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THEATER
“Steel Magnolias,” comedy-drama about female bonding among a group of Louisiana women who are “delicate as magnolias but tough as steel,” through Feb. 12, Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat. (doors open at 5, buffet at 5:15); 6 p.m. Sun. (doors open at 3:30, buffet at 4); select matinees at 12:30 p.m. (doors open at 11 a.m., buffet at 11:15). Tickets $35.95 Thu.-Sat. evenings; $32.95 Sun. evenings; $29.95 select Thu. matinees; $16.95 children under 12; $55 VIP Lounge. Show only $15-$18.95. Information, 316-612-7696 or www.crownuptown.com.
“James and the Giant Peach”: Fortunes change for James Henry Trotter, an orphan shipped off to live with his two abusive aunts, when he finds a peach tree that produces a fruit the size of a house; 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., McPherson College Theatre, 1600 E. Euclid, McPherson. Tickets $5 for adults, $3.50 for seniors and children ages high school and under. Reservations and information, 620-242-0444 or theatre@mcpherson.edu.
“Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” show only at 10 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Jan. 26, show 10 a.m., show plus pizza, noon (pizza served at 11:30 a.m.) and 7 p.m. (pizza served at 6:15 p.m.) Jan. 27, show and pizza, noon (pizza served at 11:30 a.m.) Jan. 28, Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Centre, 201 Lulu. Cost for show $5.50, pizza and show $7. Call 316-262-2282.
“The 39 Steps,” comic farce adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock, Jan. 26-Feb. 12, Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain. Show times are 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 7 p.m. Sun. Tickets $12, $10 military, seniors and students. Call 316-686-1282.
“Harvey,” comedy about a gentleman who claims to be best friends with a six-foot white rabbit named Harvey, Jan. 27-29, Sebits Auditorium, Friends University. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Tickets $8, $5 students and seniors. Call 316-295-5537.
ART EVENTS
Made in America: Celebrating American Designers, a celebration of American designers from the 1950s-1980s featuring the work of Geoffrey Beene, Bill Blass, James Galanos, Rudi Gerneich, Halston, Claire McCardell, Norman Norell and Pauline Trigere, on exhibit Tue.-May 31, Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main. Hours 11 a.m-4 p.m. Tue.-Fri. 1-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Admission $4, $2 ages 6-12, children under 6 free. Information, 316-265-9314 or wichitahistory.org.
Through the Lens, landscapes captured by Gary Behrens in a series of digital images then merged into a composite panorama, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 19, on exhibit through Feb. 29, Derby Public Library, 1600 Walnut Grove Road, Derby. Free. Call 316-788-0760.
“Dream Images,” exhibit by Karen Kramer, includes a collection of dream images and images initially captured in her sleep, through Jan. 27, KU School of Medicine, William J. Reals Gallery of Art-East, 1010 N. Kansas. Hours 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Free. Call 316-293-2643.
Art reception for Tara Hufford-Walker exhibit, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Friends University, Riney Fine Arts Center Gallery. Free. Call 316-295-5677.
Opening reception for “Those Were the Days,” prints by Rachel Epp Buller, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 27, Art for Lunch Lecture, noon-1 p.m. Jan. 31; on exhibit Jan. 27-Feb. 17, Newman University, Steckline Gallery, 3100 McCormick. Hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment Mon.-Fri. Free. Call 316-942-4291, ext. 2199.
Chuck Close: A Couple of Ways of Doing Something, featuring works from daguerreotypes and presenting them in a variety of media including colossal tapestries and photogravures, paired with poems by humorist Bob Holman, on exhibit Jan. 29-April 15, Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Hours 10 a.m-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Admission $7, $5 for seniors and students, $3 children ages 5-17. 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, 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, on exhibit through Jan. 31, Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main. Hours 11 a.m-4 p.m. Tue.-Fri. 1-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Admission $4, $2 ages 6-12, children under 6 free. Information, 316-265-9314 or wichitahistory.org.
MUSIC
Carpe Diem String Quartet, presented by the El Dorado Community Concert Association, 3 p.m. today, El Dorado Middle School Auditorium, 500 W. Central, El Dorado. Admission by season ticket. Cost: $45 adults, $10 students, $95 family (parents, grandparents, children 18 and under); $50 single family (single parent, grandparent and children 18 and under). Call Shirley at 316-321-6742 or 316-321-9601.
“Tales of Scheherazade,” presented by Wichita Symphony Orchestra, featuring pianist Terrence Wilson and guest conductor Eckart Preu, 3 p.m. today, Century II Concert Hall. Tickets $21-$45. Information, 316-267-7658 or www.wso.org.
“The Enchanted Island,” the lovers from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of the Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, 11:55 a.m. Jan. 21, encore 2 p.m. Jan. 22, Louise C. Murdock Theatre, 536 N. Broadway. Tickets $24, $20 seniors, $18 students. Call 316-440-4711.
Winter Classic Concert, presented by Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony, music director Thomas W. Douglas plays “Ode to Life” by Adams and “Appalachian Spring” by Copland, Joel Boettger on Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Braden Unruh on Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, 4 p.m. Jan. 22, Newton High School Auditorium, 900 W. 12th, Newton. Tickets $12, advance $10, students $6, $5 advance, free ages 12-under. Tickets available at Ten Thousand Villages, Faith & Life Bookstore and NMKSO, 120 W. Sixth, Newton.
