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'Elixir' just the right potion for Valentine's Day

By Chris Shull, Eagle correspondent | Feb. 7 at 12:08 a.m.

"The Elixir of Love" is the perfect opera for Valentine's Day. Most operas have love affairs or courting as their backdrop, but few are as charming as Donizetti's story of a lovesick lad and a headstrong beauty brought together by a fake love potion.

  • Art and awareness

    By Jason Dilts, Eagle correspondent | Jan. 29 at 8:15 a.m.

    What does a healthy relationship look like?

  • A window into Gordon Parks' world

    BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 25 at 6:33 a.m.

    It was the fact that she had once visited with Gordon Parks in his New York City apartment that drew Wichitan Jo Zakas to an exhibit at the Ulrich Museum of Art on Sunday.

  • Jesus' life gets country slant in 'Cotton Patch Gospel'

    By BOB CURTRIGHT, Eagle correspondent | Jan. 22 at 6:49 a.m.

    Friends University music director David Weber likes to think of "Cotton Patch Gospel" as a retelling of Jesus' life "in a pickin' and grinnin' style."

  • Wichita Symphony concert selections buck convention

    By David Baxter, Eagle correspondent | Jan. 18 at 12:04 a.m.

    Saturday evening's Wichita Symphony performance, led by maestro Andrew Sewell in the Century II Concert Hall, brought together the work of two iconoclastic composers, Tracy Silverman and Gustav Mahler.

  • An activist with a camera

    By Joanna Ramondetta, Eagle correspondent | Jan. 17 at 11:01 a.m.

    A retrospective of the photographs of Kansas native Gordon Parks goes on display at the Ulrich Museum of Art next weekend. Documents, letters and manuscripts covering the expanse of Parks' life also will be part of the exhibit, titled "Crossroads: The Art of Gordon Parks."

  • Area doctors exhibiting photographs at Larksfield Place

    BY LORI LINENBERGER, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 15 at 7:08 a.m.

    You could say that the doctors who are participating in the photography exhibit titled "The Healing Arts" have taken to heart the mantra "Physician, heal thyself."

  • 75 years of art

    By Joanna Ramondetta, Eagle correspondent | Jan. 10 at 7:56 a.m.

    It was almost a century ago that a Wichita businesswoman and wife of one of the city's most prominent leaders decided to build a distinguished collection of art for her community.

  • 'Boeing Boeing' gets British touch

    By BOB CURTRIGHT, Eagle correspondent | Jan. 8 at 6:44 a.m.

    Veteran Wichita actress-director Jean Ann Cusick says that when she played the housekeeper Bertha in the farcical "Boeing Boeing" the first time at Crown Uptown several decades ago, she had to wear makeup to look old enough.

  • Art in unexpected places

    By Joanna Ramondetta, Eagle correspondent | Dec. 25 at 7:15 a.m.

    Thanks to many local businesses supporting Wichita's ever-growing art market, patrons can find original art hanging on the walls of some unexpected venues — a neighborhood bookstore, a restaurant, even a jewelry store.

  • Ballerina Whelan back to star in 'The Nutcracker' once more

    By Chris Shull, Eagle correspondent | Dec. 18 at 8:57 a.m.

    Wendy Whelan is among the best dancers in the world. She's a principal ballerina with New York City Ballet and a guest artist with the innovative Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company ballet.

  • Cultural crossroads

    By Jason Dilts, Eagle correspondent | Dec. 13 at 7:58 a.m.

    Just south of the city's core lies an unassuming, alley-like street with special significance. Lined with rows of old warehouses, it appears at first glance to be the remnants of a manufacturing district. Amid the bustle of forklifts and loading, though, something more modern is happening. Artists have taken up residence in many of the buildings and art, in all its forms, is flourishing.

  • Art galleries offer opportunity to buy unique gift

    By Lori Linenberger, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 11 at 6:38 a.m.

    There's something about giving original art as a gift that says thoughtful, meaningful, special.

  • Nutcracker from A to Z

    By Chris Shull, Eagle correspondent | Dec. 6 at 4:18 p.m.

    It wouldn't be the holiday season without "The Nutcracker," and once again Wichita will host two productions in the coming days. The ballet — about a little girl and a toy nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve — will be presented by Ballet Wichita Saturday and Dec. 13 at Century II Concert Hall, and at Friends University over two weekends beginning Friday.

  • Two artists behind three of four local holiday programs

    By BOB CURTRIGHT, Eagle correspondent | Nov. 29 at 12:05 a.m.

    Tom Frye and Mike Roark were as busy as Santa and all his elves as they put together holiday shows for Crown Uptown Theatre, Prairie Pines Dinner Theatre and Mosley Street Melodrama.

  • Humans take backseat in musical 'Avenue Q'

    By BOB CURTRIGHT, Eagle correspondent | Nov. 29 at 12:05 a.m.

    Nigel Jamaal Clark jokes that working with puppets on stage in "Avenue Q" is much like working with kids and animals.

  • 'Amahl' gets family touch

    By Chris Shull, Eagle correspondent | Nov. 27 at 8:43 a.m.

    "Amahl and the Night Visitors" is a family-friendly opera about the Christmas story. Its presentation this weekend by Opera Kansas will certainly be a family affair for two of the opera's stars.

  • 'Wicked' brings millions to city

    By BOB CURTRIGHT, Eagle correspondent | Nov. 23 at 6:28 a.m.

    "Wicked," the Broadway blockbuster that left Wichita on Nov. 8 after a three-week run, sent audiences over the rainbow.

  • Awash in color

    By Joanna Ramondetta, Eagle correspondent | Nov. 20 at 12:03 a.m.

    Two exhibitions open tonight at Wichita Center for the Arts that offer different interpretations of the painting medium.

  • Symphony offers feast for ears

    By David Baxter, Eagle correspondent | Nov. 16 at 12:06 a.m.

    The Wichita Symphony delivered a wonderful array of musical selections Sunday easily likened to the courses of a gourmet meal. The orchestra was led in this concert by guest conductor Daniel Hege, who will become its new director next season.

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