Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Back to Life
Could Kansas City become a major league moviemaking mecca like Austin, Texas? For years that’s been the dream of many in the local film community. It’s a vision of multiple big-league feature films that will lure stars and filmmakers away from Tinseltown and here to the City of Fountains. But it’s probably not going to…
Lifted Spirits Distillery Opens & Other Weekend Possibilities
[Update: The Lifted Spirits Distillery announced this morning that their grand opening has been pushed back until December 2.] Based on our collective mood, new additions to the liquor cabinet are most welcome. Lifted Spirits Distillery, a new microdistillery in the Crossroads, is holding its grand opening tonight at 5 p.m. at 1734 Cherry St. The…
Sympathetic Vibrations | KC’s Musical Cup Runneth Over
Sympathetic Vibrations will be on a short hiatus through the end of the year while Flatland and The Bridge collaborate on a written series called “Making the Band,” wherein rock sorceress Michelle Bacon and I will take a closer look at the lesser known cogs in the music industry machine here in KC. Look for…
The Weekend Starts Today
November 20 is National Absurdity Day. To mark it, we should celebrate all that is unreasonable, illogical or inappropriate. Which, given recent events, seems like a wholly reasonable, logical and appropriate thing to do. One good way to do that is to take a brief respite from politics and enjoy some of what the city…
Five Reasons to See ‘Surveyor’ at Epsten Gallery
You Like Craft Before any artwork can be perceived conceptually, it has to be taken in on a simple, aesthetic level. The work of Israeli artist Yuval Yairi, on display at Epsten Gallery from now until Jan. 22, is worthy of your aesthetic appreciation. These works are, quite simply, elegantly done. Some are big and…
Thanksgiving on The Grill & Other Weekend Possibilities
Give yourself over to Thanksgiving early with Pie Night at Glacé Artisan Ice Cream (4960 Main Street). Dolce is bringing the pie that Glacé will top with paired ice cream, whipped cream, and a caramel drizzle sauce. Pie is served beginning at 5 p.m. The 2016 Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner is Sunday at 4 p.m….
The Weekend Starts Today
This Friday is Veterans Day. And we need it. No matter how divided the country has been, at least we can all celebrate the sacrifices of those who served our country. The NFL has never been shy about saluting service. The Chiefs are on the road, though, meeting Cam Newton’s Panthers in Carolina. In the…
Peering Behind the Curtain
On Friday more than 250 students and faculty from UMKC’s Conservatory of Music and Dance performed at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts for “Crescendo,” the conservatory’s major annual fundraiser. Flatland goes behind the scenes as the young and seasoned artists prepared for the hour-long showcase, which featured vignettes from the school’s disciplines. The students spoke about…
Election Day Survival Guide
The election countdown has begun. In fewer than 48 hours, commercials will return to peddling prescription meds and social media feeds will return to pictures of what people are eating. In order to make it to this promised land, however, we first have to survive Nov. 8. To help you through, Flatland has put together…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Brewing Magic for Sporting KC
Last Thursday, Sporting Kansas City’s season ended following a 1-0 loss to Seattle Sounders FC in the first knockout round of the MLS playoffs. The loss was devastating – delivered after the Sounders netted a squeaker in the 87th minute. Sporting’s success in getting a playoff bid this season is no doubt owed to solid…