College of Fine Arts to close out May in style

The Wichita State University College of Fine Arts will host eight events during the first eight days of May as the spring semester wraps up.

For that brief time, it will be a performance potpourri from the School of Performing Arts and the School of Music with the last performance of the Stephen Sondheim musical “Assassins” on May 1, followed the rest of the week by a faculty recital, Concert Band and Chamber Winds performance, organ concert, percussion ensemble, the Annual Oratorio and Spring Dance Informal.

Meanwhile, the Ulrich Museum of Art will host an Artist Talk about its Fisch Haus exhibit and welcome the Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition.

To purchase tickets for College of Fine Arts events, go to www.wichita.edu/fineartsboxoffice or call (316) 978-3233. Tickets can also be purchased in person 12:30-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays at the College of Fine Arts Box Office, temporarily housed in Wilner Auditorium, or one hour before an event at its particular venue.

“Nic Nicosia: Middletown,” exhibit closes 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.

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

Jill Wiebe, harp, Faculty Recital Series, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

WSU Concert Band and Chamber Winds, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, First United Methodist Church, 330 N. Broadway in Wichita. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

Lynne Davis, organist, Wednesdays in Wiedemann, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Free half-hour concert. Information, (316) 978-6218.

WSU Percussion Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, Wilner Auditorium, WSU campus. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

Fisch Haus Anniversary Show Artist Talk, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, Ulrich Museum of Art. Exhibit on view through Saturday, Aug. 6, 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.

MFA Exhibition, School of Art and Design, Friday, May 6, through Sunday, June 5, 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.

Annual Oratorio, University Ensembles, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, East Heights United Methodist Church, 4407 E. Douglas. Tickets $7, discounts available. Information, (316) 978-3233.

College of Fine Arts Institute Orchestra, 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, Wiedemann Recital Hall. Free admission. Information, (316) 978-3581.