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September 2013
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Brought to you by the City of Wichita (KS) Division of Arts & Cultural Services. Click here to learn more about City of Wichita-managed museums, art galleries, arts programs and cultural centers. |
Wichita Flight Festival To Include Tribute To Pearl Harbor
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Are you interested in volunteering at this year's Wichita
Flight Festival? We have volunteer positions available all weekend long. As our thank you to them, volunteers
receive a T-shirt and free admission to the Saturday Night Twilight Air Show & Concert. Click here to find out more. |
The TORA TORA TORA air team is the headliner of this year's Wichita Flight Festival Sept. 28-29 at Jabara Airport. This is the first time this team of Commemorative Air Force pilots and crew has visited Wichita, and they plan to give festival visitors an unforgettable living history lesson as they re-create the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The breath-taking performance is intended to be a tribute and memorial to soldiers on both sides who gave their lives for their countries.
TORA TORA TORA will join eight other air acts from around the country for performances during the day on Saturday and Sunday. The TORA team will also be featured during the Saturday Night Twilight Air Show & Concert, along with Hotel California - The Original Eagles Tribute Band. As good as TORA TORA TORA is during the day, nothing compares to the maneuvers, smoke and pyrotechnics at night!
All daytime activities, which also include static airplane displays, a Kid's Zone, food concourse and Fly Market, are free and open to the public from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets for the Saturday Night Twilight Air Show & Concert are $10 and can be purchased in advance at Wichita.TIX.com or at the gate. Gates re-open at 6 p.m. on Saturday night.
Another big announcement is coming from Wichita Flight Festival organizers next week. Be sure to connect with the Wichita Flight Festival on Facebook and Twitter to be the first to get the details.
The Wichita Flight Festival wouldn't be possible without the support of generous sponsors whose logos are included at the end of this newsletter. If you have the opportunity, please let them know you appreciate their participation. |
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CityArts
See Yourself As An Artist
If you ever needed a reason to take an art class at CityArts this fall, think about this: Art makes you happy. Simple but true.
Find out for yourself how learning new things, being around new people and creating art can make you smile a little more each day. Enroll in a fall art class at CityArts. Classes start the week of Sept. 9. Click here to download our class catalog.
You may register by phone at (316) 350-3245, online or at the front desk through the start time of each class.
Cartooning With Crowson
 "The fun you can have with a bunch of old rocks and a can of yellow paint." -- Bugs BunnyEveryone's favorite Wascally Wabbitt is making a guest appearance at CityArts.
In conjunction with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra's upcoming "Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II" concert, CityArts is hosting a special cartooning class led by cartooning expert Richard Crowson. The class will be from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept. 14 at CityArts. This is your chance to bring Bugs Bunny and his Looney Toons friends to life in your own unique way.
The session is free, and it is open to people of all ages. In addition to learning cartooning tips and tricks from Crowson, there may be a few other surprises in store for students. Space is limited, so call (316) 350-3245 to reserve your seat.
Exhibit Lineup
Admission is free to all CityArts galleries. The following exhibits will be on display through Sept. 21:
Main Gallery: "Phantasia Phun" by Randy Clark
Main Hall Gallery: "Signals & Information" by Caitlin Doolittle
Boardroom and Balcony Galleries: Watercolor and pencil artist Clyde Engert
Balcony Gallery: Wichita Flight Festival 2013 Poster Contest entries |
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Make Your Own Baby Moccasins
If you have a baby in your family or just want to create a keepsake for yourself, this class is for you. The Mid-America All-Indian Center is offering a two-part Baby Moccasins-Making Class from noon-3 p.m. Sept. 7 and Sept. 21. The cost is $60 for Museum members and $75 for non-members. All materials are included.
The moccasins pictured above are an exact representation of the Plains Indian-style baby moccasins that will be made in the class.
After learning to make these, students can use the same technique to make adult-sized moccasins.
To enroll in the class, contact Crystal Flannery-Bachicha at 316-350-3345 or cbachicha@wichita.gov. Space is limited.
Cookbooks For Sale
The new Mid-America All-Indian Center Cookbook is a must-have for any cook. It contains more than 80 pages of recipes compiled by the Indian Center Board of Trustees from members of the local American Indian community. Many of the recipes have been handed down for generations.
The cost for the cookbook is $12 plus tax. They may be purchased at the Indian Center or by calling (316) 350-3340.
Share Our Culture Series
The Share Our Culture Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, Sept. 11 with "Native Spirituality." The presentation is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. in Buffalo Hall. It is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Education Coordinator Crystal Flannery-Bachicha by phone at (316) 350-3345 or e-mail cbachicha@wichita.gov.
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Unless otherwise noted, tickets can be purchased by calling (316) 303-8100 or online at WichitaTIX.com.
Sept. 5: Cody Simpson, presented by Century II and Channel 963, 7 p.m., Mary Jane Teall Theater.
Sept. 19: Exposure 2013, presented by Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Expo Hall. This event is free and open to the public.
Sept. 21: Midwest Beerfest 2013, presented by American Institute of Wine & Food Wichita Chapter, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Expo Hall.
Sept. 21: "Celebrate the Good Times" (Annual Concert), presented by Wichita Chorus of Sweet Adelines International, 7:30 p.m., Mary Jane Teall Theater.
Sept. 28-29: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II (POPS Concert), presented by Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Concert Hall. Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. For tickets, call (316) 267-7658. |
Cowtown
(316) 350-3323
1865 W. Museum Blvd.
Age Of The Gunfighter Saturday
Trigger-happy cowboys are coming to Old Cowtown Museum this Saturday, Aug. 31 for the always  exciting "Age of the Gunfighter" event. There will be gunfights and historical character reenactments every half hour from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the Museum grounds.
Admission is $7.75 for adults and $6 for youth. Children under 4 and Museum members get in free.
"Age of the Gunfighter" is a gunfight invitational with five of the best gun-fighting teams around. The invited groups are:
- Gunsmoke and Petticoats from Shawnee, Kan.
- Colorado Trailblazers of Divide, Colo.
- The Concho Cowboys of San Angelo, Texas
- The Indian Territory Pistolers from Ponteau, Okla.
- Local Cowtown Cowboys
Adding to the Old West atmosphere will be re-enactors who are so talented, they'll make you believe you're actually talking to larger-than-life figures such as Wild Bill Hickok or Buffalo Bill Cody. See you Saturday!
Wine Mosey Sept. 15
Only at Cowtown could wine tasting and stagecoach rides make such a perfect combination. The Museum is hosting its fifth annual Wine Mosey from 4-8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15 at Cowtown. Tickets are $40 per person and may be purchased at Cowtown, by phone (316) 350-3323 or at WichitaTIX.com.
Click here for more information about the event.
Empire House Live! Calendar
Get a complete list of Empire House Live! shows here. Performances take place in Cowtown's Empire House Theater. Buy tickets online or call (316) 303-8100. Sept. 6-7: Dr. Dillinger Freaks & Floozies "Cirque du Risque" (Vaudeville/Burlesque), 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. Cash bar. Show intended for mature audiences only, ages 16 and up.
Sept. 21: Say What?! Comedy Improv, 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. Cash bar. Show intended for mature audiences only, ages 16 and up. Oct. 10-12: Doc MacDougal's Miraculous Melodrama, 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 for youth ages 4-17 and $12 for adults. Tickets are $12 and $14 at the door. The Saturday performance includes a dinner theater ticket that is $22 for youth and $24 for adults.
Nov. 9: Truckstop Honeymoon in Concert, 8 p.m. All ages. Cash bar. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.
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Arts Around Wichita
Sept. 4: Lunchtime Lecture, "Famous Fossil Insects of Kansas & Oklahoma," 12:15-1 p.m. A rock deposit that stretches from Dickinson County, Kan. through Noble County, Okla. has yielded the remains of more than 200 species of insects that lived 285 million years ago. Roy Beckmeyer with the University of Kansas Natural History Museum will talk about the era in which these insects lived, the history of their study, their diversity and scientific significance. For more information, call (316) 264-0448 or go to botanica.org. Click here for a complete calendar of events. Wichita Art Museum Sept. 3: Art Start: Clay Works, 10 a.m. Art Start is an educational program for preschoolers ages 3-5. Each month children explore a new theme related to the making and meaning of works of art in the museum's collection. A multi-faceted curriculum engages preschoolers in the looking, listening and creating activities of the visual arts that emphasize the State of Kansas early learning skills standards. For more information, call (316) 268-4921 or go to WichitaArtMuseum.org. Click here for a complete calendar of events.
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
Sept. 25: Senior Wednesday, 9:30-11 a.m.The topic will be "Bronco Bustin' Showmen of the Indian Territory: Tom Mix, Will Rogers, and Pawnee Bill." Jane Rhoads will discuss Western entertainment from the dime novels of Ned Buntline through Buffalo Bill Cody to the Western shows organized in Northern Oklahoma or the Indian Territory. Admission is $2 for Senior Wednesday participants. Members admitted free. For information, call (316) 265-9314 or go to wichitahistory.org. Click here for a complete calendar of events.
Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau
Get the inside scoop on the latest Wichita events, festivals, attractions, vacation packages and special offers from Go Wichita! Click here to stay current on everything that's happening in Wichita. For more information, call (316) 265-2800 or (800) 288-9424. |
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