Why “Deconstructing” this contemporary artist? Because there’s a lot going on in each multi-layered work of paint, collage, and found objects. Born in 1968 to a German father and West Indian mother,…
Arts
Learn How Napoleon Harnessed Fashion
Marie Antoinette’s corsets, voluminous skirts, and powdered wigs were guillotined out of fashion during the French Revolution. When Napoleon Bonaparte finally became the French leader in 1799, no one wanted to look…
The Best Dressed List, Kansas City-Style
From the 1920s through the 1970s, Kansas City’s Garment District turned out everything from house dresses to evening gowns, machine made to hand-sewn. While the Kansas City Museum is under construction, a…
Music
Tim Finn Review: Lyle Lovett with The Kansas City Symphony
Lyle Lovett is a man of considerable reserve–thoughtful but soft-spoken, but never the loudest, most extroverted guy in the room. Yet, during live performances, Lovett has plenty to say and a few…
Tim Finn’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Concerts – 1/16
The January music schedule is heating up. This week’s recommendations include a collaboration between the Kansas City Symphony and a Texas songwriting legend, a mandolin virtuoso, and a Kansas City all-star tribute…
Tim Finn’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Concerts – 1/9
The music calendar is still emerging from its holiday hibernation, but there are still plenty of shows to choose from. This week’s list includes the king of juke-joint swing, a jazz flutist…
Theater
Review: Kansas City Actors Theatre’s Death and the Maiden
Desire is the magical reagent driving all life. The will to produce, to reproduce, to deliver. With Death and the Maiden, playwright Ariel Dorfman explores desire: political, sexual, and personal by resurrecting…
The Russian National Ballet to Perform “Swan Lake”
Watching ballet live is very different than seeing it on film or television. It’s noisy, for one thing, the patter of feet on the wooden stage sometimes rising above the orchestral music.…
Review: The Book of Mormon at Kansas City Music Hall
I’ll just say it: the hype surrounding The Book of Mormon is real. Far more real than those golden plates Jesus gave to Joseph Smith. My guts and facial muscles are still sore…
Nightlife
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…
Tim Finn Review: Jason Sudeikis’ Thundergong!
The inaugural Thundergong!, held in November 2017, set the bar high for its successor. Last year’s music/comedy revue, hosted by actor and former Saturday Night Live cast member Jason Sudeikis, featured an…
Boom! Chance the Rapper will headline Thundergong! this year at the Uptown Theater
Get it on! Bang a gong! Kansas City’s own Jason Sudeikis just trumped his own ace. As if the number of TV and movie stars appearing at his upcoming Thundergong! benefit isn’t…