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May 2, 2019

‘A New Sacred Space’ for Congregation Beth Shalom

Congregation Beth Shalom traces its roots to 1915, when a group of congregants separated from Congregation Keneseth and took up temporary lodging at 31st and Charlotte streets in Kansas City. Over the next century, Beth Shalom occupied a series of properties on the Missouri, and then the Kansas, side of the state line, reflecting the growth and migration of the Jewish community in the Kansas City area.
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May 1, 2019

Editor’s Letter, May/June 2019

The passing of Lennie Berkowitz marks the further diminution of a generation of Jewish art dealers and collectors who played a critical role in making..
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May 1, 2019

Tom Gregg: Still Lifes for Tense Times

Grenades and a MAGA hat, apples and playing cards. They’re all fair game for inclusion in the paintings of well-known Kansas City artist Tom Gregg,..
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May 1, 2019

Arts News: Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Celebrates 35 Years of Dance, Education and Commitment to Community

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, the second home of New York City-based Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, plays a major role in combining modern..
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April 30, 2019

Art Money Program Spreads Out Payments for Buyers and Minimizes Hassles for Galleries

The Jim Leedy artwork hanging in the Hotel Indigo is titled “Eternity,” but how it got there signifies cutting-edge innovations in the business of art...
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April 30, 2019

Brandon Frederick, Artist and Impresario

Brandon Frederick calls himself a photographer, but he’s also a sculptor, a fiber artist, a ceramicist, a gallerist, a curator, a publisher and probably a few other things too.
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April 29, 2019

Musica Vocale’s May 19 ‘Resist’ Concert Keys Off Social Issues

Musica Vocale ends its 11th season with “Resist” at Westside’s Sacred Heart Guadalupe May 19. The concert, featuring Melissa Dunphy’s “American DREAMers,” focuses on the..
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April 29, 2019

Bold and Confrontational Display Reflects the Collective Consciousness of the Black Experience

While the nation continues to endure seemingly growing differences between races and economic classes, the exhibit “30 Americans” reminds us that diversity is still, at its foundation, humanity’s most enlightening, enriching and beautifying trait. Featuring more than 80 artworks from the Rubell Family Collection by 30 of the most influential African American artists in roughly the last 30 years […]
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April 26, 2019

At the Nerman: Voices and Visions from the ‘Path of the Butterfly’

Few creatures spark unconditional joy like the butterfly. One of its most regal and familiar species, the monarch, annually appears sailing along the stiff winds of the Great Plains. Their 3,000-mile migration route stretches from the fir forests of Michoacán, Mexico, all the way to Canada and back.
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