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with Fall Fest and Oktoberfest. Art in the Park is hosted by the Sandhills Art Association. The event, which began in 1969, draws selected artists from around the region to show their wares in painting, jewelry making, woodworking, metal working, candle making and more. The event, which also features food booths and activities, is a fundraiser for Sandhills’ scholarship fund. For more information, call 260-9700. The Fall Fest is part of the celebration that includes the Knights of Columbus Oktoberfest and Downtown Vision’s Fall Fest event in Garden City.
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near and far come to Lee Richardson Zoo for this weekend festival. The event features music and entertainment for adults, as well as storytellers, puppeteers, magicians and arts and crafts to entertain the kids. More information is available at www.tumbleweedfestival.com or by calling Kathy Friesen at (620) 290-1011.
September
Grant County Home Products Dinner
Wild Affair When: Sept. 7 Where: Lee Richardson Zoo, Garden City What: A fundraiser event for the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo, the event features food from various local restaurants, as well as live and silent auctions.
Community Mexican Fiesta When: Sept. 13 and 14 Where: Garden City What: In the early 1900s, Hispanic immigrants came to the Garden City area to work in the sugarbeet fields and on the railroad. As a way
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When: Sept. 17 Where: Civic Center, 1000 W. Patterson Ave., Ulysses What: The 51st Annual Grant County Home Products Dinner, organized by the Grant County Chamber of Commerce, will feature locally produced and prepared food for only $7 per person. Each year, dignitaries, the people of Grant County, and people from all over Western Kansas gather at the Civic Center for the annual dinner, where approximately 1,500 people will be served. This year’s featured speaker has not yet been determined.
Children take turns trying to break pinatas in September and get to the candy inside during Community Fiesta activities in Stevens Park. to bring their community together and preserve part of their cultural tradition, they organized the first Mexican Fiesta in the early 1920s. Fiesta is a celebration of the day the battle for independence from Spain began on Sept. 16, 1810. Fiesta is now celebrated on the second weekend of September. Activities include a queen pageant on Friday, and then a parade down Main Street followed by food, music, dancing and festivi-
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ties in Stevens Park and a community dance on Saturday.
Art in the Park/Fall Fest/Oktoberfest When: Sept. 21 Where: Stevens Park, Garden City What: An arts and crafts lover’s dream, Art in the Park has been moved to September to coincide
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