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By The Blade Supports 48th Annual Symphony Designers’ Showhouse
This year will mark By The Blade’s 6th consecutive year as the landscape designer for the Symphony Designers’ Showhouse. Open to the public for tours now through May 14, area designers donate their time and materials in exchange for an opportunity to showcase their talents and support a great cause – the Kansas City Symphony and its youth programs.
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For Art, Music and Poetry, Check Out First Friday in the 18th and Vine Jazz District
Reasserting its position as the heart of musical and African-American culture in KC, the 18th and Vine Jazz District offers a lively selection of music and art on First Fridays, and with the warm months upon us, the action once again moves outdoors. The scene was lively last fall, featuring countless music groups and solo acts with a wide variety of jazz styles.
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Nathan Darrow to Play Hamlet at This Year’s Shakespeare Fest
Nathan Darrow is coming for the summer. The Shawnee Mission North graduate who plied his trade as a professional actor on local stages from 2003 through 2009 has found remarkable success on television since relocating to New York. A graduate of the University of Evansville and New York University, Darrow made an indelible impression as Meechum, the taciturn bodyguard for Kevin Spacey’s murderous Frank Underwood on “House of Cards,” the Netflix series.
