http://kmuw.org en http://kmuw.org/post/author-activist-speak-copyright-issues <p>Science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger Cory Doctorow will speak at the Wichita Central Public Library Wednesday evening.</p><p>He will discuss current copyright laws, their role in an expanding Internet-based society and what he says helpful copyright laws for artists would look like.</p><p>Doctorow has written for publications including Wired, the Guardian and Publishers Weekly and is co-editor of the blog &ldquo;Boing Boing.&rdquo;</p><p>More information about this event is available at <a href="http://www.kmuw.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 145, 158);">kmuw.org</a>.</p> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:24:49 +0000 600 at http://kmuw.org http://kmuw.org/post/central-library-showcases-traveling-photography-exhibit <p>A national photography exhibit will be on display at the Wichita Central Public Library through Saturday April 30.</p><p>The exhibit is titled &ldquo;Red Desert, Green Prairie, Blue Sky&rdquo; and combines three separate photography exhibits highlighting different geographic regions.</p><p>The green sunflower-dotted prairie of Kansas is among regions explored.</p><p>One of eight artists featured is panoramic photographer George Jerkovich who contrasts the rolling hills of the Dakota Sandstone region to its flat, semi-arid plains.</p> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:29:36 +0000 602 at http://kmuw.org