kcarts - Tag Archive for "UMKC"

Big 5: Moving UMKC’s World Class Arts Programs to a New Downtown Location

Published on August 22, 2012 by KCPT in Dance, Local, Local Arts, LP Local Show, Music, Performance, The Local Show, TLS Arts & Culture, TLS Education, TLS Episodes, TLS Local, TLS Metro Development, TLS News, Visual

We get an update on the Chamber’s Big 5 initiative to create a UMKC Arts Campus downtown. The Kansas City Public Library will be hosting a panel discussion about this project on September 5 at 6:30 pm.

The Sound of History: Mutual Musicians Foundation & Marr Sound Archives

Published on February 8, 2012 by KCPT in Local Arts, Music, The Local Show

Michael Feinstein’s PBS Series American Songbook recently featured the Mutual Musicians Foundation and Marr Sound Archives. We share an excerpt and talk to Chuck Haddix about the musical treasures housed at UMKC.