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Downtown Events Jul 5-11
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DOWNTOWN SPOTLIGHT

WaterWalk
2012 KEYN Summer Concert Series at WaterWalk
Friday, July 6   6:30pm

Location: WaterWalk - 515 S. Main

 

Every summer thousands of concert goers descend upon Waterwalk for the annual 103.7 KEYN Summer Concert Series at Waterwalk. Pre-concert food and entertainment starts at 6:30pm. Concert starts at 8pm. Band for this week will be King Midas. This year organizers are including an outdoor shopping area, called Market of Main, to the festivities which includes an art show. Sponsored by Capital Federal. More info

 

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SHOWS

Madame X
Cinema Alfresco X: Madame X
Thursday, July 5  7:00pm

 

Location: The Brickyard - 129 N. Rock Island

Contact Phone: 316-303-9292

 

TFA presents its annual, free summertime film series. Each film will be preceded by a Tallgrass Film Festival short film and a chance to win TFF prizes. Under 21 welcome. A neglected socialite is forced to live on the run when her lover is killed in an accident. This lush reimagining of a classic tale is said to be Lana Turner's most accomplished performance. More info

 

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Streakin' at Cabaret Oldtown
Streakin'
Thursday, July 5 - 7

 

Location: Cabaret Oldtown - 412 1/2 E. Douglas Ave

Contact Phone: 316-265-4400

Tickets: $19

 

Doors open at 7pm. A musical flashback to the 1970's. Rated R for brief, partial, male nudity. Starring Kyle Vespestad, Chhristi Moore, Maurice Simms, Alex Johnson, Dylan Lewis and Kylie Jo Smith. Friday and Saturdays evenings at 8pm.

 

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MIchelle's Club House at Mosley Street Melodrama
Michelle's Club House
Thursday, July 5 - 7
 

Location: Mosley Street Melodrama - 234 N. Mosley

Contact Phone: 316-263-0222

Ticket prices

 

Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from May 24 - July 14. The lives of sisters, Effie (a stripper at Michelle's) & Sophia, change instantly when they learn they have inherited 500 acres of prime property in Derby from their late Uncle. However, Sophia's evil son, Booley, learns of their great fortune and can't help but return home and claim it for his own. Now it's up to Effie's son, Dooley, to stop him! Don't miss this evening of sight gags, one-liners and a high stakes gun battle.

 

Honk!
Honk!
July 11 - 15

Location: Century II - Concert Hall - 225 W. Douglas

Contact Phone: 316-265-3107

 

Music Theatre of Wichita first presented this witty and pun-filled adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling" in 2001, and was privileged to record the original American cast album. A superb family show, with plenty to delight both kids and adults, HONK! combines a wonderful message about inclusiveness with a tuneful, genuinely funny score from the team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, currently represented on Broadway for their musical contributions to the Cameron Mackintosh - Disney Company stage version of Mary Poppins.

 

 

 

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OTHER EVENTS

RC Trolley
Historic Wichita Trolley Tour
Friday, July 6  10am-11:30am

Location: GoWichita - 515 S. Main
Contact Phone: 316-773-1931
Cost: $10 per person. Children under 5 ride free and must be accompanied by an adult

 

Step back in time to the days of cattle drivers, Wyatt Earp, Carrie Nation and the early aviation pioneers. Learn about Wichita's colorful and storied history from our knowledgeable guide. The 1 1/2 hour narrated tour winds along the Arkansas River and throughout the Delano area into downtown, Midtown and Old Town to some of Wichita's most historic neighborhoods. Relax aboard our air-conditioned 1925-style trolley. Call for reservations

 

River City Trolley

Wichita - Sedgwick Co. Historical Museum
Electric Guitar Cavalcade
Friday, July 6   6:00pm

Location: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum - 204 S. Main

Contact Phone: 316-265-9314

 

On First Friday in July "Electric Guitar Cavalcade" will bring talented local guitarists to the Museum Auditorium Stage delivering cameo performances spotlighting the electric guitar. This event is free and open to the public.

This event celebrates the new exhibit: "eGuitar@80 - eighty years of the amplified guitar" a special exhibit running now through Nov. 11th 2012 to mark the 80th anniversary of the electric guitar. The exhibit, created by the Museum, borrows from ten collections and includes 45 exceptional instruments, including what experts have recently agreed "may well be the most historically important guitar ever made . . . the first modern electric guitar."

 

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Old Town Farmer's Market
Saturday, July 7   7:00am

 

Location: 1st & Mosley

 

The Old Town Farmers' Market (OTFM), a growers market, is an exciting and bountiful place to buy your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs and plants. When you shop at the OTFM, you get the freshest, most delicious foods available from the growers themselves! There are plentiful prepared foods, farm products turned into jams, salsas and honey, and hand-made crafts.

 

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Urban League of Kansas Statewide Diversity Job Fair
Statewide Diversity Job Fair
July 11   10:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Century II - Exhibition Hall - 225 W. Douglas

 

FOR JOB SEEKERS - Don't miss your chance to meet with dozens of employers all hiring the best candidates, now! Dress to impress and bring copies of your resume'. Attending the Urban League of Kansas Statewide Diversity Job Fair is free so get there early.

 

  

 

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CONCERTS

Open Mic Night
Thursday, July 5   9:30pm

 

Location: Rock Island Live - 101 N. Rock Island

Contact Phone: (316) 303-9800

Cost: FREE

 

Do you wanna play music in front of people? Well, guess what... now you can! Sponsored by Damm Music Center, hosted by Dave Damm, Colby Aiken and Michael Peltzer. A full backline of instruments will be provided including Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Drums, Bass, and Keyboard. 21+ More info

 

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Sloppy Joe Improv
Thursday, July 5   9 - 10:30pm

 

Location: Mead's Corner - 430 E. Douglas

Contact Phone: 316-201-1900

 

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First Friday
First Friday
Friday, July 6   6:00pm

 

Location: Various Venues

 

Launched in April 2009, First Friday was created as an effort to heighten public awareness of the original music scene in Wichita, put money into the pockets of local original musicians, provide venue owners with hard evidence that original music is a viable way of drawing people to their places of business, assist bands in promotion with large scale blanket promotions, heighten the standard of quality original music in Wichita, help attract touring bands to Wichita, and to dedicate one night out of every month to honor the local music scene. 

 

July First Friday -

John Barleycorn's - The Fifth Fire, Michael Chavez, Five to Midnight

Larkspur - Jazz

Rock Island Live - Upbeats

 

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Jonathan Fleig & Jordan Alan in concert
Friday, July 6   8 - 11:00pm

 

Location: Mead's Corner - 430 E. Douglas

Contact Phone: 316-201-1900

 

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Whiskey Shivers
Whiskey Shivers, Elliot Road and Hipbilly
Saturday, July 7

 

Location: Rock Island Live - 101 N. Rock Island

Contact Phone: (316) 303-9800

 

With upright bass, fiddle, washboard, banjo, guitar, and reasonably priced merchandise, Whiskey Shivers adds a fine layer of grit on top of the hard-driving rhythms of traditional bluegrass. Elliot Road, comprised of close-harmony vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo and harmonica, write progressive songs rooted in old time country about everyday life and the pursuit of happiness. Hipbilly - Hipbilly is half hippy, half hillbilly slightly warped kind of bluegrass original high energy acoustic music from the hills of southeast Kansas. More info

 

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Open Mic Night
Saturday, July 7   6 - 8:30pm

 

Location: Mead's Corner - 430 E. Douglas

Contact Phone: 316-201-1900

 

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Johnny Lang at the Orpheum
Johnny Lang
Sunday, July 8   7:00pm

 

Location: Orpheum Theater - 200 N. Broadway

Contact Phone: 316-755-7328

Tickets: $39.50 - $79.50 Buy Tickets

 

Jonny Lang started playing the guitar at the age of twelve, after his father took him to see the Bad Medicine Blues Band, one of the few blues bands in Fargo, North Dakota. The GRAMMY-nominated, former prodigy instrumentalist, who topped the Billboard New Artist chart with his first album at age 15, stands now as a mature creative force, made more sensitive yet also toughened by life's adventures. More info

 

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Doc Howards
Ponder This Wichita
Wednesday, July 11   8:00pm

 

Location: Doc Howards Lounge - 252 N. Mosley

Contact Phone: 316-263-2244

 

An open mic night: music, poetry, events, food, art. 18 to enter 21 to drink.

 

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OTHER EVENT SOURCES

City Arts Events  

 

Location: 334 N. Mead

Phone: 316-462-2787


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Location: 223 S. Main

Phone: 316-267-1782

SCOTTRICE OFFICE INTERIORS
ScottRice Office Interiors

244 E. Douglas

Phone: 316-289-2700

 

Scott Rice Office Interiors has been providing value-based office furniture solutions since 1935. Their services include: design services, warehouse services, project management, maintenance/refurbishing, workplace consulting, leasing/rental services, and ergonomics.

 

Scott Rice understands client needs and provides great service within a timely manner. Scott Rice is a long time Steelcase dealer and, several years ago, became an Office Furniture USA franchisee. Affiliation with these two suppliers allows Scott Rice to offer the right products and services at the right price - this translates to customer value. Scott Rice Office Interiors is locally owned and committed to its employees, customers and the community. Scott Rice now offers promotional products for organizations wanting to create awareness, provide directional change, promote concepts to specific groups of employees or customers and provide employee incentives and recognition.

 

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SUBWAY
Subway

519 S. Broadway

Phone: 316-265-3666

 

Back in 1965, Fred DeLuca set out to fulfill his dream of becoming a medical doctor. Searching for a way to help pay for his education, a family friend suggested he open a submarine sandwich shop. With a loan of $1,000, the friend-Dr. Peter Buck-offered to become Fred's partner, and a business relationship was forged that would change the landscape of the fast food industry.

The first store was opened in Bridgeport, Connecticut in August, 1965. Fred soon learned the basics of running a business, as well as the importance of serving a well-made, high quality product, providing excellent customer service, keeping operating costs low and finding great locations. 

 

These early lessons continue to serve as the foundation for successful SUBWAY� restaurants around the world. It is now avocado season at Subway - add avocado to your Subway Club, Ultimate Veggie, Turkey Breast or any of their great tasting subs! The featured $5 sub this month is Buffalo Chicken. 

 

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WINDOW DRESSING - ICT FEST
Window Dressing

Another $500 project that sparked from the Peter Kageyama "For the Love of Wichita" workshop, "Window Dressing", debuted inside the Zelman's Building at the corner of St. Francis and Douglas during after the St. Francis Street Celebration on June 29. ICT Fest is the chosen event that was highlighted this time. Stop by to see what this group is doing to help promote Wichita with only $500!

 

About ICT Fest

ICT FEST will be held July 27 and 28th at Shift Space gallery in Downtown Wichita. This year the festival will feature over twenty five bands from all ranges from noise rock to punk to minimal electronic.

ICT FEST has always been about music, the community, and fun. This year is shaping up to be the best yet as musicians from across the Midwest make their way to play together for hundreds of Wichita music lovers.

 

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PRIORITY PROJECT
The Priority Project

What are your priorities for Wichita? What does Wichita need to remain strong, viable and competitive - a place where people want to live and work? Take the The Priority Project survey and let your voice be heard! More info

 

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WAMPO
WAMPO

WAMPO will be conducting a count of bicyclists and pedestrians in the region, and they need volunteers!

 

WAMPO 2012 Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Dates/Times

 

Saturday, September 8, Noon - 2pm

 

Wednesday, September 12, 5-7pm

 

Volunteers are needed to manually count bicyclists and pedestrians at several locations around the WAMPO region.

 

The data collected during these counts will be used to estimate the number of bicyclists, walkers, and runners in the greater Wichita area.  This type of data has never been collected before here, and it will be used to monitor the numbers of bicyclists and pedestrians in the region, track the locations where bicycling and pedestrian activity take place, and plan the locations of future bicycle and pedestrian investments. More info

 

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DOWNTOWN HIGHLIGHTS IN SPLURGE
Splurge! July Issue

The July issue of Splurge! magazine features the Mid-America All-Indian Center's American Indian Festival, happening July 14 -15 at Century II Expo Hall. The article explains what a Powwow is, the different types of dances that will be seen at the festival and gives a detailed list of events that will be going on at the festival in Downtown. In the Dine Local section, dishes from Downtown's Luca Italian Kitchen, Sabor Latin Bar & Grille, Oeno Wine Bar and Caffe Moderne are highlighted. The magazine also shines light on the Wichita Orpheum stating that "to restore old theater, board gets a little younger."

 

View July issue of Splurge!

 

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"I DO" BRIDAL AND TUX STORY IN WOMENS FOCUS
Womens Focus

"I Do" Bridal and Tux located in Old Town at 918 E. Douglas is celebrating their five year anniversary. Check out the Inside Story about "I Do" in the July issue of Womens Focus

 

From the Inside Story Promotion -

 

"It's been five years since Kieu Trinh Nguyen, better known as Trinh, first opened 'I Do' Bridal and Tux at 918 E. Douglas in Old Town. Throughout the past five years Trinh and the staff of 'I Do' have shared many learning experiences and touching moments with their customers...."

 

Great accessories are also highlighted from "I Do" Bridal and Tux, Lucinda's, and Lola Boutique

 

View July issue of Womens Focus

 

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MAIL SOME LOVE
Wichita - Wish You Were Here

The idea behind From Wichita with Love is to send a postcard to a band, business or friend you wish was in Wichita. The receiver will post a photo of themselves with the postcard to the social media accounts of From Wichita With Love. The first postcard design is out and is available at many Downtown locations. For more information (and to see where postcard locations are) check out the following links:

 

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