13 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (Feb. 20 and 21, 2016)
It’s a breath of spring in February and another beautiful weekend. Here are some of the things to do in the Wichita area on Saturday and Sunday.
Women’s Fair, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Century II Expo Hall; $8.75; www.womensfair.com.
Wichita Sport Show, including fishing, archery, RVs, mural painting, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Kansas Pavilions, 1279 E. 85h St. North, Park City; $10, $5 ages 9 to 15, ages 8 and under free, $20 for a family; www.wichitasportshow.com, 316-440-0888.
Opening of “Elements: Air” exhibit at the Mid-America All-Indian Center, featuring crafts, storytelling and a bird presentation including a raptor, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, bird presentation 1 to 3 p.m., 630 N. Seneca; $3.50, free ages 12 and younger; www.theindiancenter.org, 316-350-3340.
Screenings of Academy-Award-nominated short films, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway, and 1:15 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian; films are not rated and may not be suitable for all audiences; free; www.wichitalibrary.org, 316-261-8506.
Strong Ale Fest, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, The Anchor, 1109 E. Douglas; $40 at the door; strongalefest.com, 316-260-8989.
Wichita Thunder vs. Idaho Steelheads hockey, 7:05 p.m. Saturday and 5:05 p.m. Sunday, Intrust Bank Arena, 500 E. Waterman; $9 to $34; 316-440-9000, intrustbankarena.com; 316-755-7328, www.selectaseat.com.
Edmond Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sebits Auditorium at Friends University, 2100 W. University; $9, $6 seniors and students; 316-295-5677, friends.edu/finearts.
Wichita Symphony Orchestra’s “The American Romantic” featuring cellist Wendy Warner, guest conductor Thomas Wilkins and a program of Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Hanson, 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Century II Concert Hall, 225 W. Douglas; $19 to $57; wichitasymphony.org, 316-267-7658.
“Oedipus Rex” presented by Wichita Scottish Rite Signature Theatre, 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday, Scottish Rite Center, 332 E. First St.; $10 to $18; 855-755-7328, www.selectaseat.com.
Spazmatics, playing covers of 1980s New Wave hits, 8 p.m. Saturday, Shark Bar Showroom at Kansas Star Casino, 777 Kansas Star Drive, Mulvane; free; 317-719-5000, www.kansasstarcasino.com.
Bart Crow, 10 p.m. Saturday, Port of Wichita, 1548 S. Webb Road; $15 at the door; 316-977-8873, www.theportofwichita.net.
“Wichita Vortex Sutra” reading, plus panel discussion celebrating the 50th anniversary of the anti-war poem by Allen Ginsberg, 1 p.m. Sunday, Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State, 1845 Fairmount St.; free; 316-978-3664.
Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, soul, blues, folk and jazz with traces of a techno beat, 4 p.m. Sunday, Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, 177 W. Hickory St. in Hesston; $20, $10 for children, plus tax; food from Morning Harvest Farm for sale during intermission; 620-327-8127, dyckarboretum.org.
This story was originally published February 20, 2016 at 7:07 AM with the headline "13 fun things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (Feb. 20 and 21, 2016)."