Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Art House | Vengeance is Yours in ‘Vengeful’
Chuck Browne grounds his movies in grim realities of life in America. In “Vengeful,” he takes on the topic of Black men accused of crimes they didn’t commit.
Weekend Possibilities | Festival of Lights, K-Pop, Holiday Shopping
Get a jump on holiday shopping, sip on French wine or take a festive stroll through the brisk night air at Powell Gardens this weekend. Friday, Nov. 17 5 p.m. Buffalo State Pizza, 1815 Wyandotte St., and Alliance Française de Kansas City will celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau at the Crossroads pizza joint Friday evening. The annual…
Clock Ticks for Potential Steamboat Arabia Museum Departure
The City Market is looking for proposals for the space now occupied by the Steamboat Arabia Museum, but its skipper says he’s not ready to shove off yet.
Weekend Possibilities | Greatest Show on Earth, Christmas Tree Lighting
There’s a Christmas tree lighting Saturday night. This weekend also brings Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to town and a new fall festival.
Grappling with Grief During Día de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos as a festive, yet reverent Memorial Day. Some local Mexican Americans embrace it to honor loved ones lost to crime and violence.
Art House | Filmmaker Finds Himself Chasing Amy
Kansas filmmaker Sav Rogers discusses “Chasing Chasing Amy,” his documentary on how the 1997 film “Chasing Amy” changed his life.
Weekend Possibilities | Dinosaurs, Owl Prowl and Big Games
There’s a little something for everyone this weekend in Kansas City. While sports fans wait for Sunday, there’s a night at the opera, First Fridays, plus tacos and margaritas to consider. Friday, Nov. 3 5 – 8 p.m. If a little chilly weather won’t keep you from celebrating First Fridays in the Crossroads, be sure…
Art House | Horror in the Heartland
Art House visits with local horror auteur Patrick Rea about his latest film, “They Wait in the Dark,” which garnered a strong review in The New York Times.
LuxLiving Drops Two Downtown Apartment Proposals, Still Pursuing Tower Plan
By Kevin Collison LuxLiving, the St. Louis apartment developer building the Katz project, has dropped two downtown residential deals but is still pursuing its big apartment and hotel high-rise proposal at 14th and Wyandotte. Lux scrapped its plan to build at 250-unit apartment development on riverfront property owned by Port KC. The developer also is…
Finding Faith in Hospital Settings
Hospital chaplains discuss clinical pastoral education, the special training designed to practice faith in various health care and other institutional settings.