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November 5, 2019

Forward Momentum Continues at the Conservatory

It has been an exciting fall semester at the UMKC Conservatory! July 1 marked the official merger of the Theatre Department into the Conservatory, as..
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November 5, 2019

Queen Nefertari: Eternal Egypt

The One for Whom the Sun Shines. Beautiful Companion. First Royal Spouse. Queen Nefertari. Who was she? One of the most celebrated ancient Egyptian queens..
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November 4, 2019

Kauffman Center Offers Distinctive Spaces for Memorable Experiences

A quality space and location can make an event uniquely memorable. With seven exceptional event space options perfect for any group sized two to 1,800,..
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November 1, 2019

Library Makes Use of New Levy Funds: “This Allows Us to Evolve With the Community”

Sometime after the first of the year — as early as January but maybe closer to spring — the Kansas City Public Library will begin..
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November 1, 2019

Jazz, Frankincense and Beethoven: Wynton Marsalis and Sheku Kanneh-Mason Will Make the Season Brighter

The holidays are a time of giving, and the Harriman-Jewell Series has two brightly wrapped packages for Kansas City this December. One is a Christmas..
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November 1, 2019

Tony Award-Winning Musical “Bandstand” Swings into Yardley Hall

On Dec. 17, Carlsen Center Presents welcomes the energetic and moving Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical Bandstand to Yardley Hall during its first national tour. From..
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October 31, 2019

Meet Geri Sanders, Director of Collections at the American Jazz Museum

The Director of Collections position at the American Jazz Museum was vacant from September 2017 until the beginning of August of this year when Geri..
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September 24, 2019

A New Era for the UMKC Conservatory

Fall 2019 brings a lot of exciting changes to the UMKC Conservatory . . . new world-renowned faculty, a new name, and the UMKC Theatre..
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September 24, 2019

Teachers in Enlightenment: Traditions in Tibetan Buddhism

It all began with a teacher. The religion we recognize as Buddhism was born in the sixth century BCE from the decision of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni to teach his philosophy and methods for achieving enlightenment to others. Over time, Buddhism traveled and its practices evolved, but it never lost its connection to the original teacher, Shakyamuni.
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