Quick Trench

The Tallgrass Film Festival may be the launching pad for the next Steven Spielberg! To find out about all the great film-making talent in the area, make sure you head for this festival held the third week in October at various locations in downtown Wichita. This is the ninth annual festival, and it has built a solid tradition of allowing you to screen the best foreign, independent, short, retrospective and premiering films. Grab some popcorn, take a seat, and enjoy!

The art of dinner theater was once thought to be something from a bygone era. But at the Crown Dinner Theatre, is is thankfully alive and well. Enjoy an exceptional evening out for a stupendously delicious meal and classic performances from seasoned actors and actresses throughout dinner at the Crown. Don't forget to make your reservations, you won't want to miss a truly different theatrical and culinary experience at this attraction.

How about taking a really close look at the planets and the stars? The kids will love seeing Saturn's rings through the 16-inch telescope at the Lake Afton Public Observatory. Once you go through the whole Solar System, enjoy some great interactive exhibits and attractions in the observatory's museum area. The exhibits will describe what you just saw through that ultra-powerful telescope in greater detail.