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This week, co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies celebrate the birthday of the great French composer Maurice Ravel with works from throughout his career. The Kansas City Symphony's next Music Director, Matthias Pintscher, will lead the orchestra in two works, plus we'll hear Leon Fleisher in a performance of the "Left Hand Concerto," alongside the crowd-pleasing Bolero and the Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé.

Conductor and composer Matthias Pintscher joins Michael Stern and Dan Margolies for a look back at his recent appearance leading the Kansas City Symphony, as well as a look ahead to Pintscher taking over for Stern as music director. We'll hear works by Ligeti, Ravel and Scriabin, plus a work composed by Pintscher.

An after-school program teaches kids life skills through constructing lowrider bikes. Its founder, Martin Cervantes, says he was once a troubled kid himself.

This was going to be remembered as the year Kansas City finally got back to the Super Bowl. Despite the dark days that followed, it's important to take stock of what happened and how we've all responded — including sports fans.

As temperatures climb, so do cravings for anything cold. From sweet to savory, and everything in between, Kansas City's food scene has almost all palates covered.

Kansas City fans can now register for tickets to the FIFA Fan Festival at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, which will host viewings and entertainment during the World Cup. The majority will be general admission and free, but capacity is limited.

Voters will see two controversial questions on Missouri’s statewide ballot in August, when turnout is expected to be lower. Amendment 4 would make it much harder for citizens to change the constitution, while Amendment 5 seeks to expand sales taxes.

The Kansas City Chiefs already clinched the AFC's top playoff spot as they rest their stars ahead of another Super Bowl push. The team looks to be clicking at exactly the right time to make it three-in-a-row.

John Dale, the longtime public address announcer for Sporting Kansas City, the Kansas City Mavericks and countless local sporting events, is now bringing his voice to World Cup matches at the stadium in Monterrey, Mexico.

A group of parents in the Shawnee Mission School District are happy about a new Kansas law banning cellphone use during the school day, but they want even more done about access to digital media. Now the district is restricting the use of school-issued iPads during recess and at home.