Luna Flare’s history with Planet Comicon dates back to 2012, long before the convention outgrew its original home (an Overland Park event space off 119th and Metcalf) and moved to the Kansas City Convention Center. Next month, the Kansas City drag queen and cosplay connoisseur will take the stage as emcee of Planet Comicon‘s cosplay… Continue reading Meet Luna Flare, Planet Comicon’s Queen of Cosplay
The Nelson-Atkins’ annual fundraiser Party Arty: Painted Night was a tremendous success. Hosted by the museum’s Young Friends of Art, the after-hours event raised more than $140,000 to help fund art education, outreach programs and free museum admission. We want to hear from you. Tell us about events happening in the community. –Dawnya Bartsch, editor-in-chief… Continue reading Party Arty: Painted Night
Shaun Crowley knows firsthand the struggles of being an independent musician. The founder and executive director of Manor Records, a nonprofit record label that supports Kansas City musicians, was signed to a local label as a teenager while playing guitar with garage pop band Rev Gusto. “I grew up in the local music scene,” Crowley… Continue reading From the stage to the studio, this nonprofit record label is supporting Kansas City musicians
