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The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum's Annual Young Historian Awards feature and further celebrate local students who participated and placed in the District 6 Kansas History Day contest, along with the winners of the Museum's DeVore Essay Contest.

About 2026 Kansas History Day
Achievements by the community’s young historians are recognized with awards through the National History Day competition on February 27th. The 2026 theme is “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.” Each year, the Kansas District 6 competition is hosted by Friends University and supported by the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Area students complete projects in one of five categories: documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. After completing their project, students compete at the local level. The top students from all 50 states, D.C., U.S. territories, and international schools are invited to compete in the National Contest. For more information visit: http://www.kansashistoryday.org/ .

About National History Day® (NHD)
NHD is a non-profit organization based in College Park, Maryland, that seeks to improve the teaching and learning of history. The National History Day Contest was established in 1974 and currently engages more than half a million students every year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. For more information, visit http://nhd.org .

About the DeVore Essay Contest
Sponsored by the DeVore Family Fund, the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum hosts an annual Essay Contest, based on the current National History Day theme. Two winners, one winner from each of the following grade ranges (6-8 & 9-12), will receive a $250 prize! For more information and contest rules, go to https://www.wichitahistory.org/devore-essay=contest/.

Calling all teens! Come join our monthly book club where we'll chat about our current reads, explore different genres, and participate in fun activities together. Participants pick their next read at each meeting. Get a copy of the monthly book at the Advanced Learning Library's Teen Pavilion. Registration is required; visit the Teen Pavilion at the ALL to register or pick up books. For ages 13-18. For details and more questions, please call (316) 261-8527.

When a bride and groom accidentally book their bachelorette and bachelor parties at the same Chili’s, what starts as a night of drinks and celebration spirals into a wildly chaotic comedy of love, lies, and lunacy. As an overbearing mother, a drunken father, and two scheming “friends” conspire to tear the couple apart (complete with fake cheating scandals, a mysterious hickey, and a jaw-dropping musical retelling of their whirlwind romance) the wedding hangs by a thread. Packed with outrageous characters, rapid-fire jokes, and absurd twists, this high-energy farce asks: can true love survive when everyone around you is completely unhinged?

Then following intermission, enjoy our Love on the Rocks Revue

In this delightfully punny melodrama, the heroine is tied to the bell tower and the clock is ticking... literally. Unknown to its proprietor, clocksmith Justin Tyme, the old clock shop holds a secret vault loaded with gems and jewels. But, of course, the scoundrel Fohwell Spoyler knows the truth of what’s hidden on the property.

Plotting ways to get his hands on those riches occupies his every thought, but that’s not all he has his eyes set on. He’s also after the clockmaker’s sister, the lovely Isabelle Tyme. Alas, she only has eyes for the upstanding Sheriff Goodlah and refuses Fohwell’s advances.

So what’s a villain to do? He kidnaps her and ties her to the bell tower which will soon strike the hour... and the end of Isabelle Tyme. Meanwhile, Fohwell plans to rob the clock shop while the entire town searches for the fair Isabelle. Will Isabelle be saved before it’s too late? Only time will tell!

At Old Cowtown Museum's Empire House Theater
1865 Museum Blvd; Wichita, KS 67203
7pm Friday and Saturday
2pm Sundays
Doors open 30 minutes before
$15 - Ages 13+
$7 - Ages 5-12
Ages 0-4 - FREE

http://empirehouseplayers.com (-OR- https://empirehouseplayer.ludus.com)

Parking on Fri & Sat is in the WEST lot, 1/4 mile down from the main entrance. (1871 Sim Park Dr) Parking on Sunday in the standard Old Cowtown Museum Visitor Center parking. (1865 Museum Blvd)

Cast of Characters:
Andrew Johnson as FOHWELL D. SPOILER (Villian)
Theoden Arden Vail as JUSTIN TYME (Watch/clock maker)
Jack Phillips as CLEAVER STATISKWO (Mayor)
Matt Neises as STERLING GOODLAH (Hero)
Julie Sanders as LOKWASHUS PHLAPJAW (Busybody)
Todd Reifschneider as GARROL S BHIGMOUWTH (Busybody)
Heather Johnson as REBELINE STATISKWO (Mayor's wife/Suffragette)
Amanda Dahna as ISABELLE TYME (Heroine)
Ashley Grega as FORTUNA PROFISIA (Fortune teller)
Glenn Williams as OLD NICK (Statue that rings the clocktower bell)

Season Tickets available for 25% off to ALL THREE SHOWS this season:
April 24-26 & May 1-3: “The Clock Runs Out for Isabelle Tyme or…Ask Not for Whom the Belle Strolls”
August 21-23 & 28-30: “The Great Ice Cream Scheme or…Robin Baskins to the Rescue”
November 6-8 & 13-15: “The Christmas Princess”

Live Improv Comedy at Flying Pig Improv! Join us for laughs and completely unscripted theater from our original house troupe, Speakeasy! Witness a show that has never been seen and will never be seen again. We get inspired by your prompts and then we make you laugh with delight. Get in here! Doors open at 7:30 pm. Parking and entrance on North side of building. Uncensored content and language.

The Prairie Fire Marathon presented by Davis-Moore Automotive Group is May 3, 2026! The race will have a Half-Marathon, 5K, and Mayor’s Friendly 5K run. The Start/Finish line will be located at 225 West Douglas Avenue, Wichita, KS 67202 at Century II.

The Prairie Fire Spring Half Marathon is a USATF Certified Race (certification number coming soon). The route begins and ends at Century II, it will weave through downtown Wichita, along the scenic Arkansas river and parks, and through historic areas of Wichita.

Packet pickup will be held Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Century II; 225 W. Douglas Ave.; Wichita, KS 67202
All packets must be picked up on Saturday. There is no race day packet pickup!
Packets cannot be mailed to participants.
Participants unable to get to packet pickup may have someone else pick up their packet for them. Their representative must show a copy of the participant’s photo ID and a note authorizing the representative to pick up the packet in order to claim the packet and premiums.
The Prairie Fire Race Series does not offer refunds, deferrals, or transfers for any reason.
A $15 fee will be charged for changing races. You must notify the Prairie Fire Race Series office by e-mail to change races or make the change at the expo on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
For more information see runners’ info and FAQ – Prairie Fire Marathon FAQs – Wichita Sports Commission

Art is not only for Art Museums. If a picture is worth a thousand words, it stands to reason that art can tell us a lot about the times and place where it was produced. Local history museums exist to explore time and place.

Featuring works from C.A. Seward, John Noble, Edmund Davison, Birger Sandzen, Bruce McGrew, and more!

On view on the Historical Museum's 3rd Floor, throughout 2026 as part of the ongoing Lois Kay Walls visual art exhibition series produced by the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum.

Be the first to visit this new exhibition during the First Friday opening on April 3, 2026.

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

204 S Main St; Wichita, KS 67202
Tues-Fri 11am-4pm

Sat & Sun 1pm-5pm
$5 Adults, $2 Children, Free on Sundays

Admission to the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is free to the public on Sundays!

Since 2022, we have received a generous gift from the Ruth Spooner Stone Charitable Trust, INTRUST Bank to make this possible. Visit us in Downtown Wichita and EXPLORE LOCAL HISTORY in one of America’s finest museums, occupying the original City of Wichita's 1890 City Hall.

Come experience dozens of exhibits featuring thousands of artifacts illuminating our unique local history.

Visit the Museum Store for interesting books and other local souvenirs and gift items.

Regular Hours
Tuesday – Friday 11am-4pm
Saturday – Sunday 1-5pm.

Regular admission:
$5 for adults
$2 for children
Free every Sunday!
Members are always free

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums

Nothing says springtime like the sound of birds chirping. Patty Marlett with the Wichita Audubon Society will cover basic bird identification, using binoculars, the best field guides, and more.

Live Nation Presents:

LORNA SHORE
w/ Special Guests Paleface Swiss and Signs of the Swarm

SEVENDUST ONE TOUR
w/Special Guests Atreyu, Fire From The Gods, and American Adrenalin

Sevendust never follow a linear path. Instead, they continue to bulldoze a lane of their own with a proven one-two punch of rumbling grooves, unpredictable riffing, and stirringly soulful vocals unlike anything else in hard rock. As a result, their music connects straight to the heart as evidenced by their full-contact live shows and diehard “family” of fans. It’s why they’ve been around since 1994, tallied global sales of seven million, logged three gold-selling albums, delivered three Top 15 debuts on the Billboard 200, and garnered a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best Metal Performance.” They’re the rare force of nature who not only graced the bills of Woodstock and OZZfest, but also Shiprocked! and Sonic Temple and some of the largest stages around the globe. Along the way, they’ve notably collaborated with everyone from members of Deftones, Daughtry, and Staind to Alter Bridge, Periphery, and Xzibit. 2020 saw them deliver one of the most-acclaimed albums of their career with Blood & Stone, which Metal Hammer christened “Sevendust’s best work in years” and Outburn dubbed “everything a Sevendust fan could want.”