Cultural/curatorial transmissions: “Bold Women” at the Spencer Museum of Art
On the campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, art across generations reveals the past as present. "Bold Women" is on view through July 6.
'Just Willa': Like mother, like daughter
A new novel by Wichita native Helen Sheehy explores the lives of early 20th-century Kansas and Oklahoma farmers and ranchers. Technically fiction, “Just Willa” drips with the kinds of details that the best historians mine from deep research.
Newton textile artist has work on view in two New York shows
Eden Quispe teaches art full time while maintaining a studio practice and robust exhibition schedule.
Museum on the move
Wichita State’s Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology is hosting one last student-curated exhibit in its longtime home.
A zesty dish for adults: 'Cafe Puttanesca' at Roxy's Downtown
Roxy's is the fourth company approved to produce the musical since it debuted 21 years ago. Performances run through May 17 at the downtown Wichita theater.
Bailey on Gandolfini: film critic & Wichita native captures the contradictory life of a beloved actor
Jason Bailey talks "Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend."
Exhibition traces the history of Mennonite immigration to the Midwest
Family heirlooms, travel items link immigrant stories to lives in the Midwest at the end of the 19th century, on view at the Kauffman Museum at Bethel College through June 1.
Stage as sanctuary: In troubling times, theater is a refuge for Kansas high school students
The joyful environment of the annual Kansas Thespians Festival testifies to theater’s value as a refuge and life tutor for teenagers.
A steady visual rhythm: Taylar Sanders and Harold Smith at Mulberry Art Gallery
An exhibition of paintings by Kansas City artists Taylar Sanders and Harold Smith offers an invitation to witness blackness in full bloom. It's on view at Mulberry Art Gallery through May 16 and Harvester Arts through April 25.