Events and meetings in and around Emporia this week include:
Today
• Flint Hills Technical College Board of Trustees meeting, 4 p.m. at FHTC, conference room C.
Tuesday
• Night at the Museum, 7 p.m. at the Lyon County Historical Museum, 118 E. sixth Ave.
Wednesday
• Emporia City Commission study session, 9 a.m. in city conference room 1 of the Civic Auditorium, 516 Mechanic St.
• “The Beginning at the End: The Lasting Significance of Lincoln’s Heroic Eminent Death,” Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium talk featuring John Neff of the University of Mississippi, 7 p.m. at the Granada Theatre, 807 Commercial St.
Thursday
• Lyon County Commission meeting, 8 a.m. in the commission room of the Lyon County Courthouse.
Friday
• ESU Brass Day 2009, 4:30 p.m. at Albert Taylor Hall on the ESU campus.
• K-177 Bluegrass Pickin,’ Acoustic Bluegrass Jam Session, 7:30 p.m. at the Emma Chase Cafe, 317 Broadway, Cottonwood Falls.
Saturday
• Tallgrass Pickin,’ Acoustic Country Jam Session, 7:30 p.m. at the Emma Chase Cafe, 317 Broadway, Cottonwood Falls.
• Emporia’s Heart Dance, 8 p.m.; at the Granada Theatre, 807 Commercial St.
• Art reception at the Emporia Arts Council, 618 Mechanic St. Featuring love-themed works for sale by various artists. Proceeds will go toward scholarships for art students.