Group art exhibitions created specifically to highlight the achievements of women (or any other population subset, for that matter) occupy shaky existential ground. Segregating women into their own exhibitions forces them further outside a mainstream position. And a show title like Women to Watch 2012: Focus on Fiber & Textiles doesn’t help. That cumbersome name has a vaguely yearbooklike feel,…
Morgan Spurlock, of Super Size Me fame, now has an original series on Hulu called A Day in the Life, in which he brings viewers behind the scenes of the lives of some of the most interesting people on the planet. So far, the guest list has included Mario Batali, Richard Branson and Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas. OK,…
Pinback, with Tim Kinsella Mid-’00s contemporaries Modest Mouse and Death Cab for Cutie broke through to the mainstream playing a similar kind of cold, earnest rock, but no such luck for Pinback. The San Diego act is maybe a little too unassuming for the masses — no monster hooks, no sexy back story — but the dynamic interplay between core…
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. So goes an old saying, one that’s more or less the story — in a toasted hazelnut shell — of childhood friends Guy Tamburello and Paul Anselmo. For 18 years the two operated a popular Italian restaurant — the original Café Italia on North Oak Trafficway — until the neighborhood changed…
Frida’s Contemporary Mexican Cuisine has moved into larger, more attractive quarters at 121st Street. After two years in its original location at 14861 Metcalf in Overland Park, the owners of Frida’s Contemporary Mexican Cuisine (including co-owner Ivan Marquez and his wife, Mary, and two minority partners) moved the restaurant to a much bigger venue at 7200 West 121st Street. The…
This probably beats your office view. Your keyboard keys will never sound as sweet, the view couldn’t get much better and even the guy on a Bluetooth headset won’t be nearly as annoying. That’s because you’ll be rocking in a hammock at “Float,” artist Jarrett Mellenbruch’s newly installed exhibition on the lawn in front of the Kansas City Convention Center’s…
Die Antwoord Two weeks’ worth of incoming, guys. So many shows to report, one little blog post. That one band that has that song about that person you used to know is coming to Berkley Riverfront Park for Buzz Under the Stars (night two) on Friday, September 14. The lineup: Gotye, Chairlift and Zammuto. South African rappers Die Antwoord put…
Wiki Commons Everybody out of the fountains! It’s the end of an era at Crown Center. Gird yourselves for some family outrage. This morning, Crown Center released a brief message on its website, dropping some news sure to upset kids and parents across the metro: Visitors to the shopping complex will no longer be allowed to run through its rows…
The moving trucks were parked outside the Board of Trade Building late Sunday morning as Bo Lings served dim sum for the final time in its restaurant at 4800 Main. While diners munched on beef short ribs and shrimp balls, the bar in the auxiliary dining room was being packed up in cardboard boxes. On Monday, Bo Lings opened its…
Inside Wisconsin Sports It will be strange to see Greinke outside of Royal blue. For seven seasons, Kansas City Royals fans watched Zack Greinke take the mound and baffle hitters. Tonight, he’ll toe the rubber for the first time as a member of the visiting team at Kauffman Stadium. He catches the Royals in a bad stretch. They’ve lost their…
The urban-farm movement isn’t slowing down. Find out what’s powering the people who are raising livestock in the city and reclaiming urban spaces. Author Edwin Marty speaks about Breaking Through Concrete: Building an Urban Farm Revival (learn more about the book here), at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at the Kansas City Central Library (14 West 10th Street). The event,…
Hayley Bartels It was a Triple Crown Summer on West 18th Street. This past Saturday night, fashionistas, hipsters, gawkers and everyone in-between converged on 18th Street between Baltimore and Wyandotte for the West 18th Street Fashion Show, the yearly event that brings together a specially selected group of up-and-coming designers to show a collection based on a theme. This year’s…
Le Club Avenue Raise your glass, Kansas. A generation of Kansas drinkers has never known happy hour, but after 27 years, hourly drink specials are returning to the state. A series of new liquor laws signed by Gov. Sam Brownback go into effect July 1, among them a new happy-hour provision that allows for drink specials that don’t have to…
On Saturday night, June 9, fashionistas, hipsters, gawkers and everyone in-between converged upon 18th Street between Baltimore and Wyandotte for the West 18th Street Fashion Show, the yearly event that brings together a specially selected group of up-and-coming designers to show a collection based on a theme. This year’s theme, Triple Crown Summer, was deconstructed and presented by 18 different…
You can eat like a king, sort of, at the new Royal Buffet. How fitting, in the same year of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, that a new venue in Kansas City’s restaurant community aims for the majestic. This town already has a Princess Garden, King’s Dragon, King’s Chef, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Fried Rice King, and China…
Humberto Quintero is not likely to be named an All-Star Game ambassador. In a season that has already given us Royals Book Guy, the fountain swimmer, and the child who wanted nothing to do with a foul ball, Royals catcher Humberto Quintero decided this weekend to earn his own Internet notoriety. During Saturday’s loss to the Pirates, Quintero took a…
Ready Made Harry’s Bar & Tables is a decent bar middle ground. Finding the right bar can often be as important as finding the right bartender. On Saturday night, I was searching for a place that fell in between a dive bar and a fancy joint. I needed an establishment that served beer, wine and cocktails in a fashion that…
Twitter: Pickleman’s Pickleman’s is getting ready to open. Deli lovers are an underserved constituency in Kansas City. So to those of you crying out for sliced meats and a proper pickle, this summer might be the answer to your prayers. Pickleman’s Gourmet Cafe is under construction in Overland Park. The Columbia import, which is known for soups, salads, sandwiches and…
If you’re going to lift a band’s sound – vocals, riffs, horns and all – you could certainly choose worse than Rocket From the Crypt. Berkeley’s the Atom Age does the full-throttle rock with horns so well, you almost don’t mind that they’ve copped Speedo and company’s signature stylings. The five-piece hits the News Room for a show tonight with…
KCPD Kassandra Peters is KCMO’s 46th homicide victim of 2012. The victim of Sunday morning’s homicide at the Travelers Inn has been identified as 24-year-old Kassandra Peters. Kansas City police were called to a shooting at 6006 East 31st Street around 1 a.m. Officers found Peters, a clerk at the motel, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She was taken…
