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March 1, 2016

Making the World a Better Place

Voices in unity have a profound force. The members of the Heartland Men’s Chorus (HMC) have raised theirs for 30 years, serving as a positive force for a community that suffers, still, from prejudice, abuse and loss. They are, and are proud to be, Kansas City’s Gay Men’s Chorus.
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February 18, 2016

Exhibit Explores Portrayals of Class

“Despite the presence of a relatively broad affluent and literate middle class, power was concentrated in the hands of a small, and very rich, elite..
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February 3, 2016

Kelly Ludwig’s Outsider Obsession

"It’s hard to pinpoint the single moment when my appreciation for this art became a mild obsession,” writes Kelly Ludwig in her book Detour Art (Kansas City Star Books, 2007).
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February 1, 2016

Nerman Museum Opens Gallery Dedicated to Art and Artists of Kansas

The Nerman Museum shop, a casualty of budget cuts in 2014, is reborn this spring as an exhibition space, thanks to a $700,000 gift from..
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January 29, 2016

Company Confidence

Swan Lake was a flop when it premiered in 1877. Tchaikovsky’s score was considered too Wagnerian; too noisy. A critic named Tyler Grant referred to it as “utter hogwash” and thought the choreography was “unimaginative and altogether unmemorable.” After Tchaikovsky died in 1893, composer Riccardo Drigo revised the score.
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January 21, 2016

Susan Schmelzer on Arts Policy: What Shall We Do About Politics?

Happy New Year and a hearty adieu to another year of Washington deadlock, featuring even more innovations in partisanship and even fewer accomplishments.  Is it..
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January 19, 2016

Ricky Allman: Science Fiction Solutions

Ricky Allman is best known for explosive post-apocalyptic paintings inspired by his rejection of his Mormon upbringing.  In his new works, the Kansas City artist..
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January 14, 2016

Artist to Watch: Nabil El-Halawany

The self-taught artist’s works reflect his experience as a practicing psychiatrist. I like to put ideas in my art,” says Nabil El-Halawany, a self-taught artist..
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January 12, 2016

Honors: Amado Espinoza

From PorchFestKC to the Performing Arts Center, Amado Espinoza and Karen Lisondra have boldly enlivened KC’s cultural and arts scene since moving here from Bolivia in March, 2014.
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