The city of Edwardsville, Ill., has set the 12th annual Route 66 Festival for June 13-14. The Edwardsville Intelligencer has the news.
Category: Events
Long to-do list for Illinois State Fairgrounds
The Springfield Journal-Register has a lengthy and sometimes-depressing report about long-overdue repairs at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in town. A prominent alignment of Route 66 runs next to the grounds. Whether the repairs are done is dependent on whether the legislature adopts the governor's budget, which includes money for the fixes. In the meantime: The … Continue reading Long to-do list for Illinois State Fairgrounds
Czech this out
Some folks in the Czech Republic held its first Czech Route 66 Association Convention last weekend. Yes, you read that right -- the Czech Republic. And tickets to the event were sold out weeks in advance. Here's a news release about the event (lightly edited for clarity). More than 150 Route 66 fans from the … Continue reading Czech this out
Photo exhibit finds permanent home in Illinois museum
Michael Campanelli's traveling exhibit of photographs from Route 66 will be making a stop at the Illinois Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac starting March 7. However, that's not the big news. On to the press release: “There was a call put out to all the Route 66 states that photographer … Continue reading Photo exhibit finds permanent home in Illinois museum
Art exhibit opens next week in Edmond
A brief story from the Daily Oklahoman: EDMOND -- Opening Thursday at Shadid Fine Art, 19 N. Broadway, is a show by New Mexico artist Bruce Cody. Among the paintings are Oklahoma landmarks found along U.S. Route 66. An opening reception is planned from 5 to 7 p.m. The show will remain on view through … Continue reading Art exhibit opens next week in Edmond
“Return to Route 66”
Here's a video about the Shellee Graham photography exhibit, "Return to Route 66," that's on display at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center in Longmont, Colo., through March 9. It looks like the museum brought some classic cars and other memorabilia for the show, too.
Tour of Missouri bicycle event will include Route 66
The 2008 Tour of Missouri cycling event on Sept. 8-14 will include stretches of Route 66, including the towns of Rolla, Lebanon, Springfield, St. James and St. Louis as host cities. It appears that Stage 4, which goes 105 miles from Lebanon to Rolla, makes use of the Mother Road extensively. Here's the news release … Continue reading Tour of Missouri bicycle event will include Route 66
Racing and reclining
The Mohave Daily News has a wrapup story about the 17th annual Great Oatman Bed Race in Oatman, Ariz., on Saturday. Oatman, a little Route 66 town nestled in the Black Mountains, periodically holds these goofy but lovable contests, including a sidewalk egg-frying event on the Fourth of July. The Mohave Family Health Care team … Continue reading Racing and reclining
Route 66 Pavilion planned in Grants
Those who got soaked by rainstorms last year during the annual Fire and Ice Bike Rally in Grants, N.M., will be happy to hear that officials plan to build a Route 66 Pavilion to provide festivalgoers and entertainers shelter from future inclement weather, reports the Cibola County Beacon. The current plan is to build the … Continue reading Route 66 Pavilion planned in Grants
Route 66 Caravan schedule set
Jim Conkle and others have set a tentative schedule for the 2008 Route 66 Caravan. According to the caravan Web site, the west-to-east trek starts April 22 in Santa Monica, Calif., and ends June 17-23 at the Route 66 Festival in Litchfield, Ill. The caravan also will hit a few spots on the Mother Road … Continue reading Route 66 Caravan schedule set