As promised, Waterest was even bigger and better this year, with new activities, bands and parade entries. The Chamber wants to thank our event sponsors, click here for listing.

Celebrate Summer in Excelsior Springs! There's more summer fun to come! Excelsior Springs offers a variety of events for the 4th of July weekend. More food, more music, more great shopping opportunities. Watch for coverage of Excelsior Springs on TV Channel 9, Thursday morning, July 3. 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 or visit the web site. • 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. $1 per person. • July 12 – Woodstove cooking workshops at Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Participants will get an opportunity to prepare a meal in the summer kitchenand eat the meal they prepare. Limited space available; to register contact Amanda Vansel at 816-580-3387. • 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. Click here for complete event calendar information.

NEXT CHAMBER EVENTS • July 4 – Chamber Office closed for Independence Day!!! • July 15 – Ribbon Cutting at Wealth Springs, 118 Spring street, 4 to 6 p.m. Click here for additional Chamber events. New Demographics Current demographics and projected demographics to 2010 now available. Other new demographic reports will be available soon as .pdf downloads. Click here. Career Opportunities Career change in your future? Check out the local job market. Click here. Volunteer Opportunities The Excelsior Springs Chamber is looking for volunteers to work in the Chamber office; if interested contact the Chamber office at 816-630-6161. Please take our Visitor Survey If you have recently been a visitor to our community, we want to hear from you! Click here. Chamber Member Testimonials Read what some of our members have to say about being a part of the Chamber. Click here.