BBHC moves to summer schedule May 1

The Buffalo Bill Historical Center expands its hours for the summer season beginning Thursday, May 1. Hours of operation will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily from that date through September 15.

Visitors are reminded of the historical center’s special family rate of $40 which admits one or two adults with children 17 and under living in the same household. Annual memberships are also available at a variety of levels and include free admission to the center’s five museums, special events, and other programming.

For further information on rates and membership, as well as upcoming special events and summer programming, visit www.bbhc.org.

Start any journey into the American West at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Devoted to western cultural and natural history, the center is comprised of the Buffalo Bill Museum, Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Plains Indian Museum, Cody Firearms Museum, Draper Museum of Natural History, and McCracken Research Library. For general information, call 307.587.4771 or visit www.bbhc.org.

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THE GRIZZLY GATHERING

On June 21, 2008, twenty-five large, painted fiberglass grizzly sculptures will gather at the Park County Complex for an artists and sponsors reception and to inaugurate a fundraiser for the children and youth libraries of Park County.

This event, which will be open to the public, will give everyone a chance to see in one place these wonderful works of art based on a sculpture by Jeff Rudolph and embellished by twenty-seven regional artists.

Following the reception, the grizzlies will move to quarters around the area where they will be displayed during the summer. Maps will be available for those who want to follow their movements.

Then, in October, the first of the bears will be auctioned at the Buffalo Bill Art Show. The remainder will be sold at auction as the climax to the opening of the new Park County Library on October 4, 2008.

Come to Cody and see. From conception to final touch of color, these animals are unique painted sculptures, their themes drawing on such diverse sources as popular culture, traditional Western art, Indian folk art, and environmental and ecological movements. The works are marked by beauty of form, by lush, vivid color, and by strong graphic compositions.

Preview them on the web at http://www.grizgathering.com or our blog at http://www.grizgathering.blogspot.com.