JULY 7/1 - Teen Xtreme Day Trip, ages 12-14 year olds, 9:00 a.m., meet at Lee Beran Recreation Center, 340-6300.? 7/1 - Jazzy July Fun, grades K-5, 10:30 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/1 - Emporia Municipal Band Concert, 8:00 p.m., Fremont Park, 341-9350. 7/2 - Jazzy July Fun, ages pre-k, 9:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/2 - In the Open Air, grades k-2, 10:30 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473.? 7/2 - House Tours, 1:00 p.m., Richard Howe House & Welsh Farmstead, 342-2667. 7/2 - Acoustic Jams at Peter Pan Park Amphitheatre, 6:00 p.m., Peter Pan Park Amphitheatre.? 7/2 - Acoustic Music Jam, 6:00 p.m., Flint Hills Technical College Conference Center, 343-4600. 7/3 & 7/4 - Daylily Tours, 10:00 a.m., Toad Hollow Daylily & Iris Farm, 343-8655. 7/3 - Living in an Older Home, 2:00 p.m., Lyon County Historical Museum, 340-6310. 7/5 - 7/26 - Mud Slide, grades pre-k- 2, 10:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/3- 7/5 - Cultural History Programs, Historic Children’s Games, Wagon Rides, Wool Spinning & Clogging in the Barn, all day, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 273-8494.??7/5 - 7/26 - Apple Computer Fundamentals, 5:00 p.m., Flint Hills Technical College, 343-4600. 7/5 - Music in the Barn, 10:00 a.m., Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 273-8494. 7/6 - 7/7 - A Day without Crayons, grades 3-5, 9:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/6 - 7/27 - Intermediate Clay Hand Building, grades 3-5, 10:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. ? 7/6 - Masking Tape Masterpieces, 1:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473.? 7/6 - 7/8 - Social Networking 101: Facebook for Beginners, 4:00 p.m., Flint Hills Technical College, 343-4600. 7/6 - 8/3 - Functional Art, 2:00 p.m., Flint Hills Technical College, 343-4600.? 7/6 & 7/7 - Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, 6:00 p.m., Flint Hills Technical College, 343-4600. 7/7 - Teen Xtreme Day Trip, 10:30 a.m., meet at Lee Beran Recreation Center, 340-6300. ?? 7/7 - 7/28 - Storybook Art, ages pre-k, 10:30 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/7 - Ribbon Cutting - T2 Wireless - Verizon Premium Retailer, 11:30 a.m., T2 Wireless - Verizon Premium Retailer, 342-1600. 7/7 - Brown Bag Concert, noon, Emporia Public Library Courtyard, 340-6462. 7/7 - 7/17 - National Parks Advertising Campaign, grades 6-8, 1:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/7 - My First Monoprint, ages pre-k, 3:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/7 - EPL Book Discussion: Summer of Shakespeare, 7:30 p.m., Emporia Public Library , 340-6462. 7/7 - Live in the Lot, 7:00 p.m., 8th & Merchant, 342-4553. 7/7 - 7/10 - ESU Summer Theatre - Unnecessary Farce, 7:30 p.m., ESU King Hall - Bruder Theatre, 341-6378.?? 7/8 & 7/9 - Groovy Baby, grades 3-5, 9:30 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/8 - 7/29 - Intermediate Clay Hand Building, grades 6-8,10:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473.??7/8 & 7/9 - Potted Plant Pudding, grades k-2, 11:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/8 & 7/9 - Cats, Cats, CATS Galore!, grades k-2, 1:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/8 - 7/29 - Intermediate Wheel Throwing, grades 6-8, 1:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/8 - 7/29 - Paint Like the Masters, grades 3-5, 3:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473.? 7/8 - 7/10 - Ever After - A Musical & The Big Bad Musical, 7:30 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473.? 7/8 - 7/15 - Emporia Municipal Band Concert, 8:00 p.m., Fremont Park, 341-9350. 7/8 - 8/5 - Drawing for Adults, 7:00 p.m., Flint Hills Technical College, 343-4600. 7/9 - House Tours, 1:00 p.m., Richard Howe House & Welsh Farmstead, 342-2667. 7/10 - Night Sky Program, 8:00 p.m., Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 273-8494. 7/10 - Guided Bison Hike, 9:00 a.m., Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 273-8494.? 7/11 - Guided Bison Hike, 9:00 a.m., Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 273-8494.? 7/12 - How to Make Tamales, 6:30 p.m., Flint Hills Technical College, 343-4600.? 7/13 & 7/14 - Recycled Bike Jewerly, grades 6-8, 9:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/13 - Fish Printing Gyotaku Japanese Art, grades 3-5, 11:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/13 - Tie Dye Quick & Easy, ages high school+, 1:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. ? 7/14 - Brown Bag Concert, noon, Emporia Public Library Courtyard, 340-6462. 7/14 - Live in the Lot, 7:00 p.m., 8th & Merchant, 342-4553. 7/15 - Creative Papermaking, grades k-2, 10:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473.? 7/15 - Emporia Municipal Band Concert, 8:00 p.m., Fremont Park, 341-9350. 7/15 &7/16 - Uganda Beads, grades 6-8, 11:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/16 - House Tours,1:00 p.m., Richard Howe House & Welsh Farmstead, 342-2667. 7/16 &7/17 - Summer Sidewalk Sale, 10:00 a.m., Flinthills Mall, 342-4631. 7/17 & 7/18 - Cultural History Programs & Ranching Weekends, 10:00 a.m., Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 273-8494. 7/18 - Summer Sidewalk Sale, noon, Flinthills Mall, 342-4631. 7/19 - Pilates, 8:00 a.m., Lee Beran Recreation Center, 340-6300.? 7/19 -7/21 - Solar Cooking, 5:30 p.m., Flint Hills Technical College, 343-4600. 7/20 -True Beauty Workshop, grades 6-8, 9:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473.? 7/20 - Painting for Kids,10:30 a.m., Flint Hills Technical College, 343-4600. 7/21- Spangly Sun Bugs, 9:00 a.m., grades k-2, Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473.? 7/21 - Brown Bag Concert - Corporate Challenge Follies, noon, Emporia Public Library Courtyard, 342-6524. 7/21 - Name That Photo, 1:00 p.m., Lyon County Historical Society Research Center & Archives, 340-6320. 7/21- Hello GOURD-Geous!, ages pre-k, 3:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/21 - Microsoft Access 2007 Fundamentals, 6:00 p.m., Flint Hills Technical College, 343-4600. 7/21 - Live in the Lot, 7:00 p.m., 8th & Merchant, 342-4553.? 7/21 - 7/24 - ESU Summer Theatre - On Froggy Mountain, 7:30 p.m., ESU King Hall - Bruder Theatre, 341-6378. 7/22 - Groovy Baby, grades 6-8, 10:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/22 - Contractors Sales Tax Workshop, 10:00 a.m., Lyon County Extension Office, 341-5308. 7/22 - Sales, Use & Withholding Tax Workshop, 1:00 p.m., Lyon County Extension Office , 341-5308.? 7/22 - Emporia Municipal Band Concert, 8:00 p.m., Fremont Park, 341-9350. 7/22 - Ceramic Cupcakes, grades 3-5, 1:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/23 - Anyone Can Draw, grades k-2, 9:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/23 - Fingertip Prints, grades k-2, 11:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/23 - House Tours,1:00 p.m., Richard Howe House & Welsh Farmstead, 342-2667. 7/24 & 7/25 - Guided Bison Hike, 9:00 a.m., Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 273-8494. 7/24 - Jurassic Art, grades 3-5, 10:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/24 & 7/25 - Natural History Program, 2:30 p.m., Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, 273-8494.? 7/26 - Cold Soups for a Hot Summer, 6:30 p.m., Flint Hills Technical College, 343-4600. 7/27 - Yarn Bottles, 10:30 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/27 - 7/30 - Passport to the Arts, grades 3-5, 9:00 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473.? 7/27 & 7/28 - Venetian Carnival Masks, ages high school/adult, 1:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. ? 7/28 - Brown Bag Concert - Corporate Challenge Follies, noon, Emporia Public Library Courtyard, 342-6524. 7/29 - Flower Power, grades 6-8, 10:30 a.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. 7/29 - Emporia Municipal Band Concert, 8:00 p.m., Fremont Park, 341-9350.? 7/30 - House Tours, 1:00 p.m., Richard Howe House & Welsh Farmstead, 342-2667. 7/30 - Wire Sculpture, ages high school/adult, 1:00 p.m., Emporia Arts Center, 343-6473. ??