Arts & Entertainment

Cumbia king Fito Olivares to perform 05/02/12 - 11:25pm

A cumbia king will kick off a pair of Cinco de Mayo weekend concerts in Topeka. Saxophonist Fito Olivares and his band La Pura Sabrosa will headline a concert from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday in Agricultural Hall at the Kansas Expocentre.

'I Do! I Do!' explores the married life 05/02/12 - 6:10pm

AUBURN - From young newlyweds to elderly empty-nesters, Auburn Community Theater's production of "I Do! I Do!" examines five decades of a couple's marriage.

Weekend calendar 04/26/12 - 8:16pm

at the clubs Topeka 39TH STREET BAR & GRILL, 555 S.W. 39th: Jeff Toda, 9 p.m. Friday, April 27; Bad Influence, 9 p.m. Saturday, April 28; SoundWaves Karaoke with Tina, 8 p.m. Wednesday. 266-0020. ABIGAIL'S GRILL & BAR, 3701 S.W.

Big Gigantic to headline at WUstock 04/26/12 - 4:26pm

Big Gigantic, a Boulder, Colo.

Rob Wade Band to debut video at Skinny's 04/26/12 - 5:52pm

The Rob Wade Band will showcase its new video, "Summer," when it performs at 8 p.m. Saturday at Skinny's Sports Bar & Grill, 4016 S.W. Huntoon Ave.

U.S. Coast Guard Band to play free concert 04/26/12 - 4:05pm

The United States Coast Guard Band, the premier band representing the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security, will present a free concert sponsored by The Topeka Capital-Journal at 3 p.m.

This weekend's hottest tickets 04/26/12 - 3:24pm

Washburn Opera Studio presents Henry Purcell's "Dido & Aeneas." The Capital City Chorus stages its annual show. Texas troubadour and blues rocker Hadden Sayers performs at Uncle Bo's.

Comedian Brian Regan returns to TPAC 04/26/12 - 11:57pm

Getting booked on "The Tonight Show" and making Johnny Carson laugh was once the goal of every comic wanting to be comedy's next big act, but Topeka-bound funnyman Brian Regan said things have changed.

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The Rat Pack revived for Hocker musical 04/26/12 - 2:33pm

When a bar owner threatens suicide because of a neglected promise by none other than Frank Sinatra, God books "the Chairman of the Board" and his cronies, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin, for an "It's a Wonderful Life"-like gig.