Kicking off All Veterans Tribute Week

Posted on Oct 31, 2017 by Visit Emporia

Veterans Day is next Saturday, November 11, and Emporia is gearing up for a week of celebration. As the Founding City of Veterans Day, honoring our service men and women is a huge part of our culture. We celebrate with a full week of events which this year includes art exhibits, a Tracy Lawrence concert, pub crawl, veteran banners on display downtown, and of course the Veterans Day Parade.

The Quilts of Valor display is already up at Emporia Public Library with other events kicking off this weekend. Come enjoy the fall weather and celebrate with us as we pay tribute to the heroes who have so bravely served our country.

All Veterans Tribute Celebration 2017 Schedule of Events

Date	Event	Location	Time
Oct. 2 – Nov. 3	Quilts of Valor on Display	Emporia Public Library	EPL Hours
Oct. 31 – Nov. 11	Veteran Artist Gallery Exhibit	Emporia Arts Center	EAC Hours
Nov. 1	Movie “War Horse”	Emporia Public Library	11:30 a.m.
Fri. Nov. 3	Book Discussion – “World War I and America”	Emporia Public Library	10:00 a.m.
Fri. Nov. 3	ESU Student Veterans Fundraiser Silent Auction & Matt Mason Concert	Bourbon Cowboy	7:00 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 4	Quilts of Valor Presentation	American Legion	11:00 a.m.
Sat. Nov. 4	Female Veterans Panel Discussion	Lyon County History Center	2:00 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 4	Tracy Lawrence in Concert	Granada Theatre	8:00 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 5	Freedom Fest – 5K Freedom Run/Walk Family Gravel Ride & Spur Ride by Dirty Kanza Promotions – see schedule & Register online at allveteransday.org/freedomfest	All Veteran’s Memorial	8:00 a.m.
Sun. Nov. 5	Student Essay & Poster Awards	Emporia Middle School	2:00 p.m.
Mon. Nov. 6	Movie “30 Seconds Over Tokyo”	Lyon County History Center	4:00 p.m.
Tues. Nov. 7	Veteran Artist Exhibit Reception	Emporia Arts Center	4:00-6:00 p.m.
Tues. Nov 7-10	“Remember the Fallen” Display	Lyon County History Center	LCHC Hours
Thurs. Nov. 9	Free Veterans Breakfast	Emporia Senior Center	8:00 a.m.
Thurs. Nov. 9	Military Roundtable – “The 35th Division in WWI”	ESU MU-Preston Family Rm	7:30 p.m.
Thurs. Nov. 9	Emporia Community Chorus & ESU Choirs in Concert	Emporia Granada Theatre	7:30 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 10	All Veterans Tribute Show – “Celebrating our Hometown Heroes”	Albert Taylor Hall, ESU	7:00 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 11	Veterans Breakfast	Presbyterian Manor	7:00 a.m.
Sat. Nov. 11	Banner Walk – View banners from ESU to Vets Memorial, visit with those who served our country and their families along the route	Commercial Street	8:30-11:30 a.m.
Sat. Nov. 11	Veterans Day Parade	Downtown	9:30 a.m.
Sat. Nov. 11	Memorial Service	All Veterans Memorial	11:00 a.m.
Sat. Nov. 11	Ham & Bean Feed	American Legion & VFW	Noon
Sat. Nov. 11	ESU Football vs. Washburn Veteran Appreciation Day	Welch Stadium	2:00 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 11	Craft & Trade Show	Flinthills Mall	9:00 a.m.
Sat. Nov. 11	1st Annual Veterans Honor Crawl Live music at VFW & Bourbon Cowboy		6:30 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 13-30	Winning Veteran Artists Display	ESB Financial – Plaza Branch