Location: Various Venues

Tallgrass Filmmakers Lab and Creative Rush are teaming up for Wichita's first-ever 24 hour film competition. Down to the Wire: A 24 Hour Film Race, is open to the general public - you need not be a professional filmmaker to participate! Teams have 24 hours to write, produce, shoot and edit a short film that is six minutes or less.  At the end of the race, on Saturday, August 11, a committee will choose the top ten films, which will then move on to a showcase at the Orpheum Theatre on Sunday, August 12 where a panel of VIP judges will live critique the films and choose the winners. Tickets for the public showing are $3. The first place film will go on screen at the 2012 Tallgrass Film Festival More info

CreativeRush       

Tallgrass     

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

Contact Email: info@midwesthuntfest.com    

*Friday, Noon-9 p.m. *Kids Day! 1st 300 kids (12 years and under) through the door on Friday, get a quail call. Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

This three day event will gather some of the top names in the hunting industry. We are constantly adding names to this event, and it promises to be one like you have never attended.

Midwest Hunt Fest

Step back in time to the days of cattle drivers, Wyatt Earp, Carrie Nation and the early aviation pioneers. 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

Location: Old Town Square

Contact Email: mgaylord@youthville.org

Contact Phone: 316.215.1228

Design your own sidewalk masterpiece, or watch local artists create some fantastic chalk art, while enjoying some food and live music during the event. After the event bid on the piece of your choice at CityArts (334 N. Mead). To benefit Youthville's Expressive Arts Center. 

Youthville   

Location: Various Venues

Contact Name: Ann Keefer

Contact Phone: 316-264-6005

We know you never need a reason to shop, but we're giving you a big one! Every 2nd Saturday of the month you are invited to flex your local power shopping muscle in the shops along Douglas. Purchase a re-usable 2nd Saturday shopping bag (available at all participants) for $5 and receive discounts at any of the 2nd Saturday merchants in Delano, Old Town, Downtown & Douglas Design District. (Specials and discounts vary by participant and by month.) 

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.

Old Town Farmers Market     

Location: Beadazzled - 307 N Mead

Contact Phone: 316-265-0667

In this three hour course, you'll learn the techniques to apply molten glass to a mandrel and form beads into different shapes. Cost is $70 and includes an additional 2 hours of studio time at your convenience for more bead making!

Beadazzled   

Location: Beadazzled - 307 N Mead

Contact Phone: 316-265-0667

Wire wrapping beads into a flower is a snap! Learn to fashion wire and beads into these darling rings. Cost is $45 and includes supplies.

Beadazzled   

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

Contact Phone: 239-5067

Presented by Synergic Resources, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Nobody takes blonde sorority girl Elle Woods seriously - including her socially ambitious boy friend. When he dumps her to concentrate on someone more upwardly mobile, Elle rises with pink aplomb to the top ranks of Harvard law school, and learns who she really is. A brand new Broadway musical comedy, this is a very funny and terrifically empowering musical romp. More info

Music Theatre of Wichita     

Century II     

Location: Mosley Street Melodrama - 234 N. Mosley

Contact Phone: 316-263-0222

Ticket prices

Baby's dreams of becoming a great square dancer finally begin to come true when she is accepted into Max Von Max's famous Square Dance Camp! While Sissy, Baby's sister, focuses on the boys, Baby is working hard to keep up with Max's lessons. Little does she know that Max only agrees to take her so he can beat Johnny Palace and his partner, Penny, at the End of Camp Square Dance Off!

Mosley Street Melodrama    

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. Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm.

Cabaret Oldtown     

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

Rock Island Live     

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 6:00pm. Concert starts at 8pm. Band for this week will be Lucky People. 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

KEYN      

WaterWalk     

Location: Rock Island Live - 101 N. Rock Island

Contact Phone: (316) 303-9800

Friday Nights have taken on a new face at Rock Island Live. This weekend we will be featuring Andrew Blake on the decks throwing out some jams for you to get your dance on to. $2.00 well drinks for the ladies. $3 Corona/ Corona Lights and half priced bombs. 21+

Rock Island Live     

Location: Rock Island Live - 101 N. Rock Island

Contact Phone: (316) 303-9800

Cost: $5

Turchi is a slide-guitar centered blues and boogie band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band is heavily influenced by North Mississippi bluesmen R.L. Burnside, Kenny Brown, Mississippian Fred McDowell, and the North Mississippi Allstars. Jonathan Jeter & The Revelators - Folk rock/country More info

Rock Island Live     

Location: Suede Lounge - 141 N. Rock Island

Contact Phone: 316-264-8333

FREE SHOW. Saxophonist Grady Nichols steps into new territory by peppering this project with a driving banjo, pedal steel guitar, steel drums, and string section which are woven seamlessly into a cohesive contemporary jazz / pop setting.

Suede Lounge     

Location: Mead's Corner - 430 E. Douglas

Contact Phone: 316-201-1900

Friday, August 10   

8:00pm - 9:30pm   Kc Udarbe

Saturday, August 11

8:00pm - 10:00pm   Acoustic Jam 2012

Mead's Corner     

Location: Mort's Martini & Cigar Bar - 923 E. 1st St. North

Contact Phone: 316-262-1785

Thursday, August 9

9:00pm - 1:00am   Piper Leigh and the Smoking Section

Friday, August 10   

4:00pm - 7:00pm   Dos Partyos

9:00pm - 1:00am   Code Blue

Saturday, August 11

9:00pm - 1:00am   The Watchers

Sunday, August 12

Cathead

Monday, August 13

Scott Knost

Tuesday, August 14

Tat Trio

Wednesday, August 15

Erin & Alan

Mort's Martini and Cigar Bar     

Location: 334 N. Mead

    

Location: 223 S. Main

Wichita Public Library     

410 S. Commerce

Phone: 316-262-7330

Hours

Mon - Sat

10:00am - 5:00pm

Regardless of your own personal decorating style, you can rest assured that is is possible to confidently mix and match old and new furnishings and accent pieces fashionably throughout your home. Dock 410 is a great place to explore if you're searching for inspiration for your next decorating project and the perfect place to find that one of a kind piece to complete your home.

117 N. Mosley

Phone: 316-264-4376

Heroes Sports Bar has teamed up with Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates to create the Sweet Pepper Bacon Chocolate Bar. Available only at Heroes, this candy bar satisfies all your cravings, sweet and salty, at once. The chocolate bar currently sells for $3.50 for one or $9 for three. Eric Davisson, Heroes General Manager, says there are plans to sell the chocolate bars from the Cocoa Dolce store and online. Go out and satisfy your sweet (and salty) craving with a Sweet Pepper Bacon Chocolate Bar available ONLY at Heroes in Downtown Wichita!

 Heroes     

301 N. Mead

Phone: 316-262-3232

Try out the new Express Lunch Menu at Luca! Available Monday - Friday 11:00am - 2:00pm. All items are $7.95.

Salads

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

House Salad with Chicken

Sandwiches - Served with your choice of fries, soup or salad)

* Caprese Sandwich - tomatoes, mozzarella, fresh basil and pesto

* Tacchino Sandwich - turkey, provalone, roasted red pepper relish, lettuce and tomatoes

* Homemade Meatball Sandwich with Provalone

Pizza

* Single Slice Pizza - Your choice of soup, house salad or caesar salad

* Soopressata - Italian salami and cheese

* Margherita - Tomato with fresh homemade mozzarella

Pasta

* Lasagna - Served with house salad

* Penne Pesto Pomodori Secchi - Creamy Pesto with sundried tomatoes and toasted pine nuts

* Spaghetti - Served with homemade meatballs

Luca Italian Kitchen     

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

Become a volunteer