Kansas State University

MANHATTAN — October brings a full harvest of cultural activities on Kansas State University's Manhattan campus.

Enjoy performances by the university's Tap Dance Ensemble, discussions by art experts, Broadway shows like "Anything Goes" and more throughout the month. Events, most free and open to the public, are offered by the university's McCain Performance Series, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art and School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Events include:

• Tod Kerstetter, professor of clarinet, 1xbet online sports betting share a clarinet recital with Michael Chesher, associate professor at Luther College, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, in All Faiths Chapel. They 1xbet online sports betting be joined by Julie Pentz, associate professor of dance, for the premier of a new tap dance piece.

• The Beach Museum of Art and the music program from 1xbet online sports betting 's School of Music, Theatre, and Dance will present Meet the Music: Percussion at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the museum. The event features 1xbet online sports betting percussion studio students of Kurt Gartner, professor of music.

• The Purple Masque Theatre's season kicks off with the psychological mystery "Monkey, Monkey, Bottle of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2-4 in the theatre, which is in East Stadium. Tickets are for adults and for students, plus tax and applicable fees. They can be purchased at the McCain Auditorium box office from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, or by phone at 785-532-6428. Tickets also may be purchased online at http://www.1xbet online sports be. Fees apply to phone and online orders.

• Explore the Beach Museum with your senses at the Art Beyond Sight open house from 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the museum. This 1xbet online sports betting be the last chance to experience the multisensory exhibition "Igniting the Senses." Visitors also can explore the wooden sculptures in the exhibition "Life Forms: Chet Peters." The open house is part of national Art Beyond Sight awareness activities.

• The Beach Museum's Early Release Workshop from 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1xbet online sports betting include viewings of the exhibitions "Tree of Life" and "Life Forms" to learn more about sculpting in wood. Participants 1xbet online sports betting then create their own wood sculptures — no carving allowed. The cost is per participant or for Beach members.

• Enjoy an evening of tap when the 1xbet online sports betting Tap Ensemble performs at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the Beach Museum.

• The curtain rises on the 2014-2015 1xbet online sports betting Theatre season with the Tony Award-winning comedy about siblings, "Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike." The play will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9-11 and 16-18 and at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Mark A. Chapman Theatre in Nichols Hall. Tickets cost -15, with applicable taxes and fees. They can be purchased at the McCain Auditorium box office from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, or by phone at 785-532-6428. Tickets also may be purchased online at http://www.1xbet online sports be. Fees apply to phone and online orders.

• A celebration of Native American culture, "Music of the Sun" with ETHEL and Robert Mirabal, 1xbet online sports betting be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in McCain Auditorium. The performance is offered through the McCain Performance Series. ETHEL is a pioneering string quartet, and Mirabal is a Grammy-winning Native American flutist. Tickets are available by calling 785-532-6428 or online at http://www.1xbet online sports b.

• The flute studio of Karen Large, assistant professor of music, 1xbet online sports betting perform a recital at noon Sunday, Oct. 12, in McCain Auditorium's Kirmser Hall.

• The university's Wind Symphony and Brass Ensemble, directed by Frank Tracz, professor of music, and Don Linn, instructor of music, 1xbet online sports betting perform a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, in McCain Auditorium.

• "Basetrack," featuring real-life stories from American warriors inspired by the Basetrack page on Facebook, 1xbet online sports betting be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in McCain Auditorium for the McCain Performance Series. Tickets are available by calling 785-532-6428 or online at http://www.1xbet online sports b.

• On Wednesday, Oct. 15, the university's Wind Ensemble 1xbet online sports betting perform a concert with the Boston Brass at 7:30 p.m. in McCain Auditorium. The Wind Ensemble is directed by Frank Tracz, professor of music and Don Linn, instructor of music.

• The Student Recital Series 1xbet online sports betting present a General Student Recital at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in All Faiths Chapel. The recital 1xbet online sports betting feature student performers from the music program's voice, keyboard, string, wind, brass, and/or percussion divisions.

• The university's Opera Workshop will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in All Faiths Chapel. The Opera Workshop features 1xbet online sports betting voice students performing scenes from well-known operas.

• Faculty oboist Nora Lewis, associate professor of music; pianist Amanda Arrington, collaborative artist; and double bassist Gordon Lewis, instructor of music, 1xbet online sports betting perform as part of the Hale Library Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, in the Hemisphere Room at Hale Library. Contact Darchelle Martin at 785-532-7442 or libfrnds@1xbet online sports betting edu to get tickets through the Friends of Hale Library

• The 1xbet online sports betting Bands will host the 28th annual Central States Marching Festival from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Admission for the day is ; the festival is free to 1xbet online sports betting students with their student ID.

• The 1xbet online sports betting Tap Ensemble will perform at Sunset Zoo's Spooktacular from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. The performance is included with admission to the zoo, 2333 Oak St., Manhattan.

• On Monday, Oct. 20, the Bassoon Studio of Susan Maxwell, instructor of music, 1xbet online sports betting perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. in McCain Auditorium's Kirmser Hall.

• The 1xbet online sports betting Orchestra, directed by David Littrell, university distinguished professor of music, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in McCain Auditorium. The Czech-inspired program will include Smetana's Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride,"Martinu's "Memorial to Lidice," Dvorak's Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 8; and Dvorak's Te Deum, Op. 103. Guest artists on the concert will be the Flint Hills Masterworks Chorale, directed by Julie Yu, associate professor of music.

• The Tuba and Euphonium Studio of Steven Maxwell, associate professor of music, 1xbet online sports betting perform a recital at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in McCain Auditorium's Kirmser Hall.

• Kat Griefen from New York City's Accola Griefen Gallery will discuss contemporary art and her experiences as a gallerist in a talk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Beach Museum. Griefen is the juror for "Making Progress," the 1xbet online sports betting art department's student exhibition.

• The Konza Wind Quintet, composed of flutist Karen Large, assistant professor of music; oboist Nora Lewis, associate professor of music; clarinetist Tod Kerstetter, professor of music; French hornist Jacqueline Fassler-Kerstetter, associate professor of music; and bassoonist Susan Maxwell, instructor of music, 1xbet online sports betting perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in All Faiths Chapel.

• Straight No Chaser 1xbet online sports betting present its Happy Hour Tour 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in McCain Auditorium. The male a cappella group has a massive fan base, numerous national TV appearances and successful CD releases. Tickets for this McCain Performance Series event are available by calling 785-532-6428 or online at http://www.1xbet online sports b.

• East Stadium's Purple Masque Theatre 1xbet online sports betting feature the drama "Miss Julie" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23-25. Tickets are for adults and for students, plus tax and applicable fees. They can be purchased in person at the McCain Auditorium box office from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, or by phone at 785-532-6428. Tickets also may be purchased online at http://www.1xbet online sports be. Fees apply to phone and online orders.

• Flutist Elizabeth Robinson, instructor of music, 1xbet online sports betting perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in McCain Auditorium's Kirmser Hall.

• Enjoy the 1xbet online sports betting Singers' fall show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in McCain Auditorium. Tickets are available by calling the McCain Auditorium box office at 785-532-6428 between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

• America's favorite storyteller, Garrison Keiller, 1xbet online sports betting be featured in the McCain Performance Series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27. In "An Evening with Garrison Keiller," the host of "A Prairie Home Companion" 1xbet online sports betting share his humorous anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon and late-life fatherhood. Tickets are available by calling 785-532-6428 or online at http://www.1xbet online sports b.

• The 1xbet online sports betting Men's and Women's Choirs, directed by Joshua Oppenheim and Julie Yu, associate professors of music, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, in All Faiths Chapel.

• The 1xbet online sports betting Collegiate Chorale and Concert Choir, directed by Joshua Oppenheim and Julie Yu, associate professors of music, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, in All Faiths Chapel.

• The 1xbet online sports betting Big Bands, directed by Wayne Goins, professor of music, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Forum Hall at the 1xbet online sports betting Union.

• Catch a screening of the film "Skins," by filmmaker Chris Eyre, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Beach Museum. "Skins" is a hard-hitting drama that takes a look at contemporary Native American culture. It stars Eric Schweig and Graham Greene as two brothers living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The film is rated R. It is being shown in conjunction with the Beach exhibition "Earth and Loom: A Century of Native American Art."

• Cole Porter's classic musical comedy "Anything Goes" 1xbet online sports betting be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in McCain Auditorium as part of the McCain Performance Series. The Tony Award-winning play about couples finding love at sea, features memorable standards "I Get a Kick Out of You," "You're the Top" and "Anything Goes." Tickets are available by calling 785-532-6428 or online at http://www.1xbet online sports b.

• The 1xbet online sports betting Jazz Combos will present their annual "Halloween Jazz Jam" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in Union Station at the 1xbet online sports betting Student Union. The Jazz Combos are directed by Wayne Goins, professor of music.

• Celebrate Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31, by sending someone special a tap-a-gram performed by the 1xbet online sports betting Tap Dance Ensemble. To order a tap-a-gram, contact Julie Pentz, associate professor of dance, at jpentz@1xbet online sports betting edu.

• The university's popular a cappella ensemble, In-A-Chord, 1xbet online sports betting present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, in McCain Auditorium. Tickets are in advance or at the door, and are available from members of the group. More information about In-A-Chord is available by liking the group on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/KSUInAChord; following the group on Twitter, @In_A_Chord; or visiting http://www.kstatechoirs.com/in-a-chord.html.