Arts & Culture

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

Argentine mural by Jose Faus and Alisha Gambino

What More Latinx Murals in KC Mean For Representation

curiousKC investigates the question: ‘Why aren’t there more Latinx murals in Kansas City?”

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Costumes and props and Vest frame bulding

A Kansas City Costume Shop Like No Other

Flatland’s reporters venture deep into Have Guns Costumes and Props — Kansas City’s quirkiest costume store.

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Families gather at Crown Center's WeekEnder Series to watch a show.

Crown Center’s WeekEnder, A Trio of Unique Brunch Options, and Other Weekend Possibilities

Crown Center’s WeekEnder Series, a trio of brunch options, and First Fridays events are just a few of this weekend’s possibilities in Kansas City.

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A yoga class goes through a rooftop sequence.

Rooftop Beer Yoga, a Butterfly Release Happy Hour, and Other Weekend Possibilities 

Rise and shine with HopCat’s Rooftop Beer Yoga before moving on to other possibilities this weekend in Kansas City.

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Does Kansas City Have Any Streets Named After Women?

Does Kansas City Have Any Streets Named After Women?

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Families enjoying the afternoon on the museum's lawn.

The Biggest Picnic in KC, the Amelia Earhart Festival, & Other Weekend Possibilities

Kansas City’s Big Picnic is here.

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First-Annual KC Taco Fest, African Dream Cuisine & Other Weekend Possibilities

Kansas City’s first taco fest, brand-new West African family recipes, county fair classics and more highlight the second week of July’s weekend possibilities.

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the paddle wheel at the front of the arabia museum

Steamboat Arabia Seeks New Quay

curiousKC tapped David Hawley, founder of Steamboat Arabia to help answer a question about the museum’s future.

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juneteenth spoken word

The Importance of Juneteenth – Past and Present – As Told Through Spoken Word

A spoken word performance by JP Hayley on the importance of Juneteenth – past and present.

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Free hugs at Juneteenth

Kansas Citians Share What Juneteenth Means To Them

On Saturday, vendors transformed 18th Street in Kansas City, Missouri’s, historic Jazz District into a hub of black-owned businesses, doing business to the booming bass pumped out by a DJ spinning a mix of ‘70s funk and ‘90s R&B. The occasion was the city’s JuneteenthKC Heritage Festival, which commemorated Gen. Gordon Granger’s post-Civil War ride…

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