Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Art House Extra: Imagining ‘The Day After’ a Nuclear War
Art House host John McGrath reviews “The Day After,” the most famous film ever made in the Kansas City area.
Pet Placement Surges During Pandemic
A population stuck indoors during the global pandemic has given pet placement an all-time boost.
No Man is an Island, Even in a Pandemic
No man is an island. So says John Donne’s Meditation 17 in “Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions.” The next stanza goes: “Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” That sentiment feels palpable during these days of pandemic-forced lockdown to Robert Bingaman, a Kansas City painter. He was inspired to make…
Art House Extra: A Masterpiece Created ‘In Cold Blood’
Flatland producer John McGrath reviews Richard Brooks’ classic 1967 true crime film “In Cold Blood” in this Art House extra.
Are You Entertained? A Virtual Weekend Guide to Everything KC
Here’s a selection of (mostly) Kansas City-influenced works to absorb while we are stuck indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic.