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June 27, 2013

What Does it Take to Work at a Public Library?

After all, a library is simply a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept..
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June 27, 2013

Crucial Literature: Travel Writing, An Occupational Blend of Two Loves

Many of us dream of traveling the world for a living but few of us figure out how to make it happen. Northland writer Diana..
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June 27, 2013

Actors and playwrights Celebrate the American Heartland Theatre

A couple of memories that stand out ... Paul Hough and Lilli Zarda gave me my first professional directing job with the scandalous Joe Orton play What the Butler Saw (during the 1993-1994 season). This show is a farce, but very sexual and shocking for a Midwestern family theater ... My second directing job at AHT was a Sherlock Holmes show that had a live bird that carried a prop message to Mark Robbins onstage every night.
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June 27, 2013

Starlight Theatre: Executive Producer Ready to Help Shape Four Musicals This Summer

Theater groups from all over the United States are joining forces with Kansas City’s oldest and largest musical performance venue, Starlight Theatre, to co-produce three..
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June 27, 2013

Supporter Profile: Aaron Barksdale-Burns, Community and Local Business Supporter

Food writer and host Ted Allen said, “Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to..
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June 27, 2013

The Kansas City Chorus of the Sweet Adelines: United in Song

Stacy Schumacher and the vibrant group of more than 100 local women prepare for International competition. The women of the Kansas City Chorus of the..
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May 28, 2013

Monty Python’s Spamalot kicks off Starlight Theatre’s 63rd Season May 31- June 6

A chorus line of dancing knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight will kick off Starlight Theatre’s 63rd Season during Monty Python’s Spamalot,..
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May 21, 2013

Longtime KC Symphony Board Leader Shirley Bush Helzberg to Step Down as Board Chair

The Kansas City Symphony Board of Directors announced that after 18 years of leadership as Chair of the Symphony Board, Shirley Bush Helzberg will step..
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May 6, 2013

My Name is Asher Lev Extended Due to Popular Demand

The powerful and emotional play My Name is Asher Lev, onstage at Unicorn Theatre, has been extended an extra week and will now play through May 19, rather than ending May 12 as originally scheduled. “With such positive response from the audience, and overwhelming ticket sales, we can’t help but extend the run of the show”, said Cynthia Levin, Unicorn Theatre Producing Artistic Director.
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