City Events: December 17 – 25, 2018

Monday, December 17:

• Planning Commission/Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting, 5:30 pm, at City Hall in the City Manager’s Conference Room, 201 W. 4th St., Pittsburg, KS. Please note: the December meeting will be held at 5:30 pm Monday, December 17, in the downstairs meeting room in the Pittsburg Public Library, 308 N. Walnut St., Pittsburg, KS. All meetings in 2019 will return to regular day of the month and location in January 2019 (fourth Monday of each month at the Beard-Shanks Law Enforcement Center). For more information, contact Dexter Neisler: (620) 231-4170. Visit pittks.org.
• Downtown Advisory Board Meeting, 6:00 pm, in the Block22 conference room, 402 N. Broadway St., Pittsburg, KS. Starting this month, all future downtown meetings will be held at Block22. Contact Quentin Holmes: (620) 230-5550. Visit pittks.org.
• Story Time at the Library, 6:30 pm, at Pittsburg Public Library, 308 N. Walnut St., Pittsburg, KS. Story Time sessions take place Monday evenings at 6:30 pm, Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am, and Wednesday mornings at 10:00 am. Sessions continue through Wednesday, December 19. Children of all ages are invited to listen to a story and make a craft. Contact AnnDee Peterson at the Library: (620) 231-8110. Visit pplonline.org.
• PCMS Band and Orchestra Winter Concert, 7:00 pm, at the Memorial Auditorium, 503 N. Pine St., Pittsburg, KS. General admission seating. Contact the Memorial Auditorium: (620) 231-7827.

Tuesday, December 18:

• Farmers Market Advisory Board, 8:00 am, at City Hall, 201 W. 4th St., Pittsburg, KS. Contact Kim Vogel at the Parks & Recreation Department: (620) 231-8310. Visit pittks.org.
• Story Time at the Library, 10:00 am, at Pittsburg Public Library, 308 N. Walnut St., Pittsburg, KS. Story Time sessions take place Monday evenings at 6:30 pm, Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am, and Wednesday mornings at 10:00 am. Sessions continue through Wednesday, December 19. Children of all ages are invited to listen to a story and make a craft. Contact AnnDee Peterson at the Library: (620) 231-8110. Visit pplonline.org.
• Tech Tuesday, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, at Pittsburg Public Library, 308 N. Walnut St., Pittsburg, KS. Open to kids and teens ages 10 – 18. Kids and teens are invited to the library’s second floor Tech Lab on Tuesday afternoons for Tech Tuesdays. Join us for a technology playground including snap circuits, marble mazes, gaming and more. Tech Tuesdays are open to kids and young adults ages 10 —18. No registration is required for this free program. Please note that the Library is closed on Tuesday, December 25. Contact AnnDee Peterson at the Library: (620) 231-8110. Visit pplonline.org.

Wednesday, December 19:

• Story Time at the Library, 10:00 am, at Pittsburg Public Library, 308 N. Walnut St., Pittsburg, KS. Story Time sessions take place Monday evenings at 6:30 pm, Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am, and Wednesday mornings at 10:00 am. Sessions continue through Wednesday, December 19. Children of all ages are invited to listen to a story and make a craft. Contact AnnDee Peterson at the Library: (620) 231-8110. Visit pplonline.org.
• Pittsburg High School Vespers Holiday Concert, 7:00 pm, at the Memorial Auditorium, 503 N. Pine St., Pittsburg, KS. General admission seating. Contact the Memorial Auditorium: (620) 231-7827.

Thursday, December 20:

• Land Bank Board of Trustees Meeting, 8:00 am, at City Hall, 201 W. 4th St., Pittsburg, KS. Contact Quentin Holmes: (620) 230-5550. Visit pittks.org.
• Canes and Coloring with Santa, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, at City Hall, 201 W. 4th St., Pittsburg, KS. Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus are paying a special visit to City Hall. Parents are welcome to bring their kids for photos with Santa and take home candy canes. Each child will receive a coloring book with crayons. There is no cost to attend this event. All ages welcome. For more information, call Tammy Crays at (620) 231-4100. Visit pittks.org.
• Anime Club, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, at Pittsburg Public Library first floor studio, 308 N. Walnut St., Pittsburg, KS. Program is open to teens in grades six – 12. Join us for movies, artwork, discussion and all-things-anime. No registration is required for this free program. Contact AnnDee Peterson at the Library: (620) 231-8110. Visit pplonline.org.
• “The Basement Comedy Series” presents Teague Hayes Christmas Show, 8:00 pm, Memorial Auditorium lower level, 503 N. Pine St., Pittsburg, KS. Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door. VIP tables that seat four can be purchased for $60. Concessions and cash bar available. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit memorialauditorium.org or call (620) 231-7827.

Friday, December 21:

• Camp Now & Then, 7:40 am – 5:30 pm, at Lakeside Elementary School, 709 S. College St., Pittsburg, KS. Contact the Parks & Recreation Department: (620) 231-8310. Visit pittks.org.
• Talking Heads Discussion Group, 9:00 am and 10:00 am, at the Pittsburg Public Library, 308 N. Walnut St., Pittsburg, KS. The Talking Heads discussion group continues on Friday mornings. Participants are invited to attend one or both sessions. This group will not meet on Friday, December 28. Contact AnnDee Peterson at the Library: (620) 231-8110. Visit pplonline.org.

Holiday Closings:

Monday, December 24: Christmas Eve – City Administrative Offices and Pittsburg Public Library Closed

Tuesday, December 25: Christmas Day – City Administrative Offices and Pittsburg Public Library Closed