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“Lantern Light” by Master Ye Yushan has recently been delivered from China. The sculpture was unveiled on Topeka’s Washburn Campus on June 15.

It’s near Henderson Learning Resources Center.

An exchange of art between the U.S. and China celebrates 30 years of peace and friendship between the two countries. Topeka was one of four cities to receive [...]

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Louis Copt, the man in black, converses with Gary Clarke, Director Emeritus of the Topeka Zoo, at Convergence, a show that opened last night at the Sabatini Gallery in the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. The show runs through Sept. 3. (You can view a video walk-through of the exhibit on that Convergence link.)
Convergence [...]

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The Stifel Theatre for the Performing Arts, downtown Salina. Jewel will be here June 17.
Also scheduled in the months ahead: Roger Daltrey, Emmylou Harris, Black Crowes.

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Just some things that caught my eye in Hot Springs, Arkansas, over the weekend.
I love the look and signage of  ’50s motels.

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Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette:

THE ROADS TAKEN
It was the dark side of dusk when I left Amy’s house in Lenexa.
As I backed out of my friend’s driveway, I punched “Go home” on the screen of my global positioning system, counting on that British voice I call [...]

cities, columns

When I was in Kansas City last week, I cruised through a bit of Olathe and located the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop, inconveniently closed on Monday, so I didn’t get to tour the center. History doesn’t happen on Mondays – you can count on historical sites being closed.
But – nevertheless, there was this beautiful piece of [...]

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While in Olathe last week, I found the Ernie Miller Nature Center, just off K-7. You can hear the sounds of traffic out here, but other than that it was almost like being in the real woods. Lots of trails, an information center with a focus towards kids.

A bird’s nest hanging in a tree.

Yeah, I [...]

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Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette:

Gary Blitsch in the SouthWind Gallery
SOUTHWIND GALLERY
When Gary Blitsch purchased a custom picture-framing shop in Topeka he felt uncomfortable putting the word owner on his business cards.
“People expect an owner to know something,” Blitsch said. So, instead, he went with the [...]

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They don’t make ‘em like that anymore. Kansas City, MO.

Jenni asked for a larger shot. Since I took the picture from a ways away, this is the best I can do.

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Standing Bodhisattva (1119-1234) China, Jin Dynasty. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KCMO.

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A few shots inside the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO.
The column(s) you predicted, Roger.

Guanyin of the Southern Sea

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We’d already enjoyed lunch at the Korma Sutra, so we didn’t stop at the Town-Topic. I’ll bet there are a thousand stories in here, though. Kansas City, MO.

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Kansas City, MO.

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Kansas City, MO.

cities, out of state

Entrance hallway in the Bloch Building, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KCMO.

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