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March 2, 2020

American Jazz Museum’s New Executive Director Will Lead Push to Prominence

"Certainly, the American Jazz Museum has a lens on what Kansas City has contributed to the industry and to the music..."

March 2, 2020

Lucia di Lammermoor for Newbies

Opera can be an intimidating art form. Some people think it’s reserved for elites wearing monocles, and it can be hard to break down into..

February 28, 2020

Artist Pages | Matthew Day Jackson: ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’

Many museums around the region have closed in response to the COVID-19/coronavirus threat. The Spencer Museum of Art’s galleries are closed through May 15. View..

February 27, 2020

Gallery Glance: “Staging Shimomura” at the Spencer Museum of Art

Many museums around the region have closed in response to the COVID-19/ coronavirus threat. The Spencer Museum of Art’s galleries are closed through March 31...

February 27, 2020

Concert to Come: William Baker Festival Singers Perform the Music of Ed Frazier Davis

When the William Baker Festival Singers step into Helzberg Hall to perform the music of Ed Frazier Davis, it’s not just a concert. It’s a celebration of friends, family and renewal. “Ed writes like no one else,” said William Baker, founder and director of the Festival Singers.

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February 26, 2020

Arts News: Troost Transformation Continues with Fire Station Restoration

In October 2019, Fire Station No. 31, at 4518 Troost, was reintroduced to the neighborhood as an event space for wedding receptions and family or corporate celebrations.

February 26, 2020

Latin Jazz: A Match Made in Heaven

Latin music has always been around us. Every Latin American country has its own special brand to contribute to the world stage, and Americans have..

February 25, 2020

Kyle Hatley Reinvents Another Classic

And so Kyle Hatley returns. The triple-threat theater artist — he writes, directs and acts — made a huge impact on the Kansas City theater scene after he arrived in 2008 to become Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s assistant artistic director under Eric Rosen. In Kansas City, Hatley produced his original scripts for KC Fringe.

February 24, 2020

“Summer Wheat: Blood, Sweat, and Tears,” Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

I can’t remember ever having left an exhibition of paintings and subsequently thinking much about how they were created.