The Keeper of the Plains is turning 39, and the statue’s birthday brings with it the opening of a new exhibit that will offer the community a closer look at the artist who created the Wichita landmark.
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Seth Meyers is moving from his "Weekend Update" desk to his own late night show on NBC.
Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office.
Sunday is Mother’s Day, and venues in and around Wichita have organized several activities to entertain Mom — and those who love her.
From Botanica to Bradley Fair, from the Ulrich Museum of Art to the WaterWalk, venues for outdoor concerts are back for the summer in the Wichita area.
“Say What?! Comedy Improv,” “Empire House Live” series, 8 p.m. Thu., Old Cowtown Museum, 1864 W. Museum Blvd. Tickets $10. Mature audiences only. Call 316-219-1871.
“C.S. Lewis – A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet” by Alister McGrath (Tyndale House, 448 pages, $24.99)
“Ignorance” by Michele Roberts (Bloomsbury, 231 pages, $25)
My current viewing obsession is the deliciously addictive “Bates Motel,” a series on A&E that is a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s classic chiller “Psycho.”
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Four students who are graduating from Friends University on Saturday with fine-arts degrees in ballet will have their work showcased Friday in the Riney Fine Arts Center’s Sebits Auditorium on campus, 2100 W. University. The Student Choreography Showcase will feature classical and contemporary dancing after the style of each of the choreographers. It is free to the public and will start at 7:30 p.m. Seating will be general admission. The four student choreographers are Krissy Adams, Ryan Frier, Sophie Meyers and Taylor Osterman. Part of their coursework was choreographing a piece for the showcase. The artistry of moccasins
The waters of Bradley Fair will be transformed into the backdrop of a grandiose outdoor stage Saturday evening as the Wichita Grand Opera presents its final performance of the season.
Jazzy, fizzy and often quite fun, Baz Luhrmann’s “Pretty Good Gatsby” takes F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great American Novel out for a sometimes dazzling, always irreverent spin.
WWE Smackdown returns next week to Intrust Bank Arena, 500 E. Waterman, bringing with it fighters such a Randy Orton, Sheamus, the Big Show and Mark Henry. The show starts at 7 p.m., and doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $17 to $97 at the Intrust Bank Arena box office, at Select-A-Seat outlets, by calling 316-755-SEAT or by visiting www.selectaseat.com.
The Broadway musical version of Louisa May Alcott’s classic Civil War story, “Little Women,” will receive its professional Wichita premiere when the 2005 show opens Friday at Crown Uptown Theatre.
It’s tucked back in Northwest Centre at 13th and Tyler — a strip center with lots of vacancies. (Talliano’s Pizzeria just closed its restaurant there in March after 10 years in business.)
The Century II Convention Center was aglow with nostalgia Saturday night as the Wichita Symphony Orchestra was joined by guest conductor Michael Krajewski and guest artists A.J. Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle to perform a Simon and Garfunkel retrospective.
An interactive exhibit based on fairy tales will start a two-month run at Botanica on May 11.
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