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From June 2024 in Topeka. Antony Walker directs the Sunflower Music Festival Chamber Orchestra for the First Symphonies of Haydn and Beethoven, plus Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto. -
Anna Pope/Harvest Public MediaDeli meats, carrots and fast food onions are some of the products that were recently recalled across the U.S. Experts say improved detection strategies means regulators are able to catch more health risks. -
Spencer Museum of ArtA new exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art, called "Native Fashion," is getting high praise from someone who says he doesn't know, understand or even care about fashion. Hear why Commentator Rex Buchanan is so enthralled with this exhibit, even though he is no slave to fashion himself. -
Courtesy/City of MerriamMidAmerica Nazarene University will study the Madam C.J. Walker School, which was the subject of an important desegregation lawsuit in the 1940s. -
Jake Jacobson/Kansas Public RadioKPR's beloved holiday jazz concert, Big Band Christmas, returns on December 14 to Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kan. Join us as we celebrate the season and dance the night away with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra. -
U.S. GovernmentAt the end of World War II, a Kansas soldier played a key role in bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. The man from Phillipsburg had to figure out how to construct a courtroom to hold numerous defendants, lawyers, judges, translators and the media - all in one place. Commentator Katie Keckeisen tells us about this Kansas connection to the Nuremberg Trials, which began 79 years ago today.
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Americana Music Academy is a not-for-profit music school dedicated to providing music education and music-making opportunities for people of all ages. Founded in 2002, AMA's mission is to teach, promote, and support the advancement of all forms of American roots music and its influences.
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Take a walk through the history of Montgall Avenue, once home to Kansas City's Black movers and shakers. Margie Carr is the author of Kansas City's Montgall Avenue: Black Leaders and the Street They Called Home. -
Shostakovich from 1934, and then Brahms from 1886. -
A Sunflower Music Festival 2024 Chamber Music Night. -
Although this is Destiny's show from 2023, it's perfect for this year's Halloween! -
A Wichita family physician is trying to make primary care more affordable and accessible through a subscription-based model called direct primary care.
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