ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

Spring is officially in the air, and a local musical group is looking to help celebrate that.

The Liberal Community Singers Association (LCSA) will be hosting its spring concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 16 at the First United Methodist Church at 116 W. 3rd Street. Admission is a free-will donation.

Director Timothy Smith said the group is excited for the upcoming concert.

Special to the Leader & Times

The public is invited to Southwest Symphony Society’s spring concert concert, “Dances of Fire and Majesty” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 at the Showcase Theater at Seward County Community College. Admission is a free-will donation at the door and refreshments will be served.

“Our local musicians volunteer their time and talents, and they have been working several months now on putting together a concert that each selection has a fantasy component,” Conductor Josiah Smiddy said. “We always try to put together a concert with a theme.”

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

For the past few years, it has become an Earth Day tradition to watch the latest Disneynature film and this year’s film focused on a rather familiar primate – orangutans.

“Orangutan” (which is narrated by future Disney legend Josh Gad), follows Indah, an orangutan nearing adulthood who prepares to leave her family and enter the majestic world of the rainforests of Southeast Asia.

Like the other Disneynature films I’ve watched, the cinematography is absolutely stunning throughout, and it really shows the sheer scope of Indah and her family’s jungle home – everything is so lush and crisp and I almost felt like I was getting lost in the jungle with everyone else. Even the few scenes that take place at night are amazing. When it comes to the cinematography, whether it’s a shot of the orangutans’ canopy home, or some of the other jungle residents interacting, everything is just so vibrant, and the crew that gathered the footage DEFINITELY knew what they were doing, so they deserve a lot of praise.

ELLY GRIMM

   • Leader & Times

The Community Concerts of Liberal group works hard every season to bring in quality entertainment for the community and this past weekend, its most recent season came to its conclusion.

This year’s season began with The Sidekicks, followed by Dan Miller's AmeriCoustic show and then the Aria Nouveau duo. The season continued with David Burnham's Broadway and Beyond show and then concluded with The Suits. As Community Concerts of Liberal President Mike Brack tells it, the season was very successful.