You don’t want to miss the Kingman Museum Golf Outing this Saturday, July 17, shotgun start at 8 a.m., Cedar Creek Golf Course….see you there. Registration on site!

More information available at www.kingmanmuseum.org/golf.

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August 30, 6 - 8 p.m.

The Kingman Museum Annual Meeting of Members will be held on August 30 in the planetarium. If you are a member you’ll be able to get a sneak peek of the new mezzanine. Postcards will be mailed early August to our members. If you are not a member, become one now and get free or reduced admission to over 280 science museums around the world and get a sneak peek!

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Saturday, September 4, 8 p.m. at Arcadia Brewing Company, Downtown Battle Creek

Battle Creek Metropolitan Area Mustache Society’s (BCMAMS) Annual Stache Bash.

This year the BCMAMS Stache Bash proceeds will support Kingman Museum. Mark your calendar now and plan to be there. Invite your family and friends. Live entertainment, great beer, awesome food, and fun activities! More information will be available next month.

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Kingman Museum has received grant support for projects and general operations from four sources for FY2011, which began July 1. The Institute of Museum and Library Services grant for collections care provides just under $60,000 in funding allowing Kingman Museum to install new shelving and re-house some of its collection in acid free/inert material. This grant requires a 1:1 match by Kingman Museum for this specific project.

The Miller Foundation and Guido A. and Elizabeth H. Binda Foundation provided $20,000 and $35,000 respectively for salary support for our programming area.

Kingman also received $3,300 from the Michigan NOW project, which provides federal money to non profits for capacity building. This money will be used to finalize our fund development plan and create materials for implementation this fall.

We have also received a number of Donor Advised grants from the community foundation and donations to support projects this year.

And thank you Battle Creek Host Lions for supporting our e-newsletter a second year!

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September 25, 1 – 5 p.m.

Mark your calendars now! On September 25, Kingman Museum’s new improved, totally renovated and awesome NEW (are we being redundant?) mezzanine level will open to the public. The 25^th is Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day and admission to the museum is free. Planetarium shows will be $1 per adult, children will be able to see shows free that day.

July and August in the Children’s Garden inside Beautiful Leila Arboretum.

Great family fun awaits you in the Children’s Garden including Soakin’ & Splashin’ Saturday with Willard Library, Beautiful Butterflies, Groovy Garden Critters and more. Free family fun!

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Showing now through the end of August:

Invaders of Mars! will be shown at 2 & 4pm on Fridays and 2:15 & 4:15pm on Saturdays
Earth, Moon, Sun at 1, 3, & 5pm Fridays and 1:15 and 3:15pm on Saturdays

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