Arts & Culture

WyCo’s ‘Day of the Dead’ Brings Tradition to Life

It sounds ominous: “The Day of the Dead.” But this November in Wyandotte County, as in many other locations around the country, the Mexican holiday El Día de los Muertos is all about keeping traditions very much alive. The day is celebrated on the first two days of November to honor those who have died….

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“Spotlight on the Spoken Word” Coming as Digital Series

We’re taking a moment to recognize Kansas City’s wordsmiths in a new weekly digital series, “Spotlight on the Spoken Word.” Taken from KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” which has amassed an impressive collection of local poets reading their own works, “Spotlight” gives us a chance to catch up with the artists. We find out what they’re up to and get their…

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Kansas City and the Space Shuttle

Kansas City and the Space-less Shuttle

In 1972, only 3 years removed from man’s first stroll on the moon, NASA set a new direction in space exploration. A reusable Low Earth Orbit Vehicle to be known as the Space Shuttle. A vehicle that could be launched like a rocket but land like an airplane. The “Orbiter Vehicle #101” was originally to be called…

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Funnyman Chris Hardwick, who won an interactive media award for “@midnight with Chris Hardwick" at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in September, will geek out at the Midland on Friday. (Photo: Phil McCarten | Invision for the Television Academy | AP Images)

The Weekender

This might be the last normal weekend of 2015. Soon, the holidays will be upon us. That means heavily-scheduled merriment and occasionally forced gaiety. While your schedule is still your own, and mercifully absent of Yuletide cheer, why not explore all the non-holiday stuff around town? CLEANING First, though, clean up. The holidays mean all…

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Brandon Yangmi, from left, Addie Sartino, Pierce Turcotte, and Austin Fraser, members of The Greeting Committee, are the fresh faces on Kansas City's music scene. (Credit: The Greeting Committee)

Sympathetic Vibrations | Nice To Meet You

What were you doing when you were 16 years old? If you were like me, you were insecure, acne-ridden, and mostly consumed with keeping teachers and parents off your back long enough to make it to the weekend. You had no idea what you wanted to do with your life and you planned on kicking…

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