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.
Voices
First-person essays and opinion
Finding acceptance at the William Inge Theatre Festival
Independence, Kansas, celebrates a queer playwright and his work every year. It's a wholesome experience for all, regardless of identity.
Singing 'Ode to Joy' during days of disaster
The Wichita Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 this Saturday with a community chorus of more than 130 singers. For one chorus member, its famous anthem is a challenge to these discordant times.
To the brightest little star: being an account of the Great First Grade Book War of 1979
On the first day of of Banned Books Week, we present the epic saga of one first grader’s quest to read a school library book and the beloved teacher who fought for her.
As a small creative business closes, the owner mourns
Former art teacher Beth Janssen turned The Sewing Center into a "fabric utopia" where all sewists are welcome. In the final days of the store's going-out-of-business sale, it feels like a funeral.
How to sneak up on a painting
Kevin Kelly shares his approach making art that surprises him in this talk-turned-essay. His solo exhibition “If I Had It to Do Over Again” is on view at the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg through July 21.