Art galleries, museums

Today

Closing reception for the Wichita Surrealfilm and Art Exhibit, 7-11 p.m., Commerce Gallery at the Go-Away Garage, 508 S. Commerce. Free.

Today-Saturday

"Do(-)Scream," multimedia installation based on opera by Henry Purcell and text by Virgil, Marlowe and Boch, 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m., Fisch Haus Studios, 524 S. Commerce. Includes film projections, live-feed cameras, slide installations, large-scale photographs and performers. Tickets $5-$20 at www.artofopera.org. RSVP by phone, 316-262-0596.

Saturday

Art on the Trail, walk the nature trails and watch artists demonstrate plein air painting, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E. 29th St. North. Free admission, children's crafts and refreshments. Information, 316-683-5499.

"Pastel Painting," demonstration by Rosemary Dugan, 1:30 p.m., Gallery XII, 412 E. Douglas. Free. Information, 316-267-5915.

Art Auction to Benefit Wichita Chamber Chorale, exhibition 6:15 p.m., auction at 7, CityArts, 334 N. Mead. Donation $5. Information, 316-259-9683.

Sunday

Linda Gebert, jewelry-making demonstration, 1-4 p.m., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Included with admission. Information, 316-268-4921.

Artist's reception for "Art & Architecture," works by Joseph Loganbill, 3 p.m., Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives, 203 N. Main, Newton. Admission $3, $2 youth ages 5-17, children 4 and under free. Information, 316-283-2221.

Tuesday

Brown Bag Program with music by Reach for the Sky, noon, Coutts Memorial Museum of Art, 110 N. Main, El Dorado. Free. Information, 316-321-1212.

"Art 21: Stories/Kara Walker," video, 12:30 p.m., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Included with admission. Information, 316-268-4921.

Art:21 Preview Party: Transformation, featuring artists Paul McCarthy, Cindy Sherman and Yinka Shonibare, 6:30 p.m., Donut Whole, 1720 E. Douglas. Sponsored by Ulrich Museum of Art. Free. Information, 316-978-3664.

Starts Wednesday

From the Studio, fall show and sale of artisan gifts, 5-8 p.m. Wed., preview party, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thu.-Oct. 23, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 24, University United Methodist Church, 2220 N. Yale. Free admission.

Brown Bag Program with music by Reach for the Sky, noon, Coutts Memorial Museum of Art, 110 N. Main, El Dorado. Free. Information, 316-321-1212.

MUSIC, DANCE

Today

Women's Association of the Wichita Symphony Fall Luncheon, with music by Ryu Goto and Youth Symphony members, 11:30 a.m., Wichita Country Club, 8501 E. 13th St. Reservation deadline has passed. Information, Janet Elliott, 316-265-4492.

Saturday

Emerald City Chorus & Friends, Sweet Adelines International concert, 7:30 p.m., Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway. Tickets $10, $12 at Select-A-Seat outlets, www.selectaseat.com, and employee clubs. Charge by phone, 316-755-SEAT. Information, 316-263-0884.

Saturday-Sunday

Wichita Symphony Orchestra, "Violin Virtuoso" concert with violinist Ryu Goto, 8 p.m. Sat., 3 p.m. Sun., Century II Concert Hall. Tickets $20-$42 (discounts available) at www.wso.org, or by calling 316- 267-7658.

Tuesday

"Songs for the Inner Child," WSU Madrigal Singers and Chamber Singers, with the West High School Madrigal Singers, 7:30 p.m., Wiedemann Recital Hall, WSU. Tickets $7, $3 for students (discounts available). Information, 316-978-3233.

Stage

Today

"Echoes of Anguished Minds," reader's theater, 7:30 p.m., Mary Jane Teall Theater, Century II. Not suitable for children under 12. Tickets $16 at www.wichitatix, or by calling 316-219-4849.

Today-Saturday

"The Best Little Haunted House in Texas," melodrama, with the 2009 Halloween Spooktacular Musical Comedy Revue, through October, Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley. Buffet 6:15 p.m. Thu.-Sat., curtain at 7:50; doors open at 6. Dinner/show $26, show only $16 (discounts available). Reservations, 316-263-0222.

"Something's Gotta Give — Remembering Dean Martin & Marilyn Monroe," tribute by Susan Griffiths and Andy DiMino, show 6 p.m. Fri.-Sat., dinner at 7:30, Linzi Theater and The Riley Room at Le Venue, 109 W. Main, Valley Center. Tickets $37 (dinner/show) and $22 (show only) at Select-A-Seat outlets, online at www.selectaseat.com, or by calling 316-755-7328.

"Spider's Web," murder mystery, through Oct. 24, Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain. Shows 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat.; doors open at 7:30. Tickets $12, $10 for students, military and seniors. Reservations, 316-686-1282.

"Totally Gnarly '80s," musical-comedy, through October, Cabaret Oldtown, 412 1/2 E. Douglas. Shows 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., doors open at 7. Tickets $18. Some discounts apply but must be mentioned at time of reservation. Information, 316-265- 4400.

Today-Sunday

"Anastasia Krupnik," theater for ages 8-up, 7 p.m. today-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Heather Muller Black Box Theatre, Wichita Children's Theatre, 201 Lulu. Tickets $5.50. Reservations, 316-262-2282.

"Chicago," musical, through Nov. 8, Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas. Buffet 6 p.m. Thu.-Sat., doors open at 5:45; buffet 4:15 p.m. Sun., doors open at 4. Matinee buffet 11:15 a.m. Thu.; doors open at 11. Tickets $26.95-$33.95, $14.95 for children 12-under. Information, 316-681-1566, online at www.crownuptown.com.

"You Take the Cake," comedy world premiere, through Oct. 25, Kechi Playhouse, 61st North and Oliver, Kechi. Shows 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. Tickets $10 Fri.-Sat., $9 Sun. and Thu. Reservations, 316-744-2152.

Opens Wednesday

"Wicked — The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz," Theater League Broadway Series, opens Wed., through Nov. 8, Century II Concert Hall. Shows 7:30 p.m. Tue.-Thu. and Sun.; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sat.-Sun., plus matinee 2 p.m. Oct. 22. Tickets $61-$129 at www.wichitatix.com or by calling 316-219-4849.

Opens Thursday

"Medea," Greek tragedy by the WSU School of Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Oct. 24, 2 p.m. Oct. 25, Wilner Auditorium, WSU. Tickets $10 (discounts available). Box office, 316-978-3233.

Books, lectures

Today

Big Read Wichita Book Discussions, "The Fall of the House of Usher," "Ligeia" and "The Masque of the Red Death," 2:30 p.m., Wichita Public Library, 223 S. Main. Free. Information, 316-261-8500.

Poe Out Loud — Stories of Entrapment & Catastrophe, reading and discussion of works by Edgar Allan Poe, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1920 N. Rock Road. A Big Read Wichita event. Free. Information, 316-315-0421.

Murray Browne, reading and book-signing by the author of "The Book Shopper: A Life in Review," 7 p.m., Watermark Books, 4701 E. Douglas. Free. Information, 316-682-1181.

Saturday

Bookfair, children's storytimes, live opera and concert, lectures, poetry reading, starting 10:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble, 1920 N. Rock Road. Presented by Friends of the Wichita Public Library and the Wichita Public Library Foundation, with a portion of all sales to benefit the Wichita Public Library. Free admission. Information, 316-261-8524.

Shane Elliott, Kansas Writers Association workshop with the Wichita Paranormal Research Society founder, 1:30-4 p.m., Rockwell Public Library, 5939 E. Ninth St. Free. Information online at www.kwawriters.org.

Sunday

Sue Hughey, book-signing by the author of "Herby's Secret Formula," 2-4 p.m., Watermark Books, 4701 E. Douglas. Free. Information, 316-682-1181.

Robert Collins and T.M. Hunter, book-signing event by the authors of "Lisa's Way" and "Heroes Die Young," 2-4 p.m., Book Grinder, 2222 W. Central, El Dorado. Free.

Wednesday

Trenton Lee Stewart, book-signing and reading by the author of "The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma," 7 p.m., Watermark Books, 4701 E. Douglas. Free. Information, 316-682-1181.

Thursday

Doris Chang, reading and book-signing by the author of "Women's Movements in Twentieth-Century Taiwan," 7 p.m., Watermark Books, 4701 E. Douglas. Free. Information, 316-682-1181.