The Alferd Packer Memorial String Band hosts the first Pi Day celebration. An irrational event.

photo by: John Young

Steve Goeke points out a bidder during an auction that took place during a Pi day celebration hosted by The Alfred Packer Memorial Band Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Theater. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair, and a pie contest..

photo by: John Young

Ron Callaway bows after performing a skit as Albert Einstein's ghost during a Pi day celebration hosted by The Alfred Packer Memorial Band Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Theater. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair, and a pie contest..

photo by: John Young

Julie Kingsbury, left, and Linda Tilton perform a dance routine during a Pi day celebration hosted by The Alferd Packer Memorial Band Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Theater. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair, and a pie contest..

photo by: John Young

Matt Kirby, left, and the rest of the Alferd Packer Memorial Band perform during a Pi day celebration hosted by Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Theater. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair and a pie contest.

photo by: John Young

Attendees fill the basement of the Lawrence Community Theater to sample pies during a Pi day celebration hosted by The Alfred Packer Memorial Band Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Theater. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair, and a pie contest..

photo by: John Young

Ron Callaway portrays Albert Einstein's ghost in a comedy skit during a Pi day celebration hosted by The Alferd Packer Memorial Band Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Theater. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair, and a pie contest.

photo by: John Young

Shawn Bowen, 15, Lawrence, thinks hard as he tries to recite pi during a Pi Day celebration Wednesday at Theatre Lawrence. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair and a pie contest.

photo by: John Young

Gwyneth Sigmon plays the flute during a Pi day celebration hosted by The Alfred Packer Memorial Band Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Theater. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair, and a pie contest..

photo by: John Young

Anne Lamoy, Kansas City, waves to the audience as she models the apron she won for having the best tasting pie during a Pi day celebration hosted by The Alfred Packer Memorial Band Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Theater. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair, and a pie contest..

photo by: John Young

Raven Naramore, Lawrence, prepares pie slices for judges during a Pi day celebration hosted by The Alfred Packer Memorial Band Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Theater. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair, and a pie contest.

photo by: John Young

Wearing a pie shaped hat, Susan MacNally, Lawrence, samples a pie during a Pi day celebration hosted by The Alfred Packer Memorial Band Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Lawrence Community Theater. The event featured music, comedy skits, an auction benefiting the Douglas County Science Fair, and a pie contest. McNally was one of three judges at the pie contest..