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A Festival of Performers in Lawrence

Sword swallowers, Fire-walkers and Pogo-stick stuntmen are among the dozens of performers taking to the streets in Lawrence this month for the 5th annual Busker Festival. It’s a chance to enjoy ...

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Posted on August 7, 2012 11:28AM by Becky Blake

Basking in the Beauty of the Flint Hills

A Faces & Places Roadie BlogI’m sure you’ve heard of the phrase “Stop and smell the roses.” For my latest trip on the Faces & Places Tour, I did the Kansas version of that. I stopped and ...

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Posted on July 11, 2012 9:35AM by Lindsey, Faces & Places Tour Roadie

Top 10 Favorite Things at Salina’s Smoky Hill River Festival

Tapping my toes and nodding my head to the sounds of salsa, jazz, rock and Latin music, I spent a good part of this June afternoon sipping sweet tea under the shade of a huge oak tree during the ...

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Posted on June 19, 2012 5:05PM by Cecilia Harris

Paxico Serves Up Meatloaf Festival

There’s plenty of chili cookoffs and barbecue competitions throughout Kansas, but as far as I know there’s only one Meatloaf Festiva l. And no, this event is not about the famous hard rock musician ...

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Posted on June 7, 2012 10:56AM by Cecilia Harris

Treat your Nose and Participate in a Lavender Harvest

A unique midsummer’s festival is the perfect stop for your olfactory pleasures this June. Prairie Lavender Farm in Bennington is celebrating 10 years in operation with their forth annual Lavender ...

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Posted on June 5, 2012 9:24AM by Becky Blake

10 Reasons to Attend the William Inge Theatre Festival in Independence

An internationally renowned theatre festival occurs yearly right here in Kansas in honor of our state’s very own Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winning playwright, William Inge. Inge’s work ...

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Posted on April 17, 2012 4:55PM by Cecilia Harris

Kansas' Neewollah Festival offers alternative Halloween fun

Dress up and join the week-long celebration in IndependenceNewspapers in Independence, Kan., reported that pranksters committed more vandalism during Halloween 1918 than the citizens found tolerable. ...

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Posted on October 4, 2011 1:39PM by Becky Blake

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A Festival of Performers in Lawrence

Basking in the Beauty of the Flint Hills

Top 10 Favorite Things at Salina’s Smoky Hill River Festival

Paxico Serves Up Meatloaf Festival

Treat your Nose and Participate in a Lavender Harvest

10 Reasons to Attend the William Inge Theatre Festival in Independence

Kansas' Neewollah Festival offers alternative Halloween fun