21 things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (March 7 and 8)
Ah, you can feel the thaw. The first full weekend of March, the warm afternoon air, the beginning of daylight saving time starting Sunday. And the yawn, when we lose that hour of sleep. The Wichita scene, however, will be hopping. Here are many of the things happening in the area this weekend:
Kansas Grown Indoor Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sedgwick County Extension Education Center, 7001 W. 21st St.; free admission; 316-660-0100
Outdoor Living & Landscape Show, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, appearance by P. Allen Smith at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Century II Expo Hall, 225 W. Douglas; $9, $7 seniors, $4 ages 5-12, free children 4 and under; www.wichitatix.com, 316-219-4849; www.outdoorlivingandlandscapeshow.com.
Great Train Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Century II, 225 W. Douglas; $9 for both days (cash only at the door); children under 12 get in free; www.greattrainexpo.com.
Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition open houses, recognizing award winners among high-school and middle-school artists from 70 Kansas counties, including refreshments, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central. Exhibit open 1-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Free; www.wcfta.com, 316-634-2787.
Chisholm Trail Gun Show, billed as Kansas Largest Gun Show. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Kansas Pavilions, 1229 E. 85th North, Park City. $10 adults for both days, free children 12 and under; www.ctaga.net, 316-993-3708.
Bucky Fowler and Southern Charm Classic Country Night, including chuckwagon supper, horse-drawn wagon rides, classic cowboy movies and the Silver Screen Cowboy Museum, 5 p.m. Saturday, Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper, 15231 S.W. Parallel St.; $40; www.prairierosechuckwagon.com; 316-778-2121.
Friends University Spring Ballet, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” with music by Felix Mendelssohn, plus a new contemporary ballet by Stan K. Rogers with music by Karl Jenkins, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sebits Auditorium in the Riney Fine Arts Building, 2100 W. University; $16 adults, $13 seniors and students; www.friends.edu/finearts, 316-295-5677.
Dance Magic 2015, presented by Amira’s Dance Productions, 7 p.m. Saturday, the Orpheum, 200 N. Broadway; $15 in advance, $20 at the door; $5 in advance for children 9 and under, $10 at the door; www.selectaseat.com or 1-855-755-7328; www.amiradanceproductions.com.
Miranda Lambert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Intrust Bank Arena, 500 E. Waterman; $39.75-$54.75, www.selectaseat.com, 316-755-7328, Intrust Bank Arena box office, Select-a-Seat outlets; www.intrustbankarena.com.
Terry Quiett Band, roots-rock concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the Cotillion, 11120 W. Kellogg; $15-$20, www.thecotillion.com, 316-722-4201.
Sybarite5, New York string quintet juxtaposing the likes of Dvorak with Led Zeppelin, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, McPherson Opera House, 219 S. Main St. in McPherson; $10-$32; www.mcphersonoperahouse.org; 620-241-1952.
Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Performance Hall in the De Mattias Fine Arts Center, Newman University; $12 adults, $10 seniors and staff, $5 non-Newman students, Newman students free; www.newmanu.edu, 316-942-4291, ext. 2486.
“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.
Freestyle Fashion clothing swap, bring gently used women’s or men’s clothing (no lingerie or swimwear) and swap with others in honor of Earth Day, plus refreshments, crafting for children, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Tissu Sewing Studio, Clifton Square at 3700 E. Douglas; free; www.TissuSewingStudio.com, 316-737-8787.
Chamber music recital by soprano Kimberly Roberts, featuring the Scandinavian music of Sibelius and Sven Lekberg, as well as the music of Giacomo Puccini and Michael Patterson, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, 401 N. First St. in Lindsborg. Free; 785-227-2220.
Spring Youth Orchestras Concert, 3 p.m. Sunday, Century II Concert Hall, 225 W. Douglas; $12, $6 for students, children 12 and under free; 316-267-7658.
“Antarctica: A Year on Ice,” documentary (rated PG), 3 p.m. Sunday, the Orpheum, 200 N. Broadway; $10; www.tallgrassfilmfest.com.
Friends University Singing Quakers, 7 p.m. Sunday, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 1550 N. Chapel Hill Drive. A free-will offering will be collected to benefit the choir’s Summer Mission/Choir Tour to Costa Rica; 316-684-1117.
William Paul Young, author of “The Shack,” 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Wesley Black Fine Arts Center at Central Christian College, 1200 S. Main St. in McPherson; free; www.centralchristian.edu; 620-241-0723.
Honky Tonk Time band, 8 p.m. Sunday, Dancing In Paradise, 2841 S. Hydraulic St.; $10; 316-871-9202.
This story was originally published March 7, 2015 at 9:56 AM with the headline "21 things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (March 7 and 8)."