K-State offering plenty of holiday-themed events, special gift ideas

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News release prepared by: Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, 785-532-6415, ebarcomb@k-state.edu

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

K-STATE OFFERING PLENTY OF HOLIDAY-THEMED EVENTS, SPECIAL GIFT IDEAS

MANHATTAN -- With the holidays approaching, Kansas State University is ready to spread the spirit of the season with performances and workshops. K-State also can help with special gift ideas from Wildcat country.

Gift ideas from K-State include:

* Handcrafted pottery from K-State's Potter's Guild. The guild will have a pottery sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, through Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the K-State Student Union.

* Products from K-State's Meat Lab. Items for sale include hickory-smoked turkey, hickory-smoked boneless ham, summer sausage, Lebanon style bologna and Wildkat loaf, as well as other beef, lamb, pork, cheese and dairy products. Orders for Christmas and other winter holidays are due by Friday, Dec. 1. Items may be picked up at the Call Hall Dairy Bar between Wednesday, Dec. 6, and Wednesday, Dec. 20. Payment should be made when order is picked up. The Dairy Bar is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. To place orders or for more information, call 785-532-1292, fax orders to 785-532-5681, e-mail rwestgat@k-state.edu or send mail to K-State Dairy Bar, Call Hall, Animal Sciences and Industry, Manhattan, KS 66506.

* Poinsettias grown at K-State's Throckmorton Hall greenhouses by K-State students and employees from Manhattan's Big Lakes Developmental Center working in a vocational training program. Poinsettias for sale include: Freedom in red, white and pink; Peterstar in red, white and pink; Sonora in red and white with multicolored bracts; Prestige with dark red bracts; Winter Rose Red with incurved bracts; and Cortez Burgundy with purple bracts. Pots measure 6.5 inches. The cost is $6 per plant and sales tax is included. For an extra $1, pots will be foil-wrapped. To order by phone or for more information, call 785-532-1420.

* Books and other items from the Books and Bytes Holiday Bazaar, Sunday, Nov. 26, to Wednesday, Nov. 29. Sponsored by Friends of the K-State Libraries, the bazaar has bargain- priced books and other gifts. Books range from hardbacks by popular authors like Stephen King to coffee table books and nonfiction, including many books about history. Other bazaar items include K-State memorabilia, decorated cookies, stocking-stuffers like teas and chocolates, and whimsical items like a cow costume for a dog. Proceeds will help the libraries with collection development and enhancement of the facilities. The bazaar will be staffed from 1-9 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

Holiday-themed performances and activities at K-State include:

* "The Hollywood Nutcracker" at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, in McCain Auditorium. The dance performance is the traditional Christmastime story retold in the style of 1930s' Hollywood. For ticket information, call 785-532-6428 or visit http://www.k-state.edu/mccain/

* Holiday Festival of Music by the University Ensemble, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at First United Methodist Church, 612 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan. The performances feature the K-State Choir and Chorale, Rhapsody Ringers and K-State's Brass Ensemble.

* McCain Holiday Home Tour, meets at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at McCain Auditorium. This is the semiannual fundraising event for McCain Auditorium to help support the wide range of programming that comes to K-State and the greater Manhattan community. For ticket information, call 785-532-6428 or visit:
http://www.k-state.edu/mccain/

* Annual Holiday Family Art Workshop, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, at the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. Cost is $5 per participant or half-price for Beach Buddies. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations are not required. For more information, call 785-532-7718.

* Christmas concert by the K-State Singers and K-State Men's and Women's Glee clubs at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, in All Faiths Chapel. Admission is $6 for the public and $4 for students and senior citizens.

* Bluemont Buffet holiday buffet from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Bluemont Room and ballroom in the K-State Student Union. Cost is $7.95. To make reservations, call 785-532-6068.

* "A Christmas Story" showing Friday, Dec. 8, through Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Little Theater in the K-State Student Union. The film is rated PG and runs 94 minutes. Show times are 8 p.m. Dec. 8, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Dec. 9 and 8 p.m. Dec. 10. Admission is $1. For more information, visit http://www.k-state.edu/upc/

* The 1st Infantry Division Band holiday concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, in McCain Auditorium. Tickets are free and may be picked up at the auditorium or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to McCain Auditorium, Kansas State University, 207 McCain Auditorium, Manhattan, KS 66506-4711.