'Proving Up' puts Opera Kansas on new music’s frontier
Missy Mazzoli’s haunting chamber opera arrives at Old Cowtown Museum in March.
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Wayne Gottstine is 'back in the fight'
The longtime Kansas musician has tackled cancer head-on, and he's tentatively planning to play shows for Split Lip Rayfield’s 30th anniversary. But 18 years after losing bandmate Kirk Rundstrom to the disease, he knows nothing is guaranteed.
The City of Wichita’s public art collection preserves 141 years of history — and it's still growing
More than 200 works in the collection — from 19th-century stone gargoyles to recently painted murals — can now be viewed online.
A warren of art: Mid-America Fine Arts houses more than 700 artworks, many by Kansas artists
Les and Courtney Ruthven, retired psychologists by profession, have collected and sold art for more than half a century. They’ve appreciated it for even longer.
Music On Site brings more than 100 singers to Kansas for ‘opera camp’
Though it has a growing reputation in the opera world, the winter festival remains a hidden gem in its home state. Over the next week, the organization offers free performances of classic and new works in Wichita, Hesston, Newton and McPherson.
Dancing through culture: how Raíces de Mi Tierra builds community in Kansas
The folkloric dance company, which includes performers from preschoolers to adults, is 'for anyone seeking growth and a place where they feel welcome.'
Want to support Kansas artists & makers this gift-giving season? Here's how.
From cutesy to creepy & everything in between: our guide to pop-up markets and art sales will get you started on your hyper-local holiday shopping.
Old punks on the block
A new podcast warmly remembers a Wichita punk era nearly forgotten (even by its own members)
In its 80th season, the Wichita Symphony Orchestra brings on a ‘musical diplomat’ as its new leader
Timothy Storhoff is weeks into his tenure as the new executive director of the WSO, an organization he calls a ‘musical engine’ for the city.