A creative family tree: 'Art in the Family' at the Derby Public Library
An exhibition organized by the Derby Arts Council includes work by members of 15 families.
The Wichita Wind Symphony brings innovation and energy to Wichita's classical music scene
The new-music ensemble’s third season of free concerts begins this Saturday.
A vision of Wichita as a ‘Somewhere’: Eclectic music and arts festival returns for second year
After debuting last year as Elsewhere Fest, the two-day festival and conference is back this weekend with a new name, fewer stages, same ambition.
'Staggerwing' soars again, honoring Kansas aviators in flight and feeling
Opera Kansas’ updated production, which recently concluded a three-show run in McPherson and Wichita, showcases the lives and achievements of Wichita’s pioneering aviation heroines.
‘Hobo codes’ public art tracks the past alongside the present
In downtown Wichita, Jeff Best's Hobo Code Railings is tucked beneath an underpass. The art piece celebrates past nomadic life but permanently sits in a place where homelessness is present.
In its 43rd season, Kechi Playhouse tempers passion with pragmatism
As a hedge against troublesome road construction, the theater will present five royalty-free productions this year. They include past favorites, an original script, and "Much Ado About Nothing."
Wichita Shakespeare Company kicks off its season with 'totally rad' production of 'Love's Labours Lost'
In its 26th year, the company presents two wildly different approaches to Shakespeare: An '80s undergraduate take on comedy "Love's Labours Lost" opens June 6, and a "no gimmicks" version of "Romeo and Juliet" is coming in September.
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.
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.
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.
At Wichita Community Theatre, Shakespeare that’s ‘easy to enjoy’
Set against the backdrop of WWII, “Into the Breeches” is a comedic love letter to the Bard. The eight-show production begins this week and runs through May 4.
Art in three dimensions: ‘Topeka Competition 34’ at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Artist Mona Cliff selected the 3D works in this iteration of the annual competition, on view at the Sabatini Gallery through May 11.