2008 Group Show, Meal, Museum, and/or Lodging Information

Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum                        

9151 I-40 East, Amarillo, TX, P.O. Box 32125, Amarillo, TX 79120-2125  806-335-3175 or cell 806-654-4890

Home of the Kwahadi Indian Dancers, Venture Crew Nine, Troop 9, BSA, & GSA Troop 9!

 

     Located on the High Plains of Texas, the Kiva is 238 miles from Philmont and convenient to numerous mountain camps.  Over 6000 Scouts have stayed at the Kiva since it opened on June 12, 2004!  The Kiva can be a fun and uplifting event for your Scouts with a performance, meals, and lodging provided for your group, or you can just stop by on your journey for a travel break, museum tour, and/or a Kwahadi performance! 
For lodging reservations for your group, call or email Charles Ritchie: charles.ritchie@amaisd.org  Ofc. 806-326-1335  Hm: 353-1505, cell 654-4890   Available year-round.

   http://www.kwahadi.com

 

 

     You are always welcome at the Kwahadi Kiva!  The air-conditioned Kiva has 9 showers.  Enjoy the adobe ambience of the Plaza, Kiva, Santa Fe Room, Taos Room, and Patio.  Walk the Eagle Trail around the Kiva through the landscaping, play on the west lawn, or enjoy volleyball on the sand court.  Ladies have their own shower area.  Bring your own air mattresses, cots, and bedding.  For fly-in groups, the Amarillo International Airport is nearby. 

        

 

The Kwahadi Dancers, Venture Crew 9, present

Song of the Eagle, Summer 2008

A colorful pageant of the dance styles of the American Indian!  Plan to see the show!

Home Shows:  Weekends June 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, July 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 19, August 7

Other dates may be scheduled on nights when we have enough guests.  Other shows may be scheduled on nights when we have sufficient visitors.  Performances at Philmont Volunteer Training Center most Mondays in June and July 2008.

 

      The Kiva is home to the Kwahadi Indian Dancers, Venture Crew 9, BSA.  Over 1800 Scouts have performed as Kwahadis since 1944 in over 4000 performances in 46 states and overseas.  We just celebrated our 281st Eagle Scout and our first Venture Ranger Award and our first Girl Scout Gold Award!  Kwahadi performances are scheduled on most Friday and Saturday nights in the summer or on other nights when we have sufficient visitors.   You can also see the Kwahadis on many Monday nights at the Philmont Training Center at 7:00 PM!  Over 100 Native American artists and artisans are represented in the Kiva Trading Post.  Fine art, jewelry, Katchina dolls, pottery, rugs, and craft supplies, as well as souvenir patches, and Indian goods available.

Come see the Kwahadis!   You'll be glad you did!

The Kwahadi Northeast Show Tour 2008 will include a performance on July 31 for hundreds of Scouts from around the world at the Michigan International Scout Camp, eastward to NewEngland, southward to Washington, then home along the I-40 corridor.  They will entertain at the Chickasaw Council Scout Base in October 2008 for 10,000 Scouts, at the Windjam in England for 8000 Scouts in 2009, and for 30,000 Scouts at the 100th Anniversary of Scouting Jamboral in Utah in 2010.  The Kwahadis perform for fundraisers for councils, OA, district, and units coast to coast.

 

Per Person 2008 Cost Information – Lodging, Performance, Meals

"Song of the Eagle" Performance          $4.00 (per person for visiting Scout and church groups)

Museum visit                             $1.00  (per person for visiting Scout and church groups)

Enchilada Dinner (on show dates)          $7.50    (or any date for combined groups of 30 or more)

Dessert                                             $3.50    (cobbler and ice cream….oh my!)

Museum and Performance                     $4.00    (per person for youth and adults in group)

(on show dates)

Overnight lodging                                $3.50   (per person for visiting Scout and church groups)

Royce's Hardy Breakfast Buffet          $7.50    (available for groups or combined groups of 25 or more people.  Includes scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, biscuits & gravy and choice of coffee, orange juice, or milk).

The Works” Package:                $23.00   (per person, available for Scout groups on show nights and includes museum, dinner, dessert, show, lodging, & brfst!)

 

    * You can eat well at the Kiva for about the same cost as taking everyone to McDonalds.  All meals are served by professional catering service and are offered to simplify travel and logistics for our friends.  Meals are available on show days or on other dates with sufficient notice.

    *  Dinner and breakfast reservations are required to ensure adequate food.  Meals must be secured by credit card or advance payment.

    *  Royce's breakfast (of Home Plate Diner) is becoming a legend!!

    *  Meals refunded in full if cancelled by noon on day of arrival.

    * Custom meals available for groups or combined groups of 25 or more.

 

Feed your Scouts a hardy breakfast at the Kiva at 7 AM (or earlier), depart Kiva by 8 AM, drive 238 miles to Philmont, gain an hour at the state line, and check into Philmont by 11:30 AM MST. (Loose an hour coming back!!)

 

Directions to the Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum

And Performance Center

     The Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum is located on the north side of I-40 between Lakeside Drive and Tiltrotor Drive (airport).  Exit I-40 on the east side of Amarillo at Tiltrotor Drive (EXIT #76), and then proceed WEST on the I-40 frontage road on the north side of I-40 for one-half mile.   The Kiva is open June – August, Noon – 5:00 PM Thursday through Saturday and on Sunday 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.  Noon ‘til 10 PM on show dates.  For other times, call for an appointment. 

 

 

 Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum

Lodging, Performance, and Meal Reservation Form

Sept 2007 – Sept 2008

 

Please complete the following lodging reservation information and email to: 

charles.ritchie@amaisd.org  or print out and mail to Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum, P.O.
Box 32125, Amarillo, TX  79120-2125

 

Unit: _______   Where are you from? __________________ Date(s) Requested: _____________

# of Male    _______     # of Female _______ Group leader:  _____________________________

                                                                                                                                                                                              

Mailing address: ________________________________________________________________

City ________________________________State ____________________ Zip _____________

 

Contact telephone #: ___________________________

Emergency contact telephone #: ____________________________

Mobile cell for contact during the trip: _______________________

Email contact: __________________________________________________________

 

 

Arrival Time:  You should plan to arrive by 6:30 PM if you plan to eat dinner on show days.  If you are arriving on a show day and not planning to attend the show, you can check in after the show.  Let us know your plans.  J  Estimated Arrival Time: ______________   Estimated Departure Time: ________________

 

Selection of Services and Cost Calculation

 

Overnight Lodging:                    # people __________ X $3.50 =   ___________ per night.

Performance & museum:            # people __________ X $4.00 =   ___________(show nights only)

Optional Dinner:                      # people __________ X $7.50 =   ___________(usually chicken enchiladas)

Dessert:                                    # people __________ X $3.50 =   ___________ (cobbler and ice cream)

Breakfast:                                 # people __________ X $7.50 =   ___________ (buffet, see above)

Or “The Works”(show days) # people __________ X $23.00 = ___________

Souvenir Kwahadi Patch:        # people __________  X $4.00 =  ___________

 

                                                Total unit request:                          ___________

Meal reservations must be secured by credit card for advance payment.  Meals are fully refunded if cancelled by noon on the day of the dinner or the day before the breakfast.  You can increase or decrease your count until that time.  Custom Catered Meals:  Available for groups of 25 or more.  Call Charles 2 weeks in advance.

Directions To Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum and Performance Center

     Exit Interstate 40 at Exit #76 (Tiltrotor Drive) in Amarillo, then proceed WEST ½ mile along the north side of I-40 on the frontage road to the Kiva! Call when you are about an hour away (806-335-3175) or use the telephone numbers below on days when the museum is closed so we can meet you at the Kiva.

 

 

     If you arrive after hours on nights when no performance is scheduled, call Charles Ritchie: 806-654-4890 or 353-1505, Harry Janzen: 806-354-8652 ofc 806-371-8851, ext 13.  John Stich:  806-358-3338   Kiva telephone is 806-335-3175.  We also can help you with accept last minute requests.  You're always welcome!

 

Map to location:

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 Kiva Phone:  806 335 3175 (Museum winter hours:  Sat & Sun 1 - 5 PM)

 Kiva Contact:  Charles Ritchie cell:  806-654-4890

Street Address:   9151 I-40 East; Amarillo, TX  (use PO Box for mail)

 

Other Places of Interest in Amarillo:

Alibates Flint Quarries Natl Monument  806-857-3151 (a. 23 miles north of Kiva)

Amarillo Museum of Art                                   806-371-5050 (a. 8 miles west of Kiva))

Amarillo Swimming Pool                                   SE 806-342-1564 (a. 4 miles from Kiva)

Amarillo Swimming Pool                                   SW 806-359-2082 (a. 12 miles from Kiva)

American Quarter Horse Heritage

Center and Museum (closed ’06)                      806-376-5181 (a. 5 miles west of Kiva)

Don Harrington Discovery Center,

Science Museum, and Space Theater                806-355-9547 (a. 13 miles west of Kiva)                    

Palo Duro Canyon State Park                           806-488-2227   (a. 25 miles south of Kiva)

Panhandle Plains Historical Museum                  806-651-2244 (a. 20 miles south of Kiva)

Splash Amarillo Water Park                              806-342-3473 (a. 1 mile west of Kiva)

TEXAS Musical Drama                                    806-488-2220   (Performed in Palo Duro Canyon)

 

Food Possibilities:

Abuelos Mexican Restaurant                             806-354-8294 (a. 10 miles SW of Kiva)

Big Texan Steak Ranch                         806-372-7000 (a. 1 mile west of Kiva)

Cattle Call Bar-B-Que                                      806-353-1227 (a. 13 miles west of Kiva)

Dyers Bar-B-Que                                             806-358-7104 (a. 9 miles west of Kiva)

Furr’s Cafeteria (Georgia St.)                           806-355-5662 (a. 9 miles west of Kiva)

Golden Corral (Coulter St. exit)                        806-353-3779 (a. 12 miles west of Kiva)

La Fiesta Mexican Food (Ross St.)                   806-342-9320 (a. 5 miles west of Kiva)

Pizza Hut (Grand Street)                                   806-374-2720 (a. 4 miles west of Kiva)

 

Other:

Doughnut Stop - located on I-40 a. 3 miles west of the Kiva.  Exit I-40 at Grand St.

McDonalds and a Burger King - just west of the Kiva near I-40.

Walmart Supercenter - located a. 3 miles west of the Kiva.  Exit I-40 at Grand St.

Westgate Mall - located on I-40 a. 12 miles west of Kiva.  Exit I-40 at Coulter St.