Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Boulevardia Leaving West Bottoms for Crown Center in 2020
Boulevardia has announced plans to move from the West Bottoms to Crown Center in 2020.
Bingo Hall Brawlers Battle for Big Time
Kansas City Xtreme Wrestling (KCXW) operates at the periphery of big-time professional wrestling, developing wrestlers hoping to one day appear on national TV.
Weekend Possibilities | A Plethora of Holiday Season Festivities
Flatland’s weekend possibilities offers a plethora of holiday season festivities.
Jan Kraybill Hits All the Right Notes
The excitement of the small volunteer church choir couldn’t be contained. After all, sitting at the piano keyboard was Jan Kraybill, who just hours earlier had received a Grammy nomination. The enthusiastic applause that night in the sanctuary of the Village Presbyterian Church on Antioch in Overland Park was just one of countless congratulatory accolades…
New Twist Emerges in KCI Public Art Debate
A new twist in the debate over public art at Kansas City International Airport emerged at Monday’s meeting of the Municipal Art Commission (MAC).
Johnson County Churches, Cities Going to Court Over Land Use Disputes
Johnson County churches and cities increasingly are going to court over land use disputes.
Coming Now: The Premiere of “Art House” – a Show for Cinephiles
Flatland is producing “Art House,” a monthly show for cinephiles, featuring Tivoli curator Jerry Harrington..
Weekend Possibilities | The Nutcracker, Another Nutcracker, Christmas Festivals and Strange Days Chili Cookoff
Weekend possibilities in Kansas City include the Nutcracker, another Nutcracker, Christmas festivals and Strange Days’ Chili Cookoff.
Weekend Possibilities | Danielle Nicole’s Thanksgiving Blues, Lighting Ceremonies and Raiders Week
Weekend possibilities in Kansas City include Danielle Nicole’s Thanksgiving eve blues show, Christmas lighting ceremonies and Raiders week.
Nelson-Atkins Obtains Rare Image of Slaves Working on a Plantation
The Hall Family Foundation has given the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art what may be the earliest photographic image of slavery in America.









