Community Calendar

SMELLS LIKE NIRVANA
w/ Special Guests Dead Original and For the Birds

All Ages
Support acts subject to change.
Wear your Cotillion merch and jump to the front of the GA line. Coat check is open during events to check your coats, hats, merch and more. Coat check is located next to merch by the front doors. All sales are final. No exchanges or refunds unless a show is cancelled or postponed.

Celebrate the legendary sounds of Nirvana & Kurt Cobain with national traveling Nirvana tribute ‘Smells Like Nirvana’ as they perform songs from Nevermind, In Utero, Bleach, and more (bsides/rare songs).

Make song requests/get tix at smellslikenirvanatribute.com

Smells Like Nirvana is based out of Chicago and is composed of seasoned pros and die hard fans of Nirvana fronted by Paul Wandtke (ex Trivium, Dead Original), w/ drummer SeanMcCole and bassist Mike Petrasek (Bedlem). Their live tribute to Nirvana is a haunting episode of grunge filled angst playing songs from Nirvana’s albums Bleach, Nevermind, In Utero andMTV Unplugged as well as rare b-sides and more; played without click tracks or backing tracks, a trait that is rare in today’s contemporary musical landscape, a trait and philosophy that Nirvana lived by.

Get moving with a new kind of video game console. Use your body motion to chop virtual fruit, whack a mole, or become a champion soccer goal keeper! Come and go; gaming console will play all day! For ages 5-11.

Learn about Canva, a graphic design tool on the web that uses drag and drop templates. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

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

Wrap, weave, and design your favorite winter sweater. This is a drop-in craft for ages 4-11.

Migration of German-speaking people to Kansas began in 1857. Explore what it means to be German, the major settlements, and their cultural institutions, such as religious denominations and dialects.

Laughing Feet Performers is proud to present its annual fundraising event, LAUGHING WITH THE STARS.

Laughing Feet Performers is a special needs theater company that was formed to inspire relationships between individuals with special needs and their typical peers, and give performance opportunities to those who would normally not have them. Come experience the fun and entertainment of over 30 Special Needs and Typical performers sing, dance, perform skits and more with a fantastic group of local celebrities!

There will be heavy hors d'oeuvres, drinks, silent auction, and a wine pull after the performance, so be sure to join us and help support the incredible performers! This is a night you will surely never forget and won’t want to miss!

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, show at 7:00pm followed immediately by reception at 8:00pm
Location: Newman University Performance Hall

ShowerUp: Mobile Showers And Personal Care ShowerUp serves those experiencing homelessness and anyone in need by providing mobile showers, hygiene resources, and personal care. It’s our goal to Shower Grace, Hope, and Love with everyone.

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

Children will develop literacy skills through active listening, singing, movement, and sharing a love of stories in a group setting. This event will not take place on 1/19 or 2/16. For ages 0-6.

Children ages 2 and under will develop a love of learning as they sing, dance, and enjoy simple stories. Caregivers will also learn tips to encourage their child's early learning development.

Children ages 2 and under will develop a love of learning as they sing, dance, and enjoy simple stories. Caregivers will learn tips to encourage their child's early learning development.

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

It's never too early to start your child's love of learning! Music, rhymes, activities, and stories for caregivers and babies aged birth to 18 months.