Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
The Weekend Starts Today
It’s going to be cold this weekend. For realz. Temps may drop to the single digits. In other words, it’s time to get out the wool socks and long johns. And, if you are are into it, whiskey. It is not, however, time to stay home and give yourself a case of cabin fever. Fight…
Honoring Innovation
Kansas City has been a special place for jazz for nearly 100 years. Since its inception in 1997, the Charlotte Street Foundation has noticed and honored this heritage, most recently by awarding a 2016 $10,000 Generative Performing Artist Award to pianist, composer, educator and band leader Eddie Moore. Moore is a popular and well-known presence…
Ugly Christmas Sweater Party & Other Weekend Possibilities
This is why you buy Christmas sweaters and wear them in public. The 12th annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party is tonight from 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Tower Tavern (401 E 31st Street). The party is a benefit for Operation Breakthrough. General admission tickets are $50 and VIP tickets, which include entry at…
The Weekend Starts Today
We are in the midst of holiday season. That holiday, of course, is International Human Rights Day, which falls on Saturday and commemorates the United Nations’ adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To celebrate, you might want to defend the rights of a refugee or migrant, someone with disabilities, a member of the…
An Evening With Marcus Samuelsson & Other Weekend Possibilities
If the fusion movement had to elect a chef representative, chef Marcus Samuelsson would be on the short list. Hear him discuss his latest cookbook, “The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem,” and his inspirations during Harvesters Community Food Network’s Food4Thought: An Evening With Marcus Samuelsson. The Saturday night conversation,…
Hello Atelier | Iconic Designer Barbara Hulanicki Designs for Stars, for Everyone
For the grand finale of Season One of Hello Atelier, we are so excited to sit down with legendary fashion designer Barbara Hulanicki. From 1964 to 1975, Hulanicki’s store Biba was where those in the know in London — including the likes of Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Twiggy — went for the best clothes. But Biba wasn’t…
The Weekend Starts Today
The Holiday season is fully upon us. Sure, it’s a season of consumerist excess. Whatever. Quit your Grinching. Whether you’re Christian, Muslim, Jewish, atheist, pagan, or none of the above, everyone loves pretty lights and presents. This week, we have a few ways to give yourself the gift of fun by getting out to enjoy…
Handmade in KC! & Other Weekend Possibilities
Find some local eats and treats this weekend courtesy of a series of pop-up shops featuring local makers. Handmade in KC! is a local artist sale, including Lyndsey’s Sugar Shop, at the NEAT Artist Studio from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Handmade Holidays (11545 Ash St., Leawood, Kansas) on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m….
The Weekend Starts Today
It’s Thanksgiving week in America. Whatever else is happening in the world, we can all find things to be thankful for. One of them is the ability to get out and enjoy what our city has to offer. We call all be thankful for football. Just not in KC this week. After a dispiriting loss…