Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Working overtime at the Double Shift Brewing Company
Aaron Ogilvie sits at the dark lacquered tables inside the Double Shift Brewing Company – his microbrewery and taproom slated to open in less than 48 hours at 412 E 18th Street. The tables, built by his hand, resemble indoor picnic tables with long benches. He runs a hand through his hair and exhales slowly….
A City of Pop-Ups
If Joe West was ever going to have his own restaurant, he knew he had to get out of the kitchen. The chef, formerly of Bluestem and 801 Fish, has spent the past several months cooking his way across the city in a series of pop-up dinners that he hopes leads to a more permanent…
Bringing Jazz Back to the Heartland
Daniel and Ebony Edwards have a dream; to ignite a passion for jazz and community right here in Kansas City. The couple are reimagining a future for the abandoned Public Works Building, located at 20th and Vine streets near Kansas City’s historic “Jazz District,” with the hopes of converting the space into the world’s top jazz…
Death And Dying: Expanding Palliative Care
A milestone multi-year study published in 1995 startled the medical world when it revealed that about half the hospital doctors treating terminally ill people were unaware when their patients had not wanted aggressive, life-extending treatments and that about half those who died in their care had pain that might have been abated. Equally shocking, the…
A “Campground” in the heart of the city
Most people see a shed in their backyard and think about storing garden tools or a lawnmower. But Chris Ceisel and his wife Cristin Llewellyn had a very different vision in 2011. They saw a bar. “It was this intimate space where people keep repeating to us that it ‘felt like they were no longer…
The making of colorful canvases
Kwanza Humphrey is an emerging artist whose colorful canvases and insightful drawings have been featured in shows at the Kansas City Artist Coalition and the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art. Humphrey says he tries to tell a deeper story about the people he captures in his art — a story he believes we’ll all recognize. On…
Local artists featured in documentaries by Brad Austin
As a local photographer, filmmaker, and creative director, Brad Austin has been working to foster a sense of camaraderie and support among artists in the Kansas City area. And although his work has gone international, Austin has remained close to home, promoting the skilled and talented artists who live right here. Watch and enjoy two…
5 cool things to see at Maker Faire KC (GIFs)
Maker Faire has been described as part science fair, part county fair. The local event, which runs June 27-28 at Union Station, showcases innovations, science, crafts, and hobbies from more than 35o makers. Kansas City’s Maker Faire is part of a larger, multi-city movement that began in San Mateo, California. Here are five cool things seen…
Rodeo bullfighters aren’t clowning around
Rodeo season is getting into full swing, and at most rodeos bull riding is the main event. But when the bull ride ends, the work begins for rodeo bullfighters, and a young bullfighter is making a name in the business by putting himself in the middle of the action. At bull riding time at the…
Sarah Lugg Regan brings ‘Toytisserie’ to life
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures closed their doors to the public 18 months ago to renovate and redesign the exhibit space. When the museum reopens in August, a spinning metal ribbon covered with more than one thousand toys of all shapes and sizes will be the focal point of the new lobby space….