At the library
The Emporia Public Library Pat-a-Cake Club and Mother Goose Time Storytime theme for the week of March 19 is “Down By The Pond.” Pat-A-Cake Club is held at 9:15 a.m. on Monday and Thursday mornings for infants up to eighteen months. Mother Goose Time is held at 9:45 a.m. on Monday and Thursday mornings for toddlers up to 36 months. For more information, call children’s services at the Emporia Public Library at 340-6466.
The winter Preschool Storytime theme for the week of March 19 is “Let’s Fly a Kite!” Preschool storytime is Monday and Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m., and on Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. for 2-5 year olds. For more information, call Children’s Services at the Emporia Public Library at 340-6466.
The theme for Family Night @ the Library on Tuesday from 6:30 to 7 p.m. is “Down By the Pond.” Join us for stories and other activities presented especially for families. No registration is required and families with children of all ages are welcome. For more information, call Children’s Services at the Emporia Public Library at 340-6466.
Student art show
The Annual ESU Juried Student Exhibition opens April 9 and continues through May 11 in the Eppink Gallery of King Hall. The student exhibition in the Gilson Room Gallery, "Natasha Everly: Glass," continues through March 31. Information: 341-5246.
Sculpture on display
The Emporia Arts Council exhibition of ceramic sculpture by Marshall Maude will be shown through April 6 at the center, 618 Mechanic. Information: 343-6473. The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; and by appointment.
‘Big Bang’
The newest ESU art exhibition, “Big Bang,” will run through April 2 at the Eppink Gallery on the Emporia State University campus. The display is a collaborative installation built by visiting artist Jill Reynolds and several ESU art students, transforming the gallery itself into a diorama.
Reynolds lives in Beacon, N.Y. The exhibit resembles an outer space landscape but one with everyday objects hanging in mid-air, from compact discs to elephants. The exhibit took about a week to build.
For more information, call 341-5246 or visit the department’s Web site at www.emporia.edu/art. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Show and begorrah
The Orpheum Theatre, 200 N. Broadway in Wichita is presenting a double feature at 7 p.m. today: “Pot O’ Gold” — 1941, directed by George Marshall, described as the “prize romantic laugh of the year — more fun than winning the pot o’ gold!”; and “Darby O’Gill and the Little People — 1959, directed by Robert Stevenson, “More than a wee bit of magical shenanigans!”
Admission is $5 at the door; $4 for senior citizens, military and students.
A musical beneft to raise funds for musicians in the area who are unable to perform because of illness, accident or medical emergency will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Orpheum. Tickets are $10 at the door.
“Menopause the Musical!” will be performed at the Orpheum at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m. March 23; and 3 and 8 p.m. March 24. Tickets are now on sale through Select-A-Seat, (316) 755-7328.
On June 27 at 7:30 p.m., Gordon Lightfoot will perform in concert. Lightfoot was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001 and has won 15 Juno awards. Tickets are available through Select-a-Seat.
For more information, call (316) 263-0884.