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January 30, 2020

Arts News: Bach Aria Soloists Presents Bach Extravaganza

Bach Aria Soloists continues the group’s 20th-anniversary celebration by going back to their origins with “Bach Extravaganza,” an all-Bach program Feb. 22. When Elizabeth Suh..
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January 28, 2020

Tivoli Cinemas reborn at the Nelson-Atkins

At a time when cities are overrun with franchise coffeehouses and froyo joints, cultural landmarks are to be cherished. But Kansas City almost lost one when Tivoli Cinemas closed last April.
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January 27, 2020

Artist Pages: Poetry

Some readers feel intimidated by poetry. Maybe somewhere along the way, the emphasis was placed on what a poem means. What a poem “means” is the booby prize. It’s the consolation prize.
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January 24, 2020

Gallery Glance: “Sonya Clark: Monumental Cloth, The Flag We Should Know” H&R Block Artspace

What better way to address the state of a divided nation than with a symbol of truce? Internationally known fiber artist Sonya Clark, whose unraveled..
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January 22, 2020

Arts News: KC Comics Master Launches New Miniseries

David Dastmalchian grew up in Overland Park devouring superhero comic books and dreaming of being in the sort of fantasy, science-fiction and horror movies that enraptured him.
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January 20, 2020

Arts News: Exhibit Marks 10th Anniversary of Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America

For 10 years, the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA) at the University of Missouri Kansas City has been an invaluable repository for historical, social, cultural and political material involving the region’s LGBTQ community.
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January 16, 2020

Honors: Haley Kostas

The 2019 Rocket Grant recipient is testing the boundaries of dance.
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January 14, 2020

Municipal Art Commission Endorses KCI Public Art Consultant

Efforts to hammer out a public art selection process for the new Kansas City International Airport terminal advanced Jan. 14, when the Municipal Art Commission..
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January 14, 2020

Artist to Watch: Keenan Ramos

Keenan Ramos has chalked up a remarkable run of performances, particularly in the last year or so. He was scheduled to close out 2019 with a role in the Unicorn Theatre production of “Bernhardt/Hamlet” for director Cynthia Levin. Before that, he appeared in “Jesus Christ Superstar,” produced by This Happy Breed and directed by Kyle Hatley.
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