Kansas City PBS

Violinist Orin Laursen.

KC Performs | New Program Celebrates KC’s Performing Arts

“KC Performs,” a new program developed by Kansas City PBS, is designed to help close the gap between artists and audiences during the pandemic.

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Emmy Awards

Kansas City PBS Earns 10 Regional Emmy Nominations

Kansas City PBS received 10 nominations for the 2020 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-America Regional Chapter EMMY® Awards.

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Charlie "Bird" Parker

KC Celebrates Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker on the Centennial of His Birth

Kansas City PBS presents a film looking back at the 21 years Charlie Parker spent in Kansas City and his long-lasting impression on jazz. “Bird: Not Out of Nowhere” premieres Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m. on Kansas City PBS.

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The Kansas City Symphony's view of the Celebration at the Station.

A Different View of Celebration at the Station This Memorial Day

Kansas City Symphony musicians reflect on the pivot from a live Celebration at the Station performance to a highlights broadcast on KCPT forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Kansas City Symphony performing at the "Celebration at the Station."

Kansas City Symphony’s ‘Celebration at the Station’ Pivots to Broadcast

“Celebration at the Station,” the Midwest’s largest free Memorial Day weekend concert, will shift from an outdoor concert to a television broadcast this year.

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