Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Art to taste and touch (and talk about)
Kernza is as close as we have to a local wheat celebrity. But if you’re not a baker, there’s a good chance you may not have heard of the perennial wheat that was developed by The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas. Now, the grain is part of a new exhibit combining science, baking, art, and conversation.
KC bloggers share unfiltered cancer journeys
When Sarah Kallail was diagnosed with lymphoma in September of 2014, she immediately knew what her first move would be: She would write about it. Kallail has always been one to put her feelings on paper. Long emails to friends and her boyfriend were not uncommon. She said it made sense to write about this…
Immigrant’s Sway: The Iway Family, Part 1
“I believe when Americans see that laws aren’t being followed – not just immigration laws, but other laws – it frightens people. And when people are frighten they tend to show it, and it can come off as being racist.” – Danny Spurlock, son-in-law of Olivia & Belino Iway — Doctors Olivia & Belino Iway…
Our kids, our responsibility
“How many of you have found 10 or more four-leaf clovers in your lifetime?” This was a question posed Monday morning by Dorothy Stucky Halley, director of the Victim Services Division of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office. She asked the question of a roomful of community members from Pittsburg, Kansas, who were gathered to learn…
A song and dance for patients at the end of chemo treatment
Karen Finkbiner is an oncology pharmacist, but her patients often refer to her as a bartender. “I think a lot of patients try to have fun with the thought of coming in for chemotherapy because, of course, it’s a pretty awful thing to think about,” she said. “So a lot of people refer to (the…