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Around the Tri-State Area this weekend

Published: Friday, September 5, 2008 1:56 PM CDT
Today, Saturday and Sunday

The Gardner Museum of Architecture and Design in Quincy, Ill., holds a grand reopening.

The gala opening for members is today, with music and adult refreshments in the evening.

The museum at 332 Maine will be open once again to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children 10 to 18 years old and $1 for children under the age of 10. Admission is free for museum members.

Call 217-224-6873 for more information or to schedule a tour.

Today and Saturday


The annual Tri-State Rodeo continues through Saturday in Fort Madison.

Highlights include a parade with about 160 entries at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, starting at 23rd Street and Avenue G and ending near the old Shaeffer Pen factory.

The PRCA Rodeo, which began Wednesday, starts at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday.

Musical entertainment includes Jake McVey today and Saturday in the pavilion and Jason Aldean today in the arena.

The rodeo will close on Saturday with a special performance by rock band .38 special.

Saturday and Sunday

A Buckskinner Rendezvous is set at Old Fort Madison in Fort Madison both days.

An Ioway Indian will demonstrate the traditional tanning methods used to preserve deer hides.

Life during the fur trade days from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century will be re-enacted. Period items will be sold.

For more information, call Eugene Watkins, Old Fort Madison site manager, at 319-372-7700, ext. 275 or 319-372-6318.

Saturday

The Farmers Market is held from 6:30 to 11 a.m. at the River City Mall parking lot in Keokuk.

Fruits, vegetables, plants, crafts and baked goods are available.

A Stearman Fly-In Breakfast is set for 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport in Burlington.

n Hancock County Democrats will hold a fish and chicken fry at 5 p.m. at Ralston Park in Warsaw, Ill.



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