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“The 39 Steps,” comic farce adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock, through 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.
“The Demi-Monde: Winter” by Rod Rees (William Morrow, 517 pages, $26.99)
Here’s a new thought: Will the Super Bowl, the culmination of months of planning, research and spending, be kind of an anticlimax?
There is something familiar about the faces in Dale Strattman’s photographs.
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The WWE Superstars are making another stop in Wichita on Saturday, this time bringing their show “The Road to Wrestlemania” to Intrust Bank Arena, 500 E. Waterman.
Writer-director Ti West goes where many — especially Stephen King — have gone before with “The Innkeepers,” a handsome-looking but utterly flat-footed tale of a haunted hotel.
Throughout history, we have seen faces painted on ancient Roman walls, formal Renaissance-era portraits of aristocracy and expressive representations of the “every man” in the colorful impressionist paintings.
Jazz singer Donna Tucker is bringing her musical talents to Prairie Pines, 4055 N. Tyler Rd., Maize, accompanied by several Wichita classical musicians.
There are stories that by their very nature force you to confront the possibility that people aren’t entirely horrible. Case in point: In 1988, three whales got themselves trapped in Alaska. They were 5 miles away from the ocean, breathing through a small opening in the ice, but within days, everyone knew that opening would freeze over and the whales would drown … unless a lot of people got together and did something about it — immediately.
Globetrotters aren’t usually girls.
You know “Chronicle” is science fiction when high school students name-check Plato and Schopenhauer as if those philosophers are rock stars. Then things get weirder.
With Oscar nominees announced last week, movie marathons, buttered popcorn feasts and Oscar debates should be well under way. While you’re defending your pick for Best Picture and Original Screenplay, don’t forget to enter The Wichita Eagle’s Oscar contest.
The Century II Concert Hall was filled to capacity Friday evening as the Wichita Symphony, joined by guest artists Time for Three, presented their annual Blue Jeans Concert. This concert, where the audience is invited to come in relaxed attire and the performers don their most comfortable jeans instead of tails and gowns, has become a popular tradition.
“The Fat Years” by Chan Koonchung, translated from the Chinese by Michael S. Duke (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 336 pages, $26.95)
“The Tender Hour of Twilight: Paris in the ’50s, New York in the ’60s: A Memoir of Publishing’s Golden Age” by Richard Seaver, edited by Jeanette Seaver (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 457 pages, $35)
“Murder in Mount Holly” by Paul Theroux (Grove/Atlantic/Mysterious, 160 pages, $22)
Internationally renowned opera stars, magnificent costumes and larger-than-life sets will breathe life into one of Giuseppe Verdi’s greatest operas — “Il Trovatore.” Wichita Grand Opera leaps into its 10th main stage season with a magnificent crowd-pleaser, rife with spectacular music, intrigue and passion.
All events are today. Free admission unless otherwise noted; free trolley rides between most venues.
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