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ARTY AWARDS

Join us at the 2022 Arts Awards Thursday, October 13 in NOTO. YOUR OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE 2022 ARTY AWARDS What to expect when you're attending.... High-fives & enthusiastic applause. (And hugs. THE HUGS!)Gathering with your friends in beautiful Redbud Park on a perfect fall evening in the NOTO Arts & Entertainment District.Hook &...

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ART, EVENTS, MUSIC

It takes a village: Concert for a Child

Hear world-renown (and Topeka native) fingerstyle guitarist Andy McKee live in concert Friday, August 26 at Topeka Performing Arts Center. "Concert for a Child" is a benefit for Capper Foundation and this August marks the second year for the event. Building on last year, McKee will be joined with two...

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Lunch with Anna p.s.

A warm Wednesday afternoon on the Wheel Barrow patio. We talked a while before I could get my audio recorder to work on my phone. I said I was fine sitting outside but was definitely starting to sweat and she’s sitting across from me cool as a cucumber. As an...

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Olive Cafe

Anticipation is high and Topekans are salivating for a taste of Mediterranean; Olive Cafe will have it's soft opening the second week of July before officially opening their doors to the public. The restaurant will offer a variety of Mediterranean staples and is located at 935 S Kansas Ave (previously...

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ABSOLUTE FISHING GUIDES

GIVE A MAN A FISH... TEACH A MAN TO FISH... Toby Leavendusky has a love of fishing, fun and family and in 2020 turned that love into a business: Absolute Fishing Guides. “Before officially becoming a guide I was at the lake whenever time would allow, taking friends and family...

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A CHANT FOR THE CONTINENT

AUTHOR: Ignacio Carvajal Ignacio Carvajal is the author of Plegarias, winner of the Poetic Bridges contest by Casa Cultural de las Américas and the University of Houston in 2019. His poetry and translations have appeared, among others, in The Common, Acentos Review, Rio Grande Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Infrarrealista Review,...

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UNDERGROUND

IT'S BIGGER THAN MUSIC; IT'S RESTORATION Throughout the aggressively irritating pandemic, a lot of local businesses have unfortunately had to close shop. However, things have continued to be on the upswing for a certain artistic entrepreneur. Denton Kahler, 35, is the founder and CEO of Underground Instrument Repair, a company...

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THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN

THE LIFE + LEGACY OF BLAKE CAZIER seveneightfive contributor coordinator Kristen Shook The following article is a first person account of the short life of Blake Cazier and the foundation that formed by his family in the aftermath of his death. It is my belief and hope there are not...