Wednesdays and Saturdays — Emporia Farmers Market, WED. 5 p.m.; SAT. 8 a.m., Seventh Avenue and Merchant Street parking lot, 343-6555
Through Aug. 5 — Lyon County Free Fair, Lyon County Fairgrounds, 342-5014.
Aug. 4 — Girl Scouts: Try-It, You’ll Like It, all girls grades K-3, advanced registration required, 11 a.m., Amend Girl Scout Center, 342-4532.
Aug. 4 — Americus 150th Birthday Luncheon, 12 p.m., USD 251 Meeting Room, Americus, 443-5546.
Aug. 4 — Cruise Night, 7 p.m., Bad Ol’ Bern’s BBQ.
Aug. 4 — Back to School Safety, Flinthills Mall, 342-4631.
Aug. 4 — Preserving the Harvest, advanced registration required, The Learning Connection, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Graham Kitchen, 343-6555.
Aug. 6-9 — Community Theatre Mid-Summer Fair, Peter Pan Park.
Aug. 6-10 — End of Summer Celebration, advanced registration required, 7:30 a.m., Camp Alexander, 342-1386.
Aug. 7 — Banjo Pickin; Song Spinner, advanced registration required, The Learning Connection, 7 p.m., Presbyterian Manor, 343-6555.
Aug. 8 — Murphy’s Menu Salsa Contest, 4:30 p.m., Emporia Farmers’ Market, Seventh Avenue and Merchant Street parking lot, 342-4800.
Aug. 9 — Girl Scouts: High Tech Hide and Seek, all girls grades 6-12, advanced registration required. 8 a.m., Amend Girl Scout Center, 342-4532.
Aug. 9 — United Way Pacesetter Kick-Off, Bruffs Sports Bar & Grill, 6 p.m., 342-7564.
Aug. 10 — Look Up! At ESU Archives, advanced registration required, The Learning Connection, 9 a.m., Anderson Memorial Library, 343-6555.
Aug. 10-11 — The 2nd Annual Greater Emporia BBQ Festival, Peter Pan Park, 344-3867.
Aug. 10-11 — 1st United Methodist Church Garage Sale, Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday 8-11 a.m., 823 Merchant St., 342-4939.
Aug. 11 — Kids 4 Arts Festival, school age kids only, 10:30 a.m., Flinthills Mall, 343-2456.
Aug. 11-12 — Hunter Education Course, Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-6 p.m., Camp Alexander, 342-5016.
Aug. 13 — Some of My Best Friends Are Worms, The Learning Connection, 7 p.m., Lyon County Extension Office, 343-6555.
Aug. 13-24 — Emporia Recreation Commission Corporate Challenge, 340-6300.
Aug. 15 — Heirloom Tomato Sampler, advanced registration required, The Learning Connection, 12 p.m., Lyon County Extension Office, 343-6555.
Aug. 15 — ESU’s Fall session begins.
Aug. 17-19 — Flint Hills Beef Fest, Lyon County Fairgrounds, 343-4741.
Aug. 18 — Senior Spelling Bee, 9:30 a.m., His Place, 342-9056.
Aug. 18 — William Allen White House State Historic Site Tours and Ice Cream Social, 2 p.m., 927 Exchange, 342-2800.
Aug. 18 — Women’s Expo, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Flinthills Mall, 342-4631.
Aug. 19 — Possum Productions Presents: ADAM Foundation Musical Bash, 11 a.m., Desperados, 757-0874.
Aug. 21 — 1857: Prairie Doll, advanced registration required, The Learning Connection, 6 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 343-6555.
Aug. 22 — 1857: What in the World? advanced registration required, The Learning Connection, 3:30 p.m., Emporia Presbyterian Manor, 343-6555.
Aug. 24 — Girl Scouts: Come to Our Summer Bash Swim Party, all girls ages 5-17, advanced registration required, 7-9 p.m., Jones Aquatic Center, 342-4532.
Aug. 24-25 — Girl Scouts: G.U.M.MIES Gone Wild, all girls in 5th grade, advanced registration required, 6 p.m., Girl Scout Camp EE, 342-4532.
Aug. 25 — Bow Hunters Class, advanced registration required, 7 a.m., Camp Alexander, 343-9566.
Aug. 25 — ‘Home on the Range’, Camp Alexander Outdoor Challenge, advanced registration required, 9 a.m., Camp Alexander, 342-1386 or 443-5834.
Aug. 25 — Mall Show and Shine Cruise In, 6 p.m., Flinthills Mall.
Aug. 25 — Truck and Tractor Pull Benefit for Saffordville Community Center, 2 p.m., old school house in Saffordville, 279-4431.
Aug. 25-26 — 5th Annual Glass Blown Open, Jones Park, 794-1238.
Conventions
& Meetings
Aug. 14 — SWARM, Emporia State University, 341-1200.
Aug. 30-Sept. 3 — Antique Car Club Tour, Emporia.
F Listing deadline is the 5th of the month before the event month. For more information or to have your event included on the Community Calendar, contact the Emporia Area Chamber & Visitors Bureau at 620-342-1803, 800-279-3730, or www.emporiakschamber.org.