Natalie Slater's "The Mother Road Revisited" photography project, where she melds old images of Route 66 with modern-day ones, opens Friday at Living Arts of Tulsa. Living Arts is at 307 E. Brady St. (map) in Tulsa's Brady District. The opening reception that day runs from 6 to 9 p.m. The Dilly Deli restaurant a … Continue reading Mother Road Revisited exhibition opens Friday
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Springfield museum exhibit will focus on Route 66, its patriarch
An exhibit dedicated to John Woodruff and the highway he helped guide to fruition, Route 66, will debut April 28 at History Museum on the Square in downtown Springfield, Mo. According to a news release from the museum: The exhibit titled “Woodruff ’s Dream: The Mother Road through Springfield -- The Route 66 Exhibit” will be on display at the … Continue reading Springfield museum exhibit will focus on Route 66, its patriarch
Route 66 Rendezvous may relocate to Beaumont and be renamed
Organizers of the Route 66 Rendezvous may relocate the classic-car event to Beaumont, Calif., after it was canceled because of severe financial problems by its longtime host city, San Bernardino. According to a short breaking-news article Wednesday afternoon by the Beaumont Record Gazette: Community Services Director Bob Sherwood said that the event organizers spoke at … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous may relocate to Beaumont and be renamed
Tucumcari festival lands rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson as headliner
The first annual Rockabilly on the Route event in Tucumcari, N.M., has made quite a coup for its entertainment -- Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson as its headliner. Rockabilly on the Route is scheduled for June 7-9, with Jackson as the 9:30 p.m. performer on Saturday. Another rockabilly act, The Chop Tops, … Continue reading Tucumcari festival lands rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson as headliner
Route 66-related murals planned in Joplin
An artist and a businessman plan a pair of Route 66-related murals on the outside wall of a hardware store in Joplin, Mo., on one of the older Route 66 alignments, reported the Joplin Globe. The newspaper said: Paul Whitehill, of Images in Tile, is proposing to install two tile wall murals and a tourist … Continue reading Route 66-related murals planned in Joplin
Activist Cindy Sheehan taking Route 66 for Tour de Peace ride
Antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, perhaps best-known for her long protest in front of President George W. Bush's ranch during the Iraq War, will embark on a Tour de Peace bicycle ride from California to Washington, D.C., including Route 66. Sheehan protested Bush and the war not long after her soldier son Casey was killed in … Continue reading Activist Cindy Sheehan taking Route 66 for Tour de Peace ride
Atlanta, Ill., organizes a cruise for all-electric vehicles
Credit the town of Atlanta, Ill., to find a new twist to the typical Route 66 car cruise -- it has organized an event for all-electric vehicles on June 8. The Electric Vehicle Cruise-In will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day in downtown Atlanta, where an older alignment of Route 66 runs. … Continue reading Atlanta, Ill., organizes a cruise for all-electric vehicles
Area chamber considers a smaller Route 66 Rendezvous
The San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce is considering a slimmed-down version of the annual Route 66 Rendezvous, which was suspended last week due to funding cuts and the City of San Bernardino's bankruptcy, according to the Redlands Daily Facts. "There is a concern that if we don't have an event this year, it may … Continue reading Area chamber considers a smaller Route 66 Rendezvous
Organizers cancel Route 66 Rendezvous
Organizers canceled the annual Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous classic-car show due to severe financial problems and cutbacks by the host city of San Bernardino, Calif., reported the San Bernardino County Sun and other media outlets Tuesday afternoon. The newspaper reported: The San Bernardino Convention and Visitors Bureau today announced its decision to suspend the … Continue reading Organizers cancel Route 66 Rendezvous
Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame induction from 1991
A few days ago, a YouTube account called hudson501 posted a video from the 1990s of the long-gone Coral Court Motel in St. Louis and the now-closed Tri-County Truck Stop in Villa Ridge, Mo. Today, the account-holder uploaded a video of the induction of the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame on June 8, 1991. … Continue reading Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame induction from 1991