Today
Preview Exhibition for the Midwest Center for Photography Benefit Auction, 7-9 p.m., Center Gallery, 111 Ellis. Free. Information, 316-269-1250.
Opening reception for the 2010 Juried Photography Contest, 7-11 p.m., Tangent Lab, Rock Island Market Building, 143 N. Rock Island, third floor. Awards presentations start at 9. Free.
Saturday
Family Artventure: Outer Space — Light and Motion, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 Museum Blvd. Free. Information, 316-268-4921.
Digital Photography, Midwest Center for Photography Workshop Series, noon-2 p.m., Center Gallery, 111 S. Ellis. Cost $50. Information, 316-269-1250.
Members' Opening Party for "Crossroads: The Art of Gordon Parks," 7-9 p.m., Ulrich Museum of Art, WSU. On exhibit through April 11 in the Polk and Wilson Galleries. Cost $7, free for members. Information, 316-978-3664.
Sunday
Reception and Book-Signing, with Novelene Ross and Stephen Gleissner, authors of "Wichita Art Museum: 75 Years of American Art," 2-4 p.m., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 Museum Blvd. Included with admission. Information, 316-268-4921.
Reception Honoring the Roland P. Murdock Collection, made possible by longtime patron Mary Ellen Barrier, 2-4 p.m., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 Museum Blvd. Included with admission. Information, 316-268-4921.
Monday
Mel Chin, screening of "9-11/9-11," Q&A and meet-the-artist reception, 3:30 p.m., Ulrich Museum of Art, WSU. Free. Information, 316-978-3664.
Tuesday
"Leonardo da Vinci, Renaissance Master," video, 12:30 p.m., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 Museum Blvd. Included with admission. Information, 316-268-4921.
MUSIC, DANCE
Thursday
Winter Luncheon for the Women's Association of the Wichita Symphony, music by Wichita Symphony Orchestra Youth Symphony members, 11:30 a.m., Tallgrass Country Club, 2400 Tallgrass. Cost $15. Guests welcome. Reservations by today by calling Janet Elliott, 316-265-4492.
Stage
Today
"Krapp's Last Tape," one-act play by Samuel Beckett performed by Michael Webber, 8 p.m., Fisch Haus Studio, 524 S. Commerce. Admission by donation to benefit the Homeless Overflow Shelter, hosted by First Metropolitan Community Church. Information, 316-267-4004.
Today-Sunday
"Boeing Boeing," comedy, through Feb. 7, 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. Tickets $26.95-$33.95, $14.95 for children 12-under. Information, 316-681-1566, online at www.crownuptown.com.
"Cotton Patch Gospel," 7:30 p.m. today-Sat., 3 p.m. Sun., Sebits Auditorium, Riney Fine Arts Center, Riney Fine Arts Center, Friends University. Tickets $15, $12 for seniors and students. Information, 316-295-5537.
Opens Thursday
"For the Love of Juliet," opens Thu., through Feb. 13, Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain. Shows 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat. Tickets $12, $10 for seniors, students and military. Reservations, 316-686-1282.
Books, lectures
Saturday
George Norton, book-signing by the author of "I Stole the Turtle and the Octave Rule," 1-3 p.m., Borders, 1715 N. Rock Road. Free. Information, 316-634-0800.
Wednesday
Novelene Ross, lecture and book-signing by the author of "Wichita Art Museum: 75 Years of American Art," 7 p.m., Watermark Books, 4701 E. Douglas. Free. Information, 316-682-1181.
Wednesday-Jan. 30
Friends of the Augusta Public Library Book Sale, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Wed.-Thu., 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 29, 9:30 a.m.-noon Jan. 30, Augusta Public Library, 1609 State, Augusta. Free. Information, 316-775-2681.
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