It’s impossible to know exactly how many people experienced the art in Kansas City’s 9-week Open Spaces experiment, but analytics indicate it was a hit on social media.
An increasing number of parishes are making Gregorian chant part of their repertoire, including at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and St. Philippine Duchesne.
London-based Stile Antico will present Renaissance choral music through Friends of Chamber Music. Also, KC Symphony will play along with “It’s a Wonderful Life.” And “A Schubertian Christmas” returns.
The late Gordon Parks, who grew up in Fort Scott, Kansas, is being celebrated in a showcase of his early photographs at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Kansas City Ballet will present a ‘Sensory-Friendly Nutcracker’ for children with autism and Down Syndrome. Joyce DiDonato will perform at Folly Theatre and Kansas City Chorale will present “Christmas 1968.”
One of the artists behind the new “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” movie is Jim Mahfood, who launched his professional career while attending the Kansas City Art Institute.
Singer Janelle Monae and music producer Jermaine “JWhiteDidIt” White, who are both from KCK, are nominated for the Grammy album of the year, she for “Dirty Computer” and he for Cardi B’s “Invasion of Privacy.”
As tattoo artist Jeremy Taylor will tell you, demand for Chiefs tattoos has risen as high as the decibel level at Arrowhead Stadium, with all credit going to quarterback phenom Patrick Mahomes.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker selected Kansas author Sarah Smarsh’s debut memoir, “Heartland,” as her pick for the American Library Association’s nationwide book club.
One year after uploading a couple of viral videos, Kalen Allen has catapulted himself from obscurity to celebrity. The key, he says, is always being 100 percent himself, whether you like it or not.
Rockhurst University students will present their annual Ceremony of Lessons and Carols Dec. 1 and Musica Sacra will perform Camille Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio and traditional carols Dec. 2.
Campbell’s estimates 20 million American households will serve green bean casserole for Thanksgiving this year. In my family, my sister Lydia Schmidt always brought the tricked-out beans to the family feast.
FYI Book Club is reading “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas. It’s a beloved holiday tradition many Americans never heard of. Here’s where to see it performed and how to participate in our discussion.
A group called The Tower KC wants to return lights to KCTV’s transmission tower on East 31st Street and create the tallest public art installation in the world. Many people have already voiced support.
Bernard Labadie, one of Michael Stern’s most popular pinch hitters, will lead the Kansas City Symphony in performing Haydn and Mozart Nov. 23-25 at Helzberg Hall.
When longtime Marvel comics publisher Stan Lee died on Monday, Chiefs receiver Chris Conley wrote, “No one was ready for this.” He explained Lee’s impact on his life in an interview with The Star.
The stars of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” visited the Kansas City Library to promote their new book “Queer Eye: Love Yourself. Love Your Life.” Bobby, Karamo, Tan, Antoni and Jonathan talked about KC, BBQ and more.
The Kansas City Symphony conducted by Michael Stern will perform Schubert’s Ninth and the Kansas City Symphony Chorus will join the symphony for music by Bach, Mozart and John Adams Nov. 16-18 at Helzberg Hall.
Marilyn Maye, who turned 90 this year, will perform her American Songbook standards November 11 at Yardley Hall at Johnson County Community College. When she isn’t traveling, she lives in Overland Park.
Artist Banksy famous image of a girl reaching out for a red, heart-shaped balloon, sold for $1.4 million at an auction and then self shredded in London.
