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Major Events in Excelsior Springs
Pictured are local artists Roberta Hammer, left, and Kate Johnson Ruckman, whose work is featured at the Second Friday Art Crawls held each month at shops in the Hall of Waters Historic District in downtown Excelsior Springs. The next Art Crawl will be held Friday, July 11.
July 2008
• July 4 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resort & Spa, 9 p.m.
• July 4 - 5 – 120th Anniversary of The Elms, year long event, kick-off event, The Elms Resort. The grounds open on Friday with BBQ, lawn games and entertainment. At 6 p.m. there will be proclamations from the state, county and city with remarks from Harry and Bess Truman impersonators. For more information call 816-630-5500.
• July 4 – Community fireworks display, 9 p.m.
• July 5 – 2nd Annual Missouri Wine Festival, The Elms Resort, noon to 9 p.m. Missouri wine, art, crafts and music. Tickets $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Music includes David Knopf, The Cowtown Playboys, The Great White Possum String Company and Little Rachel. Wineries include Baltimore Bend Vineyard, Indian Creek Winery, Jowler Creek, Mount Pleasant Winery, Riverwood Winery and Terre Beau Vineyard. For more information contact 816-630-7467 or visit web site.
• July 8-11 – Gregg Williams Foundation Week. Starting July 8 there will be ARC Athletic Performance Testing at Tiger Stadium from 7-10 a.m. A Tournament and Lineman Challenge will be held from 1-4 p.m. and the ESHS Alumni 7-on-7 Football Game will be held at 7 p.m. On July 9, don't miss the Hall of Fame Banquet and Class of 2008 Induction, Elms Resort & Spa, 7 p.m. A VIP Reception will be held at the Elms Resort & Spa on July 10, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Tiger Classic Golf Tournament will be held July 11. For tournament and event information and listing of auction items, visit the Gregg Williams Foundation web site.
• July 11 – Art Crawl, various galleries and shops downtown, 5-9 p.m.
• July 11 – "National Treasure," Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resort & Spa, 9 p.m.
• July 12 – Big John & The 39th Street Blues Band will be performing at the Excelsior Springs Ice House Blues Garden behind Wabash BBQ, 646 S. Kansas City Ave. For more details, click here.
• July 18 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resort & Spa, 9 p.m.
• July 19 – Trampled Under Foot will be performing at the Excelsior Springs Ice House Blues Garden behind Wabash BBQ, 646 S. Kansas City Ave. For more details, click here.
• July 25 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resort & Spa, 9 p.m.
• July 26 – Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin Alter Boys will be performing at the Excelsior Springs Ice House Blues Garden behind Wabash BBQ, 646 S. Kansas City Ave. For more details, click here.
August 2008
• Aug. 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, and 21-23 – Paradise Playhouse comedy presentation "Out Of Order" by Ray Cooney. For more details click here.
• Aug. 2 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resort & Spa, 9 p.m.
• Aug. 5 – Family Fun Night 9-Hole Golf Outing, Excelsior Springs Golf Course, 6 p.m. start. Two-person scramble format; youth play from the red tees. Ages 8-16 years. Cost per team: (2) non-members $40; (2) members $20; (1) non-member & (1) member $30. Fee includes 9 holes of golf and cart, hot dogs and drinks after play and (2) Excelsior Springs Golf Club logo golf balls. Sign-up deadline: Friday, August 1, 2008. Call 816-630-3731 to register.
• Aug. 7-10 – Annual Sidewalk Sale, downtown shops
• Aug. 8 – Art Crawl, various galleries and downtown shops, 5-9 p.m.
• Aug. 9 – Sounds of Free Space will be performing at the Excelsior Springs Ice House Blues Garden behind Wabash BBQ, 646 S. Kansas City Ave. This is the 11th Anniversary of the Blues Garden. Come help us celebrate! For more details, click here.
• Aug. 15-16 – Annual BBQ Contest and Fly-in on the River. Details to follow.
• Aug. 16 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resort & Spa, 9 p.m.
• Aug. 16 – Four Fried Chickens & A Coke will be performing at the Excelsior Springs Ice House Blues Garden behind Wabash BBQ, 646 S. Kansas City Ave. For more details, click here.
• Aug. 23 – TBA
• Aug. 30 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resort & Spa, 9 p.m.
September 2008
• Sept. 6 – Nace Brothers will be performing at the Excelsior Springs Ice House Blues Garden behind Wabash BBQ, 646 S. Kansas City Ave. For more details, click here.
• Sept. 12 – Art Crawl, various galleries and shops downtown, 5-9 p.m.
• Sept. 13 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resor t & Spa, 9 p.m.
• Sept. 13 – Lil Dave Thompson will be performing at the Excelsior Springs Ice House Blues Garden behind Wabash BBQ, 646 S. Kansas City Ave. For more details, click here.
• Sept. 19 – Girl's Night Out, The Elms, downtown shops and restaurants, 5-9 p.m.
• Sept. 20 – Levee Town will be performing at the Excelsior Springs Ice House Blues Garden behind Wabash BBQ, 646 S. Kansas City Ave. For more details, click here.
• Sept. 27 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resor t & Spa, 9 p.m.
October 2008
• Oct. 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, and 23-25 – Paradise Playhouse comedy presentation "A Tuna Christmas" by Ed Howard, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams. For more details click here.
• Oct. 10 – Art Crawl, various galleries and shops downtown, 5-9 p.m.
• Oct. 11 – 8th Annual Wine & Jazz Festival, The Elms Resort & Spa, noon to 9 p.m. For more information contact 816-630-7467 or visit web site.
• Oct. 18-21 – Willow Spring Mercantile 3rd Anniversary Open House, 816-630-SHOP
• Oct. 21 - Nov. 29 – The Excelsior Springs Museum and Archives is proud to host a cutting-edge art quilt exhibition, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Members of the Front Range Contemporary Quilters, one of the oldest art quilt guilds in the United States, will have on exhibit 40 quilts. These quilts show a wide range of creativity that melds ideas of home and hearth with cutting-edge technologies of the digital age. The Museum and Archives are located at 101 East Broadway. Click here for more information.
November 2008
• Nov. 6-9 and 13-16 – Downtown Holiday Open House, downtown shops
• Nov. 14 – Art Crawl, various galleries and shops downtown, 5-9 p.m.
• Nov. 15 – Progressive Taste of Excelsior, area restauarants
• Nov. 15 – Mayor's Tree Lighting Ceremony
• Nov. - Dec. – Community Christmas Tree Display
December 2008
• Dec. - Jan. 1, 2009 – The Elms Resort & Spa Gingerbread Display
• Dec. 12 – Art Crawl, various galleries and shops downtown, 5-9 p.m.
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