Sent by: seveneightfive magazine Reply to the sender 05.23.2013 food + wine TONIGHT Toasting & Tasting Thurs., May 23, 6-8p | Three Fires Steakhouse at Prairie Band Casino & Resort Enjoy a decadent five-course dinner and sample the appropriate wine, beer and spirit pairings at the award-winning Three Fires Steakhouse. This is the first in [...]

American Craft Beer Week celebrates the independent spirit, craftsmanship, and community fostered by the American Craft Brewer. In honor of American Craft Beer Week, Blind Tiger Brewery of Topeka has collaborated with two Lawrence breweries, Free State Brewing Co. and 23rd Street Brewery to create Smoke on the Wheat beer. Head Brewers Geoff Deman (Free [...]

We know what will make your mother happy for a special Mother’s Day weekend in Topeka! Check out the following suggestions, and remember, the only thing mom really wants is to spend some time with you. And some pampering, and some shopping… Backs by Popular Demand | 301 SW Gage | Stop in and get [...]

A wise friend once told me that life is too short to drink bad coffee or cheap wine. I may be guilty of drinking bad coffee on occasion, but fine wine isn’t something I’m willing to compromise. You don’t need to travel far to experience the best wine the Midwest has to offer. You will [...]

Blind Tiger | 417 SW 37th St. | 785-267-2736 | Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with special food offerings. Try a delicious hot serving of chicken or beef fajitas (785mugshot recommends pairing with the Holy Grail Pale Ale), or your choice of spicy chicken or beef enchiladas (785mugshot recommends the Tiger Bite IPA for this dish). [...]

On January 17, lifelong Topekan Jack Cobos passed away after a heart attack. Jack was a talented graphic artist who started his own design and publication business after a 20 year career at Josten’s Yearbook.  Perhaps this is what drew him to become a friend to seveneightfivemagazine, as he could often be found at our [...]

Cyclotrope Cinema is a project created by artists Andrea Steudel and Karl Fundenberger that utilizes basic video animation and repurposed bicycle parts as a unique platform for learning and exhibiting animation. The project starts with an animation workshop hosted by the Topeka Community Cycle Project (TCCP). The animations will be exhibited in various storefronts along Kansas [...]

Every January hundreds of music lovers descend on the Celtic Fox, 118 SW 8th Avenue in downtown Topeka to enjoy a full weekend of live local music performed for the annual Jam4Dan. The event is held by the Dan Falley Memorial Fund and Scholarship Trustees to raise scholarship funds to give the youth of Topeka and [...]

Open mic jams almost every night! Whether it’s singing, playing an instrument, or in the case of an open mic night, reciting poetry or storytelling, check out the following weekly events and show the world, or at least Topeka, that you’ve got mad skills! Sunday: Abigail’s Bar & Grill | 3701 SW Plaza Dr. | [...]

PT’s at College Hill, 17th & Washburn (fondly known as the Flying Monkey, or just “The Monkey”) introduced its new cocktail menu to a select group of friends and loyal customers at a recent gathering. Already a mecca for coffee and craft beer lovers, seveneightfive invites those seeking out new liquor treatments to re-visit the [...]