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September 28, 2011

A Year Of Firsts

With the opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in mid-September, the word inaugural has been used often and rightfully so. After all,..
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September 28, 2011

Cafe Trio

“Food, fun, friends.” That’s just one of many ways to describe the hip and glamorous mix of great food with signature martinis, blended with a..
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September 28, 2011

Prohibition: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick

Prohibition is a three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the story of the rise, rule, and fall..
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September 28, 2011

The Big Reveal at the Kemper

More than 25 new acquisitions will be unveiled Sept. 23 as part of The Big Reveal at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. The show. runs through April 15. Chief Curator Barbara O’Brien says the works have been acquired over the past year and a half. “There is something theatrical in presenting works to the public.
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September 28, 2011

Get Ready for Opening Season 2011

Arts organizations, especially those in the performing arts, perceive that palpable energy and almost giddy eagerness in the opening of the Kauffman Center of the Performing Arts. Regional, national and international attention has already turned toward Kansas City with the focus on this center.
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September 27, 2011

Moneyball – It’s hard not to be romantic about Baseball

Moneyball follows the true story of underdog Billy Beane, the General Manager of the 2002 Oakland Athletics, as he battles the evil juggernaut of baseball..
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September 27, 2011

Voler

Why did Daedalus and Icarus strap wings to themselves? Why did Leonardo Da Vinci sketch bat-like wings and fantastical flying machines? Why did the Wright brothers construct a plane? Why do many people like to fly in dreams? Gravity has locked people to the earth, but for a select few, the chance to escape the physics for a few minutes is a rare treat.
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September 16, 2011

The Lion King in 3D

Let the discussions begin. Should Disney tamper with their own works of art to deliver them to a newer and younger audience? Does the older..
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September 9, 2011

Warrior Puts Up a Good Fight

Mixed Martial arts is one of the fastest growing sports in the last few years and we were bound to see a movie about it..
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