ABILENE, Kan. - "Late Night at the Museum with Elvis" will be held June 26 at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum just days before the "Elvis at 21" exhibit leaves the building. The event includes a showing of the film "Elvis '56: In the Beginning" at 7 p.m. in the Visitors Center Auditorium.  

"Elvis '56" is an hour of rare footage and performances captured during the amazing year when Elvis Presley became not only a star but a phenomenon. Slip on your blue suede shoes and step back to the beginning of an era with rare early recordings and footage. The program shows several of his early television performances and includes many of his hit songs.    

Admission is $5 per person and includes the film, wine and cheese reception and tours of the exhibit. Reservations are required by Friday, June 22 by calling 785.263.6700. You can pay at the door or send a check to the Eisenhower Presidential Library, P.O. Box 339, Abilene, KS 67410, Attn: Elvis Late Night.  

The Smithsonian traveling exhibit "Elvis at 21, Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer" is on display through July 1. This exhibit was developed collaboratively by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Govinda Gallery, and the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, and is made possible through the generous support of HISTORY™.

Programs and exhibits at the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home are  made possible through private donations to the Eisenhower Foundation. A special thank you to local sponsors including Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc., Astra Bank, First Bank Kansas, Pinnacle Bank, Solomon State Bank and UMB Bank. To make a donation to the Eisenhower Foundation, please visit the online donation page at www.dwightdeisenhower.com.