This week in Wichita (Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 2020)

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Free: Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day

various times on Saturday, virtual and at Watermark Books & Cafe, 4701 E. Douglas

Wichita is fortunate to have indie bookstore Watermark Books & Cafe as a direct connection to this year’s national Independent Bookstore Day. You can participate online throughout the day or in person from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On-site activities range from spinning a prize wheel to a few low-key outdoor activities. Online options range from Watermark social media giveaways to virtual author events for all ages happening around the county. Visit https://independent-bookstore-day.constantcontactsites.com/ for a full list of activities. You can also purchase Indie Bookstore Day merch and get a mystery gift with purchase of $25 or more of books (in-store & online).

Marc Baker & Untamed Country concert at Union Stockyards

8 p.m. Saturday at Wichita Union Stockyards, 6251 W. MacArthur

Doors open at 7 p.m. with singer-songwriter Marc Baker & the Untamed Country band taking the stage at 8 p.m., playing honkytonk and country music. Bring $10 cash cover paid at the door and a cash bar is available. The venue also is open on Friday with dance lessons starting at 7 p.m.

Free: Online exhibition honoring passage of the 19th Amendment

anytime, virtual

While the galleries at the Ulrich Museum of Art on the Wichita State University campus remain closed, you can take advantage of this timely exhibition with ties to this year’s 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th amendment affirming women’s right to vote in the U.S. “10 X 10: Ten Women/Ten Prints” is an online-only exhibition that presents the portfolio published by the Berkeley Art Center in 1995 to commemorate that year’s International Women’s Day and the 75th anniversary of the 19th amendment. The portfolio was given to the Ulrich in 1996 by WSU’s Center for Women’s Studies, allowing the museum to continue to participate in larger national conversations about the role of feminism and women’s political and social concerns in our culture. Each of the 10 prints was created by a different artist; all are women, and as a group, they represent the country’s racial and ethnic diversity. See it at https://ulrich.wichita.edu/ulrich_exhibition/10-x-10-ten-women-ten-prints/.

People of the Plains event at Old Cowtown Museum

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W. Museum Blvd.

In addition to the regular assortment of interpreters at Old Cowtown Museum, this Saturday you’ll also see Buffalo Soldiers, mountain men and Native Americans at the living history museum. Catch a “Wyatt Earp in Wichita” lecture by historian Keith Wondra at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. in Empire House (limited seating). This special event is included with regular admission: $9 adults, $8 ages 62+, $7 ages 12-17 , $6 ages 5-11 and free for kids 4 and under, active and retired military and their families and Cowtown members. The event is Saturday only but if you’re on a budget, consider visiting the museum on Sundays when admission is free and Cowtown is open noon to 5 p.m.

Customer Appreciation Days at Museum of World Treasures

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at Museum of World Treasures, 835 E. 1st St.

Visit the museum Sept. 2 through 5 for reduced admission of $5 per person (members and children ages 3 and under are free). The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. these days, however they’ll have extra touch-free fun and activities for explorers of all ages from opening to 4 p.m. each day, along with the 15 engaging exhibits that are part world history and part curiosity collection. Also score 30% off memberships and museum branded merchandise in the gift store.

Beatles revue at Crown Uptown Theatre

8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 6 at Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas

“Come Together: A Beatles Revue,” a live show with fresh new arrangements of Beatles hits, opens tonight and offers six performances through Sept. 6. The show features Matt Bauer, Maddy Campbell, Claire Gerig, Ryan Schafer, Sam Warner and Max Wilson as well as the Crown’s band of Ben Balleau, Andrew Bowers, Christian Teufel and David Sewell. Tickets range from $24 to $27 per person and dinner is not being served for this performance.

Free: Local author-illustrator virtual event through Watermark Books

6 p.m. Thursday, virtual

Watermark Books & Cafe continues its virtual author events with local author-illustrator team Edward Flentje and Richard Crowson discussing their new book “The Rise and Spectacular Fall: Radical Kansas Republicans, 2010-2020.” It is a compilation of commentary by Flentje, professor emeritus at Wichita State University and formerly a Republican appointee in Kansas government, and cartoons by Crowson, a political cartoonist whose work has been published by The Wichita Eagle and KMUW. The event is free on Facebook Live as well as through Zoom; for log in details register at watermarkbooks.com. You can also purchase a signed copy of the book while supplies last.

Free: Final Friday virtual and in-person art events

various times and locations, virtual and in-person

You’ll find a handful of Final Friday art events available this month.

· Join abstract painter and art instructor James Gross for Mark Arts’ ongoing Meet the Artist Friday as part of the “100 Years of Instruction” exhibition. The talk happens at 11 a.m. at Mark Arts, 1307 N. Rock, and space is limited to 14 participants; call 316-634-2787 to attend in person or watch Mark Arts’ Facebook page for recorded segments.

· Riney Fine Arts Gallery on the campus of Friends University is hosting a virtual closing event for Mark Walker’s “Tap to Edit” multimedia exhibition at 5 p.m. Tune in via Facebook Live to hear Riney’s gallery coordinator talk to Walker about his artwork and process. You can view Walker’s exhibit at rineygallery.com, or regular gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

· The Workroom, 150 N. Cleveland, is hosting “Puddlescapes & Petalscapes: A collection of stories and photographs by Joey Henry’s Dirty Sunshine Club” from 6 to 9 p.m. with live music by Craig Owens and Dale Black. Also at Cleveland Corner for Final Friday: grand opening of GROW Giesen Plant Shop and Birney’s Snack Shop will have its full menu plus guest culinary artist Michael Guerrero serving a featured dish.

· Art House 310, 310 S. Laura, is hosting a come-and-go event with limited capacity from 6 to 9 p.m. Gallery co-owner and artist Angie Evans will have alcohol ink works including new pieces from the Flower Goddess series and discounts on her pre-2020 works.

This story was originally published August 28, 2020 at 5:01 AM.