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September 30, 2016

Impressive Exhibition of WWI-Era Art Closes Oct. 9 at National World War I Museum and Memorial

Closing soon at the National World War I Museum and Memorial is Images of the Great War: European Offensives 1914-1916, the diverse exhibition featuring period..
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September 15, 2016

To Alfonso, Gardener of Moon-dried Tomatoes

“Lately I’ve been writing poems that are shaped a little bit like tornadoes,” Wetzel says. “Most of them are about as chaotic, though I liked..
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September 15, 2016

It’s High Fives All Around

Kauffman Center celebrates fifth anniversary and announces upcoming performances. As the Kauffman Center celebrates its fifth anniversary in September 2016, the organization reflects on milestones..
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September 15, 2016

Library’s Collaborative Web Project Spotlights Highs – And Lows – of Kansas City’s Pendergast Era

The two-page letter, written a week after Easter in 1933, was among hundreds that Harry S. Truman sent to his wife Bess during their courtship..
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September 14, 2016

Kansas City Art Institute’s Sponsored Studio Connects Business with Creative Talents of Students

If you traveled down Main Street in downtown Kansas City last spring, you saw a colorful poster hanging at every stop along the new streetcar’s..
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September 14, 2016

A Beloved Diva and a Rising Star Usher in Autumn

For those who love the beauty of the human voice, the Harriman-Jewell Series is promising a bountiful fall. One of the world’s greatest opera stars,..
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September 14, 2016

Knockoffs, Icons and Mascots Fill Fall at Belger Arts

Fall brings a new lineup to Belger, its 17th season. For most of 2016, the Belger galleries featured 10 exhibitions spanning more than 40 countries..
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September 13, 2016

Now Showing With ArtsKC Meet the Artists

Now Showing is a program of ArtsKC – Regional Arts Council, designed to foster partnerships between individual artists and businesses. The program provides opportunities for..
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September 13, 2016

Theatre Piece Reveals Service Members’ Struggles to Re-Enter Civilian Life

Only 1 percent of the American population goes to war. 22 veterans are committing suicide every day. 2.6 million veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are..
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