Arts & Culture

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

Ryan Coffman and Sayeeda Islam in a traditional Bangladeshi three-wheeled passenger cart.

Global Love Story Stretches from Kansas City to Bangladesh 

A couple from Kansas City and Bangladesh found love through a dating app, got married and are now maintaining the relationship from across the globe.

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The centerpiece of the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum in Atchison is the plane Muriel, named for Earhart’s younger sister, Grace Muriel Earhart Morrissey. The plane is the one remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E, which Earhart piloted on her final voyage.

New Amelia Earhart Museum Gleams with the Energy, Innovation and Bravery of its Subject

The sparkling new hangar-museum at Atchison’s Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport does more than just pay tribute to its namesake’s life and career.

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The Kansas City skyline from Percheron rooftop bar at the Crossroads Hotel.

Weekend Possibilities | Percheron, Cannafest and Art Course

It’s officially patio season in Kansas City, but that’s not the only form of outdoor fun in the works this weekend. Pick from KC Cannafest, Bar K Beer Fest or Art Course 2023 if you are in need of some positive vibes and sunshine.  Friday, April 14  Noon – 5 p.m. Friday marks the Grand Opening…

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Lux Living Briefs Neighborhood on 14th & Wyandotte Hotel, Apartment Plan

By Kevin Collison Lux Living provided fresh details of its planned hotel and apartment project at 14th and Wyandotte along with updated renderings at a briefing to the Downtown Neighborhood Association Thursday. The project calls for a 10-story, 200-room boutique hotel to be built on a vacant, rubble-strewn lot at 1319 Wyandotte and a 20-story…

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A wide shot of The Patriot rollercoaster at Worlds of Fun.

Weekend Possibilities | Worlds of Fun, Future and Easter

Warmer weather will be welcomed by folks looking to get out and about this Easter weekend. Egg hunts, live music, arts, crafts and roller coasters are on the agenda. Friday, April 7 7 p.m. Grammy Award-winning rapper, producer and songwriter Future is performing at T-Mobile Center, 1407 Grand Blvd., Friday night. The Future & Friends…

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