Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Womontown: How 12 City Blocks in Kansas City Became a Radical Enclave By and For Women
Fed up with harassment and housing discrimination, lesbians in 1990s Kansas City dreamed of a place where they could “walk hand in hand, freely down the streets.” So they created Womontown. The radical enclave encompassed 12 city blocks and attracted women from all over the U.S.
Fired Up Belger Glass Annex Aims to Build a Community of Glass Blowers in Kansas City
Belger Glass Annex hopes to ignite the artistic glass making potential of Kansas City.
Weekend Possibilities | First Friday Fun, Jurassic Quest and Trevor Wallace
Dinosaurs in the West Bottoms, Wine Fest at Union Station, plus the Polar Plunge at Lake Olathe.
Black Judge an Unsung Hero of Kansas City, Kansas
When Judge Isaac Franklin Bradley Sr. was born in Saline County, Missouri, he was considered property. By the time he died, his name had been etched next to the likes of W.E.B. Du Bois as a civil rights leader, lawyer, judge and entrepreneur.
Weekend Possibilities | Sporting KC Block Party, KC Golf Show and ‘Lotawana’ at Screenland Armour
February’s final weekend means a full slate of film, Mardi Gras fun and soccer.
Weekend Possibilities | Dracula, Pizza Tascio and Free Dodgeball
From ballet to baby possums, there’s a lot happening this weekend in Kansas City.
Preserving Our Past: Kansas City Stories of Black History
In “Preserving Our Past: Kansas City Stories of Black History,” a new Kansas City PBS documentary compiled in honor of Black History Month, Flatland reporter Catherine Hoffman shares untold or unexamined stories of local Black history.
Weekend Possibilities | KC’s Puppy Bowl, Valentine’s Date Spots, plus Star Wars and STOMP at the Kauffman Center
Live entertainment, a local music Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball and plenty of Valentine’s date options make this weekend a busy one in KC.
Clay County’s Colorful History Left Some (Land)marks
Clay County, Missouri, has a rich and complex history, which will be remembered during this year’s bicentennial observance.
Weekend Possibilities | Lunar New Year at Nelson-Atkins Museum, ‘Let Me Explain My Blackness’ Comedy Show, Valentine’s Pop-Up
Pounce into the Year of the Tiger with a Lunar New Year celebration at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.