9 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (Aug. 1-2)
Welcome to August! Here are some of the things going on in the Wichita area this first weekend of the month:
NBC World Series, baseball games throughout the day and night starting at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday (including Liberal Bee Jays vs. San Diego Waves at 1 p.m. Saturday), Lawrence-Dumont Stadium; $6 to $10 for each session starting at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.; nbcbaseball.com, 316-977-9400, www.selectaseat.com.
Back to School Bash at the Sedgwick County Zoo, admission $1, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 5555 Zoo Blvd.; donations of school supplies will be collected for needy children; www.scz.org.
Youthville Chalk Art Festival, including live music, giveaways, face painting, balloon twisting, professional and participatory chalk drawing, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Old Town Square, Second and Mead streets; free; donations accepted for some of the activities.
Rack and Reel hunting and fishing expo, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Kansas Star Casino arena, I-35 at Exit 33 in Mulvane; $10, $12 for both days, $8 seniors and military, $5 kids 6 to 12, free for kids 5 and under; kansasstarcasino.com.
CityArts Xtravaganza, fundraiser sponsored by the Arts Council including food, wine, music, live art auction; 6 p.m. Saturday, 334 N. Mead; $20; 316-350-3245, wichitacityarts.org.
Season finale of Chamber Music at the Barn, Wichita’s Orfeo Trio performing Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 and Faure’s Piano Quartet in C-minor op. 15, 8 p.m. Saturday, Prairie Pines, 4055 N. Tyler Road; $12 to $32 for the concert only, $27 to $47 for concert and dinner, which starts at 6:30 p.m.; www.cmatb.org, 316-721-7666.
“Life Story of a Star,” 9 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Lake Afton Public Observatory, MacArthur Road and 247th Street West in Lake Afton County Park; $6, $4 ages 6 to 12, free for children under 6; 316-978-7827, www.webs.wichita.edu/lapo.
Singer and song-writer John Fullbright at Bartlett Arboretum, 4 p.m. Sunday, gates open at 3 p.m., 301 N. Line St. in Belle Plaine; $10, kids free; food for sale, picnics welcome; www.bartlettarboretum.com.
Jason Isbell, with John Moreland, 8 p.m. Sunday, Orpheum, 200 N. Broadway; www.wichitaorpheum.com, www.selectaseat.com, 316-755-7328.
This story was originally published August 1, 2015 at 7:51 AM with the headline "9 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (Aug. 1-2)."