Tallgras Movie Trivia at the Donut Whole!
Tallgrass Movie Trivia, with bonafide host Jake Euker and your brainy and beautiful trivia hygienist Heather Williams, returns at tonight at 7 PM only at the Donut Whole!

Come out for some incredible donuts as well as a chance to win a Ticket Voucher Package for the 2009 Tallgrass Film Festival and other goodies!

WES STUDI TO RECEIVE HIGHEST HONOR FROM MID AMERICA ALL INDIAN CENTER, OPENING NIGHT

Wes Studi, star of film THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN, will be honored with an Eagle feather by the Mid America All Indian Center as part of the Opening Night Gala.

Both Bald and Golden Eagles (and their feathers) are highly revered and considered sacred within Native American traditions, culture and religion. They are honored with great care and shown the deepest respect. They represent honesty, truth, majesty, strength, courage, wisdom, power and freedom. As they roam the sky, they are believed to have a special connection to the Creator. According to traditional Native American beliefs, the Creator made all the birds of the sky when the World was new. Of all the birds, the Creator chose the Eagle to be the leader… the Master of the Sky. To be given an Eagle feather is the highest honor that can be awarded within the Native American culture. When one receives an Eagle feather, that person is being acknowledged with gratitude, love and ultimate respect.

CALL (316) 755-SEAT to purchase your tickets for the Opening Night Gala today!

GET YOUR FESTIVAL ON!!!

Buy a VIP Pass and attend these fabulous VIP Events:
*FRIDAY: Mayor’s VIP Chili Feed at Cowtown
*ALL WEEKEND: VIP Filmmaker Lounge at Market Centre
*SUNDAY: VIP Filmmaker Champagne Brunch at the Old Mill Tasty Shop

Purchase an Opening Night Gala ticket, Ad Astra or Underbelly ticket and Closing Night Gala ticket to attend these unforgettable soirees:

FRIDAY: Opening Night Gala Party
Check out our tricks and treats at this fetish themed party sponsored by Naked City Magazine, at the Wichita Executive Center, following the Opening Night Screening of THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN at the Orpheum. Open bar, food and live entertainment featuring a performance by the Greyhounds.

SATURDAY: Street Party
Join us for a Middle Eastern themed street party where we’ll be dancin’ in the streets, along with belly dancers galore! Enjoy hookah bars sponsored by Heat Cigar & Hookah Bar, Middle Eastern food and cash bar.

SUNDAY: Closing Night Gala Party
While we can’t promise Night at The Museum-style antics, don’t miss this last chance to party with filmmakers and friends at WSU’s Ulrich Museum of Art, following the Closing Night Screening of MOMMY IS AT THE HAIRDRESSER’S at the CAC Theater. Open bar, food and entertainment. The Closing Night Gala is free for all WSU students, faculty and staff who are encouraged to RSVP in advance via email or by calling (316) 978-3664.

Other Attractions to look out for:

FRIDAY: Filmmaker Location Tour: Don’t forget about Friday’s Filmmakers Forum & Luncheon, presented by the WSU Film Certificate Program, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Broadview Hotel. For more information and to RSVP contact Mike Wood at 316-978-7750. Following the forum, join the filmmakers as they board Ivan’s Unified Party Bus for a wild “location tour” of Wichita. Space is limited so seating will be based on a first come, first serve basis.

FRIDAY & SUNDAY: Tanya’s Soup Kitchen: Popular chef Tanya Tandoc will return to the downtown area with Tanya’s Soup Kitchen Caravan, a temporary mini-restaurant exclusively for the festival. It will serve up a choice of two of Tanya’s favorite soups on Friday and Sunday, Tomato-Dill Bisque and Chicken Curry (as voted upon by folks who visited The Eagle’s poll). The caravan will be located in the parking lot of The Orpheum Theatre and will be serving on Friday from 11 AM-9 PM and Sunday from 11 AM-5 PM.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY: Tallgrass Mini Golf: Also in the Orpheum parking lot, a Quirky Attractions of Kansas Mini Golf Course will be up and running nearby with pairs from Big Brothers/Big Sisters Sedgwick County at the helm. Come check out the holes created by some of Wichita’s finest artists including the big ball of twine and the deepest welll by David Murano, the salt mine by Shawn Freeman and Carrie Nation by Jack Walker.

SATURDAY: Midnight Madness with the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: Release your inner-freak at Saturday’s Midnight Screening sponsored by the Orpheum, ROK ICT and the Kansas CW. Doors open at 11:30 PM.

Click here for a FULL SCHEDULE OF FESTIVAL EVENTS!

WATCH DOWNTOWN…PARTY DOWNTOWN…STAY DOWNTOWN!

As if the aforementioned parties weren’t reason enough, the Broadview is giving you an even better reason to stay downtown all weekend! For just $75/night, including breakfast, you can stay at the historic Broadview, the official hotel of the Tallgrass Film Festival, in the heart of downtown and in the heart of the action!

Call 1-800-362-2929 or 316-262-5000 and speak to the IN HOUSE Reservations Department and ask for the FILM rate. Reservations can also be made by emailing [email protected]

A NOTE ON TICKETING…

We apologize if you’ve had any difficulty purchasing tickets online with our new ticketing system.

In the meantime, please call Select-A-Seat directly at 316-755-SEAT to buy your tickets today!

Our sponsors make it all possible…

Thank you to our 2009 festival sponsors, including Integrated Media Group, Emily Bonavia Trust, Clear Channel Radio/Wichita, Wichita Downtown Development Corporation , City of Wichita , Stella Artois, House of Schwan, Glazer’s, Go Wichita!, KMUW , KPTS , ProductionHUB.com, Kansas Arts Commission, Greteman Group, National Endowment for the Arts, Ulrich Museum of Art , The Gruver Family, The Orpheum, The Garvey Center , the Knight Foundation and Naked City.

Founded in 2003 by the late Timothy Gruver, the Tallgrass Film Festival is a program of the Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA), a non-profit 501©3 arts organization dedicated to entertaining and enlightening audiences from America’s Heartland. Through the festival, Third Thursday Film Series, Cinema Al Fresco Series, WAMPA Filmmaker Academy, and Special Screenings, WAMPA spotlights the city’s venues, cultural attractions and artistic communities.

For more information on the festival, go to tallgrassfilmfest.com