Event planned to benefit Ballard Center

Ballard Community Center’s fourth annual fundraiser will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth.

Events will include a progressive buffet, live music and silent and live auctions.

Auction items will include:

¢ Trips for two to Napa Valley, Calif., and to New York.

¢ Use of condos in Taos, N.M. and Keystone, Colo.

¢ Kansas Speedway tickets.

¢ Original art by Peter Max (one of the artist’s prints is pictured above).

“We’ll have 124 items for sale,” said Dianne Ensminger, executive director at the Ballard Community Center, 708 Elm, which recently merged with Penn House, 1035 Penn.

The two programs provide a variety of services for low-income individuals and families in Lawrence.

MUSIC

City band’s final concert Wednesday

The Lawrence City Band’s final concert of the summer, which will feature fireworks and the band’s traditional renditions of the 1812 Overture and Stars and Stripes Forever, will be Wednesday.

The concert will begin at 8 p.m. at the William Kelly Bandstand in South Park. It is free and open to the public.

The “Grand Finale Concert” will include a mix of patriotic music, songs from several classic western movies and selections from Fiddler on the Roof.

COURTS

More trouble arises at Moon Bar

There’s trouble again at the Moon Bar, 821 Iowa.

In late May, the nightclub was the scene of a knife fight involving former Kansas University basketball player J.R. Giddens. Last week, police reported that the Moon Bar was selling alcohol after hours.

Now, police allege the bar has been selling alcohol without a license.

Lawrence Police spokesman Sgt. Dan Ward said the state’s division of Alcoholic Beverage Control notified police last Friday that the bar was operating without a license. Police visited the bar about 10:15 p.m. and found there was no license on display, Ward said.

He said the officer issued a citation that will require the bar’s owner to appear in municipal court.

Gasoline Prices

Patrol seeks fuel deals

The Journal-World has found a gas price as low as $2.23 at Citgo, Ninth and Iowa streets. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.