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11th Annual Wrap It Up art exhibit - Nov. 6 - Dec. 24 Wrap It Up will feature work from 85 new and returning artists including Gene Ernst, Ralph Fontenot, Lorie Bowman, Albo Glass, Tom Parrish and others. Featured media will include pottery, jewelry, paintings, photography, fiber art, glass, woodwork and more. Thirty percent of “Wrap It Up” sales will benefit the Manhattan Arts Center. WIU offers a large selection of original artwork priced under $100. Looking for stocking stuffers? MAC now offers gift cards for $10, $25, $50 and $100. Wrap It Up is the perfect place to fill your holiday shopping list.
First Thursday Wamego - Dec. 3 First Thursday Wamego - an Art Walk highlighting local and regional artists and talent is back for another season. Don't miss out.
Wamego has 4 art gallery/studios to visit and a fair number of other merchants to host an “artist for the evening” (not artist of the evening!) so that the total number of stops is between 10 and 20. It is an enjoyable evening stroll along our beautiful historic 1890's mainstreet. Several downtown buildings have undergone annual maintenance or restoration to retain thier beauty. A couple are being restored to an earlier era.
Oz Gallery Talk - Dec. 3 Join guest curators Phil Nel and Karin Westman of K-State’s English department for a tour of the exhibition “Recreating Oz in Comics.”
Where:
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, K-State Campus
WinterDance 2009 - Dec. 3 - Dec. 5 Faculty choreography performed by KSU students. Styles include Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, and West African Social Dance with live on-stage musicians. Choreography by Neil Dunn, David Ollington, Julie L. Pentz, Joyce Yagerline, and guest artists.
McCain: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Wild and Swingin' Holiday Party - Dec. 4 One of the hottest, hippest, and coolest swing bands on the scene, Grammy-nominated Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will put you in the Holiday mood with their dynamic blend of high-energy and old-school “suit and fedora wearin’ jive” with influences from swing, blues, rock, and New Orleans jazz.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party will feature yuletide classics like “Blue Christmas,” “Jingle Bells” and “We Three Kings” reworked into rollicking big band extravaganzas. New songs like “Zat You Santa Claus?” are cool enough to keep a snowman from melting, while “Mr. Heatmiser” (from the ‘70s-era claymation television special The Year Without Santa Claus) sizzles with hepcat heat!
Recommended for the entire family!
Where:
211 McCain Auditorium
When:
7:30 pm
Cost:
Gen Public $25-35 Fac, Sen, Military $23-33 Student & Children $12.50-17.50
Crystal Spur - Dec. 5 A Special Christmas dinner and concert party featuring Susie McEntire Luchsinger. This is a Cowboy semi-formal event. Yep, boots and jeans are welcome!
Where:
Pottorf Hall at CiCo Park at Kimball and Wreath Avenues
MAC Birdhouse: Ann Zimmerman - Dec. 5 A Kansas native, Ann Zimmerman has played from coast to coast entertaining at festivals, farmers'markets, fancy theaters, and smoky dives. combining piano, guitar, and vocals, Ann "sings the prairie into universal language." Her blend of old and new traditions won her the "People's Choice" award in the Texas 2008 Wildflower Festival song contest. Ann's concerts tell stories and paint portraits, brilliantly-colored and unexpected, enhanced by an irresistible stage presence.
Start the holiday season off right by joining us as Ann presents a holiday concert, Zimmerman style.
Where:
Manhattan Arts Center
When:
8 pm
Cost:
Adults $16, Military $14, Student $13, Season Tickets $56
Family Holiday Workshop at the Beach Museum of Art - Dec. 6 Celebrate the winter holidays with food, crafts, and surprises. $5 per child. Reservations are not needed. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Sponsored by the Student Friends of the Beach Museum of Art.
Where:
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, K-State Campus
Holiday Concert - Dec. 6 By invitation from the Wamego Dutch Mill Sweet Adelines the Little Apple Chorus will perform several Holiday Songs in 8 part harmony with the Sweet Adelines.
Joint Barbershop Christmas Concert - Dec. 6 Musical performance, barbershop style, with men's & women's choruses performing Christmas favorites. Several songs will be performed by the combined choruses. These 2 choruses were a real crowd pleaser at McCain in May. (Refreshments and raffles included)
Where:
Houston Street Ballroom
When:
2:00 pm
Cost:
Adults $15, Senior Citizens $12, Children (11 & under) $10
C.L. Hoover Opera House: Atlantic Records Recording Artists - Straight No Chaser - Dec. 11 Straight No Chaser are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville style kitsch. As original member Randy Stine comments, "We take the music very seriously; we just don't take ourselves too seriously." In the process, they are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape. Originally formed a dozen years ago while students together at Indiana University, the group has reassembled and reemerged as a phenomenon - with a huge fan base, millions of viewers on YouTube... and a contract with Atlantic Records. In an era when so much pop music is the product of digital processing and vocal pro-tooling, Straight No Chaser is the real deal - the captivating sound of ten unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense... and with a sense of humor.
Where:
C.L. Hoover Opera House in Junction City
When:
7:30 pm
Cost:
This show is appropriate for all ages. Adult $25 Military and Student Price $23
Jamie Soles Concert - Dec. 15 Jamie’s musical Bible stories make for serious-minded fun for all ages. It’s like Veggie Tales with an M.Div. He will be performing with his guitar and his family.
Renewal: K-State Art Department Faculty Biennial - Sep. 11 - Dec. 24 With the new galleries at the Beach Museum, there is now space to effectively disply the work of the K-State art faculty. The works on display have been created in the past two years, giving visitors the opportunity to examine the depth and quality of art being produced by those leading the art department.
Where:
Beach Museum on the K-State campus
When:
Tue-Sat 10-5pm Sun 12-5pm Closed Mondays & holidays
Recreating Oz in Comics - Sep. 29,2009 - Jan. 31, 2010 This exhibition, a collaboration with the K-State English department, is an exploration of the ways in which artists have adapted the Oz story to the comic book form.
Where:
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, K-State Campus
The program is free of charge and child care is available.
The Kansas Children’s Service League offers Parents Helping Parents, a support group that is designed to provide assistance, guidance and encouragement to parents who want to strengthen their family relationships
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Holiday Ranch House - Nov. 28 - Dec. 31 The historic ranch house and headquarters area are decorated with natural objects and greenery representing an 1880s historic holiday setting. Special open house event on November 28th with living history characters playing music and children decorating the tree. Refreshments served.
Annual Poinsettia Sale - Dec. 2 Friends of the KSU Gardens Annual Poinsettia Sale at the KSU Gardens Visitor's Center. All proceeds fund Friends projects to improve the Gardens.
Where:
KSU Gardens Visitor's Center 1500 Denison Ave
When:
11:00 - 6:00 pm
Cost:
6.5" $10 each or 6 for $50 10" centerpiece for $15
8th Annual Mayor’s Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade - Dec. 4 The parade is scheduled for Friday, December 4 at 6pm and will march from Downtown Manhattan to Triangle Park in Aggieville where we will have the Tree Lighting Ceremony. Mayor Strawn will present awards for Best Use of Lights, Best Use of Cans, Best Youth Float, and the Mayor’s Trophy. Santa will also make an appearance in Triangle Park to give Candy Canes to the children.
It’s not too late to sign up to enter your float in the parade! For entry information, please contact Tracy at Downtown Manhattan at 537-9683 or .
If you cannot enter a float this year, be sure to mark your calendars and bring your kids down to see the parade. You can also bring some food items to give to the Flint Hills Breadbasket for hungry families this winter.
Don’t miss out on this event to come together as a community and celebrate the season. Hope to see you there!
The Salvation Army presents “Kettles on Parade” - Dec. 4 - Dec. 5 The Salvation Army Manhattan/Riley County is making preparations to present “Kettles on Parade” in Downtown Manhattan and Aggieville this Christmas Season. For the second year in a row, local artists have been commissioned to give the famous red kettles a seasonal make-over, in order to provide a creative option for meeting the needs of our brothers and sisters right here in the community.
“We encourage folks to come to our most cherished community events in the oldest hearts of the city to “vote” for their favorite kettle! We have to raise $80,000 this season to meet the needs right here, and every dime helps,” said Evan Tuttle, member of the local board. “This is a really fun way to go about that!”
Where:
Aggieville
When:
Friday during the Mayor's Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony through Saturday
Annual Poinsettia Sale - Dec. 5 Friends of the KSU Gardens Annual Poinsettia Sale at the KSU Gardens Visitor's Center. All proceeds fund Friends projects to improve the Gardens.
Where:
KSU Gardens Visitor's Center 1500 Denison Ave
When:
10:00 - 1:00 pm
Cost:
6.5" $10 each or 6 for $50 10" centerpiece for $15
Childrens Christmas Party - Dec. 5 Have your picture taken and share your Christmas Wish list with Santa Claus, enjoy lunch and decorate an ornament for your Christmas tree.
Operation Yellow Ribbon at the Manhattan Town Center - Dec. 5 - Dec. 6 Fort Riley soldiers and their families are invited to present a valid military I.D. at the Customer Service Center to receive a yellow wristband and partake in special discounts and promotions at participating mall merchants during this military appreciation weekend event.
Manhattan Kiwanis Annual Pancake Feed - Dec. 12 The 59th Annual Kiwanis Pancake Feed is the ORIGINAL pancake feed in Manhattan. Pancakes, KSU Call Hall sausage, orange juice and coffe are served for the entry fee; eggs are available for 50 cents each. Proceeds from the Pancake Feed help sponsor the many service projects the Manhattan Kiwanis Club is involved in, including: Youth baseball and softball, Boys and Girls Club, Emergency Shelter, Home Delivered Meals, Breadbasket, Habitat for Humanity and many more.
Barnyard CycloCross - Dec. 12 Our objective is to put on a cyclocross race at a new venue on a weekend that, is free of other local events. We are also going to offer equal payouts for womens Cat. 123 race as the mens Cat. 123 race on a course that offers technical challenges and lots of speed. Parts of the course will be one wooded paths, parts in open fields, and wide spots to recover. This is a nonprofit race. The proceeds will go to developing the outdoor classrooms at the Manhattan Area Technical College and KSU Cycling.
Where:
Registration in the lobby of Manhattan Area Technical College
Carly Patterson, 2004 Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medalist - Dec. 12 Carly Patterson, 2004 Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medalist, will be at our gym on Dec. 12. She has started a singing career and will be here performing at 7:00pm. She's also doing a Meet and Greet, and we're hoping she'll do some gymnastics too.
