Arts & Culture

Owen/Cox Dance Group appears on "KC Performs."

KC Performs | Rachmaninoff Inspires Moving Dance Performance

By Brad Austin | October 15, 2021

The Owen/Cox Dance Group and Kansas City Chorale collaborate on “And The Darkness Has Not Overcome It,” backed by an achingly beautiful composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Visitors line up at the entrance of the Kansas City Zoo.

Federal Pandemic Program Became a ‘Godsend’ to Kansas City Venues

By Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3 | October 12, 2021

Shuttered Venue Operators Grants went to 48 businesses in Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, for a collective total of nearly $51.2 million, to help survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

Workers at the North American Aviation plant in the Fairfax Industrial District produced 6,680 B-25s during World War II.

Fairfax: An Enduring Legacy of Kansas City’s Industrial Might

By Brian Burnes | October 7, 2021

The Fairfax Industrial District, a cornerstone of the Kansas City economy, is preparing to mark its centennial in 2022.

John Pottie has a story for each of the pieces in The National Silk Art Museum. This piece depicts Charlotte Corday, a French journalist who was executed on the guillotine during the French Revolution.

‘There’s a Jewel Hidden in Weston’

By Cami Koons, Catherine Hoffman | September 28, 2021

John Pottie has spent the past 40 years assembling a remarkable collection of woven silk art, which can be seen at The National Silk Art Museum in the Weston, Missouri.