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Posts Tagged ‘Arts & Culture’

Weekend Possibilities | Virtual Fringe Fest, Parking Lot Provisions at The Rieger and Outdoor Activities

By | July 16, 2020 | 0
Three performers pose with instruments.

This weekend in Kansas City has a little something for everyone, from a virtual Fringe Fest to farmers markets and family yoga.

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Sounds of the Soul | Just Breathe

By | July 9, 2020 | 0
Kansas City flute maker John Mark Aladeen

Kansas City flute maker John Mark Aladeen finds precious emotions — peace and joy — when his breath passes through his flutes.

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Bomba, the Puerto Rican Genre of Resistance, Stands With Black Lives in Kansas City

By | June 25, 2020 | 0
Cuerpo de Baile Areito Kansas City stands with Black Lives Matter

“Bomba is a genre of resistance,” says Barbara Liz, a descendant of Rafael Cepeda, an Afro-Puerto Rican musician who’s known as the bomba patriarch.

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Kansas City’s Surprising Connection to the Tulsa Race Massacre

By | June 19, 2020 | 0
The ruins of "Black Wall Street" after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

Harold “Hal” Singer, the last survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, has a surprising Kansas City connection.

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curiousKC: Why Jac Bowen Made a Sculpture For a 2-Year-Old in the ’60s

By | May 25, 2020 | 0
Jac T Bowen's custom sculpture, an elephant, in a backyard with the family

A family recalls their quest to have renowned artist Jac T. Bowen create an animal sculpture for their young son.

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