A National Trust for Historic
Preservation 2006
Dozen Distinctive Destination
The perfect place to enjoy the past.
 
 

2008 Events

February, 2008

  • February 2  “Soul Food,” presented by archaeologist Tim Baumann
    Friends of Arrow Rock 1st Saturday Lecture Series | 10 a.m. | Arrow Rock State Historic Site | 660-837-3231 | free
     
  • February 21 - 23  Weaving Workshop | Jeff Reynolds | 660-886-4194

 

March, 2008

  • March Quilt Exhibit | Arrow Rock State Historic Site
     
  • March 1 “The Civil War in Saline County,” presented by historians Michael Dickey and James Denny
    Friends of Arrow Rock 1st Saturday Lecture Series | 10 a.m. | Arrow Rock State Historic Site | 660-837-3231 | free
     
  • March 23 Easter Parade & Egg Hunt | 2 p.m. | free

 

April, 2008

  • April 5  “In the Spirit of Yellow Eyes, A Cultural Legacy” presented by artist and cultural interpreter Dorothy Eiken
    Friends of Arrow Rock 1st Saturday Lecture Series | 10 a.m. | Arrow Rock State Historic Site | 660-837-3231 | free
  • April 12 Big Muddy Hike | 10 a.m. 1:30 & 3 p.m. | Guided tour on Lewis & Clark trail to the River sponsored by Friends of Arrow Rock and
    Friends of the Big Muddy | free
     
  • April 16-20  National Tour of “Menopause, the Musical” at Lyceum Theatre | 660-837-3311 | lyceumtheatre.org
     

May, 2008

  • May 3 “Bad Blood,” KCPT-TV’s 90-minute documentary on the Missouri Kansas Border War, with commentary by producers Pam Reichart and Angee Simmons and Emmy-winning sound engineer Clayton Stubbs
    Friends of Arrow Rock 1st Saturday Lecture Series | 10 a.m. | Arrow Rock State Historic Site | 660-837-3231 | free
  • May 4 Friends of Arrow Rock Annual Meeting | noon | Huston Tavern | for reservations call 660-837-3231 | $17
    Afternoon talk by Archaeologist Tim Bauman on topic of the Sites Gun Shop | 2 p.m. | State Visitor Center | free
     
  • May 10 Garden & Missouri Products Show | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Old School House
    Dedication of Masonic Lodge Hall newly opened in the Zion Church | 2 p.m.
     
  • May 12-16 Quilt Camp | Betty Sue Simonson | 660-837-3442
     
  • May 29 Teacher’s Workshop, “Plantation Life in the Boonslick” | for reservations call 660-837-3231 | FEE

 

June, 2008

  • June 10 Lewis & Clark Picnic, program by reenactor Russ Wright | 6:30 p.m. | Park Shelter House | free
     
  • June 21 Rapture Awareness by World Bird Sanctuary | Arrow Rock State Historic Site 1 p.m. | free
     
  • June 28 Masonic Lodge Hall Fish Fry | 4-7 p.m. | FEE
     
  • 2008 Lyceum Theatre Season
    Cats (June 6-18)
    West Side Story (June 25–July 6)

 

July, 2008

  • July 4 Impromptu Parade | 1 p.m. | free
  • July 6-10 30th Annual Watercolor Workshop | Marilynne Bradley | 314-968-1439
     
  • July 30  John Emmerson Memorial Band Concert | 7 p.m. | Tavern Lawn | free
     
  • 2008 Lyceum Theatre Season
    West Side Story (June 25–July 6)
    Big (July 12–20)
    Proof (July 25–August 3)

 

August, 2008

  • Aug. 30 Bluegrass Concert featuring Jerry Rosa String Band | 1 & 7 p.m. | Old School House | FEE
    Ice Cream Freeze-Off | 3 p.m. | Old School House Lawn | FEE
     
  • 2008 Lyceum Theatre Season
    Proof (July 25–August 3)
    Arsenic and Old Lace (August 8–16)
    Little Women (August 23–31)

 

September, 2008

  • Sept 13 Fire Department Pig Supper | 4-7 p.m. | Tavern lawn | FEE
     
  • Sept. 20 Friends of Arrow Rock “Sip and Stroll” Fundraiser | for reservations call 660-837-3231
     
  • Sept. 25 Children’s Craft Festival | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | FEE | for reservations call 660-837-3330.
     
  • 2008 Lyceum Theatre Season
    On Golden Pond (September 6–14)
    The Mousetrap (September 20–28)

 

October, 2008

 

November, 2008

  • Nov. 8 Community Potluck & Entertainment | 6 p.m. | Old School House Community Center
     
  • Nov. 29 Hanging of the Greens | 1 p.m. on the Boardwalk for caroling & Santa's arrival
    Christmas Market and Merchants Open House | all day

 

December, 2008

  • Dec. 7 Christmas Folk Sing featuring Cathy Barton & Dave Para | 4 p.m. | Federated Church | freewill donation
     
  • Dec. 6, 13, 20 Old Fashioned Christmas in the village | all day
    Candlelight Dinners in the Tavern | 5-8 p.m. | call for reservations 660-837-3200

 

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