Exhibits
Friday, January 30, 2009
Exhibits
The ESU Valentine Invitational Art Show will be held from Sunday through Feb. 14 at the Emporia Arts Council, 618 Mechanic St. The closing reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 14. All works will be for sale with proceeds to benefit ESU art scholarships. EAC is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Information: 340-6473.
F The Emporia Arts Council exhibition through today features art by the ESU Student Art Therapy Organization at the arts center, 618 Mechanic St., For more information, call 343-6473 or Deborah Cotterman at (913) 829-4584 or e-mail: dcommerm@emporia.edu. Hours are 10 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday or by appointment.
F Continuing through March at the ESU Norman R. Eppink Gallery is the Engraving Invitation Portfolio, which includes 25 artists from all over the country. The purpose of the exchange is to celebrate the technique of engraving in printmaking, stated the press release. Curators are ESU associate professor James Ehlers and associate professor Gerry Wubben and Larry Schuh, both from McNeese State University.
Recital
The ESU Department of Music presents the Honors Recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Heath Recital Hall of Beach Hall. The Brass Day Concert will be at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in Albert Taylor Hall. On 3 p.m. Feb. 14, Dean Sommerville, tubist, will perform in Heath Recital Hall. General admission is $5; $4 for students and senior citizens. Information: 341-5431.
Kansas in concert
The legendary rock band, Kansas, will perform with the Washburn University Orchestra for a concert and the creation of a live concert DVD at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at White Concert Hall on the Washburn Univeristy campus.
The event, which commemorates the band’s 35th anniversary, will feature musical highlights spanning the collective catalogue with performances by special guests and the 50-piece WU Orchestra, stated the press release. Tickets are $75, $100 and $200 and are available only at www.kansasband.com. All ticket purchases will include a final copy of the anniversary DVD, “There’s Know Place Like Home,” upon its release, at no additional charge. Formed in Topeka in 1970, the band’s self-titled debut album was first released in 1974.
Author dinner
The fourth annual Kappa Kappa Gamma Kansas Author Dinner will be held in Wichita on Feb. 27 at the Hotel at Old Town, with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m.; and author presentations and book signings at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $50 each person, must be purchased by Feb. 20 by calling (316) 733-8764. Featured authors include Emporian Max McCoy, who will discuss his most recent novel, “Hellfire Canyon”; Mike Everhart, “National Geographic Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of the Deep”; and Deborah Raney, “Remember to Forget.” A portion of the proceeds will benefit literacy programs such as the FUNdamental Learning Center and Reading is Fundamental (RIF). For more information, see www.wichitakappas.org or e-mail: info@wichitakappas.org.
Exhibitors wanted
The Hays Arts Council has announced the 40th annual Smoky Hill Art Competition and Exhibition, open to any artist currently living in Kansas. Entries are due by March 5, 2009. The exhibition opens April 24 and concludes June 5, 2009. For more information, call (785) 625-7555 or e-mail: andrea@haysartscouncil.org.
Writing contests
F The Butler County History Center is accepting historical non-fiction articles and Flint Hills poetry for the 25th Annual Writing Competition. The “Flint Hills” was chosen as the theme for the poetry division. The competition is open to the public, 16 years or older, with Kansas residency not required. Entries must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2009. For more information, contact Lisa Cooley at (316) 321-9333 or education@kansasoilmuseum.org or write the center at 383 E. Central, El Dorado, KS 67042.
F The Kansas Voices Writing Contest, sponsored by the Winfield Arts and Humanities Council, is open to all writers living in Kansas, with all entries to be postmarked by March 15, 2009. Short stories, prose or poetry, with no particular subject matter required, may be entered. Guidelines and entry forms are available by writing the council at 700 Gary, Suite A & B, Winfield, KS 67156; calling (620) 221-2161, ext. 10 or downloading the entry form at www.winfieldarts.com.
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