Arts & Culture

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

What did the pandemic change about the way we process loss, grief and life? (Illustration by Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Canva)

What the Pandemic Taught Us About the End of Life and Grief

What did the pandemic change about the way we process loss, grief and life? Everything.

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Dancers with the Kansas City Ballet perform "Look Here, Love" as part of "KC Performs."

Weekend Possibilities | KC Ballet at Starlight, Children’s Urban Book Fair, Buds and Suds

On-stage events like KC Ballet at Starlight and Freight Train Rabbit Killer at Lemonad(e) Park, plus the Park Place Farmer’s Market make for a busy weekend outdoors.

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A scene showing to hitchhikers on a highway from "Found Wandering Lost,"

Art House Extra | ‘Found Wandering Lost’ Finds An Audience

Filmmaker Nicholaus James discusses “Found Wandering Lost,” which won to big prizes at the recent Kansas City Film Festival International.

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The Mavericks band rides in a convertible.

Weekend Possibilities | Underachiever’s Run, Crossroads Wine Walk and Two Nights of The Mavericks

Two nights of The Mavericks, plus dinosaurs at Arrowhead Stadium and Kearney’s Strawberry Festival make for a May weekend chock-full of fun.

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Local rock band Radkey is featured in "What Drive Us," a new documentary about life on the road for aspiring bands.

Art House Extra | Radkey Hits the Road With Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl

“What Drives Us,” a new documentary directed by Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, features St. Joseph’s preeminent rock band, Radkey.

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