Dole Institute dedication schedule

Here is a schedule of events for July 19 through 22 surrounding the dedication of the Dole Institute at Kansas University:

Saturday, July 19
5 to 8 p.m. Dole Institute open for tours
7 to 8:15 p.m. Memory Tent (WWII heroes of Lawrence)

Sunday, July 20
10 a.m. Interfaith church service recognizing the service and sacrifice of those who fought overseas and those whose efforts on the home front contributed to victory. Very limited public seating. Will be broadcast live on radio station KLWN 1320-AM and shown inside the Memory Tent.
World War II military encampment — during daylight hours
11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dole Institute open for tours
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Vintage aircraft display at Lawrence Municipal Airport. Accessible only by free shuttle bus.
11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Memory Tent (Doolittle, Tuskegee, Code Talkers, Normandy, Pearl Harbor, Holocaust survivors)
2 p.m. “KU Goes to War” — faculty and other members of the KU family share their personal recollections at the Lied Center
4 p.m. Organ recital by James Higdon, Dane and Polly Bales teaching professor in organ, in the Bales Organ Recital Hall, adjacent to the Lied Center
7 p.m. SOLD OUT: An Evening of Dancing with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
7 p.m. American Legion’s Jazzhaus Big Band Event, American Legion Post 14, 1308 W. Sixth St. in Lawrence. For more information, call (785) 842-3415.

Monday, July 21
World War II military encampment — during daylight hours
8 to 9:30 a.m. Memory Tent (Medal of Honor recipients)
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dole Institute open for tours
10 a.m. World War II air parade in the skies above KU’s Memorial Stadium
11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Vintage aircraft display at Lawrence Municipal Airport. Accessible only by free shuttle bus.
12:45 to 7 p.m. Memory Tent (Winston Churchill descendant Duncan Sandys, WWII women, POWs)
2 p.m. 1940s fashion show at Murphy Hall
5:30 p.m. “Legacy of Leadership” dinner featuring awarding of Dole Prize to Rudy Giuliani. For tickets, contact Wendy Bridges at (785) 832-7453.
8 p.m. “Salute to the Heroes: An Evening to Remember” — re-created USO-style show. Will be shown free on two-story screen in front of the Dole Institute.
10 p.m. Laser light show; stained-glass American flag unveiling in front of the Dole Institute.

Tuesday, July 22:
8 to 9:15 a.m. George McGovern recounting WWII experience in the Lied Center (tentative)
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vintage aircraft display at Lawrence Municipal Airport. Accessible only by free shuttle bus.
9:30 a.m. Outdoor concert with the 312th Army Band
10:30 a.m. Formal dedication ceremony
3 to 9 p.m. Dole Institute open for tours

Admission to most of the programs and activities surrounding the Dole Institute’s dedication, including the dedication ceremony itself, is free.