The LUX is set on developing a unique sense of community and place in Downtown Wichita while keeping true to the building's original 1950s character. It's modern, Downtown living—in a city that is in the midst of a great revitalization! Join us.
City living possesses an energy, a buzz. Out your window there's amazing architecture - rich in history. You can walk to grab a bite to eat or go see a concert. You CAN have urban living in Wichita when you live at The LUX. Go on. Find your new home Downtown.
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Residents of The LUX have the convenience of never leaving the building for stellar coffee and noms. Placeholder Coffee is located on the first floor of The LUX. It’s your pit stop before work, for a bite to eat or perhaps between episodes.
See what else we have to offerThe cast from Roxy’s 2023 production is BACK for another run of The Play That Goes Wrong!
Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, it won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Award. This Tony winning farce portrays the doomed opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor.
The thespian troupe of Cornley University is putting on a production of The Murder at Haversham Manor and you’re invited. If only they had a few more weeks of rehearsals. From dropped lines to dropped set pieces, by the end everything (and everyone) will drop at least once.
Starring: Haylee Couey, Daniel Gonzalez-Myers, John Keckeisen,
Briley Meek, Scott Noah, & Kyle Vespetad
Featuring Dacia Brown, Dan Chisham, & Robert White
Rated PG-13 for some innuendo - Running Time:
Synopsis Coming Soon!
Then following intermission, enjoy our Let's Get Ready to Rumble Musical Comedy Revue!
Approx. 2 hours
See the Wichita Wind Surge take on the Northwest Arkansas Naturals at Equity Bank Park.
The Hidden Beauty of Seeds & Fruits on display at Botanica August 4 - October 25.
The Hidden Beauty of Seeds & Fruits displays the carpology collection of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh like never before. Photographer Levon Biss painstakingly examined 3,500 historical specimens to select just 115 for inclusion, highlighting those with the most striking evolutionary adaptations and stories. Many of the specimens date back to the early 19th Century and were collected by the pioneering botanists of their time, including those on the Challenger Expedition in 1872. Throughout history, scientists have used herbaria to help them interpret the diversity of plants and fungi. Crops, poisonous plants, garden plants, medicinal plants, tiny herbs, giant rainforest trees —all kinds of plants and fungi are represented. Herbaria act as ‘libraries’ of plant material and are crucial in helping us to determine which plants grow where and how we can differentiate them. The images presented by Levon allow the audience to appreciate and study these tiny specimens in levels of detail normally only available with the use of microscopes. Using his photo stacking techniques and bespoke camera system, Levon is able to capture unprecedented levels of detail from specimens far too small to view with the naked eye providing us with an insight into an unseen world
The Process
The specimens within this exhibition vary widely in size, ranging from fruits the size of a football, down to tiny seeds just millimeters long. The vast majority of the specimens on display are from the smaller end of this spectrum and therefore required a specific photographic technique called ‘photo stacking’ to capture the level of detail and clarity shown in the photographs. One of the inherent problems with high magnification photography is that it produces a ‘shallow depth of field.’ This means there is very little in focus within the image at any one time. To overcome this, Levon attaches his camera to an electronic rail that he can automate to move forward in tiny increments as low as a few microns between pictures. This creates a large stack of images that are then blended together, retaining only the areas that are sharp to produce a final photograph that is fully focused from front to back. The smaller the specimen, the more magnification is required and therefore a larger stack of pictures are needed to create the final photograph. The smallest images within this exhibition will have been made from hundreds of individual photographs, but it is not uncommon for Levon combine thousands of images to create a single photograph, a process that can take several weeks.
The Hidden Beauty of Seeds and Fruits: The botanical photography of Levon Biss from the collection of The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. This exhibition is organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Let your little ones dive into a world of creativity, care, and green fun with our Summer Experiences for Kids at GROW Plant Bar! This all-summer-long program invites young nature lovers to:
Adopt a Moss Ball or Plant Pet
Choose from a 6–12 month or 1–2 year-old moss ball or a sweet little plant, housed in a cozy critter-style aquarium. Kids will decorate their pet’s new home with fun supplies and mystery trinket bags, name their new friend, and receive a special coloring adoption certificate to take home!
Creative Add-Ons & Activities
Each adoption comes with an interactive coloring page and craft station where kids can personalize their adoption certificate and habitat décor.
Mystery DIY Packs
Feeling adventurous? Choose a mystery pack at your preferred price point and unwrap a fun surprise activity to enjoy in-store or take home!
Perfect for walk-ins, family outings, or rainy-day fun, this experience is a magical way to spark imagination, responsibility, and creativity in young guests all summer long.
Available anytime during store hours at GROW Plant Bar in downtown Wichita. No reservation required!
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