The MHS Orchestra has been recognized for excellence at the state level, and has received first place in all five of its’ out-of-state competition.  They have been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and will be hosting a fundraiser on December 14th at the Wareham starting at 7pm.  Beethoven’s Birthday Bash will include dinner and dessert, live music, and a silent auction.

Tickets are just $25 and can be purchased directly from an MHS Orchestra member, or by calling/texting Katy Walradt at 307-365-0591.  Tickets will also be available at the door.

Be Better!  Be Brighter!  The North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging is hosting the Sunflower Fair 2024, the heartland’s premier health and wellness event–on Tuesday, Sept. 24 in Salina. The one-day event, which features speakers and seminars geared for older Kansans, people living with disabilities and caregivers, will happen from 8 am to 4 pm at Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina.   Cost is $25 for the one-day event that includes a sit-down banquet lunch.

Join the T-Bars Rally Club for a Nightmare Haunted Trail to benefit the Ogden Food Pantry.  The trail will be open from 7:30-11:00pm, and will be fun for everyone.  There’s also a Pirates Cove for the kids!  One non-perishable food item is required per person, per entry.

We scare because we care!

Join the T-Bars Rally Club for a Nightmare Haunted Trail to benefit the Ogden Food Pantry.  The trail will be open from 7:30-11:00pm, and will be fun for everyone.  There’s also a Pirates Cove for the kids!  One non-perishable food item is required per person, per entry.

We scare because we care!

Bring the family and your love of classic autos to Manhattan’s City Park for the 33rd Annual Yard Art Classics Car Club Cars In The Park show.  Antiques, classics, sports cars, hot rods and much more.  Admittance is FREE to the general public, and if you have a vehicle you’d like to show registration is just $20.  Registration is from 9:00-11:30am…participants and their vehicles need to enter the park from 12th & Fremont.  There will be dash plaques for the first 100 entries, a 50/50 pot, food vendors and more.  It’s fun for the entire family, with 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s Doo Wop music!  Proceeds benefit the Flint Hills Breadbasket, Manhattan Emergency Shelter, Light MHK (formerly Katie’s Way), and the SAVE farm (a Wounded Soldier program).  Saturday September 21st from 9am-2pm rain or shine!

The First Presbyterian Church of Manhattan is hosting a Free Clothing Drive on September 7th.  Clothes, shoes, and hats will be available for all ages.

Bring your family to a night of charity at the theatre.  It’s “Make ‘n Movies” at the AMC Manhattan Theatre on September 19th at 6pm.  They’ll be screening the new Tim Burton movie “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, and all proceeds will go to Be Able Manhattan, a non-profit community organization engaging with those in adversity by creating connections, cultivating skills, and opening doors of opportunity.  Adult tickets are just $10, children are only $2.

Oxford Houses are transitional houses for people in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. They are not a boarding house, not a halfway house, but a home run democratically by the residents themselves. As long as everyone pays their own way, does not drink or use, and abides by the democratic process, they may stay in an Oxford House as long as they wish.  It allows them to reintegrate into society in a fun and healthy way.  This tournament will be a fundraiser for two new houses they plan to open.  Sign up yourself, or get your team of five registered.  Just $65 per individual, or $250 for your team, and those rates include the paint.

The Dorothy Bramlage Public Library’s annual “Touch A Truck” will be held October 19th from 9am-noon. Be sure to bring the kids (little and big) out to see up-close a variety of trucks. Learn about what they do and how they work. And if you, or someone you know, have a vehicle that would make a good display contact the library for more information…we would love to include them. Last year’s event drew more than 500 people, so make your plans to attend!

Flint Hills Masterworks Chorale – Manhattan’s community choir – was founded in 1994, and for the first 25 years was sponsored by Manhattan Christian College. Several of the current singers have sung with the choir throughout its history.  To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the choir will perform a concert of selections from music it has performed over its history. These will include John Rutter’s Gloria, Fauré’s Requiem, The Road Home by Stephen Paulus, Mozart’s Requiem and Morten Lauridsen’s Sure on this Shining Night. Works not previously performed will be Durante’s Magnificat – formerly attributed to Pergolesi – and a piece written for the choir’s anniversary by Ian Coleman, a former conductor and current head of performing arts at William Jewell College in Liberty MO. There’s something for everyone!

New singers are welcome! Rehearsals start on Tuesday September 3, and the concert will take place at 7pm on Friday December 6 at First Methodist Church on Poyntz Ave in Manhattan.  Arianne Thomas will be the conductor.  Rehearsals: 7pm-8:30pm in the fellowship hall at First Lutheran Church, 930 Poyntz.  Registration will be $55 – scholarships are available. Just ask.  For more information, visit our website at www.masterworksmhk.org or email [email protected].