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Posted 06/29/2010 3:46pm

13th Annual Grape Escape

Posted 06/29/2010 3:45pm

Topeka Performing Arts Center is sponsoring
The Grape Escape
Topeka's premier wine and food festival with silent and live auctions to benefit the
Topeka Performing Arts Center
6:00 -10:00pm, August 27th

More information call
785.234.2787 or 785.271.0190
or just click HERE!

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Posted 06/29/2010 3:44pm

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Attractions

Brown v. Board of Education, 1515 SE Monroe. Open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. On October 26, 1992, Congress passed Public Law 102-525 establishing Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site to commemorate the landmark Supreme Court decision aimed at ending segregation in public schools. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and, as such, violate the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws." The site consists of the Monroe Elementary School, one of the four segregated elementary schools for African American children in Topeka, and the adjacent grounds.

First Presbyterian Church, 817 SW Harrison. Features the only sanctuary west of the Mississippi River to have all Louis C. Tiffany windows. Hours for viewing the windows: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays. Tours may be scheduled through the church office at no charge. (785) 233-9601.

Jayhawk State Theatre of Kansas, being restored by the Historic Jayhawk Theatre Board. (785) 233-4295.

Kansas Expocentre, is one of the region's premier convention facilities, offers 116,000 square feet of flexible exhibit and meeting space.

Kansas State Capitol, SW 10th and Jackson. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Tours provided by the Kansas State Historical Society: 9, 10 and 11 a.m. and 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. (785) 296-3966.

Old Prairie Town, 124 Fillmore. Old Prairie Town at Ward Meade Historic Site is a beautiful six-acre complex with a Victorian home, log cabin, turn-of-the-century town, plus a 2.5 acre botanical garden dedicated to preserving and sharing the early history of Topeka.

The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, 1515 SW 10th Avenue inside the Topeka & Shawnee County Library. The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery is home to three dynamic galleries and Topeka's oldest public art collection. The nucleus of this collection was created when Library board member Edward Wilder purchased a large collection of Art Nouveau glass and ceramics for the Library while on a tour of Europe in 1901. The collection has expanded over the years to include regional paintings and prints, American contemporary ceramics, glass paperweights, West African decorative arts, southwest reliquary woodcarvings and 19th century Chinese decorative arts.

The Charles Curtis House,1101 SW Topeka Blvd. Charles Curtis was the only vice president of the United States of Native American heritage. He served as vice president under Herbert Hoover from 1929 to 1931. Tours are by appointment. Admission is charged. (785) 357-1371 or (785) 597-5380.

The Great Overland Station, 701 N Kansas Avenue. The Great Overland Station is an important historic Topeka landmark which has been fully restored. This busy train station from the past is now a museum and education center with a primary emphasis on celebrating the rich railroad heritage of this state, as represented in exhibits focusing on the people of the railroads and their stories.

Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC), 214 SW 8th Street. Attractions include Broadway touring companies, ballet, the Topeka Symphony, rock concerts, comedians and more. Check the TPAC site for performance schedules and prices. (785) 234-2787.