Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Solar Settlers: 1,000-mile American Solar Challenge Sets Off Along Santa Fe Trail
College students from around the world are competing in the American Solar Challenge, a design competition and car race from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, nearly 1,000 miles away.
Art House Extra | Recalling Jason Sudeikis Before ‘Ted Lasso’
In 2017, Flatland spent time getting to know local hero Jason Sudeikis. So this week Art House burrowed into the video vaults to show you around his old family home, and his early life in Kansas City.
Local Lynching Memorial Perseveres Despite Backlash
The Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City is collaborating with the Equal Justice Initiative to collect jars of soil from the site of every lynching in Missouri.
Weekend Possibilities | Missouri Wine & Jazz Fest, Douglas County Fair and Oddities & Curiosities Expo
Your weekend options include a county fair, a free outdoor movie, car races and distinctly different festivals.
Powell Gardens’ Festival of Butterflies Brings New Life to the Metro
Powell Gardens has brought together a host of exotic critters for the 24th annual Festival of Butterflies. The event brings attention to pollination and the life cycle of the butterfly.
Art House Extra | How KC Filmmakers Steve and Mary Pruitt Do It
Art House visits with Steve and Mary Pruitt, among Kansas City’s most prolific local filmmakers, to discuss their process in producing “The Tree,” “Terminal” and “The Land” since 2017.
Weekend Possibilities | Platte County Fair, Christmas in July and Movie On The Water
If you are looking for creative ways to defy soaring temperatures this weekend, we’re here to help.
Art House Extra | Films at the 2021 KC Fringe Festival
Mounting the 2021 Kansas City Fringe Festival virtually offers the opportunity for more people to see more content.
Weekend Possibilities | ‘The Dotte’ County Fair, Trampled Under Foot and Great Car Show
The Wyandotte County Fair finale, two nights of Trampled Under Foot at Knuckleheads Saloon and the Smithville Whiskey Walk should make July’s third weekend a good one.
Art House Extra | Artists as Superheroes
Kansas City filmmaker Khalid Abdulqaadir’s work is animated by a recurring theme: Artists can save the world.