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September 30, 2011

A Positive Message for All Ages

About a decade ago, the StoneLion Puppet Theatre Company made a decision to expand programming to “at-risk” populations. The company also has a strong environmental message and has successfully combined the two efforts. Heather Nisbett-Loewenstein and the company recently received a grant from the Stormwater Education Committee of Johnson County.
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September 30, 2011

Mattie Rhodes Center celebrates DÌa de los Muertos

In observance of the uniquely Mexican holiday DÌa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Mattie Rhodes Center is hosting multiple events and festivities this..
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September 29, 2011

Meeting Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez and David Alexanian

I had the distinct honor to meet Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez (writer and director) and David Alexanian (producer) this past Friday September 9th, promoting the..
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September 28, 2011

A Year Of Firsts

With the opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in mid-September, the word inaugural has been used often and rightfully so. After all,..
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September 28, 2011

Prohibition: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick

Prohibition is a three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall..
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September 28, 2011

The Big Reveal at the Kemper

More than 25 new acquisitions will be unveiled Sept. 23 as part of The Big Reveal at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. The show. runs through April 15. Chief Curator Barbara O’Brien says the works have been acquired over the past year and a half. “There is something theatrical in presenting works to the public.
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September 28, 2011

Get Ready for Opening Season 2011

Arts organizations, especially those in the performing arts, perceive that palpable energy and almost giddy eagerness in the opening of the Kauffman Center of the Performing Arts. Regional, national and international attention has already turned toward Kansas City with the focus on this center.
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September 27, 2011

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Why did Daedalus and Icarus strap wings to themselves? Why did Leonardo Da Vinci sketch bat-like wings and fantastical flying machines? Why did the Wright brothers construct a plane? Why do many people like to fly in dreams? Gravity has locked people to the earth, but for a select few, the chance to escape the physics for a few minutes is a rare treat.
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April 11, 2011

Walt Disney’s Laugh-O-gram Studio Needs Community Help

Animator and iconic idea man Walt Disney really got his start here in Kansas City. The building at 31st and Forest Avenue could be part..
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