Pet Pals fundraiser
Like chili and pets? Senior Services, Inc. is hosting a chili cookoff to raise money for Pet Pals, which provides food for the pets of Meals on Wheels participants. The event is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Downtown Senior Center, 200 S. Walnut. Admission is $5 and best chili wins a $50 gift card. To RSVP or get more information, contact Stacyb@seniorservicesofwichita.org or call (316) 267-0302, ext. 233.
Holiday floral workshop
Learn to create festival centerpieces at a holiday floral design workshop led by Irina Sheshukova, a Kansas State University instructor and accredited member of the American Institute of Floral Designers. Participants will create and take home a medium-sized Christmas tree table arrangement.
Two identical sessions will be held: from 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Sedgwick County Extension Center, 21st and Ridge Road. The cost is $75 per person and seating is limited. For more information, call (316) 660-0142.
‘Queen of Bohemia’ explored
Author Eva M. Kahn will present a program about Zoe Anderson Norris, who began her writing career in Wichita in the 1890s before becoming one of New York’s best-known muckraking journalists and flamboyant characters. Zahn’s book, “Queen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death: The Forgotten Journalist Zoe Anderson Norris, 1860-1914,” was recently published by Fordham University Press. Zahn’s presentation is from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main. Admission is free.
Book sale
Friends of the Wichita Public Library will hold a sale of books, CDs and other donated items from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Advanced Learning Library, 711 W. 2nd St. A preview sale for FWPL members is set for 5-6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14.
