Entertainment, Arts & Culture

A Girl Stands at the Door

Before Brown v. Board of Education, there was Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher. Her successful challenge of segregation at the University of Oklahoma laid the foundation for Brownin 1949. More than a decade later, in New Orleans, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first… more

Michael Pagan Duo

As a jazz pianist Michael Pagán has performed throughout the United States and in Europe with many jazz. As a composer Pagán has written over 150 works, mostly in the jazz idiom. His 2005 big band recording Pag’s Groove garnered… more

Jimmie Vaughan

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Quintron & Miss Pussycat

Quintron and Miss Pussycat have been making genre-defying noise and hard rocking dance music in New Orleans for over fifteen years. The majority of their 14 full-length albums have the psychedelic soul of traditional New Orleans party music filtered through… more

The Human Body

The human body—naked, clothed or partially clothed—is still the bedrock of much artistic endeavor, and to portray the human figure expressively has always been considered one of the highest goals of art. Admiration for the human body as a thing… more

Fontaine Fridays

 Social hour every Friday located in the Solarium Lounge at The Fontaine hotel. From 4-7PM, gather for live music, food and cocktails with happy hour pricing upstairs in Parker, the hotel's rooftop bar and restaurant. Also featured is a build-your-own… more

Nerd Nite

Nerd Nite is an informal gathering at which nerds get together for nerdery of all sorts (well, mostly presentations and drinking). Nerds and non-nerds alike gather to meet, drink and learn something new. Once a month, we land at MiniBar… more

Rendezvous with Oblivion

Thomas Frank is a liberal by conviction but an equal-opportunity critic of America’s foundering political system. In a discussion of his new book Rendezvous With Oblivion: Reports From a Sinking Society, a selection of Frank’s essays from 2011 to 2018, he looks… more

Ernest Melton Duo

Ernest Melton is a saxophonist based in Kansas City. Coming from a jazz and blues background, his sound is a mix of traditional and contemporary that can spread across all musical genres. more

Kansas City Dance Festival

KCDF has been busy planning more works, finding great dancers, and putting together an exciting KCDF Summer 2018. Its goal is to keep the highest quality of dance for Summer 2018 that the Dance Festival has provided to its audiences for the past 5 years. KCDF’s 2018 event… more