Arts & Culture

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

The Art of (Autumn)

Our photography series, “The Art of (KC),” brings you beautiful, thought-provoking and compelling images of what makes our city tick. With the end of fall nearing, it seemed only appropriate that we feature a few of the stunning images we’ve collected this autumn. Across the city, we were lucky enough to see the maples progress from yellow…

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Whiskey & Waffles & Other Weekend Possibilities

Beignets and crepes have come to Westport. Beignet has opened a second location at 3959 Broadway Blvd. The restaurant serves up Southern fare, like po’boy sandwiches, red beans and rice, jambalaya and gumbo. The new Beignet is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and…

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Sympathetic Vibrations | Billy’s Thunder

Kansas City natives Billy Brimblecom and Jason Sudeikis will bang the gong again this Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Uptown Theater for the second annual Thundergong! The mixed cocktail of music and comedy will be aimed at fundraising for the Steps of Faith Foundation – a nonprofit helmed by Brimblecom and dedicated to providing financial assistance…

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Do You Know Twelfth Street’s (Famous) Past?

If there’s a street that defines Kansas City, Missouri, which one would you say it is? Obvious candidates include Ward Parkway, The Paseo and Southwest Boulevard. But what would you say to the dark horse selection of 12th Street? It’s a relatively pedestrian thoroughfare now, but it has a bawdy history that reaches back to…

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Hallowing Voodoo Dance Party & Other Weekend Possibilities

Have you heard the one about the bookstore that walked into a bar? Afterword Tavern & Shelves (1834 Grand Blvd.) is a new bookstore-bar hybrid that opened last month in the Crossroads. “We liked the idea of bringing the community together,” co-owner Luke Pitz said. “And we want to help people find things they haven’t experienced…

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