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April 28, 2022

‘Coffee Intertwined with Conversation’ – The Vietnamese Way

Actress, activist, former barista, and soon to be the proprietor of the first Vietnamese coffee shop in the Midwest, Jackie Nguyen landed in Kansas City after she lost her starring role in “Miss Saigon” when the production’s Broadway tour was cancelled due to COVID-19.
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April 27, 2022

Editor’s Letter, May/June 2022

As the pandemic wanes, May and June bring a lot to look forward to, including the opportunity to sit and enjoy a taste of Vietnamese coffee at Jackie Nguyen’s new Cafe Cà Phê in Columbus Park, a dream realized covered by Rebecca Smith.
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April 5, 2022

A Tribute to the American Spirit

"We, The House," by Warren Ashworth and Susan Kander, delves the social history of America through the prism of one prairie family.
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April 4, 2022

Honors: Victoria Botero

A soprano hits the high notes. The highest. Victoria Botero has been doing that since she settled here in 2002.
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April 4, 2022

‘Surviving Hitler’ Takes the Stage

Andrea Warren in her 2001 book for young readers, “Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps,” told the harrowing and inspiring story of how a Polish boy from an upper middle-class family was swept up into World War II.
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March 31, 2022

Arts News: Heartland Arts KC Fuses Art and Social Change

Logan Myles Stacer has big hopes and plans for Kansas City and the Midwest, all revolving around the intersection of art and public policy.
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March 17, 2022

Religious Art Rocks in the St. Louis Art Museum’s “Paintings on Stone” Exhibition

Exhibit explores how artists used stone to dramatic and emotional effect in portraiture and depictions of the sacred from the Renaissance through the 18th century.
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March 16, 2022

Making the Camera Tell the Story

Truman Museum's "The Forgotten War: Korea 1950" features riveting images by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Max Desfor.
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March 15, 2022

Artist to Watch: Vincent Orsolini

Along with Chicago, New Orleans and New York, Kansas City boasts a long and distinguished jazz tradition that has encompassed artists from saxophonist Charlie Parker to singer Kevin Mahogany.
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