Sea explorer to speak
about discoveries
Wichita -- Robert Ballard, a marine explorer who found the Titanic, will give a free talk about his undersea discoveries at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Wichita State University's Hughes Metropolitan Complex.
Ballard has led or participated in more than 110 deep-sea expeditions.
In addition to the Titanic, Ballard has found and explored the wreckage of the German battleship Bismark as well as the Lusitania, Britannic and Andrea Doria.
Archeologist to talk
about recent finds
Kansas City, Mo. -- Kent R. Weeks, one of the world's leading archeologists, will talk about his 1995 discovery of the 2,300-year-old burial site of the sons of Rameses II, at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St.
The Egyptian tomb, called kv5, contains more than 100 burial chambers and is considered the most significant find since the discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922.
Weeks also will talk about his work on the Theban Mapping Project, a program to plot the tombs, temples and other sites in the region of ancient Thebes.
For ticket information, call (816) 751-1234.
Prairie Wind Dancers
slate informal concert
The Prairie Wind Dancers will present an informal dance concert to celebrate Harvest of Arts and the residents, staff, family and friends of First Step House at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lawrence Arts Center, 200 W. Ninth.
The program features "Stories of Addiction, New Beginnings," which is based on the real-life stories of men and women in recovery from chemical addiction. The work uses original music by Leon Hall, Ben Graham and Jennifer Holt, along with a collage of voices and poetry.
Other works include "Technique Study," a trio "Sorry I Am" and "Prairie's Creation, Slid With Gravel," the company's work based on images from a Carl Sandburg poem and set to music by Eugene Friesen with Paul Halley.
Started in 1987 by artistic director Candi Baker, the Prairie Wind Dancers is the resident dance company at the Lawrence Arts Center. Veteran dancers Kimber Andrews and Mary Shahrokhi are joined by four new members, Naomi Carson, Lori Madl, Jennifer Shoreman and Damien Houston.
First Step House is a transitional home for women recovering from chemical addiction and for their children.
The concert is free. An informal reception will follow the performance. For more information, call Baker, 843-2787.
Latina editor
to make appearance
Sandra Guzman, award-winning journalist and editor-in-chief of Latina magazine, will deliver the keynote address for the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, which begins at 7 p.m. Friday in the Kansas Union Ballroom at Kansas University.
The talk will be followed by a dance performance by Ballet Folklorico of Topeka.
As Latina editor Guzman travels the United States speaking on a variety of topics including women in the workplace, Hispanic leadership and other issues relating to and affecting Hispanics.
Horton casino
books Brenda Lee
Horton -- Brenda Lee will perform at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday at the Golden Eagle Casino, Route 1, Kansas Highway 20.
Lee last performed at the casino in December 1998 and drew sell-out crowds.
Before she reached the age of 20, Lee had recorded such hits as "I'm Sorry," "All Alone Am I," "Fool Number One," "Emotions," "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" and "That's All You Gotta Do."
For more information, call Roberta Clark, Golden Eagle's marketing eirector, (888) 464-5825, ext. 261.
Baldwin library
offers book series
Baldwin -- The Baldwin City Public Library is conducting a free book discussion series on Saturday mornings.
All meetings are from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the library's Community Room. Participants can check out the books from the library and read them before the discussions or just drop in on the sessions to listen.
The books and times are:
- Saturday -- "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," by Agatha Christie. Leader is Sara Tucker, associate professor of history at Washburn University in Topeka.
- Oct. 23 -- "The Lady in the Lake," by Raymond Chandler. Leader is Sister Marie Brinkman, English professor at Saint Mary College in Leavenworth.
- Nov. 13: -- "Where There's a Will," by Rex Stout. Leader is Denise Low, humanities instructor at Haskell Indian Nations University.
- Nov. 30: Mystery get-together.
TPAC taps
George Winston
Topeka -- Pianist-composer George Winston will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth.
Winston, a Grammy Award-winner, recently released "Plains," which shows off his trademark rural folk piano style.
Tickets go on sale at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the TPAC Box Office, (785) 297-9000 and Ticketmaster, (785) 234-4545.
KSU offers
psychodrama workshop
Manhattan -- Kansas State University's theater program is offering a 15-hour psychodrama training workshop in how to use creativity to deal with life's challenges.
The workshop, which will be presented Friday through Sunday, will be led by Zerka Moreno, known as "the mother of psychodrama," and Gong Shu, a psychodramatist and art therapist from St. Louis. Psychodrama was created by Jacob Moreno, Zerka Moreno's husband and co-collaborator for 30 years.
The training will run for three hours Friday, nine hours Saturday and three hours Oct. 3.
The workshop is free to KSU students and faculty and costs $275 for others. Registration is required and participants must attend all sessions. For more information, call (800) 682-9469.
Antique show raises
money for museum
Fort Leavenworth -- The 17th annual Fort Leavenworth Antique Show and Sale will take place Saturday and Sunday at the fort's Frontier Conference Center.
A wide selection of quilts, linens, glassware, jewelry, western memorabilia, old sporting goods, military and cavalry items, china, Victorian furniture and decorative pieces will be offered. Ray Williams, a master glass repairman, will be on hand to repair glassware.
Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Proceeds will go toward supporting the Fort Leavenworth Frontier Army Museum.
Antiques, Garden and
home show slated
Overland Park -- In addition to shopping, patrons of the seventh annual Antiques, Garden and Home Design Show may have their keepsakes and heirlooms appraised by certified antiques and jewelry appraisers.
The show runs Friday through Sunday at the Overland Park International Trade Center, 115th and Metcalf. Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Antiques dealers from across the country will display furniture, art, rugs, jewelry and collections of china and silver. Verbal appraisals will be offered: one item for $5 or three items for $10. Call (913) 648-4787 for an appointment.
Lawrence artists
in St. Louis fair
St. Louis -- Four Lawrence artists will show their works Saturday and Sunday at the annual Historic Shaw Art Fair in the 4100 and 4200 blocks of Flora Place.
Participating artists include John Wysocki and Kelvin Schartz, three-dimensional; Bob Gent, glass; and Frances Kite, jewelry.
More than 100 artists will show paintings, drawings, photography, jewelry, wood pieces, mixed-media works and other fine art.
Hours of the fair are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Writing conference
offered in Denver
Denver -- The 16th annual Colorado Gold Writing Conference will be held Oct. 15-17 in Lakewood.
The conference includes workshops, speakers and panels on the fundamentals of novel writing, marketing mainstream novels, building a writing career, research, small press, self-publishing and electronic publishing, sparking creativity and promotion.
Keynote speaker is mystery writer Diane Mott Davidson. Other speakers include Carolyn Haines and Julianne Moore. Editors and agents will be available for appointments.
For more information, call (303) 331-2608.
Octoberfest features
live music, crafts
Atchison -- The annual Octoberfest will take place Saturday and Sunday in Atchison's downtown shopping district.
More than 100 booths of handmade crafts and foods, live music, dancers and a beer garden will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
For more information about Octoberfest activities, call (800) 234-1854.
NASA horticulturist
to talk in Wichita
Wichita -- Daniel Barta, NASA's Mission to Mars horticulturist, will speak at 7 p.m. Friday at Botanica: The Wichita Gardens.
Barta, who has spent the last eight years investigating plants for food production and air revitalization on long-duration planetary exploration missions, will present the lecture "Gardening in Space: Past, Present and Future."
His lecture is part of the Robert F. Vickers Symposium, which will also feature presentations by Marshall Cosby of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and Brian Holley of the Cleveland Botanica Garden.
For more information, call (316) 264-0448.
Day of Dance aims
at young dancers
Kansas University's annual Day of Dance will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in studios 240 and 242 in Robinson Center on the KU campus.
KU dance faculty will conduct free classes in ballet, jazz and modern dance for junior and senior high students from the region.
Although dance classes are free, advance registration is required and classes are limited in size.
To register, call the KU dance division, 864-4264.
Civic Opera looking
for singers
Kansas City, Mo. -- The Civic Opera Theater of Kansas City will hold auditions for its performances of Conrad Susa's "The Wise Women" from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, 9400 Nall.
To schedule an audition or for more information, call (913) 262-6688. Auditioners should be prepared to sing a classical selection of substance and bring a current resume/biography. An accompanist will be provided.
Productions of "The Wise Women" will be at 8 p.m. Dec. 3 and 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 14th and Broadway.
Lawrence poets
win awards
Joy Clumsky, Lawrence High School's creative writing teacher, won the adult writing division of the Ottawa Community Arts Council Writing Contest with the poem "Safekeeper." Her writing student, Heather Graham, captured the youth division with "Sunrise." Both winners received cash awards, certificates and were invited to read their work.
Patty Meseraull and Sommer Heiserman's poems were selected to be published in the 1999 edition of the "Teacher's Selection: Anthology of Eleventh Grade Poetry," a national publication.
Brooke Davis received a check and publication in recognition for her winning poem in the National Voice of Youth Advocates 1999 poetry contest.
Naa Afi Ahoh-okine won first place in the Kansas Authors Club 1999 Youth Writers' contest with the poem "Nightsounds." She will be recognized Oct. 9 at the Authors Club state convention in Pittsburg.
Tuesday Artists
show watercolors
More than 70 watercolor works by Tuesday Artists are on display through Sept. 30 at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
Tuesday Artists is comprised of about a dozen people of varying walks of life who meet each Tuesday night at the Bald Eagle Gallery in Lecompton to paint and share techniques and experiences.
Among the artists are Ellen Duncan, Karen McConnell, Donna Stucky, Beverly Kipp, Lila Bartel, Madeline Tollefson, Cindy Daniels, Gene Tyner, Kay Kempton, Carleen Franz and Agnes Burns.
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