Covid-19 caused an unprecedented intermission in our community of artists and arts organizations. Theater artists and marketing professionals Bess Wallerstein and Kelly Main discussed how performing arts organizations were responding to the…
Arts
Whether it’s a painting, photograph, or hand-painted ceramic tchotchke from your Aunt Vera, most everyone has one piece of art that truly resonates with them. We’re putting out the call to ask,…
With one foot in the academic music world as a composer and professor at UMKC Conservatory where he won the 2008 Kauffman Award for Artistic Excellence, another in the intuitive one of…
Music
Aengus Finnan was born in Ireland, raised in Canada, and has traveled extensively, primarily as a musician but also on the boards of a variety of organizations devoted to humanitarian issues and…
The Texas Tenors are known in music circles as the good ol’ boys with the big booming voices. Ever since they made it big on the fourth season of America’s Got Talent, the trio’s…
Sara Morgan has spent most of her life away from her birthplace in McGehee, Arkansas, but she has not shed nor forgotten the values and principles instilled in her by the small…
Theater
Overland Park’s own multi-faceted Bri Woods has a storied theatrical pedigree most performers would kill for. The actress has been seen on countless stages in the metro—including well-received performances at The Unicorn…
Good news, bad news. The Lyric Opera of Kansas City announced today the cancellation of the live performances of their new production, Amahl and the Night Visitors. But never fear, a digital filmed…
Because of COVID-19 health regulations, all previously scheduled 2020 Folly Jazz concerts will now pivot to next year. (Understandable, given that the venue would only be able to seat approximately 200 patrons…
Nightlife
He’s famous for a litany of comedic things—SNL! Horrible Bosses! Ted Lasso!—but KC’s own Jason Sudeikis also has a philanthropic side that pays it forward in his hometown. One of his premier…
The line-up for Jason Sudeikis’s upcoming fourth annual THUNDERGONG! is a veritable who’s-who of big names—including SNL alums Fred Armisen, Will Forte and Seth Myers, along with singers Wynonna Judd and Brandi…
Kansas City Power & Light District’s Hot Country Nights will look a bit different this summer amid the pandemic. Starting Thursday, the Power & Light District will hold Miller Lite Hot Country…