Music Theatre Wichita’s longest-serving employee celebrates 50 years of curtains
Among (many) other contributions, Mary Sue Dymak helped build the production company’s robust theatrical rentals program.
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Inventing new patterns: Abby Ausherman at Harvester Arts
In her Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition "Anatomy of a Bond," the artist explores the rich territory of quilting-as-metaphor. It's on view through April 26.
How Trish Dool creates her avant garde hair designs
The award-winning stylist looks for inspiration everywhere and spends endless hours in her studio listening to '80s new wave and exploring hair as a material.
'The Bridges of Madison County' fizzles at the Forum Theatre
Despite a strong production, the musical is less romantic fantasy than it is cliched commentary on Midwestern existence. Performances continue through March 2.
News flash: One of Wichita's most interesting art exhibitions is at a senior living community
A wide-ranging fiber show at Larksfield Place is a genuine delight and an easy place to visit. It's on view every day through January 30.
Short films at the Tallgrass Film Festival reflect on the history and landscape of Kansas
"The Interior Frontier," "Color Me Wichita," "Unwarranted: The Senseless Death of Journalist Joan Meyer," and "Electra Wasp” approach Kansas subjects from different directions.
Two kinds of alchemy: Meghan Miller at the E.B. White Gallery and Ann Resnick at the Salina Art Center
In “Dreaming Canopy” and “Tell Me What You Think of Me, Part One: Something to Divine” two very different artists present meditative, deeply engaging work.
Three Wichita-area candidates for office discussed the arts in a public forum. Their opponents didn’t show up.
In a friendly conversation at the Orpheum Theatre, Democrats Esau Freeman, Sarah Lopez, and Celeste Racette emphasized the importance of the arts as an economic driver and source of civic pride.
A Wichita State incubator program teaches students how musicals are made
Over two semesters, musical theater artists Janine McGuire and Arri Simon have refined their one-act musical "Express" on the WSU campus.