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KC Arts Groups Launch Bricks and Mortar Projects Thanks to Generous Donor Support
A vacant, former OfficeMax store at 3732 Main St. soon will become the first permanent home of Kansas City Young Audiences, thanks to generous support from area donors. KCYA has purchased the 18,000-square-foot building, expects to begin a $3.1 million renovation spearheaded by Helix Architecture + Design in July, and plans to move in at the end of the year.
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John Sandbach: The Making of a Polymath
If you’re the type who never wants your peas to touch the mashed potatoes on your plate, you might find the various art practices of John Sandbach somewhat disconcerting. The native Kansas Citian’s professional expertise ranges from the most earthbound — shiatsu massage — to the sublime: haiku poetry.
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Spinning Tree Whirls Ahead
Spinning Tree Theatre directors Michael Grayman and Andy Parkhurst are not status quo types. They go for broke — in the pieces they choose to produce, in the venues they select, and in the actors and musicians they contract. Spinning Tree has only been active in Kansas City for four years, but already Grayman and Parkhurst have more than fulfilled their goal.
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Susan Schmelzer on Arts Policy: We, the Grassroots People!
“I found my first success in the visual arts when I was nine. I am now a professional artist. Art saved me.” This note was written by a Missouri artist to the General Assembly. If you think this little piece of lobbying made a ripple amidst the wrangling and aggression that went on in Jefferson City this spring . . . you’re right!