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Arts Organization Celebrates 30 Years

The The Kansas City Artists Coalition celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. KCUR's Laura Spencer talked to Executive Direct Janet Simpson, who says the organization grew out of the activism of the 1970s. By Laura Spencer

Kansas City, MO – The Kansas City Artists Coalition celebrates its 30th anniversary tonight (Friday, October 6) at the Hobbs Building in the West Bottoms.

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