Arts & Culture

Sales director Dwight Barrett and publisher Kathy Feist in their newspaper office in Martin City.

In South Kansas City, Death of Newspapers is Greatly Exaggerated

The Martin City Telegraph is an anomaly in the newspaper business – startup print publication that is growing.

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Robert McNichols performs "This Nearly was Mine" from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific."

KC Performs | Big Musicals in Small Spaces

In our latest, Musical Theater Heritage produces a dazzling version of “This Nearly Was Mine,” from “South Pacific.”

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A scene from "Hurly-Burly" on KC Performs.

KC Performs | Choreographing Transition From Stage to Film

Independent choreographer Helen Pickett collaborated with the Kansas City Ballet to create a dance film for “KC Performs.”

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The cast of "Queer Eye."

Art House Extra | How ‘Queer Eye’ Came to KC

Kansas City Film Commissioner Steph Scupham shares the inside story about how the producers of “Queer Eye” chose Kansas City as a locale, and how the city opened its arms to greet them.

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President Harry Truman bearing Christmas gifts

Harry Truman’s Christmas Story (Bah Humbug)

Harry Truman’s first Christmas as president was spent taking a dicey plane trip in fowl weather to return home, only to be confronted by a disgruntled wife.

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