By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Veronika Nelson, Hutch Rec's Arts & Humanities programmer spoke to the Hutchinson City Council Tuesday about the festivities celebrating Smallville that will start on Third Thursday.
"We kick off activities Thursday night in Chester I. Lewis Plaza, which is the new pocket park downtown, if you're unfamiliar, right across from the historic Fox Theater," Nelson said. "At 5:30 p.m., we have the Smallville proclamation from Superman himself. We also have some kind of new, fun activities. Superhero slack line, if you're not familiar with slack lining, come on down. It's a really fun recreational activity for families in the parks that can often be done at great heights like performances at the X Games and Cirque de Soleil, so we have some visiting athletes coming in to do some demonstrations for us. Also happening on Thursday evening, Third Thursday, traditional activities include the costume contest and our long-time favorite Morgan Wilk, local artist. We're really glad to have her back."
There are also a ton of activities on the weekend.
"Saturday, our friends at the Comic Con have decided to move activities downtown to DCI Park to be kind of COVID-friendly this year," Nelson said. "That was a really big opportunity for the community to build off of some of those festivities happening downtown. Saturday morning there are the races in the morning which usually happen on Third Thursday, so I've heard in previous years. The one mile fun run happens in the morning as well as the Smallville 5K. Then, the Comic Con will take place throughout the day downtown. There's also superhero slack line performances. You can get on a beginner line if you want to try your feet at some slack lining. Then, the Pub Crawl happens that evening all over downtown Hutchinson."
This event is free for the public to attend.