Category: Entertainment
Free Admission for Military to Rolling Hills Wildlife Zoo on Armed Forces Day
Active-duty and retired members of the military and their families will receive free admission to Rolling Hills Wildlife Zoo in Salina on Saturday, May 19, 2012 in thanks for their service. The scheduled activities include Keeper Talks throughout the day, bounce houses for the kids, and souvenir photos. The zoo will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. You can get all the info at Rolling Hills Zoo website, here: http://www.rollinghillswildlife.com/specialevents/Armed_Forces_Day.html
Blue Star Museums: Free Admission for Military Members and Their Families
This Memorial Day, the Blue Star Museums program opens again for the summer. Blue Star Museums offer free museum admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from May 28, through September 3, 2012.
Wichita has several participating museums, but this can also be a great way to enjoy museums when you go on vacation. For a complete list of participating museums, go to www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums and click on the map.
Blue Star Museums in Wichita:
Kansas City area:
- The American Jazz Museum
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
- Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City
- Lee’s Summit Historical Society Museum
- Children’s Peace Pavilion
- National Frontier Trails Museum
Oklahoma City area:
- Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
- Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
- American Banjo Museum
- Oklahoma City Museum of Art
- Oklahoma History Center
- Oklahoma Museum of Telephone History
Tulsa:
- Elsing Museum at Oral Roberts University
- Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art
- Tulsa Historical Society & Museum
Book-A-Holic Bag Sale this Weekend in Wichita
The Book-A-Holic Bag Sale, aka Bookaholic Warehouse Sale, runs through this weekend at the Central and West location (only).
On Thursday, May 17, buy a bag of books for $10; on Friday, May 18, a bag of books is just $7; Saturday, May 19, the bag of books is $5; and on Sunday, May 20, the bag of books is only $3.
10% of the proceeds from the Book-A-Holic Bag Sale goes to the Kansas Humane Society.
Hours: Thursday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sunday Noon – 5 p.m.
Wichita 2012 Entertainment Books: $12 with Free Shipping
Update: The sale has been extended through Sunday.
The Entertainment Book is on sale for $12 with free shipping, but only until Sunday, May 20, 2012. Remember that you can grab a book for any city, as long as it hasn’t sold out, so these are GREAT to take along with you on vacations. Get any 2012 Entertainment book for only $12 with FREE SHIPPING for a very limited time. The Entertainment Book offers many BOGO and half-price coupons for Wichita area restaurants, attractions, and retail stores.
Just ONE of the following coupons in the 2012 issue is likely to pay for the book:
(Get immediate access to many coupons online when you purchase the book.)
- Music Theater of Wichita
- Exploration Place
- Sedgwick County Zoo
- Museum of World Treasures
Get the 2012 Entertainment Book for just $12 plus Free Shipping for a limited time only!
These days, you don’t even have to wait until you get your book to start cashing in the discounts. After I purchased mine, I had immediate access to printable coupons for places like those listed above, along with nearly every museum in town, bowling, mini-golf, and arcades, and a lot of family restaurants.
There’s also a new digital version that’s on sale this week for $19.99. I can’t tell, though, whether it has all the same coupons as the print book, so I’m sticking with the book this time. (I do have the mobile app that let’s you know when you’re there’s an Entertainment coupon in the vicinity whenever you’re out and about. You’ll still need the actual paper coupon, but I usually keep my book in the car anyway.)
$12 is a GREAT deal for this book. I will use it this summer. If I only use it once for Buy One, Get One Free Admission to Exploration Place, I have paid for the book.
Note: Watch carefully when you’re signing up for this deal. The Entertainment Book folks will offer you an extra discount if you sign up for auto-renew, which means you’ll get next year’s book (along with a $30 or $35 charge) when it is released. If you don’t want to automatically renew, be careful to click “No thank you” to additional offer screens as you make your purchase today. You should be getting a $12 2011 Entertainment Book and free shipping, exactly as advertised. I just purchased one and didn’t have any problems. If you do, or if you just need to ask a question, check their help section or contact their customer service department. (Info is at their website.)
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BOGO 2012 Riverfest Concert Tickets
You and all your friends want to see Rick Springfield with Survivor (the Survivor, as in Eye of the Tiger) on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the West Bank Musicfest, or Kellie Pickler, David Nail, and Keeper of the Plains on Sunday, June 3 . Or both.
Either concert will cost $15 per ticket + a Riverfest button, so you start thinking about how much funnel cake you’re willing to give up to see the concert…
What you could do is buy one concert ticket and get one free when you bring it to a Wichita-area Meineke location. There are four locations: K-96 and Woodlawn, 21st and Amidon, Pawnee and Seneca, and on K-15 in front of Walmart in Derby. (Thanks, Ryan B!)
You do not need to tell Rick Springfield that it was almost a choice between funnel cake and him.
This offer is currently on the main page of the Wichita River Festival website. I don’t know yet how long it will last, because I just discovered it tonight (May 15), but I’ll update when I get more information. I do know the the offer is good for as many concerts tickets as you buy.

Wichita Ribfest 2012
Parking lot D in downtown Wichita is already being prepared with tents and award-winning “ribbers” are showing up for the Wichita Ribfest this weekend.
The Wichita Ribfest will feature six different award-winning BBQ masters from around the country and live concerts from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, May 17 -19, 2012.
Regular admission for the event is $4 for adults and free for children 12 and under, but you can get in free with a River Festival button, which are already on sale at Quik Trip and Dillons. Or opt for 1/2 price admission Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (The concerts are free with admission, but the ribs will cost something.)
There will also be a children’s play area, VIP tent, and beer garden. The Mel Hambleton ‘American Idle’ competition is on Thursday.
The best place to get more information is probably the Wichita Ribfest Facebook page.








