NYC Ballet leaves images of beauty in rare visit Chicago Sun-Times
• The sheer beauty of "Serenade" (1934), George Balanchine's first "made in America" work, with that opening view of a gaggle of girls in long tulle skirts (the magic of costume designer Karinska), each raising a single arm that tapers to a flexed hand position suggesting just a hint of the modern.
SUNDAY ARTS CALENDAR The Wichita Eagle
EVENTS World Wide Paint Horse Congress, 7:30 a.m. today, Kansas Coliseum, 85th North off I-135. Free. Information, 316-755-1243. 12th Annual Train Show & Swap Meet, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today, Sedgwick County Extension Education Center, 21st and Ridge Road. Admission $3, children under 12 free. Information available online at http://members.cox.net/wttc.
COMING UP The Wichita Eagle
ArtAID Martini Night, 5-9 p.m. Oct. 13, 20th Century Club, 536 N. Broadway. Tickets $15. Information, 316-263-2214. Fall Ballet, "Concerto Barocco," "The Firebird" and "Les Sylphides," by Friends University Ballet and Wichita Ballet Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13-14, 2 p.m. Oct. 15, Alexander Auditorium, Riney Fine Arts Center, Friends University. Tickets $12, $10 for seniors and students.
SUNDAY ARTS CALENDAR The Wichita Eagle
EVENTS Chisholm Trail Gun Show, 9-4 p.m. today, Kansas Coliseum, 85th Street North off I-135. Admission $6, children under 12 free. Information, 316-755-1243.