Halloween at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum Featuring Riders in the Sky
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum will host a special program on Halloween night, Thursday, October 31, 2013. The program features a musical performance by Riders in the Sky, a group based in Nashville, Tennessee. During the show, Ranger Doug will play a song using the world’s oldest electric guitar, which debuted in Wichita on Halloween […]
Win a Year’s Worth of Bacon from the Kansas Pork Association
Do you love bacon? You could win a year’s worth of bacon from the Kansas Pork Association by posting a photo that shows “your devotion to all things bacon.” A year’s worth of bacon is pretty good incentive to find or take a photo that shows your love for crispy, bacon-y deliciousness. (I’m pretty sure […]
$2 Off at Great Clips – Children’s Miracle Network Fundraiser in October
Throughout the month of October, Great Clips salons in Derby, Hutchinson, Salina and Wichita will host a fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network. At participating salons, when you purchase a $1 paper balloon the proceeds benefit CMN Hospitals and you receive a coupon for $2 off a future haircut in November or December. So essentially, you […]
FREE Fries at Burger King this Week
Burger King is giving away free fries to anyone who wants them this week. The fast food king recently launched Satisfries, which are crinkle-cut french fries with 40% less fat and 30% fewer calories than regular fries, and it wants everyone to taste them. The free fries at Burger King will be available Saturday, October […]
Random Acts of Starbucks #payitforward
Give a Starbucks, get one free. That’s the deal with Starbucks’ “Come together” promotion starting today, October 9, 2013. Here’s the explanation from the Starbucks website. Come Together Our customers do amazing things everyday. A customer buys the next person in line their favorite beverage—not as an act of charity or thanks—but an acknowledgement of […]
FREE Author Event & Book Signing this Sunday: Mayday Over Wichita
The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum and Watermark Books will hold a free author event and book-signing at the museum this Sunday, October 13, 2013. At the event, meet Topeka historian and former U.S.A.F. Airman D.W. Carter. Carter’s book, Mayday Over Wichita, is about the worst non-natural disaster in the state’s history: The January 16, 1965 […]
Library Offers FREE Assistance with Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace
More information is a good thing. This press release from the library just came in today with dates, times, and locations for FREE assistance for those who need help navigating the new Health Insurance Marketplace website that was established by the U.S. government as part of the Affordable Care Act: Oct. 4 – The Wichita […]
Spangles Birthday BOGO: Buy One Gourmet Supreme, Get One for 35¢
Happy birthday to Spangles! In celebration of its 35th birthday, Spangles is offering a BOGO deal on its 1/3 lb. Gourmet Supreme Steakburgers on October 9, 2013. You won’t need a coupon. Just visit Spangles on Wednesday, October 9 and buy one Gourmet Supreme at regular price; you’ll get a second one for only 35¢. […]
Win Prizes for Your Photos of Wichita from GoWichita #IseeT
GoWichita, the Wichita convention and visitors bureau, wants to see your best camera-phone photos of our city. Enter the #IseeT photo competition for an opportunity to win cool local prizes in one of five categories and for a shot at the grand prize package of two tickets to a show from Music Theater of Wichita. […]
Free and Reduced Admission to Wichita Attractions for Walktober
It’s time to take advantage of this beautiful fall weather, get in shape, and get to know our city a little better. You’ll get free or reduced admission to Wichita attractions when you participate in Walktober. Sponsored by the Health and Wellness Coalition, Walktober is a month-long walking program in October designed to encourage walking […]
Blast to the Past Block Party at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
It’s a blast to the past at this block party. The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is hosting a Block Party at the corner of William and Main Streets on Saturday, October 5, 2013. Admission to the party is FREE, and you can get in free to the museum that day too. A Blast to the […]
Fall Festivals Near Wichita 2013
It’s Fall Festival time in Kansas, which means weekends of homespun parades, carnivals, live music, and plenty of family fun that fits in the family budget. These are the festivals in Kansas I know of, but please feel free to let me know about any I may have missed. This list will be updated with […]
2013 Greater Andover Days
The city of Andover, Kansas will be having its annual fall festival this week, September 26-28, 2013. The Greater Andover Days celebration will be filled with food, fun, and family entertainment, with an expected attendance of 5000 people! The festival includes a KidFest, parade, fun run, fishing clinic, car show, pet show, craft fair, food […]
Buhler Frolic
The Buhler Frolic has been frolicking in Kansas for more than 125 years. Buhler, which is northeast of Hutchinson, will be the spot for fall small-town fun on October 1. This year, the fall festival has a luau theme. The Frolic includes a pancake feed, 5k fun run, parade, live entertainmnt, kids’ activities, food and vendor […]
50% Off at Kobo Through the End of September
Here’s a fantastic sale that will let you stock up on ebooks. Get 50% off ebooks at Kobo through the end of September with the code Sept50. Over 1 million titles are on sale with this promo code, so be sure to check it out. Note: You do not need to have a Kobo ereader […]
FREE Goddard Gathering Friday the 13th
The City of Goddard will host a free community event on Friday, September 13. The Goddard Gathering Friday the 13th event kicks off at 6 p.m. with live professional jazz on Main Street and a free showing of Monsters, Inc. at the library. “Unlucky” games and competitions like Mirror Toss, Ladder Limbo, and the Spill […]
2nd Annual Kechi Artisan Lane Festival
This weekend the city of Kechi will host its second annual Artisan Lane Festival. Crafters, local business owners, and artisans will showcase their handiwork and provide demonstrations from 40 vendor booths at Artisan Lane Shops, west of 61st Street and North Oliver in Kechi. The event will include live music, a kids’ coloring contest, and […]
Special Discount on Tickets to “Curtain Up: A Broadway Revue”
The Emerald City Chorus invites you to attend their seventh annual show, Curtain Up . . . A Broadway Revue!, which will be presented at the Scottish Rite Center Auditorium on September 28, 2013 at 7:30pm. A variety of your all-time favorite Broadway tunes from shows like Wicked, Oliver, Phantom of the Opera, and 42nd Street will leave […]
Meet Food Network Star Sunny Anderson at Dillons
Show up at the Dillons Marketplace in Derby or Hutchinson on September 19 to meet the Food Network host of Cooking for Real and Home Made in America with Sunny Anderson. Sunny will be there to meet fans and sign copies of her cookbook, Sunny’s Kitchen: Easy Food for Real Life. During the event, autographed […]
FREE: “Right Bite” Diabetes Cooking School at the Sedgwick County Extension
Learn how to choose and prepare foods that will help in the prevention and control of diabetes in this free class from the Sedgwick County Extension. The Right Bite Cooking School will include weekly sessions on Tuesday mornings in September and October. Each hour-and-a-half session will feature healthy recipes that you’ll get to taste. The […]
FREE: From Field to Table – Venison 101 at Sedgwick County Extension
Kansas hunters, this is for you. Elizabeth Boyle, Professor and Meat Science Specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, KSU, and Mark Murrell, with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will present a free* lecture on harvesting deer, covering numerous topics including information on safe processing practices at home and new updates […]
Via Christi Luncheon: Protect Kids from Online Bullying
If you’re the parent of a teenager and want to learn ways to protect your child from online bullying, be sure to attend the September Via Christi Women’s Connection luncheon. In recent years, there has been a dramatic rise in suicide by children and adolescents attributed to online bullying. Amy Seery, MD, a pediatrician with […]
Wichita Flight Festival with Twilight Air Show and Concert for 2013
The 2013 Wichita Flight Festival will take place Sept. 28-29 at Colonel James Jabara Airport, 3512 N. Webb Road. Bring your families, folding chairs, and your cameras (and possibly some water) for a weekend full of FREE fun celebrating in the Air Capital of the World. Saturday and Sunday admission is free from 10 a.m. […]
FREE Final Friday Art Show and Live Music at Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
This is an older post and may contain outdated information. See the most current info here: Wichita Final Friday Art Crawl. For August’s Final Friday event at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Wichita-born artist Bill Goffrier’s Scenes of a Local Historical Nature will be on exhibit, while he and Karlee Goffrier entertain visitors with vocal […]
Papa John’s Customer Appreciation Special: $5.99 Large Pizza
Now this is a great deal. Papa John’s Customer Appreciation special is going on now through August 25, 2013. Get large 1-topping pizzas for only $5.99. No limit, carryout only. If you order by phone, just ask for the special. If you order online, use the code 599ICT. (This got buried in my email, but […]