Arts & Culture

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

Kirk Nelson's designs

Out of the Closet

With the loss of the West 18th Street Fashion show this June where is anyone to go to get their fashion fix? If you miss the glamour, color, humor and sparkle there is no better group to talk with than the designers of drag fashion.

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Filmmakers Jeremy Osbern and Misti Boland appear on 'Art House.'

Art House | A Love Story Behind the Camera

Filmmakers Misti Boland and Jeremy Osbern discuss their lives as a personal and professional couple.

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Cuerpo de Baile Areito Kansas City stands with Black Lives Matter

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

“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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a penguin dives into its habitat.

Weekend Possibilities | Worlds of Fun, Kansas City Zoo and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Reopen

A few Kansas City staples are back in business with pandemic guidelines in place as summer is now officially underway.

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Spike Lee's new film on Netflix is "Da 5 Bloods."

Art House Extra: Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’

Screenwriter Kevin Willmott discusses Spike Lee’s new Netflix film “Da 5 Bloods.”

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