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The program for the Sight x Sound event featuring the performers.

Art and Music Collide: UMKC Conservatory Students Shine in Monet-Inspired Performance

Catie Walker, Staff Writer
March 13, 2024

  UMKC Conservatory students explored impressionism through music in a sold-out show at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art for the “Sight X Sound: An Art and Music Series.”   “Monet and his Modern Contemporaries” was the first in a series of three performances in...

Earth Mother by Sheron Smith

Her Art/Their Art Explores the Female Experience in the 21st Century

Elyse Bredfeldt, Staff Writer
March 12, 2024

  Her Art/Their Art is a collection that aims to answer the question: “What does it mean to identify, live, navigate, or be perceived by society as Womxn in 21st century America?”      The gallery was co-curated by Natasha Ria El-Scari, the director of the UMKC Women’s...

A student gets a tattoo.

UMKC Students Showcase the Diversity of Tattoo Styles and Meanings.

Lucas Campbell, Staff Writer
March 7, 2024

 Many students at UMKC proudly express themselves through permanent body art in the form of tattoos.  The perception of tattoos has shifted dramatically over the years. Once considered taboo or associated with certain subcultures, tattoos have evolved into self-expression...

Nina Simone: Four Women” playbook.

The KC Rep’s “Nina Simone: Four Women” is both timeless and poignant.

Maisy Blanton, Staff Writer
March 5, 2024

  The Kansas City Repertory Theater (KCRep) recently performed “Nina Simone: Four Women.” The show follows musician Nina Simone as she explores her role as a civil rights activist after the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.   The attack,...

Listening to podcasts has grown as a hobby over the recent years with 82 million people listening to podcasts in 2021.

Opinion: Podcast Picks

Scarlett Gottschalk, Staff Writer
March 5, 2024

  Finding the right podcast to listen to can be challenging. These are a couple podcasts that I believe are the pinnacle of audio entertainment.   Although he is most popular for his single “1-800-273-8255,” hip-hop and rap artist Logic hosts and produces “Logically...

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