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April 26, 2013

Building A Brand New Audience

Göran Gentele, a Swedish actor, director, and opera manager who briefly served as director of the Metropolitan Opera of New York said, “Opera is an 18th and 19th century art that must find a 20th century audience.” The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has taken that adage to heart and is learning how to find that 21st century audience.
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April 26, 2013

Chocolate Thoughts: What’s in a Face?

Can you believe how far into 2013 we are? It is amazing - I have traveled to many places, seen many things and met so MANY different faces! In March, I visited two schools a town called Dublin in Ohio.
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April 26, 2013

JJ’s Restaurant: Remembering the Legacy and looking to the future

For years, JJ’s Restaurant united diners under its stylish tiled roof until the explosion and fire Feb. 19. Authorities say the blast occurred after a..
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April 26, 2013

What Speaks to Me Most: The Whole Person

Sometimes I run across organizations with programs that strike a personal nerve just a little bit closer. The Whole Person is one such organization. I..
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April 26, 2013

5 Questions: Mike Burke

Mike Burke is a director and CEO of Burke, Koch & Payne Law Firm. He is a life-long Kansas City resident and attended Rockhurst High..
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April 26, 2013

Profiles in Generosity: Mike Meyer

Kansas City’s own jazz legend Charlie Parker once said, “Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t..
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April 25, 2013

Now Showing at Burns & McDonnell

Employee-owners at Burns & McDonnell don’t have to go to First Fridays to enjoy local art. They get to see it every day, hanging in..
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April 25, 2013

Crucial Literature: Poetry Out Loud with Caroline Kennedy

Rainy Day Books and the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City recently welcomed Caroline Kennedy for a special evening to kick off National Poetry Month in April.
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April 25, 2013

KC Festival of Fountains

Kansas City has rightfully earned the moniker “City of Fountains” with 48 fountains spread across the community. To maintain this title, two groups hope to unite even more support for the fountains with the first KC Festival of Fountains June 9. The festival will take place at the Bloch Fountain, in front of the Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, from 11a.m. to 5 p.m.
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