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04/21/2003 Archived Entry: "It's Festival Time"

IT'S FESTIVAL TIME

It’s time to start thinking about the Kansas Sampler Festival….and it’s time to kick off the season of exploring our Kansas towns and byways.

The Kansas Sampler Festival is held the first weekend of May to help get the public excited about planning day trips and exploring Kansas during the summer months. From Elk Falls and Elk City to Wichita to Ellsworth, communities of every size will have representatives to answer questions, distribute literature and inspire Kansans to travel and explore their area.

KANSAS SAMPLER FESTIVAL
Riverside Park, Independence
Saturday May 3, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday May 4, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Admission adults $5.00; children ages 7 – 14, $3.00
www.kansassamplerfestival.com

Learn what there is to see and do in Kansas. Visit with representatives from more than 150 Kansas communities who will be promoting their events and attractions. There are treasures all over our state that are worth exploring.

Sample the authentic Kansas cuisine.

See a variety of Kansas entertainers: musicians, poets, dancers and re-enactors.

Sample and buy Kansas made products.

Witness live demonstrations.

There will be many food vendors to choose from.

Performers scheduled to entertain you are: Ann Zimmerman, Susie and the LuWondas, Steve Bowman, Harkey the Clown, Teresa Bachman, Cliff Sexton, 48 Stars-Voice Impressionist, Laurie Michelle and Larry Hucke, John Hamlin, Larry Hanson, Brothers and Sisters, Buster Jenkins and Betty, Elliott Family Band, Newgrass Tradition, Walnut River String Band, Allen Macfarlane, Margie Broeckelman, Bennie Holtsclaw, Equine Eagles, Heartland Twisters, Charlie Trayer and Cowdogs, Lindsborg Folkdanslag, Promenade Square Dance Club.

New events at this year’s Festival include:
Arts and crafts vendors representing the top arts and crafts events in the state.
Demonstrating artists, who will also sell their products.
Display of the Governor’s quilt and quilting demonstrations.
Working cowdog demonstrations.
Little Giant coal shovel demonstration.
Antique cars by the RPM Car Club.
Petting zoo.
New activities in the kids’ tent.
Ethnic dancing.

It’s fun to learn about Kansas. It’s a beautiful drive from here to Independence, and there are many things to do in Independence. If you want to plan some road trips this summer, this is the best place to go to find out what all the areas of the state have to offer. Be an expert on Kansas. We have so much of which to be proud.

Taken from the Kansas Sampler Festival Program compiled by:
Marci Penner, Executive Director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation
Melody Clubine, director of the Kansas Sampler Festival.