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Tom Toro’s Take, January/February 2018
Tom Toro is a cartoonist and writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review and Audubon, among others. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he now lives in KCMO with his wife, Marissa Wolf, a theatre artist who is the Director of New Works at KC Rep.
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Christopher Leitch — “chance diaries: dream things” at KCAI Crossroads Gallery
Kansas City artist Christopher Leitch is well known for his illustrated dream journals filled with funny, scary, bittersweet and personally revealing words and pictures. (KC Studio featured a selection of them in our July/August 2016 Artist Pages.) Coming up: Leitch will unveil a new twist on the dream journals concept in the exhibit, “chance diaries: dream things,” beginning Jan. 23 at the KCAI Crossroads Gallery.
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Susan Schmelzer on Arts Policy: Study Shows How Arts Fuel the Economy
Americans for the Arts (AFTA) has recently published its latest national economic impact research report, “Arts and Economic Prosperity 5” (AEP5), based on data collected directly from all 50 states, and regions and communities of all sizes.
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Concert to Come: The Boston Camerata’s ‘The Play of Daniel’ Speaks Truth to Power
When “the writing is on the wall,” it usually indicates the end. For the Boston Camerata, it was just the beginning. The phrase comes from the Biblical story of Daniel, when mysterious writing appears to a corrupt leader, an omen of his demise, and has been used on countless politicians since. The ensemble performs their new interpretation of “The Play of Daniel” (c. 1200) on Jan. 19 at Grace and Holy Trinity, presented by the Friends of Chamber Music.
