The Week Ahead
Monday, March 2, 2009
Today
• Learn how to turn an old house into an “environmentally friendly masterpiece” without sacrificing style or money. Energy efficiency, mold reduction and prevention and green products will be part of the presentation at 6 p.m. in the Flint Hills Technical College, 3301 W. 18th Ave. Information: 341-1392.
Tuesday
• The 26th annual conservation banquet sponsored by Emporia Quail Unlimited, 5:30 p.m., Lyon County Fairgrounds, West Highway 50.
• International Film Festival will feature “Volver” (The Return), at 7 p.m. in Room 72 of the Science Hall. Information: 341-5570.
Wednesday
• Lyon County Commission study session, 8 a.m., commission meeting room, Lyon County Courthouse, Fifth Avenue and Commercial Street.
• City Commission action session, 1 p.m., Municipal Courtroom, 518 Mechanic St.
• A hands-on workshop to learn how to build a simple solar collector will begin at 6:30 p.m. at FHTC. A discussion of solar energy and its applications also will be part of the class. Advance registration is required. Information: 341-1392.
• ESU’s Theater Department production of “The Glass Menagerie,” 7:30 p.m., in Frederikson Theatre at ESU.
Thursday
• Lyon County Commission action meeting, 8 a.m., commission meeting room, Lyon County Courthouse, Fifth Avenue and Commercial Street.
• Games in the 1A Substate Basketball Tournament will start at 3 p.m. in W.L. White Auditorium, 111 E. Sixth Ave. Information: 343-4295.
• Feminist Environmentalist Karen Warren, Ph.D., of McAlester University will be keynote speaker for Women’s History Month. The program will start at 7 p.m. in Room 330 of Visser Hall at ESU. Information: 341-5570.
• The audience will vote to determine a killer’s identity when the Young Thespian Players presents “Murder’s in the Heir” at 7 p.m. at the Emporia Arts Council, 618 Mechanic St. More information: 342-2867.
• The Spring World War II Roundtable panel discussion will feature three Emporians talking about their war perspectives as teenagers at home, 7:30 p.m., Kanza Room, ESU’s Memorial Union, no charge. Information: 342-1803.
• “The Glass Menagerie,” 7:30 p.m., in Frederikson Theatre at ESU.
• The Chamber Winds, Brass and Percussion Concert, open to people 5 years of age and older, will start at 7:30 p.m. in Albert Taylor Hall at ESU.
Friday
• Women’s History Month opening reception and presentation of 2009 Ruth Schillinger Award, 3:30 p.m., Granada Theatre; public is encouraged to attend. Information: 341-5570.
• Acoustic Music Jam, FHTC, 6 p.m.
• “Murder’s in the Heir,” 7 p.m. at the Emporia Arts Council, 618 Mechanic St.
• Healing Touch, oriented toward nurses, healthcare professionals and others wit compassion for people, Tallgrass Spiritual Center, Matfield Green, 7 p.m. Information: (629) 753-3465.
• “The Glass Menagerie,” 7:30 p.m., in Frederikson Theatre at ESU.
Saturday
• Biscuits and sausage gravy breakfast by the Lions Club, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., Emporia Senior Center, 603 E. 12th Ave. Information: 341-3378
• Irish ballads and anecdotes about Irish in Kansas will be part of an early St. Patrick’s concert by soprano Regina Murphy and pianist Sue Seeman, free of charge, 2 p.m., Lyon County Historical Museum, 118 E. Sixth Ave.
• Learn about Chase County’s rodeo cowgirl and trick rider, Marge Roberts, in a first-person debut performance by Minta VanNortwick of Cottonwood Falls. Roberts started performing in the Clyde Miller Wild West Show at the age of 13 and won the 1940 national women’s bronc riding championship. The free program is from 2 to 4 p.m. at Pioneer Bluffs Historic Ranch, one mile north of Matfield Green on Highway 177.
• “Murder’s in the Heir,” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Emporia Arts Council, 618 Mechanic St.
• “The Glass Menagerie,” 7:30 p.m., in Frederikson Theatre at ESU.
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