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Saturday, November 07, 2009

Nocturnal by nature?

You're in luck. Manhattan has plenty of stuff to do after dark. There are the bars, of course, and live bands play here regularly. (In fact, if you're in a band and you're playing here, make sure to let us know.

But maybe Terror Tractor isn't your thing. Fine.

Check out the link to 'arts and culture.' If it's going on in Manhattan, more than likely there's a review or a story there.

If you're hungry but don't know what you're interested in eating and need more details about places- Check out our restaurant reviews, locations and other information.

Want to catch a movie? In this section we have numerous reviews as well as showtimes and listings.

Are you a homebody? Check the TV listings.

General Headlines

Area food service inspections KSDA inspection reports April 20-23 Published 5/12/2009
Summer's unofficial start It will be the perfect weekend to tour the prairie by bus. Daily tours through Oct. 26 are at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. are available to experience the beauty of the prairie and learn some fun facts on this 90-minute prairie tour. Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children and free for under 4. For more information, call (620) 273-8494. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is two miles north of Strong City on K-177. Published 5/22/2008
The Mercury wants your recipes! The Manhattan Mercury is looking for local recipes for our food page. If you have a delicious experiment, a family tradition or a quick meal that you'd like to share with our readers, contact: Published 3/4/2008
Pulitzer play, live music for your sweetie The perfect date might include the emotional roller coaster of K-State Theatre's "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" by Paul Zindel, 7:30 tonight. The play runs through Feb. 16. Published 2/14/2008
Movies: People's cellphone calls broadcast their final moments Capsule reviews of current local movies. Opinions are by Los Angeles Times reviewers. Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; (NC-17) no one younger than 17 admitted. Published 1/6/2008

Bars Headlines

Nighttime nuisance or awesome amps? Manhattan isn't exactly known for having the strongest local music scene, but the Manhattan Music Coalition is working to change that. Published 7/23/2007
UPC programs for students and community Finding events not centered around alcohol can be difficult in a college town, but K-State works really hard to keep students entertained and out of trouble. After hours is just one of the many opportunities and is sponsored by Union Program Council. Published 7/23/2007
New owners aim to preserve Mel's tradition Brett Henry, Brad Waller and Buck Driggs didn't grow up dreaming of the day they'd be able to serve beer from behind a bar. But the idea of owning one came up sometime during the last three years, and the three are now the new owners of Mel's Tavern. Published 12/18/2006

Arts & Culture Headlines

The star talers (a German folktale) adapted by Amy Friedman and illustrated by Jillian Gilliland Long ago, in the countryside in Germany, a tailor and his wife lived with their beautiful young daughter, Gabriele. The family was poor, times were difficult, but the tailor worked as hard as he could, and the family was surviving. Published 11/6/2009
'Cirque' won't bore viewers The "Twilight" books have made a bunch of money re-interpreting vampires for the pleasure of young women. There is also, apparently, a series of books about the ancient blood-suckers which is intended to entertain young men. Published 11/4/2009
Play, not production, is problem with KSU show The second of the fall semester's full productions in K-State's Purple Masque Theater was "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot." Ryan Bruce directed this Stephen Adly Guirgis play. The director also designed the costumes. Published 11/3/2009
The shepherd and the fairies One autumn day long ago a young shepherd called Einion was herding his flock toward home when a heavy mist came down and cloaked the hills. In that fog, he lost his way. Published 10/30/2009
The tale of the bard and the boy (a Finnish folktale) adapted by Amy Friedman and illustrated by Jillian Gilliland Long, long ago, a boastful young man named Joukahainen, who lived in Lapland, decided he was the greatest singer in the universe. Published 10/23/2009

Movies Headlines

Nothing's new or exciting about 'Astro Boy' David Bowers's new movie "Astro Boy" is based on Japanese animation. It has the story of Pinocchio with elements of Oliver Twist tossed in gratis, but it is science fiction. It assumes humans pretty much trash Earth and have to move up onto a floating island. Published 11/6/2009
Cheaply made `Paranormal Activity' offers only brief thrills You remember "The Blair Witch Project," don't you? Published 11/5/2009
Newly released crop of DVDs could be worse No time is really "typical" in the wild, calendar-sensitive world of motion pictures. But perhaps the list of feature films new to video currently is as good a cross-section as can be imagined of what one sees at the twelve-plex month in and month out. Published 10/29/2009
'The Stepfather' just a routine movie thriller In much the same way that Poe invented the short story and Bill Monroe invented bluegrass, Alfred Hitchcock invented the movie thriller. The new movie "The Stepfather" is a classic version of the form. Published 10/28/2009
Story has problems in 'Law Abiding Citizen' The 1970s' "Death Wish" movies concerned themselves with revenge. Charles Bronson played a man who turned vigilante after crimes committed against his wife and daughter went unpunished. A similar story came to the screen more recently under the title "The Punisher." Published 10/27/2009