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Posts Tagged ‘Arts & Culture’

‘Surviving Hitler’ … And Never Forgetting

By | April 13, 2022 | 0
A scene from "Surviving Hitler," now playing at the White Theatre on the campus of the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park.

A new play, “Surviving Hitler,” depicts Jack Mandelbaum as boy and his resilient journey toward manhood during one humanity’s greatest acts of evil, the Holocaust.

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Turning a New Page: Flagship Books Moves From NKC to KCK

By | March 25, 2022 | 0
Flagship Books' new Strawberry Hill location in Kansas City, Kansas.

Flagship Books recently completed a remarkable transition from selling out of a shipping container in North Kansas City’s Iron District to a storefront on Strawberry Hill in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Recalling Kansas City’s Gilded Age

By | March 25, 2022 | 0
Hannibal Bridge

“The Gilded Age,” a new HBO drama, makes several references to Kansas City. Here’s a more fact-based account of Kansas City’s Gilded Age.

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‘Womyn’s Land’: A Rural Version of ‘Womontown’

By | March 16, 2022 | 0
Denslow Brown working on Womyn's Land.

Like Womontown, Womyn’s Land was created as a place for lesbians who wanted to withdraw from an oppressive “mainstream world” to feel safe and empowered.

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Sláinte! Browne’s Irish Marketplace Turns 135

By | March 16, 2022 | 0
Storefront of Browne’s Irish Marketplace

A longtime landmark in Kansas City’s Irish community is set to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with even more joy than usual this year.

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