eVENTs

Friday-Sunday

Chisholm Trail Festival, carnival, live entertainment, food vendors, family entertainment, 6 p.m.-midnight Fri., 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Sun., throughout Newton. Fri.: Downtown Street Dance with Larry Thompson & the Big Buckle Band and Second Time Around; Sat.: parade (10:30 a.m.), sporting events, live music; Sun.: games, family events, ice cream social, the Prairie Rose Rangers (8 p.m.), fireworks (10 p.m.). Admission $4 festival button, $2 for children ages 5-12, children under 5 free. Information, www.chisholmtrailfestival.org.

Saturday

Newton Cars, car show, 8 a.m., Chisholm Trail Center, Exit 28 off I-135, Newton. Trophies awarded at 3 p.m. Spectators free. Car registration $20. Information, 316-200-6375.

Celebrate America, old-fashioned Independence Day celebration with live entertainment, celebrity pie-eating contest, games and food, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 Museum Blvd. Admission $7.75, $6.50 for seniors, $6 for youth, $5.50 for children. Information, 316-462-2787, ext. 742.

Sunday

31st Annual International GTO Meet, indoor car show, swap meet, original 1960s Monkeemobile, classic muscle car parts vendors, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Century II Expo and Exhibition Halls. Tickets $10, free for children 12 and under. Information, 316-788-6969 or 316-264-9121.

Wednesday

Senior Wednesday: William Blake's "Book of Job," 10:30 a.m., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Admission $2. Information, 316-268-4921.

Starts Wednesday

Sedgwick County Fair, Commercial and Exhibit Buildings, Pride of Texas Carnival, 4-H and Open Class competition, food, sporting events, children's activities, live entertainment, 5-10 p.m. Wed., 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Thu., 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. July 9, 7 a.m.-midnight July 10, Sedgwick County Fairgrounds, 406 S. Garfield, Cheney. Highlights: Fair Parade, 7 p.m. Thu.; Bull Blowout, 7 p.m. July 9, $12 adults, $10 children, ages 5-under free; Demolition Derby, 7 p.m. July 10, $10 adults, $8 for children; Fair Idol Finale, 7:30 p.m. July 10; Street Dance, 10 p.m.-midnight July 10. Fair buttons $3. Unlimited carnival ride bracelet $20. Advance tickets and buttons available for a discount through Cheney area merchants. Information, Sedgwick County Fair Association, 316-540-3722 (answered July 5-10), online at www.ourcountyfair.com.

Thursday

"What's the Matter With Kansas?" screening and discussion by filmmaker Joe Winston, 6 p.m., Wichita Public Library, 223 S. Main. Free. Information, 316-261-8500.

"Thoroughly Modern Millie," Cinema Alfresco series, 8 p.m., The Brickyard, 129 N. Rock Island. Free. Presented by Tallgrass Film Festival. Information, 316-807-1284.

Concerts & Dances

Friday

"Direct From Nashville _ Fantastic Fiddling!," Chamber Music at the Barn performance, 6:30 p.m., Prairie Pines, 4055 N. Tyler Road. Advance tickets $15 for full buffet dinner in the gardens (6:30), $22 barn seating (7:45), $12 garden seating (7:45, bring your own picnic). Reservations, 316-721-7666 or www.cmatb.org.

Saturday

Yesterday's Playboys, dance for Dorleen Martens and Ned and Helen Felziens, 7-10 p.m., Park City Senior Center, 6100 N. Hydraulic. Donation $3. Information, 316-755-1060 or 316-744-1199.

Spring Lake Jam Session, 7-8:30 p.m., Spring Lake RV Resort, 1308 S. Spring Lake Road, Halstead. To play, bring stringed instruments, keyboards, harmonicas and other instruments. Free. Information, 316-835-3443.

Amira's belly dancers, 7-8:30 p.m., N&J Cafe, 5600 E. Lincoln. Free.

Amira's belly dancers, 9:30-10:30 p.m., Shesha Coffee Shop & Hookah Bar, 2628 E. 21st St. Free.

Sunday

Kansas Oldtime Fiddlers, Pickers & Singers, White Eagle Chapter, family entertainment, 1:30 p.m., El Dorado Senior Center, 210 E. Second, El Dorado. Bring salad or dessert; sloppy joes, hot dogs and ice cream provided. Donation. Information, 316-755-1060.

Singles Dance Mixer, to celebrate Independence Day and July birthdays, 7 p.m., American Legion Post 401, 101 E. 31st St. South. Cost $5. Information, PSN Hotline, 316-942-5117.

Tuesday

"Cosmos & Cosmopolitans," Tuesdays on the Terrace series with open bar and music by Mead Street Blues Reunion, 5:30 p.m., Botanica, 701 Amidon. Included with admission of $7, $6 for seniors; members free. Information, 316-264-0448.

Spinnin' Boots Line Dance, line dance 6:30-9:30 p.m., Bethany Lutheran Church, 1000 W. 26th St. South. Cost $5, members $3. Information, 316-722-6878.

Thursday

Ray Bonneville, Art for Your Ears concert, 7-9 p.m., McKnight Outdoor Plaza, WSU. Rain location, McKnight Art Center West atrium. Galleries open at 6:30. Free. Information, 316-978-3664.

Honey Island Swamp Band, Summer Concert Series, 7:30 p.m., Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Blvd. Gates open at 6:30. Advance tickets $12, $6 for children 3-11, at the zoo entrance, by calling 316-266-8273, or online at www.scz.org; $15 and $8 at the gate, $12 and $6 for members.