It’ll be a year of birthday celebrations for several familiar local entities: a sesquicentennial for Wichita and Sedgwick County, a quasquicentennial for WSU, a centennial year for Mark Arts, the 85th anniversary of WAM and the 20th anniversary of Exploration Place.
Events marking the sesquicentennial of Wichita and Sedgwick County are still being planned, according to Megan Lovely, the communications and special events manager for the city. So far, only one major event has been announced for the 150th celebration: an Aug. 15 “150 for 150” gala at Koch Arena that will recognize outstanding athletes who got their start Wichita. Hoopster Lynette Woodard, the first woman member of the Harlem Globetrotters, and Olympian Jim Ryun, the first high school athlete to run a mile under four minutes, are confirmed keynote speakers, according to Bob Lutz, executive director of the nonprofit youth baseball League 42, which is helping plan the event. Keep an eye on the event’s Facebook page for more confirmed participants.
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