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Spend some time with KC’s own 'Mad Men' (and women)

11/22/2009 12:30 AM

Advertising — as a profession, an industry and an office culture — is glamorous again, thanks to the critically acclaimed TV series “Mad Men,&rdquo. But how much have we really “learned” about real-life ad agency culture?

In its 10 years, Block Artspace has become Art Institute’s intellectual flagship

11/19/2009 08:27 PM

Block Artspace celebrates its 10th anniversary this month — and a stimulating and productive decade it has been. From the moment the gallery opened just off Main Street on 43rd, it became the public face of the Kansas City Art Institute, a place anyone in the community could enter and explore without an escort, a school ID or the time constraints of a special event.

2009 Charlotte Street Foundation Awards show is one of best in program’s history

11/19/2009 08:26 PM

Topical, intelligent and good-looking, the 2009 Charlotte Street Foundation Awards exhibition is one of the best in the program’s history. The featured artists — Jaimie Warren, Dylan Mortimer and Andrzej Zielinski — are young, but they have blown past the “emerging” label. All three have actively exhibited in Kansas City and already have received exposure in New York.

Around the Arts | A new Kander and Ebb musical

11/21/2009 05:55 PM

A new Kander and Ebb musical is in the works — off-Broadway.

Free turkeys produce stories of Thanksgiving

11/21/2009 06:39 AM

We’ll get to Mel Winters’ and Dorothy Poole’s Thanksgiving miracles in a moment. First you need to know why we were giving away frozen turkeys at a Shawnee supermarket.

Jeneé Osterheldt

I can outsmart a turkey (I hope)

I keep imagining that one episode of “Friends.” The one where Rachel tries to make dessert, but two pages of her cookbook stick together, resulting in an English trifle shepherd’s pie combo — the beef custard thing. Lord, please don’t let that be me.

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JESSICA'S TRIAL | A four-part series

This four-part serial narrative takes us into a Jackson County courtroom for a closeup look at one sexual abuse case -- the alleged rape of a 9-year-old girl. We follow the case largely through the eyes of the prosecutor, who has been handling sexual-abuse cases for more than a dozen years.
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Personal safety is something we should always be thinking about. There are steps you can take to protect yourself. Go to The Star's Stay Safe section for tips, personal safety basics, class information and much more.

HOLIDAY HOMES TOURS

Get in the holiday mood with a festive homes tour

11/17/2009 10:17 AM

The holiday season whizzes by before you know it, so why not carve out some “me time” and take a tranquil tour of lavishly decorated mansions, historic landmarks and contemporary condos?


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Theater artists enjoy going off on ‘Going Rogue’

11/20/2009 06:36 PM

Sarah Palin took it on the chin. That’s hardly unusual for a political figure who attracts equally fervent admirers and detractors. But at a small downtown performance space Thursday night, the weapon of choice for a group of gleeful Palin bashers was the former Alaska governor’s new book, “Going Rogue: An American Life.” (Heard about it?)

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Just kickin' it with a big ape

11/20/2009 09:26 AM

Quick! Think up a caption! (And, if you’d like, show us some leg.) But back to the quick part. Because of early holiday deadlines, we need your fake, funny captions for this photo by 2 p.m. today. (We’re sure the boss won’t mind.) Send us your caption (and please include your name, city and phone number) to starfyi@gmail.com. Put “11/20 caption contest” in the subject line.

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