Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Celebrating, Bemoaning the passage of time
The Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall is celebrating its 75th anniversary tonight, and it’s a good thing that the celebration is happening during the evening: In the light of day, the museum is clearly in need of a facelift – possibly an estimated $36 million dollar facelift. Starting in 2005, the Kansas City Museum…
Eat Your (Royals) Heart Out
It’s all blue in Kansas City right now. Folks have donned shirts and hats to tell the world that they’re ready to see the Kansas City Royals take the crown. We don’t have an ocean, but we’re a sea of blue. Since the quickest way to your heart is through your stomach, we set out…
The Weekender
Don’t kid yourself. This weekend – and, with luck, most of the next few weeks – Kansas City nightlife will be completely dominated by the Royals’ playoff run. It doesn’t matter if you are promoting a rock concert, staging a ballet, or just throwing a birthday party, crowds are going to be real hard to…
Because it’s root-root-root for the home team…
Contributor Hampton Stevens and Multimedia Producer John McGrath get hyped at the K.
The Entire History of KC…
If you don’t know your past, you’ll never understand the future. Almost 200 years of KC history in a 2-minute video. What did we leave out?
The Weekender
Fall has fallen, and there’s no prettier time to be in our town. Make the most of the season this weekend by busting out the sweaters and hoodies, snorting a few lines of pumpkin spice, and getting out to see what the city has to offer. GAWKING First Friday art walks are always a fine time, provided…
Sympathetic Vibrations
I’ve been tasked by this venerable publication with writing about music every other week. And I will be using my precious few pixels here to keep you in the know about local and regional music, including reviews of shows, introductions to up-and-coming bands, and some interviews with the artists who are breathing new, much-needed life…
The Royals just won the Division. Where are you going to go?
Last year, first baseman Eric Hosmer made national headlines after the Royals won the wild card game. He threw a huge party at McFadden’s in the Kansas City Power & Light District, paying everyone’s tab after tweeting out an invite to fans. Now that the Royals are heading back to the playoffs after clinching their…
Weekending
Parking Live theater has an excitement that no other form of entertainment can match. We have a world-class company right here in KC with the Kansas City Repertory Theatre. What we don’t have – not yet, anyway – is a world-class theater facility to match. That, however, is about to change. Spencer Theatre, the KC…
Music | 7 questions with…
Every Tuesday at 6pm on The Bridge, local music writer and Middle of the Map Fest organizer Chris Haghirian and The Bridge’s Sarah Bradshaw shine a light on the people, music, and events in the 816 area code during “Eight One Sixty”. A regular feature, 7 Questions, gets to the heart of a musician’s passion, past, and… purchase history. This week, to kick-off the 7…