Arts & Culture

Wichita Sunday Arts calendar (Feb. 15)

THEATER

Peace, Pies and Prophets: “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy,” satirical comedy about justice and peace-building, plus auction of homemade pies to benefit Christian Peacemaker Teams and Food 4 Kids, 3 p.m. Sun., University Friends Church, 1840 W. University. Free admission to performance; 316-263-0274.

“Always … Patsy Cline,” musical based on the story of Patsy Cline’s friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger, through March 28, Roxy’s Downtown, 412 1/2 E. Douglas; 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun.; $25 show only; $40 Stroud’s dinner and show; www.roxysdowntown.com, 316-265-4400.

“Doubt, A Parable,” play by Hutchinson Theatre Guild, 2 p.m. Sun., Stage 9, 9 S. Main, Hutchinson; $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 ages 8-14; hutchtheatre.com, 316-350-7529.

“August: Osage County,” dark comedy about a dysfunctional family, 7 p.m. Sun., Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain; $14, $12 military, seniors and students; wichitact.org, 316-686-1282.

“My Sweetheart Is Smokin’ Hot or The Valentine’s Day From Hell,” Thu.-March 28, Mosley Street Melodrama, 234 N. Mosley; 7:50 p.m. Thu.-Sat.; $28 dinner/show, $24 seniors, $22 ages 12 and under, $18 show only; www.mosleystreet.com, 316-263-0222.

“The Dead Guy,” dark comedy about reality TV, 7:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 2 p.m. Feb. 22, Wilner Auditorium, Wichita State University; $10, $8 for faculty, seniors and military, $6 for non-WSU students, free for WSU students; 316-978-3233.

“The Wizard of Oz” by Music Theatre for Young People, 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Mary Jane Teall Theater, Century II; $12 in advance, $15 at the door; $10 students and groups; 316-219-4849, www.wichitatix.com.

“Band Together – An Alvin the Alligator Adventure,” premiere of original children’s play by Butler Community College professor Bob Peterson, 2 p.m. Sat., College Theatre in the Fine Arts Building on the BCC campus, 901 S. Haverhill Road, El Dorado; $5 adults, $2 children and seniors, which includes post-show onstage sasparilla-sipping meet-and-greet with cast members; 316-322-3262, www.butlercc.edu/boxoffice.

“Miss Nelson Is Missing,” noon Feb. 25 and 28 (pizza at 11:30 a.m.), 10 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Feb. 26, noon and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 (pizza at 11:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.), Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Center, 201 Lulu; $6 show only, $7.50 show and pizza; 316-262-2282, wctdc.com.

MUSIC

Navy Band Great Lakes show band Liberty Call, 7 p.m. Mon., Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway; 1 p.m. Tue., Riney Fine Arts Center at Friends University, 2100 W. University; 7:30 p.m. Wed., Duerksen Fine Arts Center at Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount. Free; www.facebook.com/NavyBandGreatLakes.

Dena DeRose Trio, at Jazz Festival, 7:30 p.m. Fri.and Sat., Sebits Auditorium at Friends University, 2100 W. University; $9 adults, $6 seniors and students; 316-295-5677; www.friends.edu/jazz.

26th Annual Winterfest Bluegrass Festival, national and regional bluegrass acts, workshops, vendors, jamming; 6-11 p.m. Fri., 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Sat., Wichita Marriott, 9100 Corporate Hills Drive; tickets range from $25 to $50; www.kansasbluegrass.org, 316-777-1091.

Doane College Choral Concert, sacred and secular music by Doane Choir of Crete, Neb., 3 p.m. Feb. 22, Reformation Lutheran Church, 7601 E. 13th St. Free; 316-682-7435.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Midian Shrine Circus, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sun., Hartman Arena, 8151 N. Hartman Arena Drive. Tickets $15-$25, $5-$25 ages 12 and under, ages 2 and under free. Tickets $2 more at the door; Hartman Arena Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com, 316-744-8880.

“Civil Rights – The Selma March,” talk by Denise Nickens Randle, 1:30 p.m. Wed., Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water; $2; 316-262-7651, tkaamuseum.org.

Black History Month program, song, poetry and other media, 5 to 7 p.m. Sat., Kansas African American Museum, 601 N. Water. Free. The exhibit “Selma to Montgomery: The Long Walk to Freedom” is also on display at the museum through April 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri. and noon-4 p.m. Sat.; admission to the exhibit is $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for seniors/students and $2.50 for children ages 5-17; tkaamuseum.net, 316-262-7651.

Nicodemus talk, about how the African-American settlement of Nicodemus, Kan., was connected to Vice President Richard M. Johnson, presented by the Wichita Genealogical Society, 1 p.m. Sat., Lionel Alford Branch Library, 3347 S. Meridian. Free; www.wichitagensoc.org, 316-261-8509.

ART EVENTS

Senior Wednesday: In Living Color – Art on Paper from the Permanent Collection, discussion with Ulrich Museum of Art’s guest curator Brittany Lockard about her selections for the abstracts-on-paper exhibit “In Living Color,” 10-11:30 a.m. Wed., Wichita State University Ulrich Museum of Art, 1845 N. Fairmount. Free; www.ulrich.wichita.edu, 316-978-3664.

Presence Program: The Gift of Art, guests with early- to mid-stage Alzheimer’s can take part in a free and interactive program with museum staff and docents to encourage art appreciation, personal expression and emotional well-being, 10:30 a.m.-noon Thu., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Free; wichitaartmuseum.org; 316-268-4921.

Curator’s Talk: Keith F. Davis – Looking at American Daguerreotypes, 6 p.m. Thu., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Free; wichitaartmuseum.org; 316-268-4921.

“Living With Less,” photographs by Marydorsey Wanless, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri., Sun. by appointment, ending Fri., Kansas Wesleyan University Gallery, 100 E. Claflin in Salina. Free; 785-827-5541, ext. 5166.

“Creative Perspectives,” surrealist works by Charles Gaynor, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., ending Sat., CityArts, 334 N. Mead. Free; www.wichitacityarts.org, 316-350-3245.

“Marked by the Way,” photography by Katie Maher, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., ending Sat., CityArts, 334 N. Mead. Free; www.wichitacityarts.org, 316-350-3245.

Ulrich Underground: Shock Print, national juried exhibition of printmaking, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri. through April 19, Wichita State University’s Ulrich Museum of Art, 1845 N. Fairmount. Free; www.ulrich.wichita.edu, 316-978-3664.

Lyda Andrews exhibit, abstract oil paintings, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat. through Feb. 26, Gallery XII, 412 E. Douglas. Free; 316-267-5915.

“Nature’s Industry,” nature-inspired works by Shalo Maida, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. through March 6, William J. Reals Gallery, KU School of Medicine-Wichita, 1010 N. Kansas. Free; 316-293-3400.

Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition, artwork from students in high school and middle school from 70 Kansas counties, 1-5 p.m. Tue.-Sun. through March 8, Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central. Free; 316-634-2787.

Elizabeth Corbett and Linda Metzker art exhibit, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through March 24, Gallery at Larksfield Place, 7373 E. 29th St. North. Free; 316-636-1000.

Midwest Art Exhibition, prints by Janet Turner and Norma Bassett Hall, paintings by Ed Pointer of Wichita and David Vollbracht of Medicine Lodge, and a special exhibition of works by the Prairie Water Color Painters, through April 19, Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, 401 N. First St., Lindsborg; gallery hours 1-5 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat. Free; www.sandzen.org, 785-227-2220.

“Photographic Wonders: American Daguerreotypes,” exhibit of 82 daguerreotypes from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, through May 10, Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd.;10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Museum admission $7, $5 seniors, $3 students and youth ages 5-17, members free. Saturdays free admission. wichitaartmuseum.org; 316-268-4921.

Larry Schwarm and Students: Travels in Cuba, exhibit of images by Wichita State photography professor Larry Schwarm and students from their trip to Cuba last summer, Feb. 27-March 20, Steckline Gallery at Newman University, 3100 McCormick; www.newmanu.edu/stecklinegallery, 316-942-4291.

Art Show at the Dog Show, more than 175 pieces of art depicting dogs, including sculptures, paintings, fiber and photography, Feb. 27-March 21, CityArts, 334 N. Mead, and April 3-6, Kansas Pavilions, 1279 E. 85th St. North. Free; www.artshowatthedogshow.com, 316-350-3245.

This story was originally published February 13, 2015 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Wichita Sunday Arts calendar (Feb. 15)."

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