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Apr. 18 - Aug. 30, 2026
Exhibit
Timeless Mucha
Nelson-Atkins Museum Museum of Art
The special exhibition Timeless Mucha celebrates the visionary graphic work of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939), whose elegant figures and whiplash lines came to define the Art Nouveau movement and transformed visual culture around the world.Featuring more than 100 works…
Apr. 17 - 26, 2025
Theater
The Signer
Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center
Fourteen-year-old Abby, devastated by the recent death of her mother, knows nothing of her distant cousin William, who lives during the turbulent years of the Revolutionary War. Yet they share strangely parallel lives, and as Abby seeks communion with her…
April 16, 2026
Careers in Art: Teen Info Night
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
OverviewKC-area professionals share a behind-the-scenes look into their art-related industries to help teens learn more about creative career paths.TEENS ONLY! Ages 13-18Listen as each presenter briefly shares their background and current career. Following introductions, speakers will join attendees for more…
8:00pm, Saturday, April 11, 2026
Dance | Music
TeenTix KC Night at And Wonder
Owen/Cox joins forces with internationally renowned singer/songwriter Krystle Warren for an evening of intimate and powerful music and dance. This world premiere will feature songs selected from Warren's expansive catalog, including previously unreleased material. Krystle Warren will be joined by…
April 10 - 12, 2025
Dance
And Wonder
Owen/Cox joins forces with internationally renowned singer/songwriter Krystle Warren for an evening of intimate and powerful music and dance. This world premiere will feature songs selected from Warren's expansive catalog, including previously unreleased material. Krystle Warren will be joined by…
April 10 - 19, 2026
Musical
The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy
Journey back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. Based on the hit Adam Sandler / Drew Barrymore movie of the…
April 4, 2026
Music
Yagódy
Polsky Theatre in the Midwest Trust Center
Founded in Lviv in 2016, Yagódy the band began as a spontaneous project that grew out of their acting experience and love of folk music.Their approach to folk songs is unconventional: they reinterpret ancient melodies, immersing themselves in their drama…
April 3, 2026
Gathering Voices
Livestock Exchange Building (KC)
If you’re looking to get ahead of the curve, the Spring 2026 Gathering Voices Exhibition at No Divide KC is where you need to be. We’re bringing together a fresh cohort of young artists who are currently redefining the Kansas…
Mar. 29, 2026
Music
Unlimited Miles: Miles Davis at 100, featuring John Beasley, Sean Jones, Marcus Strickland, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Williams, Terreon Gully
Show Description:Unlimited Miles: Miles Davis At 100 keeps one foot rooted in the rich legacy of Miles Davis while the other leaps boldly into the future. Under the direction of award-winning pianist and composer, John Beasley, this starry sextet delves…
March 27 -29, 2025
Dance
Chiaroscuro
Don't miss this thrilling collaboration with the Grammy-nominated St. Petersburg String Quartet! The program will feature Dmitri Shostokovich's String Quartet No. 8 in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the composer's birth. The program will also include two world premieres…
March 24 - May 3, 2026
Theater
Lilly and the Pirates
A fun and funny swashbuckling adventure and a love letter to books, access to books, and libraries.Lilly is a ten-year-old worrywart. To keep her concerns at bay, she diligently and fervently lists them in a worry book. Her globe-trotting scientist-parents…
March 27 - 29, 2026
Dance
Kansas City Ballet's Stars and Stripes
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Celebrate Kansas City Ballet’s tribute to our country’s 250th anniversary with a thrilling dance journey. Experience George Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes, a patriotic masterpiece that dazzles with bold choreography and honors the pride and power of America with lushly orchestrated…
Mar. 18 - 21, 2026
Theater
The Arsonists
Spencer Theatre - Kansas City Repertory Theatre
UMKC Conservatory Theatre presents their spring play, The Arsonists. This powerful post-war satire’s new translation offers a stark reminder to remain steadfast in the face of deception. As the frequency of misinformation and misdirection increases, Max Frisch’s play encourages us…
Mar 14, 2026
Music
Cyrille Aimée
For Cyrille Aimée, music is a way of life as much as an art form, setting her free to pursue her creative talents wherever the promptings of her diverse heritage take her. She has developed a remarkable multi-award winning, continent-spanning…
March 14, 2026
Visual Arts
Teen-led Saturday: Printmaking with Two Tone Press
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Join the Kemper Teens for an engaging printmaking workshop in collaboration with local print studio and shop Two Tone Press!TEENS ONLY! Ages 13-18Drawing inspiration from Kemper Museum’s 10th annual Atrium Project, Edra Soto: the place of dwelling, teen participants will…
Mar. 11 - 29, 2026
Theater
Trojan Women MCI
Not far from here, four women are held captive, forced to work with no escape. Among them, Cassandra silently waits, painting her nails and plotting justice for her sister. This is a bold reimagining of the classic Trojan Women, by…
Mar. 6, 2026 - Aug. 9, 2026
Visual Arts
The World in Kansas City
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Initially inspired by conversations around the 2026 World Cup and potential influx of international visitors to Kansas City, this exhibition foregrounds the already present and increasingly expansive global context in which we live. For hundreds of years, people from different…
March 6, 2026
Storytelling
Secrets of Space
Yardley Hall in the Midwest Trust Center
Suni and Mae are dreamers. As young girls, they dreamt about journeying far beyond our solar system, singing among the stars, and discovering all that was unknown to them – the secrets of space. Using magical illusions, the sisters and the…
March 4-22, 2026
Theater
Everybody
Closing out a lively Season 21 is a Pulitzer Prize-finalist that is probably unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. From Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins comes Everybody, a modern riff on the 15th Century morality play, Everyman. Follow the main character of “Everybody,” as…
Feb. 28 - Mar. 8, 2026
Opera
Lyric Opera's Porgy and Bess
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Presented for the first time in Lyric Opera history, Porgy and Bess is the essential American opera. The source of some of the twentieth century's most beloved songs—including “Summertime”—this jazzy Gershwin score is unforgettable. The opera paints a vivid picture of…