Rebecca Smith, Author at KC STUDIO

Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith is an impassioned supporter of local performances of all types, who welcomes the opportunity to promote them to KC Studio readers.

Arts News: Fashion Forward

“Can we create jobs in Kansas City through fashion? I do believe so,” says Jennifer Lapka, founder and director of Rightfully Sewn. The nonprofit seeks to provide seamstress training for at-risk women, reestablish KC as a manufacturing center of high-quality, American-produced garments, and help propel local designers to market. “A lot of people say it’s […]

March 29, 2018
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Arts News: Quilt Artist Commemorates 2011 Disaster in Japan

March 11, 2018, will mark the seventh anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster in Japan. The disaster touched many, including Japanese-born, Lenexa-based quilter Cindy Parry. Six months after the tragic event, Parry began work on a fiber art memorial, “Tohoku Daishinsai (Tohoku Disaster).” The work, which has been exhibited in D.C., Chicago and Minneapolis and on […]

March 8, 2018
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Arts News: Midtown Marvel

Welcome to 160,000 square feet of innovation. After five years of planning and negotiating, Plexpod Westport Commons, a millennial-styled center for business that encompasses community, culture and entertainment, opened to the public Oct. 11 in the former Westport Junior High School building at 300 E. 39th St. The open house allowed visitors a firsthand look […]

January 17, 2018
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Arts News: A Bigger, Better Musical Theater Heritage

Heading into its 16th season, Musical Theater Heritage is in growth mode. Specializing in productions of American musicals, the Crown Center-based theater company has been a popular presence in Kansas City since its founding in 2003. And no wonder. There’s a show for every taste, with the typical season offering one or two “heritage” musicals, as well as a couple of less well-known or untraditional shows like “Next to Normal” and “Sunday in the Park with George.”

January 5, 2018
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Spotlight – Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre: “It’s a Wonderful Life”

Ask anyone to name his/her favorite Christmas movie and very likely “It’s a Wonderful Life” will be at the top of the list. The holidays aren’t complete without the beloved 1946 Frank Capra movie about the idealistic but victimized George Bailey, who decides to end his life but is prevented by Clarence, the lovably bumbling […]

December 1, 2017
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Artist to Watch: Julia Haile

Julia Haile is taking Kansas City by storm. “Her voice and stage presence are second to none, and her body of work is growing to be some of the best to come out of this city,” said Bill Sundahl, special events coordinator of KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio. Haile performed with well-known singer-songwriter Barclay Martin at the June 30 “Collaborations” fundraiser event for KKFI at the Folly Theater.

November 13, 2017
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