Clean comedy, Renaissance Festival, Festival of Praise

Clean, family-friendly comedy is the focus of a show on Friday that will benefit League 42, a local inner-city youth baseball league. The show features performances from Christian comedian Tim McClendon, founder of Midwest Clean Comedy, and Street Russell, a national touring comedian. The show, suitable for people of all ages, will be from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Word of Life South, 2020 E. Blake. General admission tickets are $6 or $5 if 10 or more are purchased. They’re available in advance at http://midwestcleancomedy.com. For more information, visit www.league42.org.

The 16th annual Fall Great Plains Renaissance Festival is Saturday and Sunday at Sedgwick County Park, 6300 W. 13th St. The event, which each year fills the park with jousters, birds of prey, cosplay contests, comedians, vendors and giant turkey legs, happens from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. This year’s festival will feature Byron T Bear, described as a medieval performing bear. Adult tickets are $12 at the gate or $8.50 in advance. Tickets for children 12 and under are free in advance or $5 at the gate. Get advance tickets and more information at www.greatplainsrenfest.com.

Festival of Praise

The Festival of Praise, a multi-performer gospel concert headlined by Fred Hammond, will arrive at Hartman Arena on Thursday. In addition to Hammond, a Grammy winner known for performing with the gospel group Commissioned, the show will include performances by Donnie McClurkin, Kim Burrell and Hezekiah Walker. The concert will stop in 50 cities, and Wichita is the second. The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $27, $37 and $45 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-745-3000 and at the Hartman Arena box office. For more information, visit www.hartmanarena.com.

Denise Neil

This story was originally published September 24, 2015 at 2:11 PM with the headline "Clean comedy, Renaissance Festival, Festival of Praise."