Saturday, February 7, 2026
9:30: Christening of Bill Guthrie museum mural
10:00-4:00: Exhibit is open for tours & interaction
10:00-Noon: “Staying Gold” book-signing with Jimmie Tramel
11:00-11:30: Road songs by Tom Henry
Noon-1:00: Presentation of Route 66 Poem Contest Awards
1:00-1:30: Matchbox Car Race
FREE Refreshments & DOOR PRIZES!






We will celebrate the centennial of Route 66 with our newest exhibit Rhyming & ROMPing on Route 66. On opening day, we will have exhibit tours, a book signing with Jimmie Tramel for “Staying Gold,” the book he co-wrote about S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders,” the presentation of the awards for the Route 66 Poem Contest, a reading of the poems, the opening of the new Locust Grove room, music by Tom Henry, a Matchbox car race in front of the museum, refreshments, and more.
Please join us for this free event.