What's cookin' in Wichita Falls this week? Here's a day-to-day list

Wichita

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27

 

LECTURE BY JOSH LOCHMAN: “US FOREIGN POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES”: 7 p.m. Feb. 27. Free. Speakers & Issues Series. Bridwell Hall Auditorium in Dillard, Midwestern State University, 3410 Taft. For information, e-mail Greg.Giddings@msutexas.edu.  

Midwestern State University

LIVE TRIVIA: 7 to 10 p.m. Wichita Falls Brewing Co. 701 Indiana St. Free trivia game. 264-4677.

TODDLER TIME AT THE WICHITA FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY: 10, 10:30 and 11 a.m. (3 sessions). WFPL, 600 11th St. For children (and a caregiver) ages 3 and under. Free. 767-0868.

 

THURSDAY, FEB. 28

 

AN EVENING WITH MICHAEL JR.: 7 p.m. Feb. 28. Wichita Theatre Performing Arts Center, 919 Indiana. $28. Under 10 is $23. 723-9037 or www.wichitatheatre.com.

TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS    The historic Wichita Theatre Performing Arts Centre lights up at night during performances. The historic building began in 1908 as the Wichita Falls Opera House and has been used for music festivals, concerts, ballet, traveling acts, opera, and for graduation ceremonies of the Wichita Falls High School.

WAKE UP WICHITA FALLS TEXAS MEDICAL ALLERGY CHIROPRACTIC: 8 to 9 p.m. Feb 28. Texas Medical Allergy Chiropractic, 3801 Call Field, Ste. 300. 341-2117.

MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY FACULTY EXHIBITION: To Mar. 1, 2019. Juanita Harvey Art Gallery, Fain Fine Arts Center, MSU, 3410 Taft Blvd. 397-4264.

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 1

 

DISNEY “NEWSIES THE BROADWAY MUSICAL”: 7:30 p.m. Mar 1 and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Mar 2. Wichita Theatre, 10th and Indiana. 723-9037 or www.wichitatheatre.com.

Disney’s Newsies the Broadway Musical opens at 7:30 p.m. tonight and 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Wichita Theatre and will run at least four weeks.

OPENING OF GALE COCHRAN-SMITH ART EXHIBIT: March 1 to May 11, 2019. The Galleria at the Forum, 2120 Speedway. Free Admission. 766-3347 or theforumwf.org.

GRAND OPENING RIBBON CUTTING: WORLD CLASS TATTOO: 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 1. World Class Tattoo, 3205 Kemp Boulevard. 723-2741

CRAFTS FOR TODDLERS: 2 to 3 p.m. Wichita Falls Public Library, 600 11th St. Ages 2 to 6. Free. 767-0868

AN EXHIBIT BY KATHY KINCAID: to April 7. West End Studio. Kemp Center for the Arts, 1300 Lamar St. 767-2787 or kempcenter.org.

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 2

 

KIDS FISHING RODEO: 10 a.m. Mar 2. Wichita Falls Softball Complex, 1702 Sheppard Access Rd. Free for kids 16 and under. Awards in age groups. Texas Parks and Wild Life Dept. 761-7490.

Kids fishing rodeo

TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY AND HISTORY TRUNK SHOW: 11 a.m. to noon, Mar 2. Wichita Falls Public Library, 600 11th St.  Put on by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Call 767-0868 for more info.

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER – A NIGHT OF BROADWAY: 6 p.m. Mar. 2. The Forum, 2120 Speedway. Alzheimer’s Association of Wichita Falls. Register at alznct.news/antr2019.

2019 NORTHWEST TEXAS COUNCIL MERIT BADGE COLLEGE: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 2. Midwestern State University, 3410 Taft Boulevard. Hosted by Northwest Texas Council, BSA. $20 per scout – may work on up to two merit badges. 696-2735. 

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 3

 

45TH TORNADO ALLEY RACQUETBALL TOURNAMENT: 6 p.m. Mar 1 to 3 p.m. Mar 3. YMCA Bill Bartley Branch, 5001 Bartley Dr. Msg @TARCWF on Facebook.com

The Bill Bartley Branch would get additions of a double gymnasium, indoor soccer/multipurpose complex and more through YMCA's capital campaign.

MSU UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE AND UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA: 4 p.m. Mar 3. Akin Auditorium, 3410 Taft Blvd. Free. 397-4267.

 

MONDAY, MARCH 4

 

PERKINS LECTURES 2019: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. & 7 to 8 p.m. Mar 3 and 11 a.m. to noon & 7 to 8 p.m. Mar 4. First United Methodist Church, 909 10th St. 766-4231.

AN EXHIBIT BY THORPE GRINER: To April 7, 2019. NorthLight Gallery. Kemp Center for the Arts, 1300 Lamar St. 767-2787 or kempcenter.org.

Kemp Center

POETRY SOCIETY’S ARTS AND POEM, ART IN TRANSITION, and BREA’N THOMPSON EXHIBITS: Sikes Senter Mall, 3111 Midwestern Pkwy. 767-2787.

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 5

 

FROM TURKEY TO TULSA: A TRIBUTE TO BOB WILLS: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mar 5. Elks Club, 4205 Seymour Rd. Kenny and Susan Mayo. Benefits Museum of North Texas History. $35. 322-7628.

PAW PATROL LIVE: 6 to 8 p.m. Mar. 5 & 10 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8 p.m. Mar. 6. Kay Yeager Coliseum, 1000 5th St. $29 to $142. 716-5500 and www.wfmpec.com

Wichita Falls Multi-Purpose Event Center

MEMORIES IN THE MAKING: 10 a.m. The Forum, 2120 Speedway. Free. Art program for people with dementia and their caregivers. 766-3347.

PRE-SCHOOL STORY TIME: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wichita Falls Public Library, 600 11th St. For children ages 3 to 5. Free. 767-0868.