Ways to Save Week of June 2nd

Riverfest starts tomorrow. Download a free Festival Event Guide here.

Central Branch Library will be holding a special Used Book Sale on the West Side Patio during Riverfest, Saturday the 4th from 11-5.

Sedgwick County Master Gardeners is hosting the Garden Tour 2016. $10 gets you entrance to all 8 lovely gardens.

Looking for outdoor summer fun for the kiddos? The Great Plains Nature Center has you covered. Check out their inexpensive outings here.

Botanica’s Butterfly House opening is this Sunday the 5th from 1:00-5:00. Entrance is only $3 with your Riverfest button. The first 100 children get to release a butterfly.

Have you checked out Fun Fit at the YMCA yet? The Downtown Branch also offers evening sessions from 6-8:30 Monday – Thursday. It is free with your membership for kids ages 6-12. Plus, the Kid Power Cafe is available beginning at 11 (immediately after the morning sessions from 9-11) for free, healthy meals for ages 18 and under.

Speaking of the YMCA, Saturday they are hosting a Free Baseball Clinic for any current baseball participants, any age. Come to the South Y outdoor fields from 9-Noon. Free and no registration required. Come learn some skills for this season.

Did you know June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month? Reverie will be using an awareness stamp on their cups to help raise support. For more information visit alz.org.

Know about the Wicked Brew Tour? Visit any participating location for a passport – get any 5 stamps and get a t-shirt. Anything for a t-shirt. More info here.

Did you know Friday is National Donut Day? Hit up The Donut Whole to celebrate.

You’re remembering all the local Farmer’s Markets, yes? (Thanks, Wichita on the Cheap for an updated list!)

Also from WOTC:

The Free Swim Day Calendar for city wide pools. This Sunday the 5th is the first one at Harvest.

And the City-Wide Garage Sale Calendar. This Saturday we have Andover, Park City, Clearwater, Halstead, and Garden Plain.

Library:

Today from 10:30-11:15 the Goddard Puppet Ladies will be at Evergreen, telling about the Horned Toad Prince.

Also today from 10:15-11:15 at Westlink, enjoy Mother Goose Games

Tomorrow, the 3rd, enjoy a Preschool Dance Party at Alford from 10:30-11 for ages 2-6.

Monday the 6th at Evergreen and Tuesday the 7th at Angelou, you can make & take a boomerang any time from 2-5.

Then Wednesday the 8th from 10:30-11 at Rockwell, enjoy the Puppet Show Interrupting Chicken.

Also Wednesday at Westlink from 2:30-3:30, join the Minecraft fun with a scavenger hunt, crafts and more.

Next Wednesday at Central, ages 9-11 can use salt and paint to make artwork from 2:30-3:30.

On Tuesday at Central, celebrate Riverfest with glue & glitter to make your own temporary tatoos.

At Linwood next Wednesday from 2:30-3:30, teens ages 12-17 can enjoy Superhero challenges like Iron Man tech gadget building and Hawkeye archery.

Learn about Microsoft Word next Tuesday at Central from 10:30-Noon.

And Senior Wednesday on the 8th will show a musical play, Presidential Briefs from 1:30-2:30 at Central.

 

I hope you have a great weekend!