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UMKC finally breaks ground on new conservatory — a 'playground' for musicians, actors and dancers (opens the original)
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University leaders gathered on the east side of the Olson Performing Arts Center on Wednesday to break ground on Phase 1 of the construction of the new 35,000-square-foot, $41 million conservatory expansion on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. C. Mauli Agrawal, chancellor of the University of Missouri–Kansas City, said this day has been decades in the making. “We're not simply adding square footage to the Olson Performing Arts Center, we are expanding a home where talent is d
A Kansas girl ran off to join the circus and changed the tattoo world (opens the original)
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This story is adapted from an episode of the KCUR podcast A People's History of Kansas City about the everyday heroes, renegades and visionaries who shaped Kansas City and the region. The Old Glory Tattoo shop is in Derby, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita. That's where Ron Dolecek plies his trade. He says he'll never forget the day, almost two decades ago, when one of his customers came into his shop carrying something rolled up under his arm. "He says, 'I think you're going to want to see this,'" Do
Kansas City Clay Guild opens new Midtown studio to meet growing demand in ceramic arts (opens the original)
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A ribbon cutting Saturday marked the unveiling of the KC Clay Guild’s new Ceramic Arts Center at 500 E. 39th Street. Executive Director Louis Reilly said the event marked an important step forward for the organization. “Now we're in the top five largest ceramic art centers in the country, and that includes universities,” Reilly said. “So it really is world class as far as scale, but also the facility and what we have here as far as equipment.” Reilly is a ceramic artist who arrived in Kansas Cit
Kansas City drag icon and Hamburger Mary’s 'Matron' Melinda Ryder dies at 70 (opens the original)
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For half a century, Bruce Winter was a defining figure of the local drag scene performing as Melinda Ryder. Winter commanded the stage at local gay clubs in the 1970s and won titles including Miss Gay Midwest, Miss Gay Kansas City America and Miss Gay Missouri. Winter nurtured generations of performers and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local nonprofits through benefits and fundraisers. At Hamburger Mary’s Kansas City, the performer became known as the restaurant’s “Matron.” Winter
Kansas City’s cure for the dog days of summer? Pooches in pools (opens the original)
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After Labor Day, many city pools close their doors to human swimmers, but not before offering one final event for their canine companions. The four-legged friends are welcome to paddle, splash, jump and fetch toys before the pools are drained for the season. Lifeguard captain Tomas Bowring was working on Labor Day, the final day of summer swimming for humans at the Mission Family Aquatic Center in Mission, Kansas. He said this year’s event also gives dogs a chance to cool down at the end of what
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