Keaton &
 
The Tragic Clowns
Harry Langdon, Raymond Griffith, Charley Chase


The 18th Annual Buster Keaton Celebration
Sept 24-25, 2010, Iola, KS
Official Web Site





Harry Langdon   
Raymond Griffith  
  
Charley Chase




Two days of film and enlightenment from the era of Buster Keaton and silent film comedy.


Last updated 10//04/2009



Film comedian and director Buster Keaton was born in Piqua (Pick-way), Kansas, in 1895 while his parents were performing in a traveling medicine show. Each year Iola, KS, -- seven miles east of Piqua --, hosts a celebration in Keaton's honor.


All activities are held at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center in Iola, Kansas.





Funding provided by
The Kansas Humanities Council
Nat Endowment for the Arts Logo
The National Endowment for the Arts
Kans Arts Commissiion Logo
The Kansas Arts Commission

with help from the Iola Tourism Fund, the Daniels Estate, the Clopton Family Trust, and private donations



<>Link to Buster Keaton Museum in Piqua

Link to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center

Link to Carol Yoho's Keaton WebSite
(A great site--Includes Accomodations Information and Photos from the Past Celebrations)

Link to Buster Keaton: Comedian, Soldier, California Military Museum

All activities are held at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center in Iola, Kansas.

There are no fees.



[Keith Goering] (goeringk@cox.net)