TABLE OF CONTENTS BUTLER COUNTY ....... .3 FORD COUNTY ......... .6 HARVEY COUNTY ...... .10 MARION COUNTY ...... .14 KIOWA COUNTY ....... .16 MCPHERSON COUNTY ...18 PRATT COUNTY........ .21 SEDGWICK COUNTY .... .26 SUMNER COUNTY...... .28 STAFFORD COUNTY..... .30 Dodge City Daily Globe Wellington Daily News Pratt Tribune McPherson Sentinel St. John News Butler County Times-Gazzette Kiowa County Signal Newton Kansan Country and Food Trucks May 12 NHRA Heartland Nationals May 19 & 20 Capital City Family & Food Truck Festival June 2 Mulvane Art Fair June 2 & 3 Sunflower Music Festival June 22 - 30 Tap That Topeka June 23 Topeka Rotary Freedom Festival June 30 Spirit of Kansas Blues Fest July 4 Fiesta Mexicana July 10 - 14 Rock and Food Trucks July 28 India Fest Aug 26 TouchATruck Sept 1 Huff ‘n Puff Balloon Rally @ Lake Shawnee Sept 7 - 9 Kansas Book Festival Sept 9 Tacos y Tequila @ TPAC Sept 15 TopCon Geek Expo @ KS Expo Sept 15 & 16 Jazz and Food Trucks Sept 22 Cider Days Fall Festival @ KS Expo Sept 22 & 23 Kansas Chocolate Festival Sept 29 BUTLER COUNTY 3 GREATER ANDOVER DAYS Location: Andover Central Park & around town Cost: Sept. 27-Sept. 30 Cost: $3 for adults, children 5 and under free Contact: (316) 733-1303 Greater Andover Days is jam packed full of fun and entertainment each year. GAD has been celebrated since 1967, with around 5,000 people attending each year. The annual festival brings The annual festival brings the community together to celebrate their city. The event was created by a gentleman and a woman from Andover, who came up with the idea and name for the event. While it has seen some changes over the years, the activities have remained pretty consistent the last five to ten years. The fireworks and concert on Saturday night, as well as the Saturday parade, are always huge events for them. For the parade,every school gets involved as well as others. The parade grows larger each year, with multiple marching bands Admission is a $3 button that is available at local retailers. Children ages 5 and numerous floats. It has grown so much, the logistics are becoming a and younger will be admitted free. Each year, 50 cents of each button goes to challenge. charity. Another popular activity is the Thursday night performances by the school The newly completed Capitol Federal Amphitheater in Central Park will be a groups at the gazebo. Thursday night is also a good night to bring small children popular venue for GAD this year and for the inaugural Summer Concert Series. to the carnival because it is not as busy as Friday or Saturday night. The 2018 Summer Concert Series will kick off Memorial Day weekend with Another event is the tailgate on Friday, which is becoming more popular. Clay Walker and special guest John Anderson. The second concert will feature Other activities include a car show, hot dog eating contest and watermelon blues music by the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. This will be a free concert eating contest. to the general public, but a limited number of VIP and Premium tickets will be This year’s events will be held Sept. 27 through Sept. 30. Featured will be available for purchase. a tailgate party, carnival, parade, car show, Saturday night concert, ice cream Country music star Terri Clark with special guest Little Texas will perform on social, KidsFest, fishing clinic, fun run, turtle races, craft and business fair, hot Saturday, July 21. The series will wrap up in August with a free concert yet to be dog eating contest, watermelon eating contest, and a car show. announced. COUTTS MUSEUM OF ART AUGUSTA The Coutts Museum of Art in El Dorado was The Coutts Museum of Art will host various opened in 1970 by Warren Hall Coutts. events throughout the year. HISTORIC THEATRE “Warren Hall Coutts and Bud Coutts were The Wichita Women’s Artists Show will be starting out as attorneys here in the area on exhibit on May 2, with a reception on Location: 523 State Street Number: (316) 775-3661 and wanted to open an office together,” May 4. Site: augustahistorictheatre.com Executive Director Timothy Howard said. On June 1, museum members can take a The art deco Augusta Historic Theatre has been an archi- Both Warren and his son Bud had a pas- bus trip to view art at nearby museums. sion for collecting art. Yet, Bud never The Coutts Museum of Art annual tectural centerpiece in Augusta since it was constructed in lived to see the art museum fundraiser, titled Art of Vino and 1935 by Dave and Aline Bisagno. It was the first theater realized. Brew, will be held July 14. The west of the Mississippi to be lit entirely by neon. The “In 1965, Bud tragically event will feature wine and theater has been updated with a digital projector and has died in an airplane craft,” beer sampling with accom- state-of-the-art capability of showing 3D movies. It is the Howard said. “Warren panying food. It will have a scene for many annual events. Visit the Facebook page for opened the museum in Mediterranean theme this year. more information on movies, events, and happenings. dedication to his son.” “Create at Coutts,” a three A few years after the Coutts day summer camp for children, Museum of Art opened, it will be held July 25-27. Children became a nonprofit. Since its will be able to learn about and create opening, the museum has had a focus art at the camp. on supporting art, education and artists. The museum will show an exhibit on the “We have a large collection of local artists Kansas Academy of Oil Painters on Aug. 8. and regional artists. We have one of the By the time winter rolls around again, local largest collections in the country of Prairie artist Bill Walton will have a show at the mu- Print Makers (and) Remington sculptures,” seum on his Santa Claus art and paintings. Howard said. It will take place Nov. 1. The museum has over 1,500 pieces in its People can also visit the monthly brown collections. Types of pieces include oil paint- bag specials at the museum. ings, water paintings, sculptures and prints. “(They feature) local musicians who play “Not only do we have local and regional for about an hour around noon. It’s the third art, but European as well,” Howard said. Tuesday of every month,” Howard said. 4 BUTLER COUNTY DINING DESTINATION EL DORADO Willie’s Playa Azul Metro Grill II Anita's Mexican Restaurant 151 N. Main St. 710 W. Seventh Ave. 321 S. Andover Road 2529 W. Central Ave. (316) 452-5546 (316) 775-6446 (316) 351-5882 (316) 321-1301 Moe’s Sugar Shane’s Poplar Restaurant Beijing Bistro 710 S. Main St. 430 State St. 127 W. U.S. Highway 54 1905 W. Central Ave. (316) 322-8464 (316) 201-1099 (316) 773-9996 (316) 322-9999 Real Deal Cafe Turner's Donut Scooter’s Coffeehouse 507 State St, Fiesta Mexicana 2593 SE U.S. Highway 54 626 S. Andover Road, No. 100 (316) 320-3212 (316) 775-3668 127 N. Main St. (316) 733-1330 Russell's Daylight Donuts ANDOVER (316) 320-1700 1243 W. Central Ave Billy Sims Spaulding’s Food & Drink Golden Asian Buffet (316) 321-0840 200 E. Cloud Ave. 220 W. Third St. 2350 W. Central Ave. True Lies (316) 733-6294 (316) 295-3913 (316) 321-2888 607 N. Oil Hill Road Bob & Luigi’s Timbuktu Bar & Grill Greek Stone Grill (316) 320-9255 325 W. Central Ave. 251 N. Andover Road 2401 W. Central Ave. Walnut River Brewing Co. (316) 733-1111 (316) 733-5630 (316) 435-5060 111 W. Locust Ave. Boone Pickins BBQ DOUGLASS Hog Wild (316) 351-8086 213 W. Central Ave Triangle Restaurant 1530 W. Central Ave. AUGUSTA (316) 425-3764 326 S. Forrest St. (316) 321-9453 Beijing Golden Garden (316) 746-2071 La Casita 301 W. Seventh Ave. 544 N. Andover Road BENTON 124 S. Main St. (316) 775-5999 (316) 733-2852 Stearman Field Bar & Grill (316) 321-1084 Bricks Bar & Grill Great Wall 14789 SW 30th St. 409 State St. 340S. Andover Road Jimmy's Egg (316) 778-1612 (316) 775-0004 (316) 733-6833 1302 W. Central Ave. King Buffet Hereford House Restaurant TOWANDA (316) 425-2823 403 Walnut St. 1400 Terradyne Drive, Suite 100 Thunderbird Burgers & Ice Cream Turner’s Coffee and Donuts (316) 219-1308 (316) 733-7800 719 N Main St. 405 N. Main St. Millers Five Drive-In Las Palmas Restaurant (316) 536-6032 (316) 321-3668 330 State St. 119 W. Central Ave. BEAUMONT Two Brothers Barbecue (316) 775-9989 (316) 733-2332 Beaumont Hotel 1701 W. Central Ave. Oklahoma Boys Los Cocos Restaurant 11651 SE Main St. (316) 452-5522 114 E. Seventh Ave. 324 E. Cloud Ave. (620) 843-2422 (316) 440-2944 (316) 722-6267 AUGUSTA HISTORICAL TWISTED OZ MUSEUM MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM Location: 303 State St., Augusta Contact: (316) 775-5655 or www.augustahistoricalsociety.com Location: W. 7th, Highway 400, Augusta Contact: (316) 977-9257 When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday When: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday - Sunday The historic C.N. James Cabin and Trading which offers rotating exhibits covering local Post, located at 303 State Street and historical eras from the pre-1800s through The Twisted Oz Museum opened in motorcycles and exciting murals by built in 1868, is comprised of hand-hewn the 1950s.