Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Provincetown Art Colony
The small Cape Cod town of Provincetown has hosted some of the biggest names in art and has played a pivotal role in the development of nearly every major American art movement in the last 100 years. See works by Edward Hopper, Mark Rothko, and Childe Hassam, among others.
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

Flamingos & Footprints: Water in Today’s World by Kay Drennen
Yes, you conserve water. Yes, your water bill is getting more expensive. But, what do flamingos and footprints have to do with water?
1:30 p.m.
WATER Center, 101 E. Pawnee, in Herman Hill Park
(316) 337-9262
Free

Wednesday, March 14

Sensational Snakes
Slimy? Nope! Poisonous? No Way! Come learn about these fascinating creatures while we dispel many myths as well.
10:00 a.m.
Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Blvd.
(316) 266-8213
$4 programming fee

Alice Guy Blaché: First Woman of Moving Pictures
Learn about the first female film director in America, Alice Guy Blaché, to celebrate Women’s History Month.
1:30 p.m.
Wichita Public Library - Central Library, 223 S. Main St.
(316) 261-8500
Free

Wednesday, March 21

To be announced
For updated information, call the Ulrich Museum at (316) 978-3664.
10:00 a.m.
Ulrich Museum of Art, NOTE: location change to WSU Eugene M. Hughes Metroplex, 5015 E. 29th St. N. (29th & Oliver). Use entrance J.
(316) 978-3664
Free

Samella Lewis - Pioneer in African American Art and Art History
This women’s history month we celebrate a renowned African American artist, author, and educator who is also well known and respected as a historian, critic, and art collector.
1:30 p.m.
The Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water St.
(316) 262-7651
Free

Wednesday, March 28

Stopping for History by Cheryl Unruh, author of the book "Flyover People"
An illustrated lecture about her travels in Kansas, focusing on historic places such as Mine Creek Battlefield and the Walter Chrysler Boyhood Home/Museum in Ellis.
10:00 a.m.
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main St.
(316) 265-9314
$2 admission

What’s So Great about GPS?
Where is all this technology going? Discover the possibilities that come with technological advances and learn to program and update that GPS gadget that you got for Christmas.
1:30 p.m.
Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean Blvd.
(316) 660-0600
$4 admission plus tax