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K-State Spring Community Visit to Crawford County

K-State Spring Community Visit to Crawford County

K-State will visit Crawford County on Tuesday, March 28. The visit includes a day of activities to engage with, listen to and learn from Kansans in Pittsburg, Girard and the Crawford County region.

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48th Annual Four State Farm Show: May 19-21 on PSU campus

48th Annual Four State Farm Show: May 19-21 on PSU campus

Around 800 vendors are expected at this year’s Four State Farm Show

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A Night in New Orleans – A Creole Style Shrimp Boil and Party

Join us Saturday evening, April 1, 2023 at Miners Hall Museum, Franklin, Kansas and spend a night in New Orleans.…

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Writing festival to bring poets laureate, singer-songwriter to Pittsburg State 

Writing festival to bring poets laureate, singer-songwriter to Pittsburg State 

High school students, the public, and university students will have the opportunity to learn from the masters at WritersFest, a literary festival planned by Pittsburg State University’s Creative Writing Program in March, with workshops and…

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Campus will come alive with music events in March 

The community and the campus can choose from among seven concerts planned for March by the Pittsburg State University Music…

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PHS Theatre bringing SpongeBob to life as musical

Pittsburg High School Theatre will bring to life all the beloved characters from Bikini Bottom — Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, Squidward, and the rest! — when it produces The SpongeBob Musical at 7 p.m. March 9-10 and at 2 p.m. March 11 at Pittsburg High School.

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Feminist author, podcaster to kick off Women’s History Month at PSU

Feminist author, podcaster to kick off Women’s History Month at PSU

Women’s History Month will kick off at Pittsburg State University on March 1 with a lecture from a national speaker as part of the long running Women in Government Lecture Series. 

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Diversity Week hosted by PSU student organizations

Diversity Week hosted by PSU student organizations

Students in a variety of organizations are collaborating to hold Pittsburg State University’s first Diversity Week with several events open to the public. 

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Experience the world at the International Food and Culture Fair 

Experience the world at the International Food and Culture Fair 

Guests can once again go around the world in a few hours when the International Student Association at Pittsburg State University hosts the annual International Food and Culture Fair on Saturday, March 4, from 5 to 8:30 p.m.  

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Poet Joan Kwon Glass to read at Pittsburg State University 

Poet Joan Kwon Glass to read at Pittsburg State University 

What does grief feel like when “the landscape doesn’t change // but everything else does?”

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Pitt State Theatre brings trailblazing woman’s story to life 

Pitt State Theatre brings trailblazing woman’s story to life 

Emilia Bassano was a trailblazer 400 years ago, but her story is almost completely lost to history. 

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Prize winning string quartet to perform at Pitt State 

Prize winning string quartet to perform at Pitt State 

From Carnegie Hall to McCray Hall, the Calidore String Quartet will perform at Pittsburg State University on Friday, Feb. 17, as part of the Department of Music’s Solo & Chamber Music…

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Pitt State Wind Ensemble concert to feature “Rhapsody in Blue”

Pitt State Wind Ensemble concert to feature “Rhapsody in Blue”

The Pittsburg State University Wind Ensemble is planning a free concert on Thursday, Feb. 16, that explores to what extent…

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Exhibit features portraits of superstars

Exhibit features portraits of superstars

An exhibit by celebrated photographers open Monday, February 6 at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts at Pittsburg State University, 1711 S. Homer.   Images from…

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PSU Opera Theatre presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S Pinafore

PSU Opera Theatre presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S Pinafore

Posted on behalf of Pittsburg State University PSU Opera Theatre will take audiences to the open seas on Feb. 3…

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Miners Hall Museum quarterly exhibit: Of Money and Metals: Doing Business in the Mining Era

Miners Hall Museum quarterly exhibit: Of Money and Metals: Doing Business in the Mining Era

Join us as we begin 2023 with our first quarterly exhibit. “Of Money and Metals: Doing Business in the Mining Era”. 

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KSHSAA Class 5A Football State Championship

KSHSAA Class 5A Football State Championship

Since 2014 the Kansas 5A Football State Champion has been crowned at historic Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg. Gameday happens to be Small Business Saturday. Eat like a local and enjoy small town deals.

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PSU Homecoming committee announces plans for 2022

PSU Homecoming committee announces plans for 2022

2022 PSU Homecoming activities are scheduled for October 17-22, engaging current students and employees, bringing alumni back to town, and injecting crimson and gold spirit throughout the community.

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Pittsburg Multigenerational Choir to perform at PSU

Pittsburg Multigenerational Choir to perform at PSU

Returning to the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts for a concert on Oct. 19 is the Pittsburg Multigenerational Chorus with “It’s a Swing Thing,” featuring jazz standards and Big Band favorites.

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Pumpkin Patches

Pumpkin Patches

Crawford County has three pumpkin patches open through October, each offering something different for visitors.

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Fall ArtWalk returns to Downtown Pittsburg

Fall ArtWalk returns to Downtown Pittsburg

The Fall ArtWalk will be held Friday, September 23, 2022, from 5p-9p, in downtown Pittsburg, Kansas.

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International Night Market to be held in Pittsburg

International Night Market to be held in Pittsburg

An International Night Market with a variety of nation and ethnic booths featuring music, games, street food, wares, and more will…

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Model T Club to tour Southeast Kansas

Model T Club to tour Southeast Kansas

Several Antique Model T’s will be seen throughout Southeast Kansas during the week of September 7-11, 2022.

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Little Balkans Days Carnival, PASSPORT Events & Train

Little Balkans Days Carnival, PASSPORT Events & Train

The 37th Annual Little Balkans Days Festival in Pittsburg, Kansas is scheduled for August 29 through September 4, 2022 Numerous activities will be available, including an Arts, Crafts & Food Show, the Folk Life Music Festival, and numerous PASSPORT events.

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34th Little Balkans Quilt Show

34th Little Balkans Quilt Show

September 3rd, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, September 4th, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Little Balkans Folk Life Music Program

Little Balkans Folk Life Music Program

Join emcee J.T. Knoll on Saturday, September 3rd at the Little Balkans Folk Life Music Festival at the west end of Pittsburg’s Lincoln Park.

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An Annual Boom Town

Celebrate our Independence in Small Town U.S.A.  Situated in extreme northwest Crawford County, sits Hepler, Kansas. This sleepy, little hamlet…

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Arma to be featured in Miners Hall Museum exhibit

Arma to be featured in Miners Hall Museum exhibit

Miner Hall Museum’s second quarter exhibit is “Little Balkans Coal Camp – Arma”, opening April 1 and continuing through June 26, 2022.

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Arma 75th Annual V-J Homecoming

Arma 75th Annual V-J Homecoming

A 75-year celebration marks the end of War World II, and the joy of coming home.

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Little Balkans Festival Photo Contest goes digital

Little Balkans Festival Photo Contest goes digital

The Little Balkans Days Festival in Pittsburg, Kansas is seeking entries for one of its most popular events – the photo contest.

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Plaster Center: If you build it, they will come

Plaster Center: If you build it, they will come

This week, the Plaster Center staff are rolling out the “green carpet” to vendors and attendees of the 36th Annual Four State Farm Show at what just might be the largest event that the building has hosted to date. 

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Big Kansas Road Trip moves to Southeast Kansas

Big Kansas Road Trip moves to Southeast Kansas

From May 5-8, 2022, the Big Kansas Road Trip will showcase Bourbon, Cherokee and Crawford counties in Southeast Kansas.

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Friday Music on the Lake 2021 schedule

Friday Music on the Lake 2021 schedule

ar off due to the pandemic, Friday Music on the Lake returns to Crawford State Park near Farlington, Kansas.

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Big Brutus to host Big Iron Overland Rally

Big Brutus to host Big Iron Overland Rally

Big Brutus National Historic Site will host the Big Iron Overland Rally from May 14-16, 2021.

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Little Balkans Days set for Labor Day Weekend

Little Balkans Days set for Labor Day Weekend

After canceling the Little Balkans Days Festival in 2020, the Festival Committee has announced the event will return in 2021.

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Bootlegging exhibit comes to Pittsburg museum

Bootlegging in the Kansas Balkans in the 19th and 20th centuries comes alive for the first time in an exhibit at the Crawford County Historical Museum in Pittsburg.  

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Foundation honoring #9 Dylan Meier to celebrate 9th 5K run

Get Busy Livin’ announces its 9th Annual 5K Run, Friendship Walk and Kids Fest to begin at 8:30 am on…

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It’s a Grand Old Time at the Arma V-J Homecoming

Arma’s annual V-J Homecoming is a celebration of special importance. Having existed since 1946, the event is one of a…

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A New Century of the Crawford County Fair

The Crawford County Fair is celebrating Year 1 of a new century. 2017 marks the 101st annual Crawford County Fair…

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