Things to do the last week of February in northeast Kansas

MONDAY, Feb. 24

• RENT
  • The 20th Anniversary Tour of RENT is coming to Manhattan.
  • The show starts at 7:30 p.m. in McCain Auditorium.
  • Tickets can be bought HERE.
• KU Men’s Basketball
  • The KU men’s basketball team hosts Oklahoma State at 8 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.

TUESDAY, Feb. 25

Fat Tuesday

• National Pancake Day at IHOP
  • IHOP is hosting its Free Pancake event from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • The restaurants will serve guests a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes while collecting donations for Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
• Operation Soup Line
  • Doorstep’s 17th Annual Operation Soup Line fundraiser will be from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 25th at the Stormont Vail Event Center Ag Hall.
  • Tickets for adults are $10 and you get your choice of chili, chicken tortilla or Portuguese green soup, dessert and a drink.
  • KSNT Evening Anchors Jace Mills and Brooke Lennington, and Storm Track Chief Meteorologist Matt Miller will be some of the local celebrity servers.

• Mardi Gras Noodle Luncheon
  • Celebrate Mardi Gras with the Leavenworth First United Methodist Church’s Noodle Luncheon.
  • This will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 422 Chestnut St. in Leavenworth.
• KU Tennis
  • The Kansas Tennis team hosts Tulsa at 3 p.m. at the Jayhawk Tennis Center in Lawrence.
• FoMAM Fat Tuesday Celebration
  • The Mulvane Art Museum invites you to become a member of the Friends of the Mulvane Art Museum and celebrate Fat Tuesday.
  • This runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 1700 SW College Ave in Topeka.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26

• Discovery Center at Topeka Shawnee County Public Library
  • Play with the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center with STEAM-based experiences at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library.
  • This will be from 4:30-5:30 p.m in the Learning Center.

• K-State Women’s Basketball
  • The K-State Women’s Basketball team hosts Iowa State at 6:30 p.m. in Bramlage Coliseum.
• Dinosaur World Live!
  • This interactive show allows you to experience Dinosaur World up close and personal.
  • The show starts at 6:30 p.m. in McCain Auditorium.
  • Tickets can be bought HERE.
• Washburn Faculty Recital
  • Von Hansen will perform his first faculty recital at Washburn University since returning to Topeka.
  • “There is No Place Like Home” will start at 7:30 p.m. at White Concert Hall. This is free to the public.

THURSDAY, Feb. 27

• Emporia State Basketball
  • The Emporia State Women’s Basketball team will host Northeastern State University at 5:30 p.m. in White Auditorium.
  • The men’s game will immediately follow at approximately 7:30 p.m.
• Washburn Lincoln Harman Lecture
  • Dr. Koritha Mitchell will deliver Washburn University’s annual Lincoln Harman Lecture.
  • The lecture will be from 7-8 p.m. in the Washburn Theater of the Garvey Fine Arts building.
• Starship feat. Mickey Thomas
  • Starship featuring Mickey Thomas will perform live at 7 p.m. at Prairie Band Casino & Resort.
  • Ticket information can be found HERE.

FRIDAY, Feb. 28

• Washburn Softball
  • The Washburn softball team will host Rockhurst University at 10:30 a.m. at the Washburn Softball Complex.
• K-State Women’s Tennis
  • The K-State Women’s Tennis team hosts Southern Methodist University at 11 a.m. at the Mike Goss Tennis Stadium.
• Emporia State Softball
  • The Emporia State softball team will have a doubleheader Friday.
  • The first game will be against the University of Sioux Falls at 12:30 at Washburn University in Topeka.
  • The second game will be against the University of Missouri-St. Louis at 3 p.m. at the Hummer Sports Park in Topeka.
• K-State Baseball
  • The K-State baseball team will have a double-header featuring Fairleigh Dickinson.
  • The first game starts at 2 p.m. at Tointon Family Stadium. The second game will start 30 minutes after the first game ends.
• Emporia State Baseball
  • The Emporia State Baseball team will host Missouri Southern State University at 2 p.m. at Trusler Sports Complex.
• Washburn Baseball
  • The Washburn Baseball team hosts Missouri Western State University at 3 p.m. at Falley Field in Topeka.
• Arab Shrine Circus
  • One of the longest-running circuses in the United States is back in Topeka for the 81st year.
  • The first show will be at 7 p.m. at the Stormont Vail Events Center.
  • If you stop by, you’ll see some familiar faces from KSNT News as the Ring Master.

• Washburn Wind Ensemble
  • Enjoy an evening of music from the Washburn University Wind Ensemble.
  • This will be from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at White Concert Hall.

To see a full calendar of events, check out our KSNT Local Calendar.