Voices and votes
Museum curators of the Downing House Museum Complex, Julie Clapp and Rhonda McBee, will be hosting the “Evening at the Museum” event on Friday, October 10, and Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The grounds will be illuminated by lantern light, and guests will move to different locations on the Complex grounds to see the performances.
Located on the Complex grounds are the Downing House, Boyer House, Depot, the Carriage House, the Summer Kitchen, the Barnett Statue, and the site of the hangar for the Pheasant Airplane.
The Memphis Community Players and many others are preparing for the “Evening at the Museum” event. The history of Scotland County comes alive through colorful stories shared by ten characters from the past as portrayed by members of the MCP. Mr. William Downing will welcome patrons, and there will be several new characters and a couple of familiar favorites (Ella Ewing and Sedona Miller), as well.
Tickets are $5 each and will be sold at the Memphis Theatre box office prior to the performance. Box office hours are 11:00 to 2:00 on October 2, 3, 8, 9, 10. Tickets may be reserved by calling 660 465-2277 during those hours. Tickets are limited to one hundred twenty (120) people for each evening’s performance. Admission is free for students ages 12 and younger compliments of Exchange Bank of Northeast Missouri with a paid adult admission.
Come and meet a few of the “former residents” of Scotland County. Cookies and wassail will be served following the presentations.
The event is being held in conjunction with “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” exhibition through October 26, 2025, at the Masonic Hall in Memphis.
