Shrek: The Musical
Come see Fiona rock it with some tap-dancing rats at Shrek: The Musical! Shows are November 14th, 15th, and 16th at 7pm nightly. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults. Ogre ears, concessions, and shirts are available for sale as part of our fundraising while supplies last! Hope to see you there! More Information
Swogger Literary Salon Presents...
The Swogger Literary Salon Presents “History is over, you all’: regarding Toni Morrison’s Vision with Dr. Tamara Slankard, Professor of English. Free Event - Registration Required. Registration Link
Active Adults 50+ Coffee and Donuts
Join us for coffee and donuts! Coffee and Donuts takes place on the 3rd Friday of every month at the Community Center. It’s the perfect chance to meet, mingle, and start your day with great company and treats.
Golden Hour Mixer 50+ Social
Looking to meet new people and learn about our Senior/Adult Programs? Join us on Friday, November 15, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm for an evening of light cocktails, appetizers, and friendly conversation! This free, come-and-go event is perfect for anyone 50+ who wants to socialize and make new connections. Plus, the first 20 attendees will receive a special goodie bag! No registration needed—just stop by and enjoy the good vibes!
Shrek: The Musical
Come see Fiona rock it with some tap-dancing rats at Shrek: The Musical! Shows are November 14th, 15th, and 16th at 7pm nightly. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults. Ogre ears, concessions, and shirts are available for sale as part of our fundraising while supplies last! Hope to see you there! More Information
Warrior Shadow: A Workshop for Men
With Steve Hester, outdoor educator and life coach. Gain the confidence and intuition to embrace a fuller life. $65 donation requested. More Information and Registration
Be Well Flower Bar Holiday Arrangement Workshop
Join the Garden Connection of Baldwin City and Lovely Flower Co in the Baldwin City Library Activity Room for this free workshop. Each person should bring either a Mason jar or vase to put their arrangement in. Everything else is provided. Limited to 20 people. Please register with Donna Gratts at 785-865-9708. View Flyer
Shrek: The Musical
Come see Fiona rock it with some tap-dancing rats at Shrek: The Musical! Shows are November 14th, 15th, and 16th at 7pm nightly. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults. Ogre ears, concessions, and shirts are available for sale as part of our fundraising while supplies last! Hope to see you there! More Information
Tech Time
Bryan Butell, president of Baldwin State Bank, will speak on scams, breaches, and more.
Bullpens 3rd Anniversary Party
Come celebrate 3 years of fun with karaoke, drinks, and fun. View Facebook Event
Holiday on High
Live music, comedy, singing, caroling & ventriloquy. Ring in the season, laugh and be merry! An all ages show.
Doors open 6:30 pm. Refreshments available for purchase. View Facebook Event
FEATURING
Baldwin Junior High Brass Quartet
Baker University Theatre presents
a scene from, “A Christmas Carol”
Comedy & Vocals - Maddy Roger
Vocalists - Terry Thoelke, Ryan Nichols, Kartina Kuntz
Ventriloquy - Diana Rockwell
Community Carolers - Sing along!
Plantaland
Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Mall featuring local vendors with holiday merchandise and activities. More Information Facebook Event
Itty Bitty Picture Show Reception
The Itty Bitty Picture Show is organized by the Lumberyard Arts Center to showcase local original art pieces. The reception opening will give you a chance to meet the artists behind the work vote for your favorite piece.
Enjoy Homestead Donuts, Coffee & Juice. Mimosas for purchase. View Facebook Event
Plantaland
Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Mall featuring local vendors with holiday merchandise and activities. More Information Facebook Event
Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol: A Radio Play
Baker Theatre is thrilled to bring a world premiere adaptation of a classic tale to Baldwin City. The final offering of the fall semester will be: Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol: A Radio Play by Trevor Belt after Charles Dickens. (December 5-7, 2024- Rice Auditorium) An original adaptation by Director of Theatre Trevor Belt, this fresh interpretation of Ebenezer Scrooge’s tale of redemption places the story in the hands of a group of actors recording a radio version of the play. However, as the play progresses, and the lessons become too real, and this quiet evening quickly shifts into a night of Theatre Magic. Just in time for the holidays, Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol: A Radio Play will tug at your heartstrings and remind you of the TRUE meaning of Christmas! View Facebook Event View Flyer
Breakfast With Santa
Ignite the holiday magic by enjoying Breakfast with Santa! This traditional breakfast with the man in red brings out the kid in us all. Gather the family to enjoy an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast before heading out to enjoy other offerings in our community prior to Santa’s evening arrival at the Festival of Lights. In addition to breakfast, there will be a craft and time to visit with Santa. We offer two morning time slots, so whether you're an early riser or prefer to sleep in, we've got time with Kris Kringle for you. You won't want to miss it! Tickets and Information
Gingerbread House Party
Registration opens in November. In partnership with USD 348, BHS Art Club, and Culinary Club. Festival of Lights: 6:00 p.m. - View the Gingerbread Houses. Enjoy the Itty Bitty Art Show
Holiday Bazaar at New Life
Come and enjoy the special feelings of the Christmas season!
Enjoy cookies and hot cider while shopping handmade crafts for that special gift. We will be serving lunch this year!
Santa will make a special appearance at 1:00. So the kids can visit while you shop! See Facebook Event
Christmas Candlelight Vespers
A production of the Department of Music and Theatre. Admission is Free. After the performance, join us for refreshments in the lobby of Rice Auditorium. Santa will stop by for festive photos! If you aren’t able to attend in person, watch the performance via Zoom.
Baldwin City Creative Arts Holiday Performance
Nutcracker Land of Sweets Selections featuring BCCA Ballet and Tumbling Students.
Cookie Reception fundraiser for BCCA Club Nonprofit
Holiday Spectacular featuring All Star Team, BCCA choir, and more! View Flyer
Holiday Open House
Please join us for the Baldwin State Bank Holiday Open House. Stop by for refreshments as we celebrate the season. We hope to see you there! View Flyer
Bones Midwest Trombone Choir Christmas Concert
Celebrate Christmas with the sounds of Bones Midwest!
They will be performing Christmas favorites. This concert is FREE and family friendly! View Facebook Event View Flyer
Spring Be a BU Student for the Day
Open to all high school Juniors and Seniors. Experience a day in the life of a Baker student by attending a Baker Core class, exploring student life, discovering campus, and enjoying lunch in the cafeteria with current students. We suggest attending either fall (Wednesday, October 16) or spring Be a BU Student Day, but not both. Register by February 27
BU Theatre presents: The Vampire Cowboy Trilogy
Do you like Comic Books? Cowboys? Cheerleaders? Superheroes? Samurai fights? Zombies? How about Vampires? If any of that sounds like your thing, then our March show is right up your alley. From the same playwright that brought you She Kills Monsters, Baker Theatre is thrilled to present The Vampire Cowboy Trilogy by Qui Nguyen and Robert Ross Parker. (March 6-9, 2025- Rice Auditorium). This live comic book anthology contains three irreverent comedies that hilariously skewer well-beloved genres. Hard-boiled paranormal detective Jake Misco takes on the case of a mysterious stranger who is haunted by her dead husband; a Cold War-era crime-fighting duo struggles to save America from the throes of Communism while questioning their own principles; and a teenage warrior princess named Tina must fight evil Zombie cheerleaders and the tedium of French class. It promises to be a hilarious night of entertainment!
Musical Theatre Workshop
Baker Music and Theatre are once again collaborating to bring a traditional program staple. But this time, with a bigger presentation, and brand new shine. Moving from McKibben Recital Hall, to the Rice Auditorium stage is our new and improved Musical Theatre Workshop. (April 25-27th , 2025). This musical revue promises to be an eclectic night of not only musical theatre songs, but anecdotal history about the genre of musical theatre. This production will almost entirely be rehearsed during class time and promises to be a fun night of seeing Baker students, new and familiar, show off their musical chops!
Quilts for Veterans
Celebrate our veterans! Each year area quilters give quilts to those who have served our country. Enjoy the unveiling of the quilts, thank our veterans and learn about their service. View Facebook Event
Day Retreat for Busy People
With Delight Davis & Johnny Ricker. How to create change and balance! Join us for a fun day of connecting and learning: Stress Less energy and mindfulness hacks, breath work and tapping, mindfulness tools for focus, gentle stretching and energy exercises, using thoughts to create abundance and health, how to find more time for FUN! We’ll spend time connecting and relaxing in nature, and end with a sound bath with Johnny Ricker. Includes delicious, plant-based, g/f lunch and snacks. $80 per person. Bring a friend: 2 for $140. Email: delightdavis6@gmail.com Inquire about lodging for the night before or after the retreat: Susan text: 913-356-2525
Craft Your Stress Away
Karen Kohn and Sandy Ralston will be showing us how to make a beautiful fabric picture collage. This is an adult age program. View Flyer
Chainsaw Safety & Maintenance Workshop
With Steve Hester. This workshop is designed for anyone interested in becoming more familiar with chainsaw maintenance, light repair, and safety. Cost: $50 with a $20 deposit required by November 4 to hold your space. More Information and Registration
AuthorTALK
Author and Veteran John Musgrave will be our speaker. This should be an exceptional talk! Go to the Ribbon Cutting and Stay for the AuthorTALK! View Flyer
Ribbon Cutting for Community Mural
Join the Baldwin City Community Mural Program, the Baldwin City Library, and the community for a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the newest community mural at the Baldwin City library. View Flyer
KanCare Information
KanCare offers free or low-cost health insurance for kids and teens. Do you need help understanding and signing up for KanCare? Maria Castillo-Vazquez, Community Outreach Representative will be at the Baldwin City Library to help us navigate through the process. mvazquez@gracemed.org View Flyer
Election Day Chicken Noodle Dinner
Serving begins at 5 p.m. Dine in or Carry Out. Meal Donations: Ages 11-Adult: $10; Ages 10 and under: $6.
The Light Center 30th Birthday Party
You are invited to celebrate at the TLC 30th Birthday Party!!!! Music with Lana Marie Haas and friends for Sacred Sound Bathing and Song and the Steve Hester Band. Pot Luck Supper. See Facebook Post
Tombstone Cleaning
Our Final Tombstone Cleaning Event at Prairie City Cemetery will be held this Saturday, Nov. 2 from noon - 3.
• Cemetery address - 207 East 1600 Road, Baldwin City KS 66006
• Meet at the Pavilion.
• Wear: clothes & shoes that can get dirty.
• We will teach you how to clean the stones.
Roarin' 20s Bingo Night
Join us for a ROARING good time, raising funds to help Rainbow Preschool complete a storage renovation project. With a delicious Italian dinner catered by Baldwin City Beer Company. With a tantalizing Silent Auction, costume contest, and many extra fun giveaways, you'll be sure to have a night to remember! Information about Child Care Option provided by Rainbow Preschool.
Your table or ticket purchase will include:
-Dinner and dessert
-1 Drink ticket
-10 Bingo Cards
-An unforgettable night for a good cause
Tables - $300 (seats
Couple Tickets - $75
Individual Tickets - $40
Purchase your tickets starting on September 1st View Facebook Event View Flyer
Haunted Humanities - Open to the Public
In celebration of the Halloween season, BU Theatre’s next offering will bring a collaboration between Baker Theatre and the Baker Department of Humanities. Providing appropriately spooky material for what has been lovingly coined as a “Science Fair, but for Humanities”, select Baker students will present classic macabre literature for Haunted Humanities. On Oct. 30, selected Baker theatre students will perform monologues and/or scenes from the classic horror cannon of Poe, Shelley, Stoker and Irving in the Collins Library as part of the celebration. On November 1st, in Darby Hope Theatre, they will perform an encore presentation, open to the public. The perfect way to cap off your Halloween Season!
Hometown Halloween Craft
Create your own monster craft with the Lumberyard Arts Center! Please join us in the art room. All ages are welcome! View Flyer
Haunted Underground Forest
Tour the haunted underground forest in City Hall’s basement.
Hometown Halloween
Bring your little pumpkins and monsters for an evening of costumes, sweets, and spooktacular activities! Sugary treats, trinkets to delight a child's heart, and activities are liberally dispersed from the trunks of businesses, organizations, and Baker University groups who gather to provide a safe and festive Trunk or Treat for the community's youngest members. City Hall, Lumberyard Arts Center, and Baldwin City Library increase the fun by hosting a Haunted Basement Tour, a Halloween craft, and a Monster Mash, respectively.
GIVE BACK: Bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the community food pantry. Your generous contributions will help support local families in need during this festive season. Look the the large trash bins!
Per Baldwin City Ordinance #1196, please do not bring dogs or other animals.
Trick or Treat with the Greeks
Baker University Fraternity and Sorority Life Organizations will be passing out candy at their chapter houses from 6-8 p.m. Children, students, and adults are welcome to walk Greek row for trick or treating. Each house will be collecting donations of full size bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and body lotion to support the Willow Domestic Violence Shelter in Lawrence. Feel free to donate a product to one of the houses that you visit! View Flyer
Haunted Humanities
In celebration of the Halloween season, BU Theatre’s next offering will bring a collaboration between Baker Theatre and the Baker Department of Humanities. Providing appropriately spooky material for what has been lovingly coined as a “Science Fair, but for Humanities”, select Baker students will present classic macabre literature for Haunted Humanities. On Oct. 30, selected Baker theatre students will perform monologues and/or scenes from the classic horror cannon of Poe, Shelley, Stoker and Irving in the Collins Library as part of the celebration. On November 1 st , in Darby Hope Theatre, they will perform an encore presentation, open to the public. The perfect way to cap off your Halloween Season!
JQA BU Theatre Presentation
$5 admission | BU Students and Staff Free. For tickets, contact theatre@bakeru.edu
JQA: A Series of Fictitious Encounters Between John Quincy Adams and Sundry Family Members and Political Subjects on the subject of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a More Rational Relationship with Government by Aaron Posner. (Showing October 23-27, 2024). Complicated, passionate, and difficult, John Quincy Adams was a brilliant diplomat, ineffectual one-term president, and congressman known for his eloquence, arrogance, and integrity. This unique, highly theatrical play imagines key confrontations between JQA and some of America’s most dynamic figures: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, his own father, John Adams, and more. At once provocative, haunting, and hilarious, this power play challenges the way we think of our country, our government, and ourselves. By Aaron Posner. Directed by Dorian Logan.
JQA BU Theatre Presentation
$5 admission | BU Students and Staff Free. For tickets, contact theatre@bakeru.edu
JQA: A Series of Fictitious Encounters Between John Quincy Adams and Sundry Family Members and Political Subjects on the subject of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a More Rational Relationship with Government by Aaron Posner. (Showing October 23-27, 2024). Complicated, passionate, and difficult, John Quincy Adams was a brilliant diplomat, ineffectual one-term president, and congressman known for his eloquence, arrogance, and integrity. This unique, highly theatrical play imagines key confrontations between JQA and some of America’s most dynamic figures: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, his own father, John Adams, and more. At once provocative, haunting, and hilarious, this power play challenges the way we think of our country, our government, and ourselves. By Aaron Posner. Directed by Dorian Logan.
Be Well Wooden Planter Workshop
Garden Connection of Baldwin City is sponsoring a Be Well Wooden Planter Workshop. This free workshop is made possible by a grant from the Be Well Baldwin City. The workshop is limited to 20 people. You have the choice to make either a Sponge Bob planter or a luggage planter with artist Katee Smith. She will help us in the process of making the planter at her shop. Sign up with Donna Gratts 785-865-9708 no later than Thursday, October 17, 2024. View Flyer
Maple Leaf Beer, Wine, and Spirit Fest
Get ready, Baldwin City! The 4th Annual Maple Leaf Beer, Wine & Spirit Fest is proudly sponsored by Maley & Sons Construction, LLC! This adults-only event will feature the top breweries, wineries, and distilleries from the region! Enjoy live tunes from the N!te Owls and grab some bites from local food trucks. Tickets are limited, so purchase yours online before October 25 or snag one for $35 the day of the event. Event is rain or shine. Purchase tickets before they sell out!!! View Facebook Event
Tombstone Cleaning at Prairie City Cemetery
The Prairie City Cemetery is a historical cemetery, established 1855 and located just southwest of Baldwin City, which is requesting assistance with their tombstone cleaning project this fall.
It is finally time to begin cleaning the tombstones with the grant funds we received earlier this year!
We will work on the following Saturdays from 9-12 at the cemetery.
Sept. 21 | Sept. 28 | Oct. 12 | Oct. 26
Meet at the Pavilion.
Wear: clothes & shoes that can get dirty.
Bring:
Goggles (if you want them)
Chair or stool (if you want one)
Snacks & water
Sunscreen
We will teach you how to clean the stones and will tell you which ones are to be cleaned. We have a few hundred in all to do - so no one should get bored. We will bring all of the supplies needed.
Maple Leaf Gravel Grind
The 6th annual Maple Leaf Gravel Grind. We will offer 3 separate routes, a 16, 40 and 70 mile option that will highlight the beautiful fall foliage in and around Baldwin City, KS. Each rider will receive a custom glass and t-shirt included in their entry. All races will be timed by the Timer Guys. Registration and More Information
Become A Volunteer
Would you like to get involved, help the community, and have some fun while you’re at it? Connect with us now! No membership required.