Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will present the musical, Little Women, Friday, Nov. 19 through Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic book, Little Women has been expertly adapted for the stage and song. The story centers around four adventurous sisters- Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March – as they grow up in Civil War America. […]
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University will host a First Friday gallery reception for local photographer, David L. Quick. The in-person reception will take place Nov. 5 from 5-7 p.m. in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery on the Friends University campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit is titled David Lee Quick: A Lifetime of Writing […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University is pleased to announce the annual Christmas Candlelight Concert will be performed Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.. This year, concert goers will receive plenty of what keeps them coming back every year with exciting additions. Generations of students, faculty and audiences have participated in […]
Wichita, Kan. –Friends University will present its concert, A Night of Latin Jazz, with the Friends University Conjunto Latino jazz band and special guest, Tumbao, Friday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Conjunto Latino was established in 2020 and will be performing their first public concert of the season on the Sebits Auditorium stage. Embracing musical […]
Wichita, KS- The Friends University visual arts department will host its annual Show Me the Money career and portfolio review day on Oct. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This free event is for high school juniors and seniors seeking to pursue art, graphic design, art education and media design after graduation. Students will […]
Wichita, Kan. –Friends University will present its homecoming concert, Concert Jazz Band and Brass and Boujee, Saturday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. The Concert Jazz Band, presenting pieces by Stan Kenton, Charles Mingus and Count Basie, will be joined by Kansas City-based hip hop big band, Brass and Boujee. This innovative, twenty-person-band is the newest […]
Wichita, Kan.– Friends University will host a First Friday gallery reception for local artist, Priscella Brown Oct. 1 from 5-7 p.m. The in-person reception will take place in the Riney Fine Arts Gallery on the Friends University campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit is titled Cultural Renaissance: The Sounds of Change. Through her […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University will present the comedy, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Thursday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Story is a recent, comic farce and is taken from the famous mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story follows the iconic pair of Dr. John Watson and Mr. […]
Wichita, Kan, – The Friends University Concert Band will present its opening season concert on Monday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Conducted by Assistant Professor of Music Education and Director of Bands, Shawn M. Knopp, the concert will feature a variety of classics including Holst’s Second Suite in F, as well as works by Fillmore, […]
Wichita, Kan. – Friends University’s Fine Arts faculty members will present a fanfare of performances to showcase their artwork Thursday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Sebits Auditorium in Riney Fine Arts Center. The exhibit and show are an opportunity for the community to experience the creative and diverse faculty members in Friends University’s Division […]