Two festivals, one for dance and one for jazz, offer first-class educational and performance opportunities this April in the College of Fine Arts at Wichita State University.

WSU’s dance department will host the regional American College Dance Festival, which will bring in dancers from five states for rehearsals and four nights of performance.

The Wichita Jazz Festival is back, with events at Doc Howard’s Lounge in Old Town, the Fisch Haus Gallery on Commerce Street and on the WSU campus. The Tia Fuller Quartet, Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke are among the line-up of nationally and internationally known jazz stars.

Other offerings include the St. Petersburg String Quartet with Julie Bees, the WSU Symphony with Philip Black, the Fisch Haus Anniversary Show at the Ulrich Museum of Art and “Assassins,” an Opera and Musical Theatre event.

Tickets for Wichita State's 2010-2011 performing arts and music events can be purchased in person or by phone from 12:30-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays at the College of Fine Arts Box Office, temporarily housed in Wilner Auditorium, (316) 978-3233.

“Nic Nicosia: Middletown,” opening Saturday, April 2, through Sunday, May 1, Ulrich Museum of Art, WSU. Free admission. Gallery hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 1-5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Information, (316) 978-3664 or ulrich@wichita.edu.

Lynne Davis, organist, Wednesdays in Wiedemann, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Free half-hour concert. Information, (316) 978-6218.

American College Dance Festival, five-state regional hosted by Wichita State, Wednesday, April 6-Saturday, April 9. Performance start times vary: 6 p.m. Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 7 p.m. Saturday; all in Wilner Auditorium. Tickets $10 each performance, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

St. Petersburg String Quartet with faculty pianist Julie Bees, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

WSU Symphony Orchestra with faculty tubist Philip Black, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, Wichita East High School, 2301 E. Douglas. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

“Fisch Haus Anniversary Show,” opening Saturday, April 16, through Sunday, Aug. 6, Ulrich Museum of Art, WSU. Celebrates the work of founding Fisch Haus artists Patrick Duegaw, John Ernatt, Eric Schmidt and Kent Williams. Free admission. Gallery hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 1-5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Information, (316) 978-3664 or ulrich@wichita.edu.

Wichita Jazz Festival, April 20-23:

• Andrew Bishop Trio with Gerald Cleaver, Tia Fuller Quartet with Sean Jones, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, Doc Howard’s Lounge, 252 N. Mosley St. For more information, go to www.wichitajazzfestival.com.
• WSU Jazz Invitational, 7 a.m.-midnight Thursday, April 21, CAC Theater, WSU campus, free and open to the public.
• Lionel Loueke and Gretchen Parlato, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 23, CAC Theater, WSU campus. Tickets $25, $15 for military and WSU faculty and staff, $10 for students. Information, (316) 978-3233.

WSU Madrigal Singers, Chamber Singers and Women’s Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

WSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 25, CAC Theater, WSU campus. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

Scott Oakes, bassoon, Faculty Recital Series, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

“Assassins,” Opera and Musical Theatre Series, rated R, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28-Saturday, April 30; 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, Wilner Auditorium, WSU campus. Tickets $16, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

WSU School of Art and Design, student and faculty exhibits, 6-10 p.m. Friday, April 29 (Final Friday), WSU Shift Space gallery, 803 E. Third St. in Old Town; gallery hours 4-7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Information, (316) 978-3555.