Arts & Culture

A tunnel of colorful holiday lights

Weekend Possibilities | Festival of Lights, K-Pop, Holiday Shopping

Get a jump on holiday shopping, sip on French wine or take a festive stroll through the brisk night air at Powell Gardens this weekend. Friday, Nov. 17 5 p.m. Buffalo State Pizza, 1815 Wyandotte St., and Alliance Française de Kansas City will celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau at the Crossroads pizza joint Friday evening. The annual…

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A graphite drawing that is part of artist Bruce McClain's "The Elder Leaf Collection."

KC Artist Finds Eternal Beauty in a Dead Leaf

Artist Bruce McClain strives to merge plants and people in an effort to evoke the elegiac process of aging and dying for all living things.

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A fire performer in black stands waving flames in the dark forest.

Weekend Possibilities | Dark Forest, Día de los Muertos and Dogtober Fest

Would you explore a pitch-black 19th century jail alongside paranormal investigators? That’s just one of the spooky options this late-October weekend, in addition to trunk-or-treat at 18th and Vine, Dark Forest at Powell Gardens and Boo & Brew at Town Center. Friday, Oct. 20 5:30 – 9 p.m. Hayrides, mad science, fortune tellers, a scarecrow…

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A beast-like creature waves at the camera in front of The Beast Haunted House.

Weekend Possibilities | The Beast, Beyoncé and NHL Hockey

The only thing scarier than “The Exorcist” showing Sunday night at Screenland Armour in North Kansas City might be ticket prices to get in the door to see Beyoncé at Arrowhead. Other options as calendars turn to October include an NHL preseason game, haunted houses and George Lopez at the Uptown Theater. Friday, Sept. 29…

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Bill and Christy Gautreaux with part of their collection inside their home.

Bill Gautreaux Carries on Kansas City’s Legacy of Collecting and Sharing Art

In the wake of some noteworthy deaths, Bill and Christy Gautreaux are carrying on Kansas City’s proud legacy of art collecting and philanthropy.

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