We're partnering with Ottawa Bike and Trail to offer you a chance to hit the trails with your community! Are you a beginner cyclist? No worries! Jeff at Ottawa Bike has prepared three different routes, so you can choose the one you're most comfortable with. These routes include: 10-mile route 20-mile route 40-mile route We'll gather at 7:30 AM for snacks and puppy playtime, and we'll prepare to leave at 8:00 AM! The routes will circle back to bring you to your car at Prairie Paws, so no need to arrange for rides. We can't wait to see you out on the dusty trails on July 27th at 7:30 AM!

Looking for some free summer fun? Join us on the lawn at our Olathe branch at 11750 S Fellows for a variety of interactive, family-friendly activities followed by the movie Elemental! Come early to get a good spot, play lawn games, and enjoy the elements!   7:00-Sundown: Experience the Elements Interact with AIR at our bubble station. Learn about EARTH with native plants and Master Naturalists from the Johnson County K-State Research and Extension. Experience FIRE with an exciting LED and fire performance from KC-based circus entertainers, Radiant Spirals. Show at 8:00 p.m. Learn more at radiantspirals.com Enjoy WATER... well, better than water... with a free snow cone.   Sundown: Elemental the movie (2023) Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets to enjoy a movie. We'll start at sunset - just as soon as its dark enough to view the screen. You're welcome to bring your own snacks and nonalcoholic beverages.   Everyone welcome. RSVP on Facebook for updates.

Join us for our big Back-to-School BBQ Bash coming up here on August 3rd, benefiting kids in the Olathe School District!  It will be a super fun filled day with lots of fun activities for the kids, delicious BBQ, ice cream from our partners at The Golden Scoop, a school supply drive, and a whole lot more. Q104 will be broadcasting live from 1 to 3 pm.

There's something truly spectacular about the blend between Summer and Autumn when the colors of Kansas scenery create the ideal backdrop for outdoor fun. You're invited to join us as we celebrate Kansas agriculture for our KC Wine Co Sunflower fest! Dates subject to change dependent on crop growth.

Join us for the opening of the museum’s fall exhibitions and for artists’ talks with Emilio Villalba, Gabriel Mills, and Joel Daniel Phillips. The artist talk will occur online and in person at the Hudson auditorium. A reception will follow the lecture. Free and open to the public. Register online for artist talk livestreaming link. Villalba (b. 1984) received a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco in 2012 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation from the Art Institute of California, Santa Ana in 2006. Mills (b. 1992) received a Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking from the Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and Art History from the University of Hartford, Hartford, CT. Phillips (b. 1989) studied at New York Center for Art and Media Studies in 2009 and received his BFA from Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA in 2011. The Actions for the Earth: Art, Care, & Ecology, Emilio Villalba: Everything is Something, and Gabriel Mills exhibitions will be on view in the Nerman Museum August 9 through December 8, 2024. The Permanent Collection exhibition will be on view August 9 through October 13, 2024.