Artist Saya Woolfalk has been creating artwork “ever since first grade. I made clothes for 42 Barbie dolls.” Certainly an ambitious endeavor for a 6-year old, but nothing compared to Woolfalk’s esoteric…
Arts
Four Art Events You Should Not Miss in March
Soak Up the Baroque They might have had you at Free. Happy Hour Concert. Or Baroque. But all three together make for a must-go Soak Up the Baroque experience on March 5…
An Interview with the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Director Sean O’Harrow
Born in France, raised in Hawaii, educated at both Harvard and Cambridge University in England, and once employed as a hedge fund and technology finance executive in London, Sean O’Harrow brings a…
Music
Tim Finn’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Concerts – 3/27
This week’s list of recommendations includes a British indie-rock band, a revered Texas singer-songwriter, and a brassy soul/R&B orchestra from the Deep South. March 27 at the Arvest Bank Theater at…
Tim Finn Review: Justin Timberlake
Plenty of superlatives come to mind when attempting to describe what Justin Timberlake unleashed Thursday night at the Sprint Center. Spectacle. Extravaganza. Marvel. Relentless. Rapturous. Visual pageantry. For nearly two hours, Timberlake, …
Tim Finn Review: Michael Bublé
Before Wednesday night, Michael Bublé hadn’t performed in Kansas City since 2013. A lot happened in those six years. That year, Bublé and his wife started a family. In 2016, he released…
Theater
Review: Unicorn Theatre’s The Humans
Dee-nuh nee ner, dee-nuh nee ner, goes the theme music for The Twilight Zone. It would be the perfect opener for the family thriller, The Humans, playing at the Unicorn Theatre. Playwright Stephen…
Four Art Events You Should Not Miss in March
Soak Up the Baroque They might have had you at Free. Happy Hour Concert. Or Baroque. But all three together make for a must-go Soak Up the Baroque experience on March 5…
Five Things You Don’t Know About Me: UMKC Theatre’s Sadie DeSantis
Sadie DeSantis has seen tens of thousands of musicals, operas, Broadway shows, and ballets over the years—all from backstage. As UMKC Theatre’s production manager and head of the stage management program, she…
Nightlife
Mammoth, Futuristic DJ Booth Design Puts Local Company In Spotlight
Nsk! Nsk! Nsk! Nsk! Those are the undeniable beats emanating from nearly any DJ booth across the country. But for one local company, they’re elevating the idea of said DJ booth and…
Rolling Sunday Nights at the Winnwood Skate Center
Like most nights this miserable winter, it was cold and it was wet and it was gloomy. Smartphones across the metro chirped and chimed and blooped and bleated, warning folks to stay…
Sans Plans? Check Out our Local New Year’s Eve Rundown!
The countdown is on until New Year’s Eve. The countdown is also on to decide what the hell you’re doing for New Year’s Eve. No pressure, right? Here’s a look at where…