Community Calendar

The Clayworks presents the captivating artistry of Dottie Evans, featured artist for May 2025, showcasing in the Midtown Gallery. Hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00am- 3:00pm.

Be enchanted by a diverse collection of art quilts, modern designs, and timeless traditional quilts, spanning intimate wall hangings to stunning bed sized masterpieces.

Your visit also supports The Clayworks, a vital part of Disability Supports' commitment to elevating care for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Enjoy the classic needle arts in the company of others who share your interest in knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, and weaving. All skill levels are welcome.

The urge to create or possess a visual representation of a specific person – a portrait – is present throughout history. Portraits are created for many reasons: from sentimental to celebratory, for public or private viewing, as memorials, and as icons. .

Until the introduction of photography in the 1840s, portraits were rendered by artists in both two and three-dimensional mediums such as paintings and sculptures.

The Museum’s collection includes a variety of portraits, most of which depict local people. In this exhibition, we learn of portraiture and the people portrayed.

On view during regular Museum hours

March 2025 - March 2026

Tues-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat & Sun 1-5pm

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum - 204 S Main

Located in the Musem's Lois Kay Walls Gallery - 3rd Floor

Since 1939, the Historical Museum has been actively collecting and preserving artifacts central to telling our local history’s stories. These artifacts are acquired in many ways, including purchases from local thrift shops.

Thrift Finds in the Museum Collection features objects fortunately discovered by Museum staff at local thrift stores. These items, no longer of use to their original owner, can help us to tell the story of our community.

Some of these notable finds include designs by Halston and Victor Costa, a Nehru jacket retailed by Henry’s department store, and a 1950s Shocker Lounge bowling shirt.

Collection artifacts not previously seen are revealed and interpreted in this exhibition.

Produced by the Museum, this exhibition was made possible through funding from Stev Overstreet, Alice Smith, the family of Kenneth E Gerhardt, and Goodwill Industries of Kansas

Located in the 2nd Floor West Gallery - Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

On view during Museum Hours

February 25th - October 31st

Tues-Fri 11am-4pm; Sat & Sun 1-5pm

204 S Main St; Wichita, KS 67202

$2 Children, $5 Adults, Free on Sundays

Ready to start crafting using a Cricut machine? This class will cover the basics of Design Space, the program that runs the Cricut. Call (316) 261-8500, or visit www.wichitalibrary.org to register.

WPL is partnering with NexStep Alliance to offer tech help every Wednesday. Come visit for assistance with digital skills including resume building, email account creation and management, and more!

May 21 – Clutter Hacks
This event is open to the public, and everyone is welcome.
Marina Point Office Park, 1999 N. Amidon, Suite 222, from 6 to 8 PM
The registration fee is $35 for Badass Women of Wichita Alliance members and $40 for nonmembers.
https://bit.ly/ClutterHacks525

Create order from chaos, once and for all, by discovering speedy shortcuts to combat clutter, simple ways to make organization stick, and how to free yourself from the things you no longer want and need.

Your Stage, Your Spotlight: Four Nights, One Incredible Vibe.

Join Music Theatre Wichita for Musical Mondays in May! Every Monday night, celebrate Music Theatre Wichita’s upcoming 2025 season with an open mic and musical showcase featuring themes from each production. Bring your sheet music and share your talent, or simply enjoy a night of music.

Lineup:

May 6th: Waitress/Sara Bareilles Night
May 13th: Crazy For You/Gershwin Night
May 20th: Newsies/Disney Night
May 27th: A Grand Night For Singing/Rodgers and Hammerstein Night

The Clayworks presents the captivating artistry of Dottie Evans, featured artist for May 2025, showcasing in the Midtown Gallery. Hours are Monday-Saturday 10:00am- 3:00pm.

Be enchanted by a diverse collection of art quilts, modern designs, and timeless traditional quilts, spanning intimate wall hangings to stunning bed sized masterpieces.

Your visit also supports The Clayworks, a vital part of Disability Supports' commitment to elevating care for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

The urge to create or possess a visual representation of a specific person – a portrait – is present throughout history. Portraits are created for many reasons: from sentimental to celebratory, for public or private viewing, as memorials, and as icons. .

Until the introduction of photography in the 1840s, portraits were rendered by artists in both two and three-dimensional mediums such as paintings and sculptures.

The Museum’s collection includes a variety of portraits, most of which depict local people. In this exhibition, we learn of portraiture and the people portrayed.

On view during regular Museum hours

March 2025 - March 2026

Tues-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat & Sun 1-5pm

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum - 204 S Main

Located in the Musem's Lois Kay Walls Gallery - 3rd Floor

Since 1939, the Historical Museum has been actively collecting and preserving artifacts central to telling our local history’s stories. These artifacts are acquired in many ways, including purchases from local thrift shops.

Thrift Finds in the Museum Collection features objects fortunately discovered by Museum staff at local thrift stores. These items, no longer of use to their original owner, can help us to tell the story of our community.

Some of these notable finds include designs by Halston and Victor Costa, a Nehru jacket retailed by Henry’s department store, and a 1950s Shocker Lounge bowling shirt.

Collection artifacts not previously seen are revealed and interpreted in this exhibition.

Produced by the Museum, this exhibition was made possible through funding from Stev Overstreet, Alice Smith, the family of Kenneth E Gerhardt, and Goodwill Industries of Kansas

Located in the 2nd Floor West Gallery - Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

On view during Museum Hours

February 25th - October 31st

Tues-Fri 11am-4pm; Sat & Sun 1-5pm

204 S Main St; Wichita, KS 67202

$2 Children, $5 Adults, Free on Sundays

Learn how to write mystery fiction with Kansas author Steven J. Kolbe. Register online or call (316) 261-8500.

Learn about what is needed to protect your personal computer and its content. Call (316) 261-8500, or visit www.wichitalibrary.org to register.

We are a group of individuals practicing cultivation of the mind. All ages and people are welcome. Each week we have a thirty minute guided meditation followed by discussion. Our topics include meditation practice and living a life of compassion and contemplation. You do not need to have any experience to join and you will be welcomed by a very loving group of individuals. This is not a religious gathering. Please join us if you could use an hour of deep relaxation!