As a little girl standing in her Great Grand’Mère’s garden, Kansas City artist Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin saw what others could not.

Two new exhibitions at The Museum of Kansas City explore the city’s local and international connections through stories of community, creativity, collecting and preservation.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial commissioned four world-renowned light artists to transform the iconic Memorial “into a canvas of light, sound and motion,” starting Sept. 25– 27.

“We are all Robin Hood” is actor and playwright Elaine Elizabeth’s theme for summer 2026. It’s a reference to her play Robin Hood, with co-writer Shelly Verden, which premiered at The Arts Asylum in ...

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City aptly launches its fifteenth and last season under the brilliant leadership of General Director Deborah Sandler Kemper, with the world’s most popular opera, “La ...

KCFFI is celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend, which will include special events — a 30-year anniversary viewing of Robert Altman’s Kansas City and a film panel conversation between actor ...

Störling celebrates 30 years of the beauty of dance and the power of story with premiere of Dorothea’s Lens. (photo credit: Jereme Wilson) For 30 years, Störling Dance Theater has been characterized ...

Celebrate 10 years of My Hero Academia LIVE In Concert! From Deku’s first steps to the epic battles of My Hero Academia, this immersive concert experience brings the anime’s full eight-season journey ...

The Harriman-Jewell Series opens its 2026–27 season with two remarkable performances at the Folly Theater, each showcasing artists of international stature: Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon ...

Mining foreman R. Thornburg shows a small cage with a canary used for testing carbon monoxide gas in 1928. (George McCaa, U.S. Bureau of Mines) …the nobility of our craft will always be rooted in two ...

The Linda Hall doesn’t need a gift shop. Libraries have existed for thousands of years without selling tote bags, scarves, pins, or T-shirts. The purpose of a library is not commerce. It is to collect ...

The Library’s free writing classes connect writers of all backgrounds and skill levels. Each week during the school year, classes are taught by Master of Fine Arts candidates in the University of ...