Entertainment

Sunday arts calendar (Aug. 10)

THEATER

“42nd Street,” Broadway’s tap dance extravaganza, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sun. Century II Concert Hall. Presented by Music Theatre Wichita. Tickets $24-$62. Call 316-265-3107.

“Fox on the Fairway,” comedy, 7 p.m. Sun., Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain. Tickets $14, $12 students/seniors/military. Call 316-686-1282.

“But We Digress,” comedy, presented by Old Cowtown’s Empire House Live, 8 p.m. Fri., Empire House Theatre at Old Cowtown, 1865 W. Museum Blvd. Tickets $10. Information and tickets, www.wichitatix.com or 316-303-8100.

“Say What?! Improv,” “Empire House Live” series, doors open 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Sat., Empire House Theatre at Old Cowtown, 1865 W. Museum Blvd. Mature audience ages 16 and older. Tickets $10. Information and tickets, www.wichitatix.com or 316-350-3323.

“Some Enchanted Evening,” musical, through Aug. 23, Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas. Shows Fri.-Sat. and Aug. 21, dinner 5-6:30 p.m., show 7:30 p.m.; lunch 11 a.m.-noon, show 12:30 p.m. Aug. 22, . Tickets $25-$45 show only; $40-$60 dinner/show. Call 316-612-7696.

Diamond W Wranglers Western Dinner Show, western music, comedy and barbeque, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23, Empire House Theater at Old Cowtow, 1865 W. Museum Blvd. Tickets $30, $15 ages 3-12. Call 316-778-1751.

“Will You Still Love Me in the Morning?”, comedy, through Aug. 31, Kechi Playhouse, 100 E. Kechi Road in Kechi. Shows 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat. 2:30 p.m. Sun. Tickets $11 Thu. and Sun., $12 Fri.-Sat. Call 316-744-2152.

“John Wayne’s World” and “Studio 54” Musical Comedy Revue, through Sept. 6, Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley. Doors open 6 p.m., dinner 6:15 p.m., show 7:50 p.m. Thu.-Sat. $28 dinner/show, $18 show only. Call 316-263-0222.

MUSIC

KEYN Summer Concert Series, Across the Pond and Rockin’ Horse & Carson Mac 7 p.m. Fri., WaterWalk Place, 515 S. Main. Free. Bring lawn chairs. Call 316-685-2171.

Prairie Window Concert Series, “Red Molly,” program of the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, 7 p.m. Aug. 22, Newton Fox Theatre, 518 N. Main in Newton. Tickets $20, $10 kids. Call 620-327-8127.

SPECIAL EVENTS

All for the Paws KHS Benefit Concert, featuring Scotty McCreery, 6:30 p.m. Sun., Cotillion, 11120 W. Kellogg. Admission $30, $35 day of the show. Call 316-722-4201.

“House & Home,” examines the varied history and many cultural meanings of the American home, 1-5 p.m. Sun., Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main. Admission $5 adults, $2 ages 6-12, under 6 free. Call 316-265-9314.

Fighting Together, learn the facts, find guides for treatment, featuring physicians Macaluso and Preskorn, noon-1 p.m. Tue., Alzheimer’s Association, 1820 E. Douglas. Sponsored by Alzheimer’s Association and KU Wichita Clinical Trial Unit. Call 316-293-3805.

Alzheimer’s Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tue., Alzheimer’s Association, 1820 E. Douglas. $10. Call 316-267-7333.

“What Do You Bring to the Table?”, subject deals with climbing the ladder in a man’s world, 11:30 a.m. Thu., Metro Appliances and More, 3545 N. Hillside. Cost $15. Sponsored by National Association of Women Business Owners. Call 316-680-6547.

Beer Dinner, beer pairings presented by Jeff Gill, sponsored by Tallgrass Brewing Co. and the Swedish Crown, 6 p.m. Sat., Swedish Crown, 121 N. Main in Lindsborg. Tickets $45. Call 785-227-8422.

“Daedelus and Mono/Poly,” visual show, 8 p.m. Sat., Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas. Tickets $18. Call 316-681-1556.

Fun With Fizz Wine Class, learn about the sparkling wines of the world and sample a variety of wines, 6 p.m. Aug. 19, Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central. Cost $45 members, $55 nonmembers. Call 316-634-2787.

Kentucky Knife Fight, Christian Lee Hutson, Your Friend and the Travel Guide, performers, 8 p.m. Aug. 22, Crown Uptown Theatre, 3207 E. Douglas. Tickets $8. Call 316-681-1556.

Fly Around Dine Around, Apollo astronauts, Shuttle astronauts, progressive dinner and world-famous reception, Aug. 22-24, Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center, 1100 N. Plum in Hutchinson. Cost: Fly Around Mission $30, $15 ages 4-11; progressive dinner $250; reception $40 members, $50 nonmembers. Proceeds will support Cosmosphere operational fundraising initiatives. Information, times and tickets, info@cosmo.org or 800-397-0330.

Christ’s Feet 5K, a benefit for the Kansas Food Banks’ Backpack for Kids program, 8 a.m. Aug. 23, Sedgwick County Park, Shelter #1, 6501 W. 21st St. Sponsored by Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Cost $25. Call 316-722-8504.

“Freedom Summer 1964,” objective of this campaign was to try to end the political disenfranchisement of African-Americans in the Deep South, exhibit through Oct. 18, The Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., noon-4 Sat. Admission $5.50 adults, $4.50 seniors/students, $2.50 ages 5-18. Call 316-262-7651.

ART EVENTS

New Work in Glass, by Scott Garrelts, opening reception 6-8 p.m. Fri., exhibit through Aug. 31, Fiber Studio, 418 S. Commerce. Viewing by appointment or by chance. Call 316-303-1996.

“Gesture and Expression: Isabel Bishop and the Fourteenth Street School,” paintings, drawings and prints depicting shop girls, vagrant men and teeming life around Union Square, exhibit through Aug. 17, Wichita Art Museum, 1400 Museum Blvd. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., noon-5 Sun. Admission $7, $5 seniors, $3 students and ages 5-17, under 5 free. Saturdays free. Call 316-268-4921.

Kim Casebeer, Carol Long, Deb Gilley, artists, landscape paintings, ceramics and printmaking, exhibit through Aug. 17, Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, 401 N. First St. in Lindsborg. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Free. Call 785-227-2220.

Fine Art for the Wine Heart: Seurat’s “The Eiffel Tower,” painting while sipping wine, 7 p.m. Aug. 21, Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central. Painting supplies furnished. Cost; $35 members, $45 nonmembers. Call 316-634-2787.

“Welcome to My Abstract World,” by artist Vicki Mcllroy and various art by Shalo Maida, exhibit through Aug. 23, Mead Street Gallery, 121 N. Mead. Hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. Free. Call 316-262-5192.

Crazy 8’s Small Works Invitational, featuring ceramics by Gordon Zahradnik, exhibit through Aug. 26, Gallery XII, 412 E. Douglas. Hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Free. Call 316-267-5915.

Painting exhibit, by Shirley Gitchell-Johnson through Aug. 31, Hutchinson Art Association, 405 N. Washington in Hutchinson. Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 1-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Free. Call 620-663-1081.

“Night: Works on Paper,” prints are media for nocturnes and share characteristics with the night, exhibit through Aug. 31, Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Admission $7, $5 seniors, $3 students and ages 5-17, under 5 free. Saturdays free. Call 316-268-4921.

“Kansas Landscapes,” artist George Jerkovich, exhibit through Aug. 31, Watson Gallery, Stiefel Theatre, 151 S. Santa Fe in Salina. KU School of Medicine-Salina is co-sponsoring the event. Hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Free. Call 785-493-1492.

Marissa Kucharek Photography, mixed media by Bruce Robinson, water color and acrylics by Jo Zakas and Bob Bayer, exhibit through Aug. 31, Artist Central, 5014 E. Central. Viewing by appointment. Free. Call 316-686-2266.

Art Exhibition, featuring artists Clark Britton and Rebecca Hoyer, exhibit through Sept. 28, Larksfield Place Bistro; Gallery at Larksfield Place, 7373 E. 29th North. Hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Free. Call 316-636-1000.

“Five Woven Paths,” fiber art by various artists, exhibit through Sept. 27, Carriage Factory Art Gallery, 128 E. Sixth St. in Newton. Hours noon-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Free. Call 316-284-2749.

BOOK SIGNINGS

“Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki,” by Haruki Murakami, midnight release party, treats, balloons and readings, 11 p.m.-12:30 a..m. Mon.-Tue., Watermark Books and Cafe, 4701 E. Douglas. Free. Call 316-682-1181.

TaraShea Nesbit, Rebecca Rotert, Jenna Blum, featured authors for reading and signings of their newest novels, 4:30 p.m. Aug. 16, Watermark Books and Cafe, 4701 E. Douglas. Free. Call 316-682-1181.

AUDITIONS

Wichita Community Theatre, auditions for “Bell, Book and Candle,” 2-5 p.m. Sun., at the theatre, 258 N. Fountain. Roles available for three men and two women. Information, www.wichitact.org or 316-686-1282.

Wichita Community Theatre, auditions for “August Osage County,” 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 23, at the theatre, 258 N. Fountain. Roles available for seven women ages 14-69 and six men ages 37-69. Information, www.wichitact.org or 316-686-1282.

Orchestral Auditions, for the Wichita Symphony, Sept. 5-7, Century II Performing Arts Center. Application deadline Aug. 27. Information and requirements, 316-267-5259 or ambrown@wso.org.

This story was originally published August 9, 2014 at 4:35 PM with the headline "Sunday arts calendar (Aug. 10)."

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