12 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (Jan. 30 and 31)
Here we are, in the fifth and final weekend of January. With highs in the 50s and 60s — but snow in the forecast coming up during the workweek — you don’t need us to tell you to get outside.
Here are some of the things to get out and do in the Wichita area on Saturday and Sunday.
Opening weekend of “Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World” traveling exhibit at Exploration Place, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 300 N. McLean Blvd.; included in admission ($9.50, $8 for seniors, $6 for ages 3 to 11, free for ages 2 and under); 316-660-0600, www.exploration.org; through May 8. Also: an exhibit of 50 vintage guitars at the Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 204 S. Main; included in admission ($5, $2 ages 6 to 12, free under age 6 and museum members; wichitahistory.org.
Greater Kansas RV Show, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Century II, 225 W. Douglas; $7, free for kids 13 and under; www.kansasrvshows.com.
“Cinderella” presented by the Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Center, noon Saturday, 201 S. Lulu; $6, $7.50 for pizza and show; 316-262-2282, www.wctdc.com.
“Gershwin’s Magic Key,” one-hour family concert of Gershwin music within a story about a chance meeting between the composer and a poor newspaper by on the streets of New York, 4 p.m. Saturday, Century II Concert Hall, 225 W. Douglas; $10 and $15; www.wichitasymphony.org, 316-267-7658.
“Freedom to Expand: Gordon Parks,” opening reception for photography exhibitions of “Gordon Parks: Back to Fort Scott” and “Freedom Now! Forgotten Photographs of the Civil Rights Struggle,” including a cash bar and live music, 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd.; $10, free for members; 316-268-4921, www.wichitaartmuseum.org.
Professional Bull Riders BlueDEF Tour, 7 p.m. Saturday, Intrust Bank Arena, 500 E. Waterman; $15 to $100; intrustbankarena.com, 316-755-7328.
“Girl Crazy,” screening of 1943 movie musical of Gerswhin melodies starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway; $10; 316-263-0884, www.wichitaorpheum.com; www.wichitasymphony.org, 316-267-7658.
Henry Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas,” England’s first surviving opera presented by Friends University, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sebits Auditorium, 2100 W. University Ave.; $11, $9 for seniors and students; 316-295-5677, www.friends.edu.
“Death of a Salesman” presented by Wichita Community Theatre, 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday, 258 N. Fountain; $14, $12 seniors, students and military; 316-686-1282, www.wichitact.org.
“F*sh,” presented by Guinea Pig Lab Theatre, 8 p.m. Saturday, Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas; $10; instantseats.com.
Kansas Day celebration including music by the Prairie Rose Rangers, the Crowsons and the Home Rangers and making of Kansas Day hats and crowns, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main; free; 316-265-9314, www.wichitahistory.org.
“The Gershwin Experience,” the Wichita Symphony Orchestra’s performance of 15 classics by George Gershwin, 3 p.m. Sunday, Century II Concert Hall, 225 W. Douglas; $25 to $67; www.wichitasymphony.org, 316-267-7658.
This story was originally published January 30, 2016 at 7:18 AM with the headline "12 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (Jan. 30 and 31)."