Blackwell’s Top of Oklahoma Museum’s Bean Feed, interrupted by the pandemic, returns, Tuesday, May 25 from 11 am -1:30 pm, 303 S Main. Adding to the delicious $7 meal of beans, cornbread and dessert, is a book signing by author Ginny Goresen of her book Without Warning. The book is co-authored by Bob Burke. May 25 is the 66th anniversary of the tornado which devastated both Blackwell and Udall, Kansas, with the same storm. Last year the Museum opening a new exhibit, “F5 in 1955”. The exhibit, made possible by a City of Blackwell grant, takes an entire room to tell the story of the tornado. It features artifacts, video, a tornado simulator machine and personal stories of people who survived and those who didn’t. Tours of the exhibit will be available, and books are on sale with profits going to aid the Museum. “We are excited to see everyone at the Bean Feed,” said Melissa Hudson, Museum Director. “We didn’t get to have the opening of the exhibit we wanted last year. Now is the chance to eat a great lunch, get a book signed and visit the exhibit.”
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