Echoes of art: 'Runway Remix' at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
Seven artists show wearable pieces inspired by works from the library's art collection.
Mad props: Meet the unsung heroes behind the scenes in Wichita theaters
Prop artists work to create the visual magic of theater. Teri Mott visited with seven of them and heard their stories.
An imagined West: Wichita Grand Opera's 'La Fanciulla del West'
A sensation faded into semi-obscurity, Giacomo Puccini’s 1910 opera is on stage at Century II.
Cooperative press opens with 'Movable Monument'
Wichita author Sarah Green tells a Kansas story of public art, taste, craft, history, and civic pride. It's the first release from Rock Paper Feather Press.
Richard H. Alpert shows Seuss-like sculptures at Pittsburg State University
The works in Alpert's exhibition "Primary Traces," asks visitors to utilize their imagination and enter a state of wonder.
Central Standard Bluegrass Band brings their peppy, hopeful brand of 'jam grass' to a Wichita microbrewery every Tuesday night
Our critic caught a set at Central Standard Brewing in late March.
In good hands: 'Ripple in Traditions' at the Mid-America All-Indian Museum
The Oklahoma-based Four Mothers Collective curated the exhibition by women and two-spirit artists that traces the evolution (and preservation) of their culture.
How the most die-hard marching band members spend their offseason
ICT Winds performs on the new Sunflower Indoor Performing Arts Association circuit. The group competes in the winter guard world championships later this month.
A guide to Kansas poetry events during National Poetry Month
Kansas celebrates National Poetry Month in April with readings, writing workshops, open mics & other literary events across the state.
The cost of conflict: ‘Sweat’ at ICTRep
The 2015 play by Lynn Nottage traces the relationships between a tight-knit group of bar regulars over an eight-year span.
Heritage & modernity: 'Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani' & Yoshida women printmakers at the Spencer Museum of Art
The two exhibitions explore how artists of Japanese heritage combine traditional approaches with contemporary concerns.
Century II’s iconic shape compromises the arts it's meant to showcase. Wichita performers reflect on what could be next.
Supporters of a new performing arts center, deflated after the failed sales tax vote, say that public-private dollars are crucial in achieving that dream.
Gender-swapped Judas rocks ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at Roxy’s Downtown
The production breathes new life into Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1970s rock opera.
Ballet Wichita springs forward, presenting civil rights history in ‘Breaking Barriers’
The dance company's spring concert features two original works. One honors the participants in Wichita's 1958 Dockum Drug Store sit-in, a key moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
Seven glorious things about Bridget Everett
A national tour brought the multi-faceted performer to Kansas City's Uptown Theater, only a couple hours' drive from her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas.
Packing our bags for April Fools-A-Palooza in Lucas, Kansas
The grassroots art capital of Kansas hosts an annual event 'by artists and for everyone.'
A lifetime’s worth of 'Birthday Candles' at Wichita Community Theatre
Life goes on, like a flash — in this poignant production, 85 years fly by. Performances continue through March 22.
Power, nature, and transformation in 'Linda Lighton: Love & War' at the Nerman
A retrospective of works from 1975-2025 functions as a 'meditation on life itself — its tensions, transformations, and fragile beauty.'