http://www.travelks.com/blog/ Tag - festival Wed, 22 May 2013 03:19:36 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/7/A-Festival-of-Performers-in-Lawrence/2503/ 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 ... Tue, 07 Aug 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/7/A-Festival-of-Performers-in-Lawrence/2503/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/11/Basking-in-the-Beauty-of-the-Flint-Hills/2281/ 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 ... Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/11/Basking-in-the-Beauty-of-the-Flint-Hills/2281/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/19/Top-10-Favorite-Things-at-Salina-s-Smoky-Hill-River-Festival-/2194/ 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 ... Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/19/Top-10-Favorite-Things-at-Salina-s-Smoky-Hill-River-Festival-/2194/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/7/Paxico-Serves-Up-Meatloaf-Festival/2151/ There’s plenty of chili cookoffs and barbecue competitions throughout Kansas, but as far as I know there’s only one Meatloaf Festival. And no, this event is not about the famous hard rock musician ... Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/7/Paxico-Serves-Up-Meatloaf-Festival/2151/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/5/Treat-your-Nose-and-Participate-in-a-Lavender-Harvest/2121/ 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 ... Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/5/Treat-your-Nose-and-Participate-in-a-Lavender-Harvest/2121/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/17/10-Reasons-to-Attend-the-William-Inge-Theatre-Festival-in-Independence/1932/ 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 ... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2012/17/10-Reasons-to-Attend-the-William-Inge-Theatre-Festival-in-Independence/1932/ http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/4/Kansas-Neewollah-Festival-offers-alternative-Halloween-fun/1194/ 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. ... Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.travelks.com/blog/post/2011/4/Kansas-Neewollah-Festival-offers-alternative-Halloween-fun/1194/