Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Weekend Possibilities | Samantha Fish Returns to Knuckleheads, Pumpkin Spice Party and Pork Smoking Class
Weekend possibilities include outdoor live music, pumpkin spiced everything — it’s time to enjoy fall.
Art House Extra | ‘Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence’
“Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence” tells the riveting tale of Bobbi Jo Reed, who emerged from a hellish 22-year journey of alcohol and drug abuse to found Healing House in Kansas City.
Weekend Possibilities | Spooky Season’s Arrival, KCK Taco Trail, And the KC Natural Hair Expo
Time to get your spook on and enjoy cool temperatures. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to do both this weekend in and around Kansas City.
Art House Extra | Bigfoot Lives, Sort of, in ‘Big Fur’
In “Big Fur,” Kansas City filmmaker Dan Wayne shares the story of Ken Walker, a world champion taxidermist with an unusually keen interest in Bigfoot.
Weekend Possibilities | Virtual Kansas City Zoo Run, SpraySeeMo Mural Fest and Renaissance Festival on Parade
Plenty of virtual and socially distanced events mark September’s final weekend in and around Kansas City.
Art House Extra | Remembering KC Chiefs Great Jim Tyrer
A new film explores the life and tragic death of Kansas City Chiefs great Jim Tyrer and his wife through the eyes of their surviving children.
Weekend Possibilities | Chiefs Watch Parties, The Hey! Hey! Supper Club and Live Music Left and Right
With a lot of live music in the cards and a game to watch come Sunday, here’s a full guide to a weekend’s worth of good times to be had across town.
KC Author’s ‘I Am Every Good Thing’ Highlights the Beauty of Black Boyhood
Derrick Barnes, the author of “I Am Every Good Thing,” spoke with Flatland about his latest work and to share a message to his hometown.
Art House Extra | ‘The Disrupted’ Explores Working Life in America
“The Disrupted,” a new film by Sarah Colt Productions, shares the stories of three hardworking Americans struggling to make it economically.
Kansas City Arts Organizations Plot a New Future in Face of Pandemic
Kansas City arts organizations are scrambling to adjust to financial shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.