Happy Birthday to You, Booth

is gearing up for its eighth birthday to be celebrated Saturday in conjunction with Member Appreciation Day.

“It’s hard to believe that we just opened the doors of only eight years ago,” said Executive Director Seth Hopkins. “In such a short time, we’ve added a 40,000 square foot expansion which doubled our exhibition space, hosted an exhibit of the well-known photographer Ansel Adams, and become a Smithsonian Institute Affiliate. It’s been an amazing journey thus far, and we are excited to celebrate with the community, our members, and friends on August 20.”

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, the Booth will offer visitors continuous entertainment in the theatre, art activities and games in the Booth Ballroom, live music in the atrium, outdoor wagon rides and more.

Ballroom activities include corn hole, snake in a bucket, bandanna decorating, tattooing and Western photographs. The Booth’s Doc Stovall and Jim Dunham will provide live entertainment consisting of cowboy music and poetry, fancy gun tricks and more in the theatre.

Wagon rides will be available outside, and Drive Train will provide live musical entertainment in the atrium throughout the day. Additionally, a special hot dog lunch and birthday cake will be available in the café free for Booth members and $5 for not-yet members.

In addition to the extra offerings, guests are encouraged to See America’s Story through the Booth's contemporary Western artwork, Presidential portraits and letters, Civil War art, more than 200 Native American artifacts, and Sagebrush Ranch children’s gallery.

The Birthday Celebration also is the museum’s annual Member Appreciation Day and all activities are free for Booth members. Not-yet members can attend by paying regular admission.

Admission to the birthday celebration is free for members. General admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and over, $7 for students, and free for active military with I.D. and children 12 and under.