College of Fine Arts to start May with musical 'Hair'

The Age of Aquarius will hit campus in the form of the '60s musical “Hair."

Graduate art students will star in exhibits on campus at the Ulrich Museum of Art and the Staples Gallery, and off campus at WSU Shift Space in Old Town.

And university ensembles will perform their final concerts for the school year.

That’s May in the College of Fine Arts at Wichita State University.

Tickets can be purchased in person or by phone from noon-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the College of Fine Arts Box Office, (316) 978-3233.

“Hair,” Opera & Musical Theatre Series, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1-Saturday, May 3; 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, Wilner Auditorium, WSU. Tickets $15 (discounts available). Information, 316-978-3233.

MFA Thesis Exhibition, opening Thursday, May 1, Ulrich Museum of Art, WSU. Free. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; closed Mondays. Information, 316-978-3664 or ulrich@wichita.edu.

Graduate MFA Show, 6-10 p.m. Friday, May 2, WSU Shift Space gallery, 803 E. Third St. in Old Town; normal gallery hours 4-7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Information, 316-978-7705.

WSU Concert Band and Symphonic Winds Ensemble Concert, university ensembles, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center, WSU. Tickets $6 (discounts available). Information, 316-978-3233.

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Thursday, May 8-Friday, May 16, Clayton Staples Gallery, McKnight Art Center, WSU. Free. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, or by appointment. Information, 316-978-3555.

WSU Graduate MFA Show, 6-10 p.m. Friday, May 9, WSU Shift Space gallery, 803 E. Third St. in Old Town; normal gallery hours 4-7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Information, 316-978-7705.

Annual Oratorio Performance, university ensembles and soloists, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center, WSU. Tickets $6 (discounts available). Information, 316-978-3233.

WSU Graduate MFA Show, 6-10 p.m. Friday, May 16, WSU Shift Space gallery, 803 E. Third St. in Old Town; normal gallery hours 4-7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Information, 316-978-7705.