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The Local Show: September 20, 2012

This week: Shirley Helzberg and Julia Irene Kauffman discuss the first year of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Paul Mesner Puppets, Joe Posnanski and his new book Paterno and a look at the installation of the DC-3 on top of The Roasterie plant.

This week on The Local Show, Shirley Helzberg and Julia Irene Kauffman share some of their favorite highlights from the inaugural year of The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
As part of our continuing performARTS series, Randy Mason gets a behind the scenes look at Paul Mesner Puppets as they celebrate their 25th year. Former Kansas City Star sports columnist Joe Posnanski talks about the challenges he faced while writing his New York Times Bestseller, Paterno. And finally, we share some images of the installation of the DC-3 atop The Roasterie in its new home in the Kansas City skyline.

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One Year of the KCPA: Julia Irene Kauffman & Shirley Helzberg

Julia Irene Kauffman and Shirley Helzberg reflect on the inaugural year of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

It’s been a year now since the curtain opened on the much anticipated $415 million Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The downtown venue designed by Moshie Safdie has quickly garnered both national and international attention.

Many of the center’s shows have earned rave reviews and there have been countless sold out performances. But one year on, is it meeting expectations?

Joining us for a status report is arts leader and philanthropist Julia Irene Kauffman, who chair’s the center’s board, and Symphony Board President Shirley Helzberg.

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performARTS: Paul Mesner Puppets

Randy Mason goes behind the curtain of the Paul Mesner Puppets to find out more about this 25-year-old Kansas City treasure as part of our ongoing performARTS series in conjunction with KC Studio Magazine.

Twenty-five years. That’s how long Paul Mesner and his puppets have been a part of the Kansas City arts scene. In fact, old favorites like Anansi the Spider, Rapunzel, and Wiley & The Hairy Man are now playing to a whole new generation of metro youngsters. But Paul’s act also spends a lot of time on the road and on some projects that might surprise you as Randy Mason discovers in this installment of our performARTS series, in conjunction with KC Studio Magazine.

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Publishing Predicament: Joe Posnanski and Paterno

Former Kansas City Star sports columnist Joe Posnanski sits down with Nick Haines to discuss the joys and tribulations of writing his latest book, Paterno.

The New York Times called it one the most unfortunately timed books of 2012. When former Kansas City Star sports columnist Joe Posnanki moved to State College, Pennsylvania to follow what was likely to be the final season in the six decade long career of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, he had no idea he would be walking into one of the biggest news stories of the decade and what turned out to be the final tragic months in Joe Paterno’s life.

Posnanski records his experiences in the controversial new book Paterno which hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list earlier this month.

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