18 things to do this weekend (Feb. 21 and 22)
Late February opens its cabin-fever floodgates with lots of activities in the Wichita area this weekend. Here are some of the things to get out and do, including several that are free.
Kansas Grown Indoor Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sedgwick County Extension Education Center, 7001 W. 21st St.; free; 316-660-0100
Women’s Fair, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Century II Expo Hall, 225 W. Douglas; $8.75, $7.75 for seniors, $5.75 for ages 6-12, free for ages 5 and under; www.womensfair.com, 316-838-6895
Engineering Expo, hands-on activities for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade, sponsored by Wichita’s Society of Women Engineers, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Century II, 225 W. Douglas; free; 316-264-9121
26th Annual Winterfest Bluegrass Festival, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, Wichita Marriott, 9100 Corporate Hills Drive; $25-$40; www.kansasbluegrass.org, 316-777-1091
Cessna Coin & Stamp Show, buy, trade, sell or have a single item appraised, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Cessna Activity Center, 2744 George Washington Blvd.; free
The Arc’s SOC Walk, more than 600 people walking the concourse at Intrust Bank Arena to benefit Circle of Friends and Cornerstone programs at The Arc, registration 9:45 a.m. Saturday, walkers assemble at 10 a.m., 500 E. Waterman; $15; 316-943-1191, www.arc-sedgwickcounty.org
Backyard Bird Workshop, presented by the Wichita Audubon Society, includes building a birdhouse, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E. 29th St.; free; www.gpnc.org
Academy Award-nominated short films, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Warren Theatre, 9150 W. 21st St.; free; www.wichita.lib.ks.us, 316-261-8506
Nicodemus talk about how the African-American settlement of Nicodemus was connected to Vice President Richard M. Johnson, presented by the Wichita Genealogical Society, 1 p.m. Saturday, Lionel Alford Branch Library, 3347 S. Meridian; free; www.wichitagensoc.org, 316-261-8509
“Route 66,” cabaret-style musical revue of more than 34 rock-’n’-road songs from the 1940s to the 1960s, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Forum Theatre at Scottish Rite Center, 332 E. First St.; $23 matinee, $25 evening, optional dinner at 6:45 p.m. for $15 extra; 316-618-0444, www.forumwichita.com
Native-plant-enthusiasts meeting, with the Kansas Native Plant Society, 3-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E. 29th St.; free; www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org
Black History Month celebration, song, poetry and other media, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water; free; tkaamuseum.net, 316-262-7651
“Wizard of Oz,” presented by the Music Theatre for Young People, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Mary Jane Teall Theater at Century II, 225 W. Douglas; $12 in advance, $15 at the door, $10 for students and groups; 316-219-4849, www.wichitatix.com
Stephen Hough Performs Beethoven, presented by the Wichita Symphony, 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Century II Concert Hall, 225 W. Douglas; $19-$57; wichitasymphony.org, 316-267-7658
“Always … Patsy Cline,” musical based on the story of Patsy Cline’s friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Roxy’s Downtown, 412 1/2 E. Douglas; $25 show only, $40 Stroud’s dinner and show; www.roxysdowntown.com, 316-265-4400
Doane College Choral Concert, sacred and secular music by Doane Choir of Crete, Neb., 3 p.m. Sunday, Reformation Lutheran Church, 7601 E. 13th St.; free; 316-682-7435
ARISE spirituals concert, 7 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church, 330 N. Broadway; $20, $10 students; proceeds to help support the League of Women Voters Education and Scholarship Fund; 316-259-7575
Paint Nite Wichita, social painting party, 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Bella Luna Cafe, 2132 N. Rock Road; $25-$45; www.paintnite.com (use coupon code PNWICHITA45 to get tickets for $25), 316-634-0008
This story was originally published February 21, 2015 at 10:12 AM with the headline "18 things to do this weekend (Feb. 21 and 22)."