Article Kendra Mathewson | Photography Bob Compton Love is clearly a driving and unifying force behind the musical creations of the Lee’s Summit Symphony. It is a constant theme among all affiliated with the organization—love for music, practice, performing, the creative process and the people involved. Violinist Sara Hall Renison explains that driving force’s effect …
Article Liz McGuire | Photography Angela Bond It’s not your traditional orchestra group. At Pleasant Lea Middle School the Traveling Tigers (TT), a group of young and talented students under the direction of Paul Morales play from the heart while strolling the room. The concept? To stroll and serenade audiences at the same time. “Most …
Article Kendra Mathewson | Photography Brian Turner and Suze Ford There is a story on every canvas Suze Ford paints. You can find your own in it, or she is happy to share hers. A good book draws the reader in with the first sentence. Ford’s paintings capture your attention with brilliant combinations of color—beautiful, …
Provided by John C. Flucke, D.D.S. and Kelly Suchman, D.D.S. Oral Health for Early Childhood Whether or not your child is talking yet, there are a few things his or her mouth has to say. A common and dangerous mistake among parents is ignoring the importance of baby teeth just because they are not permanent. …
Article Sharmin Meadows | Photography Angela Bond A Thyme for Everything was the dream of owner Jet Pabst, who has been a Lee’s Summit resident for more than 10 years, and absolutely loves the city’s historic downtown area. Pabst joined the Army right out of high school and then was a secretary for many years, …
Article Katherine Bontrager | Photography Brian Turner Many children with special needs—those with hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, Down syndrome, Fragile X and more—receive much-needed support while they’re in school. Yet once these special young people graduate from school, their age and disability put them at risk of losing services that foster their independence and …
Article Susan Fotovich McCabe | Photography Brian Turner I’ll run down to the wine cellar to grab a bottle of wine. How many times have you heard that outside of a movie or television script? Chances are you’ll hear it more frequently as homeowners follow the growing trend of adding wine cellars to their homes. …
Article Kendra Mathewson | Photography Tammy Pence How many of us wish we could paint a pretty picture, but believe it isn’t within our grasp? It may sound hard to believe, but, there is a special place where, regardless of age or ability, anyone with the desire can paint a good painting in two to …
Article Lauren Collinsworth Claflin | Photography courtesy of Lee Harrelson Fountain City Brass Band is one of the most prestigious brass bands in the world, and yet few in its home town of Kansas City have heard of it. Most locals do not know that Kansas City has a brass band at all, yet alone …
As my staff and I assembled this most amazing issue, which spotlights fine and performing arts in our community, I realized that I desperately need to improve my A.Q.–my ‘arts quotient.’ Why? Because I haven’t yet been to the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts or JCCC’s Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art; I haven’t …
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