Today
• Emporia Recreation Commission meeting, 4:30 p.m., Lee Beran Recreation Center, 313 W. Fourth Ave.
• Monday Pub Crawl, 10:15 p.m. Start at Cole’s Bar, 707 Commercial St., and wind your way through The Noose, Beer:30, J’Mo’s, Mulligans and Iron Head Saloon, ending up at Cole’s for the night.
Tuesday
• Hospice Care of Kansas grand opening. ribbon cutting at 11:30 a.m., 1309 W. Sixth Ave., Emporia.
• Ballooning with Barb, advanced registration required, 6 p.m., Lee Beran Recreation Center, 313 W. 4th Ave. Call 340-6300.
Wednesday
• Lyon County Commission study session, Lyon County Courthouse, 430 Commercial St., 8 a.m.
• Emporia City Commission meeting, Municipal Courtroom, 518 Mechanic St., 7 p.m.
• Abraham Lincoln lecture, Granada Theatre, 805 Commercial St., 7 p.m. Lecture by Dr. Paul Finkelman, Professor of Law at Albany Law School: “Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator as Lawyer”, sponsored by Emporia State University
• Stardust Karaoke, Guesthouse Inn, 2700 W. 18th Ave., Emporia, 8 p.m.
Thursday
• Sonia Kovalevsky Day, 8 a.m., Emporia State University.
• Lyon County Commission action session, Lyon County Courthouse, 430 Commercial St., 8 a.m.
• ESU Jazz Ensemble, Albert Taylor Hall, 12th and Commercial, Plumb Hall, ESU Campus, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
• ESU High School Jazz Band Festival, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Albert Taylor Hall, 12th and Commercial, Plumb Hall, ESU Campus.
• Lyon County Spelling Bee, hosted by St. Joseph School, 10 a.m., Sacred Heart Parish Hall.
• Tallgrass Gospel Pickin Acoustic Gospel Jam Session, 7:30 p.m., Emma Chase Cafe, Cottonwood Falls, (620) 273-6020
Saturday
• Spring Expo, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lyon County Fairgrounds, 2650 W. 6th, Emporia.
• Scrabble Scramble, 1to 5 p.m., The Flinthills Mall, 15th & Industrial Road.
• Contra Dance, 7 p.m., Emma Chase Cafe, Cottonwood Falls.
• The DeWayn Bros & Boxcar Bandits, 9 p.m., Capt’n Drinkwaters, 318 Cottonwood, Strong City