Country and pop singer Casi Joy will headline TIblow Days this weekend.
The 37th annual Tiblow Days runs Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 17 to 19, in Bonner Springs, Kan. The events are in downtown Bonner Springs, on Cedar, Front, Oak and Nettleton, and 2nd and 3rd streets. Casi Joy will perform on Saturday night.
According to Regina Utter, executive director of the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce, Joy is best known for being a contestant on The Voice, a singing show on NBC. She hails from Smithville, Mo., and is a graduate of Park University.
Another change for this year’s Tiblow Days is the addition of the Bonner Springs Farmers Market into the festival, according to Utter.
Friday’s free musical entertainment begins at 7 p.m. at Centennial Park and includes Andrew Hagar, Spencer Mackenzie Brown, and Rachel Mallin and the Wild Types.
Saturday’s musical entertainment, besides Casi Joy, will begin at 7 p.m. at Centennial Park and includes County Road Crossers, and Damien Gunn and the Bang Bangs.
For more information, visit www.bsedwchamber.org.
Tiblow Days events include:
Friday, Aug. 18:
Carnival – 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (armband and tickets)
Vendor booths –6 p.m. to 10 p.m., 2nd Street, from Elm to Cedar and Centennial Park.
Mayor’s banquet – 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tickets at Bonner Springs City Hall or Rotary Club members.
Beer Garden – 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Centennial Park, supports Bonner Springs Project Grad.
Musical entertainment – 7 p.m. at Centennial Park, by the caboose. Free event. Andrew Hagar, 8:15 p.m. Spencer Mackenzie Brown, 9:30 p.m. Rachel Mallin and the Wild Types.
Saturday, Aug. 19:
Biscuit and gravy breakfast – 6 to 9 a.m. First Christian Church, 148 N. Nettleton, Bonner Springs.
Tiblow Trot – 7 to 9 a.m.
Car show staging and check in – 8 to 10 a.m., Midwest Bus Lot, 313 E. Front St.
Bonner Springs Farmers Market – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 2nd and Cedar Street
Vendor booths – 9 a.m. to 5 / 11 p.m., 2nd Street from Elm to Cedar and Centennial Park.
Parade – 9:30 a.m., Lions Park to Nettleton to Oak.
Car show on Cedar Street – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., awards on the big stage at 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Parade awards – 11 a.m., Kelly Murphy Park (by the carnival)
Group performances – 11:15 a.m.to 2:15 p.m., Kelly Murphy Park, 11:15 a.m. CMS and BSHS cheerleaders and dance teams. 11:45 a.m., Renaissance Festival. 12:30 p.m., Legacy Dance Studio. 1:15 p.m., Premier Dance Studio and Performing Arts.
Smokin’ on Oak BBQ competition judging – noon to 2:30 p.m., followed by awards in the Community Center at 2:30 p.m.
Carnival – Noon to 9 p.m. (armband noon to 4 p.m., 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and tickets)
Community Pinewood Derby by Pack 3149, 3:30 p.m., Kelly Murphy Park, impound 3:30, race 4 p.m.
Beer Garden, 6 to 11 p.m., Centennial Park, supports Bonner Springs Project Grad
Musical lineup – 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Centennial Park, free, 7 p.m., County Road Crossers. 8:15 p.m., Damien Gunn and the Bang Bangs. 9:30 p.m., Casi Joy.