Arts & Culture

Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.

Spike Lee's new film on Netflix is "Da 5 Bloods."

Art House Extra: Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’

Screenwriter Kevin Willmott discusses Spike Lee’s new Netflix film “Da 5 Bloods.”

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Screenland Armour Movie Theater's marquee

Weekend Possibilities | Juneteenth, Father’s Day And Pride

Online or in person, summer solstice weekend in Kansas City calls for all sorts of celebration.

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Joe Bussell artwork

InterUrban ArtHouse Takes LGBTQIA Show Online During Pride Month

The InterUrban ArtHouse is taking “Exhibition: the Queer Experience,”its LGBTQIA show beginning this Friday online.

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Old Columbus Park Saloon Building to House Art Studio

By Kevin Collison A creative couple who’ve come to love the Columbus Park neighborhood since moving there 20 years ago are planning to renovate a historic building that was once a saloon into a studio and gallery. Fine arts photographer Chris Dahlquist and her husband, musician Kyle Dahlquist, have acquired the old commercial building at…

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A Clockwork Orange

Art House Extra: ‘A Clockwork Orange’

Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” is a dystopian vision of social chaos. It just might be as relevant as ever.

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An aerial view of Chicken N Pickle restaurant and pickle ball courts.

Weekend Possibilities | Briar Fest, Patio Pints And Other Virtual Events

As Kansas City moves gingerly toward “normal”, an array of in-person and virtual weekend events are available for the stir crazy.

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Sandra Bullock in "Gravity."

Art House Extra: Feeling Lonely? Same.

Art House Extra features five films about isolation.

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Alexander Grousis-Henderson

Former Kansas Citian Helps Bring Nature Lovers Together with Black Birders Week

A former Kansas Citian helped organize Black Birders Week, an effort to further the conversation about racism in America.

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Transformation scene from "An American Werewolf in London."

Art House Extra: ‘An American Werewolf in London’

Screenland Armour Theatre co-owner Adam Roberts recommends “An American Werewolf in London.”

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Danny Tumberger's 18-foot Coleman above-ground swimming pool set up in his backyard.

Thinking About Buying a Backyard Pool? Same.

As most public swimming pools remain closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, backyard pools are in high demand.

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