Mr. Diggs Dwelling & Co. Shopping Event Thursday, August 16 - 18 Location: Mr. Diggs Dwelling & Co. - 600 E. 1st St. North Contact Name: Annette Shankle Email: [email protected] When you visit a person's home for the first time and see a piece or two of their furnishings that stand out, you may sense an energy in that home's environment. Those are the type of furnishings that Mr. Diggs Dwelling & Co. will be hunting down and offering during their events. This is a place to find those unique pieces that make lasting impressions. More info |
Wynonna
Thursday, August 16 7:30pm
Location: Orpheum Theater - 200 N. Broadway
Contact Phone: 316-263-0884
Tickets: $39.50 - $99.50
Legendary country music star Wynonna is best known for her guitar and vocals, and will perform favorites as well as covers with her band Big Noise. More info
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Open Mic Night
Thursday, August 16 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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Michael Martin Murphey Friday, August 17 8:00pm Location: Orpheum Theater - 200 N. Broadway Contact Phone: 316-755-SEAT Tickets: $22.50 - $32.50 Michael has made over 35 albums, with hits and millions of sales. He's the first Singing Cowboy to attain a Certified Gold Album in Cowboy Music since Marty Robbins. He's played concerts at the best of Performing Arts Centers (including Carnegie Hall and Bass Hall), Cowboy Christmas and Westfest, festivals, fairs and rodeos - and on his trail rides. More info |
Latin Fugeo Presents: La Sonora Carruseles Friday, August 17 8:00pm Location: Suede Lounge - 141 N. Rock Island Contact Phone: 316-755-SEAT Tickets: $40 Latin Fuego at Suede is proud to present, La Sonora Carruseles. Tickets are $40 and will be available through any Select-A-Seat outlets or their website. More info |
Suede Summer Jazz Series Presents: Grady Nichols Saturday, August 18 7:00pm Location: Suede Lounge - 141 N. Rock Island Contact Phone: 316-264-8333 Tickets: $10 Saxophonist Grady Nichols' new CD, Destinations, is a musical vacation. Grady 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. More info |
Moonlight Drive - Tim Richardson Memorial Concert
Friday, August 17 10:00pm
Location: Rock Island Live - 101 N. Rock Island
Contact Phone: 316-303-9800
The Doors' sound is timeless. Their music lives on, as blues and classic rock lovers everywhere continue to elevate the deserving band to legendary status. In keeping with tradition, however, legends, in order to become legendary, must first disappear, When Moonlight Drive takes the stage- the legend is reborn. 21+ More info
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Sweet Adelines Annual Concert Saturday, August 18 7:30pm Location: Century II - Mary Jane Teall Theater- 225 W. Douglas Presented by Wichita Chorus Sweet Adelines. |
Tower of Power Saturday, August 18 8:00pm Location: Orpheum Theater - 200 N. Broadway Contact Phone: 316-755-7328 Tickets: $34.50 - $59.50 For the past 44 years, Tower of Power has been creating their own kind of soul music. Since 1968, Tower of Power has delivered their unique brand of music to their fans, appearing before sold out crowds as they tour the world each year. More info |
From Indian Lakes/ Herbert & Bros.
Sunday, August 19 8:00pm
Location: Rock Island Live - 101 N. Rock Island
Contact Phone: 316-303-9800
Cost: $5
From Indian Lakes could be handpicked as one of the best alternative rock bands most people have never heard of. Herbert & Bros. creates passionate music born in community and celebrated on stage through loud sing-a-longs. Collective folk rock.
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Suede Summer Jazz Series Presents: Grady Nichols
Wednesday, August 22 7:00pm
Location: Suede Lounge - 141 N. Rock Island
Contact Phone: 316-264-8333
FREE SHOW. Joseph Vincelli is a saxophonist, flutist, author and clinician.
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Concerts at Mead's
Location: Mead's Corner - 430 E. Douglas
Contact Phone: 316-201-1900
Friday, August 17
8:00pm - 12:00am Percolator - Presented by Playround Legendz and Mead's Corner
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Concerts at Mort's
Location: Mort's Martini & Cigar Bar - 923 E. 1st St. North
Contact Phone: 316-262-1785
Thursday, August 16
9:00pm - 1:00am Sunshine the Bunny
Friday, August 17
9:00pm - 1:00am Infusion
Saturday, August 18
9:00pm - 1:00am Infusion
Sunday, August 19
4:00pm - 8:00pm Scott Handcock
Monday, August 20
Brent Eby
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Concerts at John Barleycorn's
Location: John Barleycorns - 608 E. Douglas
Contact Phone: 316-613-3773
Friday, August 17
Odds Against/ No Cost Refugees
Saturday, August 18
Piper Leigh & The Smokin' Section/ Ben Russell
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Streakin'
Thursday, August 16-18
Location: Cabaret Oldtown - 412 1/2 E. Douglas Ave
Contact Phone: 316-265-4400
Tickets: $19
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. More info
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Dirty Square Dancing
Thursday, August 16-18
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! More info
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The Misfits Sunday, August 19 2:00pm Location: Orpheum Theater - 200 N. Broadway A sexy divorc�e falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle in early-sixties Nevada. More info |
Bike/ Walk Alliance Monthly Meeting
Thursday, August 16 6:30pm
Location: CityArts, 334 N. Mead - 2nd Floor Board Room
Contact Name: Barry Carroll
Phone: 316-249-2804
Want to find out what is happening on the alternative transportation front? Be sure to attend these meetings and you'll be fully informed of how Wichita is becoming a ped-friendly community. More info
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Historic Wichita Trolley Tour Friday, August 17 10:00am
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. 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. More info |
Old Town Farmer's Market Saturday, August 18 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! More info |
CityArts Community Arts Sale
Saturday, August 18 8:00am
Location: CityArts - 334 N. Mead
Contact Phone: 316-350-3245
Local and regional artists will have booths set up throughout CityArts to offer a variety of items for sale. Past sales have included handmade jewelry, art books, art supplies, paintings, ceramics, decorative items and more. More info
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Viking Knit Bracelet Class
Saturday, August 18 10:00am
Location: Beadazzled - 307 N Mead
Contact Phone: 316-265-0667
Using thin wire, you learn "weaving" techniques to make this lovely bracelet. You may add large hole beads to embellish, if you like. More info
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Dukes of Hazmat Comedy Night
Saturday, August 18 9:00pm
Location: Rock Island Live - 101 N. Rock Island
Contact Phone: 316-303-9800
Cost: $5
Featuring Tim Berry, Jarrod Tiede, Doug Wilson and Dillon Narcisi. Karaoke to follow comedy. 21+ More info
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City Arts Events
Location: 334 N. Mead
Phone: 316-462-2787
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Location: 223 S. Main
Phone: 316-267-1782
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WE'VE UPDATED OUR WEBSITE!
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We have recently updated our website www.downtownwichita.org!
Improvements include:
A Project Downtown highlight section on the homepage where development projects can be featured
* Google Calendar, ICS Calendar and social sharing for events happening in Downtown
* Email and social sharing for map listings (this includes First Friday,
Final Friday, event parking, for sale and lease properties, restaurants,
nightclubs, etc)
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TALLGRASS FILM ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
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Tallgrass Film Association has launched a new website! Make sure to check it out!
About Tallgrass Film Festival
The 10th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival will be held in and around Downtown Wichita on October 18 - 21, 2012. The festival showcases more than 120 films from around the world and is the largest independent film festival in the the state of Kansas. The four-day event has become a hallmark of the city's cultural landscape and the festival is internationally renowned for it's world class cinematic programming. Don't miss this one of a kind artistic experience in Downtown Wichita.
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Watch the 2012 Tallgrass Film Festival Trailer!
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ZELMAN LOFTS LAUNCH NEW WEBSITE
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The Zelman Lofts, located at 602 E. Douglas, in Downtown have launched a new website! The former Zelman's Clothing Store is now six studio and three one-bedroom upscale lofts. A restaurant/ bar is planned for the ground floor. For more information on lofts or retail space, visit the website.
Zelman Lofts
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WAMPO
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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
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