KC STUDIO

January 9, 2020

From Beethoven to The Beatles

Famed Violinist and Dance Company to Celebrate Big Anniversaries on KC Stages The Harriman-Jewell Series will have a little help from good friends to usher..

January 9, 2020

Blue Monday Jams, Lifting up the Next Generation of Jazz Greats

Every Monday evening, The Blue Room stage becomes an epicenter for a quintessential jazz experience: the jam session. Blue Monday jams are integral to American..

January 9, 2020

Arts News: Works of Puppeteers from KC Featured in New ‘Mister Rogers’ Film

It was an expectant moment when Spencer Lott first slid his hand into an old puppet once used by Fred Rogers on the beloved children’s TV series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

Articles

January 8, 2020

Tom Toro’s Take, January/February 2020

Tom Toro is a cartoonist and writer whose work has appeared in “The New Yorker,” “The New York Times,” “Harvard Business Review” and “Audubon,” among others. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he now lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Marissa Wolf, artistic director of Portland Center Stage at the Armory.

Sponsored Content

January 8, 2020

Mike’s Wine and Spirits’ New $3.5 Million Westport Location is Now Open

After more than 8 years in its previous Westport location, Mike’s Wine and Spirits opened the doors to its new Westport store on Dec. 11...

January 7, 2020

Crystal Bridges Set to Open Momentary

Lieven Bertels, a Belgian arts professional with global experience, made his first visit to Bentonville two and a half years ago. He had worked in the U.K. and the Netherlands and most recently directed an arts festival in Sydney, Australia. Now here he was, a little apprehensive but interviewing for a job in a place of which he’d had no clue.

January 6, 2020

Arts News: Rare Daguerreotype Gives Insight into Issues of Race

In November, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announced the acquisition of a rare daguerreotype. The Hall Family Foundation purchased the work for the museum, and..

January 3, 2020

Amid Controversy and Opportunity, James Martin Enters the Picture as Kansas City’s New Public Art Administrator

James Martin, Kansas City’s new public art administrator, has accepted a big challenge amid high expectations.

January 2, 2020

Kansas City Actors Theatre’s “‘night, Mother” — The First Evening that Brought Us Together

On a typical Saturday evening, Jessie makes an Earth-shattering announcement to her mother: She intends to end her own life at the end of the..