Weekly preview — Feb. 17
Monday, Feb. 18
Making Mary’s Monster: A University Libraries and Women in Horror Month Escape Room
Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Ablah Library
Cost: Free!
Rustle up some good friends and get ready for top-of-the-line spooks at the Wichita State library’s free escape room! You’ll be solving puzzles and orchestrating team maneuvers to help Mary Shelley complete her masterpiece, Frankenstein, and defeat other writers in a ghost story contest. Make sure to register with six to eight friends ahead of time at https://libraries.wichita.edu/wihm to get in on the fun. If you can’t make the first time, don’t worry! There are also time slots from 2 – 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Art That Touches Your Heart
Time: All Day
Location: RSC, Cadman Art Gallery
Cost: Free!
The Rhatigan Student Center is hosting a special exhibit this Monday orchestrated by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The exhibit, which focuses on the traditions and history of African art, is sure to delight as much as it informs. The exhibit aims to also engage with African art’s influence on modern artists and pieces. Be sure to stop by during your strolls through the Rhatigan.
Wednesday, Feb. 20
KMUW’s Literary Feast
Time: 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: KMUW, 121 N Mead #200
Cost: $10
Are you a media nerd who loves literature and radio? Then KMUW’s Literary Feast is for you! The event is an open-book discussion that features food for both the mind and the stomach. Discussion is led by KMUW book nerds Lu Anne Stephens, Beth Golay, and Sarah Jane Crespo, while food is provided by Public at the Brickyard. Get in the literary groove with “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee” by David Treuer, this month’s focus of discussion, then grab your tickets at http://www.kmuw.org/kmuw-literary-feast.
Pee For Pizza – FREE STI Testing
Time: 1 – 4 p.m.
Location: 209 Ahlberg Hall
Cost: Free!
It’s always better to be safe than sorry — especially when free pizza is involved. Get tested for STI’s and receive a slice of heaven this Wednesday! It’s as easy as peeing in a cup. No appointment is needed, and free sexual health supplies will also be provided.
John Darr was a reporter for The Sunflower. His main interests were local art, student life, experimental literature and ambient pop music.