Creative Lives Kansas: Bob Burdette & Naomi Shapiro
Two short documentaries examine the creative practices of one married couple: painter and sculptor Bob Burdette and Naomi Shapiro, a communications pro and arts advocate
July 19, 2025
Mapping connection: Geraldine Craig and Nelson Smith at the Smoky Valley Arts & Folklife Center
"With contrasting approaches, Gerry Craig and Nelson Smith highlight two ways of knowing the histories and relationships of our environment," writes critic Kevin Kelly.
July 18, 2025
Argentine trio, symphony musicians meet for a musical conversation across continents
The Wichita Symphony's first WSO Connect concert paired Baroque music with the South American musical genre chamamé in "a spirit of joyful experimentation and exchange," our critic writes.
July 16, 2025
Inside Out: 'Following Blackbear' at the Mid-America All-Indian Museum
In the third annual Mid-America All Indian Museum invitational exhibition, seven area Native American artists encourage the viewer to look inward while challenging notions of strength, identity, class, and gender. It's on view through July 25.
July 12, 2025
Novelist Sarah Henning has built her career in community with other writers
Her latest young adult novel "The Lies We Conjure" is a 2025 Kansas Notable Book.
July 12, 2025
Crazy for 'Crazy for You' at Music Theatre Wichita
It’s not easy to choose one word to describe the dazzling dancing, infectious joy, and staging feasts of this Ken Ludwig reinvention of a boy-meets-girl Gershwin classic. But our reviewer eventually finds it.
July 10, 2025
Flying Pig Improv adds a musical twist
Washington, D.C.-based musician Michael Gottlieb will direct the show.
July 10, 2025
A graceful goodbye for Symphony in the Flint Hills
The organization orchestrated its final pop-up party on the prairie this summer.
July 02, 2025
C.J. Janovy on the necessity of activism: 'Not paying attention used to be a luxury'
"The LGBTQ community needs to engage politically," the journalist and author said in a recent interview. Her 2018 book “No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas” has been re-released with a new introduction.
June 28, 2025