The Thompson Family Short List of Topeka Favorites

I received a wonderful surprise in my mailbox on Friday when I got home from work.  I received a letter from  Fred and Sherry Thompson, whom I had the opportunity to meet and visit with at last weekends TransformTopeka potluck dinner/gathering.  They said that over the years they have found many wonderful things in Topeka.  Along with a letter, Sherry sent me a list of their favorite things in Topeka and I want to take a moment to share those with everyone (these are in no particular order). Read the rest of this entry »

There really are things to do in Topeka

Tonight, I went to see Vicki Lawrence at Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC) with my family. She was hilarious. I laughed for almost 1 1/2 hours straight. TPAC is such a beautiful theater in downtown Topeka. I remember doing at least 8 dance recitals for The Dance Factory in that theater. I have seen the Festival Singers in that theater. I don’t understand why more shows aren’t performed in that theater. I have heard people say that the reason it doesn’t do as well is because of its location at 8th and Quincy and parking. I felt 100% safe walking the block and a half to the parking spot that we had no trouble finding along Monroe, just south of 6th Street. Does anyone have any thoughts?