There will be a lot of wholesome family fun at the Vesper Community Center on Saturday December 2nd. There will be live Elvis Christmas music, a visit with Santa, an $850 xmas raffle, and bingo. The volunteer run community center is located at 1247 N 120th Rd Lincoln, KS 67455 less than 1 mile south of Hwy 18 in Vesper. Doors open at 5:30pm for concessions, a visit with Santa, and for purchasing raffle tickets.
Live music begins at 6:30pm and Bingo will begin at 7pm.
All ages can play Bingo. There will be an encore Elvis performance around 8:30pm during intermission. More information about bingo is on the vespercc. org website.
Santa’s appearance, the live Elvis performance, and the raffle prizes are all sponsored by Kansas Homes & Movers and Danny Huehl. R a f f l e tickets are $1 each and $5 for 6. There will be three cash prize winners, one for $100, one for $250 and one for $500, all drawn at 7pm.
All funds raised benefit the community center.
Admission is free for the live music performance and the visit opportunity with Santa. Visitors do not need to play bingo to participate in the raffle or enjoy the show and/ or purchase food for dine in or take out. Volunteers will be selling grilled burgers and cheese burgers, fresh made chicken noodle soup, loaded nachos, cheese cake, coconut, chocolate and peanut butter meringue pie, cinnamon rolls, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, ice cream sundaes, floats, popcorn and more to fund raise for the community center and its programs. The pies and cinnamon rolls are sponsored by Kansas Midwest Homes & Movers and the popcorn is provided by Pioneer Hi-bred Seed of Sylvan Grove.
Parents can take their own pictures of their kids when visiting with Santa. No fee is charged, and donations support the community center. There will be 20 games of bingo with cash prizes beginning at 7pm. Bingo cards for all 20 games can be purchased for as little as $6. Daubers, if needed, are $2.
Popular Elvis Christmas songs will be performed by Brian Lee Dunning at 6:30pm and again around 8:30pm. Brian has been entertaining rockabilly fans for practically his entire life. Raised on his grandparents’ Bob Wills 78s and his parents Elvis records, Brian’s love of American music and style carved him into one of the most energetic and dynamic rock and roll front men in the business. Brian has also toured the nation with the renowned Johnny Cash tribute show “He wears black”. He has shared the stage with such legends as Jerry Lee Lewis, Wanda Jackson, Big Al Downing, Chuck Berry, and Sonny Burgess. A seamless Elvis tribute artist, Brian has portrayed the King at fantasy themed events,sang on the soundtrack for a New York theme park’s Elvis themed show, and was one of only 35 entertainers chosen to perform at the Elvis tribute contest held in the king’s hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi. Brian’s powerful singing voice evokes a style similar to the early recordings of the legendary Johhny Burnette.
The facility is also supported by private donations and grants from Dane G Hansen and the Post Rock Community Foundation. Recent kitchen improvements including a new exhaust fan and hood have been funded in part by the Lincoln County Wind Economic Benefit fund and local businesses, so be sure to thank Pioneer Hi-Bred Seed of Sylvan Grove, Citizens State Bank & Trust, Meyer Tire and Lube, the Bank of Tescott, Strategic Farm Solutions, Lincoln Building Supply, S&S Auto service and towing, Bennington State Bank, Kansas Homes and Movers and Seirer’s Clothing when you patronize these businesses.
