Wednesday October 10, 2018 Noon - 1PM CST Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes playwright/producer Phil Kinen, actor/playwright Philip Blue Owl Hooser, artists Charlene Pryer, Teresa Dirks, Andrew Erdrich, Fredy Gabuardy, and Francisco Gabuardi Montealegre. Playwright/producer Phil Kinen and actor/playwright, Philip Blue Owl Hooser discuss the final chapter of Phil Kinen’s six-play “Huck Eternal Cycle.” Huck Eternal Cycle wraps up with “In Regard to Flight,” this full-length production includes Chapters 5 & 6 along with scenes from Chapter 1, Never Ever After, which features a young Huck Finn and Peter Pan. This remarkable conclusion finds 72-year old Huck Finn being questioned by 72-year old Senator Thomas Sawyer in regards to a certain incident that occurred on a mysterious island called Neverland when Huck was thirteen years old. Huck finds himself teetering on the edge of reality and fantasy as he attempts to recall the actual events of that time. This production features the acting talents of Joshua Gleeson, Philip Hooser, Roan Ricker, and Jake Leet recreating his role of Huck Finn in Never Ever After. Jake Leet and Phil Kinen direct this production. Strong Language and Nudity Friday, October 12, 2018 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Opening Night Performance Saturday, October…

Wednesday October 3, 2018 Noon – 1PM CST Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with John Fierro Mattie Rhodes Center President/CEO, Jenny Mendez Director Mattie Rhodes Art Center & Gallery, Office of Culture & Creative Services Consuelo Cruz, artist/musician Amado Espinoza, …

Wednesday October 3, 2018 Noon - 1PM CST Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with John Fierro Mattie Rhodes Center President/CEO, Jenny Mendez Director Mattie Rhodes Art Center & Gallery, Office of Culture & Creative Services Consuelo Cruz, artist/musician Amado Espinoza, April Pugh owner of Ingrain Studio, artist Martin Cail, and interdisciplinary artist/writer Carmen Moreno. John Fierro, President &CEO, Mattie Rhodes Center and Jenny Mendez, Director of Cultural Affairs, Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery discuss the progress of the Mattie Rhodes Capital Campaign and upcoming events. For the last twenty years, Mattie Rhodes has been the heart of Dia de los Muertos celebrations in Kansas City. Festivities are held in the historic Westside neighborhood, home to many of Kansas City’s Latinx residents. It began in the classrooms of the Mattie Rhodes Art Center where children worked on Dia de los Muertos themed projects after school. Since then Mattie Rhodes Center has dedicated itself to this idea and hosts a variety of events during Dia de los Muertos, including an altar exhibition made for and by members of the community, cultural workshops and tours, and related celebrations in the streets of the Westside. Altogether, we hope to create an experience that honors the…

Wednesday 26, 2018, noon to 1pm Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Reida Morrison York, D.C. Weiser, Denise Low, Brandon Whitehead, and Woody Woodward. Reida Morrison York, Advertising, PR and Creative Services Director-The Kansas City Broadway Series is proud to …

Wednesday 26, 2018, noon to 1pm Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Reida Morrison York, D.C. Weiser, Denise Low, Brandon Whitehead, and Woody Woodward. Reida Morrison York, Advertising, PR and Creative Services Director-The Kansas City Broadway Series is proud to announce the 2018-19 Sabates Eye Centers KC Broadway Series presented by Broadway Across America and American Theatre Guild at the Music Hall and Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Joining previously announced HAMILTON are SCHOOL OF ROCK, ANASTASIA, EVITA, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG and RENT plus two special engagements THE BOOK OF MORMON and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. In addition to the six 19 Sabates Eye Centers KC Broadway Series, a special return engagement of THE BOOK OF MORMON will be presented at the Music Hall and the timeless musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC will be presented at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets to the Sabates Eye Centers Kansas City Broadway Series shows at the Kauffman Center are on sale now with limited availability, and are available online at BroadwayInKC.com, by calling 816.994.7222 or by visiting the Kauffman Center Box Office at 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64108 (Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.). D. C.…

Wednesday September 19, 2018 noon – 1pm Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes Heather Collingsworth, B.J. McBride, & UNplaza Art Fair. Heather Collngsworth, Director Paper Birch Landing Contemporary Art Gallery-Art Call – Black and White Juried Show BLACK & WHITE – …

Wednesday September 19, 2018 noon – 1pm Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes Heather Collingsworth, B.J. McBride, & UNplaza Art Fair. Heather Collngsworth, Director Paper Birch Landing Contemporary Art Gallery-Art Call – Black and White Juried Show BLACK & WHITE – …

Wednesday September 19, 2018 noon – 1pm Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes Heather Collingsworth, B.J. McBride, & UNplaza Art Fair. Heather Collngsworth, Director Paper Birch Landing Contemporary Art Gallery-Art Call – Black and White Juried Show BLACK & WHITE – …

Wednesday September 19, 2018 noon - 1pm Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes Heather Collingsworth, B.J. McBride, & UNplaza Art Fair. Heather Collngsworth, Director Paper Birch Landing Contemporary Art Gallery-Art Call - Black and White Juried Show BLACK & WHITE - JURIED ART SHOW NOVEMBER 2018 - PAPER BIRCH LANDING GALLERY NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Entries are due by October 4th For this competition, artists are encouraged to submit their best art and photography using black, white and nuanced shades in between. This competition is open to all mediums of art and photography. We are privileged to have powerhouse street photographer, archival photographer for the Nelson Atkins Museum and curator of PBL Contemporary Art, Trey Montgomery, as our Juror for the Black and White Show. With his guidance, we look forward to a spectacular show. Day after day, we bask in the beauty of color after color. Daily, our brains are bombarded with Bright Blues, Happy Yellows, Calming Greens, Royal Purples, Angry Reds, Shocking Oranges, and the list goes on.... Black and White is as simplistic, as it is primal, as it is complex. The use of these two extremes on the spectrum encourages us to focus on the composition and…

John Todd, host/producer of “Under The Radar,” fills in for Maria Vasquez Boyd this week. Under The Radar can be heard every Sunday night, 8pm – 10pm on 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio. John Todd welcomes Ralph Tomlinson with …