Wichita Attraction
Events & Programs
Botanica, The Wichita Gardens
701 Amidon
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 264-0448
www.botanica.org
Century II
225 W. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67202
316-264-9121 (Office)
316-268-9260 (Event Information)
316-267-7658 (Wichita Symphony Tickets)
www.century.org
Single tickets go on sale September 8, and may be purchased online at www.theaterleague.com, or by calling the box office at 316.219.4849. Groups of 15 or more can call 866.31.GROUP ext. 113 and save 10%. Students and Military receive 50% off balcony seating.
Exploration Place
300 N. McLean Blvd.
Wichita, Ks 67203
(316) 660-0600
(316) 660-0670 (f)
(316) 660-0613(Christina Bluml
Communications Manager)
www.exploration.org
Regular Hours
Sunday & Monday: noon to 5:00 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Exhibits Coming Soon to EP
-Wild Music, Feb. 6, 2010 - May 2, 2010
-Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body, May 29, 2010 - Sept. 6, 2010
Science in Motion Center (SIM Center)
Open daily, call for times.
Tickets are $2 and come in a book of 10 tickets.
This fun area (located next to the CyberDome Theater) includes a carousel, created by master carver Bruce White and the GyroExtreme – a two-person gyroscope, in which you can get buckled into your seat, then roll and tumble (even upside-down) for two minutes. The SIM Center is located in an area that does NOT require exhibit admission to enter. Visitors can buy “Chirpie Tickets” for rides in the SIM. We are calling this part of EP – which also includes the Explore Store, WaterWay Café and CyberDome Theater – a pay-as-you-go area. The idea is that if visitors just have a few minutes to burn, they can enjoy any of these offerings at their leisure.
MiniGolf
$2 admission
MiniGolf is open! Remember to hone your putting skills at our 18-hole putting green, nestled along the Arkansas River – with a great view of the restored Keeper of the Plains!
Great Plains Nature Center
6232 E. 29th St. N.
Wichita, Ks 67220
(316) 683-5499
www.gpnc.org
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
1100 N. Plum
Hutchinson, Ks 67501
1 (800) 397-0330
www.cosmo.org
Lake Afton Public Observatory
McArthur Road at 247th St. West in Lake Afton Park
(316) 978-3854
www.wichita.edu/lapo
Sedgwick County Zoo
5555 Zoo Blvd.
Wichita, Ks 67212
(316) 660-WILD
www.scz.org
The Wichita Ice Center
Wichita Ice Center
505 W. Maple
Wichita, Ks. 67213
(316) 337-9199
(316) 337-9155 - fax
Wichita Public Library
223 S. Main
Wichita, Ks 67202
(316) 261-8500
www.wichita.lib.ks.us
All programs are free and open to the public. With 48-hour notice, the Library can provide signed programs and meet other special needs; call 261-8590 for details. Some programs require contacting the hosting branch for registration. See event descriptions for registration dates. Thanks to the Wichita Public Library Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Friends of the Wichita Public Library for making many of these programs possible.
LIBRARY BOARD ANNOUNCES OFFICERS
The Wichita Public Library’s Board of Directors elected 2009-2010 officers at its Aug. 18, 2009, meeting.
President: Susan Estes
First Vice-President: Tom Engelmann
Second Vice-President: Steve Roberts
Secretary: Melissa Alley
Treasurer: Marcia Newton
Wichita Public Library board officers are elected annually for one year terms.