Hours:
12:30p.m. - 5:30p.m. Admission: Adult $4.00, Ages 3-17,
$3.00, under 3 Free. Family Swim, Tues & Thurs.
7p.m.-9p.m. $2.00 per person. 620-792-1516
1-31
Rosewood Farmers' Market, Tuesdays,
Thursdays & Saturdays "Under the Awning" by
Rosewood Furniture Gallery 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Now Through
November 1st .Local Honey, Fresh Flowers, Fresh Produce, Home-Baked
Goods, Wholesale Coffee Beans, Spinning Demonstrations, Hand-made
Soap & Pottery, Yarn and other Fiber Articles. BBQ Available!
1-31
Farmers' Market, Tuesdays, Thursdays
& Saturdays. City
Parking Lot, Broadway & Williams, 7:00a.m. to
12:00 noon.
1-17
Shafer Gallery exhibit continues,
L.E.
"Gus" and Eva Shafer Memorial Art Gallery Advisory
Committee Exhibit, Part II, continues through Aug. 17; exhibit
features the works of local artists Robert E. Button, American
Indian wood carvings and small sculptures; Barbara Unrein,
acrylic seascapes and watercolor landscapes and still life;
and Esther Maher, ceramic bowls, vases and jewelry. Gallery
Hours 10a.m.-5p.m. Monday through Friday: 1-4
p.m. Sunday; closed on Saturday; guided tours available by
appointment. 620-792-9342
8-9
SRCA Drag Races,
Expo grounds
10
New 2 Great Bend Event,
Veteran's Lake, 5 pm
15-17
Polka Days, Highland Hotel Convention
Center, 3017 10th St. 620-793-5540
15
The Magic of Mardi Gras, United Way
of Barton County, Friday, August
15, Social Hour 6:00 pm, Dinner and Entertainment 7:00 pm.
Highland Hotel. 620-792-2401
15-16
SCRA Drag Races, Expo Grounds
17
The Great Bend Public Library will
celebrate its Centennial on Sunday,
1pm-5pm. Stage show, refreshments, free book bags to first
50 to arrive and drawing for the "Read-Out" program
$100 cash prize. 620-792-2409
23
Wild Night at the Zoo,
5 pm-8:30 pm. Bring a picnic or buy some BBQ and enjoy a great
evening at the Zoo with entertainment by the Euphoria String
Band. Sponsored by the Great Bend Zoological Society and the
Barton County Arts Council. 620-792-4221
23
Barton Foundation 30th Annual Big
Benefit Auction, "Festival
of Seasons," 6-9 p.m., Auction: 9 p.m .- midnight, Dance;
proceeds go to academic scholarships and program enhancements.
Highland Hotel and Convention Center. Darnell Holopirek, 620-792-9367
25
"Meet the Athletes" Picnic,
6:30 p.m., bandshell, Jack Kilby Square; free event,
opportunity to neet Barton's athletes and coaches; food provided
by Cougar Booster Club. Dana Foss, 620-792-9377
26
Tia McGraff 7:30 p.m. The
Back Room, BartonArts Center, 620-792-4221.
Canadian singer/songwriter
30
Barton County Historical Society
will provide a presentation
about the Mormon Battalion Trek, Sat. Aug 30 at 7p.m. Denny
Henson will portray Ebenezer Brown, Sgt. Co. A. Robert Yarmer,
Ellinwood, will present information about the Santa Fe Trail
during the 1840's. Contact Beverly Komarek, 620-793-5125
