Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Weekend Possibilities | Kansas City BBQ Festival, Rock Island Trail Ribbon Cutting and Water Lantern Festival
Pitmasters will be parked at Arrowhead Stadium all weekend for the Kansas City BBQ Festival. And that’s just one of the appetizing options when it comes to what to do this weekend.
Kansas City Area Entertainment Venues Get More Than $40 Million in Economic Relief, More to Come
Live entertainment venues, among the hardest hit businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, are finally getting some long-sought economic relief from the federal government.
Art House Extra | Exploring the Pain of ‘Withdrawal’
Art House host John McGrath talks to filmmaker Jacob Harding about “Withdrawal.”
Weekend Possibilities | Fireworks, KC Air Show and True Crime Podcast Festival
Between fireworks, the air show and a reggae music festival, Fourth of July weekend offers plenty of opportunities to make some noise.
KC’s Grandfather of Ballroom Works for Greater Acceptance of the Culture
Ballroom culture has been around for longer than many realize, but it’s only recently arrived in Kansas City.
Real-life Forrest Gump: 77-year-old Runner Hits Cross-Country Midpoint in Kansas City
A cross-country run in the name of goodwill will take 77-year-old Stan Cottrell 3,000-miles across the United States, from Los Angeles to Washington D.C.
Take a Peek Inside the Re-imagined Harry S. Truman Library & Museum
On Friday, July 2, Harry S. Truman Library & Museum officials will reopen the Independence institution after a nearly two-year shutdown for a $29 million makeover.
Art House Extra | ‘Below the Fold’ Portrays Journalists Digging into a Missouri Cold Case
Filmmaker Clayton Scott discusses “Below the Fold,” a new film about two small town journalists digging into a cold case involving the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl.
Weekend Possibilities | Free State Festival, Pride Night and Sunflower Festival
Ice cream, sunflower fields, food trucks and live in-person entertainment await fun-seekers during summer’s first full weekend.
Here’s How and Where to Honor Juneteenth in 2021
Looking for ways to observe Juneteenth? Here’s the Flatland rundown.