Meadowlark Press enters its 11th year of publishing voices from the Great Plains
To celebrate, Skyler Lovelace reviews poetry volumes by Tyler Robert Sheldon, Olive L. Sullivan, and Laura Lee Washburn from the small press' back catalog.
Landscapes and memory shimmer in selections from Barton Community College art collection
The college's new president and his wife curated "Executive Collection," on view at the Shafer Art Gallery in Great Bend, Kansas, through March 1.
‘Avian Migrations’ bridges technological, organic modes of expression
The Advanced Learning Library centerpiece is an interactive sculpture controlled passively by its patrons.
A joyful celebration of Wichita drag artists: Lydia Humphreys at CityArts
At a fraught moment for drag artists, Humphreys' exhibition celebrates the creativity and self-determination inherent in drag. It's on view through February 23.
'Proving Up' puts Opera Kansas on new music’s frontier
Missy Mazzoli’s haunting chamber opera arrives at Old Cowtown Museum in March.
Stitches in Time: 'À La Mode' at Mark Arts
An exhibition exploring the power of fashion includes works in a variety of mediums by more than 40 artists. It's on view at the community art center through March 15.
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Friendship on deck: '[title of show]' at Roxy’s Downtown
More than a gimmick, this musical about writing a musical celebrates not only theater but the vital importance of friendship. It's on stage Wednesdays-Saturdays through February 1.
Wayne Gottstine is 'back in the fight'
The longtime Kansas musician has tackled cancer head-on, and he's tentatively planning to play shows for Split Lip Rayfield’s 30th anniversary. But 18 years after losing bandmate Kirk Rundstrom to the disease, he knows nothing is guaranteed.
A twinning combination: Artists A+B at the Wichita Art Museum
In WAM's fifth Regional Creatives exhibition, twin artists from Rose Hill, Kansas, present 13 visual double sonnets — each the size of a pair of twin beds.