The 29th annual Geary County Historical Society Ice Cream Social will be this Sunday, Sept. 15 on the grounds of the Historical Museum.
This is a fundraiser for the Historical Museum programs.
A main attraction will be an ice cream and dessert sale featuring vanilla ice cream. homemade pies, cakes, cookies, popcorn and Eckrich smoked sausages. Whole desserts will be given as prizes for the cakewalk, which will be held between performances. The entry fee for the cakewalk is $1.
Live music will be performed throughout the event beginning with the Kansas Brigade Band at 3 p.m, the Junction City High School Jazz Band at 4 p.m. and the JCHS Orchestra at 5 p.m. The Kansas Brigade Band is a small brass band that plays historical music of the frontier period in the style of a Civil War brigade band.
During the Ice Cream Social, visitor can tour the museum, which will be open with free admission from 1-6 p.m. The newest exhibit G is for Goat Gland: An Alphabetical History of Geary County opened in may, and there’s a different topic for each letter of the alphabet.