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May 7, 2010

Art Fairs and Festivals

What is better than community spirit? It unites towns and people. It extols the best virtues of an area. It’s essentially putting that best foot forward. With May and June, groups are doing their best to show that kinship as it relates to music, culture, food and the arts. Remember, some events in town are free while others have admission fees.
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May 7, 2010

Iron Man 2 opens May 7

OK, I’m just going to cut to the chase. This movie is amazingly entertaining, genuinely engaging and above all awesome. There I said it. And..
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May 7, 2010

Ancient Art Gallery opens at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

I listened to Robert Cohon, curator of ancient art at the Nelson-Atkins, talk about his eighth-grade daughter’s textbooks and how dry the content is. He wonders if students get turned off of things that they should find exciting — history and art being at the top of that list. I thought about how I had to take it upon myself to seek enrichment.
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May 4, 2010

Marc Wilson Responds to Creative Questioning

KC Studio asked Marc Wilson, Menefee D. and Mary Louise Blackwell director and chief executive officer at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, a couple more..
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April 30, 2010

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Interesting fact before I begin. In 1992, Anthony Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the cannibalistic genius, Hannibal Lector,..
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April 23, 2010

The Losers opens April 23

The Losers is a movie. It was fun. That’s all you need to know about the new movie “The Losers.”  If you try to dissect..
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April 16, 2010

Kick-Ass opens April 16

Violence. It’s not a bad word. It’s the cornerstone of what every comic geek in the world, including myself, loves. Anybody who says differently is..
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April 16, 2010

Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City Reveals Lost and Found Arts

The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City is on a mission. The group has been “erasing” art throughout the metropolitan area in hopes of inspiring..
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April 16, 2010

City Island opens April 16

City Island directed and written by Raymond DeFelitta opens April 16. The movie stars Andy Garcia (Vince Rizzo), Julianna Marguiles (Joyce- Vince’s wife), Dominik Garcia-Lorido..
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