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May 10, 2021

Leawood Arts Council Presents Cinema in the City, June 11 and July 30

The Leawood Arts Council has a diverse line up of summer arts and entertainment events. There is something for everyone this summer in Leawood!
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May 6, 2021

Outdoor Theater: Starlight and Shakespeare Take Different Paths

Two Kansas City professional companies that traditionally attract the largest summer theater audiences, this year are going in different directions.
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May 5, 2021

Gallery Glance: Poignant Photograph by Philip Heying is Part of Spencer Museum’s “Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body” Exhibit

I NEED A KIDNEY. Hand-scrawled across an old billboard, this message was written in haste, with no time for niceties like “please” and “thank you.”
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May 4, 2021

Creating a Niche at the Coterie

Seems not so long ago that I wrote up my first interview with Jeff Church.
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May 3, 2021

What Black Artists Want: A Manifesto

Black artists want the same things any other artist wants. Opportunities to develop our art, to exhibit our art, to be compensated for our art, to be judged as an artist by the quality of our art, and to be able to create our art under a minimum of financial and emotional stress.
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April 29, 2021

KC Rep Fights its Way Back from Season Lost to COVID-19

Kansas City Repertory Theatre has announced a 2021-22 season, which includes indoor and outdoor performances, a three-show subscription series and three special events, including a live production of the Rep’s holiday favorite, “A Christmas Carol.”
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April 28, 2021

Shawn Edwards: Cultural Activist

“If you study the history of film, one of the things that’s been misrepresented is how Black people fall in love. How we demonstrate our love for each other,” says award-winning film critic Shawn Edwards.
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April 28, 2021

Dyani White Hawk: Nurturing the Spirit

Like a juggler twirling multiple plates, Dyani White Hawk, in her exhibition “Speaking to Relatives,” seamlessly melds different cultures, languages and aesthetic traditions into one immersive event.
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