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Mon, Apr 12, 2010
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee did preliminary mark-up for the budget and Chairman Rob Mayer asked that the line item for the Missouri Arts Council and the four Cultural Partners - public broadcasting, humanities, historic preservation, and libraries be cut to ZERO and closed for further debate. YOU can make a difference - contact your Senator and tell them "the arts are good for the economy and for the citizens of Missouri."
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
What would the map of your life look like? Not your family tree…but the map of “you”? Reflecting on that map, would you like what you saw? And what might Schrödinger's Cat, parallel universes and the particle-wave theory have to do with that analysis? Such are the end-of-life reflections that face 76-year-old Jack Armstrong – and reflections that make the MET's "Mappa Mundi" more than the average thinking-person’s dramatic comedy.
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
It is rare when each piece on a Kansas City Symphony program perfectly complements the others and is individually compelling, and this weekend's program achieved just that with rousing success. Each work contained impressions of idyllic reflection and wistful imagery, and the Symphony along with guest soprano Heidi Grant Murphy performed at an impressively high level which further enhanced this divine and inspiring selection of music.
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
The novel "Frindle" was fascinating - it predated Internet isms like "googled" and "friended" by at least five years. Author Andrew Clements inadvertently predicted an influx of new words, and gave us a unique perspective on the English language. Today, examples of new words are so abundant that we seldom stop and think about how our language is constantly changing.
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
It's been a long time since I've heard two great artists share a recital stage - but Saturday night the Harriman-Jewell Series brought three of Canada's finest musicians together. Tenor Michael Schade, baritone Russell Braun and his wife, pianist Carolyn Maule presented a program full of poetry, prayer and pent-up passion.
Tue, Apr 13, 2010
Melissa Dunphy's new composition, "What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach?" has been selected as the winning work for the 2010 Simon Carrington Chamber Singers Composition Competition. The Philadelphia-based composer's choral work sets excerpts of public testimony given before the Maine Senate by Phillip Spooner in a hearing to discuss the Marriage Equality Bill on April 22, 2009.
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
An amazing collection of guest artists will join Music Director Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony for the 2010-11 season, including Andre Watts and Markus Groh. The season opens October 8-10 with Stravinsky's Firebird plus Hilary Hahn performing Sibelius' Violin Concerto.
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
The Friends of Chamber Music is pleased to announce its 35th Anniversary season. With its theme of "Where the intimate voice becomes the conversation..." The Friends is celebrating with grand style, supplemental programming and stellar programming from some of the biggest artists in the industry.
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
Looking for something to do this weekend? Click here for the KC Events calendar of theatre, classical music, dance and jazz events through 2011. Highlights of this week's classical music and dance offerings are in Don Dagenais' "City Classics." For current Theatre listings visit Victor Wishna's "City Stage." Enjoy!
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
Amanda Seyfried steals the show as the title character, but director Atom Egoyan and rest of the cast fail to take "Chloe" to a higher level.
Tue, Apr 06, 2010
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City's public awareness campaign, "Lost-and-Found" Art, entered its second phase on April 5 by posting hand-painted billboards designed by local artists, Michael Toombs and Jose Faus. The colorful "Found" Art billboards replace the stark, white "Lost" Art billboards that have been displayed since March 1. The campaign's slogan, "If We Don't Support Artists, There Is No Art," remains on both the "Lost" and "Found" billboards.
Mon, Apr 05, 2010
The Kansas City FilmFest begins on April 14 and runs through the 18th at AMC Mainstreet. More than 400 films were submitted for the competition this year and 112 were selected for the Festival.
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
Musica Sacra completes its concert season with a performance Sunday evening of two of the most enduring works of sacred choral music, the Charpentier "Te Deum" and Mozart's early "Vespers." Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chorale performs a concert Saturday evening at the Nelson Atkins Museum as part of the Museum's Mary Atkins lecture series. If dance is your thing, the UMKC Conservatory gives you three opportunities this weekend to witness its spring dance concert featuring faculty choreography and spirited student dancers. For fans of orchestra music, three of this area's prominent community orchestras are finishing their concert seasons this weekend. The Civic Orchestra will perform Beethoven and Bruch, the Liberty Symphony tackles Sibelius and Barber, and the Northland Symphony presents a young artists' concert with ambitious works by Mozart, Finzi, Holst and Khachaturian, among others. And for something completely different, check out the concert Friday night by the Kansas City Electronic Music and Arts Alliance.
Tue, Mar 30, 2010
Theatre listings for the next two weeks - AHT's "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change;" Coterie Theatre Elementary/Family Series’ “Frindle;” MET’s “Mappa Mundi;" KC Rep’s “Venice; “ New Theatre Restaurant’s “Becky’s New Car;” TYA’s “The Monarch’s of KC” and Quality Hill’s “Lullaby of 42nd Street.” CLOSING this week: TYA's "Junie B. Jones and A Little Monkey Business."
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
THIS WEEK: Bobby Watson and the 18th & Vine Big Band w/Ernie Andrews on Saturday, May 8 at 8:00 p.m. And other upcoming events at the American Jazz Museum.
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