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Emporia State Summer Theatre Closes Out 65th Season with 'The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs'
ESU Summer Theatre will close its 65th anniversary season with its annual family-friendly production, "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs." Based on the popular children's book of the same name, the story is told from the perspective of Alexander T. W...
Jul 18, 2019, 11:11am EDT
ESU Students Bring Back Half of Kansas Awards at National Conference
Emporia State University students brought home 12 top-10 finishes recently at the 2019 Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference, accounting for half of the total wins for Kansas students. Earlier this year, 14 students from ESU's PBL competed ...
Jul 18, 2019, 9:55am EDT
'Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)' is 3rd Show for ESU Summer Theatre
Actors rapping to "Othello" is just one of the featured moments as ESU Summer Theatre continues its 65th anniversary season with its third production of the season, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, abridged." A spirited and fast-paced comedy...
Jul 2, 2019, 2:30pm EDT
Viewing of Fireworks Ideal on Emporia State Campus
EMPORIA, KAN. - Welch Stadium on the Emporia State University campus will open at 8 p.m. for people who want to view the community fireworks display on Thursday, July 4. The west side of the stadium and the field offer the best views. People who wan...
Jul 1, 2019, 5:52pm EDT
Henry David Lee and H. Lee Scott, Jr. Inducted Into Kansas Business Hall of Fame
The late Henry David Lee and H. Lee Scott, Jr. were recognized at the KBHF induction ceremony during the 47th annual Team Kansas Awards Banquet on June 4, at Kansas State University Alumni Center in Manhattan. Along with the KBHF induction during th...
Jun 19, 2019, 11:08am EDT
ESU Summer Theatre to Present Second Show
The second show of ESU Summer Theatre's 65th season is one of two fan favorite being reprised. "America's Songbook, A Musical Revue" revisits many of America's most popular and beloved songs. Audiences will be taken on a nostalgic and informative jo...
Jun 17, 2019, 1:21pm EDT
National Teachers Hall of Fame Welcomes the Class of 2019
The Emporia area has even more opportunities to meet the newest inductees to the National Teachers Hall of Fame this week as new public events are added to the schedule. The inductees requested that the two activities -a trivia competition with local t...
Jun 17, 2019, 11:06am EDT
New Names Added to Fallen Educator Memorial
A work crew from Evergreen Design Build in Emporia today installed a new granite tablet at the National Memorial to Fallen Educators in advance of next week's rededication. The new piece provides space for names that were left off during the 2018 reded...
Jun 14, 2019, 3:30pm EDT
Paintings Being Auctioned to Support Scholarship Fund
Three paintings by former Emporia State professor Rex Hall are being auctioned to support the Rex and Ann Hall Family Art Scholarship at the ESU Foundation. The auction began May 29 and closes June 19. Hall, who taught at Emporia State University fr...
Jun 10, 2019, 10:30am EDT
Emporia State Summer Theatre opens its 65th season with Gurney's charming memory play
Emporia State's Summer Theatre program celebrates its 65th birthday this season. The program was begun in 1955 by Karl C. Bruder and is the longest running summer stock theatre on the Great Plains. Season 65 begins with "What I Did Last Summer," a char...
Jun 7, 2019, 4:51pm EDT