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Kansas Ballet presents ‘The Nutcracker’
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Ballet is set to take the stage for another heartwarming holiday performance of the Nutcracker Ballet. Stephanie Heston of Kansas Ballet and Abigail Baker, who takes on the role of Clara, joined Eye on Northeast Kansas to preview the performance. It’s a blend of local talent, professional guests and live music performed by the Topeka Symphony Orchestra under the direction of maestro Kyle Wiley-Picket.
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Topeka Symphony selects The Snowman to warm up holiday concert
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Symphony invites you to put on your holiday sweaters and bring the family for a night of music everyone can enjoy!. Conductor Kyle Wylie Pickett visited Eye on NE Kansas to preview this year’s holiday concert. Wylie Pickett said the theme is appropriate...
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Topekans bring back tradition of The Goodyear Ball
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - You’re invited to dress up and welcome the new year with an old tradition. Danette and Greg Rhodes visited Eye on NE Kansas to talk about the return of The Goodyear Ball. The Rhodes’ say The Goodyear Ball was once the crown jewel of holiday...
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Topeka church cooks up Traditional German Dinner
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - You can enjoy a traditional German dinner and support several area organizations during this holiday season. Mary Madden and Pastor Tobias Schlingensiepen from First Congregational Church visited Eye on NE Kansas with the details. They say their Traditional German Dinner event dates back more than 20...
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Local restaurants create memories and business through holiday pop-ups
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka restaurants are spreading joy with holiday pop-ups. 785 Beer Company and The Pennant are two that deck the halls each year to create memories for Northeast Kansas families. “For us, this will turn into a tradition,” customer John Burton said. “We’ll come every year probably...
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Emporia High combines music and plants for seasonal celebration
EMPORIA (KSNT) – A group of local students is providing some green to your holiday season this year. Along with Emporia High’s seasonal celebration concert on the nights of Wednesday, Dec. 10 and Thursday, Dec. 11, the school’s greenhouse club is hosting a plant sale. It presents not only a chance for students to do […]
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Hardee’s in Topeka Closes
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A major fast-food chain closed its doors in the capital city. Hardee’s at 2424 SW 6th Ave., closed on Dec. 20 at noon. Top-City joins other midwestern cities in seeing the restaurant close down, including locations in Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. Kansas City also saw several locations close down. For more local […]
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Alison Krauss & Union Station to perform live in Topeka, here’s when
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A bluegrass-country musical group headed by Alison Krauss will be visiting Topeka next summer for a performance at a local events center. The Topeka Performing Arts Center announced on Dec. 8 that Alison Krauss & Union Station, featuring Jerry Douglas, will be heading to the Capital City next year for a live […]
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Good Kids - Topeka West High School art students featured in photography exhibition
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Ballet Midwest gears up for 49th annual Nutcracker Ballet
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Annual Washburn Holiday Vespers fills White Concert Hall with festive music
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White Christmas At Red Rocks Returns With Music, Memories, And A Heartfelt Tribute
Holiday traditions feel extra special when they bring people together, and this year’s White Christmas at Red Rocks did exactly that. The historic Red Rocks State Historic Site in Emporia welcomed residents for an afternoon filled with music, memories, and community spirit. This annual event has become an important...
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Oasis on the Prairie has screening debut at Emporia Granada Theatre
The latest cinematic work by documentarian Dave Kendall transported viewers to an oasis in the Flint Hills known as Greenwood County. Oasis on the Prairie, a documentary telling the story of ranchers in Greenwood County, was initiated by conversations with the Greenwood County Cattlemen’s Association to commemorate its centennial celebration, according to Kendall, who spoke with KVOE News ahead of the film’s debut screening inside the Emporia Granada Theatre Sunday afternoon.
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MAC’s ‘Annie’ follows an orphan’s rags-to-riches journey
Audiences will be taken back to Great Depression-era New York City to follow the rags-to-riches story of “Annie.” The musical, featuring songs including “Tomorrow” and “Hard Knock Life,” opened on Friday at Manhattan Arts Center. “This is a show about extremes,” the show’s director...
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Annual Washburn Holiday Vespers fills White Concert Hall with festive music
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Topeka Art Guild and Gallery hosts its first Ugly Sweater Party Fun-Raiser
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Topeka playwright reimagines Christmas with new tale of second chances
Bringing a different point of view to the Christmas spirit and how everyone celebrates is what Gary Piland is focused on portraying this season. Piland, owner of Umbrella, a local website design and video production company, is bringing his new stage play "A Christmas Wager" to Topeka. "A Christmas Wager" is a new romantic Christmas fable that explores themes of love, loss and the power of second chances. Piland said his inspiration to write the play came after observing people he cared about believing "crazy things" and becoming disconnected from reality, as well as seeing how some people in the community view the homeless population. "But as I began to think about it, I realized that not them being bad people, it's that they've allowed themselves to kind fall in this trap of believing things maybe that aren't true and then they make them feel good," Piland told The Capital-Journal. "So they keep doing more of that until eventually they get off in the weeds." 'Finding true self' within the play Piland said the play reveals a heartwarming story. "It shows that no matter how far gone someone is, that if the people around them work together, they can usually