Plymouth Fine Arts Series: 2025 – 2026
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, all performances in this year’s series are free of charge!
FREE admission – Reception to follow each performance.
“Sing for the Cure”
SAT / SEPT 27 / 7 PM
With Annette Lawless and Max Dutton, narrators
“Sing for the Cure” is a choral collection based on true stories of breast cancer survivors. 2025 marks the 25th Anniversary of the premiere by the Turtle Creek Chorale under the direction of Dr. Tim Seelig, who will also be our guest conductor for this performance.
Sing Glory to the Name of God
THU / OCT 16 / 7:30 PM
The Plymouth Choir from First Plymouth Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, brings a message of hope in a hymn festival celebrating the many names we offer God. All who attend will be invited to raise their voices in beloved hymns of faith, and the choir will sing spiritually powerful, expressive music by Margaret Bonds, André Thomas, and conductor Tom Trenney. The Plymouth Choir has been heard more than 16 million times across the world through its outreach on YouTube, and they are grateful for this opportunity to share their ministry in Wichita for the first time.
Alithea Mime Company
FRI / JAN 23 / 7 PM
The Alithea Mime Theatre is a company committed to a continuing vision of mime theatre as a single discipline and multidiscipline with an emphasis on group choreography. After accepting the invitation to co-find the Goldston School for Mime while engaging in parallel training in dance, Johnson established an artistic identity in the mime theatre with a talent for company choreography. In 1994, Johnson, with Sabrina Vasquez as associate artistic director, established the Alithea Mime Theatre and embarked on a creative journey that continues today. In 1999, Alithea became a professional company in residence at Wichita State University.
2024 – 2025
“A Night of High Notes”
Featuring four spectacular sopranos: Lydia Bechtel, Carter Tholl, Victoria Olson, and Holly Swartzendruber.
‘Saxophone and Organ Duo’
An evening of music for saxophone and organ. Plymouth organist Christopher Shaw will be joined by saxophonist Nick May.
2023 – 2024
“Songs of Wisdom”
With guest conductor, Dr. Tim Seelig. Tim Seelig will lead choirs from Plymouth Congregational Church, College Hill United Methodist church, Grace Presbyterian Church, and Bethel College in Joseph. Martin’s “Song of Wisdom from Old Turtle.” The piece will be accompanied by a chamber orchestra and narrated by Tim and Karen Robu.
“Bach, Beer and Brats”
Bach, Beer, and Brats is an evening full of good food, good beverages, and excellent music from by Johann Sebastian Bach, featuring our own Plymouth musicians in addition to local artists.
‘A Taste of Ireland: An Evening of Irish Food and Music by Mead’s Ghost’
“Mead’s Ghost” is a long-standing “old-timey music” and Irish jam that has been playing around Wichita for many years. Long nameless, it acquired its moniker when its regular jam site at Mead’s Corner was razed. The group previously “jammed” at many locations including Plymouth Congregational Church, The Anchor, the American Legion, and the Donut Whole.
Sponsorships
Up to $249 – You will get your name in the program for all three events.
$250 to $499 – You will get your name in the program for all three events and two commemorative scarves from ‘Sing for the Cure”.
$500 and above – You will get your name in the program for all three events, two commemorative scarves from “Sing for the Cure”, and dinner with the Oct. 16th choir.
