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juried fine art and fine craft show with 130-plus artists; Artyopolis children’s area; more than 30 food vendors; arts and crafts demonstrations; outdoor art installations; and Friday-night big-band dance. Hours: 4 to 10 p.m. June 7; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 8-9; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 10 Cost (button for entire weekend): $15 at the gate; $10 in advance until June 5; free for age 11 and under Information: riverfestival.com; (785) 309-5770
24. GRASSROOTS ART CENTER 213 S. Main St., Lucas The art center focuses on grassroots and folk art of the region — works that are self-taught and naive and lean toward environments and other cultural arts. The center also features the outdoor Post Rock Limestone Exhibit, a tribute to the architectural work of stone masons in the area from 1870 to 1920. On display through Sept. 25 is “Button Masterpieces,” by the late Charles Berendt, of Denver, Colo. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May through September; 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday-Monday, October and April; 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, November through March Cost: $7 for adults; $3 for ages 6-12 Information: grassrootsart.net; (785) 525-6118
25. MIDSUMMER’S FESTIVAL Riverside Park and Heritage Square, downtown Lindsborg The Swedish village of Lindsborg will celebrate the summer solstice on June 16 with a 5K run/2-mile walk at 8:30 a.m.; Kubb tournament at 11:30 a.m.; entertainment, Swedish food demonstrations, blomkrans, Swedish genealogy and Swedish language lessons, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in downtown; blowing of the birch horn, Swedish dancing, arts and crafts booths, children’s activities and entertainment, 4 to 6:45 p.m. in Riverside Park; Swedish dancers and raising of
27. STERNBERG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
24. Grassroots Art Center [SUBMITTED] the Midsummer’s Pole at 7 p.m. in Heritage Square, followed by free swim in city pool, a beer garden and live band. Hours: 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. June 16 Cost: Free; fees for run/walk, Kubb tourney, blomkrans and face painting Information: midsummersfestival.com
26. SMOKY HILL RIVER FESTIVAL Oakdale Park, 730 Oakdale Drive, Salina Live music on four stages, including blues, classic and indie rock, hip-hop, Latin and R&B, will delight visitors during the four-day festival. Other highlights are a
3000 Sternberg Drive, Fort Hays State University, Hays The Sternberg Museum features a realistic Cretaceous diorama; the Discovery Room, an interactive area where visitors can explore the wonders of nature; and “World of Giant Insects,” a summer exhibit featuring immersive, realistic habitats with plants, ground cover and scenic backgrounds, live insects in terrariums and portraits of insects. The museum is home to one of the finest assemblies of Pteranodon material and a large collection of fossil grass seeds. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 20 through Sept. 30; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. TuesdaySaturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 through March 19 Cost: $9 for ages 13-59; $7 for age 60 and older; $6 for ages 4-12; $5 for Fort Hays State University students with ID; free for age 3 and under Information: sternberg.fhsu.edu; (785) 628-4286