Arts

The rededication reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the auditorium, and it will include live music, refreshments and drinks. The deadline to RSVP is November 20.

Patrons can now check out materials from the Frontenac Public Library. A ribbon cutting ceremony and open house were held on Nov. 11 to celebrate the opening.

“Fort Scott Stories” is a collaboration between Michael Cheers and the Gordon Parks Museum. The project consists of a photo essay, which was published as a book, and a documentary, which will be released next spring.

The mural honors Gordon Parks and his love for his boyhood home of Fort Scott, KS.

Hispanic Route on September 27 was the fifth event in this year’s Hispanic Music Festival. It started with a block party in the afternoon at the Pritchett Pavilion that featured music and dance performances from local talent, a food truck and vendors.

Watercolor USA 2025 opened at the Spiva Center for the Arts last week. It includes 103 works from 29 states.

The mural will honor Gordon Parks and his love for his boyhood home.

Frontenac has never had a public library or its own museum. Soon, the town will have both.

Across the country, music lovers open their homes to small artists in what are known as house concerts. Rob Poole and Carol Puckett are some of these people, hosting house concerts at their home in Pittsburg and giving their neighbors and fellow community members access to music they might not hear otherwise.

Bob Wolfe started Always Buying Books in 2001 with $6,000 and approximately 4,000 books. Now with 40,000 used and new books on the shelves, Wolfe and store manager Alyse Foley work to continue their success and help out in the community.