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Here are some events in the next seven days.

First Saturday: Family Fest and Fiddle, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

Vendor market, bluegrass concert and more.

St. Mary’s, Kansas.

Paint and Sip: Storm on the Horizon, 6 p.m.

Tickets: uncorkedinspiration.simpletix.com. Bring your own beverage.

Uncorked Inspiration, 1223 Moro St.

Live music: Housetop Quartet, 7 p.m.

Aggieville Brewing Company, 612 Pillsbury Drive.

SUNDAY

Live music: The Church Ladies, 10 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church, Riley, Kansas.

Auditions: Legally Blonde the Musical, 7 p.m.

Information: manhattanarts.org/legally-blonde-the-musical.

Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave.

MONDAY

Yack and Yarn, 1 p.m.

Also Introverts’ Book Club at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Mimic the Masters Painting and 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

For full schedule and registration: manhattanks.librarycalendar.com.

Manhattan Public Library, 629 Poyntz Ave.

TUESDAY

Blood Drive, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

For appointment times: redcrossblood.org.

Also 12:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Thomas More, 2900 Kimball Ave.

Courtyard by Marriott, 715 N. 12th St.

Fireside Chats with the Museum, 5:30 p.m.

Shelia Ellis-Glaspar will discuss the Yuma Street Cultural Center.

Flight Crew Coffee, 423 Poyntz Ave.

Pie and Cocktails with Therapie, 7 p.m.

Tickets: auntiemaes.com.

Auntie Mae’s Parlor, 616 N. 12th St.

Manhattan Municipal Band Concert, 7:30 p.m.

Larry Norvell Band Shell, City Park.

WEDNESDAY

Banned Book Club: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, 7 p.m.

Read the book, then join the discussion.

Manhattan Brewing Company, 406 Poyntz Ave.

THURSDAY

Open Trails, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Check in, grab a map and hit the trails. No pets.

Prairiewood, 1083 Wildcat Creek Road.

St. George Farmer’s Market, 3:30-6:30 p.m.

Shaneyfelt Memorial Park, St. George.

Nathan Page’s Underground Guitar Pull, 8 p.m.

Auntie Mae’s Parlor, 616 N. 12th St.

FRIDAY

Splash of Science, noon.

Free 10-to-15 minute science demonstration and activity.

Flint Hills Discovery Center, 315 S. Third St.

Paint and Sip: Soybean Sunset, 6 p.m.

Also Paint and Sip: Tranquil Landing at 6 p.m. July 12.

Tickets: uncorkedinspiration.simpletix.com. Bring your own beverage.

Uncorked Inspiration, 1223 Moro St.

Live theater: Seussical Jr., 7:30 p.m.

Also 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. July 12 and 2 p.m. July 13.

Tickets: $12+, manhattanarts.org.

Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave.

Arts in the Park: Kids Night, 7:30 p.m.

Kid’s DJ and activities.

Larry Norvell Band Shell, City Park.

Live music: Six Mile Creek, 8 p.m.

Aggieville Brewing Company, 612 Pillsbury Drive.

SATURDAY, JUL 12

Manhattan Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Third and Leavenworth streets.

The Traveling Comic Book Store, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Comic books, collectibles, posters and more.

Admission: $1 for adults, kids 12 and under are free.

Holiday Inn at the Campus, 1641 Anderson Ave.

Cars and Coffee and July Tread Talk: The History and Legacy of Route 66, 9 a.m.

Midwest Dream Car Collection, 3007 Anderson Ave.

Summer Celebration at the Zoo, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Kids 12 and under receive free admission with a paid adult. Face painting, bounce house, watermelon feed and more.

Sunset Zoo, 2333 Oak St.

Concert: Charro Jerry Diaz and Family and Sin Fronteras, 5 p.m.

Tickets: $25+, vollandfoundation.org.

The Volland Store, 24098 Volland Road, Alma, Kansas.

Live music: Manta, 5 p.m.

Also Velveteen Elvis at 7 p.m.

Manhattan Brewing Company, 406 Poyntz Ave.

ONGOING

Free meals for children ages 1 to 18.

Breakfast: 7:45 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Bluemont Elementary.

Marlatt Elementary.

Northview Elementary.

Ogden Elementary.

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary (lunch only).

Manhattan High School.

Summer Reading Challenge: Color Our World.

Through July 31.

Manhattan Public Library.

Storytime, 9 a.m.

Every Wednesday.

Chick-fil-A.

Laundry Love MHK, 5-9 p.m.

Quarters for up to five loads of laundry per person ages 18 and older.

Second Tuesday of each month.

Sud’s Y’r Duds Laundromat, 1431 Anderson Ave.

Common Table Meals, 6 p.m.

Sunday-Saturday. No cost. No to-go meals. Enter through door 6.

Lincoln Education Center, 901 Poyntz Ave.

Knitting Night, 6-8 p.m.

Dusty Bookshelf, 700 N. Manhattan Ave.

Exhibit: Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies.

Through Sept. 7.

Flint Hills Discovery Center, 315 S. Third St.

Exhibit: Bruce Ediger, Bev Gegen and Patricia Scarborough.

Through July 26.

SNW Gallery, 328 Poyntz Ave.

Exhibit: In Bloom.

Through Aug. 30.

Beach Museum of Art.

Exhibit: Supersonic Americruiser.

Through July 3.

Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave.

Exhibit: Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape: Dana Fritz.

Through Aug. 2.

Beach Museum of Art.

Exhibit: Prairie Views.

Ongoing.

Beach Museum of Art.

Exhibit: Fish Bro Show: Joe Tomelleri and Ray Troll.

Through June 29.

The Volland Store, 24098 Volland Road, Alma.

Country Dance Lessons, 7:30 p.m.

Every Tuesday.

McGraws Bar and Grill, 2317 Tuttle Creek Blvd.

Karaoke, 8:30 p.m.

Every Tuesday.

Finn’s Neighborhood Pub, 317 Poyntz Ave.

Karaoke, 8 p.m.

Every Thursday.

McGraws Bar and Grill, 2317 Tuttle Creek Blvd.

Car Seat Checks, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

No cost. Every Tuesday.

Call for information: 785-587-4504.

Manhattan Fire Department, 2000 Denison Ave.

Trivia, 7 p.m.

Every Tuesday.

Goolsby’s, 1212 Bluemont Ave., Ste. 130.

Trivia, 7:30 p.m.

Every Tuesday.

McCool’s, 701 N. Manhattan Ave.

Trivia, 8 p.m.

Every Wednesday.

Auntie Mae’s Parlor, 616 N. 12th St.

Trivia, 7 p.m.

Every Wednesday.

Bottle Caps Sports Bar, 3043 Anderson Ave.

Trivia, 7 p.m.

Every Thursday.

Sinkers Lounge, 123 S. Third St.

SINGO, 2 p.m.

Every Sunday.

Bottle Caps Sports, 3043 Anderson Ave.

SINGO, 8 p.m.

Every Tuesday.

Tanner’s Bar and Grill, 1200 Moro St.

Faith, Hope and Jazz, 5:30-7 p.m.

Every Thursday.

Rockin K’s, 1880 Kimball Ave.

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