Wyandotte County Fair continues Saturday with rodeo, musical entertainment, carnival
The Wyandotte County Fair will be open from 2 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, July 16, the last day of the fair this year. The fair features a rodeo, musical entertainment and a carnival on Saturday. There will be live musical entertainment all day. The High Stakes Rodeo will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Rodeo Arena. There are also food, concessions and vendors at the fair.
The admission charge is $5 per person, with ages 12 and younger free. There is a $5 parking fee. There will be no additional charge for the musical entertainment or the rodeo. Carnival rides have an extra charge. Country music will be featured Saturday.
Performing at the fair’s Main Stage on Saturday will be Luke Hupp, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Vigil Annie, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Lily B. Moonflower, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Jimmy Harris, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Jarrod Turner, 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Performing at the fair’s Shade Pavilion will be Mr. Stinky Feet, 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.; The Nite Owls, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Bob Kamler, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The fairgrounds are at 13700 Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas. Saturday’s fair events are presented by Q104 radio. For more information, visit https://www.wycofair.com/fair2022.
Holland to speak at Democratic breakfast Saturday
Mark Holland, a candidate for U.S. Senate, will be the guest speaker at the Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast meeting at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, July 16. The breakfast will be at the Las Islas VIP Bar and Grill, 4929 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Holland is a minister and a former Kansas City, Kansas, mayor. The restaurant opens at 8:15 a.m. Saturday with the program beginning around 9:15 a.m.
Local Democratic candidates also may be speaking at the program, on four-minute time limits. The meeting is open to Democrats. Breakfast will be available for purchase. The cost of breakfast is $10, or $7 for students and those on limited incomes. Those attending do not have to purchase a breakfast to listen to the program.
Auditions planned for Shakespeare in Parking Lot production
Open auditions are planned from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at the Alcott Arts Center for a Shakespeare in the Parking Lot production. “A Midsummer Night Dream” by William Shakespeare will be presented. It will be directed by Friday Beeler, an undergraduate directing and producing major at Avila College. The show will take place in a semi-traditional high fantasy outdoor setting, weather permitting.
Those actors who audition are asked to bring a head shot and resume. There will be a cold reading from a script. Alcott will be casting 15 to 20 people of all ages and genders, including extras. The show dates are Sept. 10-11 and Sept. 17-18 on the west lawn of the Alcott campus at 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The Alcott is not ADA accessible. For more information, call 913-233-2787.
Monarchs play tonight at home
The Kansas City Monarchs will play a home game at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Legends Field, near I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kansas. The visiting team will be the Lake Country DockHounds. It will be Jayhawk Jam Night at the Monarchs. For ticket information, visit https://monarchsbaseball.com/.
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