October 2015 Volume 15, Issue 10 A publication of the Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau
Schedule of events for Homecoming week Oct. 11-17 Sunday, Oct. 11 10 a.m. Philanthropy 5K run/ walk, Alumni Center Noon-2 p.m. Spirit signs & student organization sidewalk chalk contest 5:30 p.m. Crazy Cat Kickoff, Memorial Stadium 8 p.m. Pant the Chant, Bramlage Coliseum
Tuesday, Oct. 13 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Paint the ’Ville, Aggieville 8 p.m. Wildcat Request Live, Bramlage Coliseum
Wednesday, Oct. 14 7-8 p.m. Wes Moore Lecture, McCain Auditorium
Thursday, Oct. 15 8 a.m.-5 p.m. K-State student ambassador elections 6-8 p.m. Children’s carnival, KState Student Union
Friday, Oct. 16 3-5:30 p.m. Trick-or-treat in Aggieville 5 p.m. Homecoming parade 6:30 p.m. Homecoming pep rally, Larry Norvell Band Shell, City Park (following the parade)
Saturday, Oct. 17 Pregame party, Cat Town at BSFS K-State vs. Oklahoma football game
Game time and associated events for Oct. 17 have not been announced as of press time.
Photo courtesy K-State Athletics
Locked Manhattan: Logic adrenaline You gather in a room with acquaintances, tasked to investigate an important town matter. The decision you reach could trigger a mob mindset … or permanently isolate you from the community. No, this isn’t the midst of a sweat-inducing nightmare. Instead, you’re huddled with friends to determine the fate of a fellow citizen.
Huddled, that is, in the safety of Downtown Manhattan. Welcome to the world of escape rooms. Welcome to Locked Manhattan.
Located at 116 S. 4th Street across from Four Olives restaurant, Locked is an
escape room. The concept of escape rooms began years ago in the online gaming society. The wave of enthusiasm for true-to-life games as opposed to virtual gaming began in the Orient about seven years ago, and then was swept up in a wave of momentum on the West Coast five years ago.
More important to Manhattan: this adds another attraction to a list that has steadily grown since redevelopment of the downtown corridor.
Attracting visitors is vitally important to the city’s longterm growth, and multiple entertainment draws are
required for any region quickly approaching 60,000 population. The owners of Locked Manhattan, brothers Mat and Zach Droge, are banking the novelty will produce more than a mini cultlike following. Continued on Page 2