“Museum Flip Flop: Stories in the Sun, Tours in the Dark” *Saturday, August 22nd 1 pm-3 pm

Museum Flip Flop Event at Mid-America All Indian Center

The Mid-America All-Indian Center is throwing an end-of-summer party that is just as unconventional as its name: “Museum Flip Flop: Stories in the Sun, Tours in the Dark.”

Mid America All-Indian Center | Saturday August 22nd 1 pm – 3 pm | 650 N. Seneca, Wichita, KS 67203

Admission is $3.50 plus tax for adults and youth ages 13 and older; children 12 and under will be admitted free.

This event will include activities for adults and kids that have never taken place inside the Indian Center before.

“Our goal was to create an entirely new event built around the unexpected,” said Indian Center Director April Scott. “We’re still providing authentic American Indian experiences and educational opportunities; they’ve just been given fun twists to fit within a summer theme.”

Activities will include:

Campfire Stories Under the Flags

This is a whole new take on American Indian storytelling, since it is traditionally done outdoors under the stars and nighttime sky. This time, the American Indian stories that have been passed down from generations will be told indoors by American Indian Elder Jan Brooks under the 73 flags of American Indian nations that hang inside the Indian Center’s Gallery of Nations.

Museum Tours in the Dark

Visitors have never seen the Indian Center Museum with the lights off. On Aug. 22, however, that will change as staff lead flashlight tours through the Museum, whose exhibits take on a different feel in the dark. Flashlights will be provided by the Indian Center.

Meet and greet and pictures with Kneehigh the Miniature Horse

Kneehigh is a 15-year-old, 33-inch-high American Miniature Horse who makes regular appearances around Wichita in his trademark “tennis shoes.” He may be half the size of the horses mentioned in American Indian history, but he has twice the personality.

Indoor Chalk Art

Forget paper and markers, or even sidewalks for that matter! Kids of all ages will be invited to show off their creativity on the Gallery of Nations cement floor using sidewalk chalk. Indian Center staff aren’t certified Guinness record keepers, but this could turn into Wichita’s largest chalkboard.