Arts & Culture

A man dressed as Abraham Lincoln peaks around a wall.

Now Presenting: Abraham Lincoln

By Cami Koons | April 28, 2022

Abraham Lincoln historic impersonators gathered in the small town of Lecompton, Kansas, as part of their annual conference with the Association of Lincoln Presenters.

Roshan Paiva acting in the “The Hindu and the Cowboy.”

A ‘Miraculous’ Local Play Poised to Reach a Wider Audience

By Bill Tammeus | April 24, 2022

“The Hindu and the Cowboy,” a Kansas City-based play that premiered in 2004, now may have new life around the country.

Broomsquire Amanda Lee Lazorchack at the entrance of her workshop.

A Broomsquire Walks Among Us

By Catherine Hoffman | April 22, 2022

Local artist Amanda Lee Lazorchack makes handcrafted brooms in the ancient way. This is her story.

Co-curator RJ Junger stands in the foyer inside Sapien Gallery.

Sapien Gallery Connects Kansas City Artists to the World

By Park Zebley | April 15, 2022

Sapien Gallery is a gallery and artspace project run by and for artists of any medium in Kansas City and beyond.

A scene from "Surviving Hitler," now playing at the White Theatre on the campus of the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park.

‘Surviving Hitler’ … And Never Forgetting

By Mary Sanchez | April 13, 2022

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.