Kansas City filmmaker/documentarian Sharon Liese has produced content for Fox, Discovery ID, Lifetime, The Oprah Winfrey Network, MTV, and PBS, to name a few. You may remember Liese’s handiwork on the unprecedented,…
Arts
Kansas City is known as a historical touchpoint for the world’s best jazz. According to Kansas City’s very own music historian and filmmaker, Diallo French, we’re a city comprised of multiple music…
Big news from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Tivoli Under the Stars debuts on Friday, May 7 for a 23-week run, with the final film being shown on Friday, October 8th. The…
Music
Long before she was a contestant on The Voice, Kansas City native Casi Joy began her music career touring the Midwest in the country opry circuit. After years of performing country classics,…
Professional musicians often see plenty of potential in young up-and-comers. And for many local performers, community is everything. That was the genesis behind Art as Mentorship—a local organization that empowers young people…
When she looks back on her childhood in her hometown of West Bend, Wisconsin, Jacki Becker recalls an upbringing in which happiness was abundant and music was constantly in the air. “Our…
Theater
This year’s Heart of America Shakespeare Festival is another unfortunate causality of the lingering pandemic. The organization announced earlier this week they will be unable to produce The Tempest in July 2021…
When the pandemic hit last year, the ever-ingenious folks at ArtsKC partnered with KC Crew to bring a new program (formerly known as Friday Night Arts) to the community when virtual events…
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…
Nightlife
Comedian/Actor/All-Around Funnyman Adam Ray is bringing his crowd-mocking, observational humor to The Comedy Club of Kansas City this weekend. Besides being back on the road touring, Ray just scored a sweet gig…
Native New Yorker Colin Kane has been laying the comedy smackdown on packed houses since 2002. Now Kane is bringing his acidic brand of humor to the metro this weekend with an…
Comedian Greg Behrendt has had a clever, storied career. Besides his many appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the funnyman is also a New York Times bestselling writer—most notably as co-author of…