19 things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (April 25-26)
It’s a musical weekend, with many concerts — outdoors as well as indoors — taking place in the Wichita area. Here are some of them, along with a few other things to do this last weekend of April:
1. Winefest, a wine-sampling event featuring more than 250 different wines, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Century II Exhibition Hall, 225 W. Douglas. $66 at the door or advance. 316-219-4849 or www.wichitatix.com.
2. Food Truck Meetup, monthly food truck meetup, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Waterwalk, 515 S. Main. Ninety-minute yoga class starts at 10 a.m.
3. Russian National Ballet: “Cinderella,” presented by Wichita Grand Opera, 7 p.m. Saturday, Century II, 225 W. Douglas; $20-$95; www.selectaseat.com, 855-755-7328.
4. Evolution of Style Hair Show, hair show covers nine periods or cultures and is a fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network, 7 p.m. Sunday, Century II, 225 W. Douglas; $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 316-303-8100, wichitatix.com.
5. Shock the Yard, step show presented by Wichita State’s Multicultural Greek Council, 7 p.m. Saturday, $15 at the door, Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway.
6. Opening of “Artists of the Harlem Renaissance 1918-1930,” noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water; included in admission; 316-262-7651; tkaamuseum.org.
7. Last weekend for “Wildlife Rescue,” traveling exhibit about restoring animals to their natural habitat, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean Blvd.; $9.50 for ages 12-64, $8 for ages 65 and older, $6 for ages 3-11, free for ages 2 and under; www.exploration.org, 316-660-0600.
8. Mudbug Madness, the seventh annual Cajun-style crawfish boil offers all you-can-eat crawfish plus a Cajun buffet and will include a cash bar and music by the Mudbugs Cajun & Zydeco. 5:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Prairie Pines, 4055 N. Tyler. $34.95. www.prairiepines.com; 316-303-2037.
9. Prairiestock Local Music Festival, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, plus FloraKansas native plant sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, 177 W. Hickory St. in Hesston; $5 wrist band for adults for Prairiestock, ages 16 and younger free; free admission to plant sale; 620-327-8127, www.dyckarboretum.org.
10. Wichita Blues Society’s Spring Blues Crawl, 5 p.m. Sunday, multiple Old Town bars, admission to all venues a $10 writstband; for schedule, visit www.wichitablues.org.
11. World Tai Chi Day, representatives of different styles of tai chi and their students demonstrating and leading the community in introductory exercises, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Water Center, 101 E. Pawnee; free.
12. “Take Flight” Symphony of Spring, Broadway showcase featuring the Friends University orchestra and chorus, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sebits Auditorium, 2100 W. University. $16 adults, $13 seniors and students; 316-295-5677, friends.edu/finearts.
13. Delano Chamber Orchestra’s Young Artist Concert, 3 p.m. Sunday, West Side Baptist Church, 304 S. Seneca; donations accepted; www.delanochamberplayers.org.
14. Chamber Concert Series, including Phillip Black and the WSU Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, 3 p.m. Sunday, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 7202 E. 21st St.; $10; 316-684-3481.
15. Woods, Winds and Willows, 22-piece chamber orchestra performing Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” and selections from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” 4 p.m. Sunday, Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plaine (gates open at 9 a.m.); $10; www.bartlettarboretum.com. Arboretum also will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; $5 donation requested.
16. 4th Annual Universal Harmony Concert, featuring master sitar player Ustad Nizami and the Universal Harmony Choir, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church, 330 N. Broadway; free; choir open to registrants at globalfaithinaction.org.
17. Concert Choir Coffeehouse concert, 7 p.m. Sunday, Casado Student Center at Friends University, 2100 W. University; free; baked goods and coffee for sale as a fundraiser; 316-295-5677.
18. Say What?! Improv, 8 p.m. Saturday, Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 Museum Blvd.; $10; 316-219-1871.
19. Early iris show, sponsored by the Wichita Area Iris Club, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Botanica, 701 N. Amidon; admission to show free.
This story was originally published April 25, 2015 at 8:01 AM with the headline "19 things to do in the Wichita area this weekend (April 25-26)."