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May 9, 2019

Summer Sizzles at the Conservatory

Although the academic year is winding down, the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is heating up for an exciting summer of music, dance, composition..
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May 9, 2019

Andy Goldsworthy: Walking Wall

Andy Goldsworthy (photo by Chris George) “Looking, touching, material, place and form are all inseparable from the resulting work. It is difficult to say where..
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May 8, 2019

Kauffman Center Celebrates Local Youth Performers and Unique Kauffman Center Presents Performances

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts welcomes a variety of audiences with different styles, interests and passions. The Center provides diverse programming for all ages..
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May 8, 2019

Fear and Loathing in Kansas City

Amid the infighting, flesh pressing and delegate swapping of our country’s last contested political convention — the Republicans’ Ford-vs.-Reagan runoff in Kansas City in 1976 — British illustrator Ralph Steadman roamed Kemper Arena and the surrounding West Bottoms for his own inimitable take on American history.
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May 3, 2019

A Tony Award-Winner, A Rising Star and a Diva

Three Amazing Vocal Talents to Make Kansas City Debuts Presenting great vocal artists has always been an important component of the Harriman-Jewell Series. Three spectacular..
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May 3, 2019

Fantastic Variety of Events: Carlsen Center Presents Announces 2019-20 Season

Carlsen Center Presents at Johnson County Community College launches another spectacular season in September of this year. As the venue enters its 30th season of..
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May 3, 2019

Charlie Parker’s Plastic Sax

One of the most beloved objects in the American Jazz Museum’s collection sits on display behind a wall of protective glass, attracting jazz pilgrims from..
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March 11, 2019

Jazz, Dance and the Celebration of an Era

The 2018–2019 Conservatory Artist Series rounds out with two time-honored performances, as well as a celebration of Robert Olson’s distinguished 50-year career. On Thursday, May..
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March 11, 2019

Echoes of Industrialization in a Work on Paper

Ironing (2003), by Amy Cutler, is an artwork devoid of context. Two women, rendered in meticulous detail, work in tandem to iron a third woman..
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