KMUW Community Calendar

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 a number of 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.

The newest additions in the series include a 1973 leisure suit from Henry's Department Store and a circa 1955 Toni Todd sundress, both found locally at Goodwill (21st & Amidon).

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

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

KMUW's Fletcher Powell will talk about short films.

WPL is partnering with NexStep Alliance to offer a tech help series, so come visit for assistance with digital skills. One tech topic will be discussed per event in the order listed.  Topics will be: Basic Navigation/How to Use Your PC, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Android/iOS Tutorials, AI Usage, Digital Safety/Cyber Security and Social Media Safety, Settings and Troubleshooting/Open Forum. Register online at wichitalibrary.org/events or call (316) 337-9125.

Learn the basics of 3D printing at the Wichita Public Library, and the best practices for optimizing prints for the library's Prusa printers. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

Explore your values and gain insight on how to put them into action for a happy, purposeful life. Register online at p2pu.org/wichita.

2026 Empowered Senior Seminar Series
The Untold Revelations of Retooling Retirement: Staying Active, Engaged, and Empowered
February 12, 2026 – 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Botanica
701 Amidon Street, Wichita, Kansas 67203
Free seminar and complimentary garden admission
Call 316-312-3079 to register

Don’t retire – rewire! Today’s retirees have more options than ever to stay active, connected, and fulfilled in this next chapter of life. From exploring side hustles that complement retirement, to finding flexible employment, to choosing meaningful volunteer opportunities, this stage offers new ways to stay engaged. Go to https://empoweredsenior.org/seniorseminars/ to register

Share a love of stories and learning with young children in storytime sessions that engage the broad range of developmental stages between ages 0-6.

Children ages 3-6 will develop literacy skills through active listening, singing, movement, and sharing a love of stories in a group setting.

A unique storytime presented in English and Spanish. Disfrute de una hora de cuentos única presentada en inglés y español. For ages 0-6.

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 a number of 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.

The newest additions in the series include a 1973 leisure suit from Henry's Department Store and a circa 1955 Toni Todd sundress, both found locally at Goodwill (21st & Amidon).

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

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

In this hands-on workshop, you'll get started using the iPhone's built-in health app. Learn to add health details to your profile, set up your medical ID, and add emergency contact info. Please bring your iPhone to this workshop.

Register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/52ngwhc

We love to wear friendship bracelets, and want to share our favorites! Let the library staff teach you different ways to make a friendship bracelet for swapping with your besties. Grades 3-5.

Come and decorate edible portraits as we celebrate self-love, artistic expression, and humor!