Summertime in the city of maples

Summer is here! With that comes all of the activities and events Osage has to offer. 
Summer Treasures Fest was just a few weeks ago, along with our first Downtown Farmers Market of the summer. We had nearly 20 vendors set up in the Art's Shoes and Home Trust Bank parking lots this year for Summer Treasures Fest! If you didn't have a chance to check out the Farmer's Market and would like to, they will be set up in the parking lot off 7th and State Streets the first Saturday of each month until September from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.

Independence Day will be here soon and all of the activities for people of all ages. The Osage Education Association is holding their annual On the Run for Education 5K & 1 mile run-walk at 7:30 on July 4th. 10 a.m. is when the parade will make its way through town. 11 a.m. will begin the 61st Annual Town & Country BBQ at the CRC Events Center. If you have children to entertain, from 12:30 - 2 p.m. there are FREE kids activities at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds. Extreme Bull Riding kicks off at 2:00 p.m., presented by the Mitchell County Rodeo Association.

Mitchell County Conservation Club has so many activities going on this summer - Project AWARE is kicking off July 10th through the 14th in effort to clean up the Cedar River. Also in July are their Discovery Day Camps. They will also be hosting a Stargazing event at the New Haven Potholes on August 12th which is a free event! 

Something new and exciting for Osage this summer - Cedar Summerstock Theatre is bringing 4 performances to the Cedar River Complex! The first production is Jesus Christ Superstar and will run from June 29th through July 9th. Then they will present James and the Giant Peach July 13th through July 23rd, The Music Man July 27th through August 6th. The final performance will include the Best of Broadway Revue and will run August 10th through August 12th. You can get your tickets at www.cedarsummerstock.org.

There are many more events going on that I hope to blog about more throughout the summer - you can also follow us on facebook and twitter where we will be promoting a lot of these community events.