Photo gallery: The day in photos, Oct. 28, 2011

photo by: Growing Smiles

Dr. Kelli Henderson, of Growing Smiles, is encouraging kids to enjoy their Halloween candy for a few days and then bring the rest to a candy buyback party Nov. 3 at her practice, 1425 Wakarusa Drive.

photo by: Growing Smiles

Last year, Growing Smiles collected 500 pounds of candy during its first buyback party. The candy was shipped overseas to troops. The Lawrence dental practice hopes to top that amount this year.

photo by: Ailecia Ruscin

Quixotic Fusion, seen here during their February performance at Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., return to the venue for the October 2011 Final Friday. For this performance they will include a gyroscope, burlesque dancers and MarchFourth, a Portland, Ore. marching band.

photo by: Tom Soetaert

Ghost train passing by the Lawrence Visitors Center.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Sadie and Brandon Dye, of Lawrence, have their 1-week-old son immunized Wednesday afternoon by Dr. Carla Phipps, at the Family Practice Center 4915 W. 18th, in this 2005 file photo. There have been six cases of whooping cough identified in Lawrence in the last month; this is the second outbreak this year.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A crowd of women enjoy "Ladies Night Out with Bill Self" in Allen Fieldhouse, Thursday evening, Oct. 27, 2011. Women got the opportunity to run drills and receive one-on-one training from the KU coaching Staff. The second annual event was a fundraiser for Jayhawks for a Cure, which supports cancer treatment and research at the KU Cancer Center and Lawrence Memorial Hospital.