2023 4th of July Celebration at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley
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To celebrate our Nation’s 247th birthday, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is hosting a day full of family-fun activities. This year’s celebration includes patriotic concerts, family entertainment, games, crafts, and more. All 4th of July activities are free; admission rates apply to view the Reagan Museum, Air Force One Pavilion and the Library’s current temporary exhibit, Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.
Once the main parking lot is full, guests will be directed to park on Presidential Drive or in one of the Library’s offsite lots. Complimentary shuttles will be running to bring guests to the Reagan Library.
The day includes a statue unveiling of Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of this historic flight.
SCHEDULE:
10am-3pm: Children’s crafts (make a patriotic wind visor, independence eagle and beaded bracelet, lantern and more); carnival and picnic games (sack races, water balloon toss, ring toss, and more); mingle with Betsy Ross; presidential Bingo; facepainting; have your picture taken with presidential re-enactors
10am-12:00pm: Musical performance by JB & The Big Circle Riders
10:30am-11am: Book reading by Todd Zimmerman for his book, Oliver Doodle Dandy
12pm-12:30pm: Help us celebrate the first American woman to fly in space by joining us for the official unveiling of a brand-new statue of Sally Ride. The program includes live music and keynote remarks by Bear Ride, Sally’s sister.
10am-3pm: Portrayals of Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, James Madison and Betsy Ross
1pm-3pm: Musical performance by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Band
ABOUT THE “AUSCHWITZ. NOT LONG AGO. NOT FAR AWAY” EXHIBITION AT THE REAGAN LIBRARY:
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. brings together more than 700 original objects of great historic and human value; objects which were direct witnesses of the horrors of Auschwitz and the Holocaust. These objects serve as the guiding thread of a rigorous and moving account of the history of the German Nazi camp Auschwitz and its dwellers, both victims and perpetrators.
Through this daunting selection of objects from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum as well as more than 20 institutions and museums all over the world, the Auschwitz exhibition portrays the complex reality of the notorious camp, a universal symbol of the human tragedies that resulted from Nazi ideology, and the world of victims and perpetrators with a clear goal – to elucidate how such a place could come into being and dig into how its existence has determined our present worldview.
Most of these objects have never been shown to an audience on the West Coast before. Learn more and prepurchase tickets at www.ReaganLibrary.com/Auschwitz.
Located at 40 Presidential Drive in Simi Valley, the Reagan Library is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. For museum information, ticket prices and events, visit www.reaganlibrary.com.
