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5:37 am
Wed March 6, 2013

[VIDEO] 'The Flying Dutchman' Captain Cursed To Sail The High Seas

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Richard Paul Fink, as the cursed captain.
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Richard Paul Fink, as the Dutchman.
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Richard Paul Fink, as the Dutchman, and Melissa Citro, as Senta.
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The Cursed 'Flying Dutchman'
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"The Flying Dutchman" is an early opera by Richard Wagner. And, like many of Wagner's later works, it's rooted in myth. The Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents this tale of a ghost captain, cursed to roam the high seas. Every seven years, the captain goes ashore – and if he finds true love, he’ll be released from the curse.

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Central Standard
6:36 pm
Mon March 4, 2013

Eat This!

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Food can be fun, but the issues surrounding food can be perplexing and polarizing.  The new play, Eat This! from UMKC professor Stephanie Roberts explores these contentious issues using 12 actors playing 50 different roles.

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Up to Date
11:45 am
Thu February 28, 2013

The Weekend To-Do List: February 28-March 3, 2013

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Bettye LaVette
Variety Show 2013
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A model walks at fashion week in Toronto.
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Marbles
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Getting cabin fever after all those snow days? Up To Date's Brian McTavish has just the thing.

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Performance
5:00 am
Thu February 28, 2013

[VIDEO] Composer Paul Rudy Enters 'Martian' Territory

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Featured Musician Mark Southerland plays on one of his creations.
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Composer Paul Rudy's favorite moments in music are accidents. His new work, Martian Chronicles, will have a different sound each time it is played. Rudy takes gleeful pleasure in allowing musicians so much freedom.

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Performance
5:13 am
Wed February 27, 2013

UMKC Theatre's 'Eat This!' Explores Journey From Farm To Plate

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UMKC theater students Logan Black, Alisha Espinosa, and Jamie Dufault play a farmer, a conflicted eater, and a chef.
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UMKC theater students at Heins Family Farm in Higginsville, Missouri.
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On a visit to Paradise Meats, student actors Jessica Biernacki Jensen and Nicole Greenberg.
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"Eat This!" author and director Stephanie Roberts at a rehearsal
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UMKC theater students rehearsing on the kitchen-like set of "Eat This!"
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With the growth of the local food movement and a rise in urban farming, Kansas City diners are increasingly discriminating about what goes on their plates. Yet a good number of people don't delve any more deeply into their meal other than what's tasty and convenient.

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Central Standard
6:00 pm
Tue February 26, 2013

Good People

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Economic struggles, loyalty to friends and endless hopes of coming out on top in America. Those are the central themes of the play Good People, a 2011 Tony Award nominee for best play.  It recently was presented in St Louis, and now has a debut in Kansas City at the Unicorn Theater. 


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