Wichita arts calendar for March 29

THEATER

“Jesus Christ Superstar,” Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera, part of the Messiah Festival of the Arts at Bethany College, 4 p.m. Sun., Presser Hall, 335 E. Swensson St. in Lindsborg; $25; www.messiahfestival.org, 785-227-3380, ext. 8137.

“The Last Night of Ballyhoo,” Alfred Uhry’s Tony-winning play exploring the stratified Jewish society in 1939 Atlanta, 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 7 p.m. Sun., through April 5, Wichita Community Theatre, 258 N. Fountain; $14, $12 for military, seniors and students; 316-686-1282, wichitact.org.

“Chicago,” 1975 musical (turned into a 2002 movie) about sin, sex, police corruption and tabloid shenanigans surrounding the Merry Murderesses of the Cook County Jail in jazz-era Chicago, presented by the Theater League, 7:30 p.m. Tue.-Thu., Century II Concert Hall; $35-$75, 316-219-4849, www.theaterleague.com.

“Cold Sassy Tree,” opera legend and Kansas native Samuel Ramey heads the cast of Carlisle Floyd’s 2000 opera about scandal in a small Southern town when a recent widower announces plans to marry a much younger woman, 7:30 p.m. April 9-11, 2 p.m. April 12, Miller Concert Hall at Wichita State University, $16, $14 for faculty, seniors and military, $6 for non-WSU students, free for WSU students; 316-978-3233, wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice.

MUSIC

“Venimos Cantemos” Singing Quakers Home Concert, 2 p.m. Sun., Sebits Auditorium at Friends University, 2100 W. University; $16 adults, $13 seniors and students, www.friends.edu/choral, 316-295-5677.

Delano Wind Ensemble, 3 p.m. Sun., West Side Baptist Church, 304 S. Seneca. $10; delanochamberplayers.org, 316-259-0467.

“Lost and Found Musical Treasures,” spring concert by the Friends University Concert Choir, including an appearance by Friendship Fields, a group of young people with disabilities, 7:30 p.m. Tue., Sebits Auditorium, 2100 W. University; $16 adults, $13 seniors and students, www.friends.edu/choral, 316-295-5677.

Jazz Vocal Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m. Thu., Sebits Auditorium at Friends University, 2100 W. University; $9 adults, $6 seniors and students, www.friends.edu/choral, 316-295-5677.

“Passion According to St. Matthew” by Bach, presented by the Bethany Oratorio Society and guest soloists, part of the Messiah Festival of the Arts at Bethany College, 7:30 p.m. Fri., Presser Hall, 335 E. Swensson St. in Lindsborg; $17-$22; www.messiahfestival.org, 785-227-3380, ext. 8137.

Handel’s “Messiah,” presented by the Bethany Oratorio Society and guest soloists, part of the Messiah Festival of the Arts at Bethany College, 3 p.m. April 5, Presser Hall, 335 E. Swensson St. in Lindsborg; $17-$22; www.messiahfestival.org, 785-227-3380, ext. 8137.

Friends University Community Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m. April 7, Sebits Auditorium on the campus at 2100 W. University; $11, $9 seniors and students; www.friends.edu/instrumental, 316-295-5677.

SPECIAL EVENTS

“Fire From the Kansas Sky: The Piatt Street Plane Crash of 1965,” presentation by D.W. Carter about why the plane crashed, how the community responded, and how race relations were further strained because of the disaster, 2:30 p.m. Sun., Wichita Public Library’s Rockwell Branch, 5939 E. Ninth. Free; 316-688-9361

“From the Prairie to the Plate with Michael Pearce,” presentation by The Eagle’s outdoor writer about his field stories, photos and new “Kansas Outdoors Cookbook,” 6:30 p.m. Mon., Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, 177 W. Hickory St.; $2 lecture, $5 soup supper at 6 p.m.; call 620-327-8127 by noon Friday for supper reservations; dyckarboretum.org.

“Writing Now, Reading Now: poet David Wojahn,” talk by Pulitzer Prize finalist, 5:30 p.m. Wed., Wichita State University’s Ulrich Museum of Art, 1845 N. Fairmount. Free; 316-978-3664

Tulips, Fairies & Forts, Botanica’s celebration of spring with activities and games for children, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat., included in Botanica admission or membership; www.botanica.org, 316-264-0448.

Kansas Grown Farmers Market opening day, 7 a.m.-noon Sat., Extension Center parking lot, 21st and Ridge Road; kansasgrowninc.com.

16th Literary Festival: “Science and Literature,” April 9-11, keynote talk by science-fiction writer Elizabeth Hand 7 p.m. April 9, Jabara Theatre, DiMattias Fine Arts Center at Newman University, 3100 McCormick. Free; 316-942-4291, ext. 2226; www.newmanu.edu/literaryfestival.

Tree Fest, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 11, Extension Center, 21st and Ridge Road. Free admission; www.sedgwick.ksu.edu.

Exploration Place Birthday Bash, 15th-birthday cake and party favors, new bubble-themed activities, bubble-wand craft, demonstrations, includes Wildlife Rescue and other exhibits, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 11, noon-5 p.m. April 12, 300 N. McLean Blvd.; discounted admission of $5; www.exploration.org, 316-660-0600.

Dedication Gala for the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport terminal, including self-guided tours, music by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, food and drink, 6-10 p.m. April 11, 2277 Eisenhower Airport Parkway; $125, www.flywichita.com/gala.

ART EVENTS

George Bellis exhibit, works by the artist (1865-1956) who designed theatrical scenery, silent-movie sets, store windows, carnival and circus banners, animatrons and religious artwork, through March 20, 2016, Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, 204 S. Main; included in admission; wichitahistory.org, 316-265-9314.

Senior Wednesday: David Emitt Adams, talk by artist who works with a historic photographic method, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Wed., Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. $2; 316-268-4921.

“Planes, Plains & Automobiles,” photography of Dale Krebbs, Art of Faith Gallery, 829 N. Market St. Free; 316-264-9303.

“Floral Delights and Things Found in an Attic,” exhibit open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fri.-Sun. and by appointment, the Sunflower Plaza, 417 E. Gilbert, 316-519-3103.

“Charles Baughman & Co.,” featuring the works of Baughman, Barbara Amstutz, Lauren Fitzgerald, Conan Fugit, Susan Levine, Dustin Parker, Melissa Slates, Jordan Tull and Stephanie Ward, through April 18, CityArts, 334 N. Mead; Free; 316-350-3245, www.wichitacityarts.org.

National Fiber Directions Exhibition, featuring 81 works by 63 fiber artists, through May 10, Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central; concurrent exhibition of Henrietta Holmes couture dresses from the 1920s through 1940s. Free; www.wcfta.com.

“Colored Pencils & Pastels,” exhibit by Janet Aiken, Eric Hayes and Susan Fellows, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Tue. or by appointment, Art Room 114, 114 N. Main in El Dorado. Free; 316-321-3223, gallery.artroom114.com.

“The Artistic Needle,” Needle Arts Guild exhibit, Thu.-May 31, reception 4:30-6 p.m. Thu., the Gallery at Larksfield Place (reception in the bistro), 7373 E. 29th St. Free; open daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; 316-636-1000.

“Art We Love,” first in a series of three exhibitions featuring works of art selected by such Wichitans as Watermark Books owner Sarah Bagby and retired broadcaster Larry Hatteberg, through July 19, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Included in admission; free on Saturdays; 316-268-4921, wichitaartmuseum.org.

“Prairie Print Makers: Process, Style, Meaning,” exhibition exploring the processes and styles embraced by the Prairie Print Makers, especially Japanese woodblock techniques, Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd. Included in admission; free on Saturdays; 316-268-4921, wichitaartmuseum.org.

“A Woman in Her Place,” artwork by female artists using a traditional slip undergarment as a unifying symbol for women, through April 10, E.B. White Art Gallery at Butler Community College, in the 700 building of the El Dorado campus, 901 S. Haverhill Road. Free; www.butlercc.edu, 316-733-2222.

Amy Warfield exhibit, work by graduate of Fort Hays State, through April 17, Riney Fine Arts Gallery at Friends University, 2100 W. University. Free; 316-295-5677.

“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.

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.

“Chipping the Block, Painting the Silk,” color block prints on paper by Norma Bassett Hall, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. through July 12, Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd; museum admission $7, $5 for seniors, $3 for students and ages 5 to 17, and free on Saturdays. wichitaartmuseum.org; 316-268-4921.

“The Art of Creating Sacred,” exhibit of ceremonial pipes and pipe bags made between 1870-1900 from the Indian Center’s permanent artifact collection, Mid-America All-Indian Center, 650 N. Seneca; included in center admission; 316-350-3340, www.theindiancenter.org.

Art Show at the Dog Show, more than 175 pieces of art depicting dogs, Fri.-April 6, Kansas Pavilions, 1279 E. 85th St. North. Free, www.artshowatthedogshow.com.

Auditions

Wichita Community Theatre, auditions for five men and two women ages 16 and older for June production of the comedy “The Foreigner,” 4:30 to 7 p.m. April 11 and 1 to 5 p.m. April 12, readings from the script at the theater at 258 N. Fountain; wichitact.org.

This story was originally published March 26, 2015 at 4:52 PM with the headline "Wichita arts calendar for March 29."