The following events were part of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center's annual Cultural Attractions Series. These events appeared on the Bowlus' main stage.
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1968-69
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Dick Schory's Percussion Pops Orchestra
Juan Serrano, Flamenco Guitarist -
1969-70
Fred Waring in Concert
Dr. Robert Brewster in Concert
San Antonio Symphony
United States Navy Band -
1970-71
Kansas City Lyric Theatre
Royal Winnipeg Ballet -
1971-72
Tulsa Philharmonic
Marcel Marceau
Budapest Symphony
Afro-American Dance -
1972-73
Roger Wagner Chorale
Singers and Dancers of Ljubljana
Neil Wolfe Trio -
1973-74
Richard Angeletti, Pianist
Hanna Aroni in Concert
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Count Basie and His Orchestra -
1974-75
Guy Lombardo and His Canadians
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Vienna Boys Choir -
1975-76
Utah Symphony
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Trotter Brothers (Santa's Magic Circus)
Garde Republicaine Band
Missouri Repertory Theatre
"Street Car Named Desire"
"Born Yesterday" -
1976-77
Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd
Univ. of Kansas Chamber Music Ensemble
Mac Frampton Triumverate
Univ. of Kansas "Backstage"
Jack Reilly Trio
David Holloway
Bettye Miller/Milt Abel (Jazz)
Rajko Hungarian Dancers
Saint Louis Symphony
Univ. of Kansas Collegium Musicum -
1977-78
Ballet Folklorico Mexicano
Ars Musica
Sequeira Costa
Los Indios Tabajaras (Guitar Duo)
Oakland Ballet
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra -
1978-79
Blackstone Magic Show (2 performances)
Jack Daniels Silver Cornet Band
Claude Kipnis Mime Theatre
Norman Luboff Choir
The National Players
"The Taming of the Shrew"
5 By 2 Plus (Modern Dance) -
1979-80
Chinese Acrobats of Taiwan
Dizzy Gillespie
Serenade: An Evening of Operetta
The Swingle Singers
The Mirecourt Trio -
1980-81
Manhattan String Quartet
Ballet Folklorico Mexican DeGraciela Tapia
Long Wharf Theatre Company
Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Broadway Encore
Les Brown and the Band of Renown -
1981-82
Jack Daniel's Silver Cornet Band
Bohemian Viruosi of Prague (Chamber)
Aman (Dance company)
The Sage of Emporia
Hal Holbrook
"Mark Twain Tonight"
The Big Band Show -
1982-83
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Pirin-Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble
Chinese Magic Circus of Taiwan
Cecile Licad (Pianist)
Joffrey II Dancers -
1983-84
Missouri Repertory Theatre
"The Importance of Being Earnest"
Vienna Boys Choir
Henry Mancini & The Tulsa Philharmonic
The Chieftains
Neill Archer Roan, Classical Guitarist
Mummenchanz -
1984-85
Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Stars of D'Oyly Carte in
The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan
Grand Old Country Music (Minnie Pearl)
Saint Louis Brass Quintet
Robert Merrill and the Chamber Orchestra
of the Wichita Symphony
Mid-America Dance Company -
1985-86
Jay McShann Trio
Omaha Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival
Peter Nero with the Tulsa Philharmonic
Waverly Consort
Cotton Patch Gospel -
1986-87
Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Wichita Symphony Orchestra with
Loren Hollander
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Boys Choir of Harlem -
1987-88
Singing Quakers Symphonic Choir
of Friends University
Al Hirt
Top Brass
Michael Martin Murphey
Scartaglen
Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra -
1988-89
Glenn Yarbrough/The Limeliters
Budapest Chamber Orchestra/Franz Liszt
Sandra Reeves Phillips
Late Great Ladies of Blues & Jazz
K-State Singers
Mid-America Dance Company -
1989-90
Ballet Folklorico-Quetzalli DeVeracruz
Minneapolis Childrens Theatre
Raggedy Ann & Andy
Ravnan II
The Forester Sisters Country Music Concert
Alchemedians II -
1990-91
Lionel Hampton's Big Band
American Indian Dance Theatre
Missouri Repertory Theatre
Woody Guthrie's American Song
Leon BAtes, Pianist
Kansas City Symphony -
1991-92
Ink Spots
Jack Daniel's Silver Cornet Band
Hometown Christmas
John Conlee Country Music Concert
Peking Acrobats
State Ballet of Missouri
Dean Hargrove
Public Meeting & Reception -
1992-93
Saint Louis Brass Quintet
Dan Seals Country Music Concert
Jitro, Czechoslovakian Girls' Choir
Famous People Players
Lauren Pelon Musique
The Living Roots of Music -
1993-94
Bella Vista Big Band
Sponsored by Friends of the Bowlus, Inc.
Albert McNeil Jubliee Singers
American Ballroom Theatre Co.
Wichita Symphony
Nicole Narboni, Pianist
Sabella Consort
Provided performances in USD #257 Elem. schools
Riders in the Sky
Keaton: Comic for Yesterday and Today
Sponsored by Keaton Committee, BFAC, etc. -
1994-95
Bella Vista Big Band and Tom Cooper
Alan Chow, Pianist
Yesterday, A Tribute to the Beatles
Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble
David Holloway, Joyce Castle and
Robert Hiller Concert
Pieces of 8, an Acappella Octet
Keaton and the Machine of Dreams
Sponsored by Keaton Committee, BFAC, etc. -
1995-96
Canadian Brass
Daron Norwood Country Music Concert
Lazer Vaudeville
Philharmonia Virtuosi
National Theatre of the Deaf
Craig Karges, Magic of the Minds
Keaton: Hero Behind the Clown
Sponsored by Keaton Committee, BFAC, etc. -
1996-97
Capitol Steps, Musical Political Satire
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Dino Kartsonakis, Pianist
Saint Louis Ballet -
1997-98
Keith Brion and His New Sousa Band
Kansas Brass Quintet
John Amos "Halley's Comet"
James Rivers, Pianist
Steve Love's New York Roller Dance
The Mamas and the Papas -
1998-99
Don McLean
Gershwin by Request
Evester Roper
Dan Kamin
Cowboy Jubilee -
1999-2000
Capitol Steps
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra/Pied Pipers
The Spencers' Theatre of Illusion
Trinity Irish Dance
Quartetto Gelato -
2000-01
Friends of the Bowlus Gala
Sonos Handbell Ensemble
Sabella Consort
Grand Derangement
Karen Paludan,
Radio Days "Five by Design"
Kingsingers
Gizmo Guys -
2001-02
Scrap Art
Summit Brass
Moscow Boys Choir
Michael Martin Murphey
River North Chicago Dance Co. -
2002-03
Woven Harmony
Russian Red Army Chorus & Dance Ensemble
Guy Lombardo
Little Angels
John McCutcheon
All American Boys Chorus -
2003-04
Art of Broadway
Steve Miller K. C. Band
Riders in the Sky
Bruce Woods Dance Company
Andrea Anderson -
2004-05
Cypress Strings
Second City
The Diamonds
Trout Fishing in America
Jack Daniels Original Silver Coronet Band -
2005-06
The Flying Karamazov Brothers
Prairie Rose Wranglers
Fly
Leahy
Our Sinatra -
2006-07
Steve Hall & Shotgun Red
The Wonderbread Years
Behind the Broken Word
D'Vine
The Letterman
Rhythm In Shoes -
2007-08
Zeidwig
Moscow Ballet, Great Russian Nutcracker
Peking Acrobats
Prairie Rose Wranglers
Country Jubilee -
2008-09
The Lettermen Christmas Show
Jungle Jack Hanna
Spencer's Theatre of Illusion
To Kill a Mockingbird
One Voice -
2009-10
A Christmas Carol
Tap Kids
In the Mood -
2010-11
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway
Roy Rogers, Jr. & The High Riders
New York Theatre Ballet -
2011-12
The Voices
Cirque Mechanics, Boom Town
Cornet Chop Suey
Sons of the Pioneers
The Grascals
Ricky Nelson Remembered -
2012-13
Gravity Attacks, The Passing Zone
Cirque Mechanices, Birdhouse Factory
Celtic Crossroads, The Gathering Tour
The Unexpected Boys
The Cleverlys -
2014-15
Kansas City Symphony
Liverpool Legends
Pat Hazell's The Wonderbread Years
Maniacal 4
The World Famous Popovich Pet Comedy Theater
Asleep at the Wheel -
2015-16
Ballroom with a Twist
SIX
The Willis Clan -
2016-17
Acrobats of China
The Hunts
Hotel California
A Band Called Honalee
Annie Moses Band -
2018-19
Beginnings: The Ultimate Chicago Tribute Band
3 Trails West
Gentri
Aquila Theatre's Frankenstein
Fleetwood Mask -
2019-20
Jason Bishop: Straight Up Magic
Croce Plays Croce
Cirque Mechanics 42'
M-PACT: White Christmas
Fred Moyer Jazz Trio
One Hit Wonders
Albert Cummings -
2020-2021
Christmas with the Celts
The HillBenders present WhoGrass
Martin Dubé Time Machine
Ryan & Ryan
Lightwire Theatre present Dino Light!
Divas3
Brubeck Brothers Quartet : 100 Years of Dave Brubeck -
2021-22
Aubrey Logan
The Music of Elton John starring Michael Cavanaugh
The Sugarplums featuring Mark Kopitzke
Celtic Angels Ireland
The Sharpe Family Singers
DRUMLine Live!
Chris Perondi's Stunt Dog Experience
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet®
Inaugural Sleeper Family Trust Speaker Series: National Geographic presents: Terry Virts - View From Above -
2022-23
Artrageous
Gene Kelly the Legacy: A Night With Patricia Ward Kelly
Quiana Lynell & the Lush Life
Rico Monaco w/Tito Puente, Jr.
'Tis the Season-The Broadway Tenors
Garrison Keillor & Co.
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
The Queen's Cartoonists
Brian Woods
National Geographic-Mark Synnott -Life on the Vertical
Matt Stansberry & The Romance
Luca Stricagnoli
The Chipper Experience-Where Comedy & Magic Collide
The Hall Sisters