Here’s a look at some local events in the next seven days.
SATURDAY
K-State Track and Field, all day.
Wichita, Kansas.
Little Apple Collectorama, 9 a.m.
Bring cards and collectibles.
Free entry.
Courtyard Marriott in Aggieville.
Flint Hills Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Community groups, food trucks and more.
Blue Earth Plaza and Flint Hills Discovery Center.
Bassoon Afternoon, 1 p.m.
Kirmser Hall, McCain Auditorium.
SaturDIY Pick Your Project Workshop, 1 p.m.
Also Margaritas and Mini Sign Workshop at 4 p.m. Sunday, Pick Your Project Workshop at 6 p.m. Thursday, Pick Your Project Workshop at 6 p.m. Friday, Muffins and Mini Sign Workshop at 10 a.m. May 11 and SaturDIY Pick Your Project Workshop at 1:30 p.m. May 11.
Tickets: boardandbrush.com/manhattan/. Bring your own beverage.
Board and Brush, 311 Fort Riley Blvd.
K-State Baseball vs Kansas, 4 p.m.
Watch, listen, live stats: Big 12 Now on ESPN+, 1350 AM/93.3/93.7FM, kstatesports.com.
Also 1 p.m. Sunday.
Tointon Family Stadium.
Paint and Sip: Flowers and Mountains, 6 p.m.
Also Paint and Sip: Lost Creek at 4 p.m. Sunday, Paint and Sip: Mountains Beyond at 6 p.m. Friday and Paint and Sip: Blue Flower at 6 p.m. May 11.
Tickets: uncorkedinspiration.simpletix.com. Bring your own beverage.
Uncorked Inspiration, 1223 Moro St.
Live theater: South Pacific, 7:30 p.m.
Also 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $14+, manhattanarts.org.
Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave.
SUNDAY
Manhattan Food and Games Lunch: Trans Adults and Teens Meet-Up, 11 a.m.
Lunch provided. For trans folks only.
Manhattan City Park.
Live music: Jacob Morgan: Neither Anvil nor Pulley, 1:30 p.m.
Kirmser Hall, McCain Auditorium.
Live music: Ben Cosgrove and the Friends of Volland, 4 p.m.
The Volland Store, 24098 Volland Road, Alma.
MONDAY
K-State Women’s Golf at NCAA Bryan Regional, all day.
Through Wednesday.
Bryan, Texas.
Yack and Yarn, 1 p.m.
For full schedule and registration: manhattanks.librarycalendar.com.
Manhattan Public Library, 629 Poyntz Ave.
TUESDAY
Blood Drive, noon-6 p.m.
For appointment times: redcrossblood.org.
Also 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday at Holiday Inn Manhattan at The Campus, 1641 Anderson Ave.
Ascension Via Christi, 1823 College Ave.
Buzzed Bee, 7 p.m.
An adult spelling bee.
Auntie Mae’s Parlor, 616 N. 12th St.
The Spinners, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $19.50+, mccain.k-state.edu.
McCain Auditorium.
THURSDAY
K-State Track and Field at Big 12 Championship, all day.
Through May 11.
Waco, Texas.
Nathan Page’s Underground Guitar Pull, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $5, auntiemaes.com.
Auntie Mae’s Parlor, 616 N. 12th St.
May Trivia Night, 7 p.m.
Tickets: mhkentertainmentco.com/product/Brew-Bros-Trivia-Night-May/56
Manhattan Entertainment Co., 3236 Kimball Ave.
Live music: Sam Barber with Kade Hoffman, 8:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20, thehatksu.com.
The Hat, 1315 Laramie St.
FRIDAY
K-State Graduate School Commencement, 1 p.m.
Bramlage Coliseum.
K-State College of Veterinary Medicine Commencement, 3:30 p.m.
Bramlage Coliseum.
K-State Baseball at West Virginia, 5:30 p.m.
Watch, listen, live stats: Big 12 Now on ESPN+, 1350AM/93.3/93.7FM, kstatesports.com.
Also 3 p.m. May 11.
Morgantown, West Virginia.
Pinot and Pandas Paint and Sip, 6 p.m.
An art teacher will guide those 21 and older through the painting process to paint a red panda.
Tickets: secure.rec1.com/KS/manhattan-ks/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTMwNjExNDk=
Sunset Zoo, 2333 Oak St.
Fan Fave Fridays: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 7 p.m.
Tickets: warehamhall.org/fan-fave-fridays/.
Wareham Hall, 410 Poyntz Ave.
Live music: Dylan Wheeler with Logan Jahnke, 8:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $15, thehatksu.com
The Hat, 1315 Laramie St.
SATURDAY,
MAY 11
K-State Commencement, all day.
College of Arts and Sciences, 8:30 a.m., Bramlage Coliseum
College of Architecture Planning and Design, 10 a.m., McCain Auditorium.
College of Education, 11 a.m., Bramlage Coliseum.
College of Business Administration, 12:30 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum.
College of Agriculture, 2:30 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum.
College of Health and Human Sciences, 4:30 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum.
College of Engineering, 6:30 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum.
Manhattan Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Third and Leavenworth streets.
MHK Community Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
American Legion.
Cheers Kansas, 1 p.m.
Wine festival with live music.
Tickets: shop.fromthelandofkansas.com/cheers-kansas-event
Wamego City Park, Wamego.
Dolly Saved the World Party, 7 p.m.
DJ Papa Dom will play Dolly Parton songs. Sisters of Sound will sell records.
Tickets: manhattan-brewing-company.square.site/product/dolly-saved-the-world-party/1027
Manhattan Brewing Company, 406 Poyntz Ave.
Live music: Big Harry and the Back Alley Blues, 8 p.m.
Fraternal Order of Eagles 2468, 312 S. Fourth St.
Live music: M31, 8 p.m.
Bottle Caps Sports Bar, 3043 Anerson AVe.
ONGOING
Manhattan Public Library online storytimes, all day.
Watch previously recorded storytimes for children.
Search youtube.com for “Manhattan Public Library”
StoryWalk Downtown.
Read a book around the windows of Downtown businesses.
Manhattan Public Library, 629 Poyntz Ave.
Storytime, 9 a.m.
Wednesdays.
Chick-fil-A, 636 Tuttle Creek Blvd.
SNAP Application Assistance.
Every second Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon
Every fourth Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Manhattan Public Library, 629 Poyntz Ave.
Laundry Love MHK, 5-9 p.m.
Quarters for up to five loads of laundry per person ages 18 and older.
Second Tuesday of each month.
Sud’s Y’r Duds Laundromat, 1431 Anderson Ave.
Common Table Meals.
Sites begin serving at 6 p.m. No cost.
Sunday: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 700 Poyntz Ave.
Monday: First Lutheran Church, 930 Poyntz Ave.
Tuesday: First Presbyterian Church, 801 Leavenworth Street.
Wednesday: First United Methodist Church, 612 Poyntz Ave.
Thursday: First Lutheran Church, 930 Poyntz Ave.
Friday: First Lutheran Church, 930 Poyntz Ave.
Saturday: First United Methodist Church, 612 Poyntz Ave.
Hot breakfasts: Tuesday and Friday, 7-8:30 a.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Sixth and Poyntz; Wednesday, 7:30-8:15 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, 801 Leavenworth Street; Sunday (to-go), 9:30-10:15 a.m., Vineyard Community Church, 2400 Casement Road.
Knitting Night, 6-8 p.m.
Dusty Bookshelf, 700 N. Manhattan Ave.
Exhibit: Confluential by Jeremy Wangler.
Through May 31.
Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave.
Exhibit: Sean Nash: Currents of Ancients.
Through May 26.
The Volland Store, 24098 Volland Road, Alma.
Exhibit: Cristine Sundquist.
Through May 31.
SNW Gallery and Custom Frames, 328 Poyntz Ave.
Exhibit: Neil Welliver: Maine Seasons.
Through August 2024.
Beach Museum of Art.
Exhibit: To the Stars Through Art: A History of Art Collecting in Kansas Public Schools, 1900-1950.
Through May 2024.
Beach Museum of Art.
Exhibit: Where the Magic Happens: Artists in the Studio.
Through October 2024.
Beach Museum of Art.
Exhibit: Remember Me Fondly: Funerals in Victorian Era Riley County.
Through Spring.
Wolf House Museum, 422 N. Juliette Ave.
Knitting Night, 6-8 p.m.
Every Wednesday.
The Dusty Bookshelf, 700 N. Manhattan Ave.
Country Dance Lessons, 7:30 p.m.
Grab some boots and learn some new moves.
Every Tuesday.
McGraws Bar and Grill, 2317 Tuttle Creek Blvd.
Poker Night, 7 p.m.
Held in the Bluehills Room next to RC McGraws. First hand dealt at 7 p.m.
Every Wednesday.
McGraws Bar and Grill, 2317 Tuttle Creek Blvd.
Karaoke, 8 p.m.
Every Thursday.
McGraws Bar and Grill, 2317 Tuttle Creek Blvd.
Car Seat Checks, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
No cost. Every Tuesday.
Call for information: 785-587-4504.
Manhattan Fire Department, 2000 Denison Ave.
Trivia, 8 p.m.
Every Wednesday.
Auntie Mae’s Parlor, 616 N. 12th St.
Trivia, 7 p.m.
Every Tuesday.
Goolsby’s, 1212 Bluemont Ave., Ste. 130.
Trivia, 7:30 p.m.
Every Tuesday.
McCool’s, 701 N. Manhattan Ave.
SINGO, 8 p.m.
Every Tuesday.
Tanner’s Bar and Grill, 1200 Moro St.
