KC STUDIO

July 19, 2017

Olathe Civic Theatre Association Gears Up for 2018 New Works Playwright Competition

Olathe Civic Theatre Association is gearing up for next year’s New Works Playwright Competition (NWPC). Interested playwrights should check here for upcoming details. They will..

July 18, 2017

With a little help from his friends…

All I’ve ever wanted to do is paint,” Mike Hartung said in a recent interview, “but I’ve never had any desire for self-glorification.” Which explains why, at age 72, the artist from Lindsborg, Kansas, is only now exhibiting his artworks for the first time to the public. In August the Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, the Salina Art Center and the Moss-Thorns Gallery at Fort Hays State University will simultaneously exhibit over 60 of Hartung’s works spanning more than four decades.

July 17, 2017

Concert to Come: Meet “The Classical Challenge”

KKFI classical music show charts a singular course.

Articles

July 14, 2017

Tom Toro’s Take, July/August 2017

Tom Toro is a cartoonist and writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review and Audubon, among others. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he now lives in KCMO with his wife, Marissa Wolf, a theatre artist who is the Director of New Works at KC Rep.

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July 13, 2017

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, July 13 – 16

Time for weekend calendar picks from KC Studio editor Alice Thorson! Stop by the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures to see their exhibition of..

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July 13, 2017

Cars of the Craft: Kansas City’s “The Great Car Show”

Two of Kansas City’s acclaimed museums are partnering for a day of music, educational displays, food trucks, demonstrations, ride-alongs and…cars! Hosted in conjunction with the..

July 12, 2017

Composer Jennifer Higdon Serves as Barr Institute Laureate

The 2016–17 academic year brought composer Jennifer Higdon to the UMKC Conservatory as the Barr Institute Laureate, serving two one-week residencies. The Patricia and Howard..

July 12, 2017

“Justin Beachler: Babalon Working,” Bunker Center for the Arts

“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law,” wrote the magician Aleister Crowley in his 1904 grimoire, “The Book of the Law.”..

July 12, 2017

Artist to Watch: Fernando Achucarro

When Fernando Achucarro was six and attending school in Asuncion, Paraguay, he and his fellow students were given a book describing the fabulistic mythological creatures responsible for his country’s creation stories.