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The Boom in Esports Means Growth for Wichita’s Agent Ink

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When Wichita Story editor Tim O’Bryhim saw the new jerseys for the esports team at Wichita’s Education Imagine Academy [where he teaches history] he was curious about the jersey’s origin. He sought out Agent Ink’s CEO, 24-year-old Joey Nowlin, to talk about the Wichita-based company and its place in what is a very new industry. Tim O’Bryhim: What is Agent Ink? Joey Nowlin: An esports merchandising company specializing in jerseys and performance gear as well as streetwear and lifestyle wear for esports teams. What we do is design and produce merchandise for esports teams, content-creators and streamers, as well as setup online fan stores for those teams and fulfill all of their orders. TO: What motivated you to start this company?

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THE JAZZ FEST RETURNS WITH ‘BOP SOUL’

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WICHITA – The late, great Count Basie once said: “If a guy is gonna play good bop, he has to have a sort of a bop soul.” Wichita Jazz Festival representative Lisa Sillaway is confident that Wichita has sufficient bop in their soul to enjoy his orchestra Saturday night because they’ve been here twice before. This week, a new generation of Wichitans will have a chance to come to the festival and enjoy that band and other practitioners of America’s great musical creation: jazz. This year’s fest includes The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart, Bobby Watson and The Delano Jazz Orchestra, Betti O., Carmen Bradford, and a new documentary about Louis Armstrong called Little Satchmo. The festival is celebrating their 50th anniversary with four nights of Jazz greats, Wednesday through Sunday, at Wichita’s Crown Uptown Theatre and at The Bartlett Arboretum.