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Kansas City Trendsetters
French designer Coco Chanel not only created some of the most iconic fashions of the 20th century, she also wrote about fashion. She called fashion architecture in its relationship to proportions. She also said, “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.
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A Boo-tastic Season
As cooler temperatures hopefully settle in and as thoughts turn toward fall activities, why not take a chance to explore the metropolitan community for activities that children, families and some older kids might find fun. Halloween Haunts at Worlds of Fun Worlds of Fun brings back Halloween Haunts 2012.
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Half the Sky
On Oct. 1 and 2, PBS stations around the nation, including KCPT here in town, will be marked as dates to learn, contemplate and possibly react to a presentation called Half the Sky. This Show of Force LLC and Fugitive Films production developed in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS) is a special television event.
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It’s a Wrap…for the Kauffman Center’s Inaugural Year
With 292 performances under its belt, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has taken a few moments to reflect on its inaugural year. But only a few, as the 2012-13 season revved back up in early August when Starlight Theatre brought 12 performances of Aida to Muriel Kauffman Theatre.
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Building to a Crescendo
For many around town, the image of dancer Danielle Glynn, a senior at the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music and Dance, holding what appears to be a shell to her ear, deserves a second glance. The shell is half of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The Save the Date card has generated some buzz for Crescendo 2012, says event chairwoman Lisa Hickok.