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THEATER
“Something Slavic,” comedy, 2 p.m. today, Welsbacher Theatre, Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th St. North. Tickets $10, $8 seniors, military, $6 students. Rated for mature audience. Call 316-978-3233.
“The Gingerbread Man,” show at noon (pizza served 11:30 a.m.) Wed., show only 10 a.m. (sold out) and 1:45 p.m. Thu.; show only 10 a.m., noon pizza show (served at 11:30 a.m.) Fri., show at noon (pizza served 11:30 a.m.) Dec. 10; Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Center, 201 Lulu. Cost for show $5.50, pizza and show $7. Call 316-262-2282.
"Amazing Christmas," holiday musical comedy, through Dec. 22, Cabaret Oldtown, 412½ E. Douglas, Show 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., doors open at 7. Tickets $19, holiday dinner/show $36, $21 show only. Call 316-265-4400.
"Goodnight Gracie! Did You Lose Your Garland?," Christmas-themed melodrama, through Dec. 30, no shows on Nov. 24, Dec. 24-25. Matinee at 1:50 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 23. Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley. Buffet 6:15 p.m. Thu.-Sat, curtain at 7:50 p.m. Dinner/show $26, $22 seniors 60 and older, $20 children under 12; show only, $16 all ages.
“The Last Christmas Show Ever (This Time We’re Serious),” original script from local writers lead by Phil Speary, Thu.-Dec.11, Dec. 15-18, Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain. Shows 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat, 7 p.m. Sun. Tickets $12, $10 seniors, military and students. Information, 316-686-1282 or www.wichitacommunitytheatre.com.
“Urinetown,” musical political satire presented by Music Theatre for Young People, Fri.-Dec. 11, Mary Jane Teall Theatre, Century II. Shows 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. Tickets $12, $10 students. Information and tickets, mtypks.org, WichitaTix, 316-219-4849 or www.wichitatix.com.
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” an inspiring romp about children who help everyone discover the true meaning of the season when they try to put on a pageant, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dec. 12-13 and Dec., 16, 1 p.m. Dec. 14, 1 and 3 p.m. Dec. 17, 2 p.m. Dec. 18, presented by Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Center-Main Stage. Performances at Wichita Center for the Arts. 9112 E. Central. Tickets $5.50. Information and reservations, 316-262-2282.
“A Christmas Carol,” classic tale of Scrooge and ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dec. 15, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 18, presented by Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Center-Main Stage. Performances at Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central. Tickets $5.50. Information and reservations, 316-262-2282.
“Murder at the Cafe Noir,” comic murder mystery, 7:50 p.m. nightly, doors open at 6:45, dinner 7:15, through Dec. 23, Prairie Pines, 4055 N. Tyler Road. Tickets $32. Information, 316-303-2037 or www.prairiepines.com.
“White Christmas,” song-and-dance duo who teams with a sister act to try to save a Vermont inn, through Dec. 23, Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas. Show 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat. (doors open at 5 p.m., buffet at 6:30); 5:45 Sun. (doors open at 4 p.m., buffet at 4:15); select Thu. matinees 12:15 p.m. (doors open at 11 a.m., buffet at 11:15 a.m.). Tickets $35.95 Thu.-Sat., $32.95, $29.95 matinee; $16.95 children under 12. $55 VIP Lounge, show only $15-$18.95. Information, 316-612-7696 or www.crownuptown.com.
“The Year Santa Almost Forgot,” through Dec. 17, Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas. Children’s show times 12:15 p.m. Fri.-Sat (doors open at 11 a.m., buffet at 11:15). Tickets $9.95 ages under 14, $11.95 adults. Information, 316-612-7696 or www.crownuptown.com.
MUSIC
“Handel’s Rodelinda,” Renee Fleming reprises the title role, with Stephanie Blythe, Andreas Scholl and Baroque specialist Harry Bicket, 2 p.m. today, Murdock Theatre, 536 N. Broadway. Tickets $24, $20 seniors, $18 students. Call 316-440-4711.
Temporal Mechanics Union, percussion ensemble will perform a medley of traditional rhythms that span cultures across the globe, 7:30 p.m. Thu., Robert Brown Theatre at Cowley College, 125 S. Second, Arkansas City. Free. Information, 620-441-5229.
“Gounod’s Faust,” retelling of the Faust legend featuring Jonas Kaufmann, Rene Pape and Marina Poplavaskaya, 11:55 a.m. Sat. and 1 p.m. Dec. 11, Murdock Theatre, 536 N. Broadway. Tickets $24, seniors $20, $18 students. Call 316-440-4711.
ART EVENTS
Aaron Frondorf, intaglio printmaker from Kansas, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fri., Riney Fine Arts Center Gallery, Friends University. Free. Call 316-295-5677.
Holiday Open House, glass-blowing demonstrations by Scott Hartley, studio tours and design your own ornament or suncatcher, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Infinity Art Glass Studio & Gallery, 120 N. Main, Benton. Call 316-778-2115 or 316-778-1705.
“Upon Further Inspection” and “Carved Porcelain,” printmaking, drawings and ceramics by Ryan Harjo, Dane Jones and Natalie Brown, on exhibit through Dec. 16. Steckline Gallery, Newman University. Hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Information, 316-942-4291.
Jim Gilley, exhibit of paintings through Dec. 31 in the Main Gallery, Hutchinson Art Center, 405 N. Washington, Hutchinson. Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri. and 1-5 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Free. Call 620-663-1081.
“The Moore Family Vintage Santa Collection” and “Miniature Christmas Trees,” Santa Claus figures and collection of miniature holiday trees, on exhibit through Jan. 8, Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main. Admission $4, $2 ages 6-12, children under 6 free. Information, 316-265-9314 or wichitahistory.org.
The Fine Art of Jazz: Photographs by Dan White, exhibit of black-and-white photographs of two decades of Kansas City jazz musicians, on exhibit through Jan. 7, Wichita Public Library, 223 S. Main. Free. Call 316-261-8500.
The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection, exhibition of gowns worn by The Supremes, through Jan. 12, with a Supreme Holiday Party with Mary Wilson on Dec. 16, Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Cost $100 for the holiday party. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., noon to 5 p.m. Sun. Admission $7, $5 for seniors, $3 for students, free for children under 5. Saturdays always free. Information, 316-268-4921.
Art Exhibits, featuring Aaron Galindo, Theresa Arnold, Jeannette Seger, Alfreda Seeber, Anna Seeber Shaw, Barbara Henman and Brenda Yarnall, on exhibit through Jan. 30, Art Room 114, 114 N. Main, El Dorado. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Free. Call 316-321-3223.
Wichita’s Smith Guitars — 18 Strings over Sedgwick County," rare examples of guitars made by the Smith family; "The Guitar Collection," exhibit of a newly published book describing a guitar and the world’s most remarkable guitars, through Jan. 31; Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main. Admission $4, $2 ages 6-12, children under 6 free. Information, 316-265-9314 or wichitahistory.org.
SPECIAL EVENTS
“The Nutcracker,” presented by Friends University Ballet Department, Wichita Ballet Theatre and directed by Stan Rogers, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12, 2 p.m. Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18-19, 2 p.m. Dec. 20, Sebits Auditorium, Friends University. Tickets $15, $12 seniors and students. Call 316-295-5537.
“Nutcracker Ballet,” featuring Ballet Wichita’s Symphony Orchestra and dancers from Ballet Wichita, 8 p.m. Dec. 17 and 2 p.m. Dec. 18, Century II Concert Hall. Tickets $12.50-$37.50. Information and to purchase tickets, 316-219-4849 or wichitatix.com.
