Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
For Latinos in the Midwest, Playing Ball was More than Just a Game
A Smithsonian traveling exhibit now at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City showcases the contribution of Hispanic leagues.
(Labor Day) Weekend Possibilities | Irish Fest, Beyoncé’s Birthday and SantaCaliGon Days
Wine tastings, plenty of live music and the Westport Block Party round out an extended holiday break for Labor Day in Kansas City.
Art House Extra | Going Underground for Film in KC
The Kansas City Underground Film Festival is back bigger than ever this year, featuring a whopping 114 films Sept. 16-26 at the Charlotte Street Foundation,.
Summer Heat Pushes Fisherman’s Search for Whoppers Past Midnight
Meet Doug Piper, a nocturnal sportsman who pursues big bass in the heat of the summer while most people are asleep.
Weekend Possibilities | Dua Lipa Dance Party, Harry Potter House Party and Seltzer Fest at Bar K
There are all sorts of options when it comes to what to do this weekend in and around Kansas City.
Remembering Missouri’s ‘Woodstock’: Star-Studded 1974 Ozark Music Festival in Sedalia Subject of Film
During the summer of 1974, Missouri staged a ‘Woodstock’ of its own. The Ozark Music Festival is now the subject of a documentary.
Art House Extra | Former KU Athlete Chases Gold at Tokyo Olympics
Art House visits with the filmmakers behind “Chasing Gold,” a documentary about former KU discus thrower Mason Finley’s preparation for the Tokyo Olympics.
Once-Segregated Cemetery Gets Memorial for Hundreds of People in Unmarked Graves
The Liberty African American Legacy Memorial seeks to memorialize 758 people interred – most of them in unmarked graves – in the once-segregated section of what is now Fairview and New Hope Cemetery in Liberty.
Weekend Possibilities | Planet Comicon, Pride Parade and Bird Bootcamp
Live music, comic book characters, chocolates and various other celebrations fill August’s fourth weekend with strong entertainment options.
Taking a Walk With Death Prompts Pondering of Life
Walking through cemeteries is a necessary reminder that death is not optional. It’s also a chance to remember who still needs you, whom you may have hurt and to whom you need to apologize.