Culture

Nine members of the 1975-76 Pittsburg High School girls basketball team reunited on Dec. 6 for the Purple Dragons’ game against Shawnee Mission North. They celebrated the 50th anniversary of their season, which was the first season of girls basketball at PHS.

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.

The restaurant in downtown Pittsburg is now open from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday for what’s known as Harry’s After Dark. Customers can order from a set menu of the regular breakfast and lunch items, or order one of the specials, which change every night.

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.

A Page 618 Walking Dragline, a unique piece of coal mining equipment, will be moved this fall from Cherokee County to Franklin, where it will be preserved by the Miners Hall Museum. The museum held a program on July 26 for attendees to learn more about the machine.