Porch series
The William Allen White Community Partnership is presenting “Sundays in September” on the porch of the William Allen White House State Historic Site at 2 p.m. Sunday at 927 Exchange St. It will feature “Singing on the Porch” with the Twin Rivers Chapter of Sweet Adelines performing music from the White era, 1868-1944. Participants also will learn about “W.A. White, the musician.”
Tours of the home will be available at the regular admission price, $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for students, which includes the program. A contribution is suggested in support of the site from those who want to hear the program, but do not wish to tour the house. For more information, call 342-4800 or see www.kshs.org.
Opera
Kansas Concert Opera, a new company, is opening their season with “Tosca” by G. Puccini at 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at Beach Music Hall on the Emporia State University campus. Performers are Andrea Garritano, Hugo Vera, Stanford Felix and Mark Ferrell, piano.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors, and may be purchased by mail (by Sept. 20) to Stanford Felix, Kansas Concert Opera, 817 Market St., Emporia, KS 66801 (Checks should be made out to Stanford Felix) or purchased at the door. For more information, call (785) 550-8533 or e-mail sfelix@kansasconcertopera.com.
Another performance will be at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., in Lawrence. Tickets by mail and at the door are $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.
New season
The Emporia Arts Council opens its 2007-08 season Sept. 14 with the fast-paced comedy troupe “The Second City” followed by the Jupiter String Quartet in concert Oct. 11.
The quartet has performed at such venues as New York’s Lincoln Center, Boston’s Jordan Hall and London’s Wigmore Hall. Their concert will feature a wide selection of classical music.
On Feb. 5, (Mardi Gras Party) Gaelic Storm will perform Celtic music, while on March 28 Davis and Dow, will give “tribute to the great lady legends of the golden era of jazz” with the show “Great Jazz Divas,” the release stated.
The season concludes with The Tweaksters, described as “the Blue Man Group without the paint,” on April 24.
The Missoula Children’s Theatre will bring “The Little Mermaid” at 7 p.m. April 4 and at 2 p.m. April 5.
For more information and/or tickets, call 343-6473.
White signing
Beverly Buller will sign copies of her new children's biography “From Emporia: The Story of William Allen White” at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Town Crier bookstore., 716 Commercial St. The book will be available for sale after Labor Day.