• SEPTEMBER 2025 •
First Friday: Dale Strattman: “Chasing the In-Between Moment”
(opening reception) On view until Oct. 31
Friday 5, 5-7 p.m. Riney Gallery
FREE
An exhibit featuring silver gelatin prints, many taken from Dale’s travels.
Visual Arts: Student Showcase (opening reception) On view until Oct. 31
Friday 5, 5-7 p.m. Riney Atrium
FREE
Fine Arts All-Faculty Fanfare Concert
Thursday 25, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
FREE
Enjoy the many talents of the full-time and adjunct Fine Arts faculty as they perform the opening concert of the 2025-2026 season!
• OCTOBER 2025 •
Wind Ensemble Concert
Thursday 25, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Casado Jazz Night
Wednesday 15, 7-9 p.m. Casado Campus Center
FREE
Casado Jazz Nights are a great opportunity for prospective and current students to sample what Friends University Jazz has to offer in a relaxed environment.
Choral Connections Concert
Friday 17, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Fall Theatre (yet to be announced)
Saturday 25, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Sunday 26, 2 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Symphony Orchestra Concert
Monday 27, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Campus Band & Chamber Ensembles Concert
Tuesday 28, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
• NOVEMBER 2025 •
Friends University Flute Choir 30th Anniversary Reunion Concert
Saturday 1, 4 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
FREE
Join the Friends University Flute Choir as they celebrate their 30th Anniversary with a celebratory concert, featuring commissioned music by Jackson Anderson. There will be a public reception in the Atrium following the concert.
Orchestra Invitational Concert
Tuesday 4, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
First Friday: Gallery 12 Member Exhibit (opening reception) On view until Dec. 20
Friday 7, 5-7 p.m. Riney Gallery
FREE
Student Showcase (opening reception) On view until Dec. 20
Friday 7, 5-7 p.m. Riney Atrium
FREE
Singing Quakers Alumni Choir Concert
Saturday 8, 7:30 p.m. Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 1958 N Webb Rd, Wichita, KS 67206
GET YOUR TICKETS AT THE DOOR OR EMAIL: jessicaexley98@gmail.com
Tower Wind Quintet Concert
Tuesday 11, 7:30 p.m. Chapel, Riney Fine Arts Center
FREE
Featuring Friends University’s Tower Wind Quintet, an ensemble consisting of Fine Arts adjunct faculty members; conducted by Amy Hoffman.
Friends University Jazz Combos & Conjunto Latino
Thursday 13, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Friends University Jazz Bands & Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Thursday 13, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Graphic Design: Senior Exhibition (opening reception) On view until Dec. 20
Monday 17, 5-7 p.m. Riney Atrium
FREE
The Pirates of Penzance (Fall Opera)
Friday 21, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Sunday 23, 2 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Wind Ensemble Concert
Monday 24, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
• DECEMBER 2025 •
Christmas Candlelight
Friday 5, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Saturday 6, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Sunday 7, 2 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Visual Arts Showcase (opening reception) On view until Dec. 11
Monday 8, 5-7 p.m. Riney Atrium
FREE
The Riney Atrium will be transformed into a grand gallery as Friends University Graphic Design and Studio Art students display their fall semester projects. Light refreshments will be served.
• JANUARY 2026 •
Dr. Nathanael May Faculty Recital
Friday 23, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
FREE
Enjoy a program of piano music performed by the Division Chair of Fine Arts, and Professor of Music, Dr. Nathanael May.
Dr. James Knight Faculty Recital
Saturday 24, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
FREE
Enjoy a program of piano music performed by Assistant Professor of Piano, Dr. James Knight, titled “Songs Without Words: Vocal Music at the Keyboard”.
Dance Showcase
Saturday 31, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
FREE
• FEBRUARY 2026 •
Sing It! Vocal Festival Concert
Thursday 5, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
First Friday: Analog & Alternative Photo Invitational (opening reception) On view until Feb. 28
Friday 6, 5-7 p.m. Riney Gallery
FREE
Student Showcase (opening reception) On view until Feb. 28
Friday 6, 5-7 p.m. Riney Atrium
FREE
Spring Musical (yet to be announced)
Friday 13, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Saturday 14, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Sunday 15, 2 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Wind Ensemble Concert
Tuesday 17, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Jazz Festival Concerts
Thursday 19, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Friday 20, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Friends University Flute Choir Pre-KMEA Concert
Tuesday 24, 7:30 p.m. Chapel, Riney Fine Arts Center
FREE
• MARCH 2026 •
Campus Band & Chamber Ensembles Concert
Thursday 5, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
First Friday: Iris Fletcher (opening reception) On view until April 4
Friday 6, 5-7 p.m. Riney Gallery
FREE
Visual Arts: Student Showcase (opening reception) On view until April 4
Friday 6, 5-7 p.m. Riney Atrium
FREE
Orchestra Invitational Concert
Tuesday 10, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Casado Jazz Night
Wednesday 11, 7-9 p.m. Casado Campus Center
FREE
Casado Jazz Nights are a great opportunity for prospective and current students to sample what Friends University Jazz has to offer in a relaxed environment.
Singing Quakers Home Concerts
Friday 27, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Saturday 28, 2 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
• APRIL 2026 •
Opera Workshop Showcase
Tuesday 7, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
FREE
Back by popular demand! Friends University Opera and Graphic Design students will collaborate in a program that will combine voice performance and interactive sets.
Concert Choir Spring Concert
Friday 10, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Saturday, 11, 2 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Symphony Orchestra Concert
Tuesday 14, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Graphic Design: Senior Exhibition (opening reception) On view until May 7
Thursday 16, 5-7 p.m. Riney Atrium
FREE
Wind Ensemble Concert
Thursday 16, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Symphony of Spring
Friday 24, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Saturday 25, 7:30 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Sunday 26, 2 p.m. Sebits Auditorium | TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
• MAY 2026 •
Jazz Finale Concert
Saturday 2, 7 p.m. Sebits Auditorium
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM SEPT. 2
Visual Arts Showcase(opening reception) On view until May 7
Monday 4, 5-7 p.m. Riney Atrium
FREE
The Riney Atrium will be transformed into a grand gallery as Friends University Graphic Design and Studio Art students display their spring semester projects. Light refreshments will be served.
2025-2026 Fine Arts Events Guide
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