Apr 19 Friday
You are an archaeology student attending a seminar that opens a hidden university cold case. In 1965 Northern California, a team of archaeologists excavated the lands of the Indigenous Ohlone, Mutsun, and Awaswas peoples in search of historical artifacts, but the excavation was abruptly halted when one of the team was found mysteriously dead. Now you are called to uncover the truth – what happened on those lands, who is to blame, and what stories of the past are buried beneath the bones? Dinner provided by Truly Amazing Catering. For Adults 18+
The Wichita Jazz Festival is back for its 52nd year! Join us April 16-20 as we welcome jazz greats Mike Steinel, Rosana Eckert, Stanley Jordan, Melissa Aldana and The Tierney Sutton Band. A 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival Pass will get you access to all shows.
Tuesday, April 16 - Mike Steinel Quintet with Rosana Eckert
7pm | Wichita Art Museum
Wednesday, April 17 - Mike Steinel & Rosana Eckert with the Delano Jazz Orchestra
Thursday, April 18 - An Evening of Guitar with Stanley Jordan
Friday, April 19 - Melissa Aldana with WSU Jazz Arts 1 and the Mid-Kansas Jazz Band
7:30pm | WSU Miller Concert Hall
Saturday, April 20 - The Tierney Sutton Band
7:30pm | Orpheum Theatre
Tickets are on sale now to see The Mountain Goats Friday, April 19 @ 7:30PM at the Stiefel Theatre. The Mountain Goats’ catalog is thick with recurring characters—Jenny, who originally appears in the All Hail West Texas track bearing her name, as well as in “Straight Six” from Jam Eater Blues and Transcendental Youth side two jam “Night Light,” is one of these. Jenny from Thebes is a lush collection of showtunes, pushing Darnielle as a vocalist and the Mountain Goats as a band, broadening their sonic palette once again by leaning into influences like Godspell, Jim Steinman, and The Cars. The resulting album cuts a path that is simultaneously full of allusions longtime Mountain Goats fans will spin entire mythologies from while also being their most inviting record for those who’ve yet to be converted to the cause. Lifted by Matt Douglas’ horn and string arrangements, the dreamy guitar of Bully leader (and Bleed Out producer) Alicia Bognanno, and backing vocals from Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s (“Only One Way,” “Same as Cash,” “Going to Dallas”) and Matt Nathanson (“Fresh Tattoo”), Jenny from Thebes is a widescreen musical in scope, a melodrama of richly detailed characters and sweeping emotions. Tickets start @ $39 and are available at our box office at stiefeltheatre.org, in person at the Box Office at 151 S. Santa Fe or by calling 785-827-1998.
Day 4 of the 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival welcomes tenor saxophone player Melissa Aldana playing with the Wichita State University Jazz Arts 1 and the Mid-Kansas Jazz Band!
Melissa Aldana is a GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist and composer tenor player from Santiago, Chile. She is based in Brooklyn, NY and has garnered international recognition for her visionary works as a band leader, as well as her deeply meditative interpretation of language and vocabulary. Melissa is also an in-demand clinician and educator and has recently been appointed to the faculty of the New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department.
Melissa will be joining the Wichita State University Jazz Arts 1 and the Mid-Kansas Jazz Band. Wichita Jazz Festival is proud of our partnership with Wichita State University’s Jazz Arts giving jazz students the opportunity to connect with some of the finest talents in the jazz world.
The Wichita Jazz Festival is back for its 52nd year! Join us April 16-20 as we welcome the biggest names in jazz to the stage and celebrate the history and legacy of jazz music! Visit www.wichitajazzfestival.com to view the musical lineup and purchase the 2024 Festival Pass to see all the amazing shows or buy single tickets.
Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY (“30 Rock), composer JEFF RICHMOND (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist NELL BENJAMIN (Legally Blonde) and director CASEY NICHOLAW (The Book of Mormon).
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.New York Magazine cheers, “MEAN GIRLS delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.” USA Today says, “We’ll let you in on a little secret, because we’re such good friends: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!”
Apr 20 Saturday
One of the best known art forms practiced by American Indians is beadwork. Today, beadwork has come to symbolize Native American heritage and is used to make belts, jewelry, and most notably, adorns much of the regalia worn at powwows and dance contests. In this native beading workshop, you'll create a tiny feather banner in the fire colors to wear or watch over your houseplants. This is a beginner loom beading class using larger beads taught by Indian Museum Education Coordinator, Michelle Conine (Shawnee-Delaware). Instructor will supply all materials. Class size is limited and registration is required. Visit wichitalibrary.org/events or call 316-261-8500 to register.
Watermark Books & Café will be hosting the award-winning author and former journalist Lindsay Metcalf for her wonderful new book Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm on Saturday, April 20th at 10 am. Lindsay Metcalf is known for Beatrix Potter, Scientist, No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History, and No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change. She will be at Watermark to discuss her latest book Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm which helps illustrate to young people how both outdoor and indoor farms sustainably grow food we eat throughout the year in this vibrant, rhyming picture book. Lindsay will be here to do a Storytime and a book signing after. We hope to see you there!
Join us for an engaging and enjoyable program centered around low-impact exercise where we'll be following the iconic workout videos by Richard Simmons. Feel free to work out at a pace that suits you, and most importantly, have a blast!
In this class participants will have a chance to learn more about some of the more advanced features available in the PrusaSlicer such as variable layer height, spiral vase mode, and fuzzy skin mode. We will also demonstrate ways you can customize the supports in the Prusa Slicer. This class requires prior experience with the Prusa Slicer as well as intermediate mouse and keyboarding skills. Call 261-8500 to register.
Grab a bite to eat or a cup of coffee for this online lunch-time virtual chat, open-access session with Bonita Gooch, Editor-in-Chief of The Community Voice. Friday, July 7, 12:00pm-1:00pmWe'll talk about community issues, ideas for stories, your likes or dislikes about the paper or anything else.It's our chance to hear from our readers. We care what you think! We'll share what we know!! This event happens on the first Friday of each month, just register and on the Thursday before the event we will email you the link to join in the webinar.
Did you know that the Wichita Public Library has a very large collection of genealogy books, covering every state in the nation? Learn tips and tricks from the Genealogy / Special Collections Manager, Michelle Enke, to help discover your family's story at WPL. Sponsored by the Wichita Genealogical Society.
Watermark Books & Café will be hosting the award-winning poet and author Jody Jensen for her wonderful latest book Creep, Leap, Crunch! on Saturday, April 20th at 1 pm. Jody Jensen Shaffer is known more than 30 fiction and nonfiction for children most notably, Emergency Kittens! and Prudence the Part-Time Cow which was Missouri's pick for the 2017 National Book Festival and a nominee for Missouri's 2019-2020 Show Me Readers Award. She will be at Watermark to discuss her latest book Creep, Leap, Crunch! which helps illustrate to young people how the animal kingdom's food chain takes shape, from the lowly worm to the mighty king of the jungle. Jody will be here to do a Storytime and a book signing after. We hope to see you there!
Grassroots organization 316 United invites you to join us for Earth Day United, a vibrant celebration of Mother Earth, promoting sustainable practices within our Wichita community. We will have exhibits, speakers, social action groups, crafts, activities, community networking, and vegan/vegetarian cuisine!
Our Mission:Earth Day United aims to foster unity in taking a stand on our climate emergency. Together, we can explore how each of us can play a role in creating a better world for future generations.
The 3rd Annual Ainsley's Angels Rolling on the Prairie 5K in Wichita, KS is an amazing 5K race with lots of cheers along the way. The event is family friendly and welcomes all members of the community to run, walk and ROLL with us. Every participant receives and a medal!