Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Art House | ‘Let Us Prey’ Examines Abuse in Baptist Churches
Filmmaker Sharon Liese’s latest latest work, “Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals,” turns the camera on abuse in Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) churches.
Development Humming at 18th & Vine with New Apartments, Other Projects
By Kevin Collison The 18th and Vine Jazz District has received a double dose of good news recently with the opening of the $25 million One Nine Vine apartment project and the award of tax credits critical to another project that would revitalize a strategic block. The 80-unit One Nine Vine is located at the…
Weekend Possibilities | Enchant, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Santa Rampage
There are holiday happenings across the board this weekend, as Krampus, the Grinch and Trans-Siberian Orchestra come to town. There’s also Enchant’s massive light display at Legends Field, a different take on “The Nutcracker” and a Santa Rampage. Friday, Dec. 15 3 – 8:30 p.m. Blipmas at Blip Roasters, 1301 Woodswether Road, will bring festivities…
Weekend Possibilities | Distillery Divided, Tina Turner and Streetcar Jams
Crafts, a holiday classic and a big-time college basketball clash set the scene for a spirited December weekend. Friday, Dec. 8 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Black Being, a multimedia exhibition and in-studio performance piece on display at Charlotte Street Gallery, 3333 Wyoming St., through Jan. 6 explores the beauty and normalcy of Black existence. Friday…
Concern Chiefs May Bolt to Kansas Prompts County Town Hall Meeting
By Kevin Collison Alarmed that the glacial pace of pro sports negotiations may prompt the Chiefs to pursue a suburban Kansas option, Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca is hosting a community meeting next week to heat things up. “As chair of the budget committee, if no one is going to do this, the one member…
Concern Chiefs May Bolt to Kansas Prompts County Town Hall
Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca has scheduled a community meeting to discuss the future of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals at Truman Sports Complex.
Art House | ‘Mira’ Renders Horror in Stop-Motion Animation
Kansas City filmmaker Eva Louise Hall discusses “Mira,” a stop-motion animated horror film that explores abusive creative relationships.
Weekend Possibilities | ‘The Nutcracker,’ Holiday Shopping and Jazz
As the calendar flips to December, celebrate the season with the Sugar Plum Fairy in “The Nutcracker,” swinging jazz and, of course, holiday shopping.
New Hunter Learns to Thrive in the Wild
Growing up in Chicago, Antonette Coffee associated guns with violence. Then she learned to be a hunter. Now she eats what she kills, and gives thanks.
Buddhism: Religion, Philosophy or Way of Life?
Many spiritual seekers are drawn to Buddhism, whose followers debate whether its a religion, a philosophy or just a way of life.