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Issue: June 11, 2009
Page: 2
50 stories found - 21 through 40
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  1. Night & Day

    Dramatic Art

    By Hugh Welsh
    Published: June 11, 2009

    Juvenal Merst was an American artist known for his minimalist sculpture and photography. But who was he, really? And why did history nearly forget him, despite his enormous...

  2. Night & Day

    WHEN SAM MET TESS ...

    By Brent Shepherd
    Published: June 11, 2009

    To truly appreciate the chemistry between Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, one must witness it at the moment when the match was struck. The Downtown Lawrence Film Festival...

  3. Night & Day

    Free Wheelin'

    By Charles Ferruzza
    Published: June 11, 2009

    When the Lee's Summit-based nonprofit group Wheels to Freedom holds a free car wash, it definitely means free: No donations are allowed unless you have an unused wheelchair...

  4. Night & Day

    Wedding Styles

    By Jen Chen
    Published: June 11, 2009

    Tonight's wedding showcase isn't your typical bridal mart. It doesn't take place in a suburban convention center, and chain stores are not allowed. "It's not going to be a...

  5. Night & Day

    Song and Dance

    Published: June 11, 2009

    For The Song and Dance Project 2009, local dance group Kacico Dance joins forces with local songwriters to perform at various locations throughout the metro. Fri.,...

  6. Night & Day

    Sugar Creek Slavic Festival

    Published: June 11, 2009

    Celebrate Slavic heritage in Sugar Creek! The festival is two nights of intense traditional dancing, squeezebox mastery, confectionary delights and killer Kielbasa. See...

  7. Night & Day

    Tyler Larson and Hanz Bronze

    Published: June 11, 2009

    Dreamhouse Art artists Tyler Larson and Hanz Bronze present a musical performance in conjunction with Thumbs to the Heavens, Wonder Fair's current art exhibit. Sat.,...

  8. Night & Day

    Free Shakespeare

    Published: June 11, 2009

    Free outdoor entertainment -- it's one of the awesome things about summer. And in Kansas City, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival always delivers. This year's production...

  9. Night & Day

    KALF Days

    Published: June 11, 2009

    Kids Agriculture Learning Fest Days feature many different hands-on learning experiences that the whole family can enjoy from learning all about farm animals and agriculture...

  10. Martin

    Though it’s anything but disadvantaged, Mark One Electric Company gets minority-hiring contracts

    By David Martin
    Published: June 11, 2009

    Let's role-play for a moment. You work in a business started by your father. The business prospers. The family diversifies into real estate. An older brother runs for...

  11. Town Without Pity

    Postcards From Pitch Plog

    By Scott Wilson
    Published: June 11, 2009

    Click the image below to see a PDF of the full page.

  12. Letters

    Letters from the week
    of June 11

    Published: June 11, 2009

    Letters: May 14 Cows = Firefighters Regarding Jeff Levine's May 14 letter to the editor: I'd like to point out a few facts about animal agriculture that have been all...

  13. Ask a Mexican®

    Hey, beat on this, gabachos!

    By Gustavo Arellano
    Published: June 11, 2009

    Dear Mexican: I was riding the local light rail when two female Mexicans sat down and started talking rapid-fire Spanish nonstop for 45 minutes! It seemed as if neither one...

  14. Interview

    With a solo album, a Brannock Device reunion and three Wild Chipmunk and the Cuddly Poos releases, Jason Beers is one busy guy

    By Danny Alexander
    Published: June 11, 2009

    Jason Beers is everywhere, and that notion is both fun and a little scary. His stamp is on five new CDs that are out now, not counting his online-only, 17-song solo album. That...

  15. Wayward Son

    With a pot o’ gold in Black Clover Records, Mac Lethal prepares to lay aside the pop-culture references and go straight for the heart

    By Jason Harper
    Published: June 11, 2009

    Mac Lethal is a pretty mature dude. The Overland Park high-school dropout — a funny, emotional, shit-talkin' white-boy rapper who's admired almost as much as he's...

  16. Bonus Tracks

    MilkDrop

    Rise Before the Fall
    (self-released)

    By Kyle Koch
    Published: June 11, 2009

    Given that MilkDrop is a member of the local Soul Providers Crew, it comes as no surprise that the production on his latest effort, Rise Before the Fall, is soulful. But as a...

  17. CD Reviews

    Sometimes Three

    Pardon the Invasion
    (Fentik Music)

    By Berry Anderson
    Published: June 11, 2009

    There's that music that teenage girls love. It has a pleading voice and earnest lyrics. It's catchy, and its platitudes stick in naïve minds like Hubba Bubba in braces....

  18. CD Reviews

    Red Kate

    Little Red Songbook
    (self-released)

    By Matt Erickson
    Published: June 11, 2009

    Railing against what is unfair is primary fodder for rock and roll. Lately, though, we seldom find full-grown men hollering like outraged adolescents. Taking a cue from Marx...

  19. Critic's Choice

    Rancid

    By Richard Gintowt
    Published: June 11, 2009

    In 1994, Rancid and Green Day were the instigators of a mainstream punk-rock revival that has persisted ever since. Echoing the spawn of the Clash and the Buzzcocks 20 years...

  20. Critic's Choice

    Jenny Lewis

    By Richard Gintowt
    Published: June 11, 2009

    Don't we all want to be Jenny Lewis? Whether solo or with Rilo Kiley, the enigmatic singer owns stages with her sassy voice and Grand Ole Opry charm. She also has been lucky...

Issue: June 11, 2009
Page: 2
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