Unmask an elegant evening of wine, food and dance at Gala de Carnival – the 16th annual A Night of Wine & Roses. The large selection of wine tastings and wine education will appeal to both experienced and beginning wine enthusiasts. Wines will be paired with hors d’oeuvres and a gourmet dinner. Ladies and gents [...]

Just in time for the holidays, we’ve updated this article from last year. Topeka has some new shops and restaurants for your gift-giving pleasure, or a little sumpin-sumpin for yourself, so give it a read, hit the ATM, and pump some cash into the local economy! Did some people on your “naughty” list suddenly start [...]

With winter weather on its way, the holidays are on everybody’s minds, including the Washburn University Mass Media Department. After proceeds from last year’s “Night of Media Merriment” helped construct a new digital editing lab for Washburn Student Media, the student organization is set to once again host the fundraising/networking holiday event Dec. 7 from [...]

For the last two years, “A Meal and a Toy,” has had the privilege of partnering with the Oakland community to provide the students of Lundgren Elementary School a meal and a toy for the holiday season. This is a neighborhood with caring people and families, that struggles with 500 students below the national poverty level. Last [...]

The following interview by Robin Cremer originally appeared in the April 15, 2011 issue of seveneightfive magazine. After the highly successful, “LOUDsoftLOUD,” music event held at the Boobie Trap on November 18, coordinated by Chris Aytes, we wanted to share this with you and encourage you to be on the outlook for upcoming, “LOUDsoftLOUD,” events. [...]

A barkeeper once told us, “You spend everyday with your family, holidays are for the bartender.” With the stress that comes with preparing your home, food, etc., for visiting family and friends, escaping it all and parking your rear-end on the bar stool at your home-away-from-home is pretty tempting. Keeping that in mind, check out [...]

The Community Christmas Tree, a beautiful cedar cut from Burnett’s Mound is in place at 818 S. Kansas Avenue, and the Westar Energy Women’s Association has decorated it for the Miracle of Kansas Avenue (MKA) festivities taking place on November 26. A full day of events are planned, so pack up the car and plan [...]

 The sixth annual Merry Market: Shop with a Purpose will be held November 18-19, 2011 at Agriculture Hall on the Expocentre Grounds in Topeka, Kansas. Merry Market is Junior League of Topeka’s (JLT) annual upscale shopping event featuring more than 65 regional and national merchants. The objective of the 2011 Merry Market is to raise funds to fulfill Junior League of Topeka’s mission of building [...]

Make plans to be at the Live Music Institute November 19th, @ 8:00, when the beloved institution of musical edification will have it’s walls blown completely out when Topeka bands Fall 2 Rize and Ravisher join My Fathers Gun from Lawrence for an evening of brutal, riff laden, out-of-control mayhem, guaranteed to leave the LMI [...]

seveneightfive‘s Amber Bonnett recently sat down with Kim Frederick, bartendress at Goose Again, and asked her about her bartending style, likes and dislikes: Describe your bartending style. Relaxed, but I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist. Stern… I don’t know if stern is the right word. However, if someone complains about their drink, [...]