Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Weekend Possibilities | St. Patrick’s Day, Planet Comicon and it’s ‘Always Sunny’
There’s a little something for everyone this St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Just be sure to dig up that green T-shirt in time for Friday’s hooley.
Balancing KC’s Needs for Public Art, Smooth Streets
The new Kansas City International Airport terminal houses the largest One Percent for Art program in the city’s history. Here’s a look at the public art, the artists and their impact.
Black Appalachian Artists Showcased in Kansas City
“Holler If You See Me: Black Appalachia” is on display at Kansas City Kansas Community College until March 31. Artists explored motifs such as identity, displacement, loss and empowerment.
Weekend Possibilities | Big 12 Hoops, St. Patrick’s Day Parades and Tanya Tucker
The men’s and women’s Big 12 basketball tournaments are underway with all sorts of fun, including a live set from DJ Diesel, on deck for the weekend. Away from the hardwood, St. Patrick’s Day parades, a Women’s History Month Pop-Up and a big-time country music show at Knuckleheads round out the options. And don’t forget…
Landon Laird: Remembering Kansas City’s First Film Critic
Landon Laird served as the Kansas City Star’s film critic for decades, offering a unique local connection to Hollywood.
Thank You Walt Disney Project Secures $2M in Federal Funds
A decades-long effort to redevelop Walt Disney’s original Laugh-O-Gram animation studios will receive $2 million in federal funding.
Weekend Possibilities | KC Wine Fest, District Biskuits and a Scenic Film Fest
This weekend has offerings from an after-hours coffee shop party to a Sporting Kansas City watch party, with all sorts of art, food and drinks in between.
Lux Living Proposes 30-Story Apartment and Hotel Project
By Kevin Collison A proposal for a 30-story residential and hotel tower at the northeast corner of Wyandotte and 14th adjacent to the historic Power & Light Building has been submitted to the city by Lux Living. The plan submitted by the St. Louis developer calls for a building that would include 300 apartments and…
Q&A with ‘Preserving Our Past’ Producer Catherine Hoffman
Kansas City PBS producer Catherine Hoffman discusses the process behind the new film, “Preserving Our Past: The Story Continues.”
KC Emerging as a Life Sciences Powerhouse
A wave of new health care facilities are the latest signs of a decades-long quest to establish Kansas City as a life sciences powerhouse.