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March 13, 2018

From Boss Tom to Bleeding Kansas, Library Has KC’s Digital History Covered

The images spill across the screen, some in vintage autochrome, most in black and white, revealing faces, styles and scenes from an earlier era. A..

March 12, 2018

2018-2019 Season: A World Stage for Performing Arts

Helzberg Hall has changed everything. When the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts opened in 2011, it didn’t take long for word to spread that Kansas City has one of the most acoustically superb performance venues in the United States. The 2018–2019 season of the Harriman-Jewell Series reflects Kansas City’s rising profile as an arts center. Next season, the Series will present more great orchestras and conductors than ever before.

March 12, 2018

The Neon Signs of 18th & Vine

Most of us are familiar with the welcoming neon sign which towers above the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District. There are a handful of..

KC Studio Kids

March 5, 2018

Kids Giving Back: Awesome Ambitions

“Having a strong community is what everyone wants. It benefits everyone.” That’s what Ashtin Holman, sophomore at Winnetonka High School, said as she went about..

February 12, 2018

“Extraordinary” and “Monumental” Painting to be Centerpiece of Debut Exhibition in National WWI Museum and Memorial’s New Wylie Gallery

Reaching a British dressing station southwest of the French city of Arras in the summer of 1918, famed American artist John Singer Sargent found his..

January 15, 2018

Spring Returns With Exciting Conservatory Performances, Including World-Renowned Sweet Honey in the Rock

After a cold winter break, the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is back with more breathtaking performances throughout February, and there is truly something..

January 12, 2018

Kauffman Center’s Pre-Performance Dining Experience Offers Innovative Cuisine to Guests, Just Steps Away From Their Seats

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has extended the arts experience past the stage by offering an artisanal symphony of flavors that complement an evening..

January 12, 2018

On Display at the Library

Texans being Texans and mightily secure in their belief that everything bigger and better emanates from the Lone Star State, it figures that folks there would chafe at Michael Grauer’s take on the history of the panhandle city of Amarillo. It owes less to Dallas or some other Texas locale, he says, than it does to a place in flyover country some 600 miles to the north and east — Kansas City.

January 11, 2018

Masters of Music: Superstar Musicians Vengerov and Uchida Return to Kansas City

Violinist Maxim Vengerov and pianist Mitsuko Uchida are considered two of the finest musicians in the world. The Harriman-Jewell Series presented both artists early in..

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