‘Gilligan’ returns
A revivial of “Gilligan’s Island — The Musical” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday only in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre of King Hall at Emporia State University. Tickets are $10 for adults; $9 for senior citizens; and $5 for ESU and high school students and younger. For more information, call the box office at 341-6378.
New at ESU
An open house for the “Condemned” exhibit by ESU artists Dan Dishman, mixed media, and Jesse England, glass, is from 5 to 7 p.m. today in the Gilson Memorial Gallery of King Hall at ESU.
The exhibit, through Aug. 31, is the first of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibitions for 2007-08 in Gilson Memorial Gallery. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information: 341-5246 or see www.emporia.edu/art.
Featured in the Norman R. Eppink Gallery through Sept. 25 are works by Terry Maxwell and Josh Finley. The opening reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. today in the Eppink Gallery at ESU. Information: 341-5689.
Teaming up
“Interactions: A Collaborative Installation” by Patrick Rush and Melissa Wichmann will be the Emporia Arts Council exhibit from Aug. 30 through Sept. 20. The opening reception will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the arts center, 618 Mechanic St.
Blessed harmony
“Sound Advice Quartet,” a Southern gospel music ministry based in Topeka, will be the host for the third annual Homecoming Concert series at 7 p.m. Aug. 24, 25 and 26 at the Fairlawn Church of the Nazarene, 730 SW Fairlawn Road, in Topeka.
Joining the quartet on Friday will be The Mark Trammell Trio of Gadsden, Ala.. On Aug. 25, the group will perfrom with The New Horizons of Lebanon, Mo., along with special guest Larry DeLawder of Branson, Mo. The Aug. 26 performance will be with The Lesters of St. Louis, Mo.
Members of the Sound Advice Quartet are Jim Gardner of Osage City, tenor; Mark Nelson of Topeka, lead; Loyd Henry of Topeka, bass; and C.P. Uitts of Rock Creek, singing baritone.
No admission will be charged; a “love offering” will be received each evening.
ESU Music
The Emporia State University Department of Music begins the fall 2007 schedule on Sept. 9 with a Faculty Recital: Emporia Chamber Players at 3 p.m. in Heath Recital Hall of Beach Music Hall. Admission is $5, general admission; $4, students and senior citizens. Information: 341-5431.
Book signing
Karen Manners-Smith, associate professor of history at Emporia State University, will read from her new book from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Town Crier Bookstore and sign copies of “Time It Was: American Stories from the Sixties.”
The book is a compilation of stories from Americans living in the 1960s, including stories about Vietnam, social struggles, protests and landmarks.
Smith’s e-mail is ksmith@emporia.edu. For more information, call Town Crier, 716 Commercial St., at 343-9649.
‘Brighton Beach’
The Topeka Civic Theatre opens with “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” Neil Simon’s classic autobiographical comedy, from Sept. 8-29. For more information, call (785) 357-5211, (785) 357-5213, fax (785) 357-0719 or see www.topekacivictheatre.com.