This is the time of year when the KC Fringe Festival is gearing up for big crowds attending shows by diverse performers at multiple venues. But that won’t be happening. The KC Fringe Festival, a showcase for performers, musicians, playwrights and visual artists, was set to unfold July 12-26 at downtown and midtown performance spaces.

It was late on a Thursday evening in early February, and Bobby Watson was wailing on the little stage at the Ship, the West Bottoms..

Creators in the diverse world of audio storytelling will coalesce to celebrate the distinctive appeal of the human voice when the HEAR Now Festival returns as the HEAR Now ONLINE Festival June 11 – 14.