Friday, Aug. 23 6 p.m. – Fischer & Case 7 p.m. – A.B. & CO 8 p.m. – The Ziggowatts Saturday, Aug. 24 East Stage Noon – Haven Alexandra 1:15 p.m. – Martin Gilmore 2:30 p.m. – Marshal Allen Bailey 3:45 p.m. Fine & Dandy 5 p.m. Edgar Cruz South […]
Entertainment
Banner Art, First Friday food trucks on tap in Garden City
GARDEN CITY — This Friday, Aug. 2, Downtown Garden City will be awash with artwork in the form of the 12th Annual Banner Art Walk and the First Friday Art Walk. In addition, the monthly installment of Food Truck Friday will be going on downtown all day. The annual Banner […]
Final day of Finney County Fair full of entertainment
By GREATER GARDEN CITY Saturday’s Finney County Fair is chock full of fun, food and entertainment. Saturday’s events will feature food trucks all day long, as well as the Meat Your BBQ Pellet Grill competition. Nine teams have entered the competition which features cooking their various meats using pellet grills. […]
Fair’s petting zoo features a variety of exotic animals
By GREATER GARDEN CITY A trio of boys poked their faces close to the fence and chattered in excitement on Thursday while waiting for a chance to pet a zebra at Hedrick’s Around the World in One Display petting zoo at the Finney County Fair. The petting zoo came to […]
State Line Drive concert at Friday’s Finney County Fair
By GREATER GARDEN CITY Friday night’s free concert at the Finney County Fair features two sets of brothers. State Line Drive will perform at 8 p.m. tonight in the Exhibition Building. Carole Fry, Fair Board Treasurer, said the group has been to the Finney County Fair in the past. “We […]
Scenes from Thursday’s Finney County Fair
The 2019 Finney County Fair continued Thursday with the Swine Show in the morning, a petting zoo all day and tours of the fairgrounds in the afternoon. Tonight at 7 p.m., 4Hers will model clothes they made for the fair during the Public Fashion Revue on a runway and stage […]
Finney County Fair Events
Finney County Fair Event Lineup Wednesday, July 24 7 – 10 a.m. – Check in Rabbits, Poultry 8 a.m. – Sheep Show 9 a.m. – Poultry Show 11 a.m. – Rabbit Show 1 p.m. – Poultry Show 1 – 3 p.m. – Bucket Calf Consultation (by Appointment) 2 – 5 p.m. – 4-H […]
Country artist Jason Pritchett to perform
By GREATER GARDEN CITY Country music artist Jason Prichett will perform live Wednesday night at 8 p.m. inside the Finney County Exhibition Building. The free concert kicks off this week’s entertainment at the 2019 Finney County Fair in Garden City. According to his website, Prichett is putting Western back in […]
Finney County Fair gets underway this week
Work was well underway Monday afternoon on setting up the Exhibition Building for the 2019 Finney County Fair. The fair officially starts Wednesday and continues through Saturday at the Finney County Fairgrounds. By Greater Garden City The 2019 Finney County Fair officially kicks off on Wednesday, but organizers and 4-Hers […]
GCCC and GC Rec to present Oliver! this week
GARDEN CITY — This week, Garden City Community College and the Garden City Recreation Commission will present the classic musical, Oliver!, by Lionel Bart, which is based on the Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 2:30 p.m. July 13 and 14 in the […]
Upcoming Events
Oct
19
Sat
8:00 am
Barn Quilt Class
@ Main ARTery
Barn Quilt Class
@ Main ARTery
Oct 19 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Barn Quilt Class Available space between 12-18 Adults Only Wear Clothes Suitable for Painting! CLASS is: Saturday, Oct 19 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon COST: $45.00 – *Please call ahead and reserve your space with payment. All supplies included for one 2′ x 2′ wooden quilt. Adult Class Barn Quilts[...]
Oct
21
Mon
10:30 am
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Oct 21 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Story Time at the Zoo is every Monday (holidays excluded) at 10:30 at the Finnup Center for Conservation Education. This program is perfect for pre-k children and their caregivers to join us for a story, craft, activity, and opportunities to meet zoo animal ambassadors. It’s a ton of fun for[...]
Oct
26
Sat
6:00 pm
Trunk or Treat
@ Clarion Inn
Trunk or Treat
@ Clarion Inn
Oct 26 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hosted by Kansas Kruisers Ramble your Rambler over to the Clarion Inn from 6-9 P.M. and say hello to some adorable Trick-or-Treaters, whether you’re a Kansas Kruiser’s member or not
Oct
28
Mon
10:30 am
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Oct 28 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Story Time at the Zoo is every Monday (holidays excluded) at 10:30 at the Finnup Center for Conservation Education. This program is perfect for pre-k children and their caregivers to join us for a story, craft, activity, and opportunities to meet zoo animal ambassadors. It’s a ton of fun for[...]
Nov
4
Mon
10:30 am
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Nov 4 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Story Time at the Zoo is every Monday (holidays excluded) at 10:30 at the Finnup Center for Conservation Education. This program is perfect for pre-k children and their caregivers to join us for a story, craft, activity, and opportunities to meet zoo animal ambassadors. It’s a ton of fun for[...]
Nov
11
Mon
10:30 am
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Nov 11 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Story Time at the Zoo is every Monday (holidays excluded) at 10:30 at the Finnup Center for Conservation Education. This program is perfect for pre-k children and their caregivers to join us for a story, craft, activity, and opportunities to meet zoo animal ambassadors. It’s a ton of fun for[...]
Nov
13
Wed
12:00 pm
Brown Bag Lunch
@ Finney County Historical Museum
Brown Bag Lunch
@ Finney County Historical Museum
Nov 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
“The Secret Life of Bees” by Garden City resident Amy Whitham, whose special interest includes ties to early-day bee keeping and honey production in Finney County The Brown Bag Lunch series offers sessions at noon on the second Wednesday of the month, September through November and January through April.
Nov
18
Mon
10:30 am
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Nov 18 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Story Time at the Zoo is every Monday (holidays excluded) at 10:30 at the Finnup Center for Conservation Education. This program is perfect for pre-k children and their caregivers to join us for a story, craft, activity, and opportunities to meet zoo animal ambassadors. It’s a ton of fun for[...]
Nov
19
Tue
7:00 pm
Evening at the Museum
@ Finney County Historical Museum
Evening at the Museum
@ Finney County Historical Museum
Nov 19 @ 7:00 pm
An outline of recent archeological discoveries in southwest Kansas by Chad Myers, an archeological consultant from Kalvesta who has drawn crowds for two previous presentations about arrowheads and other stone points unearthed in and around Finney County. The Evening at the Museum series provides presentations at 7 p.m. each third[...]
Nov
25
Mon
10:30 am
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Story Time at LRZ
@ Lee Richardson Zoo
Nov 25 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Story Time at the Zoo is every Monday (holidays excluded) at 10:30 at the Finnup Center for Conservation Education. This program is perfect for pre-k children and their caregivers to join us for a story, craft, activity, and opportunities to meet zoo animal ambassadors. It’s a ton of fun for[...]
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