The 11th Annual Movie-Themed Sidewalk Chalking Contest, held in front of the Regent Theater, featured a tremendous number of colorful and clever designs. The movie inspired artwork covered contemporary features like “Minions” and “Buzz Lightyear” as well as classics like “Singing in the Rain”.
Tracy Byrd and The Byrd Dawgs played an authentic, fun, crowd-pleasing show in Memorial Auditorium last Thursday. He commented, “I like Wellington Kansas” early on, which endeared him to the crowd as he got them singing along with many of his hit songs.
Jared Brown and the Dirt Road Misfits opened to a crowd of 300+ ready to enjoy a live music event in the comfy surroundings of Municipal Auditorium. Brown sang a mix of his own original music as well as cover tunes, including his own melodic take on Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here”.
Wellington Community Theater board members Jamie YoNash and Mary-Ann Hennig helped coordinate and host an adult “Sock Hop” fundraiser full of oldies-inspired dancing, swinging music of the era, vintage attire, and a cash bar. Held at Memorial Auditorium, the fundraiser included themed costume and dance contests, as well as a large raffle basket for patrons to win.
Tyler Byrd and his band The Flock, shared their form of Red Dirt Music at the Regent Theater. An up and coming singer-songwriter from Noble, OK, his name may sound familiar as he made it to Round 6 of American Idol during Season 19.
The Mudbugs Cajun & Zydeco band, comprised mainly of Wellington natives, just hit a significant milestone. Their single “Jambalaya” has received over 1 million spins on Spotify, one of the world’s largest music streaming service providers, with hundreds of thousands more appearing on Apple Music, Google Play, You- Tube, TikTok and many others.
Anton "Nuke" Bushner and songwriter Darick Parsons were working on some new music with Carter Green at Green Jeans Studio in Wellington. Nuke appeared on Season 14 of American Idol.
Tyler Byrd, an up and coming singer-songwriter from Noble, Oklahoma, is playing at the Historic Regent Theatre on May 19th. Over the last few years, Tyler found his home playing Red Dirt Music and advanced to round 6 of American Idol during Season 19. Tyler’s debut album “Genesis” was released on Feb 25th, 2022. Regent doors open at
The Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention Visitors Bureau is excited to announce that American Country Music artist Tracy Byrd will be performing in concert on June 23rd, 2022, Memorial Auditorium, Wellington, KS. Tickets go on sale at 6am, Thursday, April 21st.
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