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Holiday Gift Guide: Ceramics

Among the best buy-local options for unique gifts are the annual holiday sales put on by Kansas City’s premier ceramics organizations: Belger Crane Yard in the East Crossroads and KC Clay Guild in Waldo.

Concert to Come: Bach Aria Soloists join forces with Missouri Choral Artists

Get ready for an “expansive celebration of beautiful choral works and magnificent arias” at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

Reviews

Performing

A Lackluster “Magic Valley Community Theatre’s Little Women” Doesn’t Live Up to Its Own Fun Premise

The ideas behind MVCTLW are funny and clever. Unfortunately, the finished product falls far short of fully delivering on them.

Articles

The Lyric’s “Madame Butterfly” Takes Heartbreaking Flight

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City took flight last weekend, with an absolutely captivating “Madame “Butterfly.” The stellar production gave much to praise, but kudos must begin with the stunning Soprano Yunuet Laguna in the lead role of Cio-Cio-San. Cio-Cio-San is the center of nearly every scene in “Butterfly,” and Laguna’s blazing performance lifted this “Butterfly” to transcendent heights.

Visual

“Taylar Sanders: The Emotional Spectrum: A Black Palette,” ArtsKC Gallery & “Claude Harris III: Mythical and Melanated,” Ruby Jean’s Art Hall

Both exhibitions present the viewer with masterful, yet deeply introspective, paintings that emanate empathy, sincerity and humanity.

Gallery Glance: “7591 Words: Sandra Van Tuyl and Christopher Leitch,” Carter Art Center Gallery

Sandra Van Tuyl and Christopher Leitch are both expert gardeners, which underscores their partnership in the exhibit “7591 Words” at MCC Penn Valley Carter Art Center Gallery.

Dick Daniels: Making it fun

From posts at The Kansas City Star to Hallmark's Shoebox and KCAI, the Kansas City artist has spent a lifetime mining comics and cartoons, even while battling cancer.

José Faus: Cultural Meanders | This is the stuff dreams are made of

I recall few moments from the first futbol (soccer) game I saw in person. In retrospect the oddest would start with my grandmother.

Arts Consortium

Performing

A Performer of Charisma and Brilliance

Yo-Yo Ma is one of those artists who was born to perform. The cellist has been engaging with audiences since his first public performance at the age of five.

Performing

Feast of Generations: Thornton Wilder’s “The Long Christmas Dinner” serves up time, tradition and tenderness

We hope you will join us this holiday for this beautiful show featuring Park Bucker unfolding the Christmas Memory.

Literary

Candice Millard to speak at November Writers for Readers event

In November, Millard takes the stage at the annual Writers for Readers fundraiser.