FOOD FOR THOUGHT

 
 

ABOUT THE LUNCH & LEARN PROGRAM

Fall brings colorful leaves, pumpkins— and the start of the Prairie Museum’s lunchtime program series, “Food for Thought.”

Food for Thought is a free lunch and learn program that takes place at noon every third Thursday of the month from October through March. Each event is held in the Garvey Education Room at the Prairie Museum of Art & History, 1905 S. Franklin, Colby, Kan. Space is limited, and reservations are now made through DonorBox. Please save your spot by filling out the Donorbox form below. We are no longer taking telephone RSVP’s. If you are not registered and you attend the gathering without a reservation, you will not be served a meal.

All of the programs are free to attend and include a light lunch, provided by our local sponsor. Please contact Education Director Amber McMurray if you’d like to host or sponsor lunch, or if you’d like to suggest a guest speaker, or use the Donorbox form at the bottom of the page.

Thank you to our 2025-26 FFT Sponsors who provide lunch for this event:

  • Thrivent

  • Jim Malcolm

  • Elaine Ptacek

Here’s an event schedule for the 2025-26 Food for Thought series:

  • Oct. 16, 2025 — Dave Zerfas “Zerf” | Smoky Hill Trail & Old Time KS Songs

  • Nov. 20, 2025 —Ray Nolen | “They’re On the Warpath:” The “Indian Scare” and Western Kansas 1860-1880

  • Dec. 18, 2025 — Katie Keckeisen | History of Spiritualism

  • Jan. 15, 2026 — Rance Schreibvogel | Invasive Species Information

  • Feb. 19, 2026 — Norma Pipkin | History of Volga German

  • March 19, 2026 — Vi Cornett | To be determined

Reservation Form

RSVP here!

If you have filled out the RSVP form and realize you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your reservation so we have an accurate number of attendees.

Host/Sponsor Form