Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Artisan Chick Event & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Artisan Chick Event is Saturday (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at Crown Center. You can browse and shop handmade local goods and artisan food products (everything from brigadeiros to pickles), try a cookie and beer pairing, or sample spirits from Union Horse Distilling Co. and J. Rieger…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Recycled Joy
On the third floor of a creaky warehouse in the West Bottoms sits an army of pianos. They are meticulously arranged in rows, with price tags that comically belie their monetary value – and more importantly, the value the instruments could bring to their potential recipients. The pianos have formed rank in this spot, thanks…
The Weekend Starts Today
Summer in Kansas City is a sauna. Winter is an icebox. Spring is an allergy festival. Autumn, though, is a glorious, crisp, riotous celebration of color. With the first bursts of fall foliage just starting to show around town, and temperatures expected in the high 60s this weekend, you couldn’t ask for a better time…
Hello Atelier | Heading the Letterpress Resurgence
If you are a design aficionado who regularly cruises blogs like DesignSponge and Apartment Therapy, you are likely acquainted with the work of this week’s guest, Brady Vest. He is the founder of Hammerpress Design, a letterpress design studio that has been leading the letterpress comeback for over 20 years. Vest’s story is cool. I…
Rings and Rally Bugs: Looking Back at the Royals in 2016
With the Royals season over, it’s time to look back. Sure, the two-time American League champions will not be defending their World Series crown. But that, as Stuart Smalley said, is OK. The biggest reason is probably simple fatigue – mental and physical. The Royals’ style is predicated on decent pitching, rock solid defense and…