Kirby's @ 10pm: Chauffers, Cricket Wand & Digestor

Thanks to our sponsors for helping make this event possible: House of Schwan, Midwest Drum & Percussion, KMUW, Naked City Magazine, KWCH/KSCW, Wichita Arts Council, Wichita Downtown Development Corporation, Simon Palmer, and Nieman Creative.

Doors: 6:00 p.m.

Tickets start at $17.00 and are available at www.harlemglobetrotters.com, www.selectaseat.com, the INTRUST Bank Arena box office, or by phone at 316.755.SEAT. Information on group and scout tickets can also be found at www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

The outstanding rookies include Paul “Tiny” Sturgess, the world’s tallest pro basketball player at 7-8, Jonte “Too Tall” Hall, the shortest Globetrotter ever at 5-2, and Fatima “TNT” Maddox of Temple University, the team’s first female player since 1993 and ninth female in team history.

The new Globetrotters also feature the top three finishers from the 2011 College Slam Dunk Contest, including the reigning champ Jacob “Hops” Tucker. At 5-10, Tucker sports a 50-inch vertical leap, and his YouTube videos have garnered well over four million views. Tucker joins slam dunk runner-up John “Jet” Williams of UNC-Asheville and semifinalist Darnell “Spider” Wilks of the University of Cincinnati.

The 2012 rookie class has a total of three seven-footers including 7-4 Jermaine “Stretch” Middleton, the third-tallest player in team history, and 7-foot Anthony “Biggie” McClain. At 7-8, Sturgess becomes the tallest Globetrotter ever after a career at Mountain State University (W.Va.). He is the 19th internationally born player in team history, hailing from Loughborough, England.

“The Globetrotters are excited to welcome a new generation of stars to carry on the storied tradition of the world’s most entertaining basketball team,” said Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider. “This year’s rookie class features some of the most talented and promising players from across the world.”

Current Globetrotters stars Special K Daley, Big Easy Lofton, Flight Time Lang, Dizzy Grant, Scooter Christensen, and many others will team up with the world class rookies for nearly 270 games on the North American portion of the World Tour, bringing the Globetrotter magic to over 230 cities in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and five Canadian provinces. Player rosters in each city will vary and are subject to change.

The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce its first annual Shop ‘til you Drop at the Yacht: A Ladies Night out at the Wichita Boathouse which will take place on Friday, February 3, 2012 from 5pm to 9:30pm at the Wichita Boathouse.

Both floors of the Boathouse will be full of vendors selling a variety of posh products. Admission is $1 and shoppers will get to sample free appetizers, desserts, and drinks from area caterers. Shoppers will also be eligible to win door prizes which will be announced throughout the evening.

This event is the first in a series of events the Hall of Fame is planning to make the Boathouse once again a vibrant part of the Wichita community. “The original Wichita Boathouse was a central part of the Wichita community during the first half of the 1900s and it is our goal at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame to make the current Boathouse the same type of place. This event will be a great way for the women of Wichita to come out and see this beautiful building while taking part in a fun event,” said Laura Hartley, Boathouse Events Manager.

The event is sponsored by Xclusive Bartending and Shay Chic Events with additional sponsorship opportunities available.

Drop in to Jacque Inc. Photography in Old Town Square (just east of Caffe Moderne) between 7 and 9pm and couples can get a quick pick just in time for Valentine's Day. Pictures will be posted for free on Facebook and you can purchase prints.