Arts events: Songwriters Studio, youth orchestras concert, scholastic art exhibition
Songwriters Studio
Rudy Love Jr. will be the first artist to take part in Creative Rush’s new Songwriters Studio. On First Fridays, the studio will feature an artist who will perform six songs, then answer questions from a moderator and then from the audience. It’s meant to give a look into the creative process of songwriting. It will also be recorded for audio and Internet video broadcast. The first circle will be Friday at 7 p.m. at Vertigo 232, above Hewitt’s Antiques at 232 N. Market. Admission is $10, and the event is for all ages. More information: www.fischhaus.com.
Youth orchestras in concert
The three youth orchestras of the Wichita Symphony will perform their spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Century II Concert Hall, 225 W. Douglas. The program will include Rossini’s “Overture to William Tell,” a “Star Wars” medley by John Williams and Tchaikovsky’s “Capriccio Italien, Op. 45.” Trombonist Branden Whalen and violinist Christy Peterson will be soloists. Tickets are $12, $6 for students. Children 12 and under are admitted free. More information: wichitasymphony.org, 316-267-7658.
Scholastic arts show
The Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition will close this weekend at the Wichita Center for the Arts with open houses to recognize student-artist award winners. The exhibition features artwork from high school and middle school students from 70 Kansas counties, including Sedgwick, and will be open for its last three days from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Open houses will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday (Silver Key and honorable mention awards) and 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday (Gold Key awards). Admission to the center at 9112 E. Central is free. More information: www.wcfta.com, 316-634-2787.
Annie Calovich
This story was originally published March 4, 2015 at 5:53 PM with the headline "Arts events: Songwriters Studio, youth orchestras concert, scholastic art exhibition."