Aug. 25 — Mall Show and Shine Cruise In, 6 p.m., Flinthills Mall.
Aug. 25 — Truck and Tractor Pull Benefit for Saffordville Community Center, 2 p.m., old school house in Saffordville, 279-4431.
Aug. 25-26 — 5th Annual Glass Blown Open, Jones Park, 794-1238.
Aug. 30-Sept. 22 — Interactions Exhibit, Emporia Arts Council, 343-6473.
Sept. 1 — Americus 150th Birthday Luncheon, 12 p.m., USD 251 Meeting Room, Americus, 443-5546.
Sept. 1 — Cruise Night, 7 p.m., Bad Ol’ Bern’s BBQ.
Sept. 1 — Emporia Farmers Market, The Learning Connection, 8 a.m., Seventh Avenue & Merchant Street, 343-6555.
Sept. 1 — Preserving the Harvest, advanced registration required, The Learning Connection, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Graham Kitchen, 343-6555.
Sept. 1-3 — Labor Day Weekend at the Tallgrass Prairie, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Strong City, 273-8494.
Sept. 1-Dec. 1 — William Allen White vs. Ku Klux Klan display, Emporia Public Library & William Allen White Community Partnership, Emporia Public Library, 340-6462.
Sept. 4 — Emporia State University Volleyball vs. Central Missouri, 7 p.m., W.L. White Auditorium, 341-5526.
Sept. 5 — Emporia Farmers Market, The Learning Connection, 5 p.m., Seventh Avenue & Merchant Street, 343-6555.
Sept. 5 — “The Center of Everything,” book discussion, 7 p.m., Emporia Public Library, 340-6451.
Sept. 7 — Tallgrass Pickin’, 7:30 p.m., Emma Chase Cafe, Cottonwood Falls, 273-6020.
Sept. 7-8 — Relay for Life, 6 a.m.-6 p.m., Emporia High School, 342-1364.
Sept. 7-8 — Balance: The Delicate Dance Between Work, Family, and the Rest of Your Life, 7 p.m., Tallgrass Spiritual Retreat Center, Matfield Green, 753-3465.
Sept. 7-8 — Wildlife Appreciation & Conservation Days, FRI 4-8 p.m. & SAT 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Bluestem Farm & Ranch Supply, 342-5502.
Sept. 8 — Emporia Farmers Market, The Learning Connection, 8 a.m., Seventh Avenue & Merchant Street, 343-6555.
Sept. 8 — Scrapbookers Scramble, 10 a.m., Flinthills Mall, 342-4631.
Sept. 8 — Eureka City Wide Garage Sale, 583-5452.
Sept. 8 — Great American Market & Chalk Fest, 7 a.m., downtown Emporia, 340-6430.
Sept. 8 — Emporia State University Fall Tourney I, Trusler Sports Complex, 341-5526.
Sept. 8 — American Indian and Bison, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Strong City, 273-8494.
Sept. 8 — Emporia State University Soccer vs. Washburn, 2 p.m., TRYSA Sports Complex, 341-5526.
Sept. 9 — Singing on the Porch, WAW Community Partnership, 2 p.m., William Allen White House State Historical Site, 342-2800.
Sept. 12 — Emporia Farmers Market, The Learning Connection, 5 p.m., Seventh Avenue & Merchant Street, 343-6555.
Sept. 12 — Bonner & Bonner Diversity Lecture: Return to Little Rock, 7 p.m., Albert Taylor Hall, Emporia State University, 341-5454.
Sept. 12 — Emporia State University Volleyball vs. Missouri Southern, 7 p.m., W. L. White Auditorium, 342-4257.
Sept. 13 — Ribbon Cutting, 11:30 a.m., Wheat State Grille, 342-1600.
Sept. 14 — Tall Grass Gospel Singin’, 7:30 p.m., Emma Chase Cafe, Cottonwood Falls, 273-6020.
Sept. 14 — Second City Comedy Show, Emporia Arts Council, 8 p.m., Albert Taylor Hall, Emporia State University, 343-6473.
Sept. 15 — Emporia Farmers Market, The Learning Connection, 8 a.m., Seventh Avenue & Merchant Street, 343-6555.
Sept. 15 — Family Day, Emporia State University, 341-5443.
Sept. 15 — Emporia State University Football vs. Southwest Baptist, 1 p.m., Welch Stadium, 341-5526.
Sept. 15 — Emporia State University Fall Tourney II, Trusler Sports Complex, 341-5526.
Sept. 15 — Zoo Day, 10 a.m., Flinthills Mall, 342-4631.
Sept. 15 — Randy Sparks: Founder of the New Christy Minstrels, advanced registration required, 7:30 p.m., Emma Chase Cafe, Cottonwood Falls, 273-6020.
Sept. 16 — History on the Porch, 2 p.m., William Allen White House State Historical Site, 342-2800.
Sept. 19 — Emporia Farmers Market, The Learning Connection, 5 p.m., Seventh Avenue & Merchant Street, 343-6555.
Sept. 19 — United Way Campaign Kick-Off Luncheon, advanced registration required, 11:30 a.m., Emporia State University, Webb Lecture Hall, 342-7564.
Sept. 20 — Business After Hours, advanced registration required, 5 p.m., A-1 Staffing, KISS 103.1, and Feathers Prosthetic Services, Inc., 342-1600.
Sept. 21 — Sacred Heart Mexican Supper, 4 p.m., Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 794-7226.
Sept. 21 — K-177 BlueGrass Pickin’, 7:30 p.m., Emma Chase Cafe, Cottonwood Falls, 273-6020.
Sept. 22 — Emporia Farmers Market, The Learning Connection, 8 a.m., Seventh Avenue & Merchant Street, 343-6555.
Sept. 22 — Emporia State University Volleyball vs. Pittsburg State, 1 p.m., W.L. White Auditorium, 341-5526.
Sept. 22 — Pickin’ the Blues Concert, featuring Dr. John Walker & Dan Bliss, 7:30 p.m., Emma Chase Cafe, Cottonwood Falls, 273-6020.
Sept. 22 — 2nd Annual All Veterans Tribute Golf Tournament, advanced registration required, 9:30 a.m., Emporia Municipal Golf Course, 342-1803.
Sept. 22 — Burlington Transportation Show, advanced registration required, 9 a.m., Main Street Burlington, 364-2787.
Sept. 23 — Poetry on the Porch, 2 p.m., William Allen White House State Historical Site, 342-2800.
Sept. 25 — Habitat for Humanity Benefit Concert, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church Sanctuary, 342-4150.
Sept. 25-28 — Emporia State University Fall Break.
Sept. 25-30 — Peter Pan Park Playground Build Week, 342-1600.
Sept. 26 — Emporia Farmers Market, The Learning Connection, 5 p.m., Seventh Avenue & Merchant Street, 343-6555.
Sept. 27 — Emporia State University Soccer vs. Missouri Southern, 7 p.m., TRYSA Sports Complex, 341-5526.
Sept. 27 — Friends of the NRA Annual Banquet, Lyon County Fairgrounds, 341-9817.
Sept. 28 — Emporia State University Soccer vs. Southwest Baptist, 7 p.m., TRYSA Sports Complex, 341-5526.
Sept. 28 — Emporia State University Cross Country Jock’s Nitch Invitational, 5 p.m.
Sept. 28 — Old Timey Rock & Roll/Vintage Country Music, 7:30 p.m., Emma Chase Cafe, Cottonwood Falls, 273-6020.
Sept. 29 — Emporia Farmers Market, The Learning Connection, 8 a.m., Seventh Avenue & Merchant Street, 343-6555.
Sept. 29 — Hartford Harvest Day, 9 a.m., downtown Hartford, 364-2787.
Sept. 29 — William Allen White Children’s Book Awards, Emporia State University and W.L. White Auditorium, 341-5208.
Sept. 29 — 2007 Applefest, 10 a.m., Hetlinger’s, 342-1087.
Sept. 30 — Politics on the Porch, 2 p.m., William Allen White House State Historical Site, 342-2800.
Meetings & Conventions
Aug. 30-Sept. 3 — Antique Car Club Tour, Emporia.
Sept. 7-9 — 3 Wheel “Trike” Club Convention.
Sept. 7-9 — Emporia High School Classes of 1948 & 1949 Reunion.
Sept. 8 — Emporia High School Classes of 1965-1968 Reunion.
Sept. 25 — Emporia State University Fall Career Fair, Emporia State University, 341-5407.
Sept. 27-29 — William Allen White Airplane Crew Reunion — Wichita/Emporia.
Sept. 28 — Emporia High School Class of 1957 Reunion, Travelodge, 342-0662.
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 — State High School Psychology Workshop, Emporia State University, 341-5317.