SEAN BOSTON
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — There will be a grand opening for a new exhibit at Strataca on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 5 to 9 p.m.
"We just opened our brand new Topside Exhibit, it was the 'Twister' bus that was actually shown in the original movie," Director of Strataca, Rachel Terry said. "It's an extension of the Underground Vaults and Storage Hollywood Memorabilia Exhibit that we have underground."
The gathering will take place in the Topside Lobby at Strataca, 3650 E. Ave. G. in Hutchinson. The event is free and open to the public.
"Thanks to UVS and Lee Spence, they worked with Warner Bros. Studio, and they were able to get it here," Terry said. "We had to install garage doors on the front of our lobby to get it into the actual lobby. It was quite the process working with Warner Bros. Studio and UVS, but we were able to make it happen."
Terry and her staff at Strataca were amazed to see the bus in person.
"It's really cool," Terry said. "We do have the movie reel showing where it was part of the movie, now I think it's really cool that they have the brand new 'Twisters' movie out, as well."
There will be local storm chasers in attendance to speak, plus other fun things to do.
"We will have Lee Spence out, he is the ex-president of UV&S, and he will be giving a speech," Terry said. "Then we actually have a storm chaser coming out from Wichita to give more of an in-depth of what that type of equipment would be used for and we actually will do a free screening of the new 'Twisters' movie that was just released this past summer."
Find out more at the STRATACA Facebook page.