This week in Wichita
Many restaurants have reintroduced live music to their patios; check Facebook pages to see where your favorite musicians are playing or what your go-to dining spot is offering. Below is a selection of in-person and virtual events for the next seven days.
Remember to follow health officials’ recommendations for protecting yourself and others from spreading COVID-19, including avoiding close contact, washing your hands often and covering your mouth and nose with a mask when around others.
“Dr. Jekyll and Prissy Hyde”
6 p.m. Thursday/Friday/Saturday and noon on Sunday at Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley
Mosley Street Melodrama reopens with a four-day run of “Dr. Jekyll and Prissy Hyde.” The performance is followed by a musical comedy revue. Tickets are $30 for dinner and the show or $20 for the show only. The buffet is being dished out by servers. Seating is reduced to about 96 patrons and advance ticket purchase is required at mosleystreet.com or calling 316-263-0222.
Free: Virtual Riverfest Car Show
11 a.m. Friday and Saturday, virtual
Photos of local vehicles will be posted in two separate galleries, one each at 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Scroll through more than 100 images of classic and custom vehicles and vote for your favorite entry with a “Like” before 7 p.m. Saturday. People’s Choice winner will be announced by 8 p.m. There will also be Admiral’s Choice and Schoonies’ Choice awards.
ICT Vintage market
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas
The first ICT Vintage traveling market is happening this weekend at Crown Uptown Theatre. Pay a $3 cover for your chance to shop for antique collectibles, vintage furniture, local art, theater costumes and theater set pieces and props.
Free: Tractor Pull Mania
10 a.m. Saturday at Wichita Union Stockyards, 6425 W. MacArthur
Wichita Union Stockyards is holding its inaugural Tractor Pull Mania in cooperation with the Sumner County Antique Tractor Association. The family friendly event gives you a chance to see tractors from the 1930s to the 1970s in action and on display. There will also be tractor trivia with prizes. A few canopies will be set up trackside, but you’re encouraged to bring lawn chairs and your own shade. Admission is free and food trucks 3 Critters BBQ and Kona Ice will be selling concessions.
Southside Food Truck Rally
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Blood Orchard, 6346 S. Broadway
Blood Orchard plans to restart its monthly vintage market in July, but it is going ahead with the food truck rally that typically happens in conjunction. Among the truckers expected to be serving food and drinks this Saturday: Espresso Self, U-Hungry, Smokin’ Diner and Brown Box Bakery.
Free: Spring Parade of Homes
Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, various locations
See as many as 139 new homes around the Wichita area in the Wichita Area Builders Association’s Spring Parade of Homes. The houses are open with representatives this weekend and June 13-14. See a map of homes in the parade at newhomeswichita.com/parade-of-homes/spring-2020.
Free: Virtual Riverfest The Hay-nations concert
7 p.m. Saturday, virtual
Virtual Riverfest 2020 comes to an end on Saturday night with a roots rock supergroup combination of locally-grown, nationally-known bands: Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations and Haymakers. Tune in to Facebook Live at 6:30 p.m. for a musician spotlight with the bands, then the concert streams at 7 p.m.
Monterey Jack concert
9 p.m. Saturday, virtual and at the Brickyard, 129 N. Rock Island St.
As we went to print, Brickyard had sold out of reserved tables for its second concert since reopening. Because capacity limitations have been lifted, though, the outdoor music venue is opening up its dance floor and adding standing room only tickets for $10 per person. Organizers say they are still limiting the number admitted so you’ll need to reserve a ticket in advance through Brickyard’s Facebook event page. Doors open at 8 p.m. with cover band Monterey Jack taking the stage at 9 p.m.
Jarrod Brown and the Dirt Road Misfits concert
9 p.m. Saturday at Wichita Union Stockyards, 6425 W. MacArthur
Wichita-based Jarrod Brown and the Dirt Road Misfits take the stage at 9 p.m. for a performance that will cover old country, classic 70s rock, blues, pop country and current pop. Tickets are $10 at the door, which opens at 8 p.m. The event center, which opened in December 2019, has a 3,000 square foot dance floor. On Fridays, they offer dance lessons from 6:30 to 8 p.m. followed by a DJ from 8 p.m. to midnight; $10 cash cover.
Free: Local documentaries airing on KPTS – Channel 8
Various times, virtual
Wichita’s public broadcasting station, KPTS – Channel 8, started its summer membership drive in June and that brings special programs, including the airing of past local documentaries. Here are several to put on your calendar: “The Pie Way…Kansas Style” 8:30 p.m. June 8; “Joyland, Reliving the Memories” 7 p.m. June 9; “Lost Theaters of Wichita” 8:30 p.m. June 9; and “Wichita, The Air Capital” 7 p.m. June 11.
Loony Bin reopens
8 p.m. Thursday, 215 N. St. Francis
The laughs are back at Loony Bin Comedy Club starting Thursday, June 11. Tim Gaither, a Midwest native based in Los Angeles, will headline the club’s first weekend with one show on Thursday and two shows each on Friday and Saturday nights. Tickets for the nationally touring comedian range from $10 to $15 and can be purchased at loonybincomedy.com. All shows are 18 and older.
“Hoedown at the Crown” musical revue
Various times June 11-28, Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas
Crown Uptown Theater’s first post-pandemic performance is a musical revue of country music with vocalists Jenny Mitchell, Julia Faust, Sarah Balleau, Matt Hale and Micheal Karraker accompanied by a band featuring Ben Balleau, Andrew Bowers, Christian Teufel and David Sewell. “Hoedown at the Crown” will run three weekends starting Thursday, June 11. The show starts at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Sunday show times are 6 p.m. on June 14 and June 28, 2 p.m. on June 21. Doors open one hour before every performance. Tickets are $22 per person at crownuptown.com.
“Celebrating the Centennial of the 19th Amendment: Women Vote”
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at The Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water
An eight-panel traveling exhibit describing Kansas’ role in women’s suffrage is on display through Saturday at The Kansas African American Museum. The special exhibit, organized by the League of Women Voters of Kansas and its Centennial Celebration Committee, is traveling throughout the state to honor the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Museum admission ranges from $3 to $6. If you miss seeing it there (COVID-19 closures condensed its run time), it is scheduled to be at Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W. Museum Blvd., June 7-14. Old Cowtown admission ranges from $6 to $9 though the traveling exhibit will be in the visitor center which does not require admission. Check museum websites for full details on requirements for visiting.