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(9 AM – 3 PM)- Nostalgia Fest Autograph Show- Featuring VIP guests of the Cherry Blossom Festival- Marshfield Community Center- (Free Admission)
(9 AM – 5 PM)- Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, MO presents a traveling exhibit on the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder- Webster County Library (Free Admission)
(10 AM – 4 PM)- Cherry Blossom Quilt Show, sponsored by the Cherry Blossom Auxiliary- Marshfield Assembly of God (Back Hallway)
(12 PM – 7 PM)- Cherry Vendor Palooza (crafts and vendors) on the historic Marshfield square
(1 PM – 4 PM)- The Missouri Humanities Council presents a traveling exhibit on the life of President Ulysses S. Grant- Webster County Museum (Free Admission)
(1 PM – 4 PM)- Drop off pies for Annual Cherry Pie Contest & Auction (held in conjunction later with the Hubble Dinner)- Marshfield Assembly of God Fellowship Hall- for more information call 417-241-0222.
8 AM- Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum hosts, “Nellie’s Breakfast”-Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson, Little House on the Prairie) will interview Hersha Parady (Alice Garvey, Little House on the Prairie)- Benefiting the Laura Ingalls Wilder Children’s Literature Festival- Sponsored by Federal Protection – Marshfield Assembly of God Fellowship Hall- Tickets are $25 per person, 2023 Cherry Blossom Festival Events | Eventbrite or call 808-345-4975.
9 AM- Showing of the 1973 film, “Tom Sawyer”- The film is an American musical film adaption of Mark Twain’s 1876 boyhood adventure story, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”. The film stars Johnny Whitaker (Tom Sawyer), Jodie Foster (Becky Thatcher), Jeff East (Huckleberry Finn) and Celeste Holm (Aunt Polly)- Marshfield Assembly of God (Back Hallway Classroom)
9:30 AM- Robert and Edith Garst History Convocation- David Jerome (biographer) will Interview Helen Benziger (great granddaughter of the “Unsinkable” Molly Brown) about her family’s legacy- Marshfield Assembly of God
10:35 AM- Philip Smucker (fifth great-grandnephew of President George Washington and author of the nonfiction book, “Riding with George”) will speak about America’s first President with a presentation entitled, “Sportsmanship and Chivalry”- Marshfield Assembly of God
11:30 AM- Interview with American actor, Johnny Whitaker (Tom Sawyer and Family Affair) about the 50th anniversary of the 1973 film, “Tom Sawyer”, which was filmed in Arrow Rock, Missouri- Moderator, Joseph Yakovetic- Marshfield Assembly of God
12:30 PM- Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation Luncheon- Dr. Bill Piston (Civil War Historian) will interview descendants of American Presidents who participated in the Civil War including: Margaret Hayes Clark (President Rutherford B. Hayes), Massee McKinley (President William McKinley) and Jay Garfield (President James Garfield)- Marshfield Assembly of God Fellowship Hall- Tickets are $25 per person and can be ordered at www.wilsonscreek.com or by calling 417-849-4057.
2 PM- Annual Missouri Walk of Fame Ceremony- Honoring six famous Missourians with stars on the historic Walk of Fame. Honorees include: Hersha Parady (Actress, Little House on the Prairie), Ken Osmond (Actor), Pamela Baird (Actress), May Kennedy McCord (Folklorist), David Harrison (Author) and Moore & Moore (Entertainers). The Blue Jay Singers will perform as well- Marshfield Assembly of God
3:30 PM- Ella Dickey Literacy Awards, Honoring: Laurie Jacobson, Mimi Gibson, Philip Smucker, Brooks Blevins, Sally A. Hoedel, Patti McCord/Kristene Sutliff, Betty Ann Bruno and Cindy Wilson- Marshfield Assembly of God
4:35 PM- 12th Annual Dred and Harriet Scott Reconciliation Forum entitled, “First Ladies and the Civil Rights Movement”- Hosted by the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation of St. Louis- Panel participants include Andrew Och (First Ladies Man) and several Presidential descendants- Moderator, Sherrie Jackson (Dred Scott descendant)- Marshfield Assembly of God
5:30 PM- “Remembering President George H.W. Bush’s Visit to Marshfield” Panel featuring Marshfield residents who were involved with the July 4, 1991, historic visit of President George H.W. and Barbara Bush to the oldest continuous Independence Day Parade west of the Mississippi River- Moderator, Roy Howard Beck- Marshfield Assembly of God
6:30 PM- Edwin P. Hubble Medal of Initiative Dinner presenting Marshfield’s highest honor to several outstanding Americans. Honoring: Jerry Mathers (Leave it to Beaver), Gayla Peevey (Entertainer), Jack Hamlin (D-Day Survivor), Johnny Whitaker (Family Affair), and Margaret Clark (Presidential Descendant)- Marshfield Assembly of God Fellowship Hall- Tickets are $30 per person, 2023 Cherry Blossom Festival Events | Eventbrite or call 417-860-4996.