Arts & Culture

Music | Best of Local Shows and National Sounds

To say the hosts of The Bridge‘s Eight One Sixty music show, Sarah Bradshaw and Chris Haghirian, have heard some tunes this year would be a massive understatement. Here’s their actual statements on the year that was in music: Chris Haghirian: Top Ten Shows of 2015 6/27/2015 The Rolling Stones | Arrowhead Went into it with no expectations and…

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Spotlight on the Spoken Word | Angela Roux

We’re taking a moment to recognize Kansas City’s wordsmiths. Taken from KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” which has amassed an impressive collection of local poets reading their own works, “Spotlight” gives Flatland a chance to catch up with the artists. We find out what they’re up to and get their take on what to watch in the local and national art scene. This week:…

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The answer to your question is curiousKC

  What about _________? Could you investigate __________? What’s up with ___________? Got a question about Kansas City, the region or the people who live here? Anything you’ve always wondered about, found peculiar or downright confusing? Share your questions with KCPT’s curiousKC. How does it work? After you share a question, KCPT producers and editors…

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The Weekender: Holiday Weekend Edition

If you’re dreaming of a White Christmas, you had better keep dreaming. We’re getting unseasonably warm weather in KC this year. All the more reason to get out and about. BAGELING Not everyone celebrates Christmas, of course. Jewish people, or anyone else who loves a good time for a good cause, should check out the…

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Sympathetic Vibrations | Holiday jams that get you out of a jam

As we near the end of the holiday season, many of us are also nearing the end of our holiday ropes. Thanksgiving came early and left bloated. Chanukah had its eight-night residency at beginning of the month. Milad un Nabi is either currently in swing or coming up, depending upon which team you play for….

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