Normally a week-ending staple, the Glass Blown Open Block Party goes online in 2020. Photo: Alyssa Van Lanen

This should be the busiest week of the year in Emporia, Kansas.

The wait at Do-B’s should be at least 45 minutes — but that just buys you time to sink a 60-footer for a free meal. The taps at Radius Brewing Company should be flowing, while the throng of patrons to the Dynamic Discs retail store on Commercial Street, similarly, should be overflowing.