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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 25 – Ribbon Cutting and Open House at Dani's Hitch Lot, 259 E. Broadway, downtown Excelsior Springs, 5 p.m.
• July 25 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resort & Spa, 9 p.m. $1 per person.
• 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, 5-8 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 – Dog Retreat Weekend at The Elms Resort & Spa. Pamper your pet
• 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. 9 – Comedy Night at The Elms Resort & Spa. $10 admission or $119 with room and dinner.
• Sept. 12 – Art Crawl, various galleries and shops downtown, 5-8 p.m.
• Sept. 13 – Movies on the Lawn, The Elms Resor t & Spa, 9 p.m. Also, Bonfire -- roast s'mores and tell ghost stories.
• 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. 4 – Pink Spa Weekend atThe Elms Resort & Spa. The Spa will contribute a portion packages to Susan G. Komen Foundation in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
• 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. 10-11 – 120th Anniversary Past Employees Weekend at The Elms Resort & Spa.
• Oct. 10 – Art Crawl, various galleries and shops downtown, 5-8 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.
• Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 – Murdery Mystery Weekend at The Elms Resort & Spa.
November 2008
• Nov. 6-9 and 13-16 – Downtown Holiday Open House, downtown shops
• Nov. 14 – Art Crawl, various galleries and shops downtown, 5-8 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, 5-8 p.m.
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