Julie Denesha

KC2026 announced operating days and key details for the FIFA Fan Festival Kansas City, the free, citywide celebration planned alongside the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has proposed deep cuts to art funding across the state as part of an austerity initiative emphasizing smaller government and fiscal discipline. Artists and arts advocates say their cultural contributions help drive economic investment.

A new exhibit at Charlotte Street Foundation highlights the power of design in one of Kansas City’s most successful labor organizations, and how graphic arts has helped shape the struggle for economic justice among low-wage workers in Kansas City.

Some of Kansas City’s most highly regarded culinary figures are among this year's nominees, including Helen Jo Leach and Johnny Leach at The Town Company. The list also includes several new area restaurants.

The Band That Fell to Earth marks each anniversary of the performer’s death — and the band’s own founding — with two weekends of shows. The concert series at recordBar has become an annual tradition for fans of the glam rock pop star.

The beer and music festival debuted as a two-day event in the West Bottoms, and grew into one of the region’s signature events, moving to the Stockyards District then Crown Center. Organizers say the festival will not return for another season.

Linda Lighton’s ceramic sculptures speak to some of the thorniest social issues of our time, like sex, feminism and gun control. A new retrospective at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park explores her work.

Following confirmation of the Kansas City Chiefs' impending move to Wyandotte County, residents on both sides of the state line said they have mixed feelings about the future.

New York Times bestselling author Erin Jeanne McDowell has been baking tasty treats for holiday tables since she was a teenager in her grandmother’s Kansas kitchen. Now, she teaches thousands of amateur cooks how to master the art of baking.

Since 1956, Leila Cohoon had amassed the world’s largest collection of hair art and jewelry — intricate works made of human hair. Her museum in Independence, Missouri, was the only one of its kind. But when Cohoon died last year, the future of this Kansas City institution — and the unusual tradition it preserved — was suddenly an open question. Suzanne Hogan speaks to KCUR’s Julie Denesha to find the answer.