This week in Wichita: What’s going on June 24-30
Table of Hope summer concert series
A new monthly summer concert series by Table of Hope will launch Friday with a show by local singer/songwriter Nikki Moddelmog at Sedgwick County Park’s shelter No. 4, and a ticket includes dinner. The shows will continue at various locations around town throughout the summer. Other artists on the lineup: Lisa Koch at Hyde Park Recreation Center in July, Shaun-Michael Morse and Jenny Mitchell at Roxy’s Downtown in August, and Summer Osborne at Club Boomerang in September. The shows are a fundraiser for the Loaves and Fishes food pantry. Tickets are $20 a concert, or tickets to all four shows are $60.
Details: 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. concert, Fri., Sedgwick County Park shelter No. 4, 6501 W. 21st St., $20, tickets at 316-744-3913.
Pac-Matano at Douglas Design District FREE ALERT
Quickdraw Studios and Matano, local start-ups, will host a free event Saturday in the Douglas Design District to debut the new location-based game “Pac-Wichita.” Attendees will download the video game app that turns the design district into a life-size Pac-Man game, where players can collect points and win prizes. There will be live music throughout the event, including headliners Kill Vargas, and multiple food trucks on site, including Dappery Dodo Breakfast Burritos, LoLo’s Crepes, Katz Smokehouse and more.
Details: 6-10 p.m. Sat., District Marketplace, 146 N. Cleveland. Free admission.
Laugh Your Wig Off at Club Boomerang
Can’t decide between dancing, drinks or stand-up this weekend? Club Boomerang will have all three Friday at its Final Friday edition of Laugh Your Wig Off. It’s an evening of drag performances by Divinity Masters and Michael Starla Nyte Turner, along with multiple comedy sets including one from Lawrence-based headliner Amber Leham. The show is open to ages 18 and over.
Details: 10 p.m. Fri., Club Boomerang, 1400 E. First St. Ages 18-20, $8, 21-plus, $4. 316-262-2412.
Fireworks show, concert at Bradley Fair
The fifth and final concert of the annual Bradley Fair summer concert series happens on Thursday, and per tradition, it will conclude with a fireworks display over Bradley Fair lake. The show will feature soul-jazz trumpeter Lin Rountree. Attendees should bring their own lawn chairs. Beverages will be for sale at the event.
Details: 7:30-9:30 p.m. concert, 9:30-10 p.m. fireworks, Thu., Bradley Fair, 2000 N. Rock Road, free admission.
Styx at the Orpheum
The Orpheum Theatre will be rockin’ Tuesday to classic tunes like “Come Sail Away” and “Lady” as Styx makes a stop in Wichita. The famous rock band from Chicago was the first group to release four triple-platinum albums in a row. Styx, the band that’s been creating hits since the ’70s, has averaged more than 100 shows a year for nearly two decades.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Tue., Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway. $49.50-$195. 316-755-7328, selectaseat.com
All That Jazz Festival at Riordan
The Riordan Clinic will be the site this weekend of a jazz festival featuring headlining act Fingerprints. The festival will include a cash bar and local food vendors, and a portion of money raised will go to a back-to-school supply drive. Other jazz artists performing are the Corey Rolfe Trio and Rudy Love Jr. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
Details: 6-11:30 p.m. Sat., Riordan Clinic, 3100 N. Hillside. $20-$35. www.eventbrite.com
Craftapalooza at Century II
Shoppers looking for crafty creations and vintage bling will find Century II filled on Saturday with the Craftapalooza & Vintage Market. There will be handcrafted items, antiques and bling and glam boutiques. Booths will also offer re-purposed items for home decor and one-of-a-kind jewelry.
Details: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., Century II Exhibition Hall, 225 W. Douglas. $5 admission, children under 11 free. wichitatix.com
Children’s Garden Anniversary FREE ALERT
The Downing Children’s Garden – the colorful playground inside Wichita’s Botanica – is celebrating its fifth anniversary on Saturday and is inviting families to join in on the fun with face painters, life-size games and more. Tanganyika will have animals on site for visitors to interact with, and Wichita Center for the Arts will have a specialty art project. Snacks and lunch also will be served.
Details: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat., Botanica’s Downing Children’s Garden, 701 Amidon. Free admission. 316-264-0448, www.botanica.org
Chamber Music at the Barn
The 20th season of Chamber Music at the Barn, a summer series of classical concerts put on at the Prairie Pines Tree Farm, opens this weekend. The first show will feature the local ensemble Full Circle performing a program of Mozart, Brahms and the premiere of Aleks Sternfeld-Dunn’s piano quartet, “This Is What I Know.”
Details: Outdoor buffet starts at 6:30 p.m., doors open 7:45 p.m., show 8 p.m. Fri., Prairie Pines, 4055 N. Tyler Road, Maize. $12-$47. 316-721-7666, www.cmatb.org
Sculpture-atopia at art museum FREE ALERT
The Wichita Art Museum is putting on a Sculpture-atopia event on Saturday that invites families to explore the museum’s many indoor and outdoor sculptures. Visitors will also have the opportunity to make a sculpture of their own.
Details: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Free admission. 316-268-4921, www.wichitaartmuseum.org/
This story was originally published June 24, 2016 at 9:32 AM with the headline "This week in Wichita: What’s going on June 24-30."