Events This Week in Downtown Wichita
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tommy Emmanuel: Reserved tickets ar $30/$25 and may be purchased through all Select-A-Seat outlets, all Dillon's Super Stores, on line at www.selectaseat.com, by phone at 316-755-SEAT (7328)and all member employee clubs. Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia's most respected musicians. The legendary guitarist has a professional career that spans almost five decades and continues to intersect with some of the finest musicians through the world.
Rockstar Thursday: Rock Island Live. 101 N. Rock Island. 9pm. $5 cover charge, 21+ to enter.
Mosley Street Melodrama: The Witches of Eastborough: 234 N. Mosley. 263-0222. Doors open at 6:00 pm, the buffet opens at 6:15pm, and the show starts at 7:50pm. Dinner & Show Tickets - $26 (adults), $22 (age 60+), $20 (ages 12 & under). Show Only Tickets - $16 all ages.
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Friday, October 1, 2010
1st Friday Music Crawl:
Downtown Wichita. 7pm. Hours vary between different venues but all
are open during core hours of 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visit the 1st Friday website for more information.
Mosley Street Melodrama: The Witches of Eastborough: 234 N. Mosley. 263-0222. Doors open at 6:00 pm, the buffet opens at
6:15pm, and the show starts at 7:50pm. Dinner & Show Tickets - $26
(adults), $22 (age 60+), $20 (ages 12 & under). Show Only Tickets -
$16 all ages.
Cabaret Old Town: The Great American Trailer Park Musical. 412 1/2 E. Douglas. 265-4400. Tickets are $18 per person, reservations are encouraged.
Dialin Watts (CD Release), The Key Elements, and ScrapYard: Blue Lounge. 608 E. Douglas. 262-1740. 10pm. 21+ to enter.
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
Mosley Street Melodrama: The Witches of Eastborough:
234 N. Mosley. 263-0222. Doors open at 6:00 pm, the buffet opens at
6:15pm, and the show starts at 7:50pm. Dinner & Show Tickets - $26
(adults), $22 (age 60+), $20 (ages 12 & under). Show Only Tickets -
$16 all ages.
Old Town Farmers Market:Farm & Art Market. 835 E. 1st St. Farmers Market opens at 7am,
music and chef's corner begin at 9am. For more information visit their website.
Cabaret Old Town: The Great American Trailer Park Musical. 412 1/2 E. Douglas. 265-4400. Tickets are $18 per person, reservations are encouraged.
Dead Commuter, The Fortress, and KnifeWound: Blue Lounge. 608 E. Douglas. 262-1740. 10pm. 21+ to enter.
Open Mic Night: Mead's Corner. 430 E. Douglas. 262-5275. 7pm.
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Sunday, October 3, 2010 - Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Do You Drinking: Rock Island Live. 101 N. Rock Island. 10/3/10. $3 per team, 21+ to enter.
Open Mic with Brant: Blue Lounge. 608 E. Douglas. 262-1740. 10/4/10. 10pm. 21+ to enter.
TED Night: Mead's Corner. 430 E. Douglas. 262-5275. 10/4/10. 7pm. TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Listen as people bring their ideas and give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes.
Mondays with Zora: Central Library. 223 S. Main. 261-8500. 10/4/10. 4pm. Zora Neale Hurston was a woman of many talents. In this series we will view, read, learn and discuss the life and works of Zora Neale Hurston such as "Their Eyes Were Watching God," "Jonah's Gourd Vine" and her short stories.
WWE "Monday Night Raw": INTRUST Bank Arena. 500 E. Waterman. 440-9000. 10/4/10. 7:15pm. Tickets for WWE "Monday Night Raw" are on sale now at the INTRUST Bank Arena Box Office, all Select-A-Seat outlets, by phone at 316-755-SEAT and online at www.selectaseat.com. This is the first ever 21-man Battle Royal with seven of the Top "Raw" Superstars, seven of the top "Smackdown" Superstars, and all of the members of The Nexus get in the ring at the same time.
Improve Group "SAY WHAT?": Mead's
Corner. 430 E. Douglas. 262-5275. 10/4/10. 9pm.
Wichita Eagle National Career Expo: Century II Exhibition Hall. 225 W. Douglas. 722-7320. 10/5/10. 10am. Free Admission.
Chris Cakes: Wichita Scottish Rite. 332 E. 1st St. 263-4218. 10/5/10. 11am. Chris Cakes, Inc. is partnering with the Wichita Scottish Rite for the 3rd Annual Scottish Rite Pancake feed at the historic Wichita Scottish Rite, 332 E. First Street, Tuesday, October 5th! Pancakes will be served from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and again from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased at the door.
Computer Basics: Central Library. 223 S. Main. 261-8500. 10/6/10. 2:30pm. Learn about using a mouse and the keyboard and working with Microsoft Windows. No experience necessary! This class is recommended for all new computer users. No registration required.
DJ Carbon: Rock Island Live. 101 N. Rock Island. 10/7/10. FREE, 21+ to enter.
Trivia Slam with Curt: Blue Lounge. 608 E. Douglas. 262-1740. 10/7/10. 10pm. 21+ to enter.
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Looking for a place to park? Find thousands of parking spaces online at Parkdowntown.org. Once parked, look for a Q-Line stop close to you and ride the Q. The FREE Downtown trolley operates Monday-Saturday evenings! |
Thank You to all the participating restaurants from the September 28 Project Downtown presentation at the Bank of America building: Caffe Moderne, Old Mill Tasty Shop, Truffles, Walkway Cafe, Petroleum Club, Sabor Latin Bar & Grill, and Uptown Bistro.
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Aida's Silver Jewelry Aida's Silver Jewelry, located at 920 E. 1st St., is a charming shop full of upscale gifts. They have a fine selection of accessories, jewelry, items made of gold, silver, and turquoise, leather good, and clothing. The staff is friendly and willing to help and let you try on things.
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Photo Contest - Where at?
Think you know the ins and outs of Downtown? Now is your chance to prove it! Be the first to tell us where this photo was taken, and you can win a gift card to East + West. In next week's newsletter we'll reveal what's missing so you can see if you were correct! Submit your answers here.
Last weeks photo was from the Garvey Center at 250 W. Douglas and was sent to us from Aimee Huffman.
Have an interesting photo of Downtown that you'd like to share? We're always looking for new photos to post on our website and in our emails. Showcase you're photography by sending us your favorite Downtown pictures here.
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