As part of the annual SeptemberFest, the Oklahoma History Center will offer free educational and cultural activities to the public on Saturday, September 6, 2008. The History Center is co-hosting the event with First Lady Kim Henry. Activities begin at 10 a.m. at the History Center and continue through 4 p.m. The event will also take place at the Governor's Mansion.
The History Center venue will offer a nineteenth-century magic show presented by Chris Capstone. The Norahua Mexican Folkloric Dancers will represent various regions and cultures in Mexico through the music, dances and costumes that are traditional in those areas. Additional entertainment includes the Celtic Praise Dance Troupe and the Greystone Bluegrass Revival. Hands-on activities for children will include making corn husk dolls, origami, face painting, and creating personalized bookmarks. There will also be demonstrations of outdoor cooking, hand weaving, and painting.
The Oklahoma Museum of History galleries (inside the History Center) will be open free of charge. The exhibits offer a wide range of topics, including Field, Forest, and Stream: A History of Oklahoma and the Outdoors, Oklahomans in space, the land runs, Oklahoma's Indian peoples, and African American history. The Winnie Mae Cafe will be open to serve great food.
Outdoors, re-enactors will present living history programs. Visitors may see a cowboy, a Civil War soldier, an Indian, or a silversmith. Outdoor attractions also includes; Pawnee Bill, Annie Oakley and outdoor cooking. The new Devon Energy outdoor petroleum exploration exhibit will also be accessible, and picnic facilities are available along the Red River Journey, on the History Center grounds.
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