KMUW Community Calendar

Join us for stories and songs before bedtime. Don't forget to dress in your jammies and bring along your favorite stuffed toy for snuggles and fun! For children ages 3-8 and their families.

Immerse yourself in an enchanting world of lights! ✨ This fall, Wild Lights features an exciting display of larger-than-life fauna, flora, and other breathtaking lanterns. Journey through the Zoo during an unforgettable night of wonder and beauty.
Wild Lights will be open Wednesdays – Sundays from Oct. 16 – Dec. 20.
🚙 You can also experience Wild Lights with a private golf cart tour!
Sit back and relax with a festive drink and snack while you view the lights in style. Each tour can accommodate up to 10 guests.
Get your tickets today at scz.org/event/wild-lights
*Wild Lights will be held rain or shine unless the Zoo makes the decision to cancel due to lightning or other unsafe conditions.

The Vienna Boys Choir is one of the world’s most famous and oldest choirs. Boys have sung at Vienna’s Imperial Chapel since at least 1296. In 1498, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I established a Court Chapel in Vienna, specifying that boys be included among the singers—thus laying the foundation for the Choir. Today, the former imperial ensemble is a private, non-profit organization with a primary and grammar school serving 330 boys and girls ages six to nineteen, with a curriculum centered on choral music and singing.

The Choir’s education, recognized by UNESCO as cultural heritage, is open to all, regardless of origin, gender, nationality, or religion. There are currently 90 active choristers divided into four touring choirs, all performing as the “Vienna Boys Choir.” Together, they give nearly 300 concerts each year to almost half a million listeners. Since 1924, the Choir has completed more than 1000 tours to 100 countries, performing some 29,000 concerts.

On Sundays, the Choir sings Mass at Vienna’s Imperial Chapel with members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the men’s chorus of the Vienna State Opera. They appear regularly at the Salzburg Festival and at the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert, and have worked with conductors including Joana Mallwitz, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Christian Thielemann, Simone Young, and Franz Welser-Möst. Erasmus Baumgartner was appointed Artistic Director in 2023.

The mid-terms are near. Drop by Evergreen between October 15 and November 2nd and cast a vote for your favorite book character. For ages 4-11.

This self-guided exhibit explores U.S. immigration through documents, maps, and images, sharing stories of people who came by force or choice and how they shaped the nation.

Join us for a special event to view USD259 K-12 students’ artwork on display at the Wichita Art Museum! Exhibition on Display: September 19 – November 29, 2026

Submission to the USD259 Student Art Gallery is coordinated by Wichita Public Schools. Entries are selected by participating teachers, and individual students should contact their teacher for participation details.

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. Please note this program will not take place on 11/26 at the Westlink location.

A unique storytime presented in English and Spanish. Disfrute de una hora de cuentos única presentada en inglés y español. Please note this program will not take place on 11/26 at the Evergreen location.

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

Join our growing community of writers to learn more about the craft of writing and receive feedback on your own Works-in-Progress. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

Get started producing your audio projects with the free but powerful Audacity. We'll work with a provided project file; import recordings, edit, and export audio files. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

About the Book

Hunter Long’s job as a CIA analyst is just a distraction from his internal battle with the ghosts of his past, from the man he accidentally killed to the one who supposedly killed his parents when he was a kid. He lives in the shadow of his late grandfather, a CIA legend, until a gruesome cartel murder signals a consolidation of power in Mexico and thrusts him into a high-stakes international conspiracy. And when he learns of a family secret that can only be unlocked in Mexico, he has no choice but to leave the safety of a desk for the country he swore he’d never return to and finds himself face-to-face with the relentless new cartel leader.

As the young cartel boss assumes power in a sinister scheme to take over the country by spilling more blood, a Mexico plagued by violence becomes the stage for a dangerously close U.S. proxy war with China and Russia. Haunted by his family’s secrets, Hunter must confront the violent instincts he has long suppressed to prevent a global catastrophe and battle his personal demons to become the lethal machine he was destined to be.

About the Author

Crowley Clark is the author of Shadows of the Fathers, a modern espionage thriller about intelligence work, cartel power, geopolitics, and family legacy.

A lifelong student of history, psychology, and international affairs, he draws on extensive research and travel in Latin America to build fast-paced stories grounded in the moral complexity of the intelligence world.

Clark is an associate member of International Thriller Writers, an independent author member of the Crime Writers Association, and a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association. Based in the Wichita area, he shares thrillers, publishing, and the behind-the-scenes process of launching his debut with a community of more than 40,000 Instagram followers at @crowleyclarkbooks.

Immerse yourself in an enchanting world of lights! ✨ This fall, Wild Lights features an exciting display of larger-than-life fauna, flora, and other breathtaking lanterns. Journey through the Zoo during an unforgettable night of wonder and beauty.
Wild Lights will be open Wednesdays – Sundays from Oct. 16 – Dec. 20.
🚙 You can also experience Wild Lights with a private golf cart tour!
Sit back and relax with a festive drink and snack while you view the lights in style. Each tour can accommodate up to 10 guests.
Get your tickets today at scz.org/event/wild-lights
*Wild Lights will be held rain or shine unless the Zoo makes the decision to cancel due to lightning or other unsafe conditions.

We are a group of individuals practicing cultivation of the mind. All ages and people are welcome. Each week we have a thirty minute guided meditation followed by discussion. Our topics include meditation practice and living a life of compassion and contemplation. You do not need to have any experience to join and you will be welcomed by a very loving group of individuals. This is not a religious gathering. Please join us if you could use an hour of deep relaxation!