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Main Street fiesta05/11/2008

Attendance was impossible to estimate, with people coming and going, but it appeared to me that at least a thousand people, perhaps 2,000 or more, attended the 15th annual Cinco de Mayo Festival in Jack Kilby Plaza, downtown.

Getting down and dirty05/11/2008

When First District Congressman Jerry Moran expressed frustration over the embattled new Farm Bill to journalists at the 3i Show’s final afternoon Friday, Barton County farmer Ron Stoss knew exactly where he was coming from.

Good ride, cowboy05/11/2008

A cold, Kansas wind accompanied the cowboys and cowgirls at the Kansas High School Rodeo Spring Chute-Out, Saturday night at the Expo Center Arena.

Panthers get home sweep, secure top regional seed05/11/2008

Thursday night’s rains threatened to move Friday’s triangular between the Great Bend Panther baseball team, Dodge City, and Hutchinson to another location, but a lot of hard work created playable conditions at Al Burns Field, and the Panthers picked up a 7-1 win over Dodge in the early game, and a 7-5 comeback win in the nightcap against Hutchinson to secure the top seed in next week’s regionals.


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Event Calendar brought to you by Great Bend Convention & Visitors Bureau
May - June 2008

May 2008
1-30 Barton Arts Center Exhibit. Great Bend High School art instructor Liz Bowman will be featured with ceramics and sculpture. Reception 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, May 10, 2008 1401 Main 620-792-4221
1 Shafer Gallery, Barton County Community College Student Juried Art Exhibition, continuing through May 4; Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1-4  p.m. Sundays; closed Saturday; gallery will be closed May 5-10 to install new exhibit. Megan Benitz, 620-792-9342
1 JobFest '08, Jack Kilby Square, 4-7 p.m. (alternate site for inclement weather) 620-793-5445
2 Benefit Golf Tournament 10th Annual USD 428 Education Foundation, The Club at StoneRidge. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Shotgun start 1 p.m. 620-793-1500 or 620-792-4306
2-3-4 Ark River Muzzleloaders hosting their annual Blackpowder Buckskinners Shoot. Camp grounds open free to public on Saturday the 3rd. From stop light in Ellinwood go south and follow signs. Public is welcome to walk through and look at pre 1840's style camps and constumes and games. Traders and supplied available. 620-564-2368
3 Cinco de Mayo Jack Kilby Square, Parade begins at 11:00 a.m. Activities, noon-4 p.m.
4 Golden Belt Swim Squad Summer Session, 2:00 p.m.sign-up meeting. Head Coach, Steve Beaumont will provide information for the summer season. Parents of established GBSS swimmers attend 3:30 for early-bird sign-up rate. Swimmers need to be 6 yrs of age or older. Great Bend Recreation Commission, 1214 Stone, Burnside Room. Contact James and Debbie Kuhlman, 620-792-7267
4 Sunflower Diversified Texas Hold'em,  Highland Hotel, registration at 10:30 a.m., tournament starts at 1 p.m.
4 Golden Belt Model Railroad Association, open house, Sunday, 12:30-4p.m. Free admission. Over twenty trains running. Refreshments. door prizes. First United Methodist Church, Forest & Stone, use west entrance, then downstairs. 620-793-6351
5 7:30 pm BCCC Music Department presents Music Endowment Concert Fine Arts Auditoium, Barton County Community College, featuring soloists, ensembles, Concert Choir and Hilltop Singers. 245 NE 30th Rd. 620-792-9342
6 7:30 pm BCCC Music Department presents Instrumental Music Concert,   Fine Arts Auditorium, Barton County Community College, 245 NE 30th Rd. Steven Luety, 620-792-9396
7-9 3i Show Great Bend Expo Area, 620-792-2750
8 Student Music Recital, 7:30 p.m. Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, BCCC, Glenna Gaunt, 620-792-9289
9-11 Great Bend High School Variety Show, Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. 620-793-1521
9 Golden Belt Community Concert presents Revolution, Great Bend City Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. 620-793-7986
10 7:00 pm BCCC Music Department presents: Barton Dance Theatre Perfomance, Fine Arts Auditorium, Barton County Community College, 245 NE Rd Amanda Schnoebelen, 620-786-1139
13 7 pm Dorian Michael Concert, One of our favorite fingerstyle guitarists makes a return visit bringing his infectious music style to an intimate venue. The Back Room, Barton Arts Center, 2006 Forest, 620-792-4221
15 Barton's 38th Commencement, Barton Gymnasium; ceremony followed by reception, Student Union, for graduates, their families and friends; child care during commencement located in Kirkman Student Activity Center classroom, P-4, contact Larissa Graham, 620-792-9131. Contact: Shanda Mull, 620-792-9328
23 Gary Gore Memorial Golf Tournament, The Club at StoneRidge, noon 620-792-4306
June 2008
1-30 Barton Arts Center Exhibit. Photographers, Breana Martin & Philicia Norton will exhibit their work. These two young women from right here in  Central Kansas will provide a wonderful display of photographs. 1401 Main, 620-792-4221
6 Rowan in concert. Back Room, Barton Arts Center, 8:00 p.m. Rowan is a trio based in Lawrence, Ks which blends styles from the various Celtic lands, along with European folk styles, to transcend genres. 2006 Forest, 620-792-4221
6-7-8 Ark River Muzzleloaders hosting Does Only Blackpowder shoot.Free to any gals, on Saturday the 7th. From the stop light in Ellinwood go south and follow the signs. 620-564-2368
13 Relay For Life of Barton County, at Barton County Community College. Event starts at 6 p.m.
Survivor lap is at 6:30 and Luminary Ceremony is at dusk (around 9?) Everyone is encouraged to attend.
13-14-15 Denise Low, Poet Laureate of Kansas, and poets from around the country. Barton County Arts Center, Forest & Main, Twenty years ago, a few poets got together and started something. Join us for three days of poetry, performances and workshops on the art of poetry and metaphor .Free to the public. June 13 at 7 p.m. June 14 10:00 a.m.,dinner & presentation by Ms. Low. Final sessions, June 15. 620-792-4221
17 Gabrielle Louise Concert, Back Room of Barton Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Gabby is an emerging artist noted for her lyrics (a two-time John Lennon Songwriting contest winner) and vocals, anchored in folk, but with pop influences. 2006 Forest, 620-792-4221
23-24 American Barnstormers Tour showcasing 20 restored vintage aircraft from the 1920's and 1930's Admission is Free. Biplane rides available daily weather permitting. All barnstormers will participate in recreating the era with period costumes, aircraft signage, historical information, and vintage props. 620-793-4168
25 Dave Soroka Concert, Back Room of Barton Arts Center, 7:30 pm 2006 Forest, 620-792-4221 Coming from Grand Forks, British Columbia, Dave has been writing songs since 1969, when he got his first guitar at the age of 15.