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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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Safe Travels
We want all travelers to, and from Abilene, to stay safe. Please remember to plan ahead by checking road conditions with the Kansas Department of Transportation at:
kandrive.org.
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Spring Vintage Market: Reitz & Rust
It's our biggest market of the year!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 28 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$4 Admission Fee
Vintage, Rustic, Farmhouse, Jewelry, Trendy Clothes, Seasonal and Everyday Home Decor, Furniture, Metal Art, Lawn & Garden, florals, Food Trucks, Music and lots, lots more!
New Vendors: please email us a description and pictures of what you make/sell or a link to your Facebook page. If selected, you will receive a vendor agreement via email.
Email: Reitzandrust@gmail.com
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First Annual Antique Fest to be Held in Abilene
Abilene will be the scene of its first ever outdoor antique festival in the downtown area on May 12. Five blocks will be closed to traffic and filled with vendors selling vintage, retro, antique furniture and decor, repurposed items, and food. The event is being presented by two downtown antique malls, Mud Creek and Abilene Downtown Antique Mall and is being organized by volunteers who plan to make this an annual event.
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April 14, 2018
Come watch the K-State skydivers attempt to make 300 jumps in a single day.
The K-State Parachute Club invites you to watch
3K Day on
April 14th. Low-altitude jumps from 3,000 ft will be clearly visible from the ground, and the airplane will be dropping jumpers every 10 minutes. During the event, the club will hold an accuracy landing contest, and spectators will be welcome to gather around the target. Additionally, some jumpers will be training in the exciting discipline of high performance canopy piloting, flying just feet above the ground in excess of 70 mph.
When arriving for spectating, please seek out a staff member for a briefing of landing area safety and what to expect. Lawn chairs will be allowed for watching the accuracy contest, but please be aware that jumper experience levels vary, and it will be the spectator's responsibility to avoid incoming competitors who may be slightly off-target.
Jumping will begin at approximately
7am and continue all day. Hope to see you there!
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Who Succeeded Wild Bill?
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Arts Council of Dickinson County
2018 Winter Film Series
The Arts Council of Dickinson County presents its Annual Winter Film Fest, showing at the Eisenhower Presidential Library Visitor Center beginning Sunday, Jan. 14, and will run through Feb.18. Movies will start at 2 p.m.
This series is sponsored by the Arts Council of Dickinson County in Partnership with the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. In conjunction with the free movie series, the Arts Council is accepting canned goods to donate to the Abilene Area Food Center. There will be an area near the popcorn to place canned goods at the theatre.
Admission to all movies is free and open to the public. Popcorn will be provided at no charge. Sodas may be purchased at the Visitor Center Gift Shop.
Concussion PG 13 January 28
In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
Race - The Jesse Owens Story PG 13 February 4
Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
LaLa Land PG 13 February 11
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Hidden Figures PG February 18
The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
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Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home
Lunch & Learn: Never a Dull Moment
The next Lunch and Learn program at the Eisenhower Presidential Library will be held
Thursday, Jan. 25
at noon in the Visitors Center Auditorium. The free public program includes a light lunch provided by the Eisenhower Foundation.
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
Reader's Theatre After Dark
February 17, 7:00pm
Tickets: $5
Season Ticket holders get in free (call for tickets)
The Treehouse Effect (*Adult Content Warning: Language)Growing up often means giving up several things; your friends, your hair, your freedom, and your imagination. But it doesn't have to be that way. The Tree House effect follows three friends who are trying to reclaim the glory of their youth, taking audiences on adventures to find the answers to their real-life problems.
Written in part by Great Plains
Theatre Technical Director
Mark Warner
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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