NEWTON, Kan. — Newton’s first outdoor celebration of spring, the Apple Blossom Festival, is set for Friday, April 24, at Newton Presbyterian Manor. The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. on the Presbyterian Manor lawn at 1200 E. Seventh St. in Newton.
Apple Blossom is participating in the Newton Area Arts Council’s 2nd Annual Spring Into the Arts Festival sponsored by the Newton Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.
Dinner is a pork barbecue with potato salad, baked beans and apple pie. Kids’ meal packs include pork barbecue, hot dog or hamburger with chips, a drink and a cookie. A drive-thru is also available off of the Broadway Apartments entrance for those unable to stay for the evening. Proceeds of the meal benefit Presbyterian Manor’s Good Samaritan Program.
Live entertainment begins at 4:45 p.m. and includes the Midian Shrine Hillbilly Band, followed by the Manor’s on-campus Apple-A-Day Preschool at 5:50 p.m. High Street Dance Company will perform at 6 with the Newton Community Children’s Choir at 6:15. The Huxman Quartet is on at 6:55 while the Great Plains Jazz Orchestra finishes the evening at 7:15.
Festival meal tickets are $8 in advance for adults and $9 on site. Kids’ meal packs are $4 in advance and $5 the evening of the Festival. Tickets are available at Presbyterian Manor and Midland National Bank.
All proceeds of the Festival will benefit the Good Samaritan Program, which provides financial assistance for Manor residents who have outlived their personal resources.