Watching ballet live is very different than seeing it on film or television. It’s noisy,…
Deconstructing Marcus Jansen
Why “Deconstructing” this contemporary artist? Because there’s a lot going on in each multi-layered work…
Author Brad Meltzer Presents “The Plot to Kill George Washington”
American conspiracy theories have been around since, well, George Washington. New York Times bestselling author…
Eisenhower, The Traveling Exhibit
Dwight D. Eisenhower was much more than the grandfatherly image he projected. He cussed like…
Composer Susan Kander Answers Three Questions
Kansas City native and internationally acclaimed composer Susan Kander comes home this month for a…
Back to the Future: Christmas Eve 1968
Fifty years ago, Kansas Citians lived through a tumultuous time not unlike today, with the…
A Q&A with Marissa Wolf the Director of “A Christmas Carol”
A Christmas Carol, the novella by Charles Dickens, has never gone out of print since it…
Spire Chamber Music Ensemble to Perform Handel’s “Messiah”
In 1741 during the reign of King George II of England, the court’s favorite composer,…
A Holiday Blast Towards a Guinness World Record
What do you call a gathering of tuba or euphonium players? A tumult…
Learn How Napoleon Harnessed Fashion
Marie Antoinette’s corsets, voluminous skirts, and powdered wigs were guillotined out of fashion during the…