Newkirk Main Street receives grant for Charlie Adams Day storytellers
Press Release
NEWKIRK — Newkirk Main Street is reminding everyone that it is once again hosting Charlie’s Storytellers at its annual Charlie Adams Day festival.
The event is made possible by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities.
Charlie Adams Day will take place on Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. on the Kay County Courthouse Lawn. Charlie’s Storytellers, specifically, will be located off the southwest corner of the Courthouse.
Charlie’s Storytellers will feature Newkirk citizens portraying locally significant characters and their stories, including but not limited to Ivy Gildhouse, portrayed by her daughter, Carol Gildhouse Henson, Jim Williams, portrayed by Tim Henson, Agnes Wanko Schoonover, portrayed by Hannah Cross, Lorene Endicott, portrayed by Kim Shafer Shanks, Dr. H.O. Gowey, portrayed by Bob Rodgers, Clarence Pinkham, portrayed by Brian Hermanson and Lucy Davis historic participation in the Cherokee Outlet Land Run by the Newkirk 4-H Go-Getters.
For additional information on the event, contact Newkirk Main Street at (580) 362-2377. You can also get the latest news and information at www.charlieadamsday.comor by following Newkirk Main Street on Facebook.
Funding for this program is provided in part by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities (OH) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program, publication, exhibition, website] do not necessarily represent those of OH or NEH.
Oklahoma Humanities strengthens communities by helping Oklahomans learn about the human experience, understand new perspectives and participate knowledgeably in civic life. The humanities — disciplines such as history, literature, film studies, ethics and philosophy — offer a deeper understanding of ourselves and others by confronting us with the questions, values and meanings of the human experience. As the nonprofit, state partner for the National Endowment for the Humanities, Oklahoma Humanities brings people together to explore these ideas through programming and community grants that support book groups, exhibits, film festivals, teacher institutes and more. OH engages people in their own communities, providing forums for education, critical thinking and productive civil discourse. For more information, visit www.okhumanities.org.
