Shawnee County Spelling Bee to compete Saturday
Seventy-one of the best spellers in Shawnee County will compete in The Topeka Capital-Journal’s annual Shawnee County Spelling Bee on Saturday. The 63rd annual bee will be at the Seaman High School...
View ArticleTopeka upcoming meetings and events, February 2, 2016 update
Notices of upcoming events for the CJ Extra Calendar should be sent to The Topeka Capital-Journal at least two weeks in advance of the intended publication date (not the event date). They may be...
View ArticleNelson-Atkins Museum learns 16th century oil-wood panel is a real Hieronymus...
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, has learned that a 16th century oil-wood panel the museum owns was painted by the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch. The work, “The Temptation of...
View ArticleC-J Extra: 'Quest' to share knowledge brings students to Topeka
“What quantity, which never decreases in a closed system according to the second law of thermodynamics, is a measure of a system’s disorder?” That’s an example of the questions Kansas’ brightest high...
View ArticleC-J Extra: Share your 1966 tornado memories at Kansas Garden Show
The Topeka Capital-Journal is collecting information about the tornado that struck Topeka on June 8, 1966, destroying hundreds of homes and killing 16 people. The Capital-Journal will have a reporter,...
View ArticleLibrary's Animated Hearts Film Series offers four Oscar-nominated movies
The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library will screen four Oscar-nominated, animated, coming-of-age movies Fridays in February as part of its Animated Hearts Film Series. Each of the free showings...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, Feb. 5-11
Items for the Out & About calendar can be submitted by email to Arts & Entertainment editor Bill Blankenship at bill.blankenship@cjonline.com. The deadline is noon Tuesday for publication...
View ArticleChildren's series to take kids 'Under the Big Top'
Although the annual Arab Shrine Circus is still a couple of weeks away, children seeking circus fun on not so big a scale can find it Saturday when Performing Arts for Children presents “Under the Big...
View ArticleOut & About hot tickets, Feb. 5-11
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View ArticleTPAC books concert celebrating '90s country hitmakers
When country music moved from AM to FM in the 1990s, the genre enjoyed a boom, and tickets go on sale Friday for “Songs, Stools & Stories,” a March 21 concert at the Topeka Performing Arts Center...
View ArticleWhen it comes to funny, TCT's improv troupes prove age doesn't matter
When it comes to making people laugh, age doesn’t matter. That was demonstrated Jan. 30-31 in Oldfather Theatre at Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. 8th, when two of the venue’s...
View ArticleKansas Sampler Festival to take road trip in 2018
WICHITA — A spring festival in Kansas is planning to take its fun on the road starting in 2018. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1K7Ln8n ) reports that the Kansas Sampler Festival of the state’s...
View ArticleC-J Extra: Downtown confectioner says he's in the 'happiness business'
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the employees of Hazel Hill Chocolate Creations are painstakingly creating mouthfuls of sweetness for people to give to their sweethearts. From deliciously...
View ArticleC-J Extra: Share your 1966 tornado memories at Kansas Garden Show
The Topeka Capital-Journal is collecting information about the tornado that struck Topeka on June 8, 1966, destroying hundreds of homes and killing 16 people. The Capital-Journal will have a reporter,...
View ArticleUpcoming meetings and events
Notices of upcoming events for the CJ Extra Calendar should be sent to The Topeka Capital-Journal at least two weeks in advance of the intended publication date (not the event date). They may be...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, Feb. 12-18
Items for the Out & About calendar can be submitted by email to Arts & Entertainment editor Bill Blankenship at bill.blankenship@cjonline.com. The deadline is noon Tuesday for publication...
View ArticleBest of show takes on new meaning in TCT youth production
As one unexpected tale unfolds on a Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy stage, another is transpiring off-stage as Washburn Rural High School student Logan Best makes her directorial debut. The...
View Article'Million Dollar Quartet' brings rockabilly legends to TPAC stage
The audience’s favorite character in “Million Dollar Quartet,” the Tony Award-winning musical dramatizing a legendary recording session involving Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl...
View ArticleTopeka Symphony goes to the movies with music from Hollywood
And the award for best use of movie music goes to ... the Topeka Symphony Orchestra which on Saturday night will play some of the great scores of both classic and modern films. As the fifth concert of...
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