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Category Archives: Art
Art Walk: Downtown This Evening
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Fort Scott Chamber Music Series Starts
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Friday Night Concert: First Southern Baptist Church
The Friday Night Free Concert in the Park series is sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce.
The concert this Friday will be moved to the First Southern Baptist Church on South Main Street at 7 p.m.
Featured musicians are The Hemphill Family Band, The Prairie Sunflower Strings and Ryan and Amber Goodbody.
“I am particularly happy to have this lineup of talent,” said Ralph Carlson, event coordinator. “This is a special performance that you should not miss.”
The International Music Day 2019 is a celebration of music all over the world, Carlson said.
“Celebrated yearly on this day, it is a time to enjoy music of all kinds and a chance for community to come together with a common love for music,” he said. “This is our First Annual International Music Day Concert event.
Preservation Program Comes to Gordon Park Museum
GORDON PARKS MUSEUM FOUNDATION TO PARTICIPATE IN COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT FOR PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Fort Scott, KS Gordon Park Museum Foundation announces that it is 1 of 79 institutions in the United States selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program.
CAP helps museums improve the care of their collections by providing support for a conservation assessment of the museum’s collections and buildings. The museum will work with a team of preservation professionals to identify preventive conservation priorities. Museum specialist, Karen Butler-Clary from Highlands Ranch, Colorado is the Collection Assessor and architect, Craig Patterson from Lawrence, KS is the Building Assessor. The final assessment report will help the museum prioritize its collections care efforts in the coming years.
“The CAP program will help the Gordon Parks Museum to further enhance our collections care. Our goal is to preserve the collections for future generations. We are very excited and thankful to be part of this unique program and looking forward to getting started with the program right away to help ensure the preservation of the great collections we have here in the Museum for others to enjoy and study” said Kirk Sharp, Executive Director of the Gordon Parks Museum.
The CAP program is administered by FAIC through a cooperative agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services; a federal grant-making agency that supports museums and libraries.
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About the Gordon Parks Museum Foundation The mission of the Gordon Parks Museum is to honor the life and work of Gordon Parks, internationally-known photographer, filmmaker, writer, and musician; and to use his remarkable life story to teach about artistic creativity, cultural awareness, and the role of diversity in our lives. The Gordon Parks Museum Foundation is located at 2108 S. Horton St. Fort Scott, KS 66701 and specializes in collections of Gordon Parks. It is open from Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Learn more at www.gordonparkscenter.org
About FAIC The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation saves cultural heritage for future generations, protecting it from decay and destruction. Learn more about FAIC at www.culturalheritage.org/foundation.
About IMLS The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s
Acapella Choir: Friday Night Free Concert
This Friday Night Concert Series, sponsored by the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, will feature The Acapella Choir from the Apostolic Christian church, Aleta Banwart director.
The concert is located at First and Main Street and is free to the public.
“The group is popular with our crowd,” Ralph Carlson, event coordinator said. “The crowd sings along as the songs are old familiar hymns. I am looking forward to their appearance.”
In the event of foul weather, the concert will be moved indoors to the Common Grounds Coffee shop, just down the street
Bring chairs as seating is limited.
Arts Council Summer Concert Series June 22
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Free Saturday Movies At Gordon Parks Museum
The Gordon Parks Museum Presents: Cinema Saturdays at the Gordon Parks Museum
Films Starts at 12:00pm
JUNE 8: THE LEARNING TREE, (Written, Directed, Music Score, Screenplay by Gordon Parks) (1 hour, 47 minutes)
JUNE 15: LEADBELLY, (1 hour, 38 minutes)
SHAFT, (Directed by Gordon Parks) (1 hour, 40 minutes)
JUNE 29: SHAFT’S BIG SCORE,
JULY 6: THE LEARNING TREE, (Written, Directed, Music Score, Screenplay by Gordon Parks) (1 hour, 47 minutes)
JULY 13: SUPER COPS, (The true story of two New York City street cops. Directed by Gordon Parks ) (1 hour 33 minutes)
JULY 20: SOLOMON NORTHUP’S ODYSSEY,
JULY 27: JAYHAWKERS, (The story of Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas Coach Phog Allen. Written, Directed and Produced by Kevin Willmott ) (1 hour 46 minutes)
FREE!
The Gordon Parks Museum Summer Hours will be Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. till Aug 3.
“Cinema Saturday” at the Gordon Parks Museum
Fort Scott-The Gordon Parks Museum will show the films of Gordon Parks on Saturdays this summer starting on June 8 at noon in the museum on the FSCC campus.
This free event will feature Mr. Parks’ films and one of Kevin Willmott’s films.
“This is a good way to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon and come watch some of Gordon’s films that you may not have seen before,” said museum director Kirk Sharp. “We will show them on a big screen television in the living room area of the museum.”
The schedule is as follows: June 8-The Learning Tree; June 15- Leadbelly; June 22-Shaft (1971); June 29- Shafts Big Score; July 6-Learning Tree; July 13-Super Cops; July-20 Solomon Northup’s Odyssey; and July 27- Jayhawkers.
The Gordon Parks Museum summer hours will be Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. starting May 27 – August 3.
For more information contact the museum by email at [email protected] or by phone at 223-2700, ext. 5850.
Friday Night Free Concert: St. Martin’s Academy
The featured group for the Friday Night Free Concert is the St. Martin’s Academy vocal and instrumental ensemble.
The group has an eclectic repertoire of folk, classical and Christian music, said Ralph Carlson, event coordinator.
“The St. Martin’s Academy performed for us last fall and was a real hit with our audience,” Carlson said. “Instruments include guitars and a bagpipe. The show starts at 7 p.m., come early and bring your lawn chairs as seating is limited. In the event of foul weather, the show will be moved to the Common Grounds Coffee Shop.”
Art Walk Is May 17
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Friday Night Free Concert: Rick Hite
The Friday Night Free Concert Series will feature Rick Hite, this Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m.
Rick Hite is a native of Fort Scott and since moving home after a 38-year absence, he has been active in the music scene both here and during his travels. In addition to playing locally, he has played at Mildred Store, in Mildred, KS, The White Horse Saloon in Black Mountain, NC, and most recently at venues in Jekyll Island, GA. Rick loves all genres of music and provides a selection of entertainment from country, folk, Bluegrass, oldies and Gospel.
The Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce sponsored show will be at the Heritage Park Pavilion, First and Main Streets, unless bad weather drives inside. The alternate site is The Common Grounds Coffee Shop.
“I am really pleased to get Rick to perform,” Ralph Carlson, concert coordinator said. “Rick made his career as a college professor and has retired back home in Ft. Scott.”