T R y A p ction— e l l o c a —
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EVERY GREAT COMMUNITY NEEDS A GREAT ART MUSEUM, AND OURS IS THE WICHITA ART MUSEUM.
WAM welcomes nearly 80,000 visitors annually to experience world-class art. With an Art Garden and creative programs and events for everyone, WAM acts as a living room for learning and enjoyment in Wichita.
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We invite you to support creativity and the art-filled lives of Wichitans by joining these artful gatherings organized to benefit the Wichita Art Museum. Party hosts welcome you to their homes and locales for extraordinary events and culinary delights. Ticket proceeds will support all the great museum programs for our dynamic community. Tickets will be available online only and will be limited—act now, order early! Treat yourself to rare enjoyment, and join one of these pARTies for a memorable experience. Why not join two, three, or more? Help the Wichita Art Museum with transformative experiences that raise the bar for the quality of life in Wichita. Come with us—join in the fun and excitement. We hope to see you out there! THANK YOU to our generous sponsors:
Arlo and Bob Casper Paula and Barry Downing Liz and Charles Koch Lattner Family Foundation
Tim Finnerty IN-KIND SPONSORS
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AUGUST
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25
Sunday Funday
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Ann and Martin Bauer, April and Grae Johnson SEPTEMBER
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Sunday Society
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Bree and Jason Cox FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
The Ultimate Mystery
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Genevieve and Chris Farha, Sangeeta Khicha, Janice and Jeff Van Sickle, Trish and Bruce VanOsdel SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
wINe on the vINe
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Gordon and Chris Ens, Dale and Sheryll Gibbens, Bob and Linda Nugent, Gary and Ann Patterson THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club
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Gretchen Andeel, Nancy Brammer, Ruthie Gillespie, Barbara Mohney, Jan Randle, Becky Ritchey, Marcia Smola SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Breakfast on the Terrace
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Susan and Dan Taylor Jr., Kate and Dan Taylor Sr. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Farm-to-Table Feast
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Myra and Tom Devlin, Helen and Ed Healy, Martha and Keith Walker, Sue and Kurt Watson 4
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
ART on the HILL
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Trish Higgins, Georgia and Keith Stevens, Kate and Clay Bastian SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Insta-Fabulous!
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Nancy Michaelis, Bree Cox, Claire Watson SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Mangia!
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Toni and Bud Gates OCTOBER
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1
A Ladies’ pARTy
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Jennifer Babst, Linda Boyd, Ruthie Gillespie, Becky Middleton, Betsy Redler, Grace Rishel, Debbie Sinclair SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12
Margaritaville
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Ken and Susan Arnold, Bill and Patty Bennett, Helen Bullock, Gary and Nancy Conover, Sharon Heiman, Davis and Libby Merritt, Will and Kelly Momsen, Andy and Linda Peressin, Harold and Linda Ralston THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17
Art of Whisky
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Anne Frey and Kirk Filbey SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
Simply Magical
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Martha and Jeff Linsner
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 25
12:30 TO 3 PM
URBAN GARDEN @ THE HUDSON
Sunday Funday BREWS AND BITES Enjoy an urban garden picnic on the coolest street in Wichita—Commerce! Bring your friends to laze in the sun, browse pop-up art, eat and drink brews from our local breweries, and participate in group art. Entertainment—quirky and fun—to be provided. Wear your local gear, you’ll have fun, have no fear. It’s where the cool “kids” will be August 25th.
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Ann and Martin Bauer, April and Grae Johnson
Guests: 100 Fun Adults $50 per person 7
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
10:30 AM TO 1 PM COLLEGE HILL
AT THE HOME OF JENNIFER BABST
Sunday Society Enjoy all the happy, local College Hill-ICT vibes in our outdoor space designed by The Workroom with a Bloody Mary bar, Central Standard Brewing keg, Reverie Coffee Roasters coffee, Chop Shop snacks, and a little relaxing live music. HOSTS
Bree and Jason Cox
Guests: 50 $50 per person 9
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
ARRIVE AT 6:30 PM REVOLUTSIA
The Ultimate Mystery Have you ever wondered what happens when you leave this world? Join us Friday, the 13th of September In an intimate Film-Noir Setting for a Private Screening of a Voyeuristic, Relatable, and Exquisite Sundance-Award-Winning Film Mamafilm Micro Cinema at Revolutsia Mixologist Libations and Artfully Crafted Sustenance Swank Attire Intrigued? HOSTS
Genevieve and Chris Farha, Sangeeta Khicha, Janice and Jeff Van Sickle, Trish and Bruce VanOsdel
Guests: 30 $100 per person 11
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
5 TO 7 PM
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL RESIDENCES
wINe on the vINe An evening mingling and strolling with friends feasting on art, music, food, and wine. Enjoy an art collection featuring works from Rembrandt to Chagall, from French posters to Frederick Hart. Actual vines may be just right for picking!
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Gordon and Chris Ens, Dale and Sheryll Gibbens, Bob and Linda Nugent, Gary and Ann Patterson
Guests: 50 $100 per person 13
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
11:30 AM
ELDERSLIE FARM, VALLEY CENTER
Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club EST. 1891 WICHITA, KS Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club is a story of cooking, eating, and friendship. Join us as we toast Sondra Langel, author of our club’s historical cookbook. Elderslie Farm will provide the beautiful autumn setting for a Ladies’ Luncheon, and our menu will feature “favorites” from the book with an Elderslie twist. In the pursuit of culinary art. HOSTS
Gretchen Andeel, Nancy Brammer, Ruthie Gillespie, Barbara Mohney, Jan Randle, Becky Ritchey, Marcia Smola
Guests: 50 $75 per person 15
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
11 AM TO 1 PM EASTBOROUGH
AT THE HOME OF JENNIFER BABST
Breakfast ON THE TERRACE MEDITERRANEAN STYLE The inspiration for this breakfast comes from Susan and Dan’s honeymoon to the island of Mallorca, Spain, several years ago. The breakfasts on the hotel terrace were beyond special with exceptional views and traditional Spanish fare. Come relax and enjoy delicious food and celebrate Joan Miró, who spent the last 20 years of his life in Mallorca. Enjoy a mimosa (or two) in honor of Joan Miró! And CELEBRATE the Wichita Art Museum for all it has been and will be. HOSTS
Susan and Dan Taylor Jr., Kate and Dan Taylor Sr.
Guests: 50 $150 per person 17
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
6 TO 9:30 PM
FLINT HILLS NATIONAL
Farm-to-Table Feast Take the country roads to nearby Flint Hills National where you will see the unique beauty of this special place. Experience a dining adventure, reflecting the finest locally sourced ingredients—straight from the farm to your table. A culinary revolution, fully embodied by the Flint Hills National chefs. Food exactly as it was meant to be. See the light changing and the gold on top of the trees as you sip cocktails on the patio while relaxing to live entertainment. This delightful evening will continue with dinner in the log club house. The painted leaf landscape at Flint Hills is unmatched in splendor and magnificence. Please join us for this fall bounty. HOSTS
Myra and Tom Devlin, Helen and Ed Healy, Martie and Keith Walker, Sue and Kurt Watson Guests: 80 $150 per person 19
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
6:30 TO 9:30 PM COLLEGE HILL
ART on the HILL Stroll the sidewalks of Belmont and Crestway in historic College Hill. Enjoy a progressive dinner served in three distinctive homes, highlighting unique styles and collections. Start with appetizers in a 1956 Modern way Enjoy your entrĂŠe with a 1929 Batchelder fireplace Top off the evening with dessert in 1918 Arts-and-Crafts style HOSTS
Trish Higgins, Georgia and Keith Stevens, Kate and Clay Bastian
Guests: 16 $200 per person 21
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
2 TO 4 PM
OLD TOWN WAREHOUSE
Insta-Fabulous! “You don’t take a photograph. You make it.” —Ansel Adams STRIKE A POSE! It’s the Instagram Era, and photos matter. Get your selfie ready at a glam afternoon with stylists, photographers, and modeling coaches. Come clink champagne glasses, and pull out your best supermodel pout as we learn to work our best angles and storm social media! HOSTS
Nancy Michaelis, Bree Cox, Claire Watson
Guests: 30 $50 per person 23
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
5 PM
SAINT ANDREWS
Mangia! “I don’t like food that is too carefully arranged . . . if I wanted a picture, I’d buy a painting.” —Andy Rooney Sunday Supper somewhere in Tuscany (or in a New York Italian neighborhood). Olive oils, cheeses, salumi, wine, pizzas hot off the wood-burning fire, and then . . . sitting down to supper outside, on the Loggia, with the big, extended family for Old World, cooked-all-day, Italian recipes. Boisterous! Fun Loving! Toasting! Mangia, Mangia, Mangia!
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Toni and Bud Gates
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1
5:30 TO 7:30 ??? PM COUNTRY PLACE ESTATES
A Ladies’ pARTy JUST FOR THE FUND OF IT PART II “One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman.” —Marilyn Monroe Roar with high spirits and gaiety while sipping creative cocktails at an absolutely audacious affair at the home of Jennifer Babst. HOSTESSES
Jennifer Babst, Linda Boyd, Ruthie Gillespie, Becky Middleton, Betsy Redler, Grace Rishel, Debbie Sinclair Guests: 100 $125 per lady “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” —Laurel Thatcher Ulrich 27
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12
6 PM
APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES EAST OF WICHITA
Margaritaville Buenos Noches Y Bienvenidos to the Ralston Hacienda at Creekview Escape and relax to live music on the patio overlooking Four Mile Creek. It will bring positive changes in latitude and attitude. Tasting away in Margaritaville from Margaritas to Churros y Chocolate and everything sumptuous in between. A delicioso dinner! The Art of the Mix—Shake it, Shake it!
MIXOLOGISTS
Ken and Susan Arnold, Bill and Patty Bennett, Helen Bullock, Gary and Nancy Conover, Sharon Heiman, Davis and Libby Merritt, Will and Kelly Momsen, Andy and Linda Peressin, Harold and Linda Ralston
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17
7 to 9 PM
COLLEGE HILL
Art of Whisky Join us for an intimate exploration of the taste and smells of whiskies from Scotland. Reinier Eijkhout, a certified whisky ambassador from Auburn Wine & Spirits, will guide us through six tastings of this most mystifying beverage. You will also sample delectable nibbles. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind tour of Scotland’s whisky regions.
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Anne Frey and Kirk Filbey
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
6 to 9 PM
ROLLING HILLS
Simply Magical A step into the future. New opportunity. Freedom to embrace a fresh vision. Carefully planned to not let a new space become a museum of the past. Mesh moving with Charles Green Shaw, a significant figure in American abstract art who throughout his career made montages of antique playing and tarot cards, and you make magic. Explore the magic of rightsizing Linsner style, while enjoying wine, cuisine, and a unique after-dinner, one-man, mind-reading, magic-and-mentalism show guaranteed to keep you engaged and thoroughly entertained! PICTURED AT LEFT, THE MAGICIAN, BY CHARLES GREEN SHAW
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Martha and Jeff Linsner
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HOW TO RESERVE TICKETS
Tickets may ONLY be purchased online at wichitaartmuseum.org/party. Credit card purchases only, please. Only one party purchase per credit card transaction. For example, if you want to attend three parties, your ticket purchases for each party will be separate and will generate three transactions on your credit card statement.
Step 1 Visit wichitaartmuseum.org/party. Step 2 Select which party you wish to attend and click on the PURCHASE TICKETS HERE link. Step 3 Indicate under QUANTITY the number of tickets you want to purchase for that party. Step 4 Complete the form with your information and payment details. Step 5 If you are purchasing tickets for a guest, enter your information in the billing section and your guest information below in the ticket section.
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Step 6 Once you have all of your information entered, click on the REGISTER button. Upon submission, a THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING page will display showing your ticket purchase for the party you selected. Upon registration, you will be emailed the address of the party location along with a receipt of your purchase.
Step 7 To return to the main pARTy page and purchase tickets to another party, click on your browser’s back button or re-enter the URL: wichitaartmuseum.org/party.
Once a party is full, the words SOLD OUT will be noted on the graphic next to the party. No waiting lists will be generated.
Tickets are non-refundable. If you would need to transfer your ticket to another name, notice will be required. Please email the change to RSVP@wichitaartmuseum.org or call 316-268-4905. As a courtesy to hosts, it is important to have an accurate guest list. Party tickets are not tax-deductible. Please thank your hosts—they are generously contributing the party to support our museum.
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T R y A p mmittee—
Ann Bauer Ruthie Gillespie April Johnson Martha Linsner Becky Middleton Debbie Sinclair Martha Walker Sue Watson
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2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Prisca N. Barnes Ann Bauer Lathi de Silva Paula Downing J. Eric Engstrom Sharon Fearey Suzy Finn Tim Finnerty Toni Gates Chris Angel Gomez Helen Healy Lou Heldman April Johnson Jeff Kennedy Sondra Langel TREASURER AND IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Robert Layton Martha L. Linsner
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SECRETARY
Megan Lovely Gayle Malone Naama Marcos Mike Michaelis David Mitchell Richard Overby TeOndra Phillips Diane Post Todd Ramsey Adriene Rathbun Debbie Sinclair Marni Vliet Stone Gil Trout VICE CHAIR Jeff Van Sickle CHAIR Martha Walker Sue Watson Alex Williams
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2019 FRIENDS OF THE WICHITA ART MUSEUM BOARD Patty Armstrong Susan Arnold Hamid Bakhtiara Joan Barrier Kathleen Bergkamp Pam Bjork Bunny Broeckelman Nancy Conover Pat Couger Kacie Faye Joanie Gegen Stephen Gleissner Carol Glidden Beth Golay Marcey Gregory TREASURER Trina Harmon Sharon Heiman Judy Hess
Connie Kendall Libby Merritt Jill Miller PAST CHAIR Dennis Murphy Lois Pappademos Linda Peressin Stephen Perry Pam Porvaznik Diane Post CHAIR Jo Ann Pottorff Linda Ralston VICE-CHAIR Joan Seaton Marcia Smola D. J. Spaeth SECRETARY Jane Sudermann Betsy Sweeney Marilyn Wallace Susan Wilhite Leslie Wilson
PICTURED ON PAGE 32: Charles Green Shaw,
The Magician, 1956. Oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches. Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Kurt Olden. © Estate of Charles Green Shaw, Courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc.
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a t i h wic T R A m u e s u m 1400 West Museum Boulevard Wichita, Kansas 67203 wichitaartmuseum.org 316-268-4921
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