Area Calendar of Events
| September 2011 |
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2-5: Annual Labor Day Celebration 115th annual celebration with many events. Hoisington. |
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3: Post Rock Festival Parade, tournaments, games, fireworks, and street dance. Lincoln |
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10-11: Hole-In-The-Wall Gang Rod Run 37th annual open air classic car show. Osborne. |
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17: Ellsworth Cox Trail Cattle Drive 150th anniversary of Kansas cattle drive. 400 head of Longhorns will make their way up Main Street. Many other activities planned throughout the day. Ellinwood. |
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17-18: Midwest Deutsche Oktoberfest Polka bands, German food, craft booths, dancing, storytelling. Hays. |
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23-25: 4th Annual Big Bend Bike Rally Races, competions, poker runs, and music. Great Bend |
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24: Ellsworth Cox Trail Cattle Drive 400 Longhorns reach the Union Pacific Rail Head at Ellsworth. |
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24: Wild about Monarchs A fun day of capturing, tagging, and learning about Monarch butterflies. Kansas Wetlands Education Center, Great Bend. |
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25: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Blues guitarist at the Stiefel Theatre, Salina. |
| October 2011 |
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7-8: Murder Mystery Dinners "Murder at the Haunted Winery". Come solve a mystery. Smoky Hill Vineyards & Winery, Salina. |
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8: Star Gazing A chance to view Jupiter, a crescent moon, clusters, and constellations through telescopes. Kansas Wetlands Education Center, Great Bend. |
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21-22: 13th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads Blues legends performing at the Blue Heaven Studios. Salina. |
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23: America Legendary band performing at the Stiefel Theatre, Salina. |
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29: Jim Brickman Solo pianist performs at the Stiefel Theatre, Salina. |
| November 2011 |
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10: Ron White "Tater Salad" performs at the Stiefel Theatre, Salina. |
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12: Lindsey Buckingham Fleetwood Mac member with five solo albums to his credit at the Stiefel Theatre, Salina. |
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19: Christmas Festival and Parade of Lights Annual holiday event in Salina. |
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19: Chris Isaak At the Stiefel Theatre, Salina. |
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22: Annual Art Auction Annual auction with a wide range of items available. Lincoln. |
| December 2011 |
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3-1/15: Birds in Art Traveling exhibit selected from 2011 Birds in Art by the Woodson Art Museum. Rolling Hills Wildlife, Salina. |
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8: Clint Black Prolific singer-songwriter and country music star at the Stiefel Theatre, Salina. |
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9: Celtic Tenors Stiefel Theatre, Salina. |
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10: Lucia Festival The Swedish Dancers present a celebration to honor Lucia, a symbol of light and hope. Lindsborg. |
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11: Cathedral Christmas Concert Christmas Concert in the beautiful Cathedral of the Plains. Victoria. |
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15: Cheyenne Bottoms Christmas Bird Count Come and help count the birds at the wetlands of Cheyenne Bottoms. Great Bend. |