Big news from the City of Kansas City, Missouri. Three works of art created for last year’s inaugural Open Spaces festival have been gifted to the people of Kansas City by the…
Arts
UMKC Conservatory’s Crescendo Event Features Hundreds of Talented Musicians on One Stage
Sponsored content: Do you hear that? That’s the buzz surrounding Friends of the Conservatory’s upcoming Crescendo event on Friday, November 8th. Given the noteworthy pedigrees of the people involved, it’s no wonder…
Four Art Events You Should Not Miss in September
The Empire Strikes Back. . . with the Help of the Kansas City Symphony Wow. A Star Wars movie with live symphonic music! “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.” That’s…
Music
Tim Finn’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Concerts – 9/18
This week’s list of recommended shows includes American Idol’s most successful alum, a legendary British metal band, a record-release show you don’t want to miss and a book-release show featuring poetry readings with…
Tim Finn’s Top 5 Concerts – 9/11
This week’s list of recommended shows includes a two-day blues fest, two hall-of-fame guitarists, and a legendary Bengali tabla player. Sept. 12 at Sprint Center: Thomas Rhett Rhett just turned 29, but…
Tim Finn Review: Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys don’t consider their DNA Tour a reunion or a revival. “Backstreet’s back” may be their motto but the strong insinuation at Saturday’s kinetic sold-out show at Sprint Center: We never…
Theater
Russian Ballet Theatre Unveils a Stunning, New Production of Swan Lake
Sponsored post: It’s a performance that’s been mesmerizing audiences for over a century. Of course, we’re talking about Swan Lake, the captivating ballet based on a German fairy tale. This fall the…
IN Conversation with Nathan Darrow
It was only a few minutes into our interview that we realized that actor (and Kansas City native) Nathan Darrow would gladly talk about anything, uh, other than Nathan Darrow. The actor…
Fall Arts Preview
The fall season itself, with brilliantly hued foliage, is an artistic celebration. And in Kansas City, this colorful time of year is an ideal backdrop for an exciting array of art-themed events,…
Nightlife
Whoa! Quixotic Is Poised To Unleash One Helluva “Sexy” New Show In October At Crown Center
Like “jumbo shrimp”, the words “sexy Kansas City” don’t necessarily go together. However, the squad at Quixotic is about to change all that with their upcoming cabaret show set to take over…
Whatever Happened To: Comedian Andrew Dice Clay
Bless his heart—comedian Andrew Dice Clay doesn’t have time for your crap. Or my crap. Or anyone else’s crap, for that matter. The tell-it-like-it-is jokester was a man of few words during…
Want To Binge All The Fringe? We’ve Got The Deets!
You know what they say: “When in doubt, fringe it out!” Okay, no one actually says that, but we thought it was a clever way to introduce the return of The KC…