Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
The Weekend Starts Today
In just a few weeks, those dismal dog days of August will be upon us, and our will to live sorely tested. But not quite yet. In fact, this is a weekend chock full of life-affirming options. Chief among them, the return of Fringe. That’s the annual KC Fringe Festival, which kicks off Thursday. Twelve…
How The Royals Can Get Right
The Royals finished the first half of the season right around .500. At times, like last night against Cleveland, the club has looked like the world-beaters they were last year. At times, they’ve looked exactly as average as that record would suggest. There are a few very obvious things the club can do to get…
Alamo’s Cereal Party & Other Weekend Possibilities
Tomorrow, you can go back in time at the Shoal Creek Living History Museum in Hodge Park (7000 Northeast Barry Road). Walk among reenactors in the village, see bison, and discover what life was like in the 19th century during the first Saturday celebration from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brookside has a new juice bar. Simple…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Beats for a Cause
A disc jockey who was always willing to help others in his profession is getting help from his fellow DJs through a benefit concert this Sunday.
The Weekend Starts Today
We’re getting deep in the heart of summer now. In the Midwest, that means two things: sticky heat and thunderstorms. The best way to stay cool and dry? Enjoy some of the cultural amenities that our town has to offer. Unfortunately for sports lovers, both the Royals and Sporting KC are on the road this…
Cherry Bomb-A-Thon & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Cherry Pit Collective (604 E 31st St.) — a new communal artist studio space in the works — is holding the Cherry Bomb-A-Thon to raise funds and awareness from 6 to 11 p.m. tonight. There will be beer from the Cinder Block Brewery, cocktails from Urban Provisions and KC Canning Co., as well as a bonfire,…
Rewriting The History Books
A chance discovery by a local historian rewrites the architectural landscape of West Plaza. There’s poetry in that.
The Weekend Starts Today
Let’s be realistic. Summer is for the great outdoors. People camp. They travel, heading off to visit national parks or see family and friends. Accordingly, many of our cultural institutions go on hiatus for the summer months, too. The ballet, symphony and many of the city’s bigger theater companies, for instance, are all on a…
Which Park is for You?
It’s hot and you need a park. Sure, you could spend the whole summer inside, but where’s the fun in that? Summer is for getting out, getting sweaty, and getting bug bites. (Okay, maybe not the last one.) The question, though is what kind of park do you need? Check out Flatland’s new flow chart…
Party for America & Other Weekend Possibilities
Colony Espresso & Beer (312 Armour Road, North Kansas City) is hosting a free Party for America from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday. There will be barbecue, Wiffle ball, yard games, and specials on good old-fashioned American beer. New beer is always exciting. Border Brewing (406 E 18th Street) tapped its Strawberry Blonde (made with 100…