Laura Spencer
Arts ReporterLaura Spencer writes about arts and culture for KCUR. Follow her on Twitter @lauraspencer.
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Arts organizations cut costs and continue on-line offerings, as vaccine rollout gets underway. -
Through the decades, children’s book author and illustrator Shane Evans and stage, film and television actor Taye Diggs have stayed fast friends and collaborators.
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Kansas City International Airport’s new $1.5 billion terminal and parking garage is scheduled to open in 2023. The project has a budget of $5.65 million for public art, making it the largest One Percent for Art project in the city’s history.
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The orchestra is gearing up for limited, in-person concerts in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts starting January 17 after almost a year away from an indoor stage.
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William Baker Festival Singers adhere to strict social distancing and masks for rehearsals and performances. But its annual holiday concert has been moved outside the Kansas City metro, due to COVID restrictions.
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The coronavirus has Kansas City Symphony musicians mostly playing their instruments at home these days — and creating music for online audiences.
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The coronavirus pandemic has shutdown most live events, leaving venues dark and putting employees out of work. Now, a new organization is asking for a share of Missouri's CARES Act funding to help save the industry.
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The 21st annual Latin Grammy Award winners were announced on November 19. Lawrence-based pianist and music teacher Paulina Leisring was on the list.
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The 2021 Grammy nominees were announced on Tuesday — and at least five artists with Kansas City ties are in the mix.
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The 2020 version of Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s "A Christmas Carol," like most things during the coronavirus era, will be a little different — now it's a virtual production with a cast of four instead of 50.
