Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Sympathetic Vibrations | Run DMCA
No one better than a music-loving lawyer to break down for us why T. Swift & Co. have been in a petition-signing frenzy of late. We look at the DMCA and why it has industry giants raising up battle flags against YouTube.
The Weekend Starts Today
Whether you call it a short week or a long weekend, let’s kick off America’s birthday party with our weekly curated events listing.
FLOAT & other weekend possibilities
FLOAT is from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in KC Bier Co.’s biergarten (310 W. 79th St.). The summer festival, put on by Flatland and Recommended Daily, is an ode to the classic ice cream creation with a fun twist. We’ll be pairing The Sundry’s homemade sodas, Second Best Coffee’s nitro cold brew coffee and…
The Weekend Starts Today
This one’s tricky — it has to bridge a gap between the loose-limbed charm of Father’s Day and the balls-to-the-wall blowout known as the Fourth of July. Not to worry. There’s still plenty to do. It might start with a short road trip 40 miles west to Downtown Lawrence. There you can see what the…
The Power of Play
To make a paper doll you need paper, utensils used for drawing and/or coloring, an imagination, and illustrated clothing for the doll. Now, go back 150 years and make that paper doll black. To the previous list of materials, add a hidden agenda, hatred and cruelty toward a certain people, and a narrow definition of…
Fiesta Kansas City & Other Weekend Possibilities
Fiesta Kansas City runs all weekend at Crown Center. The 16th annual event, put on by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, is a great mashup of music, food and drinks. There’s also a jalapeno-eating contest and tortilla-rolling contest. It’s free admission before 4 p.m. and $10 per day ($20 for a weekend…
Sympathetic Vibrations | It Wasn’t Built in a Day
What’s it take to make a festival run as smoothly as beer flowing from a tap? A lot. We talk to organizers and take a time-lapse look of set-up in advance of tomorrow’s Boulevardia kick off.
The Weekend Starts Today
It’s Father’s Day weekend in KC. OK, actually it’s Father’s Day weekend everywhere. But we’re celebrating right here in KC. You should too. If you are lucky enough to have a dad, or to be one, make sure to get out and enjoy some of what the city has to offer. Dads and baseball are…
Hot Style in the City
We were also on hand this weekend for the West 18th Street Fashion Show, which has gone from a few folding chairs to sorta a big deal. Our video takes you there.
The Westport Beer Festival and Other Weekend Possibilities
The Westport Beer Festival returns for its sixth year on Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. The event is in front of McCoy’s Public House and benefits AIDS Walk Kansas City. Try samples from more than three dozen breweries (Perennial Artisan Ales and Founders Brewing Co. among them), along with a few local distilleries (J. Rieger…