Artisans and crafters’ displays, historical re-enactors, and a Delaware tribe ceremony will be part of the Autumn Art event Saturday at Grinter Place, 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
The Autumn Art event Saturday at Grinter Place will feature 19 artisans selling paintings, wood items, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, hand-made items, crocheted items, jams, jellies and wreaths, according to Pat Spencer of the Grinter Place Friends.
Spencer said the event will be held rain or shine, with most of the activities occurring indoors.
The artisans will have their displays at the Grinter Barn, 1400 S. 78th, while the Grinter House activities will include historical character portrayals, as well as artist Darryl Woods sketching, and a presentation on the uses of prairie plants and their medicinal uses.
Members of the Kansas Delaware tribe, who are descendants of Annie Grinter, one of the founders of Grinter House, will participate in a smoking ceremony and bean dance with Jim Grinter between 11 a.m. and noon on Saturday at the Grinter House.
Jim Grinter also will have artifacts and artwork on display.
After the Lenape Delaware ceremony, Linda Graff, chief of the Kansas Delaware and the great-great-great granddaughter of Annie Grinter, will tell about the migration of the Lenape Delaware tribe to the area. Then Carolyn Rowe, second chief, assisted by Sharon Schmidt, another great-great-great granddaughter of Annie Grinter, will make Indian Fry Bread.
Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Grinter House, Leona Sigwing will portray Annie Marshall Grinter. In 1857, Moses and Annie Grinter built the Grinter House, the oldest home still standing in Wyandotte County, overlooking the Kansas River on what is now South 78th Street. They operated a trading post and a ferry across the river. Grinter Place was a stop on a military road that connected Ft. Leavenworth and Ft. Scott, Kansas.
Also at the Grinter House, Louise Crable is scheduled to talk about the many uses of prairie plants and their medicinal uses.
Admission to Grinter House will be $6 for adults and $3 for students. Activities will be at the Grinter House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the house will be open for tours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Grinter House will close for the winter on Oct. 13, with plans to reopen in May 2019.
At the Grinter Barn, the 19 artisans will show and sell their work. A snack bar will be available with concessions. There will be a drawing for a quilt, plus some door prizes.
Also, there are plans for Animal Crackers Feed Store to have mums, pumpkins and produce on the front lawn.
Artisans with their work on display and for sale at the Autumn Art event include:
• Carol Rubsan – Paintings
• Tammy Reeves – Quilting, jams, jellies, salsa and baked goods
• Ramona Nelson – Ceramics and jewelry
• Teresa Becker – Clay sculptures
• Lauren Burges – Photography prints
• Andrea Matthew and Tricia Allen – AT Urban Pottery
• J. Banda – Paintings and prints
• Nanci Stoeffler – Stoeffler Art Studio
• Michael Godsy – Thornhoth Leather
• Dorothy Hoyt-Reed – Oz Art Glass
• Joyce Veazey – Prints and handmade jewelry
• Jackie Shoemaker – Handmade zipper bags and koozies
• Leslie Johnson – Paintings and sketches
• Blake Hughes – Framed art
• Gina Ronoza – Wreaths, wood items and crafts
• Barbara Mizik – Paintings, prints and jewelry magnets
• Joe Quinn – Multi media photos
• Zelma Russell – T-shirts and crochet items