Arts & Culture

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

A shot of Drasko's food truck.

Best Kentucky Derby Party & Other Weekend Possibilities

All the holidays collide this weekend. It all kicks off with May the 4th — the one day each year dedicated to all things “Star Wars.” HopCat (401 Westport Road) is encouraging folks to come dressed in costume and you can feel free to order a Solo Saison from Zipline Brewing. The Westport beer bar opens at 11…

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US Capitol Building circa 1930

Sympathetic Vibrations | Finally, One for the Good Guys

Unlikely Congressional bedfellows in the U.S. House of Representatives came together last week to unanimously pass a sweeping overhaul of the music licensing and royalty payment laws that may have repercussions from D.C to KC. The bill, known as the Music Modernization Act, now heads to the Senate for debate later this month, where it…

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Tom Nichol at J. Rieger & Co. working on the new batch of gin.

Go All In on Gin & Other Weekend Possibilities

The Restaurant at 1900 (1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway) is now open in Mission Woods, Kansas. Chef Linda Duerr is joined by Pastry Chef Elizabeth Paradise (most recently of Story), General Manager Keith Thompson (formerly with Café Sebastienne and Corvino Supper Club) and Beverage Director Doug Frost, who was the host of “Check Please” and “Ferment…

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Novel, which was previously located on the West Side, has moved to the Crossroads.

Pie & Coffee & Other Weekend Possibilities

Pie and coffee is not just for diners any more. Tippin’s Pie and The Roasterie are collaborating on a pie and coffee event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Get a flight of three pies, each of which has been paired with a specific coffee, a la peach pie and Guatemalan Huehuetanango, at the…

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Exclusive sticker that says Record Store Day

Sympathetic Vibrations | Five Reasons to Participate in Record Store Day 2018

Music lovers worldwide will celebrate in unison this Saturday, April 21, in faithful observance of Record Store Day – a crate geek holiday that began in 2007 and has enjoyed year-over-year growth in both geographical reach and sales figures since its creation by the Record Store Day organization. And while it is undoubtedly the Black Friday…

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