Author: Kellie Houx

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March 25, 2015

Three Performing Arts Groups Unite for The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, written more than 400 years ago, is still staged today, although many theater companies express some reservations about its performance.
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March 13, 2015

Kansas City Irish Center at Union Station Celebrates Ireland Daily

While St. Patrick’s Day allows the metropolitan community to be Irish for one day, the Kansas City Irish Center at Union Station promotes the language, lace, literature and more...the best of Ireland...throughout the year.
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March 5, 2015

Kansas City’s Creative Camps Full of Laughter and Learning

There are camps that run half days, two days, four days, or two weeks. There are classes and events that make the summer enjoyable.
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March 1, 2015

Artist INC Allows Artists to Invest in Themselves

The Kansas City metropolitan area benefits from the presence of many universities and colleges that offer rigorous visual and performing arts programs.
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March 1, 2015

One on One With Heidi Van

In 2009, Heidi Van opened the doors to Fishtank Performance Studio at 17th and Wyandotte in the Crossroads District. Through the end of 2014 and into 2015, Van has watched her creation grow.
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March 1, 2015

Opera Singer with a Big Heart

Tenor James Valenti stands tall in the world of opera. Scheduled to make his Lyric Opera of Kansas City debut in Tosca April 18-26, the 6’5″ tenor may appreciate taking center stage, but he would much rather lift a child on to his shoulders and help improve that child’s life.
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March 1, 2015

performARTS Presents Spinning Tree Theatre

Defining Spinning Tree Theatre might be a difficult undertaking. The four-season young theater company’s co-founders, Andrew Parkhurst and Michael Grayman, continually challenge themselves and those..
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February 18, 2015

Wild Horses of Sable Island Now Open at Museum at Prairiefire

In 1994, Romanian-born New York-based photographer Roberto Dutesco learned about the horses of Sable Island and made his first trip to the island, a perilous journey by small plane from Halifax.
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January 26, 2015

Read My Pins

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has traversed the globe with a wink, a smile, a razor-edged wit, an even sharper intelligence to talk to world leaders all while wearing small pieces of wearable art.
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