Arts & Culture

Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.

A Chiefs flag hangs on barrels of whiskey at J. Rieger & Co. Distillery

Weekend Possibilities | Chiefs Watch Parties, The Hey! Hey! Supper Club and Live Music Left and Right

With a lot of live music in the cards and a game to watch come Sunday, here’s a full guide to a weekend’s worth of good times to be had across town.

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Derrick Barnes, Kansas City author

KC Author’s ‘I Am Every Good Thing’ Highlights the Beauty of Black Boyhood

Derrick Barnes, the author of “I Am Every Good Thing,” spoke with Flatland about his latest work and to share a message to his hometown.

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Art House Extra | ‘The Disrupted’ Explores Working Life in America

“The Disrupted,” a new film by Sarah Colt Productions, shares the stories of three hardworking Americans struggling to make it economically.

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Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Kansas City Arts Organizations Plot a New Future in Face of Pandemic

Kansas City arts organizations are scrambling to adjust to financial shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Weekend Possibilities | Nelson-Atkins Reopens, A Silent Movie And More Outdoor Live Music

Whether it’s a silent movie or speeding around Lakeside Speedway, sitting in front of the TV can wait until it’s actually cold.

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