Violin Recital with Robert Radliff and accompanist Choo Choo Hu. The program is titled “Meet the Schumanns” and will be presented on the IHMAC Gallery Stage. This concert is brought to you by the Independence Community College Music Department. Contributions will be accepted in leu of an admission fee.

This concert is a replacement for the Marimba Recital by Jay O' Brien. ICC officials received word that Mr. O’Brien lost everything in the New York flood and will be unable to perform. In an effort to assist Mr. O’Brien in recovering from his losses violinist Maureen O’Boyle will present a fundraising concert. Contributions will be received at the recital. Ms. O’Boyle is an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Tulsa, and Concertmaster of the Signature Symphony at Tulsa Community College. She enjoys a distinguished career as performer and teacher, and has performed in the United States, Europe, Japan, South America, and Poland. She is a member of Trio Tulsa and the University of Tulsa Ensemble in Residence. Ms. O’Boyle has degrees from the University of New Mexico and Yale University. She will be performing an unaccompanied concert of Violin literature by Bach, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and others. While admission to the gallery is free contributions will be accepted to assist Mr. O’Brien.

Singers & Songwriters

The IHMAC presents singers & songwriters on the Meadowlark Lounge stage for an evening of fun and original songs. Produced by 4 Leaf Marketing the show is interactive and entertaining. Admission of $20 a person will be charged. Refreshments will be served.

The high school band XENNITH will perform a free concert on the IHMAC Gallery stage.

“Foam on the Range.” Kansas was on the forefront of the temperance movement, and eventually became the first state to prohibit alcohol consumption. This enforced abstinence clashed with the many German, Czech, and other immigrant groups who had settled across the state. In fact, anti-immigrant prejudice helped drive support for prohibition in some areas. In response, ethnic communities frequently violated prohibition laws in an effort to preserve an important expression of cultural identity. “During the 1800s the consumption of alcohol became associated with immigrant cultures, at a time in which native-born citizens often perceived foreigners as potential threats to American morality,” said McCaffery. “To many ethnic Kansans, hysterical rhetoric concerning the evil that lurked in a mug of beer or a glass of wine seemed nothing short of ludicrous. “Foam on the Range” is part of Humanities Kansas's Kansas Stories Speakers Bureau.

This is an open studio workshop with an art appreciation introduction held in the Museum & Art Center Gallery. Artists may work from photos or there own ideas. Bring your own supplies using any medium except oils. Mr. Greenwall will offer suggestions on composition, techniques, and answer questions. Workshop fee: $35., $30 for museum members.

“Railroaded: The Industry that Shaped Kansas,” is a presentation and discussion by Leo E. Oliva made possible by Humanities Kansas. Some claim that Kansas was created specifically to accommodate westward expansion of the railroads. Railroads brought immigrants, created jobs, and fed beef markets in the East. Most Kansas towns were founded because of the railroad, and few survived without it. This presentation examines the complicated legacy of railroads in Kansas. Leo Oliva is a historian with a research focus on 19th-century Kansas. He is the author of Soldiers on the Santa Fe Trail, six books for the Kansas Fort Series, and a founding member of the Santa Fe Trail Association and Fort Larned Old Guard. Railroads are the key to understanding the development of Kansas,” said Oliva.

Presentation by Edgar Tidwell. One hundred years separate the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) and the March on Washington (1963). Both movements were defined by the pursuit of freedom. Today, as seekers of the American Dream, we can learn a great deal from the devotion and commitment of those looking to reclaim America and the principles for which it stands. “When Freedom Changed America” is part of Humanities Kansas's Movement of Ideas Speakers Bureau.

Presentation by Dr. Isaias McCaffery. An Indy 150th lecture on the May 15, 1863 Rebel Creek Massacre when a band of 18 Confederate soldiers were slaughtered by 200 Osage tribesmen. Dr. McCaffery is Professor of History at Independence Community College and a popular Kansas Humanities lecturer.