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'12 Squared' small works pack a big punch
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'12 Squared' small works pack a big punch

Wichita's Gallery 12 has hosted exhibitions of small works for more than a decade. The 2026 show is composed of 51 pieces, all one foot square.

Feeling anxious? Improv might help with that
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Feeling anxious? Improv might help with that

Jenny Findling, a Wichita therapist and improv performer, is offering a six-week program for anxious adults.

An unexpected double-header: Valentine's Day weekend at the Wichita Symphony
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An unexpected double-header: Valentine's Day weekend at the Wichita Symphony

Concerts 'Voyage to Vienna: Haydn & Brahms' and 'Tango Caliente' featured earnest, focused playing and arresting performances.

Phone-free zone: Analog Sunday facilitates creativity without technology
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Phone-free zone: Analog Sunday facilitates creativity without technology

Artist Kinta McGhee hosts a monthly, tech-free collage-making event at a Wichita kombucha brewery.

Notes from the editor's desk: What I've been looking at lately
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Notes from the editor's desk: What I've been looking at lately

From Wichita to Lindsborg and back

The curtain falls: Locals weigh in on the American College Theater Festival’s severed ties with the Kennedy Center
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The curtain falls: Locals weigh in on the American College Theater Festival’s severed ties with the Kennedy Center

Last December, the ACTF decided to suspend their affiliation with the center "due to circumstances and decisions that do not align with (the) organization’s values."

Creating connection: Ellen Kleckner at Emporia State University
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Creating connection: Ellen Kleckner at Emporia State University

In “Tracing the Divide," the artist plays with material and form. The exhibition is on view in the Eppink Gallery through February 27.

'It's always been about a love of stories': Jesse Koza on opera, 'Dido and Aeneas'
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'It's always been about a love of stories': Jesse Koza on opera, 'Dido and Aeneas'

Koza directs Opera Kansas' upcoming production of one of the oldest English-language operas.

The five faces carved into the walls of Wichita’s former city hall
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The five faces carved into the walls of Wichita’s former city hall

Some of the most unusual works in the City of Wichita's public art collection are a series of limestone gargoyles carved in the late 1800s.

Rick Bumgardner back in at Roxy's Downtown
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Rick Bumgardner back in at Roxy's Downtown

Ten weeks after Bumgardner's public resignation, the theater announced the reinstatement of its longtime artistic director.

Push and pull: Marco Hernandez at Bethel College
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Push and pull: Marco Hernandez at Bethel College

In 'Reclaiming My Roots,' the Wichita-based printmaker asserts his Mexican identity. The exhibition is on view in Bethel's Regier Art Gallery through February 12.

‘Seized’ is a measured, hopeful case study about freedom of the press
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‘Seized’ is a measured, hopeful case study about freedom of the press

Kansas City filmmaker Sharon Liese’s documentary about the raid on the Marion County Record premiered last week at the Sundance Film Festival. Tickets to screen the film online are available for a (very) limited time.

Stitches humming like the universe: Lindsay Lion Lord at the Fisch Haus
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Stitches humming like the universe: Lindsay Lion Lord at the Fisch Haus

The artist dedicated her exhibition ‘An Infinite Container’ to ‘the stars, which I can no longer see. But which I can feel.' It’s on view through this weekend during the Knob Festival of New Music.

Reflections and fragmented visions in 'Eye Sea Seeds Sewn: Mirror or Mirage' at the Lawrence Art Center
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Reflections and fragmented visions in 'Eye Sea Seeds Sewn: Mirror or Mirage' at the Lawrence Art Center

On view though February 28, Kristin Morland's exhibition resists stillness, asking viewers, "What does it mean to look?"

Ferris Wheel Regulars are ‘Back in the Jetstream’
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Ferris Wheel Regulars are ‘Back in the Jetstream’

The Wichita-based emo outfit celebrates their new release at a mainstay of the local DIY scene, ‘where moments are turned into dreams.’

Vinyl is back for another round at local sellers’ markets, bars and stores
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Vinyl is back for another round at local sellers’ markets, bars and stores

The national resurgence of vinyl records is reflected in central Kansas, where collectors have built both collections and community.

Up next at Wichita Community Theatre: ‘The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’
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Up next at Wichita Community Theatre: ‘The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’

Opening night looms; lives are at stake. The show runs January 22-February 1.

Giving God a show: Leisure as prayer in 'Safer Waters'
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Giving God a show: Leisure as prayer in 'Safer Waters'

In an exhibition at the Wichita Art Museum, Stephen Towns invokes a higher power who affirms the dignity of Black Americans.

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