Pumpkin Patch Arts and Craft Show
Downtown ManhattanJoin us downtown on Saturday, September 30th from 9am to 6pm for the one-day event, located on Poyntz Ave and inside Manhattan Town Center. There will be at least 100 […]
Join us downtown on Saturday, September 30th from 9am to 6pm for the one-day event, located on Poyntz Ave and inside Manhattan Town Center. There will be at least 100 […]
Tail Light Rebellion is playing live at MBC! They are a new roots folk band that has been described on multiple occasions as a mix between The Pogues, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits. No cover charge, come enjoy the show with your favorite beer!
The Flint Hills Wellness Coalition, Riley County Council of Social Service Agencies, and Manhattan Senior Center are co-sponsoring candidate forums for USD 383 Board of Education and Manhattan City Commission. The USD 383 Board of Education candidate forum will be held on Thursday, October 5 starting at 1:30pm at the Manhattan Senior Center, 301 N. […]
National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson will present his reflection on rural values and connection to landscape, by way of comparing rural Kansas with the Highlands and islands of Scotland. Richardson will discuss that the power of human connections forged in shared adversity are universal, whether on the windblown Kansas prairie or the remote islands in […]
Nature is all around us. Discover it with an innovative program as you experience the outdoors in a new and relaxing way. Melanie Nord will teach you how to absorb or take-in nature through meditative practice. Explore this technique at the Discovery Center before trying it in our beautiful downtown neighborhood. Please wear comfortable shoes, […]
Tickets are on sale now for the 4th Annual Flint Hills Beer Fest! Held at Blue Earth Plaza, the Flint Hills Beer Fest offers an afternoon of sampling from a wide variety of breweries, while listening to fabulous live music, all while supporting Good Shepherd Homecare & Hospice, the community's only local, non-profit hospice. Fantastic […]
Join us outside The Riley County Courthouse Plaza from noon to 1pm as we honor the victims who have lost their lives to domestic violence. The Silent Witnesses are life-sized silhouette images of a person. Each Silent Witness represents a victim who has lost their life to domestic violence in our community and across Kansas. […]
Come along for an immersive experience into the Flint Hills. Learn about the geological features of the Flint Hills and observe the native plant species of the season. Thanks to the Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation, we will be transporting visitors in our 15-passenger van from the Discovery Center to the Konza Prairie Biological Station. […]
The Flint Hills Wellness Coalition, Riley County Council of Social Service Agencies, and Manhattan Senior Center are co-sponsoring candidate forums for USD 383 Board of Education and Manhattan City Commission. The Manhattan City Commission candidate forum will be held on Thursday, October 12 starting at 1:30pm at the Manhattan Senior Center, 301 N. 4th Street. […]
Join the Discovery Center Education staff and local astronomers for a free and safe viewing of the annular solar eclipse, which occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth while it is at its farthest point from Earth, making the moon appear smaller than the sun which creates a “ring of fire” effect […]