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WICHITA FAMILIES ON THE MOVE | December Calendar of Events

Crafts 4 Fun (Mosaics) @ Central Library; 10:30 a.m.
March 20
2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship @ Intrust Bank Arena through March 22.
March 21
Make & Take Craft: Bracelets @ Orchard Park Library; 1:30 p.m. Museum of World Treasures Spring Break March 21-25 will provide free activities, tours, and more all week long during USD 259’s Spring Break. All activities free with paid admission.
March 22
Spring Break Art Day – Spring into Spring @ City Arts.
March 23
Spring Break Art Day – “Zoom” Art Close-ups @ City Arts.
Craft to Go: Picture Frames @ Comotara Library; 11 a.m.
Happy Birthday, Kansas! @ Central Library ages 5-7; 2:30 p.m.
Celebrate Kansas & the Air Capital: Make & Fly Paper Airplanes @ Westlink Library ages 7-11: 2:30 p.m.
Windows Movie Maker for Teens @ Rockwell Library; 2:30 p.m.
March 24
Messy Mixtures @ Central Library ages 8-10; 2;30 p.m.
Go Green in Kansas @ Alford Branch Library ages 7-10; 2:30 p.m.
Kansas Mural Magic @ Rockwell Library ages 5-11; 2:30 p.m.
March 25
5:00 PM Final Friday.
March 26
Wichita Grand Opera presents “There’s No Place Like Home” 10th Anniversary Gala @ Century II Concert Hall.
Educational Program: Discovery Days, Historical Dress Up @ Museum of World Treasures. This is an activity for 1 – 5th graders and their families. Free with paid admission; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Family Artventure @ Wichita Art Museum; 11 a.m.
March 28
Educational Program: Treasure Tales, “Ladybug.” @ Museum of World Treasures. Story-telling, mini tour and craft activity for pre-schoolers and their families; 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Reoccurring Events at the Wichita Public Library
Signing Time: A Toddler Sign Language Storytime
10:30 a.m., Mondays, Jan. 10-Apr. 4, Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer, 337-9456
Preschool Storytime
10:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Jan. 11-April 5, Central Library, 223 S. Main, 261-8500
10:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Jan. 11-April 5, Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer, 337-9456
(children only)
10:30 a.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 12-April 6, Evergreen Branch Library, 2601 N. Arkansas, 303-
8181 (English/Spanish bilingual storytime)
10:30 a.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 12-April 6, Rockwell Branch Library, 5939 E. 9th, 688-9361
10:30 a.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 19-April 6, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian, 337-9119
Nursery Rhyme Time
10:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Jan. 11-April 5, Rockwell Branch Library, 5939 E. 9th, 688-9361
10:30 a.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 12-April 6, Central Library, 223 S. Main, 261-8500
10:30 a.m., Thursdays, Jan. 13-April 7, Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer, 337-9456
10:30 a.m., Fridays, Jan. 14-April 8, Central Library, 223 S. Main, 261-8500
10:30 a.m., Fridays, Jan. 14-April 8, Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer, 337-9456
Toddle Time
10:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Jan. 11-March. 15, Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer, 337-9456
10:30 a.m., Thursdays, Jan. 13-April 7, Rockwell Branch Library, 5939 E. 9th, 688-9361
10:30 a.m., Tuesdays, Jan. 18-April 5, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian, 337-9119
10:30 a.m., Tuesdays, March. 22-March 29, Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer, 337-9456
Baby’s First Storytime
11:15 a.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 12-April 6, Central Library, 223 S. Main, 261-8500
Family Storytime
10:30 a.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 12-April 6, Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer, 337-945

December 1
Illuminations @ Botanica December 1 – December 31.
A Cowboy Christmas with the Diamond W Wranglers @ Old Cowtown; 6:30 p.m. through December 18.
Holiday Lights from the Air @ Wichita Mid-Continent Airport; 6 – 10 p.m. through December 31.
Lights on the Lake @ Heartspring; 6 – 10 p.m. through December 25.
Festival of Trees Fundraiser to benefit Goodwill Industries @ Century II Exhibition Hall Balcony through

December 2
Let’s Make Merry, a Victorian Christmas @ Old Cowtown; 6 – 9 p.m. Repeats December 3, 9 and 10.
Gazing at Jupiter and the moon @ Lake Afton Public Observatory; 7:30 – 10 p.m. Repeats December 3, 9
and 10.
The Gingerbread Man, Once Upon a Time Series @ The Wichita Children’s Theatre and Dance Center;
show at 7 p.m. and repeats on Saturday, December 3 at Noon and again December 7 – 10.

December 3
Breakfast with Santa @ Old Cowtown; 9 a.m. Repeats December 10.
Acoustic Café @ Scooters Coffeehouse in Andover; 8 – 10 p.m.
Arthritis Foundation’s 24th Annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk @ Exploration Place; 8:30 a.m. – Noon.
Christmas in Delano @ Wichita Delano District; 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

December 6
Little Explorers Holiday Science @ Exploration Place; 10 – 11 a.m. on Tuesdays.
Art Start @ Wichita Art Museum; 10 a.m. every Tuesday in December.

December 7
Winter Wednesdays $2.50 admission @ Sedgwick County Zoo every Wednesday in December.

December 8
Handmade Gifts , 3D Projects, Workshop @ Wichita Center for the Arts; 6 – 8 p.m. for ages 6-14.
Moscow Ballet Presents: Great Russian Nutcracker @ Orpheum Performing Arts Center; 7:30 p.m.
Wichita Wildcat Classic @ INTRUST Bank Arena; 8 p.m.

December 10
Winter Wonderland @ YMCA Camp Hyde; 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Seasons Treatings @ Sedgwick County Zoo; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Family Fun Day, Depression Era Games & Toys @ Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum; 1 – 5 p.m.
The Nutcracker Ballet @ Friends University; 2 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, December 11.
Repeats December 16 and 17.

December 13
Garden Sprouts “The Chocolate Tree” @ Botanca; 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
"The Spirit of the Season" Wichita Symphony Free Family Holiday Concert @ Century II Convention Hall; 7:30 p.m.
Spaghetti with Santa @ Botanica; 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

December 15
Trans-Siberian Orchestra @ INTRUST Bank Arena; 6:30 p.m.

December 16
Astronomical Zoo @ Lake Afton Public Observatory; 7:30 – 10 p.m. Repeats December 17.
"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" @ Wichita Children's Theatre & Dance Center; various times through

December 17
Family ArtVenture @ Wichita Art Museum; 11 a.m.

December 18
"A Christmas Carol" @ Wichita Center for the Arts; 4:30 p.m.