KMUW Community Calendar

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

Virtual reality technology is quickly growing in popularity and expanding across multiple industries. This lecture will explain what it is, how it works, and introduce a few of the most popular VR devices. We will also cover some exciting VR games, programs and apps that can help you exercise, explore the world, connect with others, and have fun!

Register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/6zsc8fr

Get ready to hit the road in a new RV and enjoy the great outdoors! With over 90,000 square feet of outdoor recreation, this family-friendly event boasts one of the largest displays of RVs and campers for sale under one roof. Vacationers looking for the freedom of RV travel will find the best prices of the season on the latest models of coaches, travel trailers, fifth wheels, campers, luxury vans and more. Shop, compare models, features, and prices, and drive home in a new RV from the show!

Attention Book Lovers! Come find out about the hot new titles being published in Spring 2026. Add titles to your ever-growing TBR and get your holds placed early! Call (316) 303-8181 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

Join a classic high fantasy Dungeons & Dragons campaign! We'll choose a campaign setting and play it throughout the program season. New players welcome! Call (316) 350-3261 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

Winterfest includes performances by nationally and regionally-touring bands, workshops for aspiring musicians, free kids activities, a youth showcase, an open mic, and lots of jamming.
The bands scheduled to perform include:
• The Henhouse Prowlers
• Larry Stephenson Band
• April Verch & Cody Walters
• Driven
• Jenny Lou & the Buckaroos
• John Depew Trio

Advance tickets: $70

Weekend at door (Friday and Saturday): $80

Saturday (all day): $54

Friday evening only: $44

The bands scheduled to perform at this year's festival include:

The Henhouse Prowlers
Larry Stephenson Band
April Verch & Cody Walters
Driven
Jenny Lou & the Buckaroos
John Depew Trio

In a tiny Kansas town where the Little Miss Moonshine pageant is taken very seriously, longtime rivals Etta Lou Hatfield and Lula May McCoy are locked in a fierce battle for a historic tenth crown. Their obsession pulls in family members, sparks outrageous schemes, and turns rehearsals into full-blown showdowns. But when the pageant’s rules, and secrets, are flipped upside down, an unexpected contestant takes center stage.

Then following intermission, enjoy our Billy Joel Jukebox Revue!

Your favorite girls are back for their ninth season! Join Tom, Scott, Kyle, Monte and Christine for all new episodes of The Golden Girls where zaniness abounds and you never know what might happen on stage.

Live Musical Improv at Flying Pig Improv! Join us for laughs, music and completely unscripted songs featuring members from our both our house troupes! It's a little Speakeasy, a little Clockwork, and a whole lot of fun! Witness a show that has never been seen and will never be seen again. Led by special guest musical director and accompanist, Michael Gottlieb, we get inspired by your prompts and then we make you tap your toes and laugh with delight. Get in here! Doors open at 7:30 pm. Parking and entrance on North side of building. Uncensored content and language.

Learn to create, style, format, organize and share documents online in Google Docs. 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.

Get ready to hit the road in a new RV and enjoy the great outdoors! With over 90,000 square feet of outdoor recreation, this family-friendly event boasts one of the largest displays of RVs and campers for sale under one roof. Vacationers looking for the freedom of RV travel will find the best prices of the season on the latest models of coaches, travel trailers, fifth wheels, campers, luxury vans and more. Shop, compare models, features, and prices, and drive home in a new RV from the show!