The event, part of the Milton and Gladys Glickman Series at Wichita State University, is free and open to the public. For information, go to www.wichita.edu/glickmanlecture.

Crowson, who started at The Eagle in 1987, is an award-winning editorial cartoonist whose work has been reprinted in Time, Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post and USA Today. A collection of his Eagle editorial cartoons titled “Prairie Mirth” was published in 1992.

But cartooning is not his only talent. Crowson also is a longtime bluegrass musician and champion banjo player who has been part of the Wichita acoustic music scene for more than 20 years. He currently performs with his family band, The Crowsons, alongside his wife, Karen Crowson, with appearances by their daughter, Haley. He also performs with Pop and the Boys, a local acoustic jam band, and in a cowboy band, The Home Rangers.

Crowson was born and raised in Memphis “in the shadow of Graceland,” as he puts it. He worked for The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun before coming to The Wichita Eagle.

His vast collection of editorial cartoons runs the gamut from hard-hitting political satire to caring tributes. He also does special commissions, including caricatures, and is the illustrator for the new local Books for Life program that delivers new and gently used books to children in disadvantaged countries.

For the Glickman Lecture Series event, Crowson will examine the history of his profession through personal anecdotes and satirical songs.