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Events, community gatherings in the Kansas City metro area

16th Annual Walk to Remember will be held Sept. 8 at Loose Park.
16th Annual Walk to Remember will be held Sept. 8 at Loose Park. File photo

Sept. 7

Latino Arts Festival: Participating artists in all genres will sell artwork. Event also includes music and food, 1 to 5 p.m., Bethany Park, Central Avenue and North 12th Street, Kansas City, Kansas, free.

Powell Gardens Mid-Continent Public Library Day: Enjoy the garden along with trail tale, story-time free when you present your library card, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 NW Missouri Highway 50, Kingsville.

Prairie Village Festival: Celebrate 10 years of jazz, food trucks and more, 4 to 10:30 p.m., 7700 Mission Road, Prairie Village, $5.

Sept. 7-8

Haskell Indian Art Market: More than 165 Native American artist will display and sell their handmade artwork along with entertainment and food, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Haskell Indian Nationals Pow Wow Grounds, Lawrence, free.

Sept. 8

On Par for Helping Kids Hear Fundraiser: Enjoy a game at Top Golf, all proceeds help defray the cost of hearing aids for children in Kansas and the metro area, noon to 3 p.m., Top Golf, 10611 Nall Ave., Overland Park, $125, terri@hear2helpkc.org.

16th Annual Walk to Remember: Lives lost to suicide, homicide, fire accident or other traumatic deaths, proceeds from the walk stay exclusively in the Kansas City area, 9 a.m. Loose Park, 51st Wornall, Kansas City, $25 advance, $30, http://www.sass-mokan.com/Sass-walk/.

Wheels & Dreams Car Truck & Bike Show: Family fun, live music, food trucks, vendors along with more than 300 cars on display, 1 to 4 p.m., Shawnee Town 1929, 11501 W. 57th St. Shawnee.

Sept. 13

Twilight Hike: Parent and children ages 3 to 6 can explore trails as the sun sets, 7 p.m., Ernie Miller Park, 909 North Kansas 7 Highway, Olathe, www.jcprd.com.

Sept. 14

Overnight Fishing: Open stricktly for fishing from the bank or from watercraft, the lake is filled with crappie and large mouth bass, park officers will be on duty throught the night, 11 p.m., Lexington Lake Park, 8850 Sunflower Road, De Soto, Kansas, 913-888-4713.

Sept. 13-15

Fiesta Hispana 2019: Kick off your weekend with great food, live music, vendors, games and rides for kids, 5 to 11 p.m. Sept. 13, noon to 11 p.m. Sept. 14 and 15, Barney Allis Plaza, 12th and Wyandotte, free, www.kcfiestahispana.com.

Sept. 15

Book Signing: Meet Kurtis Bell, author of “Aid from Above,” as he talks about is journey as a flight nurse in his book, 2 to 5 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Oak Park Mall, 11323 W. 95th St., Overland Park.

Sept. 16

Johnson County Association of Retired School Personnel Meeitng: Guest speaker Marlene Katz presents an autobiographical depiction of Esther Brown and her part in the Brown vs. Board of Education history, 10 a.m. to noon, Asbury Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th Prairie Village, 913-681-2759.

Sept. 21

The 27th Annual Waldo Fall Festival: A family friendly event with kids, rides, games, face painting, food trucks, local music and vendors, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 75th and Wornall, Kansas City.

Fifth Annual Festival of the Lost Township: Celebrates brewers, distillers, winemakers, meadmakers, bakers, coffee roasters and many other artisans, noon to 5 p.m., Downtown Raytown, East 63rd Street and Raytown Road, $45, eventbrite.

Sept. 27

Twilight Hike: Parent and children ages 3 to 6 can explore trails as the sun sets, 7 p.m., Ernie Miller Park, 909 North Kansas 7 Highway, Olathe, www.jcprd.com.

Sept. 28

Overland Park Fall Festival: Hometown parade downtown, along with vendors filled with arts and crafts, a farmers market, food and three stages full of entertainment, 7 a.m., farmers market, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Downtown Overland Park, W. 79th St., Overland Park, www.opkansas.org.

Second Annual NKC Music Fest: Hear a mix of live area bands while checking out some of the top spots for music, microbrews, food and fun, 2 to 11:55 p.m., $15, eventbrite at https://nkcmusicfest.com/tickets/.

Wing Fest: Stop by and enjoy wings as the judges pick the best wings and sauce, music, 3 to 11 p.m., Grinders Crossroads, 417 E. 18th St., Kansas City.

2019 Fall Gypsy Craft Fair: Shopping, music, food and more, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5904 Crystal Ave., Kansas City.

Lisa Lopez, llopez@kcstar.com

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