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January 3, 2023

Julius Karash on Business and the Arts: New Arts Program Coordinator Steps into the Cockpit at KCI

Mark Spencer paid rapt attention and took copious notes as around $5.65 million worth of new public artworks touched down at Kansas City International Airport in recent months.
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December 28, 2022

On Broadway and Beyond, Revivals Bring Meaningful Revisions

Just a year ago, Broadway’s very survival seemed in danger. But these days, the future of the famous theater district seems secure, and theatergoers are also returning to venues beyond its boundaries.
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December 27, 2022

Editor’s Letter, January/February 2023

The new year brings a lot to look forward to: The Kansas City Museum embarks on Stage II of its ambitious restoration, the opening of Kansas City International Airport provides a chance to view an array of new public art commissions, and later in the year comes the opening of the Rabbit HOle.
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December 7, 2022

‘Lindsay Hughes Cooper: A Portrait’ by Lindsay Major

If you have a local history buff on your gift list, check out Lindsay Major’s “Lindsay Hughes Cooper: A Portrait.” an engaging account of the extraordinary role played by her aunt, Lindsay Hughes Cooper, in the early days of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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December 6, 2022

Kansas City Author’s New Book of Prose and Poetry Brings Urgency and Insight to Our Troubled Times

Andrew Michael Johnson’s enthralling “The Thread” is two books in one: a poetry collection and a series of prose pieces.
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December 5, 2022

Young Kansas Pianist Spreads Goodwill from Kansas City to India

Aaram Salam was 11 when he figured out that he could not only connect with strangers through playing the piano but make their lives brighter.
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December 5, 2022

Lawrence artist launches NFT project addressing the future of art

Richard Klocke always gravitated to the conceptual aspects of art making. “I see how artists work with ideas,” Klocke explained from his tidy North Lawrence studio.
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November 30, 2022

Lewis Morrow: Masterful Portraits of Black Life

In the Kansas City playwright's trilogy of the intense family dramas, Blackness is something active.
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November 29, 2022

Remembering Kansas City’s Homes to Literary Dreams and Dreamers

"In 2019, I took my pickup to haul from the building that had housed The Writers Place — a grassroots literary organization at 36th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue..."
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