Music Theatre Wichita's "Elf: the Musical" isn't the only project that's arguably out of season. The group exhibition "Summerween Spectacular: Cryptids, Creeps, Spooks and Spectres, Great and Small" is on view through July 18 at CityArts, 334 N. Mead St. in Wichita's Old Town Square.

Wichita artist Jay Jacoby and CityArts gallery manager Caitlin Waugh curated the fanciful "Summerween," which includes artworks by local, national, and international artists. Most works are available for purchase.

Also at CityArts:

• "The Little Woodland Cottages" showcases maximalist, cutesy architectural assemblages by Becky Hale in the Balcony Gallery. Some of these sculptures are for sale.
• For "Root in Peace: A Dead Plant Funeral," CityArts invited community members to take a portrait and write a eulogy for their dear departed dieffenbachia (or any other houseplant). The installation includes a plant coffin and moody lighting.

CityArts is open to the public from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. Parking is free in Old Town Square, the building is accessible to people with disabilities, and admission to the galleries is free. — Emily Christensen

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