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    Fort Scott Community College will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. While campus offices will not be open, we encourage students, faculty, staff,... Read more »

  • Flyer for “Celebrating the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.” presented by Gordon Parks Museum and Fort Scott Community College at the Ellis Fine Arts Center, 2108 S. Horton St., Fort Scott, Kansas. The top half shows the event title in large black text on a light blue background with a faint vertical monument graphic and a small black‑and‑white photo of Dr. King speaking to a large crowd, next to the quote “The time is always right to do what is right.” The middle section lists Thursday, January 15th – Celebrating Martin Luther King’s Birthday: a 12–1 p.m. Lunch & Learn Tribute Reading Event of “Letter from the Birmingham Jail,” presented by Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University students, with free tomato soup, dessert, drinks, birthday cake, and an optional bring‑your‑own lunch, plus a free photo promotion with “I Stand For” signs by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. The lower section lists Monday, January 19th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration Event: a 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Food Drive “Day of Service” collecting canned and non‑perishable food for the Beacon in Fort Scott, 10:30–11:30 a.m. showing of the PBS home video documentary “In Remembrance of Martin” in the Ellis Fine Arts Center auditorium (free), and a 12–1 p.m. Lunch & Learn “The Dockum Drugstore Sit‑In” presented by Dr. Prisca Barnes, including free gumbo soup lunch, drinks, dessert, optional bring‑your‑own lunch, and a free “I Stand For” photo promotion by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. The bottom of the flyer notes funding provided by Humanities Kansas and Great Western Dining Service, Inc., and states “For more information, please call (620) 223‑2700 ext. 5850.

    MLK Celebration Food Drive “Day of Service”

    Ellis Fine Arts Center 2108 South Horton Street, Fort Scott, KS, United States

    9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - (Food Drive) “Day of Service” Join us as we will collect canned and non-perishable food items to donate to the Beacon in Fort Scott,... Read more »

  • Movie poster for the feature documentary ‘Fort Scott Stories, Inspired by Gordon Parks.’ The design is a collage of black‑and‑white photographs featuring people in everyday scenes in and around Fort Scott, Kansas, with their faces obscured. At the top left, two teenagers play basketball outdoors; at the top center, a woman walks hand‑in‑hand with a young girl on a path; at the top right, a semi‑transparent image shows a conversation between two people inside a building, overlaid on the side of a wooden barn. Along the bottom row are images of an older woman working with her hands at a table, a person silhouetted while looking out from a porch, another woman sitting on a couch reading a book beside a lamp and piano, and two older adults seated on an outdoor bench while someone holds a clapperboard in front of them. In the center, a person walks alone down a grassy path toward bright morning light and trees. Elegant white script across the middle reads ‘Fort Scott Stories,’ with smaller text above and below stating ‘A Feature Documentary’ and ‘A D. Michael Cheers Film.’

    Fort Scott Stories Documentary Film Premiere

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    Ellis Fine Arts Center 2108 South Horton Street, Fort Scott, KS, United States

    About the event DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM    SHOWTIME AT 7:00PM GENERAL ADMISSION FREE CASH BAR AVAILABLE   The Gordon Parks Museum, in partnership with photojournalist and documentary filmmaker D.... Read more »

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