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SEPTEMBER 9-10 & 23-24

SRCA Races Great Bend SRCA Drag Strip. Check www. SRCADRAGSTRIP.com for more information and admission prices.

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Pontiac Uprising Race Great Bend SRCA Drag Strip. Check www.SRCADRAGSTRIP. com for more information and admission prices.

15 Summer Street Stroll Third Thursday Food Trucks Farmers Market and more. 4:00-7:00 p.m. Jack Kilby Square, Downtown Great Bend https://www.facebook.com/gbsssfarmersmarke Summer Street Stroll every Thursday through October, food trucks on third Thursday.

592 NE K156 Hwy. 17 KWEC Butterfl y Festival Monarch tagging and demonstrations, crafts, and activities focused on butterfl ies, insects, and other pollinators. Family-friendly fun. Free event. Kansas Wetlands Educatio Center. 592 NE K156 Hwy.

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Ladies Night Out, Great Bend - Theme: Murder Mystery This is the fi rst ever Shopping Murder Mystery where shoppers will go to the different stores to pick up clues and try to solve the mystery! Beware, there might be more than one with all the stores participating!

Recover Out Loud Event 5:30 p.m. Jack Kilby Squre, Downtown Great Bend 21 StoryWalk My BackYard Playground. 10:00-11:00 a.m. Drop in. Activity Center, 2715 18th St. Free. greatbendrec.com

27 24th Annual Great Bend Tribune’s Women’s Expo Ladies come on out to the Great Bend Events Center and see what the vendors have to offer. 3:30pm - 7pm. Free event. Great Bend Events Center, G 3111 10th St., Great Bend 3 30 Middle School Dance 7:00-9:00 p.m. Activity Center, 2715 18th St. $5 fee. greatbendrec.com

30 Great Bend Alive Fridays on Forest Get together with your friends for an evening of socializing downtown on Forest Avenue. This group is part of Great Bend Economic Development. 5:00-9:00 p.m. www.gbedinc.com/gbalive

OCTOBER 7-8 & 21-22

SRCA Races Great Bend SRCA Drag Strip.Check www.SRCADRAGSTRIP.com for more information and admission prices. 15 Monsters, Mummies and Muffi ns Family Storytime Come in and listen to Halloween stories, dance to monster music, make a mummy and enjoy a treat. 10:30 a.m. Great Bend Public Library, 1409 Williams. Family event.

20 Summer Street Stroll Third Thursday Food Trucks Farmers Market and more. 4:00-7:00 p.m. Jack Kilby Square, Downtown Great Bend https://www.facebook.com/gbsssfarmersmarket/ Summer Street Stroll every Thursday through October, food trucks on third Thursday.

21 Adaptive Halloween Dance Show off your moves from 7:30-9:00 p.m. at a Halloween dance! Activity Center, 2715 18th St. greatbendrec.com 22 Kiwanis Costume Drive The public may come and pick out a costume from the gently used and new costumes gathered by the Kiwanis. Come by the library front lawn between 10:00 a.m. and Noon. Great Bend Public Library, 1409 Williams. 6th grade and under.

29 Kiwanis Downtown Halloween Parade Bring the kiddos downtown to show off their costumes and get treats!! The parade starts at 11:00 a.m.

NOVEMBER

28 Great Bend Alive Fridays on Forest Get together with your friends for an evening of socializing downtown on Forest Avenue. This group is part of Great Bend Economic Development. 5:00-9:00 p.m. www.gbedinc.com/gbalive

Find more information on events at the Great Bend Public LIbrary by going to: https://libcal.greatbendpl.info/calendar/ or check with the library at 1409 Williams Tuesdays 10:30 a.m. Early Literacy Story Time 11:00 a.m. Tech Tuesday Thursdays 4:00 p.m. Crochet Club 6:00 p.m. Adult Craft - 2nd Thursdays Fridays 7:00 p.m. Adults’ Night Out Movie - 1st Fridays 5 Family Story Time A Family-Ks. Reads Event “Not A Box”! Create a car out of a cardboard box with us and enjoy the movie “Cars”. Enjoy treats at their drive-in theater. Starts at 10:30 a.m. Great Bend Public Library, 1409 Williams. All Ages. 5 Explore Great Bend Month Begins Come downtown and start November out right on 5th with Mingling & Mimosas. Plan the rest of the month with: Nov. 12: Open Houses. Nov. 19: Find A Turkey. Nov. 25: Black Friday. Nov. 26 Home for the Holidays Festival, Parade and more. www.exploregreatbend.com 7 Jerry Barlow: Celtic Guitarist and Storyteller A virtuoso musician and world-class storyteller. Music composed of traditional music from the British Isles and his own Celticinspired music. 7:00pm. Great Bend Public Library, 1409 Williams. All Ages.