Arts & Culture

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

Missouri-born singer and songwriter Gene Clark.

Resurrecting Gene Clark’s Recording Legacy

The career-making moment Missouri-born Gene Clark was waiting for in 1974 may now – 45 years later and long after his death – finally be arriving with the reissue of his “No Other” album.

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A pack of skater shove their way toward the camera.

Roller Derby Finds a Home in Downtown Kansas City, Kansas

The Kansas City Roller Warriors, a four-team women’s roller derby league, has made a home at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Two Quixotic performers dangle above the stage in pose.

Weekend Possibilities | Quixotic’s Sensatia, A BBQ Seafood Pop-up, and Wilco

Weekend possibilities in and around Kansas City include Quixotic’s can’t-miss Sensatia, Wilco at The Midland, plus a BBQ Seafood pop-up.

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Money buried beneath coffee grounds

Tipping the Scale for a Living Wage Seems Oddly Correct

How much does a barista need to make to live comfortably in Kansas City? That’s what Oddly Correct wanted to calculate.

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A mural of Kansas City painted on the side of a shipping container.

The Iron District: Building a Community Out of Shipping Containers

The Iron District is a food, retail and entertainment hub built with shipping containers at the corner of 16th and Iron streets in North Kansas City.

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