Wichita on the Cheap

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Sesame Street Live Coupon and FREE Printable Activity Sheets

Save $3 with this Sesame Street Live coupon for Can’t Stop Singing, coming to INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita February 1-3, 2013. Your tickets will also include FREE admission to the Play Zone, which opens one hour prior to each performance. Get the printable coupon by clicking here: Sesame Street Live 2013 coupon Get FREE printable […]

$32.50 Family Membership to the Kansas Aviation Museum

This deal almost pays for itself with one family visit to the Kansas Aviation Museum. Over at Wichita Perks right now, you can buy a one-year membership to the Kansas Aviation Museum for only $32.50. Let’s do the math… Regular admission prices: Adults – $8.00 Seniors 65+ – $7.00 Children 4-12 – $6.00 3 and […]

‘Wildest Weather in the Solar System’ Opens Saturday – Only $5 per Ticket

This will be a fun and relatively inexpensive way to spend some time this Saturday. Experience the extreme weather conditions on planets and stars in our solar system when you see the Wildest Weather in the Solar System movie, which opens Saturday, January 14, at Exploration Place’s Boeing Dome Theater and Planetarium. You can see […]

Winter Reading Program for Grown-Ups (with Prizes!)

This is fun: The Wichita Public Library has a reading program for adults, complete with prizes. The challenge begins today, Monday, January 9, 2012. The “Read the Rainbow” program encourages adults to read books across genres. Here are the “colors” included in the challenge: Red Hearts (Romance) Apples to Oranges (All Other Fiction) Yellow Rose […]

“Skate With 8” Party at Wichita Ice Center

KPTS 3rd Annual Community Skating Party is Sunday, January 8th, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Wichita Ice Center. With the donation of a NEW children’s book, kids 12 and under skate free. Adults pay $5 along with the donation of a new children’s book. Sid the Science Kid will make an appearance, along […]

Northrock DQ Receipt Day

This deal was submitted on Facebook by the manager of the Northrock Dairy Queen, and it’s a good one. Make a purchase at the Northrock DQ on Receipt Day. Save your receipt and bring it back any day that same month to receive the same items free! Receipt Day this month is Tuesday, January 3, […]

FREE Tops In Blue Concert

Free Tops in Blue Concert at Century II, sponsored by McConnell

Tops in Blue is an elite performance group consisting of active-duty Air Force personnel whose primary mission is to travel the world entertaining military personnel and their families.  Tech Sgt. Douglas Boren from McConnell Air Force Base is among this year’s performers. Tops In Blue will present “Rhythm Nation” for free on Wednesday, January 4, […]

Ticket Discount for the Holiday Ice Show at Wichita Ice Center

I watch them on TV, but I’ve never seen one in person, so this looks like a lot of (inexpensive) fun to me. The Wichita Ice Center will present On Broadway, a holiday ice show this Friday and Saturday, December 16 and 17, 2011. You can save $1 per ticket by purchasing in advance. The […]

White Christmas at the Orpheum

The 1954 classic movie “White Christmas” is showing at Wichita’s Orpheum Theater Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 7 p.m. Tickets are just $5 at the door. Seniors, military, and students get a $1 discount on tickets. While you’re there, you can buy Knolla’s pizza by the slice. (Not sure how much the pizza costs.) Find […]

New Wichita Public e-Book Library!

Yay! The Wichita Public Library has a NEW ebook lending library on its website. You find a book you want, enter your library card and pin #, then check out in the format you need. EPUB format can be read by many devices – Nook, Kobo, and more. There are titles for Kindle eReaders too. […]

FREE: Live Christmas Radio Show at the Orpheum

Bring a non-perishable food item to the Orpheum this Saturday — it’s your ticket to the Air Capital Chorus Christmas Radio Show. The live show will also be broadcast on KNSS 1330AM. The show features the barbershop chorus and a cast of actors performing old-time radio show acts. It starts at 7 p.m. Your non-perishable […]

INTRUST Bank Arena Cyber Monday Sale!

You don’t see this everyday. Save $5 on your online purchase of tickets to select events at the INTRUST Bank Arena when you use the promo code CYBER. This deal is only applicable to tickets purchased online, and there are always service fees associated with those purchases, so you may be able to score a […]

Free Holiday Open House Saturday Old Town Square

Each Saturday until December 17, Old Town Square at 2nd and Mead will have a holiday open house with free horse and carriage rides, drawings, and free classic holiday movies. Free movies begin at 10 a.m. at the Warren Old Town movie theater (an excellent place). I don’t know whether the grill will be open […]

Black Friday Online Sales, Promo Codes & Free Shipping Offers

Here’s an alphabetical listing of many of the promo codes, free shipping offers, and percent-off deals you’ll can find online today for Black Friday. (Stay tuned for Cyber Monday deals.) Adobe $50 off all Student and Teacher Edition Suites plus receive Free Shipping Photoshop Lightroom 3 $199 Save $150 on the Full version of Photoshop […]

FREE: Freedom Riders Exhibit Opening at The Kansas African-American Museum

Freedom Riders is the story of civil rights activists who challenged segregation laws in 1961. You can watch the full-length film at PBS: Freedom Riders, American Experience. The Kansas African-American Museum will open its Freedom Riders exhibit on Saturday, November 12, 2011 between noon and 4 p.m. Admission is Free Call (316) 262-7651 for more […]

Knolla’s: Large New York Style Pepperoni Pizza for $8.99

Knolla’s is offering it’s own $8.99 pizza with a coupon that just went out to email subscribers. Get a large Knolla’s New York style pepperoni pizza for only $8.99. The coupon expires November 14, 2011. Most Wichitans know and love Knolla’s, but if you’re new in town you might not realize most of us are […]

Save on Admission to the Assistance League’s Gingerbread Village

It’s already time for Gingerbread Village! Readers have told me this is a treasured family tradition, touring the professionally-designed gingerbread houses and then making one of their own to take home. Gingerbread Village is a fundraiser organized by the Assistance League of Wichita to benefit Wichita Public Schools’ “Operation School Bell” program, which provides new […]

Free Grateful Dead Song Every Day in November

Here you go – just what we need to stave off the Christmas music for a few more weeks. (With all of the sales starting early this year, I’ve caught myself humming them a few times.) The Grateful Dead is giving away a high-quality 320Kbps MP3 download of unreleased Grateful Dead tracks from the vault […]

Home Depot Christmas Light Trade In

Bring in your tired, broken, or frustrating old strands of lights to Home Depot for recycling between November 3rd and 13th and save on a fancy new energy-efficient set. For each recycled string of lights, save $3, $4, or $5 (depending on the brand you choose) on the purchase of LED lights. It looks like […]

WSU Student Discount to the UAB vs. Shockers Game

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Wichita State University students can get discounted tickets to cheer on their team when it goes up against the University of Alabama on Friday, November 25, 2011 at INTRUST Bank Arena. Until November 11, WSU students can buy tickets to sit in the student section for only $11; present your valid student ID at the […]

Free Live Music at Scooter’s Coffeehouse in Andover

Deal submitted by: Kristin Every Saturday night from 8PM-10PM Scooter’s Coffeehouse at Andover Marketplace will have a different local band or musician. It’s fun, it’s family-friendly, and it’s FREE! Date: 11/05/11 – 12/17/11 Time: 8:00PM – 10:00PM Location: Scooter’s Coffeehouse – Andover MarketPlace (only) Cost: Free For More Info: Check the Events listings on our […]

Tweet-Up at Strouds: Free Cinnamon Roll w/Foursquare Checkin + Coupon

Are you on Twitter? Facebook? How about Foursquare? There will be a *Tweet-up Wednesday, October 26 at Strouds restaurant beginning at 5 p.m. If you want to go, take advantage of these special deals, including a free cinnamon roll when you check in on Foursquare or Facebook, Pick 3 for $3 chicken wings or chicken […]

Free w/Purchase: ‘Wicked’ Author to Speak in Wichita

As unlikely as it seems, I received two emails about two different author events in Wichita today! (Read about the first one, a panel of Kansas authors sponsored by Creative Rush.) Gregory Maguire, the author of Wicked, a novel about the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West (also turned into a […]

Trunk or Treat at Don Hattan

Go trunk-or-treating at a place where there are LOTS of trunks! (Does that mean lots of candy too?) Don Hattan Chevrolet will once again hold its annual Trunk-or-Treat with trunkfuls of candy donated from local businesses. There will be a live DJ for entertainment during the event. Date: Monday, October 31, 2011 Time: 6-8 p.m. […]

2017 Wichita Toy Run

The Wichita Toy Run Rally will be held on November 5 in Historic Delano. Each year, motorcyclists from the region gather for a ride through Wichita, bearing either a toy or a cash donation to benefit the Salvation Army and Marine Corps Toys for Tots Christmas programs. This year’s annual Wichita Toy Run will begin at […]