Little Balkans Festival 2011
September 2nd, 3rd & 4th
Pittsburg, Kansas
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2011 Little Balkans Event Schedule
* 9 AM AND 11 AM TRAIN RIDES ARE SOLD OUT!!!*

 

Friday, September 2nd
8am Chamber Coffee
Pritchett Pavilion, 2nd & Broadway
 
9am-5pm Free Petting Zoo                                            
6th & Pine
Sponsored by Midwest Minerals, Pitt Plastics, Kansas Teachers Community Credit Union & M&I Bank-A Part of BMO Financial Group
 
1pm-3pm Senior King and Queen Pageant
Meadowbrook Mall
Sponsored by Sunset Manor, Guest Home Estates, Cornerstone Village & Golden Living Center
 
6pm-9pm Big Band Swing Dance with "Blues Over Easy"
Meadowbrook Mall
 Sponsored by Meadowbrook Mall & Carrington Place

Saturday, September 3rd

 
7am-9am Photo submission for Little Balkans Photography Contest
Memorial Auditorium, Upper lobby, 5th and Pine. Judging begins at 10am.
Photographs can be picked up anytime in the month of September.
Download information and rules.
Sponsored by Bishop’s Studio, Studio One, and Treasured Images
 
7:30am Little Balkans 5K run, a 1 mile run & a kid's fun run
11th & Broadway at Trail Head Park. Shirts to the first 50 entries. Medals and ribbons awarded.
Contact Pittsburg Parks and Rec. at 620-231-8310 or download flyer.
 
7:30am - Noon Farmer's Market
2nd & Broadway
 
8am & 1pm Little Balkans Days 3 Person Scramble Golf Tournament
Four Oaks Golf Course, Lincoln Park. Cash prizes!
Contact Four Oaks Golf Course at 620-231-8070 or download information.
 
8am Gorilla Century 100, 60 or 32 mile Bike Ride
Contact Tailwind Cyclists for more info at
620-231-2212 or www.tailwindcyclists.com
or download information. (Flyer Page 1 - Flyer Page 2)
 
8am-10pm Mike's Amusements Carnival
1st & Broadway
Sponsored by Cox Communications
 
8am-5pm Arts &Crafts Festival
On Broadway from 2nd-4th Streets
Vendor Application
 
8am-4pm Downtown Merchant Sidewalk Sale
From 4th St. north on Broadway
 
8am-1pm Little Balkans Chili Cook-Off
2nd Street between Broadway & Pine
CASI Sanctioned Chili Cook-Off, Jr. Chili Cook Off, Salsa & Hot Wings.
Contact Eric Rosenblad for info. at 620-232-1330 or rosenblade@klsinc.org
Sponsored by Fat Daddy's & Commerce Bank
 
8am Little Balkans Car Show
4th-7th on Broadway
Sponsored by First Federal Savings and Loan and Rollin’ Nostalgia Car Club
 
8:30am Tennis Tournament
Four Oaks Tennis Courts
Contact Pittsburg Parks and Rec. at 620-231-8310 or download flyer.
 
 9am Baby Contest
Main Stage 4th & Broadway
Registration begins at 8:15am at Main Stage.
Download information and rules.
 
SOLD OUT   9am & 11am Train Rides (One hour round trips)
Monroe & Elm Streets. Trains leave promptly at the times above. Trains are not handicap accessible.
Tickets $5 each or Family Pack (5 tickets) for $15. Advance Tickets sold at Watco Companies, 315 W. 3rd Street.
Sept. 3rd, tickets will be sold at loading location. Limited seats available.
Sponsored by South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (use logo) and Heart of the Heartland Railroad Club
 
9am-2pm Annual Book Sale
Pittsburg Public Library, 308 N. Walnut
 
10am-4pm Radio Controlled Airplanes
Half mile west & half mile north of the Pittsburg Airport
 
9am-12pm Colonial Fox Theatre Foundation Tours
Historic Colonial Fox Theatre Tours Every half hour- Between 4th & 5th streets on Broadway
Limit 25 per tour group. $3 suggested donation. http://colonialfox.org
 
9am-5pm Free Petting Zoo
6th & Pine
Sponsored by Midwest Minerals, Pitt Plastics, Kansas Teachers Community Credit Union & M&I Bank-A Part of BMO Financial Group
 
9am-5pm Little Balkans Quilt Guild Quilt Show
Memorial Auditorium Lower Level, 5th and Pine
Download flyer.
Sponsored by Community National Bank, University Bank & Brenner Mortuary
 
10am-11am Junior King & Queen Pageant
Main Stage 4th & Broadway, Registration begins at 9:30am
Sponsored by Loree’s Bridal & Formal
Two categories: Girls 3-6 years old and Boys 3-6 years old. Prizes for top three
finishers in each category. Scores will based on 50% personality and 50%
appearance.
Rules:
No make-up. No pageant dresses. No swimsuits.
Entry fee is $10 per child
Registration Form
 
10am-6pm Little Balkans Folk Life Festival

Hosted by J.T. Knoll
Pritchett Pavilion
10:00 Lem Sheppard (Blues and Folk)
11:00 White Buffalo (Poetry, Song & Storytelling)
12:00 Johnnie Zibert (Polka)
12:30 J.T. Knoll (Group Sing-a-long)
1:00 Tristatesmen Barbershop Chorus
2:00 John Kendrick & Sons (Cowboy songs &Bluegrass)
3:00 Daniel Warlop Collective (Jazz)
4:00 Jamie Ortolani and John Gobetz (Classic Rock & Blues)
5:00 The Hot Jack Gravy Band (Classic Rock n’ Roll)
Sponsored by Marrone’s Inc. & Via Christi Hospital 
 
10am until sold out- Homemade Ice Cream, Cake & Pie Social
First United Methodist Church, 5th & Pine
 
11:00-11:45 YMCA Academy of Dance
Main Stage 4th & Broadway
 
11:45-12:00 Jody Phillips Dance Co.
Main Stage 4th & Broadway
 
12:30 Vintage Fashion Show
Main Stage 4th and Broadway
 
1pm Little Balkans Pet Contest
Main Stage 4th and Broadway, Registration begins at 12:30pm.
For registration & rules.
Sponsored by Images by Stacey
 
2pm The Cheer Pitt- Cheerleading and Tumbling
Main Stage 4th and Broadway
 
3pm Mangia! Mangia! Spaghetti Eating Contest!!
Main Stage 4th and Broadway
Come hungry!!  Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place!!!!
First 25 to register can enter. Must be 14 or older. Register in person on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the
Info. Booth, 2nd and Broadway. Registration deadline is Noon.
 
3pm Pittsburg Community Theatre "Dixie Swim Club”
Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium
Ages 6 & up admitted with Little Balkans Button
Sponsored by NPC International
 
6pm-10pm Little Balkans Street Dance
Main Stage, 4th& Broadway

6:00-8:00 The Solid Gold Band

8:00-10:00 The Ben Miller Band

Pritchett Pavilion

7:00-10:00 John Yoger Polka Band

Sponsored by the Coleman Family Foundation
 

Sunday, September 4th

8am & 1pm Little Balkans Days 3 Person Scramble Golf Tournament
Four Oaks Golf Course, Lincoln Park
Contact Four Oaks Golf Course at 620-231-8070 or download information. 
 
9:30am load, 10:00am depart Extended Train Ride (return at approx. 2pm)
Train Ride to Corona Depot & Museum with Chicken Dinner included. $20.00 Per Person over 6 years old. Trains are not handicap accessible. Advance Tickets only sold at Watco Companies, 315 W. 3rd Street. Ticket sales end after Sept. 1.
Sponsored by South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad and Heart of the Heartland Railroad Club.

 

12pm-4pm Little Balkans Quilt Guild Quilt Show
Memorial Auditorium Lower Level, 5th & Pine
Download flyer.
 Sponsored by Community National Bank, University Bank & Brenner Mortuary
 
1pm Bocci Tournament
Lincoln Park
Download flyer.
Sponsored by Noon Kiwanis & Italian Heritage Society 
 
6pm-8pm Fishing Derby
Lakeside Park
Sponsored by John’s Sporting Goods and Clawpaws Pet Shop
 
8:30pm Tallgrass Film Festival Road Show
Colonial Fox Theatre, between 4th and 5th streets on Broadway
$3 suggested donation. For more information visit http://colonialfox.org   
http://www.tallgrassfilmfest.c om/film_association or download information.

 

Little Balkans Buttons $4.00

Button Events

“Dixie Swim Club”

Little Balkans Quilt Show

Get your buttons in advance at Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium - 503 N. Pine, Jock’s Nitch Sporting Goods - 523 N. Broadway, or at local financial institutions.