SeptemberFest is September 1!

Contact: Walter Eskridge
(405) 522-0791
or Amanda Hudson
(405) 522-3569

Oklahoma City, OK
August 8, 2007
For Immediate Release

As part of the annual SeptemberFest, the Oklahoma History Center will offer free educational and cultural activities to the public on Saturday, September 1, 2007. 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 at 11:00 a.m. At noon 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. Performances by the city's Asian community begin at 1:00 p.m. followed by Celtic Praise Dance Troupe at 2:00 p.m. Hands-on activities for children will include making corn husk dolls, name writing in Chinese, 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 Inspired to Lead: First Families of Oklahoma, 1907- 2007, 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.

Come join in the fun!
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