Senior Wednesdays

The Big Read: "The Things They Carried"
Join in a discussion of Tim O’Brien’s collection of stories about the Vietnam War and explore visual interpretations of the era and the nature of war. Part of The Big Read.
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

Springs in Kansas by Rex Buchanan
Discover the hidden oases that form with groundwater flows out on to the prairie.
1:30 p.m.
WATER Center, 101 E. Pawnee, in Herman Hill Park
(316) 337-9262
Free

Remarkable Rodents
Learn about one of the largest mammal families and how very adaptive they can be!
10:00 a.m.
Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Blvd.
(316) 266-8213
$4 programming fee

"A Mind Frozen in Time": PTSD and the Wounded Soldier
Dr. Jeremy Crosby of the Dole VA Hospital will share insights from his work treating combat veterans. Part of The Big Read.
1:30 p.m.
Wichita Public Library - Central Library, 223 S. Main St.
(316) 261-8500
Free

Jeff Hansen: Meet the Prairie Papermaker
Cottonwood, mulberry, and cattails—Kansas plants make an excellent substance for paper-making. See how common Kansas plants can be used to create paper.
10:00 a.m.
Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount St.
(316) 978-3664
Free

Knowing You, Knowing Me
The Mayor has declared October to be Family History Month in Wichita. Join the Kansas African American Museum as we partner with the Wichita Genealogy Society to gather stories, family histories, and collect pictures that will help us preserve the past for the future.
1:30 p.m.
The Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water St.
(316) 262-7651
Free

"Wichita Haunts" by Beth Meyer
The author of "Ghosts of Kansas" and host of Paranormal Adventure Radio reveals stories featured in her latest book
10:00 a.m.
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main St.
(316) 265-9314
$2 programming fee

Creatures of the Abyss
Come discover what dwells in the deepest, darkest heart of the ocean and how scientists study this last Earthly frontier.
1:30 p.m.
Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean Blvd.
(316) 660-0600
$4 programming fee plus tax