June 10, 2021 Manhattan, Kansas Messenger Editor: Sarah Duggan a Local Not-For-Profit Focused on Supporting People in Living Their Best Lives
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June 10, 2021 Manhattan, Kansas Messenger Editor: Sarah Duggan A local not-for-profit focused on supporting people in living their best lives Prairie Star Restaurant is excited to announce the creation of its brand-new menu! The new menu will be released on Monday, June 21, and will be chocked full of new, amazing food and some of our classic favorites. To prepare for the new menu, Prairie Star Restaurant’s kitchen will be closed June 17 through June 20 while our talented cooks train to prepare the new offerings. But don’t worry, your hunger will be satisfied at Verna Belle’s Cafe , which will be open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner each of the kitchen-closure days. The Cafe will offer enhanced options for lunch and dinner with additional seating available in the Courtyard, weather dependent. This Drew triple dresser The is onerestaurant of several closure mid -will century modern furnitureculminate pieces with available Sunday at Punday May’s by Sarah Duggan, Community Relations Director Meadowlark Market. When the COVID-19 global pandemic hit Manhattan, Kan., one of for Father’s Day on Sunday, Meadowlark’s top priorities quickly became finding, purchasing, and June 20! Free donuts will be storing adequate level of PPE (personal protective equipment). Before offered all day because COVID, the organization often was getting creative in finding storage “we donut know what we spaces for supplies, decorations, and other items. To accommodate the would do without all you Dads,” PPE as it started to arrive and campus was shut down, one of the spaces and a Taco and Nacho Bar will that became very useful was our Fitness Center. be hosted in the Courtyard to Now, nearly 18 months later, Meadowlark is making the transition to celebrate “Taco ‘bout all the utilizing the Caul Fitness Center once again for individual exercise awesome Dads!” and “Nacho opportunities and personal training. Although a timeline has not been set, Average Dad.” The cost of the steps have been initiated to prepare the Fitness Center for use. Once the Taco and Nacho Bar is $11 per equipment is moved, the Community Room will be utilized regularly for person. programs, meetings, and worship service. Stay tuned for more updates as If you have questions, please these transitions move forward by reading the Meadowlark Messenger contact the restaurant at (785) and attending the monthly Town Meeting. 323-3820. Update from Lonnie Baker, CEO promptly at 2:30 p.m. If you have questions, Watch an excerpt from the June 2021 Town please contact Monte Spiller at (785) 323-3801. Meeting, which occurred Monday, June 7. Lonnie Technology Assistance resumes Baker, CEO, gave a campus update during the Monday, June 14, at 10:30 a.m. meeting, and the video version will air the Starting Monday, June 14, Juliana will be available following dates and times. for Technology Assistance in the Game Room at ~ Friday, June 11, at 12 p.m. & 5 p.m. 10:30 a.m. She will be available for one hour, from ~ Saturday, June 12, at 9:15 a.m. & 12 p.m. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., every Monday. ~ Sunday, June 13, at 12 p.m. Her volunteer services will be first come, first Arts in the Park Transportation serve. She is able to assist residents with general Depart on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. questions regarding their electronic devices and Welcome to another summer of music, magic, and assist with simple tasks. more! Arts in the Park is Manhattan’s summer June Theme Bingo Night concert series that brings a wide variety of live Monday, June 14, at 7 p.m. music to you every Friday throughout the Summer is here, so let's party—beach style! June's summer. For over 40 years, the Manhattan Parks Beach BINGO night will include lots of exciting and Recreation Department has sponsored, decorations and prizes to fit the theme, so be sure organized, and produced free weekly outdoor to attend at 7 p.m. Monday, June 14, in the Event concerts for the community. The shows start at 8 Center! Player buy-in will be $1 for the use of two p.m. at the Larry Norvell Band Shell in City Park, playing cards. BINGO nights occur on the second unless otherwise noted. Monday of the month. Registration is not Residents are invited to utilize Meadowlark required. transportation to attend the Arts in the Park events. The bus will depart from the Village Transportation to Manhattan Municipal Entrance at 7:30 p.m. and the cost is $3 per Band Performances person. Please sign up in the Blue Book at the Depart on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Hospitality Desk if you plan to utilize this For more than 100 years, the Manhattan opportunity. The upcoming concerts are listed Municipal Band has performed concerts for the below. community. Their free summer concert series ~ June 11: Country music by Derek Calvin & the takes place every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the All Nighters Larry Norvell Band Shell in City Park. ~ June 18: Juneteenth Celebration with Jazz Residents are invited to utilize Meadowlark music by Julian Vaughn & Jahvelle Rhone transportation to attend the Municipal Band ~ June 25: Classic rock by Departure Band from performances. The bus will depart from the Topeka Village Entrance at 7 p.m., and the cost is $3 per ~ July 2: Comedy Magician Michael Kent person. Please sign up in the Blue Book at the ~ July 9: Rock, Hip-Hop, and Pop by D & Chi Hospitality Desk if you plan to take Meadowlark ~ July 16: Folk music by Elexa Dawson transportation to the concert. The upcoming ~ July 23: Rock music by The Box Turtles concert dates are June 15, June 22, June 29, July ~ July 30: Professional Improv by The KC 13, and July 20. Improv Company Artist Profile of Albert Bloch Symphony in the Flint Hills Wednesday, June 16, at 4 p.m. Depart Saturday, June 12, at 2:30 p.m. Join Kim Richards from the Beach Museum of Art If you are registered to attend Symphony in the for “Albert Bloch: The American Blue Rider” at 4 Flint Hills, please gather in the lobby at the Village p.m. Wednesday, June 16, in the Bison Room. Entrance at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, June 12, to Bloch was born in St. Louis, Mo., and after living prepare for departure. The busses will leave several years in Germany, moved to Lawrence, Page 2 Kan. Bloch taught at the University of Kansas to Director of Rural Studies at Kansas State make a living and painted to fulfill his passion to University. create! Language has changed quite a bit in the last hundred years. How have these changes affected S’mores Bar speech in Kansas? Dr. Kohn traces language Thursday, June 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. change in Kansas using archival and With the weather becoming more pleasant, you’re contemporary recordings, which reveal that invited to enjoy a S’mores Bar in the Courtyard present day Kansas language is intimately tied to between 5 and 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 17. This our immigrant past. event will be reoccurring each first and third The class will meet Tuesday, June 22, from 2 to 3 Thursday, unless otherwise posted. p.m. Meadowlark residents can participate in this Special Meal & Entertainment offering at no charge, and Passport members will Friday, June 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. receive a 20-percent discount. Registration is A special meal of hot dogs and potato chips will be required, and the class is now open for served in the Courtyard between 5 and 7 p.m. enrollment. Call UFM at (785) 539-8763 to sign Friday, June 18. The cost for the meal is $2 per up. Class size for Meadowlark courses is limited to 50 people. person. Evening entertainment will begin around 6:30 p.m. Residents, family members, and staff are Art Appreciation: Exploring Sculpture invited to attend. Monday, June 28, at 1 p.m. Pond Ride Adventures Have you ever walked by a sculpture on the Saturday, June 19, at 9:30 a.m. sidewalk, in a park, or in a building atrium and After seeing all of Valerie Wright’s slides on wondered what it was about? Learn a few ways to Friday, June 4, of native wildflowers, and hearing approach looking at public art, including Ted Cable talk about our native bird nesters in sculpture. Attendees will practice the techniques early June, plan on a cart ride to our pond area! and learn tools to help you look on your own. Attendees can plan to hear a brief history of the UFM Lifetime Learning is offering the class Art pond development, and view our wildflowers Appreciation: Exploring Sculpture in Prairie Star’s during the ride. We will leave from the Village Event Center at Meadowlark. This course is led by Entrance at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 19, and Kim Richards from the Education Department at return around 11:30 a.m. Sign up in the Blue Book the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. for a fun time in the great outdoors! The class will meet Monday, June 28, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Meadowlark residents can participate in Saturday Shopping Trip this offering at no charge, and Passport members Saturday, June 19, at 10:30 a.m. will receive a 20-percent discount. Registration is Transportation will be provided to Hobby Lobby required, and the class is now open for and Dollar Tree for resident shopping on enrollment.