Calendar of Events:

July

July 1-2 - Tot Spot - This popular program, for ages 3 to 5 and parents, features hands-on activities and gallery games.
The Grace Museum, 102 Cypress Street.
Thursday: 10 a.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
$5/Non-Members; Free to Museum Members
325-673-4587, The Grace Museum

July 4 - Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration - A children’s parade begins on Mulberry Street in Buffalo Gap and ends at the Historic Village. The Declaration of Independence is read on the church steps.
Buffalo Gap Historic Village
133 No. William-Buffalo Gap, Texas
Free
325-572-3365, Historic Village

July 6 - "Twosday Tots" - All two-year-olds and parents are invited to come and get hands-on with art.
The Grace Museum, 102 Cypress Street
10 to 10:45 a.m.
$5/Non-Members; Free to Museum Members
325-673-4587, The Grace Museum

July 8 - ArtWalk - Bring the entire family to historic downtown where restaurants, shops, museums, galleries and entertainment await you!
5:00-8:30 p.m.
Free
325-677-8389, Center for Contemporary Arts

July 9-10 - "Giant" Paramount Film Series - In Oscar-winning director George Stevens’ sprawling epic, Texas cattleman Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) journeys to Virginia in the early 1920’s, falls in love with aristocratic independent-minded Leslie Lynnton (ElizabethTaylor) and takes her back to his ranch – setting the stage for n intergenerational sage that spans decades. James Dean (in his last film appearance) co-stars as sulking, nouveau riche Jett Rink – the root of Bick’s worries.
Paramount Theatre, 352 Cypress Street
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 2 p m. and 7:30 p.m.
$6/adults; $5/students, senior citizens (age 60+), military and children.
325-676-6026, Paramount

July 23-24 - "A Ride with Bob" - The first ever musical drama about the life and music of Bob Wills. Starring Ray Benson and asleep at the Wheel. Kick-off of the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council’s 30th Year Celebration.
Abilene Civic Center, 1100 No. 6th Street
7:30 p.m.
Admission TBA
325-677-1161, Cultural Affairs