Senior Wednesdays

Grace Hartigan, Expressionist
Hartigan was one of a small handful of successful, female abstract expressionists, working alongside Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. Learn about her life and career and revel in her tour de force painting, East River Drive.
Doors open at 10:00 a.m., program begins at 10:30 a.m.
Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd.
(316) 268-4921
$2 admission

Riverside History with Jim Mason
Hear from the author and naturalist about his new book, “Wichita’s Riverside Parks.”
1:30 p.m.
WATER Center, 101 E. Pawnee, in Herman Hill Park
(316) 337-9262
Free

Harry Potter’s World of Animals
Come with kids or without and learn about the mythical and real animals of Harry Potter.
10:00 a.m.
Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Blvd.
(316) 266-8213
$4 programming fee

Giving Is Its Own Reward
What motivates public giving? Carol Nazar from the Wichita Community Foundation discusses the many benefits and current state of philanthropy.
1:30 p.m.
Wichita Public Library - Central Library, 223 S. Main St.
(316) 261-8500
Free

Kate Meyer - C.A. Seward: Artist and Draftsman
Prairie Printmaker and Kansas-native C.A. (Coy Avon Seward) combined commercial technology with the pleasure of pursuing fine art. Discover his work and Wichita connections.
10:00 a.m.
Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount St.
(316) 978-3664
Free

Segregated Skies
The Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined young men who enlisted to become America's first black military airmen, at a time when there were many people who thought that black men lacked intelligence, skill, courage and patriotism.
1:30 p.m.
The Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water St.
(316) 262-7651
Free

Wichita’s Early Auto Dealerships with Jim Mershon
10:00 a.m.
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main St.
(316) 265-9314
$2 programming fee

CSI
Crime scene investigation and forensics are not just something that happens on TV or in Las Vegas. These heroes live and work in Wichita. Meet a hero from our own community and learn the secrets of finding the evidence.
1:30 p.m.
Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean Blvd.
(316) 660-0600
$4 programming fee plus tax

Kansas’ Natural Symbols
Come learn about the many different animals and plants that are official Kansas symbols, including honeybees, meadowlarks and the newest state symbol, Little Bluestem grass.
10:00 a.m.
Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E. 29th St. N.
(316) 683-5499
Free

The Message Behind the Monarch
Come learn about the ways that England’s Queen Victoria defined the era that was named after her, and how that influence impacts our time.
1:30 p.m.
Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 Museum Blvd.
(316) 350-3321
$2 programming fee