsor: Astra Bank
Show Sponsor: Jeffcoat Foundation
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1776: The Musical
March 1-4, 2017
The theme this season at GPT Academy is history, and what better way to learn American History than with a musical! This is a large cast, 27 characters, mostly male. So, in keeping with the tradition that started in a Kansas City production, we are using females to play members of the 2nd Continental Congress when needed. Imagine, females in Congress!
This is a different kind of musical in that there is a little dancing and many wonderful songs, but there is considerable dialogue, much of it taken directly from letters of the time, which provides a great opportunity for actors who don't usually do musicals to portray our colorful historic founding fathers; Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, not to mention Abigail Adams and Martha Jefferson.
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Greyhound Hall of Fame
Museum
What's on your bucket list? Visit Gary & Ginger at the
Greyhound Hall of Fame Museum
in Abilene. The Greyhound Hall of Fame Museum is open daily from 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
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Stay in Abilene
Abilene Lodging Establishments
Abilene
is home to more than 200 rooms. Whether you're in town to visit the Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, enjoy a show at the Great Plains Theatre, attend the Central Kansas Free Fair, meet with greyhound industry leaders or take a ride on the
Abilene
& Smoky Valley Railroad, we invite you to extend your visit, spend the night and enjoy all
Abilene
has to offer.
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