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Reviews

Visual

“Guess Who’s Invited to Dinner,” 3West Gallery

“Guess Who’s Invited to Dinner” continues at 3West Gallery through January 4.

Online Reviews

Doing Dylan: “A Complete Unknown” Offers a Respectable Slice of a Time and a Music Revolution

As a slice-of-life biography of a cultural giant, director James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” must walk a line, as it were, between two audiences.

Visual

“Ida’s Journey,” Mid-Continent Public Library’s Story Center

Artist Karen E. Griffin pays tribute to the life and work of African American journalist and activist Ida B. Wells in her exhibit at Mid-Continent Public Library’s Story Center.

From the Magazine

Editor’s Letter, January/February 2025

The current issue features several articles that fill important blanks in that narrative, through new projects instigated by Native artists.

Michael Brantley: The art of perseverance

Despite challenges posed by a debilitating disease, the talented African American oil painter persists in his mission to uplift the culture of Black America.

David Ray, Poetry’s Voice

I write here to honor one great poet of the public voice, David Ray, who died Aug. 8, 2024, at the age of 92.

Arts Consortium

Community News

Gentry Mullen is satisfying his own creativity in library exhibition

Gentry Mullen has wanted to paint since he was 14 years old. Now, after 35 years in graphic design, he’s launching that career.

Community News

Live! Onstage in January and February

Usher in 2025 with the best that KC stages have to offer. Check out these productions — well-worn and brand new — warming up local stages when it’s cold outside.