The annual Get the Red Out street fair, sponsored by UCM and the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce is set for 4-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, on Holden Street between South and Clark streets. The fair includes many different vendors, games and fun. The Mules football game follows the fair at 7 p.m. versus Missouri Western. For... Read more »

The Old Drum Open Mic series celebrates three years of hosting poets, musicians, songwriters and other performers with another live session Thursday, Sept. 3. The event is open to the public and runs from 6-8 p.m. in the back room of Old Drum Gallery at the corner of Holden and West Culton streets in downtown Warrensburg.... Read more »

Warrensburg Parks and Recreation is hosting a Preschool Explorers program, which runs from 9 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays from Sept. 8-29. The program will include theme weeks, crafts, songs, games, snacks, experiments and play time at the park or Community Center gym. The program is designed for children 2-5. The children must be potty trained. Themes will include... Read more »

Gregg Favre, a captain with the St. Louis Fire Department who received the University of Central Missouri’s 2014 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, will be the guest speaker at the 2015 Patriot Day 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at UCM. The observance begins at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the quadrangle. In case of inclement weather, the... Read more »

The Warrensburg Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the Gross Out Olympics from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Grover Memorial Park. This year, the events are designed to be gooier, slimier, grosser, messier and more disgusting with events like the Human Cheese Puff and the Bologna Toss. Participants must pre-register by Sept. 10. The event is designed for children ages... Read more »

Warrensburg Parks and Recreation is hosting a Storybook Trail program from Monday, Sept. 14 to Sunday, Sept. 20 along the new Todd Hamann Trail at Lions Lake. Hamann’s favorite story, “The Monster at the End of this Book” will be displayed along the new trail. As you walk/bike/run along the trail, you can stop at each... Read more »

Lifelong Learning at UCM is offering a program to sharpen bird watching skills titled “Birds of Pertle Springs” at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. Participants should meet at the first parking lot on the left from the main entrance to Pertle Springs. In case of inclement weather, the group will meet in Room 118 in the W.C. Morris Building... Read more »

A ceremony to celebrate the dedication of the new Todd Hamann Trail at Lions Lake Park is set for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. The park is located at 518 S.W. Boulevard in Warrensburg. For more information, contact Director Dodee Matthews at dodee.matthews@warrensburg-mo.com, visit the Warrensburg Community Center at 445 E. Gay St., or call 660-747-7178.

The Performing Arts Series and the department of music at the University of Central Missouri is set to present The International Contemporary Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Hart Recital Hall. The group is composed of 35 leading instrumentalists performing in forces ranging from solos to large ensemblesy. The PAS and the UCM Department of... Read more »

Warrensburg Parks and Recreation is hosting an Out-of-School Day from 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 at the Warrensburg Community Center. There will be swimming, crafts, games and more. Lunch and afternoon snack will be provided. Registration is required as space is limited. The program is for children in grades kindergarten through fifth grade. Admission will be $17... Read more »

The 13th annual Run for Freedom 5K, 10K and Poker Walk is set for 9 a.m. Sept. 26 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. The West Central Missouri Veterans Assistance League will host this USATF certified event that offers professional timing services, performance race shirts, medals for runners in 12 different age categories, cash... Read more »

A Drug Take Back Program is set scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. People can bring any unused or expired prescriptions or over-the-counter medicine to Bi-Lo Country Mart, 410 E. Young St. in Warrensburg. Items accepted are expired or unneeded over-the-counter medications, any medication from a licensed pharmacist and veterinary prescriptions no longer... Read more »

The Warrensburg Parks and Recreation Board is hosting a grand opening ceremony from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Old Drum’s Best Friend Dog Park, located at Cave Hollow Park, 1001 W. Gay St. For more information, contact Jayme Gee, recreation supervisor, at jayme.gee@warrensburg-mo.com, visit the Warrensburg Community Center at 445 E. Gay St., or call 660-747-7178.

The University of Central Missouri's Arthur F. McClure Archives and University Museum will offer a unique opportunity to learn more about heirlooms and historic items as they host "Ask a Curator Day" Saturday, Oct. 3. Experts will be at the event from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. in room 1470 of the James C. Kirkpatrick Library.... Read more »

Old Drum Open Mic is set for 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Tranquility Shop, 128 N. Holden St. in downtown Warrensburg. The event is free and open to the public. Writers and other artists from the area are invited to present their original works, such as songs, stories, poems, musical compositions, comic sketches, memoirs or other... Read more »

The Central Missouri Mules golf team will host its annual fundraising tournament on Friday, Oct. 2, at Royal Oaks Golf Course near Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, Missouri. Tee-off for the tournament is set for 1 p.m. The entry fee is $120 per person and includes green fees, golf cart, player gifts and lunch... Read more »

The Johnson County Historical Society and local radio program The Eclectic Café are set to kickoff the seventh annual Eclectic Café Concert Series at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the original Johnson County Courthouse, 302 N. Main St. on the west side of Warrensburg, Missouri. The acoustics of the 175-year old building allows the... Read more »

The UCM Breakers alternative spring break student organization is having its annual garage sale fundraiser from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1216 Pembrooke Drive in the Lake Ridge subdivision. All proceeds will benefit funding for their spring break trip to work with Habitat for Humanity. To donate items for their sale, email Kristie Brinkley at kbrinkley@ucmo.edu to arrange... Read more »

The University of Central Missouri will host the annual Johnson County Heart Walk for the third consecutive year at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, on the west side of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The annual event is expected to bring more than 500 walkers to campus to raise funds to assist in the fight... Read more »