Getting away is great. But with a little imagination, the best vacation can be a “staycation.” You know you’re curious. The cute and gorgeous homes near the Plaza? The trendy
When congested airports, excess baggage and long lines at security all get to be too much, perhaps it’s time to consider a “staycation,” an excursion close to home that may
Okay, I admit it, I drank the Italian Kool-Aid wine the month of April last year. I’m also guilty of building daily itineraries-based from months of research, even down to
The 2018–2019 Conservatory Artist Series rounds out with two time-honored performances, as well as a celebration of Robert Olson’s distinguished 50-year career. On Thursday, May 2, in Helzberg Hall at
Ironing (2003), by Amy Cutler, is an artwork devoid of context. Two women, rendered in meticulous detail, work in tandem to iron a third woman into flattened oblivion. Other figures, already pressed, are discarded on the ground. What stands out most conspicuously, beyond the phantasmagorical element, is the sheer presence of clothing. The victims of […]
Intense kaleidoscopic plays of color. Extraordinary shapes. Uninterrupted streams of fantastic images. An awe-inspiring new world. You have been transported to the ChimaCloud, a site-specific experiential installation at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art by contemporary artist Saya Woolfalk. Woolfalk’s immersive installations fulfill our inherent desire to transcend our physical spaces and experience new dimensions. Through […]
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has launched a new art installation in partnership with PNC Bank and two early education centers as part of an effort to inspire great futures for local children through memorable arts experiences. The Grow Up Great Gallery exemplifies PNC Bank’s signature initiative, PNC Grow Up Great, which supports […]
It’s hard now to imagine how it couldn’t have happened, how the search for a suitable new home for a flagship library could wind up anywhere other than a stately, if forlorn, former bank building in need of a tenant and new life. Just shy of 7 million people have walked through the double-leaf bronze […]
An Anniversary Celebration of Classical, Broadway, Jazz and More The Harriman-Jewell Series has announced its 2019–2020 season and it’s a star-studded extravaganza of classical music’s biggest names. “We scheduled a high concentration of large orchestras for our current season,” said Clark Morris, executive and artistic director of the Harriman-Jewell Series, “so next season, we intentionally […]
The month of March has long been set aside to celebrate the contributions of women in jazz. And while there is undoubtedly much to celebrate, the fact that a single month is set aside for women leaves us to consider the status of half the world’s population within the genre, over the remaining eleven months. […]
