Melissa Brunner

A cheek swab may predict how you respond to mental health medications.

Astra Mental Health and Recovery has free community Mental Health First Aid classes coming up Sep. 10 and Sept. 23.

Indy Races 2026 step off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 from Lake Shawnee’s Shelter 1. Proceeds support pediatric cancer patients and their families.

The King’s Heralds Quartet is in concert Saturday, Sept. 5 at East Side Baptist Church, 4425 SE 29th St. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the concert begins at 5 p.m.

The Arab Shrine Clowns Wine Tasting and Auction fundraiser is 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Topeka Shrine Temple, 1305 S. Kansas Ave.

The Yuma Street Cultural Festival runs 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6 at the Douglass Center Complex and the Historic Yuma St. District in Manhattan.

Caregiver Day of Renewal with Accord Hospice runs 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Manhattan. There is no cost to attend.

Heroes on the Diamond benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Topeka starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at Felker Park, 2540 SW Gage Blvd.

SENT is accepting donations of Halloween costumes through Sept. 30. They'll be given away during an event on Oct 10.

Vic Wiliams, retired principal of Topeka's McEachron Elementary, wrote his first children's book, titled "Elsie the Scare-Crow."