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September 6, 2019

Family Bliss

Opening the Lyric Opera’s 2019-2020 season is Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio. This risqué rom-com is an exciting start to the season, with a production set in the glamour of 1940s Hollywood. What makes it even more exciting is that Prairie Village native Ben Bliss will grace his home stage for the very first time, alongside his mother, Judy Bliss, a longtime member of the Lyric Opera Chorus.
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September 4, 2019

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Begins Its 17th Season

Ask anybody what Kansas City is known for, and most will answer, “Jazz and barbecue!” You’ve probably had a lot of barbecue, but how often..
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July 24, 2019

Renée Elise Goldberry to Perform at annual Kansas City Young Audiences Benefit

Kansas City Young Audiences (KCYA) will host their fifth Benefit Concert for Arts Education on Saturday, September 28th at the Kauffman Center for the Performing..
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July 18, 2019

UMKC Conservatory Professors Partner on a Podcast

Andrew Granade, Professor of Musicology and Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, and David Thurmaier, Associate Professor of Music Theory and Chair of the..
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July 18, 2019

Jarvis Boyland: Foresight/Insight • Reflecting on the Museum Collection

I feel the need to explore the complexities of both blackness and queerness, and the ways in which their intersections have shaped my experience of..
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July 18, 2019

Art Course Sparks Activity in Sculpture Park

Shuttlecocks. Glass Labyrinth. Walking Wall. And now, Art Course. The most recent addition to the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park has enlivened the south lawn..
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July 18, 2019

Late Nite on the Fringe

We all know that those on the Fringe have a tendency to stay up late. I mean, how many times do the best ideas come..
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July 17, 2019

Enjoy Summer Performances at the Kauffman Center

Presenting a wide spectrum of entertainers and performers from around the world as well as regional artists, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has..
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July 17, 2019

Guadalupe Centers at 100

Kansas City’s Hispanic and Latino community has grown by more than half in the past couple of decades, now accounting for a tenth of the city’s population. That surge, Sandra Enríquez says, masks the depth of Latinos’ roots in the city. “They’re seen as newcomers, and that’s not the case,” says the University of Missouri-Kansas City assistant history professor.
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