For 44 years, the Kansas City Artists Coalition (KCAC) has served artists, arts patrons, and the art curious. We have watched the arts flourish and be nurtured in boundless ways over these…
Arts
“On Thursday, March 12 at 10:43 a.m., the bottom fell out of my world. As the publicist for many of the pinnacle performing arts organizations in Kansas City, I joined with countless…
When the newly refurbished Kansas City Museum reopens in 2021, your eye will be drawn up to the ceiling in the Milbank Waldrop salon—and Linda Lighton’s amazing ceramic chandelier. “My work is…
Music
The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted a universe of pain on the arts, entertainment, and food communities everywhere, bringing most of them to indefinite standstills. The music world has been hit particularly hard.…
The coronavirus pandemic has vastly affected our live-music community. If you have tickets to shows at any music venue of any size, check their web sites for status updates. Several tours have…
This week’s list of recommendations includes a Zydeco legend, a Grateful Dead alum, a neo-folk trio, and a Crescent City jam band. March 13 at the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland:…
Theater
Given that nearly all theater groups in the metro have gone dark during the coronavirus outbreak, Kansas City Public Theatre has devised a couple ingenious online programs, if you feel the need…
Like a Rolling Stone Fifty years is a good luck charm for Kansas City. The Chiefs in the Super Bowl. And now the Kansas City Symphony and rock band Windborne join forces…
Grammy winner Luciana Souza is one of jazz’s leading singers and interpreters. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, she grew up in a family of Bossa Nova innovators—her father, a singer/songwriter and her…
Nightlife
Sponsored post: Given that Kansas City is famous for its sultry-smooth jazz vibe, it’s no wonder that the Raphael Hotel’s Chaz on the Plaza remains a venerable stomping ground for talented performers.…
Given the onslaught of holidays guests (and tourists) to see the 2019 Plaza Lights, the fine folks at Country Club Plaza have conveniently scoped out their Top 6 Spots for the perfect…
Chef Anita Moore is no stranger to a service-centered heart. Her first prep kitchen was her grandmother’s loving home where she helped chop, mince, bake, sauté, and serve. It is no wonder…