AHA! Manhattan

05/31/2026

Here’s news from McCain Auditorium!

05/20/2026

A few remaining spots in the Young Writers’ Workshop. Details below! Kansas State English Department

We still have a few spots available for our 2026 Young Writers' Workshop (June 8-12) for students entering 8th, 9th, and 10th grade -- free to apply and attend! Applications accepted as space permits until May 26. More information: tinyurl.com/kstateywwapply

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04/25/2026

Today, at Manhattan Public Library: science festival (& poetry!).

04/16/2026

Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall on turning Creativity into Connection:

What happens when poetry and food come together? Traci Brimhall, Kansas Poet Laureate and professor at Kansas State University, shares the inspiration behind...

04/01/2026

Pam Houston will be reading from her work Friday, April 3rd. Details below:

Join us on Friday (April 3), 3:30pm, in Union 227 or Zoom for a reading by visiting writer Pam Houston!

03/26/2026

Theres nothing like spring break to re-charge us for deadlines we've been procrastinating.
Need funding for an arts/humanities event? Reply to this AHA! call for proposals by April 1. Link in comments.🤩

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03/23/2026

Saturday, 3/29 at 2. Free concert at McCain. Manhattan Symphony Orchestra. Details below.

We are excited to feature Dr. Amy Guffey performing Suite from "The Victorian Kitchen Garden" by Paul Reade with the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra on our MidCentury Modern concert this upcoming Sunday, March 29 at 2:00 PM at McCain Auditorium!

Dr. Guffey serves as Teaching Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Kansas State University. Her career as a clarinetist has taken her to South Korea, Europe, and throughout the United States. Dr. Guffey is the clarinetist of Nyx Duo, principal clarinetist with the Chamber Orchestra of the Smoky Valley, is on faculty at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and serves as co-chair of the International Clarinet Association (ICA) Youth Involvement Committee. She is also a proud Backun Musical Services Artist. Learn more about Dr. Guffey: https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/about/faculty-staff/guffey/

03/16/2026

RSVP for this free event. Details below.

12/05/2025

Need a Christmas tree? Details below

Need a Christmas tree this holiday season? Look no further!

Join us for the 10th Annual Manhattan Parks and Rec's Red Cedar Holiday Harvest on Saturday, December 6, from 8:30–11 AM at Roger Schultz Community Park.

This free, family-friendly event lets you cut your very own red cedar Christmas tree to take home and decorate. We’re excited to partner with Britt’s Farm, who will be offering hayrack rides to and from the trees and selling assorted seasonal goods.

Bring a handsaw (no chainsaws, please). Parks and Rec staff and the Manhattan Fire Department will be on-site to assist.

📸 And don’t forget to enter our Griswold Tree Contest!
Pick out your most Griswold-worthy tree—the bigger, the better! Snap a photo with your masterpiece and we’ll share it on our social media pages. The photo with the most likes wins our Holiday Gift Basket, featuring:

🎁 Jams and jellies from Britt's Garden Acres
🎁 A family pass to the Sunset Zoo
🎁 A family pass to the Flint Hills Discovery Center
🎁 A family pass to the Manhattan Ice Rink
🎁 Manhattan Parks and Recreation Aquatics pass

Come harvest a tree, enjoy a festive morning outdoors, and take a picture for your chance to win!

11/15/2025

Sunday, 11/16 at McCain, Manhattan Youth Symphony (details below).

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