Amazing food and little known history in Southeast Kansas
Get ready to step into the extraordinary world of Taylor Swift with “Blank Space”, Los Angeles’ premier tribute band that redefines what it means to celebrate music’s most iconic artist. The Unofficial Taylor Swift Tribute is performing for one night only at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 12 at Memorial Auditorium and Convention Center.
I knew there were six fried chicken restaurants in Southeast Kansas before I showed up. I’d done the research: I watched the Food Wars episode, a bunch of YouTube videos rating them – I even made a map to plot out our route. The plan was simple: eat at six chicken spots in two days. If it doesn’t sound like an easy task, I’m here to tell you it, in fact, was not.
We’ve now visited this region twice with our kids, once for a full weekend getaway and again as a day trip, and both trips have made me appreciate this corner of Kansas even more.
You can climb inside one of the largest machines you’ve ever seen, hunt for quirky Route 66 attractions, cuddle adoptable cats in a bookstore, ride a surprisingly speedy little roller coaster, hike beside a lake, and eat some genuinely great food.
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Solo & Chamber Music Series at Pittsburg State University.
Tickets are now on sale for Broadway’s “Legally Blonde”, “The Pirates of Penzance”, and the rest of this year’s season.
While the Gus Bus has been in operation for years, additions were necessary to accommodate the first-ever downtown academic building, the Kelce College of Business. Two buses will now operate concurrently to ensure students, faculty, and staff have easy and quick access to the entire campus.
The Fall ArtWalk is Saturday, September 19 and they are now taking applications for artists, musicians, performers, and volunteers.
Two ribbon cuttings on Tuesday celebrated a transformational milestone for campus and community with the dedication of the new home of the Kelce College of Business and the reopening of the historic Besse Hotel.
Trumpet enthusiasts will flock to Pittsburg State University on Oct. 4-5 for the 16th Annual Midwest Trumpet Festival, and this year promises to bring more acclaimed musicians: a premier Brazilian jazz ensemble and Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Charlie Porter.
Pittsburg’s 150th anniversary festivities will include celebrating our community’s Little Balkans heritage. From September 3 through September 6, the City of Pittsburg and the Celebrate Pittsburg (Pitt150) Committee, along with community organizations and Camptown Event Center, will host Little Balkans Weekend to share a weekend full of stories, culture, games and entertainment.
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