Movie Night at the Museum: “State Fair”

Movie Night at the Museum, Friday, March 8, will open with a brief historical slide presentation  of the nearly 40 years of County Fairs that were held in Mathews beginning in 1901, and lasting  up to the early 1940s.  That  presentation will be followed by the movie, “State Fair,” an American musical film which tells the story of a brother and sister who go to a state fair in Dallas and find good clean fun and romance. 

The film sets the stage for this year’s Mathews heritage festival on May 4, “A Rural Life,” which focuses on family, fishing and farming.  “It will definitely be reminiscent of a county fair this year, “ says MHM President Tom Robinson.  “We are expanding our May Faire experience, with significantly more children’s entertainment, including painting horses, hatching baby chicks, the traditional May Pole dance, a children’s “May Faire Zoo” and a very special guest, Jonathan Austin and his “24 Hour Emergency Juggling and Magic Services!”

The musical, “State Fair,” is intended as an introduction to the upcoming May 4 May Faire event, which will be similar in many ways to an old fashioned county fair. Doors open at the Museum, 200 Main Street, at  5:30 and the program begins at 6:00. No reservations are required and there is no charge for this event. Join the Mathews Historical Museum in their newly renovated Media Room!