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Saturday Morning Trail Run with Gravel City Adventure & Supply
Join us at 9 AM on Saturday mornings at the ESU Trails for a beginner friendly trail run! This is a great opportunity to meet up with others and get an introduction to trail running. One lap of the trail is 1.8 miles and is not technical. Run one lap or more, whatever you like. Walk, jog, or run, all paces welcome! ESU trails are located on the North side of campus, North of the Interstate via the tunnel off…
Find out more »Ellen Plumb’s After Dark!
Your local independent bookstore is open until MIDNIGHT on Saturday nights! Join us for a variety of special events, from caricature artists to tarot card readers to book swaps to musical offerings by local musicians to board game nights and book crafting. Stop in to shop and partake of our quirky and fun special events!
Find out more »Book Swap: Murder/Thriller/Horror
Book Swap is BACK! July's theme is murder, thriller, and horror titles. Bring the books you'd like to trade to Ellen Plumb's--and remember to take home at least as many as you bring! Hang out with your bookish friends and go home with an armful of new reads!
Find out more »Board Games After Dark!
Even MORE fun at Ellen Plumb's After Dark! Join us for board games -- bring your own or choose from the bookshop's selection. Saturday nights get better and better at the bookshop!
Find out more »Brickhorse @BC
Local favs Brickhorse take the stage at 10pm. Our advice is to never miss their 3rd set. Always epic.
Find out more »Pat-A-Cake Club
This is a storytime for babies birth to age 18 months. Music, movement and stories! Great social time!!
Find out more »Preschool Storytime
This is a storytime for kiddos 3 to 5 years of age. There will be music, interactive activities and stories!!! It's great social time!
Find out more »Sounds of the Wild: Because Animals Rock Too!
With the help of the David Traylor Zoo, discover the fascination sounds animals make and learn how and why they chirp, squeak, and communicate with each other and with us.
Find out more »Knitters @ the Bookshop
Calling all knitters, crocheters, and spinners! Spend a pleasant hour at the bookshop each week with your fellow fiber artists! All skill levels are welcome.
Find out more »Full Dome at Peterson Planetarium
From July 16 - 22, Peterson Planetarium at Emporia State University will be opening their doors to the public with free full dome features. Today, we're watching 'We Are Stars', an exciting adventure from the birth of the universe, to the birth of mankind, showing that we are all made from stardust. This show is suitable for all ages, most enjoyed by middle school and up. All of our shows start off with a tour of the stars and constellations.…
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