Events News

Submitted photo RITTMAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUILT RAFFLE -- Patricia Watts and Wanda Lengacher display the handmade 60-by-84-inch quilt that will be raffled by the Rittman Historical Society at the Sleepwalker Festival on July 25-26.

A citywide search was conducted for the next Houston area bride to appear on billboards.

The 9th Annual Judd Flanders Memorial 8-ball Tournament will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Side Pockets in Lee's Summit at 224 NW Oldham Rd. Proceeds from the event will go to four charities: Children's Mercy Hospital, Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and HelpHOPELive .

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday for a Bentley University graduate who was killed on June 14 after a tractor-trailer struck the biking he was riding in Maine.

A public meeting will be held on Monday to discuss the upcoming closure of one of Pittsburg's three fire stations.

Turns out Asheville not only runs for beer, but to support music, too. Asheville runners are expected out in force again June 22 for the second annual Run for Shindig on the Green 5K, a 3.1-mile race and 1-mile fun run/walk, to raise money for the free bluegrass and old-time music fest held downtown on summer Saturday nights.

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Election Board heard an appeal from a community member on June 10 who presented to the Election Board evidence that the integrity of the June 2 election and referendum ordinance was jeopardized.

LCS will hold their annual registration for Back To School back pack and sneakers from Monday, June 24, 2013 - Friday, July 12, 2013 OR We accept children attending Lehigh Acres schools from Kindergarten through the 12th grade.

The main event features Frankie "Pitbull" Gomez vs. DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley in a 10 round junior welterweight bout that will be televised live on FOX Sports Network.

Popular T.V presenter, Gifty Anti has been honoured with an "Excellence Award for Giving Women a Platform and a Voice," at the African Women in Leadership Organisation conference.

The second annual "Rock the South" festival will be held at Heritage Park in Cullman, Alabama on June 21 and 22. This is the festival's second year and will feature acts including Sara Evans , The Band Perry , Hank Williams, Jr. , and Gregg Allman .

For more information, call 472-6940 or 477-8461. * The Guam Board of Examiners for Dentistry regular meeting will be held at 3 p.m. June 19 at the Health Professional Licensing Office in the Terlaje Professional Building, Suite 209, 194 Hernan Cortez Avenue, Hagatna.

The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce will be visiting the U.S. Capitol and regional offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of a one-day tour to promote the state and discuss environmental policies with federal regulators.

The Chattanooga Breakfast Club, the Rotary Club of Chattanooga Hamilton Place and the Rotary Club of Chattanooga have joined forces again to present the 6th annual Gourmet Guys Food Tasting Gala.

The Iroquois Amphitheater will be the site of a benefit concert for the victims of the tornado in Moore, Okla., Louisville Metro Parks officials have announced.

Jacob's Well Coffeehouse, downtown Rockville 's monthly Christian nightclub, will feature Seasons, a five-person Celtic group from Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, on Friday, July 5. Doors open at 7 p.m., with live music starting at 7:30 p.m. The coffeehouse will be held at Bev's Corner Drop-in Center, 3 Elm Street in the Rockville section of Vernon.

This fundraiser is organized by the volunteers of Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue's to raise awareness and funds for abandoned or homeless Doberman Pinschers.

The Rochester Republican City Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, June 24 at 6pm at The Pink Cadillac Diner, 17 D Farmington Road, Route 11, Rochester.

Bridge Christian Church in Chattanooga will hold its annual Movies in the Park at Dark, starting on Friday, June 21, with "Ice Age: Continental Drift."

The Northern Territory state funeral for the former lead singer of Yothu Yindi, Mr Yunupingu, will be held at the site of the annual Garma Festival in Arnhem Land.