Two cousins and a sister-in-law, all of whom work with fiber, will be at the Red Barn as artists-in-residence Feb. 9-20.
This is the fourth biennial art exhibition, which started in 2004, at the McPherson Opera House, 223 S. Main St., McPherson. About 60 works are on display through Feb. 26 in a variety of media.
When “James and the Giant Peach” comes to the McPherson College stage, the technical aspects of the show will have a starring role right along with the actors.
Singers of all voice ranges are invited to join the chorus for Bethany College’s Messiah Festival of the Arts. Singers should be 16 years old by April 1 to be eligible to join.
The paintings on display at McPherson College seem to glow in striking colors with their own light. Sally Johnson, an artist formerly of Lindsborg, has loaned 15 of her acrylic paintings to McPherson College though Jan. 29 in Friendship Hall.
Lucas artist Eric Abraham will be the artist-in-residence at the Red Barn Studio Jan. 2-31.
Experience the joyous tradition of Bethany College’s 131st “Messiah” season from April 1 to April 8.
“Please Don’t Touch” is a common sight at art galleries, but the creator of the art currently in Friendship Hall at McPherson College doesn’t mind if visitors explore with their fingers as well as their eyes.
Wichita artist Mary Werner will be the artist-in residence at the Red Barn Studio, Dec. 18-24.
Grammy-award winner Darlene Koldenhoven is playing the McPherson Opera House at 7 p.m. Dec. 10.
The artists of Lindsborg will open their studios to the public for the seventh annual Christmas Artists’ Studio Open House from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Visit with the artists in studios and galleries, enjoy holiday treats and music, and find unique gift ideas for everyone on your Christmas list.
Tap dancing nuns on the set of “Grease” and a potty-mouthed puppet named “Sister Mary Annette” (read as: Marionette) are just a few of the zany moments the audience can expect at “Nunsense” at McPherson College.
‘Tis the holiday season, time to deck the halls, and the McPherson Opera House has done just that—not with the conventional holly, but with quilts.
Joe Mathieu has illustrated more than 100 children’s books and has created thousands of illustrations for Sesame Street books and other products.
Nothing kills the mood before a show like a clunky cell phone announcement or fundraising pitch from the stage.
Five questions with Femke Hiemstra about "Rock Candy," her lovely and surreal book of collected art.
Leon Chiappini hooks a tire-sized cymbal around his finger and spins it like a basketball. He hits it and listens for the ding, the gravel and the growl: elements of crash that the average ear can’t hear. If it’s not perfect, Chiappini tosses it in the reject pile. “After 49 years, I’d better know if it’s good,” he said with a laugh.
I like to think of film critic Roger Ebert as a sieve. When Hollywood releases a film, it's probably going to go through him. And after taking in a flick and sharing his thoughts, his readers are left with just the stuff that they can use - a solid opinion, a little humor, an idea of whether or not they'll be wanting to shell out their money to take a look themselves.
Checklists, writes Boston surgeon and author Atul Gawande in his book “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right,” are considered by many to be beneath us. Yet Gawande proves, without a doubt, that checklists — cognitive safety nets — save lives, millions of dollars and untold heartache, whether the task is flying an airplane, building a skyscraper or operating on an adrenal gland.
