10 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (Jan. 23 and 24)
Unlike the East Coast, we can get out and about this snowless-in-Wichita weekend. Here are some of the things going on in the area on Saturday and Sunday:
Great Train Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Century II, 225 W. Douglas; $9 cash at the door, free for ages under 12, admission good for both days, $2-off coupon online at trainshow.com.
America’s Best Wichita Championship featuring competitive cheerleading teams from Kansas and Oklahoma, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Hartman Arena, 8151 N. Hartman Arena Drive, Park City; $13; www.hartmanarena.com.
Art Ice Capades (a Family ArtVenture), 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Wichita Art Museum; ice carving outdoors, art-making indoors, screenings of the movies “Ice Age” at 11:30 a.m., “Frozen” at 1:30 p.m.; free; 316-268-4921, wichitaartmuseum.org.
St. Paul’s 70th annual chicken and noodle dinner, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1356 N. Broadway; $10, free for ages 6 and under; 316-267-3263.
Screening of “Ragamuffin,” movie about the late Rich Mullins, 2 p.m. Saturday, Orpheum, $2; premiere of the follow-up movie, “Brennan,” including Q&A and discussion with director David Leo Schultz, J.B. Waggoner, James Bryan Smith and David Mullins, 7 p.m. Saturday, $10; 316-263-0884, www.wichitaorpheum.com.
Wichita Thunder vs. Allen hockey, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Intrust Bank Arena, 500 E. Waterman; $11 to $34; intrustbankarena.com; 316-755-7328, www.selectaseat.com.
Hairball, tribute arena-rock concert, ages 21 and over, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Kansas Star Arena, M 777 Kansas Star Drive, Mulvane; $22; 316-719-5000, kansasstarcasino.com.
Casey Donahew Band, 8 p.m. Saturday, Cotillion, 11120 W. Kellogg; $21.50 to $25; 316-722-4201, www.thecotillion.com.
Sweat Fest, try 30-minute sessions of fitness and GX classes, plus refreshments, 12:45 to 3:45 p.m. Sunday, Northwest YMCA, 13838 W. 21st St.;
David Wax Museum “Mexo-Americana” music concert, ages 21 and over, 8 p.m. Sunday, Barleycorn’s, 608 E. Douglas; $10; 316-866-6792, www.barleycornswichita.com
This story was originally published January 23, 2016 at 6:56 AM with the headline "10 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (Jan. 23 and 24)."