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Concert to Come | NAVO celebrates 10 years of artistic excellence

The classical music ensemble specializes in concerts with an international flair – and they’re free.

Honors | Juan Diego Gaucin

Through his figurative paintings, the 2024 Charlotte Street Visual Artist Fellow strives to elicit compassion and empathy for immigrants.

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Scene from a recent performance of Stacy Busch’s opera “She Breathes Fire” (photo by Lindsay Clipner) Diving into Kansas City’s new music scene The new..

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A Bach Celebration: Bach Aria Soloists at 25 years

Bach Aria Soloists, currently celebrating its 25th season, gave tribute to their namesake composer with an all Johann Sebastian Bach concert in “Bach Unlocked” on Friday evening.
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“Bubble Boy” Has a Charming KC Debut at Spinning Tree Theatre

It’s hard to think of a better home for the Kansas City premiere of "Bubble Boy" than with Spinning Tree Theatre.
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“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” Is a Goofy, Campy Vampire Party

If you’re looking for a serious, reverent stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the production currently on stage at the Arts Asylum is not what you’re after.
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Cirque du Soleil plans holiday show at KC Music Hall

A reimagined 'Twas the Night Before' brings the beloved poem to life with clowns, acrobats and aerialists.
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Arts News: Volland Foundation receives donation of eight M.T. Liggett sculptures

The Volland Foundation in Alma, Kansas, recently received a generous donation from the Kohler Foundation consisting of eight sculptures by Kansas artist M.T. Liggett.
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‘JINGLE!’ comes to Legends Field

This holiday season, Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas, offers an experience that will have visitors singing “Jingle Bells” for weeks on end.
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A Season of Royalty

The Harriman-Jewell Series is adding a touch of royal splendor to the holidays with two concerts in December.
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“Gabriel Mills: Aunechei”

Gabriel Mills’s paintings are, in many ways, personal responses — responses to life events, to language, to music, and to one another.
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Don’t talk about politics, love, sex or religion

Why not? All the most interesting people are doing it, especially when Sigmund Freud meets C.S. Lewis.
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