Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Downtown Days Festival & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Downtown Days Festival is Friday through Sunday in downtown Lee’s Summit. There will be a talent show, live music, science demonstrations, a beer tent and lots to eat (KC Kona Ice, The Filling Station) and drink (Keck’s Longhorn Root Beer). Cobbler Night is back at Dolce Bakery (3930 W. 69th Terrace, Prairie Village, Kansas)…
Browne’s Irish Street Faire & Other Weekend Possibilities
Browne’s Irish Market (3300 Pennsylvania Ave.) is hosting an Irish Street Faire from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday. The festival will feature performances by The Elders and Eddie Delahunt, as well as an Irish whiskey tent and Browne’s Reubens. Tickets are $20 (free admission for those under 12 years old). Good things happen when you…
Exploring Frank Lloyd Wright’s Naturalistic Legacy
By Christopher G. Olszewski Our area certainly has some distinctive architecture, including the art deco Power & Light Building in downtown Kansas City and the massive new Church of the Resurrection sanctuary in Leawood, Kansas. Before those bricks were laid, one of the world’s most famous architects left his mark on Kansas City. During a…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Music and Movies, Rooftop-Style
Hundreds of area music and film lovers will ascend atop the Central Library this Friday night for the season’s first 2018 Off-the-Wall Film Series: Summer Cinema Mixtape. The annual summer film series, co-presented by the Young Friends of the Kansas City Public Library, provides an intersection between music and film through a collection of beloved…
Beefsteak & Other Weekend Possibilities
Not all happy hours are the same. Kansas City Community Gardens (6917 Kensington Ave.) hosts a Yard Games Happy Hour from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday night. They’ll have oversized versions of Jenga and Connect Four, as well as beer from Stockyards and Boulevard. Tickets are $5, and you can purchase food from The Casual…
The Return of the Jewish Deli & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Jewish deli is back, Kansas City. Broadway Deli (2101 Broadway Blvd.) has opened in the former Pezzettino’s space. The deli, which has a menu featuring Chicago-based Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen recipes and meats, has potato pancakes, eggs and salami, chopped liver, bagels and noodle kugel (noodle pudding). The deli has counter service with indoor and outdoor seating….
Best Kentucky Derby Party & Other Weekend Possibilities
All the holidays collide this weekend. It all kicks off with May the 4th — the one day each year dedicated to all things “Star Wars.” HopCat (401 Westport Road) is encouraging folks to come dressed in costume and you can feel free to order a Solo Saison from Zipline Brewing. The Westport beer bar opens at 11…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Finally, One for the Good Guys
Unlikely Congressional bedfellows in the U.S. House of Representatives came together last week to unanimously pass a sweeping overhaul of the music licensing and royalty payment laws that may have repercussions from D.C to KC. The bill, known as the Music Modernization Act, now heads to the Senate for debate later this month, where it…
Go All In on Gin & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Restaurant at 1900 (1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway) is now open in Mission Woods, Kansas. Chef Linda Duerr is joined by Pastry Chef Elizabeth Paradise (most recently of Story), General Manager Keith Thompson (formerly with Café Sebastienne and Corvino Supper Club) and Beverage Director Doug Frost, who was the host of “Check Please” and “Ferment…
Pie & Coffee & Other Weekend Possibilities
Pie and coffee is not just for diners any more. Tippin’s Pie and The Roasterie are collaborating on a pie and coffee event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Get a flight of three pies, each of which has been paired with a specific coffee, a la peach pie and Guatemalan Huehuetanango, at the…