🎉 Meet the Celebrities for Making Spirits Bright, November 8, 2025!! Tickets sales are open for the event. $25 per person. Contact Susan at 620-347-4220 for credit card sales or stop at the museum to reserve your spot. Thom Watts, Zimmer Marketing Radio Personality. 🎙️ He’s turning up the volume and mixing tunes with cocktails for one unforgettable night! Thom Watts has been a mainstay in the Pittsburg, KS/Joplin, MO radio market since 1991. He currently serves as the Program Director and morning show talent for Zimmer Marketing’s Classic Hits 93.9. Prior to that, Thom spent 20 years in various roles with KKOW Radio in Pittsburg, including 17 years as Program Director and morning show talent for 96.9 “The Kow”. He’s a lifelong resident of the area, growing up in Oswego, KS. He graduated from Pittsburg State University with a degree in communication, and served as the President of the PSU Alumni Association Board of Directors President in 2024 and 2025. Can’t make it to Making Spirits Bright but still want to support your favorite bartender? No problem! 👉 Stop by Miners Hall Museum and drop $1 in their jar — every dollar equals one vote! 💳 Prefer to vote by phone? Call Susan at 620-347-4220 — she can take your credit card votes ($5 minimum = 5 votes). 📱 Or use the QR code to vote quickly and securely via PayPal or Venmo! As they say… vote early and vote often! 😉 Every dollar counts — and every vote helps your favorite contender, maybe even Thom, take home this year’s prestigious “Favorite Celebrity Bartender” title! Please share this post and spread the fun! 🥂 (fb)

🎉 Meet the Celebrities for Making Spirits Bright, November 8, 2025!! Tickets sales are open for the event. $25 per person. Contact Susan at 620-347-4220 for credit card sales or stop at the museum to reserve your spot. Brad Stefanoni, Entrepreneur and Owner of McKay Street Coffeehouse. ☕ He’s taking his barista skills to the next level—espresso yourself, Brad! A native of Frontenac, Brad Stefanoni has a great deal of experience mixing up drinks and serving customers from behind a counter. For several years, he and his wife Andra owned Root Coffeehouse, which was a 2023 Small Business of the Year finalist and received the Rotary Business of the Month Award, and since June they have owned McKay Street Coffeehouse in downtown Frontenac. A graduate of Pittsburg State University, Brad worked in leadership positions with the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center at Greenbush and at Pitt State for many years. Outside of work, Brad has been active in the arts both as a volunteer and a performer, including with Stone’s Throw Dinner Theatre, Pittsburg Community Theatre, and the Friends of PHS Performing Arts. As the descendent of Italian immigrants, Brad also is a strong supporter of preserving mining and immigrant history. His great-grandfather Bortolo Stefanoni was a coal miner in Frontenac for many years. Can’t make it to Making Spirits Bright but still want to support your favorite bartender? No problem! 👉 Stop by Miners Hall Museum and drop $1 in their jar — every dollar equals one vote! 💳 Prefer to vote by phone? Call Susan at 620-347-4220 — she can take your credit card votes ($5 minimum = 5 votes). 📱 Or use the QR code to vote quickly and securely via PayPal or Venmo! As they say… vote early and vote often! 😉 Every dollar counts — and every vote helps your favorite contender, maybe even Brad, take home this year’s prestigious “Favorite Celebrity Bartender” title! Please share this post and spread the fun! 🥂 (fb)