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Posts Tagged ‘Arts & Culture’

Weekend Possibilities | Ameri’kana Music & Arts, Chiefs Tailgate and Prairie Village Jazz

By | September 8, 2022 | 0
Chiefs flag waves in Arrowhead Stadium.

Can’t wait for Sunday? Check out Crane Brewing Co.’s Chiefs tailgate party on Friday, pick a music festival for Saturday and kickoff will be here before you know it.

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Iconic Katz Drug Store Sign Finds New Life

By | August 31, 2022 | 0
The new Katz Drug Store sign was unveiled recently at Fossil Forge in Lee's Summit.

The Katz Drug Store sign, an iconic Kansas City streetscape fixture with its happy cat sporting a bow tie, has a new home at the LUMI neon sign museum.

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Harry Truman’s Remarkably Fraught First Political Campaign

By | August 10, 2022 | 0
A small theater showcasing Harry Truman's experience as a World War I artillery battery captain displays a field gun used by American troops.

Harry Truman almost was the president who never was. His first campaign, waged a century ago, was fraught with missteps that could have ended his political career.

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Union Station Named Among ‘Most Beautiful Train Stations’ in the World

By | August 9, 2022 | 0
Union Station at night with the downtown skyline in the background.

Kansas City’s Union Station has been named one of the 37 most beautiful train stations in the world by Architectural Digest.

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Black Cowboys: Then and Now

By | August 5, 2022 | 1
Horseman and children's book author Trae Q. L. Venerable.

Horseman and children’s author Trae Venerable is a living legacy of underappreciated Black cowboys.

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