The InfoZone News Museum will hold a grand reopening next week with music, a movie, family activities and the unveiling of an exhibit celebrating 50 years of the federal water project that enhanced the Arkansas Valley�s ability to grow.
The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. April 14 with the showing of �The Adventures of Tintin� in the InfoZone theater. Steven Spielberg�s film is based on the decades-long newspaper comic strip by Belgian artist Herge.
A presentation of "An American Tapestry" will follow at 5 p.m. Musicians and storytellers Donna Wissinger and Joy Myers will combine to present literature, art and music that will draw on American work songs.
The InfoZone was opened almost nine years ago with the construction of the new Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library as a news museum.
It features vintage equipment from The Pueblo Chieftain, a history of newspapers and also a place to host meetings, art exhibits and show films. It is on the fourth floor of the library.
In the new InfoZone visitors may create a personalized newspaper page and learn how to report the news. The �Headlines of Pueblo History� exhibit features a unique way to interact with history though a Microsoft Surface display, a multitouch digital unit that is controlled with the touch of a finger.
In conjunction with the InfoZone reopening, an exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Fry-Ark project will open and be on display through May 20.
The Fryingpan-Arkansas project was responsible for Lake Pueblo. President John F. Kennedy dedicated the project in 1962 and the Fry-Ark 50 Years exhibit features the pen that Kennedy used to sign off on the project, a video of his historic speech, historic news articles and a map of the project.
A reception for the exhibit�s opening will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
All events are free an open to the public.
For more information on any of these events, call 562-5604.