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August 31, 2018

From Footballs to Puppets, KC Auction Company Puts Kansas City’s Past on the Block

Growing up in Minnesota, Jason Roske was frequently dragged to garage sales by his mother, whom he describes as an “avid accumulator,” rather than a collector. His lack of enthusiasm for her shopping forays evaporated once he realized that these sales presented ample opportunities for him to acquire toys.

August 31, 2018

Concert to Come: Beethoven’s Triple Concerto

Kansas City Symphony opens its 2018-2019 season fusing dance inspiration and musical eloquence with festive flourish, but it’s a season marked by significant changes ahead for the organization. Along with Aaron Jay Kernis’ “New Era Dances” and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances,” the opening concert features three soloists on Ludwig van Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, op. 56.

August 31, 2018

Kevin Willmott Goes Global

'BlacKkKlansman' a film the KU-based filmmaker co-wrote with Spike Lee, won the Grand Prix prize at Cannes.

August 30, 2018

“Faces After Suicide: Lindsey Doolittle,” Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

Seize the Awkward. That’s the message on one of the postcards included in Lindsey Doolittle’s “Faces of Suicide” exhibit at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center. It..

August 30, 2018

2018-19 Theater Season Brings World Premieres, Classic Dramas, Original Work, Popular Musicals . . . and the Departure of Eric Rosen

Kansas City Repertory Theatre is set to unveil a season that promises new musicals, classic dramas and original work, but first a few words about departing artistic director Eric Rosen. When Rosen assumed the leadership of the Rep 10 years ago, the board assigned him a general objective: Raise the Rep’s national profile. That he did, through a combination of hard work, inspiration and an ambitious vision.

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August 30, 2018

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, Labor Day Weekend

Time for weekend calendar picks from KC Studio editor Alice Thorson for Labor Day weekend! This is your last chance to see Spinning Tree Theatre‘s..

August 30, 2018

Arts News – 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City: A New Home for Contemporary Art

The Savoy Hotel’s four-year transformation is complete, and 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City is now a dynamic new home for contemporary art. “21c Kansas City is an extraordinary addition to the city’s visual arts scene. It’s terrific that this legendary structure now exhibits and extols cutting-edge, contemporary art,” says Bruce Hartman, executive director of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.

August 29, 2018

Open Spaces KC: Surprises on Tap

Dan Cameron treated the last few days in July like he was training for the Olympics. He found time for the gym. He tried to get to bed on time. He ate his veggies. All of this in preparation for Open Spaces KC, a brand new cultural event that will take place over nine weeks in several usual and not-so-usual arts destinations in the city. “There are going to be lots of surprises between now and Oct. 28,” the artistic director of Open Spaces said the other day.

August 29, 2018

African American Artists Collective

In 2016, a group of Black artists calling themselves the African American Artists Collective began meeting in Kansas City with the goal of supporting KC’s African American and Black artists on the local, regional and national levels.