Life is gourd when it’s pumpkin season!
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Grab your flannel shirt and apple cider, and enjoy the last few weekends left of the pumpkin season. The pumpkin patches in the area still have plenty of fun and gourds left for all the fall lovers.
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By Antjea Wolff / [email protected]
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10/12/24
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Thanks to food and beverage enthusiasts in the area, community members can enjoy German festivities this month without buying plane ticket.
Saturday, Oct. 5 from 5 to 10 p.m., the Mirza Shriners are inviting the public to taste beers, eat delicious food and take home a collectible mug for $25. The beer festival will take place at the Shriner’s Temple at 110 W. 5th Street in Pittsburg. The party will have entertainment, games and an authentic German outfit contest.
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By Antjea Wolff / [email protected]
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10/8/24
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Pittsburg Multi-Gen Choir prepares for concert
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — With a concert slated for late October, choir members of the Pittsburg Multigenerational Chorus have been practicing at Pittsburg High School every Wednesday and Friday since …
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By Aaron Pyle / [email protected]
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9/14/23
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Rootin’ Tootin’ Good Time
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At Albert Pouch Park in Cherokee, the Cherokee Ruritan Club hosted its annual bean feed on Friday as part of this year’s Cherokee Fall Festival, which continues into Saturday.
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9/9/23
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‘Members Only’ closes out Little Balkans Days
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Members Only, a premier ‘80s tribute act, closed out this year’s Little Balkans Days at Lincoln Park on Sunday.
Residents from across the Pittsburg …
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By Aaron Pyle / [email protected]
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9/5/23
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The last days of summer
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Summer vacation is officially over. Although students returned to school last week, summer break wasn’t officially over until Little Balkans Days during Labor Day …
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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9/5/23
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Musical artists from around the world are heading to Pittsburg this year as part of the long-running annual Solo & Chamber Music Series, bringing unique listening …
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8/24/23
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Tickets sales for two popular national acts making a stop in Pittsburg this season will begin on Friday, August 18, at a 15 percent …
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8/18/23
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg Arts Council (PAC) will soon be launching Second Saturdays, a monthly community event aimed at fostering creativity, supporting local artists, and bringing …
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8/3/23
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Pittsburg Arts Council holds Art & Soul Art Show
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — On Saturday, Eclectic Soul Studio hosted an art show – putting on display the work of numerous local artists.
Collaborating with The Pittsburg Arts Council, an organization …
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By Aaron Pyle / [email protected]
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7/25/23
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CCHM hosts a menagerie
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The fifth of six Wacky Wednesdays has come and gone at the Crawford County Historical Museum in Pittsburg. This week, visitors were treated to a petting zoo owned and operated by …
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By Dustin Strong / [email protected]
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7/20/23
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“Descendants: The Musical” takes the stage at PCT
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs …
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By Char Strong / [email protected]
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7/20/23
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Pickled Pete's puts family and music first
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — Running the new and improved Pickled Pete's in Frontenac is a family affair for Stacey Kennedy and her husband John. Along with Michael Anderson, Stacey's brother, the family took …
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By Char Strong / [email protected]
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7/19/23
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Alumni drag racers host event, exhibit at Bicknell Center
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Nearly one year after Megan Meyer Lingner Racing Night at Block22, Lingner returned to the Pittsburg area for an evening event at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts.
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By Aaron Pyle / [email protected]
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7/15/23
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Pittsburg Arts Council holds regional meetup
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Months before the 2023 Kansas Arts Council Symposium, Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) coordinated several regional meetups across the state for arts organizations and artists to have a chance to connect.
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By Aaron Pyle / [email protected]
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7/8/23
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Rockin’ out at Farlington
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Held at 6 p.m. every Friday through Sept. 29, the Friends of Crawford State Park are hosting regional musicians at Lakeview Café, which overlooks Lake Crawford Fishing Lake, better known to locals as Farlington Lake.
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6/27/23
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Parks and Rec preps for kite festival
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Pittsburg Parks and Recreation Director Toby Book and local entrepreneur Al Patel are working hard to bring some of Patel’s native India to Pittsburg with a Kite Festival to be …
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By Dustin Strong / [email protected]
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6/23/23
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Break a leg!
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GIRARD, Kan. — Aspiring young actors challenged their creativity on Wednesday during the “Page to Stage” summer camp held at the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center at Greenbush outside of Girard.
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By Aaron Pyle / [email protected]
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6/22/23
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Festival of the Arts wraps up week-long series of events
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg State University (PSU) Department of Music wrapped up its one-week Pittsburg Festival of the Arts on Sunday at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts.
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By Aaron Pyle / [email protected]
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6/20/23
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‘Woodwind Galore’
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Woodwind specialist and Pittsburg State University graduate Colton Sprenkle performs “Six Metamorphoses after Ovid” by Benjamin Britten on Thursday for an audience at TOAST on the fifth day of the Pittsburg Festival of the Arts.
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6/16/23
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