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October 7, 2025

Inside The Color Purple: A Review and Conversation with Angela Wildflower

Angela Wildflower and Bri Woods in KCRep’s 2025 production of The Color Purple – Photo by Don Ipock This review was written by a TeenTix..
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September 24, 2025

Groundbreaking Opera to Open Season

On June 15, 2019, the Opera Theatre of St. Louis presented “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” by jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard.
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September 12, 2025

Step into the spirit of Japan at the 27th Annual Greater Kansas City Japan Festival

The upcoming 27th Annual Greater Kansas City Japan Festival is your ticket to the vibrant culture, rich traditions and dynamic energy of Japan, to experience here in the heart of metropolitan Kansas City.
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September 5, 2025

We Want to Welcome You Back

Perseverance and resilience are characteristics long associated with MET’s name.
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July 25, 2025

“Microcosm” by Leo Villareal flickers back to life

Microcosm (2007) by Leo Villareal is a site-specific permanent installation.
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July 25, 2025

Mapping the Heavens: Art, Astronomy and Exchange Between the Islamic Lands and Europe

Mapping the Heavens on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art explores the historical dialogues that advanced global astronomy through books, paintings and instruments.
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July 17, 2025

Kauffman Center fosters love for the arts in Kansas City youth

The Kauffman Center aims to remove barriers to the arts for people all across the Kansas City area through their Open Doors community engagement initiatives.
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July 17, 2025

An anniversary year ends as a new era unfolds

The Harriman-Jewell Series just concluded its 60th anniversary season, a remarkable milestone for any arts organization.
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July 17, 2025

We’re back! (and it’s not “Poltergeist”)

Contractors, builders, volunteers, architects, engineers and an intrepid theatre company are thrilled to present the opening of Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre’s 21st season.
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